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Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Pirelli to supply extra tyres in Melbourne

Mar.22 (GMM) Teams will be supplied an extra set of tyres in Australia on Friday, Pirelli has announced.

Following the extreme wear degradation seen in winter testing, the FIA recently agreed a new rule that will allow extra tyres to be supplied at s...

Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011

HRT in 'major' financial trouble - source

Mar.22 (GMM) HRT is straining under "major financial problems", a source at the team has told a specialist website.

F1today.nl in Holland also claims the Spanish team's explanation about not being able to test the new F111 recently in Barcelona due t...

Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Ecclestone goes to New York, not Melbourne

Mar.22 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone is no longer travelling to Australia for this weekend's 2011 season opener.

The F1 chief executive's office had previously confirmed that the 80-year-old would be in Melbourne, but reports on Tuesday said Ecclestone has...

Posted on Monday, March 21, 2011

More money from Branson 'would be nice' - Glock

Mar.21 (GMM) Timo Glock has admitted "it would be nice" if Sir Richard Branson ploughed some more money into the team that bares his famous company's name.

F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has been a critic of Virgin Racing following its difficul...

Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2011

2011 opener could be Melbourne's last blast - Ecclestone

Mar.20 (GMM) After the niceties of last week, Bernie Ecclestone has now hinted Australia might be dropped from the F1 calendar as soon as next year.

The Melbourne race has a contract through 2015, but F1's chief executive has latched onto a rising lo...

Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2011

Ecclestone to fight Todt over 2013 engines

Mar.17 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he is "at loggerheads" with FIA president Jean Todt about F1's engine formula for 2013.

Todt has announced new 1.6 litre four-cylinder turbo regulations, but F1 chief executive Ecclestone on Thursday admitt...

Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2011

Minister says gov't to be tough in next Aus GP talks

Mar.17 (GMM) The state Victorian government wants to keep the Australian grand prix beyond 2015 but only with new contract terms.

That is the latest development in the saga surrounding Melbourne's future on the F1 calendar, after powerbrokers Jean To...

Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2011

Kobayashi cool, Vettel not says Sauber sponsor

Mar.17 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen and Kamui Kobayashi are cool, but F1's new world champion Sebastian Vettel is not.

That is the view of Ari Koivula, the boss of the Sauber sponsor Mad Croc.

Mad Croc is an energy drink, so it is no surprise that Koivula i...

Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2011

2011 Pirelli tyre development important - Marko

Mar.17 (GMM) Red Bull's competition director Helmut Marko told the APA news agency that the development of Pirelli's tyres this year will be crucial.

"There are going to be a lot more tyre pistops this year and when the safety car comes out at a bad ...

Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2011

Ecclestone to push for less teams in new F1 deal

Mar.17 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has continued to argue that ten teams is a better number for formula one.

The F1 chief executive was a staunch critic of the sport's three new stragglers last year, but he has since said Team Lotus is a worthy competito...

Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2011

Ecclestone to be questioned in bribery probe

Mar.17 (GMM) German prosecutors are likely to seek an interview with Bernie Ecclestone as they investigate F1's 2006 takeover.

It is the latest development following the jailing in Munich of banker Gerhard Gribkowsky surrounding his mysterious receip...

Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Australia 'as important as Monaco' - Ecclestone

Mar.16 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone insists he still values the Australian grand prix.

The F1 chief executive's comments follow hot on the heels of those of FIA president Jean Todt, who said in Melbourne this week that the city's race "is important".

Ami...