Bernie Ecclestone: Bahrain will not be charged for scrapped grand prix
• Bahrain organisers will not have to pay for cancellation• ‘I am not charging them for a race they are not getting’ Bernie Ecclestone will not be charging the organisers of the Bahrain grand prix for calling off the race. The political unrest in the Gulf kingdom resulted in the Crown Prince of Bahrain, Salman [...]
Bernie Ecclestone delays decision on staging Bahrain grand prix
• Ecclestone to make final assessment next week• Unrest leaves season’s first F1 race on knife edge Bernie Ecclestone has expressed hope that the bloody unrest in Bahrain will “blow away” by next week, when he plans to decide whether to pull the opening race of the season. Formula One’s commercial rights holder sounded more [...]
Renault’s Robert Kubica to return to Formula One ‘stronger than ever’
• Pole will undergo more surgery on Friday after rallying crash• Robert Kubica says: ‘After accidents, you improve’ The Renault driver Robert Kubica, who suffered serious injuries in a rallying crash last weekend, has said that he is determined to return to Formula One as soon as possible. The Pole is due to undergo more [...]
Williams see stock market flotation as solution to loss of sponsorship
• Shares will start trading on stock exchange on 2 March• Frank Williams to remain as the majority shareholder The Williams Formula One team have confirmed they will go public to secure their long-term future as an independent concern. The British team said in a statement today that they expect their shares to start trading [...]
