F1 news - 2014

Hello everyone! Wishing you all a very Happy New Year 2014. Hope this year brings you lots of happiness, success & may all your wishes comes true !! 

 It's been a while now that I've been off from here and so would like to apologies all my readers for not keeping you updated with the F1 news, gossips etc.

 Although there are no on ground F1 activities going on now but there are lots of things happening around the F1 world. One of the most important news which is highly been shown in the telly or in the newspapers is on Schumacher's skiing accident which occurred at Meribel on December 29th & how he is battling for his life now in Grenoble hospital. He has undergone two brain operations so far & remains in a medically induced coma.

According to the latest statement issued by Schumacher's wife Corinna on Tuesday, she said "Please support us in our common fight with Michael. It is important to me that you leave the doctors and the hospital so that they can work in peace." 

On the more side on F1 news, McLaren has announced the unveiling of its MP4-29 to take place on Friday January 24 online. Whereas, The Brackley based team - Mercedes will reveal the W05, during the first winter test of the year at Jerez in Spain on January 28th.

 The Enstone based team - Lotus will miss out its first pre-F1 test at Jerez. According to Lotus technical director Nick Chester, said "We're going to keep our car under wraps a little longer than some other teams," he said. "We've decided that attending the Jerez test isn't ideal for our build and development programme. "We are likely to unveil the car before attending the Bahrain tests, and in Bahrain we should really be able to put the car through its paces in representative conditions."

Virgin Jerome D’Ambrosio will race in Canadian Grand Prix despite falling to qualifying in 107% time.

Despite falling to qualify yesterday, race stewards have given him a green signal to race at the Canadian Grand Prix. Due to his best time set up in the first practice for 1: 19.414 seconds in qualifying whereas Vettlel had set up the time of 1:13.014 and with the 107% time cuts off was 1:18.989seconds.

 

“I am very appreciative of the fact the stewards have permitted me to race and I’m now focusing on tomorrow,” said Jerome D’Ambrosio

So we will see him racing today and he will start the race from the 24th position on the grid.

Will F1 teams boycott Bahrain GP?

After all the controversies, Bahrain GP is back on the F1 calendar. Whereas inaugural Indian Grand Prix will now be the Season Finale i.e. 9th, 10th & 11th December, 2011

The Bahrain Grand prix was earlier scheduled for 13 March as a season opener, but was cancelled due to civil unrest in the Gulf kingdom since February. This lead to declaration by the King of Bahrain as a “State of emergency”.

However, there are still many peculations that the situation in Bahrain is not under control and not safe to host the race.

F1 teams & the human rights campaigners have criticized that hosting a race in Bahrain will not be safe.While FIA president Jean Todt believes that the “the FIA is happy that Bahrain is now safe enough to hold the race - having sent Spanish motorsport federation Chief Carlos Gracia there for a recent fact-finding mission”.

Moreover, the Campaign director Alex Wilks criticised saying to the BBC “Claims that calm has been restored and life is back to normal in Bahrain are completely untrue”. He also added saying that the police are still using sound grenades, rubber bullets and tear gas to injure the local public.

Redbull’ driver Mark Webber was the first driver to declare publicly that "Even though a decision has been made, I'll be highly surprised if the Bahrain Grand Prix goes ahead this year”.

F1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone believes that the Situation at Bahrain is not stable and so he will called for a new vote to cancel the Bahrain grand prix and reschedule the date to December rather the on 30October.

"Better that we move Bahrain to the end of the season and, if things are safe and well, then that is fine, we can go," "If they are not, then we don't go and there are no problems."We can change this 30 October date by having a vote, by fax if necessary." says Bernie.

Max Mosley, the former head of world motorsport speaks to the BBC Radio 5 live today where he says that he doubts if Bahrain GP will  take place and further more he added that if it takes place then the Formula 1 will suffer the enormous damage.

The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) which signifies all the teams expect Hispania, will decide with the FIA about the Bahrain Grand Prix. Many F1 teams and drivers will decide till the Canadian grand prix will take place, whether the Bahrain Grand Prix should go ahead or would be unsafe to race.

Motorsport's governing body, the FIA, may change F1 Calendar again by the next week or by the end of this month if all the teams vote to cancel the Bahrain Grand Prix for 30october.

Indian Grand Prix could be scheduled for the December 4

Indian grand prix which is schedule for 30th October, 2011 can be moved to 4^th December, 2011.  Since  March, the situation in Bahrain was under the thread of emergency for 3 months from now, is set to host the race at Sakhir.

According to the leading motorsports website Autosport “Formula 1 chiefs are considering a move to make the Indian Grand Prix the season finale on December 4, AUTOSPORT has learned, as a way of slotting the Bahrain GP back on the calendar”.

There has, however, been many positive reports on the Bhuddh International Circuit since construction began two years ago.

Formula 1’ Chief Bernie Eccelstone, Bahrain Officials and the Formula1’ world body FIA are in talks to host the Bahrain Grand Prix on 30^th October which will reshuffle the slot for the Indian GP to December 4 and continuing with the Abu Dhabi GP on November 13 to the F1 Calendar.

"We completely sympathise with the problems that are happening, and we all understand that it would not have been possible to keep the grand prix as the first race of the championship, “says FIA president Jean Tod.

Indian Grand Prix organisers are waiting for the approval from the FIA. However, homologation is set for 1^st August and race on 30^th October for now. 

JPSI are not sure about the confirmation and so by June 3 the decision will be affirmed by the FIA.

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