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John Surtees Mourns his Son Henry
20 Jul 2009, 14:26 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / John Surtees paid tribute today to his son, Henry, who deceased on Sunday after being involved in an accident in a Formula 2 race. As we told you in a previous article, Henry's death came after...
Mark Webber Unappealing to Australian Sponsors
20 Jul 2009, 11:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he has become only the third Australian to win a race in Formula One, Mark Webber is not seen as an attractive figure for Aussie companies. According to Red Bull driver's manager and p...
Guglielmini's Tragic Death Stops Rally Bulgaria
20 Jul 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rally Bulgaria's chances of making the WRC calendar next year suffered a great blow this weekend due to a tragic accident on Sunday morning involving Italian co-driver Flavio Guglielmini. Rally...
Hamilton Eyes Le Mans, NASCAR One-Offs
20 Jul 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton revealed that his future aims in motor racing are not strictly related to Formula One. The reigning F1 champion said he'd be very interested in debuting in the famous 24 Hours Ra...
Renault Gives Piquet Ultimatum for Hungary
20 Jul 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After surviving the German Grand Prix two weekends ago, when he was believed to do his last outing with Renault F1 Team, Brazilian driver Nelsinho Piquet will reportedly leave the Enstone based team...
Official! Toro Rosso Confirms Jaime Alguersuari as Race Driver
20 Jul 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now confirmed! Jaime Alguersuari has officially been named race driver for Scuderia Toro Rosso for the remaining rounds of the 2009 Formula One season. What has been rumored in the internation...
Patrick Rules Out F1 Move, Considers NASCAR
20 Jul 2009, 08:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / From the 6 additional racing spots created by the newly-entrant teams for the 2010 Formula One championship, only one was reportedly landed by an F1 veteran. Pedro de la Rosa presumably inked a 2-ye...
Henry Surtees Dies at Brands Hatch after Severe Crash · Video !
20 Jul 2009, 08:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula 2 weekend at Brands Hatch ended in tragedy on Sunday, when Henry Surtees, son of Formula One and MotoGP champion John Surtees, died following an accident during the British race. Surtees...
Farfus and Menu Share Brands Hatch Wins
20 Jul 2009, 07:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW's Augusto Farfus moved closer to the top of the FIA WTCC standings thanks to his impressive win in Race 2 at Brands Hatch, after Alain Menu had previously won Race 1 in a commanding style. ...
Paffett Wins DTM Race at Zandvoort, 4 Audi Drivers Excluded
20 Jul 2009, 07:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Gary Paffett seems to make the most of driving a 2009-spec machinery inside the DTM, after two years of driving one-year old AMG Mercedes C-Klasses for the German marque's secondary teams. Bein...
Hulkenberg in Talks with Williams for F1 Seat
20 Jul 2009, 07:36 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Hulkenberg might compete in Formula One next year for Williams if the British team activates a contract option, says Nico's manager Willi Weber. The 21-year-old German driver is the current tes...
Colombian Race Driver Shot Dead by Assasins
20 Jul 2009, 06:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Grand Prix driver Ricardo Londono-Bridge was shot to death on Saturday, in his home country Colombia. The news was reported by Colombia's Caracol Radio and the newspaper El Tiempo during...
De La Rosa Lands F1 Job with Campos Grand Prix
19 Jul 2009, 16:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren's test driver Pedro de la Rosa will be test driver no more inside the Formula One championship. The 38-year old Spaniard was this weekend confirmed as official race driver for newly-ent...
Ferrari Still Think of Vettel Move
17 Jul 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With all eyes on the Fernando Alonso – Ferrari drama in recent weeks, people tended to overlook a potential switch for Sebastian Vettel to the Italian team. Of course, that's not possible...
Vatanen Slams Mosley for Public Backing of Todt
17 Jul 2009, 14:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ari Vatanen did not take long to launch a few critics at current president of the FIA Max Mosley for publicly asking the member clubs of the ruling federation to give their votes to former Ferrari F...
Williams' KERS Will Never Be Used in F1
17 Jul 2009, 12:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Unlike the teams that have pumped millions in developing their Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) for the 2009 season, Williams F1 will likely benefit from their investments. And that's beca...
Timo Glock Moves from Cologne Home, Further from Toyota Headquarters
17 Jul 2009, 10:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German driver Timo Glock has reportedly moved from his home located west of Cologne's suburbs to a new house, two hours away from Frankfurt. The news was reported by the locally-based Express n...
Spanish Sponsors to Pay 2M Euros for Alguersuari Debut
17 Jul 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The chances of Spanish teenager Jaime Alguersuari making his Formula One debut for Toro Rosso at the Hungaroring have received a boost on Thursday, after several media reports in Spain suggested two...
Buemi to Remain with Toro Rosso for 2010
17 Jul 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Shortly after French driver Sebastien Bourdais was ousted from Toro Rosso, the media turned its attention towards his Swiss teammate. Today Toro Rosso's team manager, Franz Tost, hinted that Se...
Haug Hits Bak at Lauda for Hamilton Criticism
17 Jul 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Niki Lauda must have really ticked off Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug when he openly criticized Lewis Hamilton for wanting to abandon his race at the Nurburgring last weekend. The German ...