Volkswagen is seriously evaluating a move into Formula 1 as an engine supplier from 2012, when new power unit regulations due to be introduced could make the sport attractive enough for the German car maker to get involved.
Although F1 has been rocked by the withdrawal of three manufacturers in the last 12 months – with Honda, BMW and Toyota all quitting the sport – the Volkswagen Group believes that the sport is actually becoming more attractive with the way rules are heading …Â Details
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An introduction to Force India owner Vijay Mallya several years back was the first link in a chain that will culminate in a Formula 1 test next week for newly crowned Firestone Indy Lights Champion J.R. Hildebrand.
Hildebrand, 21, from Sausalito, Calif., will be joined in the rookies-only test in Jerez, Spain, by Scotsman Paul di Resta, whose cousin, Dario Franchitti, won the 2009 IndyCar Series Championship. The pair will split time in the Mercedes-Benz-powered Force India VJM02
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Nico Rosberg has been announced as Mercedes Grand Prix’s first driver for the 2010 season.
The signing of the 24-year-old German has been expected ever since he confirmed in October that he would not remain with Williams for a fifth straight season.
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Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel spent time at his first NASCAR event listening to racing advice from Juan Pablo Montoya.
No, Vettel isn’t plotting a jump from F1 to NASCAR like the one that Montoya pulled off.
After all, the 22-year-old Vettel is just really getting going in his F1 career. The German won the season’s final race in Abu Dhabi to finish second in the championship standings in only his first season with Red Bull Racing… Details
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