Indian Grand Prix organisers on Wednesday dismissed media speculation that they may not host a Formula One race next year as "totally baseless and malicious".
"Our agreement with Formula One Management is to hold F1 races at Buddh International Circuit (BIC) till 2015, and we are fully committed to do that," Askari Zaidi, spokesman for Jaypee Sports International, said in a statement.
"There is no reason for us to give up hosting F1 races," he added, reacting to reports on some international websites that suggested the race could be dropped after this year. Zaidi said the circuit, at Greater Noida to the south of New Delhi, wanted to host more international events including motorcycling.
This year's Indian Grand Prix on October 27 will be the 16th race of the 19 round championship. The 2014 calendar has yet to be issued but new races in Russia and New Jersey are due to make their debuts, taking it to a potential 21 rounds if none are dropped....
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07:37 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Paris: Mercedes and Pirelli on Thursday must answer charges that they breached Formula One rules by testing tires together. The governing body of motorsport, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), convened the hearing of its international tribunal. The disciplinary body meets in Paris on Thursday morning and has summoned Mercedes and Pirelli to appear. A key question is whether Mercedes gained a competitive advantage from testing tires with Pirelli in Barcelona...
06:23 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Mercedes principal Ross Brawn, a past master at finding Formula One loopholes, may need to pull another rabbit from his magician's hat on Thursday if his team are to escape potentially heavy sanctions. The burly Englishman will explain to an International Tribunal hearing in Paris why the team of 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton and Germany's Nico Rosberg should escape punishment for apparently breaking strict rules on testing. The...
04:19 PM, Jun 19, 2013
With just 37 points from seven races so far in the season, it would be fair to say McLaren's performance has been far from satisfactory and Jenson Button feels the ride quality of the McLaren car has been a big issue this season. "I think we do have OK downforce, but the problem for us has been the ride quality of the car," the Brit told AUTOSPORT. "There are many...
12:08 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Eftihios 'Tio' Ellinas completed a straight-line test for Marussia on Tuesday and claimed a footnote in motorsport history as the first Cypriot to drive a Formula One car. The 21-year-old Larnaca-born racer, who is currently leading the GP3 junior series for Marussia Manor Racing, carried out an aerodynamic evaluation for the Formula One backmarkers at Kemble airfield in south-west England. "It was every bit as exciting as I expected...
12:01 PM, Jun 19, 2013
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11:12 AM, Jun 19, 2013
London: The Lotus F1 team announced on Tuesday that a consortium of private investors, including an American hedge fund manager and an Abu Dhabi-based multinational business group, had acquired a 35 percent stake. The British-based team said in a statement that Infinity Racing Partners Limited had joined Luxembourg-based Genii Capital, who retain the remaining 65 percent through an investment vehicle, as shareholders. Genii's head Gerard Lopez will continue as chairman...
11:08 AM, Jun 19, 2013
In a recent development Formula One's controversial Bahrain Grand Prix is scheduled to kick off 2014 season comprising of 21 races and in that case Australia loses the status of holding the opening race. As reported, Bahrain will be holding the season opener race in early March, which is couple of weeks earlier than Australia. According to the Herald Sun newspaper the Bahrain race will be held on March 2...
03:55 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Despite poor performances in Monaco and Montreal, Lotus team principal Eric Boullier is confident that his team will bounce back to be at the front of the grid. Lotus' lead driver Kimi Raikkonen started the season with a win in Australia and also by claiming four other podiums. In Bahrain both the drivers finished in top three. In the last two races, Lotus managed to take three points and added...
01:52 PM, Jun 18, 2013
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12:06 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Former Toro Ross boss Gerhard Berger believes that Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen could be an ideal replacement for Mark Webber after the Red Bull veteran vacated his Formula One seat at the end of the year. Webber's future has been in serious doubt with Red Bull as his current contract is set to expire at the end of the season. Both Toro Rosso drivers - Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo...
10:56 AM, Jun 18, 2013
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10:49 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Former Formula One commentator Murray Walker has been diagnosed with cancer. Walker has told the BBC he has been diagnosed with a form of lymphatic system cancer, but says the condition is treatable. Walker, who lives in Hampshire, was the voice of Formula 1 for more than 30 years, first with the BBC and then with ITV. Walker became famous for his enthusiastic commentary style. One classic example is: "Unless...
09:24 AM, Jun 18, 2013
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09:16 AM, Jun 18, 2013
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09:25 PM, Jun 17, 2013
London: Formula 1 team Marussia have handed Tio Ellinas of Cyprus his first Formula 1 test. The Marussia young driver programme member Ellinas will conduct a scheduled straight-line aerodynamic evaluation with the team at United Kingdom's Kemble Airfield Tuesday. The 21-year-old Cypriot is now in his second season competing with Marussia Manor Racing in GP3 and currently leads the championship. Last year, as the team's most successful driver, he won...
07:54 PM, Jun 17, 2013
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03:32 PM, Jun 17, 2013
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01:02 PM, Jun 17, 2013
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11:20 AM, Jun 17, 2013
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10:07 AM, Jun 17, 2013
