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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Formula One unlikely to tweak qualifying format
Formula One appears unlikely to tweak the current qualifying format despite concerns in 2011 about a flagging spectacle. Overall, the ‘knockout’ format has been popular in recent years, with fast drivers graduating from the Q1 segment to Q2, and then from Q2 to the decisive top-ten Q3 session.
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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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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Pirelli Eyes Raikkonen For F1 Tire Testing: Kimi Raikkonen could be asked to test Formula One tires for the sport’s new exclusive supplier Pirelli. It has emerged that the Italian company will supply two sets of tires to each team at a special Abu Dhabi test [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Audi Boss Ullrich Says No To F1: Audi has clearly rejected speculation its name might soon appear above a Formula One garage door. It has been reported for some time that the German carmaker’s parent Volkswagen could be interested in entering the sport as an engine [...]
Pirelli Has Edge In Tire Supplier Race
A meeting of the Technical Working Group did not result in a decision about F1′s tire supplier for 2011. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, however, reports that Pirelli has moved into pole position for the contract, even though recent rumors suggested both the Italian marque and Michelin were offering to supply tires for 1.5m euros [...]
Formula 1 Tire Contract Decision Still At Impasse
A FOTA gathering of team principals on Sunday morning failed to resolve the question of whether Pirelli or Michelin wins the F1 tire contract for 2011 and beyond, reports SPEED’s Adam Cooper. The consensus from those emerging from the meeting – which took place in McLaren’s motorhome – was that the contest is still finely [...]
