http://www.worldcarfans.com/category/f1 http://static.worldcarfans.com/0/2/images/feedlogo.gif http://www.worldcarfans.com/category/f1 http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021041027/formula-race-car-enjoys-snowy-nrburgring-video In an effort to promote the Nurburgring Driving Academy, Chief Instructor Andy Gulden has taken a Nurburgring formula race car out on the snowy Nurburgring Nordschleife and Grand Prix track in temperatures of -16C (3.2F).]]> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021041027/formula-race-car-enjoys-snowy-nrburgring-video http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021141039/alonso-gives-ferrari-boost-after-worrying-start Ferrari's worrying start to the 2012 pre-season got a boost on Friday when Fernando Alonso topped the times in the famous team's new car. Earlier, when Red Bull's Dietrich Mateschitz was in the padd...]]> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:05:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021141039/alonso-gives-ferrari-boost-after-worrying-start http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021041004/toyota-confirms-buemi-for-le-mans Sebastien Buemi has added Le Mans to his 2012 calendar, it was confirmed officially on Friday. It was expected the former Toro Rosso driver, who has been signed as Red Bull's full time reserve for t...]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:55:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021041004/toyota-confirms-buemi-for-le-mans http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021041003/webber-to-have-equal-status-in-2012---mateschitz He may share a garage with the reigning double world champion, but Mark Webber will still have an equal chance to win in 2012. That is the news of Red Bull's low-profile mogul Dietrich Mateschitz, w...]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:55:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021041003/webber-to-have-equal-status-in-2012---mateschitz http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040986/dark-cloud-still-hangs-over-2012-bahrain-gp A dark cloud continues to hang over Bahrain's scheduled return to the F1 calendar in 2012. In the UK - where eight of the twelve formula one teams are based - the violent attack of a British man by ...]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:55:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040986/dark-cloud-still-hangs-over-2012-bahrain-gp http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040985/failed-crash-tests-stall-2012-hrts-barcelona-debut HRT team members had their fingers crossed this week that the 2012 car would pass the FIA's mandatory crash tests. Most of the Spanish team's rivals have already begun testing their new single seate...]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:55:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040985/failed-crash-tests-stall-2012-hrts-barcelona-debut http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040984/work-racing-ahead-at-2012-us-gp-site 450 workers are pushing to enable Austin's new Circuit of the Americas to be ready for the US grand prix later this year. After the Texas project's earlier hiccups, the rooves and walls of the paddo...]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:55:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040984/work-racing-ahead-at-2012-us-gp-site http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040983/money-a-side-issue-in-latest-raikkonen-deal---lopez Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez insists he is delighted with Kimi Raikkonen, despite earlier negotiations to secure the Finn's services having foundered. After a two year break to drive rallies and in...]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:55:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040983/money-a-side-issue-in-latest-raikkonen-deal---lopez http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040982/mercedes-fast-with-radical-2012-f-duct-front-wing Alongside step noses, clever exhausts and Lotus' surprise pace, another point of interest in the Jerez paddock this week is Mercedes' radical front wing. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said the Germ...]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:55:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040982/mercedes-fast-with-radical-2012-f-duct-front-wing http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040981/kovalainen-relieved-after-briatore-battle Heikki Kovalainen has admitted to relief after signing on with well-known management stable IMG. The Finn has been handling his own career on and off the tracks since splitting in 2009 with Flavio B...]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:55:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040981/kovalainen-relieved-after-briatore-battle http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040980/vettel-admits-doubts-over-f1-grandees-2012-pace While the smiles in the Lotus pits are obvious at Jerez, the same cannot be said of 'grandee' outfits Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton had his first try of the MP4-27 on Thursday and sa...]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:55:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040980/vettel-admits-doubts-over-f1-grandees-2012-pace http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040979/jerez-paddock-impressed-with-2012-lotus-car After step noses and clever exhausts, the latest buzzword in the Jerez paddock is 'Lotus'. The former Renault team is turning heads with its new black and gold E20 car, which has been consistently t...]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:55:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021040979/jerez-paddock-impressed-with-2012-lotus-car http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940947/new-deal-for-schumacher-possible-admits-zetsche Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche on Thursday indicated he would like Michael Schumacher to extend his Mercedes GP contract beyond 2012. Seven time world champion Schumacher's existing three year cont...]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:30:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940947/new-deal-for-schumacher-possible-admits-zetsche http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940942/kovalainen-signs-management-for-contract-negotiation Heikki Kovalainen has joined the IMG management stable ahead of crucial contract negotiations in 2012. After disappointing early stints at Renault and McLaren, the Finn has rebuilt his reputation as...]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:30:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940942/kovalainen-signs-management-for-contract-negotiation http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940941/force-india-reserve-bianchi-to-race-formula-renault Jules Bianchi will split his time between the F1 and Formula Renault paddocks in 2012. The former GP2 driver has been signed by Force India to replace the team's reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg, who ...]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940941/force-india-reserve-bianchi-to-race-formula-renault http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940924/legal-dispute-could-derail-f1-at-the-nurburgring The future of the German grand prix at the Nurburgring looks set to race into the courts. The Rhineland-Palatinate state this week said it intends to cancel the circuit operator's lease, arguing tha...]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:05:05 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940924/legal-dispute-could-derail-f1-at-the-nurburgring http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940923/caubet-says-renault-helps-red-bull-run-light Renault is a secret to Red Bull's recent success in formula one, the French carmaker claims. The common perception, however, is that the energy drink-owned team has dominated the sport in recent yea...]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:05:05 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940923/caubet-says-renault-helps-red-bull-run-light http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940922/hamilton-back-in-hot-seat-as-sutil-saga-continues Lewis Hamilton looks set to be recalled as a witness as the Adrian Sutil assault saga rolls on. German Sutil, and his father Jorge, described former close friend and 2008 world champion Hamilton as ...]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:05:05 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940922/hamilton-back-in-hot-seat-as-sutil-saga-continues http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940921/whiting-says-2012-exhaust-layouts-legal Charlie Whiting has given the 2012 cars at the Jerez test this week an early clean bill of health. It was reported the FIA's technical delegate decided to attend the opening test of the 2012 pre-sea...]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:05:05 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940921/whiting-says-2012-exhaust-layouts-legal http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940920/analysis---2012-pecking-order-already-emerging Forecasts based on early test results are usually unreliable, but a picture of the 2012 pecking order may already be emerging. On Wednesday at Jerez, Michael Schumacher moved to the top of the times...]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:05:05 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940920/analysis---2012-pecking-order-already-emerging http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940919/hakkinen-manager-coton-to-handle-hamilton-now Lewis Hamilton has a new day-to-day manager, British newspapers have revealed. As his on and off-track woes worsened last year, the 2008 world champion insisted he was happy with his management team...]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:05:05 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940919/hakkinen-manager-coton-to-handle-hamilton-now http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940918/hrt-owners-eye-sale-to-richest-man-carlos-slim HRT's tumultuous history could be set to continue, if a report in an authoritative German newspaper is right. Die Welt claims Thesan Capital, the Madrid-based investment company that bought the Span...]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:05:05 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020940918/hrt-owners-eye-sale-to-richest-man-carlos-slim http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840894/sutil-files-appeal-against-assault-conviction Last week, the former Force India driver was handed an 18-month suspended sentence and fined EUR 200,000 for injuring Lotus team executive Eric Lux with a broken glass in a Shanghai nightclub last April. ]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840894/sutil-files-appeal-against-assault-conviction http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840878/hrt-awaiting-crash-test-news-on-wednesday Fingers are being crossed at HRT as its 2012 car undergoes the FIA's mandatory crash tests. Most of the Spanish team's rivals have already begun testing their new single seaters. But at Jerez on Tu...]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840878/hrt-awaiting-crash-test-news-on-wednesday http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840877/new-destinations-not-harming-f1---jones Bernie Ecclestone is not harming formula one with his planned expansion to even more new venues. That is the view of 1980 world champion Alan Jones. F1 chief executive Ecclestone, who has already a...]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840877/new-destinations-not-harming-f1---jones http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840876/first-title-winner-jones-not-writing-off-williams Alan Jones is not ruling out a Williams resurgence in 2012, despite his former championship-winning team slumping to its worst-ever result last season. Australian Jones, now 65, in 1980 won the once...]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840876/first-title-winner-jones-not-writing-off-williams http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840875/antena-3-secures-f1s-spanish-tv-rights Spanish fans can breathe a sigh of relief with the news formula one will be seen on television in 2012. Rights holder Mediapro terminated existing broadcaster La Sexta's deal due to non-payment, it ...]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840875/antena-3-secures-f1s-spanish-tv-rights http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840874/webber-sees-many-years-ahead-on-f1-grid Two young chargers are waiting in the wings, but Mark Webber insists he intends to extend his formula one career beyond 2012. Among the top names at Red Bull, however, the Australian veteran is the ...]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840874/webber-sees-many-years-ahead-on-f1-grid http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840873/marussia-intends-to-keep-pic-beyond-2012 Marussia intends to keep Charles Pic, the team's new French rookie, for more than a single season. When known as Virgin, the team ousted Timo Glock's 2010 and 2011 teammates - Lucas di Grassi and Je...]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840873/marussia-intends-to-keep-pic-beyond-2012 http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840872/red-bull-letterbox-slot-for-driver-cooling---newey Adrian Newey has cleared up the mystery about the 'letterbox' opening in the nose of the newly-launched 2012 Red Bull car. The F1 world noticed that Newey's 'step nose' differs from its rivals in th...]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020840872/red-bull-letterbox-slot-for-driver-cooling---newey