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McLaren could announce a new £12 million-per-year agreement with Jenson Button next week, according to Kevin Eason of The Times (subscription required). Button is yet to commit to his seat for next season, but Eason highlights McLaren’s forthcoming 50-year anniversary celebrations, predicting the two events will merge: The team mark 50 years in Formula One next week and an announcement...
Published: August 23, 2013
The future of Kimi Raikkonen has fallen under a new cloud of uncertainty ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, after Red Bull boss Christian Horner refused to rule out the capture of the former world champion. Raikkonen was believed to be out of the running for next year’s vacant seat, with Daniel Ricciardo expected to be announced this weekend. However, Sky Sports reports a fresh twist from Horner: Has...
Published: August 22, 2013
Ferrari bosses cannot agree over the potential return of Kimi Raikkonen, so Felipe Massa will be given at least two more Grands Prix to save his job, according to Paul Weaver of The Guardian. UPDATE: Thursday, August 22, at 12:35 p.m. BST From BBC Sport’s Andrew Benson: —End of update— Raikkonen raced to the world title during his first year with Ferrari back in 2007,...
Published: August 20, 2013
Ever wondered what devastation the Netherlands national team could have caused had Dennis Bergkamp played the prime years of his career in the same team as Ruud Gullit at his peak? Bergkamp could see the full picture before the proverbial paintbrush had even been lifted. Gullit allied wonderful poise to a fabulous brain and exceptional power. The former netted 37 goals in 79 games for the Dutch national...
Published: August 19, 2013
Daniel Ricciardo will be named by Red Bull as Mark Webber’s replacement for the 2014 season, reports Bild newspaper, via Sky Sports. UPDATE: Monday, August 19, at 14:55 p.m. BST Turkish media outlet Turun Sanomat claims via ESPN F1: “The negotiations with [Kimi Raikkonen and] Red Bull were not successful and ended some time ago,” Raikkonen’s manager, Steve Robertson,...
Published: August 7, 2013
Adrian Sutil will no longer “waste time” by trying to be friendly with Great Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, whom he claims in GP Week (via Daily Telegraph) let him down badly back in 2011. Sutil, of Force India, claims he used to count Hamilton as a friend on the Formula One circuit but, after the Mercedes driver failed to help him with a conviction of causing grievous bodily...
Published: August 6, 2013
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has accused the FIA of showing a lack of courage in the recent punishment meted out by the governing body to Mercedes, reports ESPN via Corriere della Sera. Di Montezemolo was an interested observer as the FIA investigated Mercedes’ involvement in a three-day tyre test for Pirelli during which the team ran its 2013-spec car. The tyre supplier was attempting...
Published: July 31, 2013
The 2014 Formula One season could bring with it a substantial face-lift after German newspaper Bild claimed that Ferrari has made Kimi Raikkonen an offer to return to the team (h/t Motorsport.com). Raikkonen currently drives for Lotus and sits second in the championship standings—38 points behind leader Sebastian Vettel—following the Hungarian Grand Prix. He has been linked...