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FIA Slams Vatanen for Todt Attack
22 Jul 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jean Todt might not hit back at Ari Vatanen's accusations towards him – as he prefers to focus on his own campaign for the FIA presidential seat – but the international body did not...
Poll Shows Declining Interest in Formula One
22 Jul 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Everybody knew that the saga between the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) couldn't have possibly helped the image of Formula One worldwide....
Campos Deny Pedro de la Rosa Rumors
22 Jul 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Campos Grand Prix yesterday denied the latest suggestions linking 38-year old veteran Pedro de la Rosa with a 2-year race seat with the Spanish team in Formula One. During the course of last weekend...
Brawn Introduce Major Upgrade on BGP 001 in Hungary
22 Jul 2009, 08:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Having lost no less than 20 points to rivals Red Bull in the constructors classification during the course of 2 racing weekends, Brawn GP will sure head to this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix w...
Raikkonen Expects Podium in Hungary
22 Jul 2009, 08:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen will head to this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix with the sole thought of scoring his second podium of the season. The Finn argued that the Hungaroring track resembles the one in...
Formula One Teams Shut Down Factories for 2 Weeks
22 Jul 2009, 07:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Of course this is no news for the Formula One fans, but it's worth mentioning that all Formula One teams will close the door of their factories for at least 2 weeks, following this weekend'...
Glock Raises More than €9,000 for the UN
22 Jul 2009, 07:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota's Timo Glock donated as much as €9,117 for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), benefiting hungry children around the world, as reported in a press release from the Cologn...
Alguersuari Not Confirmed for 2010
22 Jul 2009, 06:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A couple of days to the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix, all eyes are set on Spanish teenager Jaime Alguersuari. The 19-year old will this weekend become the youngest driver to start an F1 race, a...
Mercedes Admit Going for German Drivers in 2010
21 Jul 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After weeks and weeks of media allegations regarding the 2010 drivers lineup of McLaren Mercedes – given that Heikki Kovalainen is in his last year of contract with the Woking based team &ndas...
Hill Hits Back at Ecclestone for Insulting Offer
21 Jul 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Silverstone has made one more step to becoming an outcast circuit in Formula One, as the president of the British Racing Drivers Club Damon Hill slammed Bernie Ecclestone's offer to include the...
Red Bull to Develop Car Until the End
21 Jul 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull's design director Adrian Newey insisted that he will focus completely on the development of the RB5 until the very end of the season. Considering that the Milton Keyned based team is c...
Cosworth Accepts 18,000 Rev Limit for 2009
21 Jul 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although they were initially granted up-to-20,000 revs to develop their power plants for the 2010 season, British engine manufacturer Cosworth today announced it will build their V8s for a maximum 1...
Hartley Admits He Didn't Deserve F1 Seat
21 Jul 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although disappointed he was overlooked by Toro Rosso when it came to naming a replacement for Sebastien Bourdais, New Zealand's Brendon Hartley reckons it probably wouldn't have been the ...
Todt Refuses to Hit Back at Vatanen's Critics
21 Jul 2009, 08:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he insisted he will not take on a dirty approach on the battle for the FIA presidency this October against new candidate Jean Todt, the Finn issued no less than two public attacks on the fo...
Schumacher's Manager Claims Alonso-Ferrari Move "Logical"
21 Jul 2009, 08:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After so many months of constant rumoring regarding Fernando Alonso's move to Ferrari, it would really be something for the Spaniard to continue with Renault in Formula One. And a mistake, Will...
Trulli Not Focusing on Toyota Extension
21 Jul 2009, 08:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jarno Trulli doesn't seem too concerned about his F1 future, despite the fact that he only scored 7 points in the last 5 races for Toyota. Although the Japanese manufacturer gave a straight-up ...
F2 Issue Official Statement on Surtees' Tragic Death
21 Jul 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One day after the tragic death of Henry Surtees during the Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch, the championship's chief executive Jonathan Palmer issued a statement in which he offered his condolen...
Force India Update VJM02 for Hungary
21 Jul 2009, 07:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India are hoping to keep their momentum in the Formula One championship alive for at least one more race and finally score their first point(s) in the series, in Hungary. Considering the track...
Tracy: "Bourdais Was a Misery to Begin With!"
21 Jul 2009, 06:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Bourdais' forced departure from Formula One did not leave his former rivals speechless. After teenager Jaime Alguersuari – who was confirmed at Toro Rosso to fill out the free r...
Vatanen Continues Battle for FIA Presidency
20 Jul 2009, 15:18 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Ari Vatanen, who is aiming to become the next FIA president, accused Jean Todt of touring around the world as a FIA representative and with FIA paid and supported campaign. The 57-year-old Finn, who...