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Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011

Ecclestone vows to 'try' to keep Nurburgring in F1

Jul.23 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone on Saturday said he will try his best to keep formula one at the Nurburgring.

The new state coalition government has said it will no longer support the German event, with circuit chief Karl Josef Schmidt admitting contr...

Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011

McLaren trailing victory battle in Germany - Coulthard

Jul.23 (GMM) Red Bull and Ferrari will fight it out for victory this weekend, David Coulthard has predicted.

"It would appear that Ferrari and Red Bull have the edge on McLaren," the Scot, a veteran of almost 250 grands prix, surmised after watching ...

Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011

Vettel hopes Nurburgring rescues GP future

Jul.21 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel has admitted he hopes the Nurburgring can secure its place on the F1 calendar.

The SPD/Green political coalition government in the local Rhineland-Palatinate state has announced it will withdraw its financial backing for...

Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011

Schumacher to mark 20th anniversary with black cap

Jul.21 (GMM) Michael Schumacher will mark the twentieth anniversary of his formula one debut with a special black cap.

Next month, when the German arrives at the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit, it will be precisely two decades since he made his deb...

Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011

Valencia scandal good for Barcelona GP - report

Jul.21 (GMM) A Spanish newspaper has interpreted the demise of Valencia president Francisco Camps as good news for Barcelona's Spanish grand prix.

It was reported recently that Spanish port city Valencia wanted to be the country's only F1 event by pa...

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Sutil crashes supercar at Nordschleife

Jul.20 (GMM) Adrian Sutil has got his home grand prix off to a bad start this week by crashing at the Nurburgring's fabled Nordschleife circuit.

Ahead of the German grand prix at the adjacent modern circuit, the 28-year-old was turning laps of the no...

Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Nurburgring puts F1 future in Ecclestone's hands

Jul.19 (GMM) The Nurburgring aims to stay on the formula one calendar beyond 2011 by renegotiating the financial terms of its contract.

With the Rhineland-Palatinate state now run by a SPD/Green coalition, minister Eveline Lemke on Monday said that d...

Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011

F1 teams discuss relaxing test ban for 2012

Jul.18 (GMM) F1 teams have discussed the possibility of allowing some in-season circuit testing in 2012.

FIA president Jean Todt said recently that the current blanket ban is "stupid" and teams should be allowed to do a few tests during the season in...

Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011

Rosberg hopes for Nurburgring rain

Jul.18 (GMM) Nico Rosberg has admitted he is hoping for some of the Nurburgring's famous weather to strike this weekend.

"So far we do not have a really top car but the weather could be a chance for us to do a bit better," the Mercedes driver, during...

Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011

France to propose F1 return for 2013 - report

Jul.18 (GMM) Plans to revive the French grand prix are progressing, the sports daily L'Equipe reports.

The working group put together by prime minister Francois Fillon is reportedly working on a letter of intent to send to F1 chief executive Bernie E...

Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2011

Defeat for Red Bull no longer a 'miracle' - de la Rosa

Jul.14 (GMM) A defeat for Red Bull in the 2011 world championship will no longer require a "miracle", according to Pedro de la Rosa.

McLaren's veteran reserve driver admitted the mood had been pessimistic leading into the British grand prix, because ...

Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011

F1 won't use temporary Interlagos chicane

Jul.13 (GMM) A temporary chicane will not be added to the layout of the Brazilian grand prix circuit in November.

Following recent fatalities at Interlagos' Cafe corner, circuit improvements - requiring the removal of a grandstand - will not be done ...