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Ferrari Take Responsability for Malaysia Errors
6 Apr 2009, 12:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Undoubtedly, Ferrari are going through their worst start of a season in 17 years, as the Scuderia is yet to be present on the Formula 1 scoreboard in 2009. Following a disappointing performance from...
BMW Praise Heidfeld's Fantastic Drive on Wet
6 Apr 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nick Heidfeld benefited from a great team strategy and lots of luck to clinch his first podium finish this year, in Malaysia. However, it wasn't only that to boost Heidfeld all the way into sec...
Brawn: F1 Teams Rejected My Design a Year Ago
6 Apr 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following a list of accusation from some F1 team principals concerning the use of a different rear diffuser design, Ross Brawn decided to break the silence. Flavio Briatore previously accused Brawn ...
Schumacher Involved in Kimi's Disastrous Tire Choice
6 Apr 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One of the most disastrous decisions made by Ferrari during the course of Sunday's race at Sepang was fitting Kimi Raikkonen's car with rain tires in dry conditions. The rain was expected ...
Malaysia to Push for Earlier Race
6 Apr 2009, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although most of the drivers have complained about twilight races after the first two grands prix of the season, Bernie Ecclestone seems in no rush to revise the time schedule for both the Australia...
Renault Might Renounce KERS in China
6 Apr 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault's Fernando Alonso revealed his team will be looking more into their Kinetic Energy Recovery System during the next couple of weeks and then decide whether it is worth using it in the up...
Briscoe Holds Off Hunter-Reay for St. Petersburg Win
6 Apr 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ryan Briscoe clinched the season opener at St Petersburg on Sunday, as he held off Ryan Hunter-Reay to the chequered flag in the dying laps of the race. The Australian therefore clinched his 2nd con...
Loeb Wins Rally Portugal
6 Apr 2009, 08:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb is yet to lose a WRC event in 2009, as he clinched his 4th consecutive win this season, in Portugal. Being a gravel-surfaced event, it was expected that Ford's Mikko Hirvonen to ...
Gordon Ends Winless Streak in Texas, Wins Samsung 500
6 Apr 2009, 07:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jeff Gordon finally did it! The Hendrick Motorsport driver ended his 47-race winless streak at the least expected place of all, the Texas Motor Speedway, winning Sunday's Samsung 500. The Calif...
Button Wins Rain-Stopped Malaysian Grand Prix
5 Apr 2009, 11:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The action at Sepang was reduced to only 31 laps on Sunday, as the heavy rain made it impossible for the drivers to keep their cars on the circuit. Although the weather forecast was very clear on th...
Button Scores 2nd Cosecutive Pole Position in Malaysia
4 Apr 2009, 10:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button scored his 2nd consecutive pole position this season, in Malaysia, after topping the qualifying session on Saturday. The Brawn GP driver will be joined in the first row of the Malaysia...
Raikkonen, Massa Top Malaysian GP Friday Practice
3 Apr 2009, 13:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa, both Ferrari drivers, were the fastest two drivers in the Malaysian Grand Prix Friday Practice 2. Having completed 40 laps, Raikkonen set a fastest lap of 1.35.707, ...
Jari-Matti Latvala Takes Lead in 2009 Rally Portugal SS2
3 Apr 2009, 12:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Jari-Matti Latvala was the fastest driver on the track in the SS2 stage of the 2009 Rally Portugal, leading the session by 5 seconds. Marcus Gronholm, who returned to WRC in a Subaru Impreza WRC2008...
Hamilton Gets New FIA Penalty in Malaysia
3 Apr 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As if things weren't bad enough, Lewis Hamilton has just received a new penalty in Malaysia. The British driver exceeded the maximum speed on the pitlane by 5.3 km/h during the practice session...
Henning Solberg Fastest in 2009 Rally Portugal SS1
3 Apr 2009, 09:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Henning Solberg was the fastest driver on track at the 2009 Rally Portugal SS1 stage, completing the 2.1 km test in 2 minutes 09.6 seconds. The Ford Focus RS WRC driver was followed by Citroen'...
McLaren to Hamilton: Let Trulli Pass! Full Radio Conversation Inside
3 Apr 2009, 08:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After almost a week since the Trulli - Hamilton - stewards soap opera "broadcast" its first episode, the FIA has revealed details regarding the incident. The verdict? McLaren instructed Ha...
McLaren Fires Sporting Director Dave Ryan
3 Apr 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After Lewis Hamilton got disqualified following the Australian GP incident, the case makes a new victim: McLaren's sporting director Dave Ryan. According to GMM news agency, Ryan left the Sepan...
Nico Rosberg Tops First Practice in Malaysia
3 Apr 2009, 05:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nico Rosberg topped the first practice session at Sepang International Circuit today, as he led a Williams 1-2 in the opening stages of the Malaysian Grand Prix. As in the Aussie event one weekend a...
Hamilton Disqualified from Australian Grand Prix
2 Apr 2009, 12:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Lewis Hamilton has been excluded from the results of the Australian Grand Prix following a closer investigation made by stewards. In essence, they decided both the Englishman and his team McLaren &q...
Stewards: Hamilton Deliberately Misled Us!
2 Apr 2009, 12:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Jarno Trulli penalty saga continues today with a new episode, this time starring stewards as the main characters. In a statement issued on Thursday, stewards confirmed that Lewis Hamilton "...