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Mosley: "Teams Are Being Unreasonable"
Mosley: "Teams Are Being Unreasonable"

3 Jun 2009, 13:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / FIA president Max Mosley finally gave us a glimpse of what the ruling body thinks of the new Formula One Teams Association demands on the 2010 regulations. As most of us were expecting, the 69-year ...

 
Mosley Hails Successful F2 Opener
Mosley Hails Successful F2 Opener

3 Jun 2009, 12:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / FIA president Max Mosley seems to be all for “new blood” inside Formula One, as he's not only seeking new teams to make the F1 grid next year, but also young talented drivers. The 6...

 
Toyota to Stay Until 2012, If FIA Approves Teams' Plan
Toyota to Stay Until 2012, If FIA Approves Teams' Plan

3 Jun 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / John Howett once again called for unity within the Formula One Teams Association, insisting that this is the only way the sport can progress for the long-term future. Although there have been some i...

 
Polish Fans to Vote for Potential F1 Track
Polish Fans to Vote for Potential F1 Track

3 Jun 2009, 10:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the Turkish Grand Prix on the verge of losing its place in the Formula One calendar from 2011 onwards and the potential Bulgarian Grand Prix yet to be confirmed by the Formula One Management (F...

 
Ecclestone to Secure Rome GP Trademark
Ecclestone to Secure Rome GP Trademark

3 Jun 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The prospect of having Rome on the map of Formula One moved one step closer to becoming reality earlier this week, as media reports showed that F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has already applied for a pa...

 
Paul Tracy Parts Ways with Foyt Racing
Paul Tracy Parts Ways with Foyt Racing

3 Jun 2009, 09:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Paul Tracy has remained without a seat inside this year's Indy Car series following the race at The Milwaukee Mile the past weekend, as the Canadian driver revealed he parted ways with A.J. Foy...

 
Kubica: I'm Disappointed with F1 Title Miss
Kubica: I'm Disappointed with F1 Title Miss

3 Jun 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Polish driver Robert Kubica once again expressed his disappointment over missing out on the F1 title last year. Considering the fact that this season's campaign has been nothing but disastrous ...

 
F1 Drivers to Play Charity Football Match at Ali Sami Yen
F1 Drivers to Play Charity Football Match at Ali Sami Yen

3 Jun 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following their enjoyable football match ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix two weeks ago, the F1 drivers' football team will return to action later today. As announced by the race organizers durin...

 
Mercedes to Provide Customer Cars for New Entries
Mercedes to Provide Customer Cars for New Entries

3 Jun 2009, 08:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German manufacturer Mercedes is willing to help the new F1 entries with the necessary technical package for the upcoming season. The marque's motorsport director Norbert Haug admitted that McLa...

 
Ford of Europe Appoint New Senior Manager of Motorsport
Ford of Europe Appoint New Senior Manager of Motorsport

2 Jun 2009, 12:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford of Europe will have a new man responsible for their motorsport operations, as the company announced late last week the appointment of Gerard Quinn as their new Senior Manager of Motorsport. Qui...

 
Brawn GP Bring New Front Wing to Istanbul
Brawn GP Bring New Front Wing to Istanbul

2 Jun 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With a multitude of teams bringing some new aerodynamic components for the upcoming Turkish Grand Prix, championship leaders Brawn GP could not have come to Istanbul empty-handed. As revealed by Ros...

 
Renault Proud of Piquet
Renault Proud of Piquet

2 Jun 2009, 10:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Nelson Piquet is yet to score a point this season, Renault's engineering boss Pat Symonds insisted that all the team's officials are proud of the progress made by the Brazilian so...

 
Toyota Expect Fightback in Turkey
Toyota Expect Fightback in Turkey

2 Jun 2009, 09:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following their most disappointing performance of the 2009 season, in Monaco, Toyota are expecting a tough battle for podium in the upcoming Turkish Grand Prix. Both Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli have...

 
New Teams Turn Their Back at F1 Due to Political Chaos
New Teams Turn Their Back at F1 Due to Political Chaos

2 Jun 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As the political situation in Formula One is far from becoming clear, some of the teams considering to apply for new entries in the sport – or the ones that have already submitted their applic...

 
Toro Rosso Send Apology Letter to Renault
Toro Rosso Send Apology Letter to Renault

2 Jun 2009, 09:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault have confirmed that they have received written apologies from Scuderia Toro Rosso following the race incident between Swiss driver Sebastien Bourdais and their own Nelsinho Piquet. While rec...

 
Massa Praises Ferrari's KERS, Despite Struggle
Massa Praises Ferrari's KERS, Despite Struggle

2 Jun 2009, 08:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the controversial Kinetic Energy Recovery System this year was believed to be more detrimental than beneficial to the cars that were powered by it, Ferrari have proved that they can be comp...

 
BMW Says No to 2009 Programme Scrap
BMW Says No to 2009 Programme Scrap

2 Jun 2009, 08:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While it has surfaced that McLaren Mercedes are very close to putting an end to their 2009 development programme and focus on the one in 2010 (depending on their behavior in the Turkish Grand Prix),...

 
Crisis Won't Matter for Mosley in Presidential Elections
Crisis Won't Matter for Mosley in Presidential Elections

2 Jun 2009, 08:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The clock is ticking for FIA president Max Mosley to finally make up his mind about his potential application for a 5th consecutive mandate in the upcoming FIA elections. The international ruling bo...

 
NASCAR Hopes to Survive GM Bankruptcy
NASCAR Hopes to Survive GM Bankruptcy

2 Jun 2009, 07:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR chairman Brian France must make one more proof of his management abilities, as the most popular racing series in North America is now depending on the economic situation of its car manufactur...

 
Raikkonen Will Not Let Go of Rallying in 2009
Raikkonen Will Not Let Go of Rallying in 2009

2 Jun 2009, 07:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen announced he will do some more rallies throughout 2009, despite his crash in the Rally della Marca during the course of last weekend. The Finnish driver has already com...