Earnhardt Jr. Experiences Controversial Daytona 500
16 Feb 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't have what you might call “a promising start of the season” on Sunday. The Hendrick Motorsports driver had a poor day from beginning to end during the seaso...
Matt Kenseth Clinched Maiden Daytona 500 Win
16 Feb 2009, 09:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / “Crying in the rain” is probably the best motto to describe what happened in NASCAR's famous Daytona 500 on Sunday. The Great Race officials decided to stop the race due to heavy ra...
Sebastien Loeb Wins Rally Norway
16 Feb 2009, 08:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb made a clear statement inside the World Rally Championship yesterday, winning his first snow rally in 5 years ahead of favorites Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala. Despite startin...
Sebastien Loeb Leads Rally Norway after Friday Stage
14 Feb 2009, 17:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sebastien Loeb took the leading chair of Rally Norway after the Friday stage, managing to arrive 2.6 seconds faster than Mikko Hirvonen who held the first place before SS9. The switch leaded to spec...
Mikko Hirvonen Leads Rally Norway after SS5
13 Feb 2009, 17:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford's Mikko Hirvonen took the leading position in Rally Norway after SS5, arriving 4.8 seconds earlier than his rival Sebastien Loeb. During his 15-minute stop at the service zone in Kongsving...
Bourdais Dominates Jerez Day Three
13 Feb 2009, 11:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toro Rosso's Sebastien Bourdais set the fastest time in the third testing day on the Jerez circuit after clocking up no less than 126 laps in the STR3. Bourdais set a time of 1:18:493, with the...
Solberg Fastest in Norway SS1 with 8-Year-Old Xsara
13 Feb 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Petter Solberg managed to gain the leading position in the opening stage of Rally Norway, setting the fastest time during the night-time 1.92 kilometer Super Special. Following Subaru's withdra...
Loeb Reckons Struggling Day 1 in Rally Norway
12 Feb 2009, 16:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Tomorrow morning, reigning champion and championship leader Sebastien Loeb will start his quest for a first ever win on snow inside the World Rally Championship, in Norway. The Frenchman admitted it...
Red Bull Consider Sato for Testing Job
12 Feb 2009, 16:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he lost out to Sebastien Bourdais in the battle for a racing seat with Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2009, Takuma Sato might still be present in the Formula 1 paddock in the season to come. Accord...
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Urges Daytona to Resurface Track
12 Feb 2009, 15:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Daytona International Speedway hadn't had its track resurfaced in more than three decades. That's a fact. And most NASCAR drivers feel that the it could really used a facelift in the n...
Sandstorm Ruins Another Test in Bahrain
12 Feb 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari, BMW Sauber and Toyota received another blow on Thursday, as their testing programme in Bahrain was affected once again by a sandstorm. The helicopter that was supposed to intervene in case ...
Michael Schumacher Crashes Bike at Over 135 Mph
12 Feb 2009, 14:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher may have picked the wrong hobby following his retirement from Formula 1. Riding motorcycles at over 135 mph, as fun as it may seem, is usually a quite dangerous task. The seven-ti...
USF1 to Secure Second Base in Europe
12 Feb 2009, 14:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although USF1 team principal Ken Anderson confirmed earlier this month that his new team will most likely be based in North Carolina, it seems the former Ligier Technical Director Ken Anderson is al...
Mosley Sends Official Letter to GPDA on Superlicense Fees
12 Feb 2009, 11:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the Grand Prix Drivers Association official statement earlier this month urging the FIA to reconsider the Superlicense fees for 2009, president Max Mosley sent a private letter to the F1 d...
Report on Colin McRae's Helicopter Crash Unveiled
12 Feb 2009, 11:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Air Accidents Investigation Branch issued a report earlier this week, admitting they were not able to determine the exact cause of the helicopter crash that killed World Rally Champion Colin McR...
Bourdais Happy to Focus on F1 Exclusively
12 Feb 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Bourdais admitted that receiving confirmation for a second consecutive season inside Formula 1 has taken a big load off his chest ahead of the Jerez testing this week. In a short interview...
Drivers Break GPDA Agreement, Pay Superlicense Fees
12 Feb 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the Grand Prix Drivers Association issued a statement earlier this month confirming that the F1 drivers are not at all pleased with the new rise in Superlicense fees imposed by the FIA, it ...
Gillett Denies Wheatcroft Conflict
12 Feb 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Donington Park's boss Simon Gillett denied allegations that Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd president Tom Wheatcroft is planning to sue him for unpaid rent. More, the British official in charge ...
McLaren Tops 2009 Pack at Jerez
12 Feb 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi again clocked the best time of the second testing session at Jerez, while being the only driver to test a 2008-spec car at the Spanish track. The most notable chang...
Toro Rosso: Bourdais Was the Only Logical Choice
11 Feb 2009, 16:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso owner Dietrich Mateschitz insisted that the decision to confirm Sebastien Bourdais as race driver for STR in 2009 was based solely on racing skills. Also, he argued th...