GP2 / GP3 Istanbul round preview
Pirelli P Zero Tyres ready for Formula One feeder series’ opening round at Istanbul Pirelli will continue its comeback to international open-wheel racing when both the Formula One feeder series – GP2...
View ArticleRed Bull’s KERS problems now fixed – Marko
It was believed the main problem was overheating. Red Bull has fixed its KERS problems ahead of the weekend’s Turkish grand prix, the team’s F1 consultant Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed. The...
View ArticleLauda thinks Renault missing Kubica
“The team is being limited to some extent by its drivers” The loss of Robert Kubica has hurt Renault’s ambitions for 2011, according to the always-blunt Niki Lauda. With Kubica recovering from horror...
View ArticleFerrari moving closer to flexible wing debut
“There is no revolution for here but instead the first of many steps” – Alonso Ferrari tested a Red Bull-like flexible front wing last week but will not introduce it this weekend in Turkey. It has...
View ArticleWebber still concerned about Red Bull’s KERS
“We are not out of the woods completely.” Red Bull is not “out of the woods” despite other team members saying KERS is no longer a worry ahead of the Turkish grand prix. The team’s German-speaking...
View ArticleNo Turkish champagne for underage Vettel
Red Bull wary but Vettel ‘top of his game’ Sebastian Vettel was banned from drinking champagne on the podium as he celebrated winning Sunday’s Turkish grand prix. British newspapers The Sun and the...
View ArticleTurkey closer to 2010 deal amid June deadline
Ecclestone said that will only happen if Turkey agrees to pay a representative annual fee. Istanbul Park moved closer to reaching a deal for a 2012 Turkish grand prix following a meeting with Bernie...
View ArticleKubica recovery on track after another operation
Eric Boullier flew to Italy following the Turkish grand prix to visit the Polish driver Robert Kubica has had yet another operation but the “first phase” of his recovery from horrific injuries is over....
View ArticleHamilton too aggressive in Turkey – Whitmarsh
Martin Whitmarsh had some criticism of Lewis Hamilton’s driving after the Turkish grand prix last weekend. After the 2008 world champion damaged his tyres in qualifying in Malaysia, he conserved his...
View ArticleTurkey matched record for most overtaking moves
It brings the 2011 tally past 200 overtakes in four races The Turkish grand prix last weekend set a new record for the most overtaking moves during a single formula one race. It was already known that...
View ArticleVirgin to announce reserve role for Wickens
Robert Wickens is set to be confirmed as Virgin’s new reserve driver. We reported late last month that the 22-year-old Canadian was at the front of the queue for the role after Sakon Yamamoto’s...
View ArticleReport – Turkey GP not dead yet
A glimmer of hope has emerged about the future of the Turkish grand prix. FIA president Jean Todt insists that there will be 20 races next year rather than the 21 listed on the provisional calendar....
View ArticleFIA releases arduous final calendar for 2012
F1′s governing body on Wednesday published a re-jigged final calendar for the 2012 season. The unprecedented 20-race schedule begins with back-to-back races in Australia and Malaysia, with the next two...
View ArticleEcclestone not ruling out Turkey return – report
Bernie Ecclestone has not ruled out reinstating the Turkish grand prix on future formula one calendars, a local newspaper reports this week. We reported this week that the Istanbul circuit, the scene...
View ArticleEcclestone eyes Turkey GP circuit tender – report
Bernie Ecclestone is interested in securing the former Turkish grand prix venue in Istanbul, the Hurriyet daily reports. The newspaper said a tender is scheduled to take place next Wednesday. The...
View ArticleF1 could return to Turkey
Moves are afoot to revive the defunct Turkish grand prix. Formula one raced at the Hermann Tilke-penned Istanbul Park – featuring the famous four-apex Turn 8 corner – between 2005 and 2011. Bernie...
View ArticleEcclestone confirms Turkey GP revival effort
Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed he is pushing to revive the Turkish grand prix. We reported at the weekend that Istanbul Park, the Hermann Tilke-penned circuit that hosted formula one between 2005 and...
View ArticleF1 reserves 2013 date for another European race
7th race in Canada, June 9th, 10th race TBA A new date on F1′s 2013 calendar has been reserved for “another European” grand prix, the FIA revealed after its Istanbul meeting of the World Motor Sport...
View ArticlePM to decide Turkey’s F1 return on Friday
Turkey is set to return to the formula one calendar, the government-linked Turkish news agency Anadolu Ajansi reported on Thursday. The report said “everything except the price” has been agreed between...
View ArticleEcclestone rules out Austria for 2013
Austria and Turkey will not be on F1′s 2013 calendar, while the Nurburgring looks set to host this year’s German grand prix. “It should be the Nurburgring, we will try to make it possible,” Bernie...
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