World Rally Championship gets Nitro boost in Spain
WRC promoter reached an exclusive agreement with Spanish broadcast group Antena 3 World Rally Championship fans in Spain can look forward to comprehensive television coverage of the 2011 and 2012...
View ArticleSpanish channel pays for false Alonso report
A Spanish television station has been ordered to pay Fernando Alonso EUR 73,000. The case dates back to December 2009, when the channel Antena 3 reported that the double world champion had separated...
View ArticleAntena 3 secures F1′s Spanish TV rights
Spanish fans can breathe a sigh of relief with the news formula one will be seen on television in 2012. Rights holder Mediapro terminated existing broadcaster La Sexta’s deal due to non-payment, it...
View ArticleDe la Rosa admits HRT ‘worst’ team in F1
“We should not be afraid to admit that we are the worst, but we must have the ambition to not stay that way” Pedro de la Rosa insists he is not afraid to admit he will tackle next weekend’s Australian...
View ArticleFerrari predicament ‘dramatic’– Lauda
Ferrari has set to work to fix a problem at the rear of its troubled F2012 car, Italy’s Autosprint reports. The report said initial winter testing highlighted problems with the car’s exhaust solution,...
View Article‘More treasure than deserved’ with F2012 – Alonso
Sepang winner Alonso’s latest surprise was to finish ahead of the best McLaren in Bahrain. Amid Ferrari’s performance crisis with the struggling F2012 car, the Italian team has emerged from the opening...
View ArticleFast Schumacher can stay ‘forever’– Brawn
More than 2000 days after his last pole, Michael Schumacher’s qualifying triumph in Monaco has turned the speculation on its head. Now, his critics have been silenced, and the pundits are having to...
View ArticleHRT ready to leave Marussia at back of grid
HRT could finally be on the cusp of speeding off the final row of the formula one grid. Clearly the slowest team in F1 since its 2010 debut, the Spanish backmarkers’ Pedro de la Rosa actually qualified...
View ArticleNo more Spanish team in F1 – de la Rosa
Pedro de la Rosa has admitted he left Brazil after Sunday’s 2012 finale with a real sadness. HRT’s owner Thesan Capital is no longer prepared to fund the Spanish backmarkers, making it likely...
View ArticleGene inks new Ferrari test driver deal
Marc Gene has signed up for yet another year as a Ferrari test driver. Although now spearheading the F1 role with an Audi sports cars endurance seat, Gene has inked a new one-year Ferrari contract for...
View ArticleVilleneuve to commentate for Italian TV
Jacques Villeneuve will be back at the grands prix in 2013. Reporting from a launch event at Monza, the Italian press said the 1997 world champion has signed up with Sky Italia to commentate during...
View ArticleDe Villota to work for Spain’s F1 TV coverage
Maria de Villota has been signed up as an expert pundit for Spanish television Antena 3′s coverage of the 2013 formula one season. The Spaniard lost an eye in a near-fatal testing crash whilst serving...
View ArticleProst worried 2013 could be Red Bull whitewash
Alain Prost is worried 2013 could be a Red Bull whitewash. The general consensus in the Melbourne paddock is that – while Ferrari, Lotus and Mercedes all look competitive – Red Bull continues to lead...
View ArticleNew Williams ‘undriveable’– Maldonado
It has been a nightmare start to Williams’ 2013 season. The deaths of Hugo Chavez and Ginny Williams were big commercial and personal blows for the famous British team, and now its new car has been...
View ArticleForgotten man Massa is back
Ferrari’s forgotten man is back. Since his 2008 title challenge and near-fatal crash a season later, Felipe Massa has been almost missing in action. A late resurgence last year enabled him to keep his...
View ArticleAlonso says Red Bull leading pack is ‘nothing new’
“I have no doubt that Alonso will fight for the title this year.” – Jacques Villeneuve Fernando Alonso, although very quiet over the winter period, insists in Australia that he is happy even though not...
View Article‘Massa should not be happy’– Briatore
“Of course you are not happy when you fight to win and you finish fourth.” Although competitive throughout the weekend, Felipe Massa looks set to maintain his role as Ferrari’s ‘number 2′. The...
View ArticleAlonso’s McLaren deal appears done – reports
After a frantic period of mystery and speculation, the course of Fernando Alonso’s future is now beginning to clear. Multiple authoritative sources are reporting that the Spaniard is definitely headed...
View ArticleFormer Spanish King says Alonso ‘going to McLaren’
“It will not be a surprise” – Alonso Fernando Alonso completed his Ferrari career on Sunday still refusing to confirm widespread speculation his next move is to McLaren-Honda. But he is now giving big...
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