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Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Schumacher would make good team boss - Ecclestone

Aug.24 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he would like to see Michael Schumacher on the pitwall when he hangs up his helmet once again.

Throughout F1's August break, the seven time world champion and his management had to fend off the latest round...

Posted on Monday, August 22, 2011

Haug not ruling out DTM future for Schumacher

Aug.22 (GMM) Norbert Haug has refused to rule out the possibility of a future in the DTM series for Michael Schumacher.

Although all parties have dismissed speculation the seven time world champion is set to call time on his F1 comeback, Mercedes chi...

Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011

Schumacher to 'certainly' stay in 2012

Michael Schumacher on Sunday moved to quash rumours he is set to return to retirement at the end of the season. The Mercedes driver's manager Sabine Kehm had already slammed an Italian website for apparently fabricating quotes that suggested Schumacher, 42, was considering his seat. "These (were) words reported on our website and our editorial staff didn't know anything about it. When we noticed that news, we invited the website to remove it, which was done," a Corriere dello Sport editor told 422race.com. And at […]

Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011

F1 voices not keen on jet canopy proposal

Jul.18 (GMM) F1 figures have admitted they are not keen on proposals to put a roof above the heads of the sport's drivers.

After the incidents involving Felipe Massa and the late Henry Surtees in 2009, technical chiefs started looking into the possib...

Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011

Ferrari happy with V6 engine rules compromise

Jun.30 (GMM) Ferrari is happy with F1's engine formula for the future.

The FIA had earlier announced controversial four-cylinder engines for 2013, but in the face of opposition from teams and engine makers has now agreed to let the sport be powered b...

Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Manager insists Schumacher's 2012 seat secure

Jun.28 (GMM) Michael Schumacher's manager insists the seven time world champion is staying at Mercedes next year.

After a strong race in Canada, speculation about the 42-year-old's future returned when he finished a lowly seventeenth last Sunday at V...

Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Brawn asks Rosberg to have 'faith' in Mercedes' future

Jun.28 (GMM) Nico Rosberg may be losing patience with Mercedes' lagging form.

The German moved from Williams last year expecting to fight for wins with the famous marque, but - while he has shown the way to Michael Schumacher - Mercedes is not yet re...

Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011

Haug insists Schumacher has three-year contract

Jun.27 (GMM) Norbert Haug has dismissed the latest speculation about Michael Schumacher.

At Valencia, Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn suggested that the seven time world champion's current three-year contract might be in fact a two-year deal with an op...

Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011

Bird, Paffett first in line for Mercedes seat

Jun.23 (GMM) Mercedes would promote "one of our test drivers" to the race cockpit should regulars Michael Schumacher or Nico Rosberg be unable to drive in 2011.

Sergio Perez's recovery from his Monaco qualifying crash raised an interesting question, ...

Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011

Vettel-di Resta pairing will show who's best - Haug

Jun.23 (GMM) A comment by Norbert Haug might trigger speculation Mercedes is looking to the future of its F1 driver lineup.

The reigning DTM champion at present is Paul di Resta, a Scottish rookie whose strong F1 debut this year has sparked rumours h...

Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011

Haug denies Mercedes set for rally switch

Jun.23 (GMM) Norbert Haug has denied reports Mercedes-Benz could switch from formula one to the world rally championship.

"I like rallying very much and in the glory days of Walter Rohrl and co I was there as a reporter," the German marque's motor ra...

Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2011

2013 engine rules delay 'almost certain' - report

Jun.21 (GMM) A postponement of the proposed 2013 engine rules is "almost certain", according to the authoritative Italian magazine Autosprint.

With engine makers including Ferrari, Mercedes and Cosworth no longer support the four-cylinder turbo regul...