Archives of Month:  May 2013 - Page 10

Catalunya says Valencia could host 2014 Spanish F1 GP

Valencia could still return to the F1 calendar in 2014. The Spanish port city race's fate has been swinging wildly in recent days and...

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2 May 2013

Jenson Button fitness is fuelled by Lucozade

Formula 1 drivers are some of the most highly conditioned athletes on earth. In an average race, each driver will burn around 1,500kcal. That...

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2 May 2013

Red Bull dumped F1 alternator supplier Magneti Marelli

Red Bull has dumped its alternator supplier, the media source Italiaracing reports. Last year, the world champion team was dogged by a recurring reliability...

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2 May 2013

Grosjean can forget 2013 F1 season troubles now

Romain Grosjean has put his troubled start to the 2013 season firmly behind him, according to a Lotus team engineer. Employed by engine supplier...

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2 May 2013

Kovalainen tests vanity panel at Magny Cours

In between his Friday practice outings in Bahrain and Barcelona, Heikki Kovalainen has this week been back in action at the wheel of Caterham's...

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2 May 2013

Marko says Lauda triggered Red Bull exit F1 rumour

Dr Helmut Marko has pointed the finger at Niki Lauda, following recent rumours Red Bull was considering pulling out of formula one. In the...

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2 May 2013

Marussia: Loss of F1 income really hurts team

Pat Symonds has admitted Marussia's loss of Concorde Agreement revenue "really hurts". F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone announced recently that, from now on, only the...

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2 May 2013

Alexander Wurz becomes F1 driver manager

Alex Wurz has entered the world of driver management. According to Speed Week, the former formula one driver is now part of the management...

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2 May 2013

Laffite has doubts about F1 return to Magny Cours

Former F1 driver Jacques Laffite has played down reports Magny Cours is still in the running for a return to the F1 calendar. Recently,...

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2 May 2013

Mika Salo: Hard F1 racing should not be punished

Mika Salo has gone some way to confirming reports FIA stewards are being lenient on F1 drivers' on-track behaviour in 2013. We reported recently...

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1 May 2013

Domenicali: F1 should not panic over Pirelli deadline

Stefano Domenicali insists F1 should not panic over the unknown identity of next year's official tyre supplier. In Bahrain recently, Pirelli's Paul Hembery denied...

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1 May 2013

Whitmarsh: McLaren F1 not yet thinking about 2014 season

McLaren is refusing to write off the 2013 season, despite lagging a huge 86 points behind the lead of the constructors' championship after just...

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1 May 2013

Red Bull Racing hopeful Ricciardo & Vettel will get along

Daniel Ricciardo insists he would get along well with Sebastian Vettel if he is signed by Red Bull for 2014. In the wake of...

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1 May 2013

Marussia F1 team eyes Ferrari V6 engine for 2014 season

Marussia looks set to use customer Ferrari engines in 2014. With the team's current supplier Cosworth unlikely to build a new power unit for...

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1 May 2013

Caterham F1 team not affected by owner's football woes

Team owner Tony Frenandes' struggling football club will not affect his formula one team Caterham, an insider has insisted. Britain's Sun newspaper said the...

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1 May 2013

Formula 1 telemetry supplier will stay

F1 is sticking with its telemetry/">telemetry supplier, despite constant problems so far in 2013. The sport switched to a new supplier over the winter,...

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1 May 2013

Long Beach talks are message to New Jersey F1 GP

A respected formula one correspondent has played down reports the sport could return to Long Beach. Following reports Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed talks with...

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1 May 2013

Robert Kubica confirms Mercedes F1 simulator run reports

Robert Kubica has confirmed reports he has tested at the wheel of Mercedes' driver simulator. We reported recently that the Pole, who also tested...

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1 May 2013

Tech Bites: Fuel Slosh CFD Simulation - Sauber F1 Team

Watch, learn and discuss! As many of you enjoyed our last tech bite showing an Aero CFD Simulation, we decided to publish this one,...

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1 May 2013