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Briatore Takes a Hit at FIA's Budget Cap
19 Mar 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Luca di Montezemolo, another representative of the Formula One Teams Association expressed his shock when hearing about the voluntary budget cap revealed by the World Motor Sport Council for 2...
Bobby Labonte Makes the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame
19 Mar 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bobby Labonte will be finally see his name in the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame as of April 1st. According to the latest press release signed by Hall of Fame Racing, the Corpus Christi-born driver ...
Alonso and Trulli Accuse FIA of Chaotic Rules
19 Mar 2009, 09:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The revised title-awarding system introduced by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) for the upcoming season seems to have sparked a bit of controversy within the F1 paddock. Not that we we...
FIA Clears All Rear Diffuser Designs
19 Mar 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / FIA's race director Charlie Whiting admitted that some of the teams have used certain loopholes in the technical rule book for 2009 when building their rear diffuser design. Continuing the cont...
Senna Concludes First Test with Mercedes C-Klasse at Hockenheim
19 Mar 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bruno Senna moved on from his disappointing experience with Brawn GP and began testing with Mercedes in the DTM. The Brazilian driver was strongly linked with a move to the German series with the af...
Ecclestone Announces Improved Media Coverage for 2009 Seson
18 Mar 2009, 15:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Starting 2009, it's not only the point system that's going to change – more exactly, the title-awarding system – but also the media coverage for the fans. In order to make the...
Ecclestone Continues Fight with the FOTA
18 Mar 2009, 14:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the Formula One Teams Association publicly criticized the FIA for not discussing the introduction of voluntary budget capping before ratifying it for the 2010 season, F1 boss Bernie Ecclest...
Button Thinks New Point System Will Cause Chaos
18 Mar 2009, 14:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brawn GP driver Jenson Button disagrees with Bernie Ecclestone on the new title-awarding system imposed by the FIA for the 2009 season. The World Motor Sport Council ratified the new scheme, based o...
FOTA Slam Budget Cap Announced by the FIA
18 Mar 2009, 13:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The latest changes regarding voluntary budget caps for Formula 1 teams, announced by the World Motor Sport Council on Tuesday, did not fit very well into Formula One Teams Association's plans f...
Ecclestone: New Point System to Boost Overtaking
18 Mar 2009, 11:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone admitted he is very satisfied with the revision of Formula 1 title awarding procedure for the 2009 season. As announced by the FIA, the world title will go to the driver with the m...
Renault to Debut KERS in Australia
18 Mar 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Media reports in Great Britain have unveiled that Renault F1 will begin the 2009 season with a functional R29-incorporated Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS). The piece of news came from British ...
FIA Move to F1 Restructure - Official Statement
18 Mar 2009, 10:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris yesterday, a few significant changes were announced regarding the future of Formula 1. The new rules, some of which are to become effective f...
Jean Todt Leaves Ferrari for Good
18 Mar 2009, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jean Todt is officially out of Ferrari. The man whose name was practically synonymous with the Scuderia's winning streak in the early 2000s announced he has renounced all positions within the M...
Williams F1 to Axe Skate Fins
18 Mar 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams F1 have decided to bring some slight revisions to their aerodynamic package for the FW31 as a result of the latest meeting between the team's officials and FIA's race director Cha...
FIA Confirm Non-Turbocharged Engines for WRC
18 Mar 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation confirmed the introduction of S2000 cars for the 2011 and 2012 seasons of the World Rally Championship, only that the turbocharging will not be allowed. Follo...
FIA Introduce £30 Million Budget Cap for 2010
17 Mar 2009, 16:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The World Motor Sport Council ratified the introduction of budget caps in Formula 1 starting 2010. Following their meeting on Tuesday, the International Automobile Federation has decided to take ano...
FIA Confirm Medal System in 2009
17 Mar 2009, 15:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation have confirmed the changing of the point system for Formula 1 in 2009. Starting the very upcoming season, only the driver to score the most wins throughout th...
Ecclestone: We Can Never Go Back to Silverstone
16 Mar 2009, 17:58 UTC · By: Andrei Toma / President and CEO of F1 Administration and Management Bernie Ecclestone stated that the British GP will be hosted at Donington Park or else it will cease to exist on the F1 calendar at all. The F1 c...
Brawn GP 001 Race Car Illegal Diffuser Allegations
16 Mar 2009, 16:37 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / After allegations abounded last week about several teams having illegal rear diffusers, the Brawn GP 001 newbie car has also jumped on the bandwagon. The highest voice implying that the Brawn GP spo...
Sebastien Loeb Scores 50th WRC Win in Cyprus
15 Mar 2009, 11:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb mastered the elements during Rally Cyprus this weekend and clinched his 50th win inside the World Rally Championship, ahead of Ford’s and main title rival Mikko Hirvonen. The Fr...