Michael Schumacher’s brother Ralf has tipped the seven time world champion to keep racing beyond his 44th birthday. Schumacher’s Mercedes deal runs out this year, but talks about a new contract for 2013 are yet to be discussed.
Food giant Nestle’s boss has confirmed he is set to enter the world of F1.
Austrian businessman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe confirmed to Kleine Zeitung newspaper that he has been lined up to chair the sport’s parent company once it has floated on the Singapore exchange.
Mark Webber’s future in F1 seems secure, after reports this week linked him to two top teams for the 2013 season.
First, Spanish specialist reports said Ferrari is interested in the experienced Australian to replace struggling Felipe Massa next season. And now, the Australian Sydney Morning Herald newspaper claims Red Bull, 35-year-old Webber’s current team, is “all but ready” to extend his contract through 2013.
After Sebastian Vettel’s first win of the season in Bahrain recently, Red Bull could now maintain its grip on 2012.
That is the claim of the legendary triple world champion Niki Lauda.
Sergio Perez had to be treated at Mugello on Thursday following a smoky incident.
Blick newspaper reports that, early on the final day of the rare in-season test, “acrid black smoke” emanated from Sauber’s upgraded C31 car at the Italian circuit.
Ferrari might be gearing up to incorporate a ‘double-DRS’ setup aboard its improving F2012 car. If true, the famous Italian team would be the first team to successfully emulate the controversial Mercedes system, which has been declared fully legal by the governing FIA.
Tony Fernandes has admitted he would have liked corporate Malaysia to have backed his F1 team.
The Malaysian entrepreneur founded a UK based start-up team in 2010, calling it Team Lotus before a bitter spat developed with the Lotus name’s owner Proton.
Sebastian Vettel has hit back at what he thinks was an “exaggerated” reaction to Michael Schumacher after the recent Bahrain grand prix.
Schumacher, Vettel’s countryman and friend, had heavily criticised the sport’s official supplier Pirelli, despite the Italian marque’s 2012 tyres being widely credited for the exciting grands prix seen so far this year.
Jaime Alguersuari’s father has slammed Red Bull’s decision to axe his son.
Jaime Alguersuari Snr said the decision by Dr Helmut Marko to oust the young Spaniard after a strong season and at the age of 21 was “unfair and incomprehensible”.
F1 figures have mixed feelings after this week’s Mugello test. Amid speculation the Ferrari owned circuit would like a spot on the race calendar, it emerged that the famous Maranello based team pushed hard for the Tuscan facility to host the first in-season test in many years.
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