Paul Ricard Testing - Results Day 1
12 Mar 2009, 10:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The GP2 Series teams have concluded their first testing session at Paul Ricard this week, with the best time of the day going to new Super Nova driver Javier Villa. Trying on the brand new engine pr...
MotoGP Scrap Hungarian Grand Prix in 2009
12 Mar 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It seems the MotoGP will not only have a bike missing from their usual lineup – as Kawasaki will only compete with a single bike in 2009 – but also a circuit. According to the latest pre...
Lewis Hamilton Crashes McLaren MP4-24 Again, in Barcelona
12 Mar 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes' awful pace continued on Wednesday, despite the return of reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton into the MP4-24 cockpit. The Englishman did not have any more success than team...
Brawn GP Smashes Lap Record at Barcelona
12 Mar 2009, 08:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Finding a title sponsor to back their 2009 campaign in Formula One suddenly doesn't seem that tougher of a job for Brawn GP anymore. Not if we consider the latest performances of the BGP 001 du...
Alonso: Renault Still Behind Schedule
12 Mar 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although admitting he is more confident about his car's capabilities this season as compared to 2008, double world champion Fernando Alonso insisted the Renault R29 is yet to have the necessary...
Briatore: Several Teams Have Illegal Cars
11 Mar 2009, 16:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault are more than likely not going to copy Williams F1's rear diffuser design ahead of the Melbourne race, as announced by team principal Flavio Briatore. Well, maybe he didn't specifi...
Munchi's to Make 2009 WRC Debut in Cyprus
11 Mar 2009, 15:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Munchi's Ford World Rally Team are preparing to make their first appearance in the 2009 World Rally Championship and they couldn't have asked for a better debut than the mixed-surfaced Ral...
FIA Investigate Three Cars at Barcelona
11 Mar 2009, 14:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation is taking a very careful approach ahead of the season opener in Australia, as race director Charlie Whiting reportedly asked to check three of the cars presen...
Raikkonen Not Interested in Losing Weight
11 Mar 2009, 13:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he reportedly took on a diet during the off-season in order to counteract the weight effects of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System this year, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen revealed he was n...
KERS Failure Stops Ferrari's Test Session in Barcelona
11 Mar 2009, 11:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen might have topped yesterday's testing session at Barcelona, but Ferrari were certainly not very content with the car's development on Tuesday. The Finnish driver focused muc...
Tire-Chaser Suspended by NASCAR until April 22nd
11 Mar 2009, 11:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jimmy Watts' adventurous habits during the Kobalt Tools 500 last Sunday did not go unpunished by the NASCAR officials. As announced by series' official website, the crew member for the No ...
Rossi: Manufacturers Should Save MotoGP Pack
11 Mar 2009, 11:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The MotoGP manufacturers have the power to save the 2009 grid by supplying more private teams with ex-works bikes. That is the simple solution found by reigning world champion Valentino Rossi in ord...
Alexander Wurz Takes Advisory Role with Brawn GP
11 Mar 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The fact that Ross Brawn managed to save Honda's F1 team thanks to the management buyout confirmed late last week did not necessarily mean good news for until-then test driver Alexander Wurz. K...
Renault Give Alonso More Testing Days to Develop 2009 Car
11 Mar 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso has taken over from Nelsinho Piquet during the second day of testing at Barcelona this week. Although the Brazilian was scheduled to complete 2 days of testing at the Circuit de Cata...
Mark Webber Cancels 2009 Pure Tasmania Challenge Due to Lack of Funds
11 Mar 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The global economic recession did not only affect the well-being of Formula 1 but also some very interesting fan-attracting projects related to F1 drivers. Of course, we're talking about Mark W...
Lewis Hamilton Uses Blackberry Storm to Guide F1 Car
11 Mar 2009, 08:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While preparing for the upcoming 2009 season – and struggling to get their new MP4-24 on top of the time charts – McLaren Mercedes have taken the leading role in a Vodafone advertisement...
McLaren Admit Problems with the MP4-24
11 Mar 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The fact that McLaren's MP4-24 is far from delivering the performances everyone had been looking for in the offseason is no news. In recent tests, both Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen have...
KERS Not an Option for Brawn GP
10 Mar 2009, 16:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ross Brawn made it very clear that the newly-introduced Kinetic Energy Recovery System was the last thing on his and his team's mind when preparing the BGP 001 for the upcoming season. Therefor...
Nick Fry to Stay as Brawn GP CEO
10 Mar 2009, 15:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ross Brawn revealed that he has decided to keep the management team from Honda F1 Racing intact ahead of the new 2009 season. Having completed the management buyout from Honda earlier this month, th...
Alvaro Parente Sign ORT Deal for 2009
10 Mar 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Tiago Monteiro's Ocean Racing Technology have decided to offer the chance to compete in the GP2 Series to one of Portugal's rising talents Alvaro Parente. The Portuguese team, making their...