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�...
Pedrosa to Miss Jerez Test Due to Wrist Injury
5 Mar 2009, 11:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dani Pedrosa has received another bad news following his latest wrist surgery yesterday. According to USP Institut Universitari Dexeus's Dr. Bartolome Ferreira – the man who was handed th...
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...
Belgian GP Announces $3.8M Losses in 2008
5 Mar 2009, 10:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Losing money over hosting Formula 1 events has become quite common nowadays. After the Canadian Grand Prix – that was scrapped off the F1 calendar due to its financial debts to Bernie Ecclesto...
Sato Rejects Testing Role with Toro Rosso
5 Mar 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Takuma Sato denied rumors that he's considering joining either Toro Rosso and Red Bull Racing for a test-driving role. After losing to French driver Sebastien Bourdais in his quest for a Formul...
Alonso Tops Last Day of Testing at Jerez
5 Mar 2009, 09:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso topped yesterday's testing session at Jerez, setting the fastest time of 1:19.945. The Spaniard made a clear statement on where exactly the development of the new Renault R29 st...
Massa Wants Testing Champions, Shorter F1 Races
5 Mar 2009, 08:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Massa seems to have returned from Brazil full of new exciting ideas. The Ferrari driver revealed some of his own thoughts on how the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) and FIA could make the sport...
Mercedes Confirm DTM Interest in Bruno Senna
4 Mar 2009, 16:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bruno Senna might not make his awaited debut in Formula 1 in 2009, but he is very close to landing a DTM deal with Mercedes for the upcoming season. Following the likelihood of Rubens Barrichello ex...
Renault Threatens to Quit F1
4 Mar 2009, 15:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault have issued their first threat to Bernie Ecclestone and the world of Formula 1, revealing that they are considering quitting the sport due to the current level of revenues for F1 teams. Pres...