Archives of Year: 2012 - Page 50

What's special about F1 Tyres?

The tyres in Formula One present themselves as black and beautiful but volatile this season. Without a doubt, they are a key to success....

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24 Aug 2012

Gazzetta puts Massa dead last in mid-season ranking

Aug.24 (GMM) If the editors of Europe's top specialist publications were in charge at Ferrari, Felipe Massa would have no chance of signing a...

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24 Aug 2012

Spa aids spectators after ticket agency collapse

Aug.24 (GMM) Nearly 6,000 ticket holders for next weekend's Belgian grand prix can heave a sigh of relief. We reported recently that paid-up clients...

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24 Aug 2012

Davidson: 'Random' F1 order now fading in 2012

Aug.24 (GMM) After a topsy-turvy start to 2012, a natural order is now beginning to establish itself at the head of the field. That...

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24 Aug 2012

No Friday outing for Lotus' d'Ambrosio at Spa

Aug.24 (GMM) He may be Lotus' Belgian reserve driver, but Jerome d'Ambrosio has revealed he will not be driving the black and E20 in...

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24 Aug 2012

Wolff admits Williams' 2013 driver dilemma

Aug.24 (GMM) Toto Wolff has admitted Williams is facing a dilemma over its driver lineup for 2013. The famous British team's shareholder and new...

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24 Aug 2012

Key could arrive at Toro Rosso in September

Aug.24 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo has hinted Giorgio Ascanelli's successor at Toro Rosso could be announced imminently. With technical director Ascanelli absent and officially on...

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24 Aug 2012

2015 contract for Belgian GP now signed - report

Aug.24 (GMM) Belgium's fabled Spa-Francorchamps circuit will continue to host an annual grand prix at least until 2015. We reported in July that a...

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24 Aug 2012

Magny Cours confirms 3 teams for young driver test

Aug.24 (GMM) Former French grand prix venue Magny Cours has confirmed that a 'young drivers test' will take place at the circuit in central...

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24 Aug 2012

Pastor Maldonado in Caracas, Venezuela

Have you ever wondered how popular Pastor is in Venezuela? Here's a video of Pastor with the crowds at his recent running car event...

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23 Aug 2012

Pastor Maldonado Olympics tribute

Williams F1 Team were in Venezuela at the time of the 2012 Olympics, but it didn't stop Pastor and Sky Sports' Natalie Pinkham paying...

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23 Aug 2012

Fun Clip: Tit-for-Tat - Sauber F1 Team

In anticipation of possible rain during the Grand Prix of Belgium in Spa, the Sauber F1 Team and Checo's race engineer Marco Schüpbach played...

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23 Aug 2012

Hamilton tells McLaren boss he wants to stay

Aug.23 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton "has told" his boss he wants to stay with McLaren in 2013. The team's managing director Jonathan Neale said last...

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23 Aug 2012

Piquet Jr camp clarifies Senna comments

Aug.23 (GMM) Nelson Piquet Jr has denied reports he doubts the great Ayrton Senna would have succeeded in today's formula one. The former Renault...

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23 Aug 2012

Alonso the 'hero' of 2012 season so far - Brundle

Aug.23 (GMM) Former F1 driver Martin Brundle has hailed Fernando Alonso as his "hero" of the 2012 season so far. But the veteran of...

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23 Aug 2012

Volkswagen denies 2015 F1 foray reports

Aug.23 (GMM) Volkswagen has played down reports it is making plans to enter formula one in 2015. The German weekly Sport Bild said the...

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23 Aug 2012

Barrichello would consider F1 comeback 'invitation'

Aug.23 (GMM) Rubens Barrichello has once again refused to rule out returning to formula one. The Brazilian, who with almost 330 grand prix weekends...

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23 Aug 2012

Williams better than recent races show - Bottas

Aug.23 (GMM) Williams' 2012 car holds more potential than has been seen at recent grands prix. That is the claim of the famous British...

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23 Aug 2012

Ferrari talks began 'long ago' - Massa

Aug.23 (GMM) Felipe Massa has admitted his future remains unclear, despite talks with Ferrari about the 2013 season having begun "a long time ago"....

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23 Aug 2012

Lotus thinks Raikkonen will stay

Aug.22 (GMM) Lotus is confident Kimi Raikkonen will stay with the Enstone based team in 2013. Before F1 went into its August slumber, 2007...

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22 Aug 2012

David Coulthard Drives Around Denmark

David Coulthard took the Red Bull Racing Running Showcar around Copenhagen to give a little taste of Formula One to the Danish capital.

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22 Aug 2012

Red Bull Racing goes USA

In this video you can see former F1 driver David Coulthard driving a Red Bull Racing F1 car in the streets of New Jersey...

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22 Aug 2012

William's Design Office in 60 seconds

Design Office Williams in 60 seconds is a collection of videos aimed at giving an insight into Williams F1 as a whole. The group...

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22 Aug 2012

Piquet Jr says Senna is not good enough for today's F1

Aug.22 (GMM) Having already derided the talents of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen this week, Nelson Piquet Jr turned his attention to perhaps the...

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22 Aug 2012

Head thanks Renault for Williams turnaround

Aug.22 (GMM) Williams' radical improvement this year, after the 5-point debacle of 2011, has much to do with Renault. That is the view of...

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22 Aug 2012

Kovalainen could have chosen 'middle team' over Caterham

Aug.22 (GMM) Heikki Kovalainen has revealed he could have avoided racing straight to the back of the grid after losing his top McLaren seat...

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22 Aug 2012

Formula 1 is back to work after August shutdown

Aug.22 (GMM) F1 has returned to work. Spain's Mundo Deportivo reports that, still amid the rare month-long gap between Hungary and Belgium, most teams...

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22 Aug 2012

Helmut Marko claims Sauber's C31 F1 car is the best

Aug.22 (GMM) Sauber's 80 points so far in 2012 belies the true strength of the Swiss-made C31. In fact, Red Bull manager Dr Helmut...

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22 Aug 2012

Frentzen says Schumi's results didn't help for his comeback hopes

Aug.22 (GMM) Heinz-Harald Frentzen has taken a swipe at his countryman and former rival and stablemate, Michael Schumacher. Once pre-F1 sportscar teammates, the Germans'...

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22 Aug 2012

James Allison on the F1 Development Race

Lotus F1 Team Technical Director James Allison talks us through the intricacies of the Formula 1 development race as we enter the second phase...

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21 Aug 2012