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FIA clarifies defensive-driving rules
January 4th, 2012
The FIA, motorsport’s ruling body, has issued a clarification about the defensive moves allowed in Formula 1 from the 2012 season. The governing body had stated at the end of last year that, from the upcoming season, drivers would not be allowed to move back onto the racing line after having moved off it to defend their position. On Wednesday, the FIA issued the new sporting rules, which state that drivers will in fact be allowed to move back onto the racing line, but leaving enough room between their car and the edge of the track when approaching corners.
Williams looking for new title sponsor
January 4th, 2012
The Williams team has confirmed it is looking for a new title sponsor after the end of its deal with telecommunications giant AT&T. AT&T, the largest telecommunications company in the United States and one of the biggest worldwide, had been the team’s title sponsor since the 2007 season
Newey: Vettel eager to iron out mistakes
January 3rd, 2012
Adrian Newey believes Sebastian Vettel will want to learn from the few mistakes he made in 2011 despite his dominant Formula 1 season.
Rosberg: Missing test no problem
January 2nd, 2012
Nico Rosberg does not believe that missing the first official Formula 1 test of 2012 will affect Mercedes’ competitiveness this season. The team announced recently that it would not take part in the Jerez test on February 7-10 in order to spend extra time developing its new W03 machine.
Ferrari confident of 2012 fightback
January 1st, 2012
Ferrari is confident that the technical restructuring and staff changes it undertook during a disappointing 2011 campaign are now paying off as it strives to get back on terms with chief rivals Red Bull and McLaren this year. The Scuderia finished a distant third in the constructors’ championship and scored just one win – Fernando Alonso’s at Silverstone in July. From early on in 2011 it was clear that Ferrari’s 150 Italia had been too conservative a design, struggled to warm up the harder compound Pirelli tyres and its development suffered from poor correlation with the team’s wind tunnel data
The top 20 F1 stories of 2011
December 31st, 2011
From the early days of Formula 1 pre-season excitement, through Sebastian Vettel’s dominant campaign, and the end of year reflections, AUTOSPORT was there at every step of the way to deliver the news as it happened. And amid the more than 8000 articles published on our website over the course of the season, there were some that stand out as defining the stories of 2011 – with notable news moments, such as F1 car launches and Robert Kubica’s horrific rally crash, attracting record-breaking audiences. Here we look back at the 20 most-read stories of the year just gone
Newey, Mansell given New Year honours
December 31st, 2011
Red Bull Racing’s chief technical officer Adrian Newey and 1992 Formula 1 world champion Nigel Mansell have been recognised in the 2012 New Year’s Honours list. Newey has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire [OBE], in recognition of services to motorsport.
Patrick Head calls time on F1 career
December 31st, 2011
Patrick Head will tonight walk away from direct involvement in Formula 1 after 34 years active service with the Williams team, having stepped down from the outfit’s board of directors with immediate effect. Head, whose role with Williams was director of engineering, revealed his intention to back away from the sport at the Brazilian Grand Prix , following on from a technical and management restructure prompted by the teams’ worst campaign in its history during 2012.
Di Resta predicts Force India progress
December 30th, 2011
Paul di Resta believes Force India’s strong end to 2011 has given the team the momentum needed to challenge for the top five in the 2012 F1 constructor standings.
Newey: Red Bull can still improve
December 29th, 2011
Red Bull Racing’s technical chief Adrian Newey believes the team can still improve in some areas in 2012, despite a dominant showing during 2011 season.
Kubica loss ‘biggest blow’ to Renault
December 28th, 2011
Renault team boss Eric Boullier believes the absence of Robert Kubica was a bigger factor in the squad’s poor 2011 season than the unsuccessful forward-facing exhaust layout. After a promising start to the year, with two podiums in the opening two grands prix, Renault’s season tailed off dramatically and by the end of 2011 it was often struggling to even get into the points, leaving its technical chiefs to admit that the radical exhaust arrangement had hampered the car
Ricciardo: I need more aggression
December 28th, 2011
Daniel Ricciardo believes he will have to take a more aggressive approach in his first full Formula 1 season with Toro Rosso in 2012. After a promising partial campaign with HRT this year, the Australian has been given an STR seat alongside fellow Red Bull protege Jean-Eric Vergne, with Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari ousted to make way for the pair. Ricciardo said he was confident he was quick enough for F1, but knew he needed to be more assertive in his racing now
Hill: Raikkonen can be champion again
December 27th, 2011
Damon Hill believes Kimi Raikkonen has “a couple of more world championships” in him, and reckons returning to the sport at the age of 32 should not be a problem for the Finn.
Chandhok eyes twin plan for 2012
December 26th, 2011
Karun Chandhok is hoping to dovetail a third driver role in Formula 1 next season with a sportscar campaign in the new World Endurance Championship. The Indian, who appeared nine times as a Friday driver for Team Lotus this year as well as racing in Germany, accepts that it is very unlikely he will land a full-time cockpit for 2012.
Williams confident lessons learned
December 26th, 2011
Williams had to live through the disappointment of its worst ever season in Formula 1 if it was to fully understand what changes are needed to move it further up the grid. That is the view of team chairman Adam Parr, who believes that although the lacklustre showings of 2011 were hard to deal with at the time, they were essential for highlighting the areas where Williams was weak. In an exclusive interview with AUTOSPORT, Parr said that the year gone showed that the structure Williams had in place before the arrival of Mike Coughlan, Mark Gillan and Jason Somerville was not good enough.
Analysis: Schumacher top overtaker
December 24th, 2011
Michael Schumacher ended the season as Formula 1′s top overtaker, with his impressive opening lap efforts throughout 2011 helping him edge out Sebastien Buemi. In strategic data compiled by Mercedes GP over the course of the campaign, and obtained by AUTOSPORT, Schumacher’s end-of-season tally has been recorded as 116 passes – just two ahead of his Scuderia Toro Rosso rival
Senna: no regrets over Renault chance
December 24th, 2011
Bruno Senna says there are no regrets about doing his eight-race stint for Renault in the second half of 2011, even though he missed out on a race seat with the renamed Lotus team for next year.
Trulli: Caterham ready to score points
December 23rd, 2011
Jarno Trulli is adamant that Caterham can break into the Formula 1 midfield and challenge for a maiden points finish in 2012 – and insists he is ’110 per cent motivated’ on helping the team achieve the goal. Well documented struggles with the handling of the team’s 2011 challenger – and particularly with the power steering system – led to speculation that Trulli could be replaced for 2012. The Italian, a veteran of 252 grand prix starts, said that even in the worst moments of 2011 however he was focussed on helping the team to prepare for its third season of competition, as Caterham bids to realise its goal of breaking into the F1 midfield.
AUTOSPORT voted best F1 magazine
December 23rd, 2011
AUTOSPORT magazine has been voted by fans as the best motor sport publication for Formula 1 coverage in the inaugural Silverstone Media Awards. More than 5,000 fans cast their votes across a number of categories for both F1 and MotoGP, both of which count Silverstone as their British home
Hulkenberg confident of strong start
December 23rd, 2011
Nico Hulkenberg is confident that Force India will start the new Formula 1 season stronger than it did in 2011. The Silverstone-based team began last year with a car based largely on its 2010 machine before starting to bring in a radical aerodynamic package at May’s Spanish Grand Prix. This upgrade allowed Force India to come within five points of beating Renault to fifth in the Constructors’ Championship and Hulkenberg is hopeful that the team can pick up where it left off in 2012.



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