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Whitmarsh Offered Resignation to McLaren Board
16 Apr 2009, 14:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Martin Whitmarsh offered his resignation from his position as team principal and new Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Mercedes following the “lie-gate” at the Australian Grand Prix. Ho...
Ferrari: Nothing Personal with Ross Brawn
16 Apr 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali insisted the rear diffuser row had nothing to do with a personal vendetta against former Ferrari boss Ross Brawn. As far as the Italian official is concerne...
Ferrari Will Not Use KERS in China
16 Apr 2009, 12:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari will not be using the Kinetic Energy Recovery System during this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. While most teams consider the Shanghai International Circuit a great place to deploy KERS,...
Ron Dennis Steps Down as McLaren CEO
16 Apr 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ron Dennis has officially ended all his duties with McLaren Mercedes inside Formula 1. The former McLaren team principal had announced he will make a statement on Thursday regarding his future plans...
Alonso Mocks Bridgestone for Ridiculous Tire Compound in China
16 Apr 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As if there weren't enough controversies rolling around the F1 paddock, here's another one. The Grand Prix Drivers Association, through the voice of leading figure Fernando Alonso, reveale...
Renault Announce New Parts for China Race
16 Apr 2009, 09:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although disappointed with the decision from FIA's International Court of Appeal on the double decker rear diffuser, Renault are planning to introduce some new aerodynamic and mechanical featur...
Alonso: New Diffuser Will Change R29 Design Philosophy
16 Apr 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault's Fernando Alonso reckoned it will take some time for his team to catch up with the performance showed by the “diffuser three” in the opening rounds of the 2009 season. Alth...
Rain Expected to Hit the Chinese Grand Prix
16 Apr 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Chinese Grand Prix is expected to be paid a short visit by rainy clouds on Sunday. After the rain practically ruined the Malaysian Grand Prix two weeks ago, the weather forecasts in China predic...
Massa: Sauber Struggle Will Help Me!
16 Apr 2009, 08:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari are definitely searching for their perfect tempo this season, as the Scuderia is yet to win a point after the first 2 races. While acknowledging the difficult times his team is going through...
Kubica to Test KERS in China Practice
16 Apr 2009, 07:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As reported by Autoevolution earlier this week, BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica will test the new Kinetic Energy Recovery System during Friday's practice sessions of the Chinese Grand Prix. The...
Red Bull to Debut New Diffuser in Monaco
16 Apr 2009, 07:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing will have their “new car” ready by the Monaco Grand Prix. The announcement was made by team's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko, who revealed that technical director A...
Autoevolution Poll Decides: F1 Medal System Is No Good
15 Apr 2009, 18:47 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / We found out in our previous poll that new ideas are often received with overwhelming enthusiasm, but this is not always true and the latest poll is a definite proof of that. Since the pinnacle of ...
Renault Deny Diffuser Ready by China
15 Apr 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Renault were believed to have already developed a revised version of the double-decker rear diffuser ready to be implemented by the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend – as announced by R...
BMW: Diffuser Verdict Brings Light into F1
15 Apr 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The teams that have protested the double-decker diffuser designs used by Brawn GP, Williams F1 and Toyota have officially accepted FIA's ruling over the matter. The International Court of Appea...
Power: "ChampCar" Teams Stronger at Long Beach
15 Apr 2009, 13:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Long Beach will certainly bring some competitive racing from all former Champ Car teams this weekend. As the Californian venue was a common stop for the now-defunct CCWS, all teams used to running t...
Ferrari F60 to Undergo "Fundamental" Changes Due to Diffuser
15 Apr 2009, 12:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari revealed they are now forced to fundamentally change the design of their F60 model following FIA's decision to clear the double-decker design for the 2009 season. The Scuderia team prin...
Trulli: "McLaren Took a Joke of FIA"
15 Apr 2009, 12:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jarno Trulli backed FIA's actions against McLaren for their lying to the race stewards during the Australian Grand Prix. The Italian driver was personally involved in the matter, as the race in...
Klien and Wurz to Miss Spanish GP
15 Apr 2009, 12:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW Sauber's Christian Klien will not be present at Formula 1's opening European round this season, in Barcelona. The Austrian driver already received the go-ahead from the BMW team offici...
Brawn Hails FIA Decision, Holds No Grudge Over Protests
15 Apr 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following FIA's decision to officially clear all diffuser designs used by Brawn GP, Williams F1 and Toyota, Ross Brawn insisted he respects the other teams' point of view on the matter but...
Ferrari Update Aero Package for China Race
15 Apr 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While waiting for the verdict in the “diffuser three” matter, Ferrari have proceeded to testing some aerodynamic components due to be implemented on the F60 from as early as the Chinese ...