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F1: Grand Prix News Briefs (Update 5)
Mark Webber should have kept his injury a secret...
Despite falling short of the title, Mark Webber was a force to be reckoned with in 2010. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Webber Should Not Have Told - Briatore: Mark Webber should never have revealed that he drove the last races of the 2010 world championship with a shoulder injury, his manager has admitted. After his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel won the title, Australian Webber revealed in a book that he had contested the decisive final four races with a fractured shoulder caused by a cycling fall before Suzuka in October. Webber, who did not even tell his team about the fall, insisted his injured shoulder did not affect his performance. But Italian Briatore, who still heads Webber's management in F1, said: "It would have been better to leave it with no excuses at all, or to have said it when it happened. "The truth is that Mark lost the championship only because of the mistake in Korea. Otherwise, he would be champion," Finland's Turun Sanomat quotes Briatore as having told the Italian media.
Lehto Facing Manslaughter Charge: Former F1 driver JJ Lehto is facing a charge of manslaughter. A friend of the ex-Sauber and Benetton racer was killed last year when the speedboat they were travelling on smashed into a bridge pillar in his native Finland. Lehto, who had head injuries and failed a blood alcohol test, told police he had no memory of the incident. But local media reports say Lehto, who raced in F1 until 1994, is now open to a manslaughter charge because police have concluded that he was driving the boat. The reports also said Lehto has been fined for recklessness in traveling at closer to 40 knots in the 5 knot zone, and that he could be sued by the family of his deceased friend.
Race boss Walker Scolds Mayor: Australian Grand Prix boss Ron Walker has scolded Melbourne's Lord Mayor for questioning the future of the city's annual event. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle wrote in the Herald Sun's Sunday edition that the Albert Park race is no longer value for money for the Victorian state taxpayer. He speculated that one possible outcome was that "cranky" Bernie Ecclestone will replace the race by taking "the dollars of either an Asian or oil-rich Middle Eastern state". "It's a sad thing for the mayor of a major capital city to come out so publicly against a major event like the Grand Prix," Australian Grand Prix Corporation chairman Walker told local radio 3AW.He insists that criticism about the $50m taxpayer bill is only one side of the story."On the other side ... there's an economic benefit of around $160 million," said Walker.
India GP boss Will Work In Abu Dhabi: Indian Grand Prix boss Mark Hughes has quit, the promoters of this October's inaugural event have confirmed. Hughes, formerly involved with the F1 race in Bahrain, was in charge of the promoter Jaypee group's project, which has a ten-year contract to host the event on a bespoke circuit currently under construction near Delhi. An AFP media report on Monday said Hughes resigned last month for "personal reasons". A Jaypee spokesman said Hughes has been replaced by Azhar Ghazili, who formerly worked as an organizer for the Formula one Race in Malaysia. "Mr Ghazali is a very capable man and he's more than making up for Mr Hughes's absence," the spokesman added. Hughes said he is now working with the organizers of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina, clarifying that he is "still closely associated with Jaypee" and "still advising them on the upcoming Indian Grand Prix".
Lehto Facing Manslaughter Charge: Former F1 driver JJ Lehto is facing a charge of manslaughter. A friend of the ex-Sauber and Benetton racer was killed last year when the speedboat they were travelling on smashed into a bridge pillar in his native Finland. Lehto, who had head injuries and failed a blood alcohol test, told police he had no memory of the incident. But local media reports say Lehto, who raced in F1 until 1994, is now open to a manslaughter charge because police have concluded that he was driving the boat. The reports also said Lehto has been fined for recklessness in traveling at closer to 40 knots in the 5 knot zone, and that he could be sued by the family of his deceased friend.
Race boss Walker Scolds Mayor: Australian Grand Prix boss Ron Walker has scolded Melbourne's Lord Mayor for questioning the future of the city's annual event. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle wrote in the Herald Sun's Sunday edition that the Albert Park race is no longer value for money for the Victorian state taxpayer. He speculated that one possible outcome was that "cranky" Bernie Ecclestone will replace the race by taking "the dollars of either an Asian or oil-rich Middle Eastern state". "It's a sad thing for the mayor of a major capital city to come out so publicly against a major event like the Grand Prix," Australian Grand Prix Corporation chairman Walker told local radio 3AW.He insists that criticism about the $50m taxpayer bill is only one side of the story."On the other side ... there's an economic benefit of around $160 million," said Walker.
India GP boss Will Work In Abu Dhabi: Indian Grand Prix boss Mark Hughes has quit, the promoters of this October's inaugural event have confirmed. Hughes, formerly involved with the F1 race in Bahrain, was in charge of the promoter Jaypee group's project, which has a ten-year contract to host the event on a bespoke circuit currently under construction near Delhi. An AFP media report on Monday said Hughes resigned last month for "personal reasons". A Jaypee spokesman said Hughes has been replaced by Azhar Ghazili, who formerly worked as an organizer for the Formula one Race in Malaysia. "Mr Ghazali is a very capable man and he's more than making up for Mr Hughes's absence," the spokesman added. Hughes said he is now working with the organizers of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina, clarifying that he is "still closely associated with Jaypee" and "still advising them on the upcoming Indian Grand Prix".
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