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Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011

Karthikeyan sure he will quickly settle

Narain Karthikeyan is optimistic that it will only take him a few races to get back up to full speed after five years away from the Formula 1 grid.The Indian has made a surprise F1 comeback with Hispania this year. He last raced in the world championsh...

Posted on Friday, March 4, 2011

De la Rosa admits recent Renault talks

Mar.4 (GMM) Pedro de la Rosa has confirmed he had talks with Renault when the team was contemplating injured Robert Kubica's replacement.

The Enstone based team ultimately plumped for another F1 veteran, Nick Heidfeld, but boss Eric Boullier said rec...

Posted on Friday, February 18, 2011

Bob Bell to be Mercedes tech boss from April

Feb.18 (GMM) Renault's former team boss and technical director Bob Bell has re-emerged at Mercedes.

As Renault changed hands and Eric Boullier took over in charge, Ulsterman Bell was left without a role.

"Bob did a good job and I've no idea what wil...

Posted on Saturday, February 5, 2011

Monteiro: Karthikeyan will find it tough

2011 sees Narain Karthikeyan return to the F1 grid for the first time since 2005, when he was with Jordan. During that season, he was teamed with Portuguese driver Tiago Monteiro, who has since raced in the WTCC and owns the GP2 outfit Ocean Racing Technology. Despite their partnership, Monteiro reckons it will be tough for Karthikeyan this year

Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011

No payin’, no gain – Pay drivers in Formula One

Pay drivers. They’re always in Formula One. Derided by fans and seen as a wasted seat for someone with talent, they’re taken by the team for their financial situation. However, they’re not exactly diabolical. But what constitutes as a pay driver? Fernando Alonso brings with him Santander sponsorship to Ferrari whilst Adrian Sutil brings Medion money to wherever he drives. But you’d call these guys Formula One material, so does it count? To the majority, it doesn’t. Which brings us on to the real pay […]