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Following on from a feature in the June issue of CAR on South Africa’s chances of hosting a grand prix, Bernie Ecclestone now sees us hosting a race within two years.Front page of the Cape Argus yesterday boldly proclaimed “City Grand Prix by 2013” and reported that in an interview ...

Are these the inspired words of a marketing genius or the ranting of a madman? The paddock seems to be divided, actually, after Bernie Ecclestone suggested in a recent interview with F1’s official website that artificial rain would make the racing “more exciting”.According to Ecclestone, ...

Formula One fanatics will have to wait an extra two weeks for the 2011 season to start as organizers of the Bahrain GP cancelled the race that was due to kick off the season on March 11. The first race will now be the Australian GP on March 27.Recent unrest in the Gulf state raised some concerns and ...

South Africa may yet host a grand prix again if a bid to host a Monaco-style street race on the roads to and around Cape Town Stadium finds favour with F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone.The Cape Argus reported on Monday that the Cape Town Grand Prix Bid Company was one of three different organisations that ...

Sylvester Stallone may have tried and failed before in an effort to bring the glamour and excitement of Formula 1 to the big screen, but now somebody else is going to give it a bash, Autosport reports.After reaching a landmark deal with the sport's commercial chief, Bernie Ecclestone, Hollywood-based ...

A report from financial news service Bloomsbury has stated that a joint bid for GM's embattled Saab brand has emerged from Bernie Ecclestone and Genii Capital, the Luxemburg-based investment company with a major stake in the Renault F1 team."It's a good brand that has probably been neglected by the current ...

Today Autosport reports that rally star Ari Vatanen has said he will stand against Max Mosley for the FIA presidency if the latter does not stand down. Ari in the driving seat would be a breath of fresh air for motorsports fans after the shenanigans of recent history... During the British GP weekend ...

With all its trappings of power, glamour and money, Formula One is a perfect breeding ground for ego-driven struggles. So it's unsurprising that the posturing on both sides of the current war beween the FIA and the Formula One Teams' Association has a strong element of déjà vu about it. For example, ...

Would it be possible for the greatest teams, drivers and circuits in F1, to successfully break away from the series formally known as the FIA World Championship in order to construct an entirely new series, without the F1 name, but free from the tyranny of those who seem to do be doing their utmost to ...