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Ferrari eager to help F1 secure future
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari is eager to play a role in helping secure a better future for grand prix racing, despite its recent decision to break away from the Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA). That is the view of the Italian car manufacturer’s president Luca di Montezemolo, who believes that securing healthy foundations for F1′s future is more important than it remaining a part of FOTA – which he originally helped create. “I think that as in every moment of life, there are moments that are good and moments that are necessary to change,” said di Montezemolo, during a brief appearance at Ferrari’s Wrooom media event at Madonna di Campiglio
Lotus reactive ride height is legal
January 11th, 2012
Lotus’s rivals look set to be forced to copy its innovative reactive ride height system ahead of the 2012 season, with the FIA happy the concept is totally legal. There has been much intrigue in recent days about the mechanism that Lotus was reported to have tried out at the Abu Dhabi young driver test last year. The mechanical system helps maintain a standard ride height during braking – when often the front of the car would dip down
Domenicali wants swift end to RRA row
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari hopes that the long-running dispute over Formula 1′s Resource Restriction Agreement can be resolved by next month, ahead of fresh talks between leading teams over the matter. On the back of Red Bull Racing and Ferrari leaving the Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) because of the failure to reach a deal on the matter, further discussions have taken place between the two outfits and McLaren and Mercedes GP to try and hammer out a solution. Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali revealed at his team’s Wrooom media event at Madonna di Campiglio on Wednesday that more talks were planned for next week – which come ahead of crucial discussions about the framing of a new Concorde Agreement
Ferrari awaits FIA call on Lotus device
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari is awaiting an answer from the FIA on the legality of an adjustable ride-height braking system that Lotus is believed to be developing for 2012. A report in Gazzetta dello Sport on Tuesday revealed that Lotus was running a ride height control mechanism – reported to be activated by a driver using a pedal – to help maintain the car’s distance from the ground under braking
Ferrari moves to cure tyre issues
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari has moved to overcome the tyre issues that hurt its form last season by signing former Bridgestone Formula 1 chief Hirohide Hamashima to work in its technical department. Throughout 2011, both Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa struggled at times to get the most out of their tyres – especially in using the harder compounds
Domenicali: 2012 crucial for Massa
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has labelled the 2012 season as “crucial” for Felipe Massa’s future at the Italian squad.
Teams ‘must trust’ FIA over Bahrain GP
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali says Formula 1 teams will have to trust the FIA and other official authorities regarding the situation in Bahrain. Doubts remain about this year’s event due to the political situation in the country, with human rights groups having asked the teams to boycott the race.
Ferrari sets February 3 launch date
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari will launch its 2012 Formula 1 challenger on February 3 at Maranello, team principal Stefano Domenicali has confirmed. Speaking at the annual Wrooom event, Domenicali said that Ferrari also planned to hold an initial shakedown of its 2012 car either on its launch or on the following day, February 4.
Ferrari signs Hamashima
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari has signed Hirohide Hamashima, the former director of Bridgestone’s tyre development, to head up its department dealing with the interaction between car and tyres. It is believed Hamashima will start from today and will report directly to Pat Fry. Speaking at the annual Wroom Ducati and Ferrari media event at Madonna di Campiglio, team principal Stefano Domenicali said he was looking forward to Hamashima’s contribution in a department in which Ferrari struggled during 2011.
Lotus sets date for Raikkonen return
January 9th, 2012
Kimi Raikkonen will return to Formula 1 action in a 2010-specification Renault at Valencia on January 23-24. A Lotus team source has confirmed to AUTOSPORT that Raikkonen will have two days of running in the Renault R30 to re-acclimatise to F1 machinery after not having driven a grand prix car since the 2009 season finale in Abu Dhabi. The team has been working on scheduling a test since he was originally signed for 2012, as reported by AUTOSPORT magazine last month
Barcelona may reconsider GP deal
January 9th, 2012
Catalunya’s government says it may need to rethink the hosting of Formula 1 and MotoGP events given the difficult economic situation. “We could reconsider the hosting of Formula 1 or motorcycle grands prix,” Andreu Mas-Colell, Catalunya’s minister for economy, told RAC1 radio. “It is not clear to us that we can afford them in the current situation.
Bahrain downplays human rights worries
January 9th, 2012
Bahrain Grand Prix organisers have downplayed fears about the unrest in the kingdom following calls from human rights groups to boycott the event. The Sakhir event is back on the calendar this year after last season’s race was first postponed and then cancelled because of the political situation. Over the weekend, human rights groups urged F1 teams to boycott the race in order to show they “respect human rights.” On Monday, however, Bahrain GP organisers moved to ease fears about the situation, saying the government has already acted to make sure no human rights are violated.
F1 teams asked to boycott Bahrain GP
January 9th, 2012
Human right groups have called for Formula 1 to boycott the Bahrain Grand Prix amid continued unrest in the kingdom. The Sakhir event was cancelled in 2011 because of the situation in the country, but the race is scheduled to return to the calendar in 2012, as the fourth round of the championship on 22 April.
Marko: Ex-STR duo ‘were not winners’
January 8th, 2012
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko says Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari were given enough time to demonstrate whether they were potential grand prix winners, and lost their Toro Rosso seats because they failed to do so. Buemi and Alguersuari had driven for Red Bull’s junior Formula 1 team since the start and middle of the 2009 season respectively, but have been dropped in favour of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne for 2012. While Alguersuari’s future is currently uncertain, Buemi will remain in the Red Bull fold as a reserve driver.
Force India ‘on schedule’ with ’12 car
January 7th, 2012
Force India has indicated that its 2012 car will be ready for the first winter test at Jerez from 7 February, having completed the mandatory crash tests for the VJM05 before Christmas. In a rule change for 2012, the FIA now stipulates that the crash tests must be passed before testing can commence, putting pressure on teams to be ready sooner.
Valencia seeks to renegotiate F1 deal
January 6th, 2012
The Valencia government will seek to renegotiate its contract with Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone as further doubt is cast over the Spanish event.
Senna downplays Williams rumours
January 6th, 2012
Bruno Senna insists his future in Formula 1 remains uncertain despite speculation having linked him with a seat at Williams in recent days. The Brazilian raced with the Renault team in the second half of the 2011 season, but the squad has hired Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean to race with it during 2012. Senna has been linked recently with the second racing seat at the Williams team, the Grove squad yet to announce who will partner Pastor Maldonado.
Raikkonen: Comeback fanfare no worry
January 5th, 2012
Kimi Raikkonen says that the fanfare surrounding his comeback to Formula 1 has had no effect on him since his return with Lotus was confirmed last month. The 2007 world champion ended months of speculation by confirming that he would return to the sport after two years competing in the World Rally Championship. Since then the potential success of his comeback has become a huge talking point.
Hamilton: McLaren will be stronger
January 5th, 2012
Lewis Hamilton is adamant McLaren will be in much stronger form in 2012, although he concedes Red Bull Racing will start the season as favourite again. “Certainly. It will be up to us to be able to surpass it,” Hamilton told Gazzetta dello Sport when asked if Red Bull would still be the team to beat.
Buemi confirmed as Red Bull reserve
January 5th, 2012
Red Bull Racing has confirmed that Sebastien Buemi will join the team as its test and reserve driver for the 2012 Formula 1 season.



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