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Ferrari Tops Last Day of Testing in Bahrain
20 Feb 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following a week full of problems on the Sakhir track – with their Kinetic Energy Recovery System, gearbox and electric system – Ferrari have managed to top the last day of testing throu...
Crew Member Suspended by NASCAR
20 Feb 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR's revised substance abuse policy has made its first victim in the Sprint Cup Series. Following a drug test conducted after the Daytona 500 race last Sunday, Paul Chodora, a licensed crew...
Heidfeld Did Not Sign Superlicense Agreement
20 Feb 2009, 08:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld revealed he is not one of the three drivers to have already signed their 2009 agreements for F1 Superlicenses. The German, who is currently a member of the Grand Prix...
Australian GP Changes Time Schedule for 2009
19 Feb 2009, 17:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The organizers of the Australian Grand Prix have agreed to a later start of both practice and qualifying sessions, as well as the season opening race on Sunday. Aiming to bring the race in a more fr...
Sepang Rules Out Night Race
19 Feb 2009, 14:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 will not have another night race any time soon. The Sepang International Circuit – host of the Malaysian Grand Prix – would have been Bernie Ecclestone's last chance to s...
Patrick Denies USF1 Talks
19 Feb 2009, 13:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Danica Patrick denied rumors that she was contacted by USF1 part-owner Ken Anderson for a potential run in Formula 1 in 2010. However, the IndyCar driver – who became the first female driver t...
Sakhir Official Explains Stray Dogs Incident
19 Feb 2009, 13:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Sakhir circuit officials have finally brought some light into the stray-dog incident a couple of days ago. As reported by several media channels on Tuesday, the testing session in Bahrain that d...
Hamilton Has Time Off at Karting
19 Feb 2009, 11:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As McLaren Mercedes have chosen Jerez as their base for the second test this year, Lewis Hamilton had an off week from testing this week. The reigning world champion decided to pay a short visit to ...
Virgin Group Given Deadline for Honda Deal
19 Feb 2009, 10:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It seems that the Honda F1 saga will come to an end later this month, as it is understood that the term for finding a buyer for the Japanese manufacturer's F1 operations is the end of this mont...
Electric Failure for Ferrari at Sakhir
19 Feb 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If it's not the whether, it's the mechanical problems that interfere with Ferrari's testing at the Sakhir track this week. Felipe Massa was not very lucky in doing a full mileage for ...
Petrobras Seek Team to Sponsor in F1
19 Feb 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after announcing that they are unlikely to remain in Formula 1 should they not find a partner for the upcoming season, Brazilian oil company Petrobras revealed they are not considering a per...
FOTA to Announce F1 Changes in March
19 Feb 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula One Teams Association have confirmed a press conference – scheduled on March 5th – in which they plan to give the world their own view on how the sport of Formula 1 should lo...
Mechanical Failure for BMW Sauber in Bahrain
18 Feb 2009, 16:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari and BMW Sauber have both experienced problems during the 3rd day of this week's testing at the Sakhir circuit. During the morning session, Felipe Massa's Ferrari had to make a sign...
Gearbox Problems for Ferrari in Bahrain
18 Feb 2009, 11:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari seems to be having a lot of problems with their F60 model lately. Following the Kinetic Energy Recovery System failure experienced by Kimi Raikkonen during the morning testing on Tuesday, th...
Senna: Toro Rosso Were Interested in Budget
18 Feb 2009, 11:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bruno Senna doesn't regret his decision to deny himself of a perfectly decent drive with Toro Rosso for a chance to start the 2009 season with Honda's F1 team. Although that decision led t...
Jeff Burton to Make "General Hospital" Appearance
18 Feb 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR driver Jeff Burton will appear on ABC's famous soap-opera General Hospital in the near future, as reported by the series' official site. He is scheduled to visit the set of the afor...
Ferrari Urges Sponsors to Stay
18 Feb 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari and McLaren join forces once again in their attempt to stop the exodus of worldwide sponsors from the Formula 1 series. Following Ron Dennis' comments about how attractive the sport has...
Teams Want Control Over Formula 1
18 Feb 2009, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone has found himself another F1 team owner to challenge the way the sport is being handled – and especially the people who make the decisions – in recent years. After Ferr...
Hirvonen to Change Driving Style to Beat Loeb
18 Feb 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rally Norway was unquestionably the best chance for Mikko Hirvonen to beat reigning champion Sebastien Loeb to the finish line this year. Being a snow rally, it was expected from the Nordic drivers ...
Kenseth Sets New Goal for 2009
18 Feb 2009, 08:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he started the season in the best possible way – winning his first ever Daytona 500 race – Matt Kenseth admitted there's still a lot of work ahead to become a title contend...