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The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) met in Bahrain on Thursday and agreed a number of matters in relation to the FIA Formula One World Championship. Among them were a new selection process for a potential 13th team next season and the appointment of Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher to the FIA’s Circuits Commission.
Coming the week before the 2010 season gets underway, the launch of the HRT team (formerly Campos) – and the announcement of second driver Karun Chandhok – was a very last-minute affair. Although he is yet to drive the car, and despite the mountain of work and obstacles still facing the team, it’s a dream come true for 26 year-old Chandhok, who had almost lost faith in realising his Formula One ambitions…
BMW Sauber announced on Friday that they will support young driver Esteban Gutierrez this season. Eighteen year-old Gutierrez will attend a number of Grands Prix with the team and will be incorporated into the team’s driver development programme, which means he’ll follow the same training regime as race drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Kamui Kobayashi. The Mexican enjoyed his first taste of Formula One power last year with BMW Sauber at December’s young driver test.
If you’re a new team testing amongst your rivals for the first time, you’d be expecting a few mishaps to come your way before you finally found your footing. But as Lotus’s T127 made its debut at Jerez on Wednesday it was largely plain sailing for the Norfolk-based team. With a car that appears sleek, stylish and – most importantly – reliable, chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne and test driver Fairuz Fauzy were all smiles as they met the media following Lotus’s maiden sessionÂ…
Following its shakedown at Silverstone earlier this week in the hands of test driver Fairuz Fauzy, the Lotus T127 was officially unveiled in London on Friday evening. Race drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli give their thoughts on the new car and the season aheadÂ…
Silverstone have announced that this year’s British Grand Prix will take place on the track’s new ‘arena’ layout. The modified circuit has been approved by Formula One Management, and with building work set to finish in March, everything should be ready in time for race weekend on July 9-11.
Production is underway of the definitive feature documentary on Formula One racing. Scheduled for cinema release in spring 2011, the new film will tell the story of the golden Grand Prix age and will include interviews with the sport’s leading personalities, drivers, designers and engineers
Mercedes GP confirmed on Thursday that Nick Heidfeld is to join the team as their reserve and test driver for the 2010 Formula One season. Heidfeld, who raced for BMW Sauber from 2006-09, joins fellow Germans Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg in the squad’s line-up
Williams have undergone some massive changes over the winter break.
