Motorsport
Ecclestone aids Caterham as Marussia’s Abu Dhabi return falls short
Formula One motor racing team Caterham will have their main travel expenses covered by series supremo Bernie Ecclestone at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but fellow financially stricken back marker Marussia has failed in a late bid to take part in the season finale.
‘No point’ in F1 targeting youth market, says Ecclestone
Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has brushed aside suggestions that the motor racing series should do more to embrace a younger generation of fans by stating they are the wrong target market for the sport’s commercial partners.
Hublot chairman begins countdown to Leaders Sport Business Summit New York
F1 future on the agenda at Brazilian GP
Formula One’s smaller teams have expressed their fears over the motor racing series developing into a constructor and customer championship, with the demise of the Marussia outfit bringing the future of F1 to the fore during the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.
Formula One team Marussia folds
Formula One strugglers Marussia were today (Friday) forced out of business, despite hopes earlier this week that the motor racing team would return to the grid next season.
New York appeals court rejects lawsuit against Ecclestone
A New York appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a $650m (€525m) lawsuit against Bernie Ecclestone, the chief executive of the Formula One motor-racing world championship.
Caterham and new-look Marussia included on 2015 F1 entry list
Administration-bound Formula One teams Caterham and Marussia have both been included on the entry list for the motor racing series’ 2015 world championship, raising hopes they will survive beyond the current campaign.
New TC3 International Series set for exposure during F1 race weekends
The new TC3 International Series touring car motor racing championship has unveiled the provisional calendar for its inaugural 2015 season, with three events held during Formula One race weekends in China, Malaysia and Singapore set to feature.
Ecclestone speaks out over F1 team crisis
Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has conceded that the crisis over the future of several of the motor-racing series’ teams is “probably my fault,” adding that its resolution will require concessions to be made by several parties.
Russian investor acquires majority stake in Germany’s Nuerburgring
Russian investor Viktor Kharitonin has acquired a majority stake in financially troubled German motorsport venue the Nuerburgring.
F1 team crisis highlights need for cost-cutting measures, says FIA
The FIA, motorsport’s global governing body, has waded into the crisis surrounding Formula One teams Caterham and Marussia by stating their slide into administration reinforces the need for cost-cutting measures in the sport.
Marussia joins Caterham in administration
The future of another Formula One motor-racing team has been placed in doubt after Marussia today (Monday) followed Caterham into administration.
Caterham F1 team enters administration
Administrator Smith & Williamson has taken full management control of the beleaguered Caterham Formula One motor-racing team.
Caterham embroiled in war of words over team’s future
The future of Formula One strugglers Caterham remains unclear after a day of claims and counter claims between the motor-racing team’s current and former owners.
Caterham seeks to play down fears over F1 future
Embattled Formula One motor racing team Caterham has dismissed fresh concerns over its future after an administrator laid claim to its race cars and warned they could not leave the factory without his permission.
Madrid linked to F1 street race
Madrid has emerged as the latest potential destination for a Formula One race with the motor-racing series’ chief executive Bernie Ecclestone said to be in advanced talks with a group of Spanish businessmen, according to El Confidencial.
F1 in talks for Las Vegas return
Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has said the motor racing series is in talks to return a race to the streets of Las Vegas.
World Endurance Championship adds German race for 2015 season
The World Endurance Championship (WEC) will take to Germany for the first time in 2015, with the Nürburgring added as a new event on the motor racing series’ calendar for next year.