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Bernie Ecclestone and Girlfriend Attacked in London

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I’m sure there are people in the F1 world who have, at one time or another, felt like giving Bernie Ecclestone a black eye.  Unfortunately, their collective wish came true this week when Bernie was felled by four young attackers who robbed Bernie and his girlfriend Fabiana Flosi of more than $300,000 worth of jewelry. [...]

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Tilke Promises More Radical Circuits at Future Venues

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A number of the newer Formula 1 venues have been accused of being boring, and all new venues of the current generation have been designed by Hermann Tilke.  Tilke first came onto the F1 scene in the 1990′s when he redesigned the old Österreichring in Austria, that track being rechristened as the A-1 Ring.  The [...]

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Blueprint for Austin Formula 1 Track Revealed

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The plans for the new F1 track outside of Austin, TX have been released.  For the first time, there will be a purpose built, natural terrain road course for Formula 1 in the United States.  There have been a number of F1 venues in the U.S., but previously they have utilized existing road courses normally [...]

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Bernie Ecclestone and DC Talk Sense About Team Orders

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After all the brouhaha over Ferrari’s team orders at Hockenheim, which saw a virtually unanimous condemnation of the Scuderia’s ordering Felipe Massa to make way for Fernando Alonso, thus allowing the Spaniard to win the race, we now see in the F1 community a backlash in reaction to the backlash. Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone [...]

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Will Schumi Stay or Go?

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With the midpoint of the season upon us, and Michael Schumacher’s comeback efforts still stuck in the doldrums, paddock wags are beginning to speculate whether or not the German ace will return next year.  Granted, Schumacher is on a three-year contract, but as everyone who follows Formula 1 knows, contracts are made to be broken. [...]

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US Grand Prix Returns to F1 Calendar in 2012 in Austin, Texas

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Today, in a surprise move, Bernie Ecclestone announced an agreement between Formula One World Championship Limited and Formula One Administration Limited, who jointly own the rights to F1, and the American promoter Full Throttle Productions, to host an American Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, beginning in 2012.  The term of the agreement is 10 years, [...]

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A New York Site Proposed for a U.S. Grand Prix

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Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone might have spurned Tony George and Indianapolis, but he hasn’t given up on the idea of finding a suitable U.S. site for a future grand prix venue.  While Eccelstone has in the past insisted that Formula 1 doesn’t need America, it seems self-defeating for F1 to turn its back on [...]

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Fans and Teams Say the Show Was Boring, Bernie Says Be Patient

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Bernie Ecclestone is making an effort to instill calm in the troops.  Amidst a unanimous clamor that the season-opener in Bahrain was exceptional only in the level of tedium it produced, Ecclestone has encouraged teams and fans alike to reserve judgment. In the aftermath of Sunday’s race, McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh called for an immediate [...]

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USF1 Requests Permission to Miss First Four Races

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In the latest development in the ongoing saga of USF1, team principal Ken Anderson acknowledged on Friday that the team would be unable to make the grid for the season-opener in Bahrain on the March 12-14 weekend.  In fact, he is now requesting permission from the FIA to skip the first four races, hoping to [...]

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The FIA Issues Last Minute Rule Clarifications

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The FIA has confirmed several late changes to the sporting regulations for 2010.  For example, last year, as an effort to enhance viewers’ appreciation of the teams’ different race strategies, the FIA publicized the fuel weights of all the cars on the grid for the start if each race. From this,  it could be seen [...]

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