The latest OFFICIAL REPORTS by The Teams in Formula One
Red Bull to rebrand Renault engines 'Infiniti'
GMMf1NET
May 24th 2013
May 24 (GMM) Red Bull will reportedly rebrand its Renault engines as 'Infiniti' for the start of the turbo V6 era next year.
Read More...Sauber bosses missing in Monaco - report
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May 24th 2013
May 24 (GMM) Both of Sauber's main team figures were missing in action on Thursday as Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez practiced in Monaco.
Read More...Williams reverts to 2012 nose, wing in Monaco
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May 24th 2013
May 24 (GMM) Williams is stepping back in time in a bid to cure the problems with its 2013 car.
Read More...Toro Rosso pair not ready for Red Bull - Berger
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May 24th 2013
May 24 (GMM) Former team co-owner Gerhard Berger does not think Toro Rosso's current race drivers are ready to make the step up to Red Bull next year.
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F1 - 2013 - Monte Carlo - Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco
Ecclestone tells Raikkonen to ditch Hunt tribute
GMMf1NET -- May 24th - 1:01pm
May 24 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen has reportedly been told to remove the depiction of 1976 world champion James Hunt from the top of his Monaco-spec helmet.
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F1 - 2013 - Monte Carlo - Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco
Toro Rosso's Renault deal not yet ready - report
GMMf1NET -- May 24th - 1:01pm
May 24 (GMM) The engine deal between Toro Rosso and Renault is reportedly not yet ready to be announced.
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Total number of pit stops for the year: 1111 (really! - of which 22 were a Drive Through and 4 a stop-go penalty)
F1 - 2013 - Monte Carlo - Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco
Pirelli issues F1 quit threat
GMMf1NET -- May 24th - 1:01pm
May 24 (GMM) Pirelli has for the first time indicated it could quit formula one.
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Total number of pit stops for the year: 1111 (really! - of which 22 were a Drive Through and 4 a stop-go penalty)
F1 - 2013 - Monte Carlo - Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco
Ferrari are the bad losers - Horner
GMMf1NET -- May 24th - 1:01pm
May 24 (GMM) Christian Horner has issued a feisty counter-punch, after Fernando Alonso suggested Red Bull were bad losers.
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F1 - 2013 - Monte Carlo - Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco
Webber unsure over Red Bull future - Ecclestone
GMMf1NET -- May 24th - 1:01pm
May 24 (GMM) Mark Webber's future at Red Bull is clouded, according to F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone.
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Number of tyres recycled during 2011: All, i.e. 28,600 race tyres plus 6,000 test tyres
F1 - 2013 - Monte Carlo - Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco
Pirelli - Monaco GP Thursday Practice
www.pirelli.com -- May 23rd - 5:05pm
Total weight of tyres each fitter handles during a season: 16,389 kgs -
Tracks which puts the most energy into a tyre per km (lateral, braking, traction, etc.): Barcelona and Suzuka
F1 - 2013 - Monte Carlo - Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco
Force India F1 - Monaco GP Thursday Practice
www.ForceIndiaF1.com -- May 23rd - 5:05pm
Average life span of a dry compound this season: 120 km -
Total kilometres driven by all the P Zero compounds in 2011: 307,657 km (races and tests)
F1 - 2013 - Monte Carlo - Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco
Lotus F1 - Monaco GP Thursday Practice
www.lotusf1team.com -- May 23rd - 5:05pm
Most pit stops in a race: Hungary (88 - of which 3 were a Drive Through) -
Total average number of stops per race: 58.4, i.e. 2.25 per driver
F1 - 2013 - Monte Carlo - Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco
Ferrari - Monaco GP Thursday Practice
www.Ferrari.it -- May 23rd - 5:05pm
Most overtaking manoeuvres in a wet race (= most ever): 125 at the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix -
Total number of goals scored by Paul's favourite football team, Bristol City, during the season: 18
F1 - 2013 - Monte Carlo - Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco
McLaren F1 - Monaco GP Thursday Practice
www.McLaren.com -- May 23rd - 5:05pm
Average life span of a dry compound this season: 120 km






