Loeb: Ireland Win Best Way to Start 2009
2 Feb 2009, 11:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb started his title defense in the best way possible, clinching the season opener in Ireland. The Frenchman started off poorly on Friday, as he made the wrong tire choice and was findin...
Ecclestone Not Panicking on F1 Future
2 Feb 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Taking on former F1 champion Alain Prost's advice, Bernie Ecclestone insisted that the world of Formula 1 should not panic in the wake of the global economic downturn. The F1 supreme argued tha...
Memphis Motorsports Park Changes Ownership for $10 Million
2 Feb 2009, 09:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dover Motorsports Inc. have announced that they will share their stock of its subsidiary Memphis International Motorsports Corp. – the owner of Memphis Motorsports Park – to Gulf Coast E...
Monaco Tops "Seven Sporting Wonders of the World"
2 Feb 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Monaco seems to hold a special place in the British sport fans' hearts when it comes to favorite international sporting venues. According to the “Barclays Seven Sporting Wonders of the Wo...
Citroen Expect Tougher Battle with Ford in Norway
2 Feb 2009, 08:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Citroen Total and Sebastien Loeb must be very relieved with the team's latest 1-2 performance in Rally Ireland. And that's because the French team were hoping to make the best of the aspha...
Economic Crisis to Make One More Victim: KV Racing
2 Feb 2009, 08:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The current economic downturn takes blow after blow at the Indy Car Series. Following Rahal Letterman Racing's announcement last week that they may have to take on a part-time schedule in the s...
Sebastien Loeb Wins Rally Ireland
1 Feb 2009, 18:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb began his 5th title-defence campaign inside the World Rally Championship in a dominant manner. Although he had a horrible start on Friday, Jari-Matti Latvala’s retirement in the...
Red Bull in No Hurry to Sell Toro Rosso
1 Feb 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz insisted that there is no hurry in trying to find a buyer for Toro Rosso. Despite admitting it would be hard-close-to-impossible maintaining full ownership over tw...
Former McLaren Boss, Teddy Mayer, Dies at 73
1 Feb 2009, 13:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former McLaren team boss Edward Everett Mayer – Teddy Meyer for most motorsport fans – has past away on Friday 30th of January, at his home in England. The American who had guided the fo...
Loeb Extends Lead, Aava Crashes Out of Rally Ireland
30 Jan 2009, 15:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Aava's adventure in Rally Ireland received a great blow during the last stage of the afternoon, SS6, as the Estonian lost control of his car and got stuck in the ditch. That left Sebastien Loeb...
Alonso Attends Funeral of Karting Mentor's Father
30 Jan 2009, 15:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso returned to Spain earlier this week, but it wasn't a pleasant visit. Having been announced by former rally champion Carlos Sainz of the death of Josep Marco, the 2-time world ch...
Loeb Takes Control Over Rally Ireland
30 Jan 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb has taken over the lead of Rally Ireland following the Special Stage 4 at Glenboy. The reigning world champion mastered the elements during the 4th stage of the Irish event and finish...
Renault: KERS Likely by Melbourne
30 Jan 2009, 14:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While working on their car's aerodynamic performances for 2009, Renault have been given a boost regarding the development of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System. According to technical director ...
Mike Gascoyne Is Suing Force India
30 Jan 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Vijay Mallya's Force India is facing lawsuit following the layoff of former Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne in November 2008, according to autosport.com site. Gascoyne was forced to end h...
Medal System Could Have Reigned 3 NEW F1 Champions
30 Jan 2009, 11:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite its president not agreeing much with the Ecclestone-acclaimed medal system, the International Automobile Federation decided to publish an interesting report on how the new system would have ...
Aava Leads Rally Ireland, Loeb Closes Gap
30 Jan 2009, 11:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Urmo Aava's start with Stobart Ford World Rally Team couldn't have been more successful, as the Estonian has taken the lead in the opening round of the WRC season, in Ireland. The Estonian...
F1 Weight Limit Pushes Drivers to Drastic Diet
30 Jan 2009, 11:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There's no doubt that the introduction of the newly-developed Kinetic Energy Recovery System will have a strong impact on the 2009 cars' weight distribution. The first worries on this matt...
NASCAR Guilty of 2007 Plane Crash
30 Jan 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR are to be held responsible for the plane crash that occurred just outside of Orlando less than 2 years ago. This is the conclusion reached by the federal investigators after a thorough examin...
Rahal Letterman in Pursuit of Funds
30 Jan 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / IndyCar fans might not get to see much of Rahal Letterman Racing in 2009, as the team is struggling to find the necessary funding in order to field a full-time car in the upcoming season. The team&#...
Ferrari to Revise Exhaust System on F60
30 Jan 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The inevitable happened for Ferrari, as the Maranello-based team have had to change their exhaust system ahead of the 2009 season. An official report was issued by the championship's official s...