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Ecclestone confirms 2011 Indian Grand Prix
Bernie Eccletone has told the FIA the Indian Grand Prix will appear on the 2011 F1 calendar.
An FIA statement said:
Subject to final approval of the calendar by the World Council, Mr Bernie Ecclestone, President of FOM, has informed the FIA that India will host a Formula One event in 2011.
The Indian Grand Prix was originally [...]
Silverstone Arena track laid (Pictures)
Tarmac for the new Arena sequence at Silverstone, which will be used for the 2010 British Grand Prix, had been laid.
Pictures released by the circuit today also show the revised run-off areas at Brooklands and Woodcote corners towards the end of the lap.
Managing Director of Silverstone Circuits Richard Phillips said work was progressing according to [...]
Dry weather expected for final test
The teams had to dodge the rain at Jerez but the final four-day test before the first race of 2010 looks set to be dry.
The weather forecast for the Circuit de Catalunya is largely dry with temperatures in the mid-teens (C).
Some forecasts suggest a low chance of rain – 20-30% – on Friday and Saturday.
At [...]
Silverstone to use ‘Arena’ track in 2010
The 2010 British Grand Prix will take place on Silverstone’s new ‘Arena’ circuit in 2010, the circuit has confirmed, after gaining approval from Formula One Management.
The race organisers say the new circuit, built at a cost of £5m, will provide a better experience for fans in 2010.
It cuts out the Abbey chicane and Bridge [...]
Silverstone knocks down grandstands to build new Arena circuit (Pictures)
Silverstone has begun work to build the new “Arena” circuit which it intends to use for this year’s British Grand Prix.
The grandstands opposite the pits have been knocked down and several bridges have also been removed as the circuit’s remodelling begins.
These stands will be re-constructed in time for this year’s race and the circuit’s maximum [...]
Adrian Sutil says F1 is losing its thrill because the tracks are “too safe”
Adrian Sutil has given a frank assessment of the newest track on the F1 calendar, telling the Times of India the circuit was safe but “boring”:
Abu Dhabi was one of the most perfect circuits I have driven on, and the most boring as well.It was just straight and really, really boring. But I probably cannot [...]
Donington Park needs £600K to fix track
Donington Park’s owners will have to spend £600,000 to restore its circuit to operational standard after its failed attempt to hold the 2010 British Grand Prix.
The track itself is mostly intact, though some sections have been dug up near where the new parts of the circuit were to have been built. Some barriers and run-off [...]
2010 F1 testing dates confirmed
I’ve had confirmation through from one of the teams of the dates of this year’s test sessions. These are as follows:
February 1st – 3rd – Valencia (Ricardo Tormo), Spain
February 10th – 13th – Jerez, Spain
February 17th – 20th – Jerez, Spain
February 25th – 28th – Circuit de Catalunya, Spain
So far only Mercedes have confirmed their [...]
Malaysian washout was 09’s dearest race
The organisers of the Malaysian Grand Prix paid the highest fee going to hold an F1 race in 2009 – but they only got half a race for it.
The Sepang circuit’s race cost them $45.7m (£28.56m / €31.75m) to host this year. But the Grand Prix was abandoned after 31 of the scheduled 56 laps [...]
Silverstone to use “more exciting” Moto GP track for 2010 F1 race (Pictures)
Silverstone intends to use a new track layout for the 2010 British Grand Prix.
The new circuit will include most of Silverstone’s signature high-speed bends such as Copse, Maggotts, Becketts and Stowe, but not the high-speed Bridge corner.
But a circuit spokesperson told F1 Fanatic he expected the new circuit to be “equally, if not more exciting” [...]
