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Sutil ‘will take time’ after sentencing
January 31st, 2012
Adrian Sutil says he will take time to reflect and consider his next career move after receiving a suspended sentence for assaulting Lotus team co-owner Eric Lux. Sutil was given an 18-month suspended sentence and a 200,000 euro fine – which will be given to charity – for injuring Lux in an incident in a Shanghai nightclub following last year’s Chinese Grand Prix. The 29-year-old German does not currently have a Formula 1 seat for 2012, having been replaced at Force India by Nico Hulkenberg and seen Bruno Senna taking the last major vacancy at Williams.
Toro Rosso reveal set for 6 February
January 31st, 2012
Scuderia Toro Rosso will unveil its new 2012 car on February 6, the evening before its first test at Jerez in Spain next week. The STR7 is set to run for the first time on February 7, but the team has announced that it will pull the covers off the car in the Jerez pitlane on the day before. Daniel Ricciardo is set to give the new car its debut test outing, with the team also confirming on Monday that oil giant CEPSA will continue its sponsorship deal into this season
Sutil given suspended sentence
January 31st, 2012
Adrian Sutil has been given an 18-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of bodily harm against Lotus team co-owner Eric Lux.
McLaren set for new car legality fight
January 31st, 2012
McLaren is bracing itself for a battle over the legality of its new MP4-27, AUTOSPORT can reveal. According to McLaren Applied Technologies managing director Geoff McGrath, the new car, which is launched tomorrow, will feature obvious design innovations which could potentially attract protests from rivals. These are the result of the team’s aim to be less conservative in the interpretation of the Formula 1 regulations than it has been in previous years
McLaren dismisses PURE rumours
January 30th, 2012
McLaren has dismissed speculation that it is considering a tie-up with Craig Pollock’s PURE engine company in the future. The Woking-based team has been the subject of rumours for months that it could opt to change engine partners when Formula 1 switches to V6-turbo power-units from 2014. Although the team said last November that it was fully focused on ensuring future success with Mercedes-Benz, amid rumours linking it with Honda at the time, that has not stopped a number of reports in recent days suggesting that Pure is now being considered.
Sutil tried ‘everything’ to settle row
January 30th, 2012
Adrian Sutil has told the German courts that he did everything he could to try and settle a row with Lotus team co-owner Eric Lux after their fight in a Chinese night club last year. Speaking on the first day of a court hearing in Munich on Monday to examine the incident between the former Force India driver and Lux, Sutil revealed that he even offered to help charity efforts in Africa in a bid to draw a line under the matter. “I did everything to try to settle this row,” Sutil said, according to the Reuters news agency.
Q and A with Salvador Servia
January 30th, 2012
Speculation has been rife about the Spanish Grand Prix after the government suggested it could reconsider the future of event given the difficult economic situation. AUTOSPORT spoke to Circuit de Catalunya boss Salvador Servia about the event’s prospects
Barcelona downplays doubts about GP
January 30th, 2012
Spanish Grand Prix boss Salvador Servia has played down talk that the future of the race is in doubt – but admitted its ultimate fate is dependent on it attracting fans back to the event. Although the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona has a deal to host the Formula 1 race until 2016, there have been widespread media reports in recent weeks suggesting that the government was looking at renegotiating its deal to ensure more favourable financial conditions. However, Servia insists that the track is not only happy with its current contract – but it is keen to extend it much more longer-term.
Lotus names 2012 F1 challenger
January 27th, 2012
The Lotus F1 team has announced its 2012 challenger will be named the E20 to commemorate the 20th F1 chassis designed at the team’s base in Enstone. Enstone has been the outfit’s base since 1992.
Roberto Mieres dies aged 87
January 27th, 2012
Former Maserati grand prix driver Roberto Mieres has died at the age of 87. Mieres, who started 17 world championship grands prix during the early 1950s, passed away in Uruguay, where he had lived for a number of years
Bianchi joins Force India as reserve
January 27th, 2012
Jules Bianchi will be Force India’s reserve driver this year, with the promise of some extensive running on grand prix Fridays. The Frenchman, who is part of Ferrari’s young driver development programme, has been promised outings in at least nine Friday practice sessions during the forthcoming campaign. He will get his first run in a Force India during next month’s pre-season testing with the outfit’s 2012 VJM05 car
Marussia will not run KERS in 2012
January 27th, 2012
Marussia has decided against having KERS on its car for the 2012 Formula 1 season, AUTOSPORT has learned.
Mercedes says test plan will pay off
January 27th, 2012
Mercedes GP remains confident that it has made the right decision in opting to delay running of its new car until the second pre-season Formula 1 test, even though it is the only frontrunning outfit to adopt such a tactic. The Brackley-based team announced last year that its 2012 contender would only hit the track at the second test in Barcelona
Petrov welcomes more aggressive tyres
January 27th, 2012
Vitaly Petrov says Formula 1 drivers will welcome a move by Pirelli to be more aggressive with its tyres this year. Pirelli unveiled its plans for 2012 during a media launch at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi this week, with the Italian company revealing that it was making the performance gap between compounds much closer to try and make the racing better.
Spain seeks new broadcaster for F1
January 27th, 2012
Spain faces a race against time to find a broadcaster for Formula 1 in 2012 after the rights owner ended its contract with La Sexta.
Caterham eyes another step forward
January 26th, 2012
Caterham technical chief Mike Gascoyne says it’s time for the team to take another step forward this year after finishing as best of the ‘new’ teams in 2011. On Wednesday, the team unveiled its 2012 challenger, the car with which it is hoping to fight in the midfield after finishing in tenth position in the championship last year
De la Rosa fired up for racing return
January 25th, 2012
Pedro de la Rosa says he is not back in Formula 1 racing just to make up the numbers, the Spaniard eager to show he can still be competitive.
Caterham unveils 2012 challenger
January 25th, 2012
The Caterham F1 team unveiled its 2012 challenger to the public on Wednesday, one day ahead of the what was originally planned by the squad. The team has revealed its car on the cover of the latest edition of F1 Racing magazine, subscribers of which received their copies today. But the team has now also released an image of the car through its official Twitter feed
Petrov hopes to sort future by next week
January 25th, 2012
Vitaly Petrov believes his Formula 1 future should be sorted within the next week, with the Russian remaining hopeful that he will be on the starting grid in Australia. The former Renault driver, who was dropped by the outfit at the end of last year in favour of Romain Grosjean, has been linked with a role at Caterham but could also work with Pirelli if he does not land a race seat. Speaking at a Pirelli event in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, Petrov said he could not expand on what his options were for the year ahead but reckoned that matters should be settled soon
Pirelli tweaks tyre markings for 2012
January 25th, 2012
Pirelli has tweaked its tyre markings for 2012 to make the different compounds more visible for fans – with its wet rubber also getting a total revamp in their look. Although Pirelli has kept the four different coloured sidewalls – red (super soft), yellow (soft), white (medium) and silver (hard) – the Italian tyre maker has tweaked the design of the markings to make it easier to differentiate between the rubber



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