Female Spanish driver Maria de Villota has revealed she is close to signing a contract to become third driver for the Renault-Lotus team in 2012. At an event on Wednesday, the 31-year-old was quoted as saying she expected to put pen to paper "later this year or early next year". She said the role is to be the "Friday or the replacement driver" at grands prix, acknowledging that her work will be "focused towards 2013", when she hopes to "be on the grid". "We have […]

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Press Release Vodafone McLaren Mercedes today pays tribute to test and reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa, who leaves the team he initially joined in 2003 to start a new chapter in his life at Spain’s national Formula 1 team. Pedro very quickly established himself as a vital part of the McLaren team following his arrival at the team in March 2003. His engineering skills, mechanical understanding and ability to think both analytically and laterally in order to solve problems immediately made […]

Jun.25 (GMM) Nico Rosberg quickly backtracked on Friday after insulting women sports stars as well as disabled athletes.

The Mercedes driver had been asked about the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer tournament, which kicks off in Germany on Sunday.

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