Auto Motorsport
Schumacher Thinks Vettel's Penalty is Undeserved
30 Mar 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastian Vettel's penalty following the race incident in the penultimate lap of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix did not leave the world of Formula One speechless. The German driver b...
Alonso: Brawn GP Could Win All 17 Races
30 Mar 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso argued that, if FIA will clear the double-decker rear diffuser design used by Brawn GP as part of their 2009 aerodynamic package, the Brackley-based team can already consider themsel...
F1 Teams to Copy Rear Diffuser Design
30 Mar 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The controversial rear diffusers designed by Brawn GP, Williams and Toyota are about to be copied by at least 5 other teams out there, as reported by GMM news agency. Considering the outstanding per...
Richard Branson Considers Team Ownership in F1
30 Mar 2009, 07:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After enjoying his first ever F1 win as team sponsor at Melbourne this weekend, Sir Richard Branson revealed he is already thinking about owning a team in the Great Circle. Jenson Button's lead...
Montreal to Replace Abu Dhabi in 2009?
30 Mar 2009, 07:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Montreal might make its way back into the Formula 1 calendar from as early as this year. The Canadian Grand Prix was axed from the F1 schedule earlier this year, but it now seems that Bernie Ecclest...
Jarno Trulli Handed 25-Second Penalty, Lifts Hamilton to 3rd
29 Mar 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton was promoted to 3rd place following the safety car incident he was involved in with Toyota’s Jarno Trulli. The race stewards have decided to hand the Italian driver a 25-second ...
Australian Grand Prix - Post-Race Quotes
29 Mar 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button: “The first few laps of the race were great, then I could settle in the pace. When the safety car came out I struggled massively to get heat into tyres and before it came in I fl...
Button & Brawn Hail Fairy Tale Win
29 Mar 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button won the Australian Grand Prix this weekend, clinching his second win of career. This statement might seem like a typical header of a race report for any F1 non-enthusiast out there, bu...
Jenson Button Wins Australian Grand Prix, Leads Brawn 1-2
29 Mar 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One-two in qualifying, one-two in the opening race of the 2009 season! Could Ross Brawn have asked for more this week? Jenson Button led the Australian Grand Prix from beginning to end and crossed t...
Toyota Penalized for Illegal Rear Wings, Lose Qualifying Positions
28 Mar 2009, 17:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Australian Grand Prix stewards have decided to penalize Toyota’s Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli by moving them to the back of the grid for the Sunday race. The official reason, as announced b...
Jenson Button Takes Pole Position in the Australian Grand Prix
28 Mar 2009, 07:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brawn GP did it! Ross Brawn managed to put both his drivers on the front row of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, with Jenson Button the fastest driver of the Saturday qualifying session. And, after w...
Nico Rosberg Leads Australian GP Friday Practice 2
27 Mar 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nico Rosberg of Williams-Toyota won the first place of the 2009 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix Friday Practice 2, being followed by Rubens Barrichello of Brawn-Mercedes and Jarno Trulli of Toyo...
FOA Gets Involved in Renault/McLaren - Ecclestone Dispute
27 Mar 2009, 08:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Formula One Administration Limited, also referred to as FOA and pretty much know as the commercial rights holder of Formula One, issued a statement to clarify the dispute between Renault and McLaren...
Brawn GP to Partner Virgin Group in 2009
26 Mar 2009, 16:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group might not have entered Formula One as a new entry team, but they sure plan on making an entrance into the Great Circle in 2009. And what better way to do it t...
FOTA Backs Renault and McLaren in Unpaid Debts Dispute
26 Mar 2009, 15:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you yesterday, McLaren and Renault have threatened Bernie Ecclestone that they might boycott the Australian Grand Prix unless the Englishman pays his debts to the teams. Ecclestone h...
Brawn GP Lays Off 275 Employees
26 Mar 2009, 15:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Brawn Grand Prix managed to secure their first financial partnership for the 2009 Formula 1 season – with British clothing manufacturer Henri Lloyd – that didn't necessaril...
Red Bull Close Deals with Casio & Nautilus for 2009
26 Mar 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brawn Grand Prix is not the only team closing important financial deals only days before the official start of the 2009 season. Red Bull Racing have just announced the signing of two financial partn...
Australian Grand Prix - Thursday Press Conference
26 Mar 2009, 14:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Four drivers were present at the opening press conference of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix: Jenson Button (Brawn GP), Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bu...
Melbourne Stewards Clear All Rear Diffuser Designs
26 Mar 2009, 14:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Australian Grand Prix stewards have cleared all 2009 challengers for the Sunday race. During the Thursday scrutineering, all teams were given the go-ahead for the Aussie GP, including the three ...
NASCAR Announces All-Star Race Changes
26 Mar 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 2009 NASCAR season has been all about changes: introducing the testing ban, regrouping in the wake of the financial crisis and changing the entry format for the Daytona Budweiser Shootout. In ad...