All Posts Tagged With: "US Grand Prix"
Bernie Ecclestone Suggests 20-Race Calendar For 2011
Bernie Ecclestone has suggested that next season’s schedule will see the circus decamp in twenty different locations, further adding to the calendar with the much anticipated Indian Grand Prix in New Delhi. When asked if the new race would be replacing any of the current stop-offs on the world championship tour, Ecclestone insisted that all [...]
Caption Contest: #61
The sixty-first photograph to feature in BlogF1’s caption contest. You know the drill, think of something funny and witty to say and leave it as a comment below. Here we have a shot of Mario Theissen and Sebastian Vettel at the 2007 US Grand Prix. It was Vettel’s debut race has he substituted a recovering [...]
Indianapolis 2009 Is 50:50 According To George
Formula One lost the US Grand Prix for this year, negotiations between Indianapolis Speedway boss Tony George and F1 ‘boss’ Bernie Ecclestone breaking down before an agreement could be reached. The loss of the race is a real shame and a blow for the sport, particularly the manufacturers who were enjoying the advertising in their [...]
America Loses US Grand Prix
The United States Grand Prix has been struck off the 2008 Formula One calendar, as Tony George (Indianapolis Motor Speedway chairman) announced to the press that a deal between himself and Bernie Ecclestone could not be reached. It is expected that the sanctioning fee is what stalled the negotiations, and this news comes as a [...]
Sebastian Vettel To Replace Kubica At Indy
BMW test driver Sebastian Vettel will make his Grand Prix debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend at the tender age of 19. The news of this milestone in Vettel’s career comes because of the accident that involved the teams second driver at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve last weekend. Robert Kubica had a huge impact with [...]
