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Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Ferrari says Button rumours 'twaddle'

Jun.21 (GMM) Ferrari has rubbished suggestions Jenson Button could be set to switch from McLaren.

A source at the famous Italian team reportedly told the News of the World this week that Button, 31, was being sounded out as a replacement for Felipe M...

Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Dutch website links Symonds with Ferrari switch

Jun.15 (GMM) Time will tell if Ferrari moves to dismiss the latest speculation about its future team lineup.

In Canada, the Italian squad's media guru Luca Colajanni slammed as "bullsh*t" a report on a Dutch website linking Flavio Briatore with Stefa...

Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011

Ferrari dismisses Briatore team boss rumours

Jun.11 (GMM) Ferrari's media guru and Fernando Alonso have dismissed rumours linking Flavio Briatore with the top job at the famous team.

The Dutch website f1today.nl this week said Briatore, the disgraced and banned former Renault team boss who is s...

Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011

Reserve Gutierrez unhappy to miss Sauber debut

Jun.10 (GMM) Esteban Gutierrez sounded upset on Friday after missing the opportunity to make his formula one race debut.

The Mexican teen was signed by Sauber to be the Swiss team's official test and reserve driver at all races in 2011.

But the reig...

Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011

FIA waiting for new calendar from Ecclestone

Jun.10 (GMM) The key to calling off the rescheduled 2011 Bahrain grand prix is held by Bernie Ecclestone.

That was the claim of the FIA on Friday, after F1 chief executive Ecclestone confirmed the Sakhir race is "not on" and the circuit admitted it w...

Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011

Bahrain official slams 'shameful' F1 backflip

Jun.9 (GMM) Bahrain has hit out at Bernie Ecclestone's claim F1 can "of course" not return to the kingdom this year.

The government was delighted less than a week ago when the FIA World Motor Sport Council, including member and F1 chief executive Ecc...

Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011

Bahrain GP still in doubt after rescheduling decision

Jun.6 (GMM) The FIA has signalled the green light but grey clouds of uncertainty continue to hang over the 2011 Bahrain grand prix.

After the World Motor Sport Council controversially agreed to reschedule the troubled island Kingdom's race for late O...

Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011

Haug laughs off joke about Schumacher's age

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...

Posted on Friday, May 27, 2011

Rivals dismiss Hamilton comments in Monaco

May 27 (GMM) After first accusing Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton has now pointed the finger at the Toro Rosso drivers for holding him up in Spain last weekend.

Hamilton had said Schumacher, a friend and countryman of Sebastian Vettel's, blocked h...

Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2011

Ferrari says journalist lied about sponsor trouble

May 26 (GMM) Ferrari has accused a Spanish journalist of lying about the concerns of a major team sponsor.

AS sports newspaper writer Raul Romojaro had said Santander chief Emilio Botin had words in Barcelona with Stefano Domenicali about Ferrari's p...

Posted on Friday, May 20, 2011

Manufacturers to drop support for 2013 engines

May 20 (GMM) The 2013 engine rules are on the cusp of being scrapped.

In interviews with Blick and Auto Motor und Sport this week, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone slammed the four-cylinder turbo formula as "a joke".

He is backed by Ferrari, and...

Posted on Friday, May 20, 2011

Schumacher hits back at comeback criticism

May 20 (GMM) Michael Schumacher arrived in Barcelona on Thursday insisting he is not about to hit reverse on his formula one comeback.

A barrage of criticism has been thrown at the 42-year-old German after a fraught race in Turkey, where he said "the...