Sauber numbers decided, points tweak approved
De la Rosa ends F1 test return with sore neck Sauber’s drivers will wear the numbers 26 and 27 in 2010. Despite sticking with an unchanged official team name BMW Sauber F1 Team, resulting in the...
View ArticleNew Renault not far off Ferrari’s pace – Kubica
Kubica admitted that the new McLaren is the one that impressed him most this week. Robert Kubica insists that Renault’s new car is not just a newly liveried version of its uncompetitive predecessor....
View ArticleKlien still in talks with Campos and USF1
“Until I no longer see a realistic chance, I will fight to take part in F1″ With little more than one month until the first race of 2010, Christian Klien is still not writing off his chances of being...
View ArticleHeidfeld ‘belongs on F1 grid’– Massa
Nick belongs in formula one but not as a spare driver Felipe Massa has expressed surprise that his former Sauber teammate Nick Heidfeld has been left without a race seat in 2010. The pair shared the...
View ArticleKlien could be new McLaren reserve driver – report (updated)
Soucek set to be Virgin reserve driver Christian Klien could become McLaren’s new reserve and primary test driver. Rumours at the Jerez test, repeated by the Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper, suggest...
View ArticlePetrov says Campos, Sauber were 2010 options
Grosjean lost seat due to mid-season mistake – Petrov Vitaly Petrov has revealed that he could have signed with the Campos or BMW-Sauber teams for 2010. The Russian rookie, who finished last year’s GP2...
View ArticleReport – FOTA to discuss refuelling, Kubica to Ferrari?
Massa’s contract runs out at the end of 2010 During a FOTA meeting scheduled for 4.30pm on Friday at Sepang, the F1 teams association is expected to discuss the possible revival of in-race refuelling...
View ArticleKubica happy at Renault but wants title-winning car (updated)
Kubica and Massa play down 2011 Ferrari seat rumours As the uncertainty about Felipe Massa’s contract rises, Robert Kubica is increasingly mentioned as his most likely successor. Renault has a multiple...
View ArticleDurango eyes Toyota car for 2011 F1 bid
The former GP2 team Durango is in talks with Toyota about acquiring its 2010-specification formula one car. It emerged last month that the Italian outfit, who pulled out of GP2 due to financial...
View ArticleBMW not coming back for F1′s 2013 engine era – Theissen
That is the view of Dr Mario Theissen Even with greener and more road relevant engine rules on their way for formula one, BMW is not expected to return any time soon. That is the view of Dr Mario...
View ArticleLotus’ prize-money in doubt due to naming dispute?
Hunt hopes Fernandes’ side wins the day. The F1 team currently known as Lotus might forgo its official Concorde Agreement prize-money for finishing the 2010 championship in tenth place if it is forced...
View ArticleFAZZT tests Chinese driver Ho-Pin Tung (+ photos)
Team to run multiple entries in 2011 Chinese Formula One reserve and test driver, Ho-Pin Tung, made sporting history this weekend as he officially becomes the first Chinese licensed driver to take...
View ArticleKubica needs rally permission in F1 deals – manager
His latest outing in his Renault Clio is this weekend’s Rallye du Var in France. Permission to contest rallies is crucial at this stage of Robert Kubica’s formula one career, his manager has confirmed....
View ArticleNew mechanic and trainer for Buemi in 2011
An extra motivation will be the presence of Daniel Ricciardo Sebastien Buemi has a new chief mechanic and trainer, following his lacklustre second half of the 2010 season. Although Toro Rosso insists...
View ArticleRenault much more open than BMW-Sauber – Heidfeld
Renault is a more open team to work with than was BMW-Sauber, Nick Heidfeld has admitted. The German, who has replaced the injured Robert Kubica this year, was paired with the Pole for several years at...
View ArticleVettel recalls Canada ‘sex club’ memory
“Yeah, the Sauber mechanics one night dragged me into one of these famous sex clubs (in Montreal)” Sebastian Vettel has revealed a few of his biggest memories of Canada after returning to Montreal for...
View ArticlePundit, Theissen hail F1 ‘star’ Newey
McLaren is the only outfit in F1 with a “great” technical team, but it lacks F1′s brightest “star” Adrian Newey. That is the view of pundit Marc Surer as well as Mario Theissen, who recently ended his...
View ArticleDi Resta racing to catch defeated rival Vettel
But does he rue the success already achieved by his defeated F3 rival Vettel? Paul di Resta has revealed he is racing to catch up with his contemporaries and F1 champions Sebastian Vettel and Lewis...
View ArticleZanardi eyes DTM with BMW
With fresh Paralympic gold around his neck, Alex Zanardi is eyeing the German touring car series DTM as his next goal. Since losing his legs in a 2011 crash, the former F1 driver has completed the last...
View ArticleSponsor UBS could quit F1 – reports
UBS, a major sponsor of formula one, could be considering pulling out of the sport. The Swiss based global financial services company entered F1 in 2010, powered by its then chief executive Oswald...
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