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Barrichello to announce Indycar deal on Thursday

Posted on 29 February 2012

Feb.29 (GMM) Rubens Barrichello will announce on Thursday he has agreed a deal to switch to Indycar racing in 2012. That is the claim of the well-connected O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper, reporting that the formula one veteran has secured $3 million in sponsorship backing to secure the seat. The report said that after 19 [...] Continue Reading

FORMULA 1

Alonso rules out becoming F1 ‘pay driver’

Posted on 29 February 2012

Feb.29 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has ruled out ever becoming a ‘pay-driver’ in formula one. The Spaniard, a two-time world champion and now entering his third consecutive season with Ferrari, is believed to be the sport’s current highest earner. But recent economic conditions have seen retainers become lower throughout the grid, while seasoned drivers like Rubens [...] Continue Reading

FERRARI

Mercedes not expecting title tilt until 2014

Posted on 29 February 2012

Feb.29 (GMM) Mercedes is not targeting a real tilt at the world championship until 2014. Germany’s DPA news agency quotes motor sport director Norbert Haug as saying that, after finishing fourth in the constructors’ standings in 2010 and 2011, the leap to first place is not possible in a single step. “You don’t just jump [...] Continue Reading

F1

F1 to reduce pit speed to 60kph in 2012 – report

Posted on 29 February 2012

Feb.29 (GMM) Race strategy looks set for a major shakeup in 2012, as it emerges the FIA intends to significantly reduce the pitlane speed limit. The latest edition of Italian magazine Autosprint reports that, ahead of the forthcoming 2012 season, the in-race limit will drop from 100kph to just 60kph throughout the grand prix calendar. [...] Continue Reading

RED BULL

Wurz not 2012 reserve driver – Wolff

Posted on 29 February 2012

Feb.29 (GMM) Williams shareholder Toto Wolff has clarified that Alex Wurz’s new role is not a driving one. Austrian Wurz, a former Williams race and test driver and currently a Le Mans racer for Toyota, has been drafted in by the Oxfordshire based team to mentor 2012 drivers Pastor Maldonado, Bruno Senna and Valtteri Bottas. [...] Continue Reading

FERNANDO ALONSO

Rosberg admits father opposed to Ferrari move

Posted on 29 February 2012

Feb.29 (GMM) Nico Rosberg has revealed that his famous father was adamant he should stick with Mercedes for the future. Last year, amid rumours Ferrari was considering dropping Felipe Massa, paddock banter said Rosberg was the main contender to be Fernando Alonso’s next teammate. But Keke Rosberg, the 1982 world champion and the highly rated [...] Continue Reading

FERRARI

Red Bull leads McLaren for season 2012 – Wurz

Posted on 29 February 2012

Feb.29 (GMM) Red Bull remains in front, but McLaren is not too far behind. That is the view of former grand prix driver Alex Wurz, who in 2012 returns to the formula one paddock as a ‘driver mentor’ at Williams. The Austrian kicked off his duties at the Barcelona test recently, where he drew an [...] Continue Reading

FERRARI

FIA to correct ‘nose step’ rules flaw for 2013

Posted on 29 February 2012

Feb.29 (GMM) Formula one looks set to prevent the cars of 2013 from being as ‘ugly’ as this season’s field. Pirelli chief Paul Hembery recently called the 2012 generation, mainly featuring an awkward ‘step’ between the front of the monocoque and the nose, as “pig ugly”. The odd look is the result of a compromise [...] Continue Reading

FERNANDO ALONSO

Heidfeld, Sutil, not giving up on F1

Posted on 28 February 2012

Feb.28 (GMM) Two well-known German drivers on Tuesday said they have not given up on formula one. 2011 was Nick Heidfeld’s twelfth consecutive season on the grid, but the 34-year-old former Williams, BMW and Renault driver has been left without a seat for 2012. He will race at the fabled 24 hour Le Mans race [...] Continue Reading

FERNANDO ALONSO

FIA says no to top teams’ test plans

Posted on 28 February 2012

Feb.28 (GMM) The FIA has stepped in to prevent Red Bull and Ferrari from modifying the end of their pre-season preparations for the 2012 season. With the last Barcelona test scheduled for Thursday through Sunday this week, both top teams decided to shift their programmes by a day — meaning they would instead run between [...] Continue Reading

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