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FOTA Announce Breakaway Series - Official!
19 Jun 2009, 05:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just when it seemed we will finally see some good judgment calls from both the FIA and the FOTA in order to end this ongoing political mess, the teams' organization yesterday evening announced ...
Mosley Offers Last Deal to FOTA
18 Jun 2009, 12:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Less than 48 hours before the FIA-imposed deadline for lodging unconditional entries for the 2010 Formula One Championship expires, president of the ruling body Max Mosley made his final offer to th...
Renault Still Behind Piquet, Despite Layoff Rumors
18 Jun 2009, 12:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he is still to score a point this season, after 7 fruitless races in the 2009 campaign, Nelson Piquet Jr. is backed – and not criticized – by his team for the upcoming races. Wh...
Danica Patrick Eyes NASCAR Move
18 Jun 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Danica Parick seems to be one of the most courted North American drivers to date, as the Andretti Greed Racing female driver is approaching her final months with her current Indy Car outfit. AGR has...
Hamilton Displays New Helmet Design for 2009 British GP
18 Jun 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton yesterday unveiled his modified helmet, designed exclusively for this weekend's home race at Silverstone. With most eyes set on F1's new sensat...
Canada to Make F1 Return in 2010?
18 Jun 2009, 09:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Canada has a great chance to making a Formula One return from as early as next season, as suggested by several media reports in the North American country. According to the former promoter of the po...
Renault and Toyota Likely to Quit F1
18 Jun 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although we announced that the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) finally decided to reconcile with the FIA and commit to the budget cap rules for 2010, it has now emerged that two manufacturers w...
Ford Forgives Latvala, Once Again
18 Jun 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford did recuperate a huge 18 points to rivals Citroen in the manufacturers classification following the Acropolis Rally this weekend, but team boss Malcolm Wilson made it very clear that Jari-Matti...
GM Proceeds to Sprint Cup Cuts
18 Jun 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / General Motors' reorganizing through Chapter 11 bankruptcy will not leave the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series unaffected by important changes. After GM last week announced 100% support cut for all the...
Mansell Praises Perfect Button
18 Jun 2009, 08:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Formula One champion Nigel Mansell spoke very appreciative of current leader of the overall classification Jenson Button, saying that there are little chances of him losing this year's t...
Lola Disappointed with FIA Verdict, Withdraw F1 Application
18 Jun 2009, 07:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / British racing car manufacturer Lola officially announced that they've withdrawn their application for a 2010 entry, regardless of what will happen this Friday. June 19 is the deadline imposed ...
Hill: "Silverstone Is Part of F1 History"
18 Jun 2009, 06:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Formula One champion Damon Hill insisted that Silverstone will be missed by the Great Circle in the years to come. Currently president of the British Racing Drivers Association, Hill argued t...
Mosley Offers New Deal to FOTA, Refuses to Extend Deadline
17 Jun 2009, 13:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Max Mosley answered promptly to FOTA's latest letter, in which the teams' body agreed to take one reconciliatory step towards the FIA and agree to some sort of a budget cap for the 2010 se...
FIA-FOTA Dispute Over, Teams Accept Budget Cap
17 Jun 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) seems to have made its first step towards reconciliation with the FIA. Following yesterday's statement from the ruling body, in which the teams were acc...
Goodyear Confirms Tire Will Last at Indianapolis
17 Jun 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Goodyear yesterday confirmed that tire wear will no longer become a problem for this year's Sprint Cup race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. NASCAR's sole tire manufacturer revealed the...
Trulli Dismisses F1 Quit Yet
17 Jun 2009, 10:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although his team's future in Formula One is yet to be determined, racing veteran Jarno Trulli insisted that he cannot see himself out of Formula One yet. Less than a month away until his 35th ...
Hamilton Praises Kovalainen as Teammate & Friend
17 Jun 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton complimented teammate Heikki Kovalainen for his work with McLaren during the past few years and insisted he would very much like to continue with the Finnish driver at McLaren from 20...
Ferrari Confirm Lighter KERS for Silverstone
17 Jun 2009, 09:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari have announced the introduction of a new version of its Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) during the upcoming British Grand Prix. According to a press release from the Italian team, it s...
Di Montezemolo Negative on F1 Solution
17 Jun 2009, 08:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / You're probably bored already with all these reports about the FIA saying this and the FOTA saying that and the FIA accusing the FOTA and the FOTA accusing the FIA, but we have no option but to...
McLaren Won't Debut New Package at Silverstone
17 Jun 2009, 08:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Lewis Hamilton will race before his home fans during this weekend's British Grand Prix – returning to Silverstone after his magnificent win last season – McLaren Mercedes a...