Letters: Formula One deal
Just as Murdoch is being crucified, the BBC comes to his rescue by cutting a deal with his biggest money-maker, Sky, to share Formula One (Report, 29 July). This will no doubt have the effect of “using sport as a battering ram to drive up subscription numbers”. This can only boost Sky’s profits – already [...]
Formula One: The Nürburgring – an interactive guide
Formula One driver Heikki Kovalainen guides us round the circuit for the German Grand Prix this weekend Giles Richards Giulio Frigieri Sport: Motor sport | guardian.co.uk
Formula One’s big four hold breakaway talks that worry the minnows
• Teams explore possibility of running the show themselves• End of contract with contract with CVC in 2012 opens the way The four biggest names in Formula One – Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes – will discuss the future of the sport in Stuttgart in a meeting which has the other competing teams looking [...]
Formula One 2011: drivers’ and constructors’ world championships standings
Updated tables for both the Formula One drivers’ and constructors’ world championships. Jenson Button
Formula One 2011: drivers’ and constructors’ world championships standings
Updated tables for both the Formula One drivers’ and constructors’ world championships. Jenson Button
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 [...]
FIA removes ban on team orders from Formula One regulations
• Article 39.1 prohibiting team orders deleted at WMSC meeting• Plans to make Formula One engines greener unveiled The FIA has removed the regulation banning team orders from its rulebook following this year’s controversy at the German grand prix, which led to Ferrari being fined £65,000 by race stewards. After coded messages over the team [...]

