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Uproar Continues over Ferrari’s Team Orders at Hockenheim

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The general consensus seems to be that Ferrari made a hash of it by dispensing team orders that weren’t, to listen to Maranello tell the take, really team orders at all.  In a post race press conference, however, team boss Stefano Domenicali’s attempted to explain the Scuderia’s point of view. When asked why Alonso’s pass [...]

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Alonso Wins in Controversial Hockenheim Finish, and Ferrari Fined $100,000 for Team Orders

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In a controversial finish, Ferrari came home first and second in today’s race at Hockenheim, with Fernando Alonso taking winner’s honors, and Felipe Massa taking points as runner up.  But it wasn’t exactly a happy ending, as evinced by the rather dour faces in the Ferrari garage at race’s end. Even the normally jubilant Alonso, [...]

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FIA President Jean Todt Tells Schumi Critics to Show Some Respect

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FIA president and former Ferrari team boss, Jean Todt, has a few choice words for the braying critics of German ace Michael Schumacher: show some respect.  Todt was Schumacher’s boss at the Scuderia from 1996 through 2006, and while he might be accused of having a bit of Schumi bias, he clearly knows his former [...]

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Martin Whitmarsh Backs Away from Movable Rear Wings for 2011

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FOTA chairman and McLaren honcho Martin Whitmarsh has begun to equivocate over the proposed technical reg update regarding movable rear wings.  The proposed rule would allow drivers to control their wings to reduce downforce on straightaways.  The rules would restrict their use to overtaking maneuvers, however, and only in pre-determined passing zones when a trailing [...]

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The FIA Brings Back 107% Rule for Qualifying in 2011

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The FIA is reinstating the 107% rule for qualifying, effective 2011.  This rule was first  implemented in 1996, with the idea of ensuring that the slowest cars in the field wouldn’t be so slow as to create a hazard for the other cars.  When single-lap was introduced in 2002, however, the 107% rule was eliminated.  [...]

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Movable Rear Wings Approved for 2011

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In an effort to further complicate the already convoluted technical regulations, the FIA has announced that beginning in 2011 movable rear wings will be allowed.  That sounds simply enough in concept, right?  Obviously, the idea would be to adjust the wing to have less drag on straights and more in turns.  But wait, that’s just [...]

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Pirelli Selected as Sole Formula 1 Tire Supplier

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Pirelli has been selected as the official tire supplier for Formula 1.  The new deal with Pirelli is for three years. The FIA had been dragging its heels in making a decision on this, to the extent that the top F1 teams, who  have already begun planning next year’s cars, have had to use data [...]

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After Montreal Success, Bridgestone Will Pursue More Radical Tire Strategy

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It seems that Bridgestone and the FIA have finally figured out a way to reinvigorate Formula 1.  Their solution: make the tires as durable as chewing gum.  The recent drama in Montreal was created largely as a result of tire compounds that had an optimum track life of four laps for options and about ten [...]

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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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