Archives of Month:  August 2012 - Page 6

Raikkonen 'a real threat' in 2012 - Whitmarsh

Aug.7 (GMM) Martin Whitmarsh, a former boss of the famous Finn some years ago, has admitted he has been impressed by Kimi Raikkonen in...

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7 Aug 2012

McLaren to follow Ferrari's 'pull-rod' lead in 2013

Aug.7 (GMM) Another publication is reporting rumours McLaren will follow Ferrari's lead in opting for innovative pull-rod front and rear suspension for its 2013...

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7 Aug 2012

Drivers relax during August shutdown

Aug.7 (GMM) Ping-pong or the Olympics? It's a tough choice for formula one drivers as they contemplate how to spend their rare free time...

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7 Aug 2012

Lotus to debut 'double DRS' at Spa

Aug.6 (GMM) Technical boss James Allison has confirmed speculation Lotus intends to debut its so-called 'double DRS' system in Belgium next month. On British...

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6 Aug 2012

David Coulthard And The Red Bull Running Showcar Do Denmark

Red Bull Racing's David Coulthard takes the F1 team's Running Showcar around the streets and on the historic grand prix circuit of the Danish...

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6 Aug 2012

Ricciardo no surprise Red Bull seat

Aug.6 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo did not interpret Red Bull's decision to keep Mark Webber in 2013 as a door slammed in his face. Now...

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6 Aug 2012

Sauber not sure to use Ferrari engine

Aug.6 (GMM) Sauber has not decided if it will stay with Ferrari power in 2014. The Swiss team has expressed grave doubts about the...

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6 Aug 2012

Pirelli: Tyre war bad for F1

Aug.6 (GMM) Pirelli chief Paul Hembery thinks it would be wrong for formula one to return to the 'tyre war' era. Recent rumours hinted...

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6 Aug 2012

World of F1 now closed for business

Aug.6 (GMM) Formula one is officially on holiday. A gentleman's agreement between the 12 competing teams means every factory has closed its doors and...

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6 Aug 2012

HRT boss: First taste of HRT was 'total disaster'

Aug.6 (GMM) HRT boss Luis Perez-Sala has admitted his first taste of the struggling Spanish team was not a happy one. The former Minardi...

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6 Aug 2012

Schumacher 'should know the rules' - Whiting

Aug.6 (GMM) Charlie Whiting has pointed a finger of criticism at Michael Schumacher and Mercedes in the wake of the recent Hungarian grand prix....

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6 Aug 2012

Ecclestone admits Olympic stadium GP unlikely

Aug.6 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has admitted it is unlikely a bid to stage a grand prix at London's Olympic stadium will succeed. A company...

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6 Aug 2012

Webber: Red Bull controversies 'boring tactic'

Aug.4 (GMM) Mark Webber has described the high profile of technical controversies involving Red Bull as a "tactic" deployed by rival teams. This week,...

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4 Aug 2012

Sauber not worried about 2013 driver situation

Aug.4 (GMM) Sauber is "laid back" about its driver situation for 2013. That is the claim of chief executive Monisha Kaltenborn, despite reports Kamui...

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4 Aug 2012

Good news from F1 hosts Austin and Russia

Aug.4 (GMM) There is good news from new formula one hosts in Texas as well as Sochi, Russia. Austin's new Circuit of the Americas...

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4 Aug 2012

Scuderia Ferrari Racing News no. 13

With the F1 Circus entering the summer break, Pat Fry, the Scuderia Ferrari's Technical Director, talks about the season so far. With Diego Ioverno,...

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3 Aug 2012

Valencia aims for F1 return in 2014

Aug.3 (GMM) All is not yet lost for Valencia's grand prix. Recent reports suggested Bernie Ecclestone had said in Hungary last weekend that the...

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3 Aug 2012

Now McLaren working on 'double DRS' system

Aug.3 (GMM) McLaren looks set to be the next team with a 'double DRS'-like system aboard its 2012 car. After Mercedes and then Lotus...

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3 Aug 2012

F1 gearing up for August shutdown

Aug.3 (GMM) The recently-married Romain Grosjean knows exactly how he will be spending F1's long August shutdown. "I think it's time for a honeymoon,"...

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3 Aug 2012

'Furious' Ferrari denies Marko's hand-adjuster claim

Aug.3 (GMM) A reportedly "furious" Ferrari has hit back at Red Bull, after the reigning champions suggested the famous Italian team broke the rules...

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3 Aug 2012

FIA bans Enge for 18 months after drugs test

Aug.3 (GMM) Former F1 driver Tomas Enge has been banned by the governing FIA for 18 months. The now 35-year-old Czech, the only F1...

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3 Aug 2012

Ricciardo expects to stay at Toro Rosso in 2013

Aug.3 (GMM) The stream of F1 news may be running thin as the sport races into its August slumber and factory shutdowns, but the...

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3 Aug 2012

Romain Grosjean answers his fan

Romain Grosjean explains his usual day at the Lotus factory.

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2 Aug 2012

Vettel: 2012 sagas 'binding Red Bull together'

Aug.2 (GMM) World champion Sebastian Vettel insists he and Red Bull will keep their eyes on the ball in 2012, despite the rocky road...

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2 Aug 2012

Cutaway F1 Car - Stills and Infographic Teaser - Sauber F1 Team

Details about the cutaway car of Sauber.

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2 Aug 2012

Perez pushes Ferrari for 2013 seat decision

Aug.2 (GMM) Alongside the high-profile champions Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button, a hatful of candidates are also in the running to secure the second...

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2 Aug 2012

Nurburgring future looking brighter this week

Aug.2 (GMM) The embattled Nurburgring's formula one future is looking brighter this week. With the fabled circuit now in an insolvency process, reports last...

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2 Aug 2012

Former drivers impressed by Raikkonen in 2012

Aug.2 (GMM) Former F1 driver Karl Wendlinger has admitted he has been impressed with Kimi Raikkonen in 2012. After sitting out two full grand...

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2 Aug 2012

Glock's nightmare form is back

Aug.1 (GMM) Timo Glock's nightmare form is back. In June, we reported that the highly-rated German was at war with the team's 2012 car...

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1 Aug 2012

Marko: Ferrari also had hand-adjuster

Aug.1 (GMM) Red Bull has hit back at the latest technical controversy by insisting Ferrari was the first on the grid with a hand-operated...

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1 Aug 2012