November 13th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Some news and notes that involve the world of Formula 1: Pirelli Seeks To Confound Teams With New 2012 Approach: Pirelli will move to reinject excitement into F1 for 2012. Earlier this season, the high spectacle of the Grands Prix was attributed to the new supplier’s highly-degrading tires, with Pirelli adopting a deliberately different approach [...]
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Abu Dhabi GP qualifying press conference
Participating in Saturday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix press conference are: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and Jenson Button (McLaren): Q: Sebastian, you equalled Nigel Mansell’s record of 14 poles in a season today, congratulations, but you had to dig pretty deep to get this one? Sebastian Vettel: “Oh yes, especially after yesterday where to [...]
HRT’s Liuzzi back in the seat for Abu Dhabi GP
The 2011 Formula 1 World Championship visits Asia for the last time as Abu Dhabi hosts the penultimate Grand Prix of the season. It is the only day-night race on the calendar with proceedings getting underway at 5:00 PM local time as the sun sets. The Yas Marina circuit is a futuristic complex designed by [...]
iSport confirms drivers for Abu Dhabi and 2012
iSport would like to welcome Tom Dillman into the team for the GP2 Series Abu Dhabi Finale which is due to take place on November 12-13 . Paul Jackson, Team Principal: “Tom has shown great pace and capacity to learn in the recent tests and has demonstrated that he is ready to move up from [...]
United Autosports Enters Dubai, Abu Dhabi & Bathurst Enduros
United Autosports is the team to be with in 2012 as it launches an ambitious campaign of thrilling races straight into the New Year, with three classic GT endurance events in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bathurst. The young team – entering only its third season in 2012 – continues its drive to the top with [...]
Nuts And Bolts
Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Report – Briatore Set For FOM Role Alongside Ecclestone: Flavio Briatore’s visit to the Monaco paddock earlier this month was reportedly part of a plan for the Italian to return to F1. Due to the crashgate scandal, the ousted former Renault boss is currently banned from [...]
Valsecchi Races To Abu Dhabi Victory
Davide Valsecchi has solidified his championship lead with a brilliant drive to victory this evening in Abu Dhabi, claiming the win with a measured but aggressive run from seventh on the grid to steal the victory from Michael Herck, who led all race until the second last lap but nevertheless claimed his first ever GP2 [...]
van der Garde, Perez To Drive For Barwa Addax
Giedo van der Garde and Sergio Perez will be Barwa Addax team’s drivers for the GP2 Asia Series race of Abu Dhabi from 5th till 6th February. This one off replacement is seen as preparation for the forthcoming GP2 Main Series, where the race of Abu Dhabi has been added to the calendar. Giedo van [...]
