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Posted on Friday, July 1, 2011

F1 needs two US races on east/west coasts - Whitmarsh

Jul.1 (GMM) Formula one needs the US but Martin Whitmarsh has admitted he would have preferred a pair of races on the east and west coasts.

After Indianapolis hosted America's most recent grand prix in 2007, the sport will return to the USA next June...

Posted on Friday, July 1, 2011

V6 engines will still sound like F1 - FIA

Jul.1 (GMM) Formula one engines will still sound good in the wake of the current V8 era, the governing FIA has insisted.

The unique noise produced by powerful high-revving engines has been an issue each time the regulations substantially changed, inc...

Posted on Friday, July 1, 2011

Webber moving closer to Vettel's pace - Horner

Jul.1 (GMM) Mark Webber took a big step towards closing the gap with his teammate Sebastian Vettel at Valencia last weekend.

That is the view of Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, who in the past days has admitted it is "very, very likely" Aus...

Posted on Friday, July 1, 2011

Report - Barcelona, Valencia to share single Spain GP?

Jul.1 (GMM) The Circuit de Catalunya has reportedly kicked off talks to retain its place on the formula one calendar.

Although Barcelona has been assigned a provisional date on the 2012 schedule, reports this week said Spain's only formula one race n...

Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011

British Grand Prix Preview

F1 heads home as Round 9 of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship takes place at the Silverstone Circuit in Great Britain. Several of the teams are based in the UK, with Force India located opposite the circuit itself and Red Bull, Renault and Williams all a stones throw away. Virgin, McLaren and Team Lotus all operate from inside the United Kingdom. Here's F1Zone.net's preview of what could be a classic race Ricciardo in, Karthikeyan out Inevitably as the F1 season draws towards the […]

Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011

Ricciardo confirms Silverstone F1 debut

Jun.30 (GMM) Before HRT could release an official statement, Daniel Ricciardo confirmed reports he will be making his formula one race debut next Sunday.

It is now widely reported that the Australian, who turns 22 on Friday, will replace Spanish team...

Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011

Council votes to put US GP back on track

Jun.30 (GMM) The 2012 US grand prix is back on the right track after the Austin council signed off the Circuit of the Americas' Texan state funding.

After a vote was delayed last week and a dissenting new member was sworn in, it was feared a negative...

Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011

Pirelli swerves Ferrari's call for softer tyres

Jun.30 (GMM) Italian tyre supplier Pirelli has shown it does not favour Ferrari by deciding to take its hardest compound to Silverstone next week.

Team boss Stefano Domenicali as well as Ferrari driver Felipe Massa had openly admitted they hoped Pire...

Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Red Bull set for Renault engine deal extension

Jun.29 (GMM) Red Bull appears likely to extend its engine supply agreement with Renault Sport F1 through to the end of the current V8 regulations.

The sport looks likely to adopt turbocharged V6 engines for 2014 and beyond, and in the meantime Red Bu...

Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Track says Barcelona axe reports 'invented'

Jun.29 (GMM) Officials have played down reports Valencia is set to be the only Spanish host of formula one.

Currently, both the port city as well as Barcelona host annual grands prix, but Bernie Ecclestone said recently that each country should have ...

Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011

'Too soon' to give title to Vettel - Gene

Jun.28 (GMM) It's "too soon" to say Sebastian Vettel has run away with the 2011 title.

That is the claim of Ferrari's test driver Marc Gene, despite Fernando Alonso admitting at Valencia that his 99 point deficit to the leading Red Bull is now too bi...

Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Hamilton does u-turn after writing off 2011 title

Jun.28 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton had a change of heart after writing off his world championship chances in Valencia.

The McLaren driver as well as Ferrari's Fernando Alonso had played down their hopes of chasing down runaway championship leader Sebastian ...