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Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2011

F1 keeps eye on another Icelandic volcano

May 24 (GMM) The F1 world is once again keeping a nervous eye on an ash cloud produced by an Icelandic volcano eruption.

Almost exactly a year ago, the sport's travelling circus ground to a halt when airports closed due to an unpronounceable Icelandi...

Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2011

Korean consortium eyes HRT buy-in - report

Apr.7 (GMM) A Korean consortium is reportedly interested in buying into the struggling Hispania team.

Italiaracing.net said the talks with owner Jose Ramon Carabante recently began "although the amount requested by the Spanish businessman is apparent...

Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Long flights no problem before Malaysia - Hamilton

Mar.29 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton has played down concerns that returning to Europe this week is a less-than-ideal preparation for F1's forthcoming Malaysia-China double header.

The McLaren driver, after finishing the Melbourne opener in second place, reve...

Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2011

Pirelli 'know what they're doing' - Mosley

Mar.24 (GMM) Pirelli is not out of its depth in formula one, former FIA president Max Mosley insists.

Asked about the criticism being directed at F1's new official tyre supplier, the Briton told Welt newspaper: "The people at Pirelli know what they'r...

Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2011

F1 should press 'rain button' during races - Ecclestone

Mar.1 (GMM) F1 officials should have a 'rain button' to ensure excitement during a grand prix.

That was the suggestion of the sport's famous chief executive Bernie Ecclestone during a typically controversial interview.

"There are race tracks that yo...

Posted on Saturday, February 26, 2011

Flashes from the past: F1 in the 1960s - Part 1

Here starts a 4 part article series covering some important aspects of this decade in Formula 1. Over the years, F1 has become more truly a global sport with circuits in all different parts of the world. Though it was considered a global sport 5 decades back, but its presence was felt mainly in the western hemisphere with all tracks being in that half of the world. Even now, most of the audiences are Europe based, but slowly it has begun to increase in Asia. […]

Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Motorland boss doubts 2011 calendar to have 20 races

Feb.23 (GMM) The vice president of the Spanish region Aragon has played down rumours the local Motorland circuit could be drafted in to bring the 2011 calendar back up to 20 races.

Jose Angel Biel is quoted by the Europa Press agency as insisting he ...

Posted on Friday, February 11, 2011

Unlikely Grosjean 'ready' to race Kubica's car

Feb.11 (GMM) Romain Grosjean insists he is ready to return to Europe to replace the injured Robert Kubica.

The Swiss-born Frenchman, who along with Bruno Senna is a third driver at Renault this year, is currently in Abu Dhabi for the start of the GP2...

Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Hamilton will move on from 2010 trials

Lewis Hamilton will return with fresh determination to succeed this year, having erased the memories of his 2010 title disappointment and the off-track troubles that clouded his campaign. That is the view of McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh, who says that he, the team and Hamilton have learned lessons from the difficulties they faced last season, and they are excited about their chances for the campaign ahead. "I think it is well publicised that Lewis had a number of issues," Whitmarsh told AUTOSPORT in an […]