Jenson Button: ?It feels like a very good base??

An upbeat Jenson Button says that McLaren had a good first day with its new MP4-27 at Jerez. The car had already been shaken down by test driver Oliver Turvey with some aero testing on Saturday, but nevertheless the team … Continue reading

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INDYCAR: Hinchcliffe Focused On Results For Andretti

The driver of the No. 27 Go Daddy entry is bringing a ?substance first? approach to his new opportunity at Andretti Autosport.

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Five ways to improve F1


Emerson Fittipaldi in his heyday © Sutton Images

In an interview in the Times, former world champion Emerson Fittipaldi?s outlined his five-point plan to enhance Formula One. Cut costs ?They spend a fortune in wind-tunnel testing alone. Reduce costs and the slowest teams would catch up and make it more even.? Limit downforce ?They need to reduce enormously the downforce in the cars, the only way to bring back overtaking. We need more mechanical grip so that you have longer braking areas, can set up the car coming out of a corner, get in the slipstream and then overtake.? Close the pitlane ?When the safety car goes out they should close the pitlane. Now it?s just a lottery.? Lift ban on team orders ?It is a very stupid rule. It?s why they are called teams, it?s why they have two cars. If a driver is leading in the championship, everything has to go in his favour. What is wrong with that? It?s so easy for teams to camouflage their orders anyway. All they need to do is tell one guy on the radio he has a problem with his brakes. They can bend the rules very easily. In the old days they would even swap cars, so why do we have this ban now?? Retain traditional grands prix ?These places are the soul of racing. The Americas are under-represented. We have Canada back, but there is no USA, no Argentina, no Mexico. We need to stay in the heartlands.?

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Sebastian Vettel Q&A: ?We?ll see how we get on with the new car??

We haven’t heard much from double World Champion Sebastian Vettel lately, but not surprisngly he’s pumped up about the RB8 and the 2012 season. Here’s what he had to say in a Q&A provided by the team. Back-to-back titles, the … Continue reading

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