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Sauber contemplating name change

Forumula1.net — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:16:00 +0000

Peter Sauber is hoping to to change the name of his team. Currently, the team have been entered into Formula One as the “BMW Sauber F1 Team” despite the withdrawal of BMW from the sport at the end of last season. According to Autosport, Peter Sauber is now thinking about changing his team name, although [...] Related posts:

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Ferrari look at cooling issues

Forumula1.net — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:08:01 +0000

Ferrari are looking into cooling issues with their F10 and are hoping to have a solution ahead of the Melbourne Grand Prix. Both Ferrari drivers were given a new engine ahead of the season opener and although Massa said that he backed off in the last 30 laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix to save fuel, [...] Related posts:

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Fry: Button needs to be quicker

Forumula1.net — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:56:52 +0000

Nick Fry has said that Jenson Button will need to look closely at his performance to see how he can close the gap to his team-mate. Hamilton finished four places ahead of Button at the season opener in Bahrain. “There’s clearly a gap that Jenson is going to have to close,” Fry commented. “It is absolutely [...] Related posts:

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Coulthard calls for mandatory pitstops; criticises previous FIA regime for rule changes

Ewan Marshall — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:06 +0000

David Coulthard believes that the quality of Formula One racing will only improve if the sport adopts mandatory pitstops and makes tyre compounds more extreme. Writing in his column for the Daily Telegraph, the thirteen-time Grand Prix also launched an attack against Max Mosley and believes that the former FIA President must shoulder some of the [...] Related posts:

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Ecclestone ponders rule changes

Forumula1.net — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:01:54 +0000

Bernie Ecclestone is contemplating shaking up the way in which Formula One rules are made after the dull season opener in Bahrain. Prior to the race, many had hoped that the new raft of rules brought in for the 2010 season would see a more exciting race, however the Bahrain event failed to live up to [...] Related posts:

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Indianapolis plays down F1 return possibility

Forumula1.net — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:52:12 +0000

After Bernie Ecclestone hinted in Bahrain that a return to Indianapolis might be on the cards in the near future, Indianapolis Speedway are playing down the claims. A spokesman for the circuit commented to the Indianapolis Business Journal, “We continue to have dialogue with Formula 1 and we’ve long maintained we are interested in hosting their [...] Related posts:

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Whitmarsh: Tyre rules or compounds should change

Forumula1.net — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:09:45 +0000

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has spoken out about the marked difference between the different tyre compounds and he believes that there should be two mandatory pit stops per race to help spice up the races. The Bahrain GP was one of the most highly anticipated season openers for many years – thanks partly to [...] Related posts:

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Bahrain Grand Prix: Sunday News Round-up

Ewan Marshall — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:04:42 +0000

Much debate followed the aftermath of today’s Bahrain Grand Prix, with fans flooding internet messageboards to air their dissatisfaction at this year’s new regulations – as the ban on refuelling failed to improve the quality of racing. Michael Schumacher, on his return to Formula One questioned the new rules and stated that they would not improve [...] Related posts:

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Alonso becomes another Ferrari hero

Hugh Podmore — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:30:50 +0000

Fernando Alonso today wrote himself into the history books, becoming one of a handful of drivers to win on their Ferrari debut. The Asturian drove a faultless race in which he was seemingly able to speed up at will, although some will say he was fortunate that Sebastian Vettel had a mechanical issue which in [...] Related posts:

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Bahrain Grand Prix: Sunday Post-Race Press Conference

Ewan Marshall — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:17:55 +0000

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