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  • HRT and Kolles part ways for 2012

    F1 Headlines 14/12/2011 17:26

    HRT team principal Colin Kolles is to leave his post on Thursday after coming to an agreement with the Spanish squad to end their cooperation. The former Force India boss has been in charge since HRT joined the grid at the start of 2010.

    “This is due…

     
  • Raikkonen fall fails to dampen Snow Mobile 2011

    F1 Headlines 12/12/2011 14:00

    There were no doubt a few anxious moments among senior management at Renault on Saturday as news came that their new star signing, Kimi Raikkonen, had fallen off a snow mobile. Thankfully it was nothing more than sore wrist, and the Finn was able to wa…

     
  • Vettel and Webber celebrate with Milton Keynes home run

    F1 Headlines 12/12/2011 12:41

    World champion Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull team mate Mark Webber, team principal Christian Horner and chief technical officer Adrian Newey all attended a celebration show run event in the team’s UK home of Milton Keynes on Saturday. Around 60,000 specta…

     
  • Vettel collects Formula One’s biggest prize

    F1 Headlines 10/12/2011 00:59

    After a year of triumphs Sebastian Vettel’s closing reward came at the appropriately-named Kingdom of Dreams in New Delhi, India, host venue for this year’s FIA Prize Giving Gala on Friday evening.

    The 2011 FIA Formula One World Champion collected the…

     
  • Grosjean lands 2012 Renault race seat

    F1 Headlines 09/12/2011 12:02

    Romain Grosjean will race alongside Kimi Raikkonen at Renault next season, when the team becomes Lotus. It will be Grosjean’s second spell competing for the Enstone squad, the Frenchman having made seven Grand Prix starts for them in 2009, and leaves t…

     
  • 2012 team and driver line-ups – the story so far

    F1 Headlines 09/12/2011 11:55

    The 2012 grid will feature no less than six Formula One world champions, at least two rookies, and plenty of exciting talent in between. Below are details of which teams have confirmed who for next season, when Renault become Lotus, Lotus become Caterh…

     
  • Watkins retires from active FIA duty

    F1 Headlines 09/12/2011 02:01

    Famed Formula One medic Professor Sid Watkins has stepped down as FIA Institute President after eight years in the role, marking his retirement from full-time involvement in motorsport after a career spanning 50 years.

    Neurosurgeon Watkins, now 83, pl…

     
  • Webber revels in return of Tasmania Challenge

    F1 Headlines 08/12/2011 17:30

    Just ten days after his season-ending victory in the Brazilian Grand Prix, this week saw Mark Webber swap his Red Bull Racing machine for foot, paddle and pedal power as he joined a 60-strong field of athletes for the start of the Swisse Mark Webber Ta…

     
  • McLaren aero head joins Lotus

    F1 Headlines 08/12/2011 14:06

    Lotus have confirmed that leading aerodynamicist John Iley is to become the team’s performance director. Iley joins from McLaren where he was head of aerodynamics and will start work with Tony Fernandes’ squad – to be known as Caterham next season – in…

     
  • All systems go for Austin 2012

    F1 Headlines 07/12/2011 20:28

    The Formula 1 United States Grand Prix’s place on the 2012 calendar was confirmed by the FIA on Wednesday after organisers revealed they have reached an agreement with Formula One Management over the new race in Austin, Texas.

    “We want to thank the …

     
  • FIA ratifies 2012 rule changes

    F1 Headlines 07/12/2011 15:00

    Following Wednesday’s meeting of its World Motor Sport Council in New Delhi, India, the FIA has confirmed a number of Formula One rule changes for the 2012 season, most of which were already public knowledge.

    The FIA is clamping down on engine mapping…

     
  • 1971 Monza winner Gethin dies

    F1 Headlines 06/12/2011 00:51

    British driver Peter Gethin, winner of the 1971 Italian Grand Prix, has died at the age of 71 after succumbing to a long illness. During 30 Formula One starts, Gethin raced for McLaren, BRM and Graham Hill’s Embassy team.

    Surrey-born Gethin made his F…