Lotus works to replace problematic Xtrac hydraulics
Friday role not yet certain for Lotus’ Fauzy The source of many reliability problems encountered by F1′s new teams so far in 2010 has been traced to their common supplier XTrac. Not since 1996 has the...
View ArticleNo quick fix to lack of Williams pace – Barrichello
The car is “not fast enough”. -Sam Michael Rubens Barrichello has admitted there will be no quick solution to Williams’ current lack of pace. The newly Cosworth-powered FW32 showed signs of promise in...
View ArticleCosworth eyes fifth customer team for 2011 (+photos)
‘The Ultimate Impreza’: the latest addition to the Cosworth stable Rather than bracing to lose a customer, Cosworth says it is ready to supply engines to a fifth formula one team next year. The British...
View ArticleKlien could return to HRT seat in 2010 – report
Klien acknowledged that a surprise result for HRT with the F110 car is unlikely. After Sunday’s Korean grand prix, Christian Klien could return to the wheel of the HRT for one or both of the remaining...
View ArticleKlien to replace Yamamoto in Brazil
Christian Klien will be back in action for the HRT team at this weekend’s Brazilian grand prix. The Austrian also replaced Japanese Sakon Yamamoto in Singapore due to food poisoning, but no reason has...
View ArticleSuccessful start to Cosworth’s pre-season testing programme
Cosworth-powered AT&T Williams and Marussia Virgin Racing entries unveiled Cosworth has today attended the launch of the all-new Marussia Virgin Racing MVR-02 race car which took place at BBC...
View ArticleCosworth power on top in Jerez as teams continue Spanish testing
Barrichello’s pace-setting lap – a 1m19.832s – proved to be the quickest of the four-day test The second pre-season test session concluded at the Circuito de Jerez on Sunday with Rubens Barrichello...
View ArticleNew HRT car to make test debut in Barcelona
The season will now kick off in Australia later in March. HRT’s new car for 2011 will make its track debut at the extra Barcelona test next month, according to a Spanish media report. The sports daily...
View ArticleHRT to test new car ‘when it’s ready’– source
HRT is working hard to have its 2011 car ready for this week’s Barcelona test. A report in the Spanish daily Sport said the Cosworth-powered F111 will make its debut at the earliest possible moment...
View ArticleCosworth fully charged for 2011 after busy pre-season testing
It has been a generally positive pre-season testing programme for Cosworth Cosworth is ready to embark on the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship after a busy pre-season testing period that has...
View ArticleNo pre-Melbourne shakedown for new HRT car
HRT’s new car for 2011 will turn a wheel for the first time next Friday in Melbourne. After the struggling Spanish team launched the F111 in Barcelona late last week, it could not then be tested due to...
View ArticleHRT to be in Barcelona this week – report
HRT’s 2012 campaign looks set to finally get off the start-line, after the new single seater passed the mandatory crash tests. Earlier, the reportedly step-nosed car failed two of the FIA’s 2012 impact...
View ArticleWilliams admits mistake to let Newey go
“There’s only one of him” Sir Frank Williams has admitted it was a mistake to let F1′s most respected engineer Adrian Newey leave his beleaguered team more than a decade ago. Aerodynamic specialist and...
View ArticleHRT hoping to debut 2012 car on Sunday
HRT is hoping to get one up on its tailender rival Marussia by at least running its 2012 car before shipping it to Australia. Marussia, formerly Virgin, has announced that after failing an FIA crash...
View ArticleHRT confirms Monday debut for 2012 car
HRT has confirmed that its 2012 car, the F112, will finally make its track debut on Monday. Recently, the FIA barred Red Bull and Ferrari from tweaking their test schedules so that their Barcelona...
View ArticleGlock thinks new Marussia to beat 107pc rule
Timo Glock is hoping McLaren’s driver simulator is accurate. That’s because he is relying on that data in hoping his 2012 car – the new Cosworth-powered Marussia MR01 – is fast enough to beat F1′s 107...
View ArticleSpanish team HRT’s car made in Germany
“Under our management almost everything has been made here in Bobingen” – Gunther Holzer. Former boss Colin Kolles and his Greding-based company is no longer involved, but there remains a strong German...
View Article‘New’ HRT not in third F1 season – Gracia
Martin Brundle has admitted he is surprised HRT is still struggling so much at the start of its third season in formula one. Better known then as ‘Hispania’, the Spanish team was founded by Adrian...
View ArticleKERS unlikely for HRT in 2012 – Sala
HRT’s team boss has admitted installing KERS is an unlikely goal for the struggling Spanish team this year. Luis Perez Sala said the new F112 was designed to accommodate the energy-recovery technology,...
View Article‘Customer cars’ discussed at F1′s Paris meeting
The FIA said it expects a “final settlement” in the “coming weeks”. Jean Todt had a “constructive meeting” with Bernie Ecclestone and the twelve team bosses in Paris on Monday, the FIA said in a media...
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