Sebastien Buemi, Marco Andretti, Karun Chandhok, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Adrien Tambay, Ma Qing Hua, Lucas di Grassi and Takuma Sato have all committed to the Formula E Drivers’ Club, giving their official endorsement to the championship together with their willingness to race in the future. The new scheme will also give them the opportunity to experience
“For the family, the situation is calmer, the most dangerous moment has passed”
Nine days into his induced coma, positive news is finally starting to emerge from the Michael Schumacher camp. Multiple authoritative media sources, including major German news agencies and television broadcasters, cited the 45-year-old’s manager Sabine Kehm as reporting that Schumacher’s life is no longer in imminent danger. “This is a certain relief,” she is quoted
Lotus to miss first Formula 1 test of 2014 in Jerez
Lotus technical director Nick Chester has revealed that the team’s 2014 challenger will not be in action at the first test of the year at Jerez. Chester, who was promoted last year after the departure of James Allison to Ferrari, has overseen the development of Lotus’s E22 for the past two years. The E22 is
Austrian GP granted crowd capacity increase
The Austrian Grand Prix has been given the go-ahead to increase its three-day race weekend capacity after securing a place on the 2014 calendar. The race, which is being organised by circuit owner Red Bull which recently renovated what was previously called the ‘A1-Ring’, had been limited to just 40,000 on each of the three-days.
Ferrari on track for late January launch
Ferrari is edging close to having its 2014 car ready for the start of winter testing. Reports in the Marca sports newspaper (Spain) and the authoritative Autosprint (Italy) say the Maranello-built single seater is set to be launched on either the 23rd, 24th or 25th of January, a few days ahead of the opening test
Schumacher’s condition critical, but stable
Michael Schumacher’s longstanding manager Sabine Kehm issued a brief statement at the Grenoble Hospital on Wednesday, saying his condition remained critical. “Michael has been carefully supervised and his condition at the moment is stable, and has been stable through the night,” Kehm said. In concordance with what doctors announced on Tuesday, there will be no