2013 calendar down to 19 as New York Race postponed to 2014

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Former F1 Grand Prix driver David Coulthard & the Red Bull Racing F1 running show car at a street course in Weehawken and West New York in Aug 2012.



Bernie Ecclestone on Friday (Oct 19) confirmed reports the inaugural New York grand prix will not take place in 2013.The reports said problems with the organisation of the event, scheduled to take place amid the Manhattan skyline mid next

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Ecclestone on Grosjean's vision, Kaltenborn first female F1 team boss and de Villota's sister on Maria's crash

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Ecclestone urges Lotus to test Grosjean's vision



Bernie Ecclestone has urged Lotus to organise a round of vision tests for Romain Grosjean.

Since returning to F1 as reigning GP2 champion this year, the French driver has been often praised for his pace but labelled a "first-lap nutcase" by Mark Webber following numerous early-race accidents.

He served an ultra-rare one-race ban at Monza

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A unique exhibition of 50 photographs taken by Drivers and Team Principals for Charity

Saturday, August 18, 2012

A unique exhibition is opening in London, containing more than 50 photographs taken by Drivers and Team Principals for Charity. These images will then be auctioned off to benefit a London children’s hospital.Leading names from F1 put their photography skills to the test with the launch of Zoom. The project is in aid of the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSHCC).For a change, the

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Bernie's 20 race 2013 Calendar, Testing at Magny-Cours & Maria's family on Marussia statement

Friday, July 20, 2012

Bernie Ecclestone has played down reports the calendar could be set to explode in 2013. There have been rumours the F1 chief executive was open to expanding the schedule to no fewer than 26 races next season."Not next year," he told DAPD news agency. "There will be 20 again. No new races."That doesn't bode well for New Jersey, which is scheduled to join the 2013 calendar.For 2014, Russia is set

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Mercedes plays down reports of quitting F1

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Mercedes has played down reports that they would pull out of Formula One over the concerns about the motorsport's ruling body.A report on Monday (7th May), in The Times, suggested that the Brackley-based team could end their association with the sport, with speculation stating they would not have a seat at the table under new plans for the sport.The report goes on to say: "Mercedes, which is

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Schumacher, World's second richest Sports Personality

Despite several years away from the top level, during which he has invested heavily in spite of the crisis, the seven times world champion Michael Schumacher is still the second richest sportsman in the world behind the golf legend, Tiger Woods.According to the Sunday Times' annual listings, the seven time world champion's (US) $823 million in career earnings is beaten only by Tiger Woods who has

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