Narain Karthikeyan has been confirmed for the second HRT seat, alongside Pedro de la Rosa, according to Adam Cooper of SPEED.com. The Indian was dropped by the team in favor of Daniel Ricciardo halfway through last year, but returned to drive in his home event in Delhi. He was hopeful of finding sponsorship for 2012 [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula One: 2012 Toro Rosso Car Ready For Jerez Opener: Toro Rosso has announced that its 2012 car will be ready to run on the opening day of official testing at Jerez next month. Red Bull’s Italian-based rookie team said the Ferrari-powered TR7 passed the last of the [...]
D’Ambrosio Plans To Be Announced Soon
An announcement about Jerome d’Ambrosio‘s plans for the 2012 season is due within 10 days, according to his manager. The 26-year-old Belgian lost his Virgin/Marussia seat after his debut season in 2011 but is now reportedly in the running to re-emerge at HRT. Handled by Lotus owner Genii’s management arm, it is also possible d’Ambrosio [...]
Alguersuari rules out HRT for 2012
Jaime Alguersuari has “definitely ruled out” contemplating a switch to the HRT team for 2012. At the end of only his second full season on the grid, the 21-year-old Spaniard has been dropped by rookie team Toro Rosso and overlooked for Red Bull‘s reserve role. Struggling HRT was earmarked by the media as one option [...]
Kolles, HRT Part Ways
HRT has announced that it has parted company with team principal Colin Kolles, the man who rescued the former Campos Meta outfit when it nearly collapsed even before its first race, according to Adam Cooper of SPEEDTV. The team has been planning to move its base from Germany to Spain, and Kolles had made it [...]
Q&A With Daniel Ricciardo
August 4th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Formula 1 - News/Rumors, Interviews, Your Track Pass Exclusive The midpoint of the 2011 Formula 1 season is upon us. It is, therefore, a good time to take a breather and evaluate the 11 Grands Prix which have taken place up to now. Even though Daniel Ricciardo has only raced in the last three, his arrival at the team was surrounded by excitement. Eager [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: New Mercedes ‘Not A Bad Car’ – Brawn: Ross Brawn has admitted that Mercedes will be pushing for performance at the final test of the preseason next week. Asked by Auto Motor und Sport about his assessment of the new W02 car so far, the Brackley-based [...]
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Below are the most up-to-date news tidbits in the world of Formula 1: Lotus Name Dispute ‘Embarrassing’ – Trulli: Jarno Trulli has denounced as “embarrassing” the F1 naming dispute between his employer and the carmaker Lotus. The lack of an official or amicable resolution before the start of the 2011 season means the Italian 36-year-old [...]
