F1 season opener keeps March 18 slot

The 2012 season will still kick off on March 18 next year, despite the Bahrain Grand Prix being moved to a November date.

Ecclestone proposes calendar changes

Bernie Ecclestone has proposed a number of changes to the 2012 calendar, including pushing back the Bahrain Grand Prix and dropping the race in Turkey altogether.

2012 calendar set for major overhaul

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone plans to move the Bahrain Grand Prix to the tail end of the 2012 season, AUTOSPORT can reveal, as part of a revised calendar that looks set to see Turkey dropped entirely.

100th race for the 2.4l V8 engines

The 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix will be a race of anniversaries, including 100 Grands Prix for Nico Rosberg and 200 for the 2009 World Champion Jenson Button. But it will also mark a technological milestone for the sport, as the 2.4 litre V8 engine, competes in its 100th race. Here's a summary of what the engine has achieved since its very first appearance at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix...

Bahrain protest marches ahead of demonstration anniversary

Protest marches have resumed before the first anniversary of the anti-government demonstrations that rocked Bahrain last year.

Ecclestone tips Hamilton to leave McLaren and wants Schumacher at Red Bull | F1 Fanatic round-up

This is an original article from F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog it is an infringement of copyright.In the round-up: Bernie Ecclestone suggests Lewis Hamilton could leave McLaren and says he'd like to see Michael Schumacher win again.This is an original article from F1 Fanatic If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.