Berger wants to make climb to F1 easier
Aug.15 (GMM) Gerhard Berger wants to make it simpler for young drivers to progress through the junior ranks to formula one. The former ten-time...
Archives of Month: August 2012 - Page 5
McLaren 'closer' to 2013 Hamilton deal - Neale
Aug.l5 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton and McLaren are apparently now "closer" than ever to agreeing a new deal beyond the 2008 world champion's current contract....
2012 title much tougher for Vettel - Lauda
Aug.15 (GMM) Winning the 2012 world championship is going to be a much tougher task for reigning back to back title winner Sebastian Vettel....
F1 'would not allow' Indycar tracks - Barrichello
Aug.15 (GMM) Rubens Barrichello has admitted that driving an Indycar after an almost two-decade formula one career was a rude awakening. And not just...
Williams would be better with me - Barrichello
Aug.14 (GMM) With the longest ever grand prix career now behind him, and half a season into his new foray, Rubens Barrichello is still...
Mercedes eyes partial F1 withdrawal for 2014 - report
Aug.14 (GMM) Mercedes is considering a partial withdrawal from formula one at the end of 2013, the French weekly Auto Hebdo is reporting. The...
Final tarmac surface on 2012 US GP Circuit
Aug.13 (GMM) Organisers of the 2012 US grand prix have begun to lay the crucial racing surface at the brand new Circuit of the...
Ecclestone in negotiations with Nurburgring officials
Aug.13 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has kept German formula one fans' hopes alive by revealing ongoing talks with Nurburgring race organisers. With the embattled circuit...
6,000 fans left without tickets for Spa race
Aug.13 (GMM) Thousands of paying ticket customers for next weekend's Belgian grand prix appear unlikely to enjoy the fabled Spa-Francorchamps race. The De Telegraaf...
'Too early' to decide 2013 Williams drivers - Wolff
Aug.13 (GMM) Williams' driver lineup will "definitely" remain in place this year, team shareholder and executive director Toto Wolff insists. He joked that a...
Magny Cours still in running for 2013 French GP
Aug.13 (GMM) Magny Cours, France's last grand prix host, is still in the running to secure the country's return to the F1 calendar. Le...
2012 car 'good basis' for next Mercedes - Brawn
Aug.13 (GMM) Mercedes' 2012 car is good enough to be the basis of next year's silver challenger, team boss Ross Brawn has revealed. Although...
Gastronomic forays for F1's Button, Grosjean
Aug.13 (GMM) While one door closes for Jenson Button, his formula one rival Romain Grosjean is looking to open one. A regional UK newspaper...
Petrov not 'nervous' about 2013 Caterham seat
Aug.13 (GMM) Vitaly Petrov says it is too soon to determine what he will be doing in 2013. The Russian made his debut for...
2014 suppliers now running real V6 engines - report
Aug.13 (GMM) F1's three engine manufacturers for 2014 are hard at work on their new turbo V6 designs, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reported....
Red Bull to take over world rally series - report
Aug.10 (GMM) Red Bull, the owner of two formula one teams, is poised to take over the running of the FIA's World Rally Championship...
Buemi rules out HRT, Marussia for 2013
Aug.10 (GMM) Sebastien Buemi is confident he can return to the formula one grid in 2013. After being dropped by Red Bull's driver development...
Whitmarsh expects three engine suppliers in 2014
Aug.10 (GMM) Martin Whitmarsh has revealed he is not surprised to hear about 2014 engine supplier Pure's problems. The McLaren boss and current FOTA...
Whitmarsh to step down as FOTA president
Aug.9 (GMM) Martin Whitmarsh has flagged his intention to step down as president of the teams association FOTA. The union was created in the...
A horse called Damon Hill, a medallist at McLaren
Aug.10 (GMM) Rarely do the worlds of formula one and the Olympics collide. But casual viewers of the prestigious equestrian dressage event could hardly...
Mercedes engines wearing out Pirelli tyres
Aug.9 (GMM) McLaren, Mercedes and Force India are all struggling with excessive tyre wear this year. And according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport,...
Glock counts himself out of 2013 'silly season'
Aug.9 (GMM) Timo Glock has counted himself out of this year's driver 'silly season'. Theoretically, there are 2013 race seats up for grabs at...
Schumacher not 'the reference' at Mercedes - Vettel
Aug.9 (GMM) Nico Rosberg has undoubtedly had the measure of Michael Schumacher since the seven time world champion returned to the sport in 2010....
Kovalainen open to McLaren return
Aug.8 (GMM) Heikki Kovalainen believes he is ready to return to a top team like McLaren. After a difficult debut season at Renault in...
Nurburgring cannot afford Ecclestone's fee - official
Aug.8 (GMM) A Nurburgring official has admitted the German circuit cannot afford to host formula one next year. As per the existing German GP...
Button rules out sharing Ferrari with Alonso
Aug.8 (GMM) Jenson Button has revealed he would only consider becoming Fernando Alonso's Ferrari teammate "in a parallel universe". The 2009 world champion's latest...
Qualifying the key to 2013 race seat - Senna
Aug.8 (GMM) Bruno Senna has conceded he needs to up his game in qualifying in order to secure his future at Williams. After incomplete...
Force India eyes F1 return for Chris Dyer - reports
Aug.7 (GMM) Triple title winning engineer Chris Dyer could be set to return to formula one. After serving as Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen's...
'All teams' ready to enter 2013 season - Whitmarsh
Aug.7 (GMM) Despite the current Concorde Agreement uncertainty, all 12 competing F1 teams will almost certainly line up on the 2013 grid. Originally, the...
Wolff rules out testing Williams car
Aug.7 (GMM) Toto Wolff, a shareholder and now Williams' new executive director, has ruled out testing the famous British team's 2012 car. Williams test...
