Caterham's team boss insists Vitaly Petrov is just as good as the experienced grand prix winner he replaced. Just ahead of the 2012 season, Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes decided to oust former Monaco grand prix winner Jarno Trulli with Russian Petrov, the well-sponsored Russian and former Renault driver. "I think he (Petrov) is as good a driver as Trulli, but he obviously brings a Russian commercial element," Fernandes told the US cable news channel CNN. "It gives us the ability to exploit commercial opportunities in […]

Jun.16 (GMM) Team Lotus' latest sponsor deal will mean the outfit runs KERS technology in 2012.

Team owner and boss Tony Fernandes announced this week the green T128 cars will begin running General Electric branding from Silverstone in July.

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Jun.3 (GMM) The F1 world is holding its breath early on Friday as the sport considers returning to troubled Bahrain later this year.

Bernie Ecclestone wants the race's $40 million fee and said recently politics should not influence sport.

But that d...

May 31 (GMM) Bahrain is ready to host formula one, the chairman of the island Kingdom's grand prix circuit declared on Tuesday.

It is the eve of the end of martial law in the troubled state, and two days before the FIA meets to discuss the possible r...

May 16 (GMM) Some teams have admitted they do not support Jean Todt's proposal to allow some in-season testing in formula one next year.

The FIA president and former Ferrari boss said in Turkey that he will push for the teams to agree to change the s...

May 16 (GMM) Helmut Marko has played down Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo's threat that formula one could be headed for a split from owners CVC.

Montezemolo told CNN last week that at the end of 2012 and the current Concorde Agreement CVC "does...

May 13 (GMM) Luca di Montezemolo on Friday said there is "no question" Felipe Massa will keep his seat at Ferrari in 2012.

The Brazilian already has a contract for next year, but after his disappointing 2010 season there had been rumblings Mark Webbe...

Feb.27 (GMM) The Kingdom of Bahrain is still hoping its formula one race can be rescheduled for later in 2011.

Some observers are concerned there is no room on this year's crammed calendar for a rescheduled race, following the cancellation of the sea...

Feb.21 (GMM) Nick Heidfeld's new contract with Renault allows the team to replace him with Robert Kubica at any point in 2011.

That is the claim of the specialist publication Speed Week, amid earlier suggestions a solid one-year term might have been ...

Feb.17 (GMM) The situation in Bahrain has continued to worsen.

With F1 testing and the season opener now looming in the near future, practice for the GP Asia series at the Sakhir circuit near Manama was postponed on Thursday.

The official reason is ...