Formula One News — November 2011

Brazilian GP - Practice 1 Results

Autosport, the respected British weekly magazine, suggests in today's issue that Sebastian Vettel's Abu Dhabi tyre failure was caused by Red Bull using exhaust gases to generate tyre temperature.

Former McLaren sporting director Dave Ryan is working with Lotus Renault GP at the Brazilian GP.

Organisers of the proposed US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, have said that they are ready to pay the necessary sanctioning fee to secure a place on the 2012 F1 calendar.

Brazilian GP - Thursday Press Conference

Irrespective of whether Rubens Barrichello, 40 next May, Michael Schumacher will not be the only 40-year-old on the grand prix grid next season. Pedro De la Rosa, 41 in February, talks about his new two-year deal with HRT to return to a full-race seat.

Robert Kubica, seriously injured in a rally crash in February, has told Lotus Renault GP that he will not be ready for the start of the 2012 F1 season. The team will therefore work towards finalising next year's driver line-up without him.

Overtaking and its 'quality' has been much discussed in 2011 since the return of KERS, the advent of DRS (the Drag Reduction System) and the higher wearing Pirelli tyres.

The HRT Formula 1 team has announced that driver Pedro de la Rosa will race for the team next season.

The respected German publication Auto Motor und Sport reports that Honda could be considering a technical collaboration with McLaren to start when F1 makes the move to small capacity turbocharged engines in 2014.

Tony Stewart has won his third NASCAR championship today at the final round of the season at Homestead, FL.

The British government's Serious Fraud Office is looking into whether to conduct an investigation into the bribery allegations that have emerged in the ongoing trial of German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky.

A lengthy interview on Russian television has laid Vitaly Petrov's future with Lotus Renault GP under the spotlight.

As the Abu Dhabi young driver test reached its conclusion Jean-Eric Vergne, unsurprisingly perhaps, topped the time sheets for the third consecutive day at the wheel of Red Bull's RB7.

British prime minister David Cameron was present at McLaren's Woking base today as the company officially opened the new Foster + Partners designed McLaren Production Centre, where it will base its automotive division alongside its racing activities.

Jean-Eric Vergne again topped the Abu Dhabi young driver test times for Red Bull on the second day of running at the Yas Marina circuit.

The return of the United States Grand Prix, scheduled for November of 2012 in a new facility currently being built in Austin, Texas, has been cast into doubt as as work on the circuit has been halted.

Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne topped the first day of the Abu Dhabi young driver test at the wheel of Red Bull Racing's championship-winning RB7.

The word on the Abu Dhabi street said that Renault may not be able to wait long enough on Robert Kubica's fitness before deciding its 2012 driver line-up.

Abu Dhabi GP - Race Report

Pirelli and Red Bull Racing are working together to solve the mystery of pole position man Sebastian Vettel's first lap tyre failure in the Abu Dhabi GP, the world champion's first non-finish of a dominant season.

Abu Dhabi GP - Race Notes

Abu Dhabi GP - Sunday Photos

Abu Dhabi GP - Sunday Press Conference

Abu Dhabi GP - Sunday Team Quotes