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American Drivers Turn Down USF1 Role
American Drivers Turn Down USF1 Role

24 Feb 2009, 08:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor are scheduled to unveil the all-new USF1 team later today. As information about the new team's potential drivers' lineup have not been disclosed, several rum...

 
Heidfeld: New Aero Package Makes Tailing Easier
Heidfeld: New Aero Package Makes Tailing Easier

23 Feb 2009, 15:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld revealed he is very pleased with the new aerodynamic package introduced for the 2009 season. The German driver confirmed that, as far as he's concerned, the new ...

 
Ferrari Test Revised Traffic-Light System in Bahrain
Ferrari Test Revised Traffic-Light System in Bahrain

23 Feb 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari are likely to start the new season with a new pit stop system. Well, maybe “new” is not the best way to describe it, as it was successfully used by the Scuderia last year until t...

 
FIA to Bring Further Changes to Engine Rules
FIA to Bring Further Changes to Engine Rules

23 Feb 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) is set to bring some further modifications to its original change in engine rules for 2009. According to a report from autosport.com site, it seems the ...

 
Italian Authorities Reveal Spygate Fines
Italian Authorities Reveal Spygate Fines

23 Feb 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Italian justice has finally put an end to the legal actions against the McLaren Mercedes members involved in the famous Spygate less than 2 years ago. According to several media reports in Italy...

 
Robert Doorbos to Make IndyCar Debut with Newman/Haas/Lanigan
Robert Doorbos to Make IndyCar Debut with Newman/Haas/Lanigan

23 Feb 2009, 11:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing will officially make a 2-car effort in their second IndyCar campaign. Dutch driver Robert Doornbos – formerly member of the Minardi Team USA in the 2007 Champ Car Se...

 
Honda Reveal Lack of "Serious" Buyers
Honda Reveal Lack of "Serious" Buyers

23 Feb 2009, 11:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The chances of seeing Honda's F1 team on the Formula 1 grid in 2009 are getting slimmer by the day, as a Honda official earlier revealed that there are no “serious” buyers in line t...

 
Honda Rejects Ecclestone's Buyout Offer
Honda Rejects Ecclestone's Buyout Offer

23 Feb 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / F1 supreme Bernie Ecclestone revealed he was very much interested in saving Honda's F1 team on his own during the past month, but both team boss Nick Fry and principal Ross Brawn have rejected ...

 
Neel Jani Wins Kyalami's Feature Race
Neel Jani Wins Kyalami's Feature Race

23 Feb 2009, 10:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Switzerland's Neel Jani equaled Germany's Nico Hulkenberg as the winningest driver in the A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport following his win in the Future Race of Kyalami, South Africa. Altho...

 
Matt Kenseth Holds Gordon for Auto Club 500 Win
Matt Kenseth Holds Gordon for Auto Club 500 Win

23 Feb 2009, 08:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The two champions that were banned from Victory Lane last season – Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon – put out a hell of a show for the fans at the Auto Club Speedway on Sunday. With 20 laps ...

 
Kyle Busch Makes NASCAR History, Wins 2 Races in the Same Day
Kyle Busch Makes NASCAR History, Wins 2 Races in the Same Day

23 Feb 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kyle Busch won the Stater Bros 300 Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday. However, this was not the biggest news of the weekend. The real piece of information is that the driver o...

 
Brian Vickers Grabs Pole for Auto Club 500
Brian Vickers Grabs Pole for Auto Club 500

21 Feb 2009, 23:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brian Vickers has chosen to move into the right direction after the much-discussed crash in which he was involved during the Daytona 500 and clinched pole position for this weekend’s Auto Club...

 
Richard Branson Conditions F1 Involvement
Richard Branson Conditions F1 Involvement

21 Feb 2009, 16:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Talking for the first time about his potential debut in Formula 1 as a team owner, Virgin Group’s Sir Richard Branson revealed he will consider the option on the sole condition that the sport ...

 
Bahrain Officials Confirm Dog Problem
Bahrain Officials Confirm Dog Problem

20 Feb 2009, 17:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The officials working at the Sakhir circuit admitted they had a serious problem with the stray dogs this week, during the second part of the F1 group test in Bahrain. There were two stray dogs incid...

 
Wheldon Aims for 2nd IRL Title
Wheldon Aims for 2nd IRL Title

20 Feb 2009, 14:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Indy Car champion Dan Wheldon is looking forward to the new season, as he entered 2009 with the sole thought of clinching his second IRL title in career. Although he switched from top guns Ta...

 
Williams to Fight Wind Tunnel Restrictions
Williams to Fight Wind Tunnel Restrictions

20 Feb 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Frank Williams is not at all happy with FIA's desire to ban aerodynamic testing to only one wind tunnel starting 2009 and has every intention to make himself heard within the Formula One Teams&...

 
Loeb Slams Gravel-Tire Idea for Cyprus
Loeb Slams Gravel-Tire Idea for Cyprus

20 Feb 2009, 13:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb is not very enthused with the idea of driving his car in the opening stages of the upcoming Cyprus Rally on gravel tires – being that those stages will be run on asphalt. The re...

 
Fans to Name 3 Corners of the Singapore GP
Fans to Name 3 Corners of the Singapore GP

20 Feb 2009, 11:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 fans from across the world now have the chance to put their own mark on three corners of the much-acclaimed Marina Bay track, host of the Singapore Grand Prix. Following the immense succes...

 
NASCAR Hands Penalties to 3 N'Wide Teams and One Truck Driver
NASCAR Hands Penalties to 3 N'Wide Teams and One Truck Driver

20 Feb 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Apart from the Sprint Cup crew member that failed a February 11 drug test and was served an indefinite suspension by NASCAR – Paul Chodora of Mayfield Motorsports' No 41 team – the ...

 
Williams Extend Partnership with PPG
Williams Extend Partnership with PPG

20 Feb 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Frank Williams managed to secure the extension of his team's partnership with Pittsburgh Plate Glass Industries (PPG) inside Formula 1. PPG has been partnering Williams F1 since the beginning o...