Auto Motorsport
Toro Rosso: STR4 Not Similar to RB5
9 Mar 2009, 10:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toro Rosso have played down reports that their newly-launched STR4 car is simply a slightly-revised copy of Red Bull's RB5. The team's technical director Giorgio Ascanelli insisted that on...
Toro Rosso Reveal New STR4 for 2009
9 Mar 2009, 10:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Scuderia Toro Rosso finally unveiled their 2009 challenger at the Circuit de Catalunya earlier today. The STR4 features a similar aerodynamic package as its twin brother Red Bull RB5, but will be po...
SEAT Dominate Curitiba Weekend, Score Two Wins
9 Mar 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nobody messes with SEAT Sport this season! This seems to be the message coming from the Spanish manufacturer following their dominant performance at Curitiba this weekend, as the Seat Leon TDI prove...
Flawless Kurt Busch Wins Kobalt Tools 500 in Atlanta
9 Mar 2009, 09:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Victory Lane seems to have become a family tradition for the Buschs. Only this time it was older brother Kurt who made no error on his way to clinching his 19th career win in the Sprint Series, ...
Sir Jackie Stewart - RBS Ambassador For Free
7 Mar 2009, 16:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Finally, Sir Jackie Stewart had a change of heart concerning his ambassadorial duties with The Royal Bank of Scotland, as he issued a statement confirming he is willing to honor his current deal wit...
Mark Martin Secures Pole for Kobalt Tools 500
7 Mar 2009, 16:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just when you thought you’re never gonna see Mark Martin lead a NASCAR field before Turn 1 of a Sprint race again, he pulled one of his last rabbits out of his hat and clinched the top spot in...
Hamilton Denies Purchasing Luxury Yacht
6 Mar 2009, 14:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton denied the latest reports issued by British tabloid The Sun regarding the purchase of a 5.6 million euro Sunseeker 90 luxury yacht. Soon after making the headl...
Image of New Brawn GP Car Released - BGP 001
6 Mar 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brawn Grand Prix Formula One Team have revealed the first images of their 2009 challenger, designated BGP 001. Shortly after Honda announced it has sold all shares of their Formula 1 operations to f...
Hirvonen Ready for Rally Cyprus Challenge
6 Mar 2009, 13:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mikko Hirvonen reckoned the upcoming event in the WRC schedule – Rally Cyprus – has to be approached differently as compared to the first 2 rounds of 2009. As the Cyprus stages will be r...
Senna Might Return to the GP2 Series
6 Mar 2009, 12:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If we were to make a top of this week's most disappointed drivers, Brazilian driver Bruno Senna could easily top the charts. The GP2 runner-up was linked with a future move to Formula 1 via the...
Alain Prost Meets Nicolas Sarkozy for Potential French GP
6 Mar 2009, 11:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Alain Prost has allegedly discussed with French President Nicolas Sarkozy the possibility of France's potential return to the F1 calendar from as soon as possible. As revealed by Europe 1 radio...
Vijay Mallya Explains Mike Gascoyne Layoff
6 Mar 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India's owner Vijay Mallya has revealed the reasons why he decided to eliminate both Mike Gascoyne and Colin Kolles from team's management ahead of the 2009 season. Well, it was actu...
Hamilton Orders 5.6M Euro Sunseeker 90 Luxury Yacht
6 Mar 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton might have to work a little bit more on his relationship with the McLaren MP4-24 ahead of the season opener in Australia – having crashed into a tire barrier on Thursday, during...
FOTA Push for Standard KERS in 2010
6 Mar 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Kinetic Energy Recovery System might become subject to FIA's standardization process within Formula 1. As teams have pumped millions of euros into developing a functional unit by the 2009 A...
OFFICIAL! Honda Sell F1 Team to Ross Brawn
6 Mar 2009, 06:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It's now official! Ross Brawn will be the new team owner of Honda's surviving F1 team in 2009. The Japanese car maker confirmed, via an official statement issued on Friday, that the Brackl...
FOTA Pushes for New Concorde Agreement
5 Mar 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The world of Formula 1 is really seems to be subject to many changes lately and we're not talking about the cost-reduction and sporting-regulation revisions agreed upon by the Formula One Teams...
Full FOTA Report after Geneva Meeting 2009
5 Mar 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula One Teams Association have revealed a complete statement concerning the changes in racing format, technical revisions and cost reduction that are to be forwarded to the FIA for immediate...
New Point System in Formula 1, Approved by the FOTA
5 Mar 2009, 11:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / According to McLaren's new team boss Martin Whitmarsh, the meeting within the Formula One Teams Association members this Wednesday was focused on changes that could make the sport more attracti...
McLaren MP4-24 Reliability Problems Again, at Jerez
5 Mar 2009, 11:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bad weather at Jerez earlier today forced two of the teams present at the Spanish track to officially end their group test this week. Rain started to downpour from the very first laps of Thursday�...
Fisichella: Another 2008 Season Would End My F1 Career
5 Mar 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Giancarlo Fisichella is convinced that another season like the one in 2008 will not make him any favors in terms of extending his F1 career further than the upcoming season. The Italian ended his fi...