Formula One News — June 2011
JUNE 9, 2011
Ecclestone thinks Bahrain GP will not happen
F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has said that despite the FIA World Motor Sport Council's vote last Friday to reschedule the Bahrain Grand Prix in October, the race is unlikely to take place this year.
JUNE 8, 2011
Doubts mount over Renault
The long term commitment of Renault to F1 is starting to look shaky with FIA president Jean Todt reportedly confirming in an interview that be believes the company will withdraw if the small capacity turbo engines are not adopted in 2013.
JUNE 6, 2011
Montreal: same tyres, different expectations
This weekend's Canadian GP, round 7 of the F1 world championship, will again see Pirelli's soft and supersoft compound tyres in use, but very different wear patterns to Monaco are predicted.
Lotus Renault in the black
Lotus Renault GP will be able to race at the Canadian GP with unchanged livery after concerns that a colour scheme arguably based on the JPS Lotus cars of the seventies and eighties would contravene Canadian anti-tobacco legislation.
JUNE 5, 2011
Webber critical of Bahrain reinstatement
Red Bull driver Mark Webber spoken out about his disappointment that the Bahrain Grand Prix has been reinstated on the F1 calendar at the end of October.
JUNE 3, 2011
FIA gives Bahrain October 30 slot
The FIA has voted in favour of reinstating the Bahrain Grand Prix, which will now take place on October 30, the date initially slated for the inaugural Indian GP.
World Council decisions
At the FIA World Council meetings in Barcelona today, a number of decisions were taken concerning Formula One.
JUNE 2, 2011
Pre-Montreal examination for Perez
Sergio Perez will be examined by FIA doctor Gary Hartstein in Montreal next week before hopefully being given the green light to drive in the Canadian GP.
Virgin splits with Wirth
Following a board meeting post-Monaco, Marussia Virgin Racing has halted its technical collaboration with Wirth Racing Technologies and boss Nick Wirth, the designer of the Virgin race chassis.
Fernandes to buy into West Ham?
Team Lotus boss Tony Fernandes has revealed on Twitter that he has put in a bid for English soccer club West Ham United.
JUNE 1, 2011
Anaysis: Time for action at Monaco?
Resurfacing work at Monaco has been cited as a potential contributory factor in the accidents that occurred coming out of the tunnel and under braking for the harbour front chicane during the grand prix weekend.
Monaco was bittersweet for Williams
Williams scored its first points of 2011 with Rubens Barrichello's ninth place in Monte Carlo, but technical director Sam Michael admitted that the team was disappointed that the result was not stronger.