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Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Organisers promise to pay India GP tax bill

Sep.14 (GMM) Organisers of the Indian grand prix have allayed fears the inaugural event might be called off next month.

The country's government has refused to ease its demands that teams pay hefty customs taxes to import their equipment, despite FOT...

Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011

Signature still missing from Webber deal - Horner

Jul.28 (GMM) Christian Horner has denied reports that Mark Webber has now signed on with Red Bull for 2012.

But the team boss indicated he is happy to retain the 34-year-old Australian alongside Sebastian Vettel.

"The only thing missing is the signa...

Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2011

New wheel nut caused Massa pitstop problem

Jul.27 (GMM) A new wheel nut design was the cause of Felipe Massa's pitstop problem that cost the Brazilian fourth place at the recent German grand prix.

Massa entered the pits ahead of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel but a delay cost him the place to th...

Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011

Webber admits struggle with Pirelli tyre switch

Jun.9 (GMM) Mark Webber has singled out tyres as the crucial difference between his stellar 2010 season and a drop of performance so far this year.

The Australian, famous in the paddock for refusing to roll out "a shopping list of excuses", was speak...

Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011

Alonso not getting better equipment than Massa - Gene

Jun.2 (GMM) Ferrari test driver Marc Gene has denied the team supplies superior equipment to Fernando Alonso.

Spaniard Alonso, with a new long-term contract, is widely regarded as the famous Italian team's number 1 driver, particularly with Felipe Ma...

Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Alonso still happy with Ferrari - Briatore

Apr.19 (GMM) Flavio Briatore has defended Fernando Alonso amid Ferrari's current slump.

After Shanghai, where the Spaniard bluntly assessed the "slow" 2011 car after being outperformed by his teammate Felipe Massa, La Stampa newspaper accused Alonso ...

Posted on Monday, April 18, 2011

WRC: ‘THANK-YOU JORDAN FOR SAVING THE DAY’

  Jordan Motorsport has been officially thanked for saving the fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), which was in serious danger of not going ahead following a logistical catastrophe faced by the big teams. The event was reduced to two days after the route selected by the teams and the championship promoter [...]

Posted on Monday, April 18, 2011

Great Jordan finish boosts Al Qassimi's expectations


Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team’s Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi believes his eighth-place finish in last weekend’s Rally Jordan has spurred his ‘season to life’, with the Emirati driver predicting the result will be a springboard for a rene...

Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2011

Latvala edged out of Jordan win in world rallying's closest finish


Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team's Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila missed a dramatic victory in the Jordan Rally by just 0.2sec today after the closest finish in world rallying history.  They held a slender 0.5sec lead in their Ford Fiesta ...

Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2011

No Mercedes offers for Vettel since 2009 - Haug

Apr.7 (GMM) Mercedes has not made an offer to Sebastian Vettel since wanting to pair the young German with Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in 2009.

With the German marque now having its own team Mercedes GP, competition director Norbert Haug was playing do...

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011

Williams: no decision yet on KERS plan

Williams technical director Sam Michael thinks it is too early to judge whether or not his team will run KERS at the start of the season, following the problems it has suffered in Barcelona testing this week.The Grove-based outfit has had to remove its...

Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Swollen nose not a quick trick - Button

Mar.9 (GMM) McLaren has confirmed that the radical swollen nose fitted to the MP4-26 in Barcelona on Tuesday will not be raced this season.

"The equipment was for testing purposes only," said the British team.

Jenson Button smiled as he told Auto Mo...