Is F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone finally missing a trick? | Paul Weaver
Ecclestone’s downbeat view fails to match thrilling prospect of Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel winning three titles in a row Bernie Ecclestone will be 82 this year and he must be the only octogenarian who pretends he’s older than he is. I met him again in Knightsbridge on Thursday, as he launched a new technology [...]
Caterham sign up Vitaly Petrov for 2012 Formula One season
• Russian replaces the axed Jarno Trulli at Caterham• Owner admits economics played a role in driver switch Vitaly Petrov has been handed a Formula One reprieve after being signed up by Caterham for the new season. Petrov was released by Renault at the end of last year after two seasons with the Enstone-based marque [...]
Hamilton and Vettel in 2012 F1 cars trumped by Rosberg’s 2011 model
• Nico Rosberg’s 2011 Mercedes fastest in Jerez testing• Romain Grosjean’s Lotus best of teams’ 2012 models Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel produced almost identical times on the third day of testing in Jerez on Thursday but they were trumped by the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg, even though he was driving last year’s car. Romain [...]
Adrian Sutil appeal over GBH conviction could yet see Lewis Hamilton appearing as a court witness after all
Lewis Hamilton may yet have to testify in court after Adrian Sutil appealed his GBH conviction. Jenson Button
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has sunnier outlook after winter in Colorado
• McLaren launch new car at Woking base• Sutil’s comments are given the brush-off McLaren launched their new Formula One car before a global audience on Wednesday. And the global audience dutifully gawped in wonder, even though the new creation, the MP4-27, motionless and driverless and tilting sharply to the right, looked as if it [...]
