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Sutil not axed due to Lux assault affair - Force India

Saturday, February 4th, 2012 : Feb.4 (GMM/Inautonews.com) The assault charge had nothing to do with Adrian Sutil losing his race seat, Force India has insisted. Prior to the German being convicted of grievous bodily harm by the Munich courts, his Silverstone based employer decided to replace him for 2012 with ...
Williams has not run 2012 car yet

Saturday, February 4th, 2012 : Feb.4 (GMM/Inautonews.com) Contrary to reports, Williams has not yet debuted its 2012 car. It was said the British team ran the unlaunched FW34 at the Idiada facility near Barcelona, with tester Valtteri Bottas at the wheel. In fact, "the shakedown could not take place due to ...
Sauber not replacing departed tech boss Key

Saturday, February 4th, 2012 : Feb.4 (GMM/Inautonews.com) Sauber's technical director James Key has left the Swiss team. In a media statement, the Ferrari-powered outfit said Key, a Briton who switched from Force India in 2010, has accepted an unspecified "new role" in his native UK. Sauber's design and development will now ...
Santander extends Ferrari deal through 2017

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 : Feb.3 (GMM/Inautonews.com) The Spanish bank Santander has extended its major sponsorship contract with formula one team Ferrari yet again. On the day of the launch of the famous Italian team's new F2012 car, Europa Press news agency reports that the three-year contract extension will now ...
Hamilton ‘pathetic’ says Sutil’s angry father

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 : Feb.3 (GMM/Inautonews.com) Adrian Sutil's father has joined the former Force India driver in slamming Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton, who was German Sutil's former F3 teammate and his closest friend in the F1 paddock, declined to appear as a witness in the trial this week about the ...
Whiting to attend Jerez amid legality rumours

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 : Feb.3 (GMM/Inautonews.com) The teams, the fans and the world's media will not be the only ones with their eyes firmly on the action at Jerez next week. It is rumoured Charlie Whiting, the technical delegate of formula one's governing FIA, has scheduled to attend the ...
Ferrari unveiled F2012 F1 Car [Video / Photos]

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 : Ferrari unveiled their 2012 F1 Car Friday morning. While the car adheres to new rules regarding the position of the exhaust pipes and engine mapping, the most striking feature of the F2012 is its 'platypus' nose, a design that caused a stir when Caterham revealed a ...
New Ferrari, Force India have ‘ugly’ noses

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 : Feb.3 (GMM/Inautonews.com) McLaren was left the odd-one-out on Friday, as Ferrari and Force India joined Caterham in launching new cars with 'ugly' noses. The odd feature - a quirk of new regulations - is the centrepiece of Ferrari's new F2012, launched on Friday morning at ...
Karthikeyan completes 2012 grid with HRT deal

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 : Feb.3 (GMM/Inautonews.com) HRT, the Spanish team that until now had the final vacancy on the 2012 grid, has finally completed its race driver lineup by signing Narain Karthikeyan. The Indian began last year's championship with the back-of-the-grid outfit before he was replaced by Red Bull ...
Button wants to avoid retiring too soon

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 : Feb.3 (GMM/Inautonews.com) While his teammate's plans beyond this year are unclear, McLaren driver Jenson Button is sure his career is on the right track. Lewis Hamilton has been making headlines this week after saying he wants to think about his future beyond 2012 - when ...