Sakhir, Bahrain Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone insists the Brazilian Grand Prix will remain at Interlagos, saying he has received assurances from the mayor of Sao Paulo that long-demanded upgrades to the circuit will take place.
Ecclestone, in Sakhir for the Bahrain GP, also says F1 is "talking to quite a few countries" about being added to the calendar. Among them are Thailand, Mexico and Turkey.
Ecclestone says it is worth examining Bahrain's request to return to the season-opening slot, which returned to Australia when the Bahrain race was cancelled in 2011.
Ecclestone also reaffirmed his opposition to the turbocharged 1.6-liter V6 engines from 2014, which will replace the 2.4-liter V8s. He said he feared the switch would prompt a "fuel economy run."...
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05:01 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Sao Paulo: Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone says Sao Paulo could be taken off the calendar if the city fails to improve facilities at its Interlagos Grand Prix circuit. The F1 chief has given local officials an ultimatum to upgrade commercial boxes, event rooms and sanitary areas in addition to the paddock and pit-lane areas, reports Xinhua. "The design of the circuit is among the best in the world, but...
11:12 AM, Apr 16, 2013
FIA believes there is no cause for Ferrari to lodge an appeal that, if successful, would strip Vettel of the F1 title and give it to Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso. ...
07:34 PM, Nov 29, 2012
Vettel became the youngest triple champion in Formula One history on Sunday when he finished sixth behind the victorious Jenson Button in a tumultuous Brazilian GP. ...
11:06 PM, Nov 27, 2012
Hulkenberg finished 11th in the drivers standing with 63 points. ...
12:24 AM, Nov 26, 2012
Jenson Button took his third race win of the season. ...
11:59 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Vettel became the youngest three-time champion in Formula One at age 25. ...
11:31 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Schumacher retired for the first time in Brazil in 2006 and came back in 2010. ...
09:29 PM, Nov 25, 2012
The team, winners of the constructors' title for the past three years, have had a partnership with Infiniti since March 2011. ...
08:18 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Alonso will start only seventh for Ferrari at Interlagos, while Vettel and his Red Bull will be fourth on the grid. ...
05:12 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Lewis Hamilton won the pole position, while Sebastian Vettel will start fourth and Fernando Alonso eighth. ...
10:44 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Great Britain's Di Resta took 1:13.486 to complete 21 laps while Hulkenberg of Germany needed 1:13.602 to finish 22 laps. ...
10:23 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Button set a lap of 1 minute, 13.188 seconds at Interlagos, just .057 in front of Vettel. ...
08:07 PM, Nov 24, 2012
The situation is a little bit like a Champions League final at the Brazilian GP, as all eyes will be on Vettel and Alonso. ...
05:14 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Formula 1 championship leader Sebastian Vettel admits his Red Bull team needs to make changes ahead of Saturday's qualifying for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. ...
04:44 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Sao Paulo: Formula One tail-enders HRT face an uncertain future after Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix with employees in the dark about plans to sell the team, according to veteran Spanish driver Pedro de la Rosa. "It's not easy for anyone, especially mechanics and engineers and people who from now on have to fight for their future. None of us know what will happen," he told reporters in the Interlagos...
10:09 AM, Nov 23, 2012
Sao Paulo: Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel hailed Michael Schumacher as his hero and inspiration on Thursday as the German great prepared for a final farewell to the sport at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Sitting alongside the seven times champion at a news conference, Vettel suggested the 43-year-old might like to cover his ears before singing the praises of a man he first met as a schoolboy karter. "He...
09:52 AM, Nov 23, 2012
London: Six years on from his retirement from Formula One at the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher will say farewell again at Interlagos on Sunday and this time he intends to savour the occasion. The seven times world champion, who was racing for Ferrari in 2006 and is now ending a disappointing three year comeback with Mercedes, has made clear he is calling it quits for good this time....
10:05 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes is reportedly preparing a bold proposal to bring Formula One to the Brazilian city. Paes is seeking talks with F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone about the prospect of making Rio Brazil's second venue on the championship calendar after the Interlagos track in Sao Paulo, reports Xinhua. It is understood Paes is hesitant to enter in a direct dispute with Sao Paulo for...
03:58 PM, Nov 10, 2012
