The mystery surrounding Red Bull's disappearing front wing has unravelled in the Spanish press this week. Before the very similar-looking and 'fluttering' Ferrari version made its debut recently, Red Bull revealed they never recovered the front wing of Mark Webber's car after his Monza crash. Speculation suggested it had made its way straight to the design desks at Maranello. But a Spanish fan, who attended the Italian grand prix, went some way to allaying those suspicions this week in the pages of the Marca sports […]

Even with the 2011 world championship all but over, the intrugue races on. A few weeks ago at Monza, Mark Webber crashed and Adrian Newey's dominant RB7 was lifted off the track by a crane to the delight of the photographers below. The photos and videos triggered rumours of an illegal floor, while the front wing went mysteriously missing. "We only got half of it back. The other half is probably at Maranello," joked Newey, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. More seriously, the […]

A month before the inaugural race date, uncertainty still persists about the readiness of India's new Buddh circuit. The FIA's World Motor Sport Council said in Singapore that the organisers and Bernie Ecclestone are giving "positive" briefings about the Delhi venue. "We're very happy, they're doing a good job," the F1 chief executive told the AP news agency on Saturday. But some recent photos in the media told a different story, even though Team Lotus reserve driver Karun Chandhok is the most recent visitor to […]

Sep.25 (GMM) Ferrari's new full focus on the 2012 season was in evidence this weekend in Singapore.

The Spanish sports daily Marca reports that a clear sign that Fernando Alonso's team has given up the fight this season was a 2012-spec front wing tes...

The FIA on Friday sounded confident ahead of India's inaugural grand prix next month. With the Buddh circuit still to be formally homologated by the governing body, a Spanish newspaper this week said the situation at the Delhi site is "alarming". Photos appeared to show that the track is "not only not complete but very far from it", the Marca daily reported. There have also been concerns about tax payable to the Indian government by teams and drivers, as well as security concerns following the […]

New photos reportedly depict an "alarming situation" at India's Buddh circuit just over a month before the inaugural Indian grand prix is scheduled to be held. Spain's Marca sports newspaper published the photos that were reportedly taken days ago by a fan by the name of Parth Doshi. The report said "the circuit is not only not complete but very far from it", with the situation "reminiscent of the one that occurred last year in Korea". The photos show things like mounds of dirt sitting […]

Sep.7 (GMM) Former grand prix winner Ralf Schumacher and his wife Cora are set to separate, according to unconfirmed reports in the Italian press.

The news follows the publication of photos in the German daily Bild depicting Cora being passionately k...

Jun.15 (GMM) Nick Heidfeld has admitted he would like to keep racing a Renault even if Robert Kubica is able to return from injury some time soon.

Kubica's manager Daniele Morelli told the Italian press this week that the Pole might be fit enough to ...

Jun.2 (GMM) Norbert Haug has laughed off a joke made by Mercedes mechanics about Michael Schumacher's advancing years.

A Dutch website this week revealed that the mechanics had pasted a 'photoshopped' photograph of the 42-year-old German to the garag...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In preparation for his NASCAR debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 20, ICEONERACING’s Kimi Raikkonen participated in three days of testing with Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) this week. The former Formula 1 champion made his first laps around an oval track during a two-day test session at Gresham Motorsports on Monday and Tuesday, followed by a one-day test at Rockingham Speedway on Thursday. Raikkonen settled in quickly behind the wheel of his Toyota Tundra, posting lap times consistent with previous KBM […]

Mar.8 (GMM) Ferrari got substantial upgrades for its 2011 car up and running at the Vairano circuit in northern Italy.

Autosprint said the "secret test" was to trial the "evolution" of the newly renamed 150 Italia car with Davide Rigon at the wheel.
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GENOA, Italy  Doctors said Tuesday they were cautiously optimistic about Formula One driver Robert Kubica's recovery, saying he was responding well to treatment and getting ready for more surgery to stabilize fractures he suffered in a rally car crash. Considering the seriousness of his injuries from Sunday's crash, Kubica's condition has improved and "let us hope for the best in the future," said a medical update from the Santa Corona hospital. The 26-year-old Polish driver underwent seven hours of surgery Sunday after a high-speed crash […]