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Ferrari gets ugly for new Formula One season

Ferrari gets ugly for new Formula One season

Berlin (dpa) - Ferrari admitted Friday its Formula One car for the 2012 season would not win any prizes for beauty but its engineers hope a radical design change will give it the speed to break the dominance of Red Bull.

03.02.2012 | more ...

Winter weather forces Ferrari to cancel F1 car launch

Ferrari-Logo

Berlin (dpa) - Winter weather has forced Ferrari to scrap the official launch of their 2012 Formula One car on Friday, the Italian team said.

02.02.2012 | more ...

McLaren unveil 2012 Formula One car

New McLaren Mercedes presentation

London (dpa) - McLaren on Wednesday became the first top team to unveil their car for the 2012 Formula One season.

01.02.2012 | more ...

Heidfeld to drive at Le Mans 24 Hours

Nick Heidfeld

Berlin (dpa) - Former Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld will compete in the famous Le Mans 24 Hours and two further 2012 world endurance championship races for Swiss team Rebellion Racing.

01.02.2012 | more ...

Sutil brands Hamilton a "coward" over trial absence

Adrian Sutil

Munich (dpa) - Formula One driver Adrian Sutil has called fellow racer Lewis Hamilton a "coward" and said he no longer regarded him as a friend for failing to appear as a witness in his trial on an assault charge.

01.02.2012 | more ...

Sutil gets suspended jail sentence for nightclub attack

Adrian Sutil

Munich (dpa) - Formula One driver Adrian Sutil was given a suspended 18-month prison sentence by a court in Germany Tuesday after being convicted on an assault charge.

31.01.2012 | more ...

Sutil sorry for row which led to assault charge

Adrian Sutil

Munich (dpa) - Formula One driver Adrian Sutil told a court in Germany Monday he tried to apologize to the injury victim of an alleged assault in a nightclub.

30.01.2012 | more ...

Caterham first to show off "platypus-nosed" F1 car

Mike Gascoyne

Berlin (dpa) - Caterham on Thursday were the first Formula One team to present the 2012 car and their technical chief Mike Gascoyne well aware that its looks would stir a debate.

26.01.2012 | more ...

Schumacher can′t wait for season to Start, but refuses predictions

Michael Schumacher

Berlin (dpa) - Record world champion Michael Schumacher can′t wait for the Formula One season to get underway and won′t make any predictions until after the first races.

24.01.2012 | more ...

Raikkonen back in the groove quickly in first F1 return training

Kimi Raikkonen

Valencia, Spain (dpa) - Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen was set for a second of training Tuesday for his return to Formula One racing after an encouraging run the previous day at Lotus.

24.01.2012 | more ...

Raikkonen back behind F1 car wheel

Kimi Raikkonen

Berlin (dpa) - Kimi Raikkonen got into a Formula One car again on Monday, driving his first laps in a 2010 Renault car to get ready for his return to the sport at the team now named Lotus.

23.01.2012 | more ...

The end for Barrichello in Formula 1?

Rubens Barrichello

Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Veteran driver Rubens Barrichello saw his chances of staying in Formula 1 reduced to virtually zero on Tuesday.

17.01.2012 | more ...

Bruno Senna in Ayrton′s footsteps with Williams contract

Bruno Senna

London (dpa) - Bruno Senna will race for Williams in the 2012 Formula One season, replacing fellow-Brazilian Rubens Barrichello at the British team his uncle Ayrton Senna also raced for and crashed to his death 18 years ago.

17.01.2012 | more ...

Report: Kubica returns home after leg surgery

Robert Kubica

Berlin (dpa) - Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica has returned to his Monte Carlo home after leg surgery in the wake of a fall, the autosport.com website said on Monday.

16.01.2012 | more ...

New Ferrari will not please aesthetes, team officials warn

Luca di Montezemolo

Berlin (dpa) - The new Ferrari for the 2012 Formula One season will not exactly be a beauty, according to team officials.

12.01.2012 | more ...

Ferrari hire former Bridgestone tyre chief

Hirohide Hamashima

Berlin (dpa) - Ferrari have appointed former Bridgestone technical director Hirohide Hamashima to help the Formula One team develop with the current Pirelli tyres.

11.01.2012 | more ...

Bahrain F1 circuit reinstates sacked staff

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Berlin (dpa) - The Bahrain Formula One circuit has reinstated employees dismissed following last year′s civil unrest, it said Wednesday.

11.01.2012 | more ...

Red Bull take on Buemi as test and reserve driver

Sebastien Buemi

Berlin (dpa) - Sebastien Buemi will back up Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel and team-mate Mark Webber as Red Bull′s test and reserve driver from next season, the team said Thursday.

05.01.2012 | more ...

Rosberg not concerned about new Mercedes missing first F1 tests

Nico Rosberg

Berlin (dpa) - Nico Rosberg is not concerned that his Mercedes Formula One car for the 2012 season will miss the first round of pre-season testing.

02.01.2012 | more ...

Patrick Head leaves Williams and F1 after 34 years

Patrick Head

London (dpa) - Williams co-founder Patrick Head has ended his engagement in Formula One racing after more than three decades and turns his attention to hybrid technology development, the team said on Saturday.

31.12.2011 | more ...