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Posted on Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Stewart set to make 'full recovery'

Three-time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart is expected to make a full recovery from the health issues that he experienced on a flight today.Stewart is currently in Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge where he is undergoing precautionary checks after bein...

Posted on Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Stewart in hospital after Geneva flight

Mar.2 (GMM) Sir Jackie Stewart is in a London hospital after falling ill during a flight from the Geneva motor show.

The 71-year-old former triple world champion is reported to have suffered chest paints and passed out.

"I've just spoken to him in h...

Posted on Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Stewart taken ill on flight

Sir Jackie Stewart has been taken to hospital in London after falling ill on a flight from Geneva.The three-time world champion is understood to have suffered from chest pains during the journey, and was met by paramedics at Heathrow airport. Stewart, ...

Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Webber backs Stewart's criticism of Tilke

Mar.1 (GMM) Mark Webber has backed triple world champion Sir Jackie Stewart's views about formula one circuit design.

"Spot on", said the Australian driver on Twitter, after reading famous Scot Stewart's new column in London's Daily Telegraph.

While...

Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Ecclestone to boycott launch of authorised book

Feb.23 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone will boycott Wednesday's London launch of a new biography about him.

F1's 80-year-old chief executive said author Tom Bower "broke promises" about not including certain details of his family life in the otherwise author...

Posted on Monday, February 21, 2011

No news yet as F1 awaits Bahrain cancellation

Feb.21 (GMM) At midday in London, there was no decision about whether the 2011 season opener in Bahrain will take place.

There had been widespread speculation 24 hours ago that midday on Monday would provide the answer as to whether the political tur...

Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2011

Founders to pocket EUR 70m in Williams float

Feb.10 (GMM) Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head will pocket the proceeds of Williams' Frankfurt float rather than invest it back into their famous British team.

The Oxfordshire based outfit announced on Wednesday that the pricing of the shares being...

Posted on Monday, February 7, 2011

Virgin unveil 2011 challenger

Virgin Racing has launched its second Formula 1 car, the MVR-02, in an event at BBC Television Centre in London. The car features a slightly lower nose than many of those unveiled so far in 2011, and tighter packaging at the rear end than its predecessor. The change from 'VR' to 'MVR' in the chassis designation reflects the team's new partnership with Russian sportscar firm Marussia Motors - which has also led to a slightly revised livery for 2011.

Posted on Saturday, February 5, 2011

Force India to unveil VJM04 on Tuesday

Force India has announced that it will unveil its new VJM04 in an online event at 14.00 GMT on Tuesday 8 February. The team is one of four that used their 2010 car in the first test last week and used the VJM03 primarily to gather data from the new Pirelli tyres.

Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2011

Launch season is upon us...

Its late January and the testing season is upon us. We'd better have some new cars then...

Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011

Court hearing won't change Lotus situation

The row over the use of the Lotus name in Formula 1 hits the courts in London today but it is unlikely to resolve anything

Posted on Friday, January 21, 2011

Virgin announce launch date

Virgin Racing will unveil its new car, the MVR-02, to the media in London on 7 February, meaning the team is set to run with its old car in the first testing session at Valencia. Testing kicks off in Spain on 1 February.