French Court Rejects N.Technology Action Against the FIA
25 Nov 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As hinted ever since two weeks ago, the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris has rejected N.Technology's legal action against FIA. The team pulled ranks and sued the FIA through its owning comp...
Briatore Gets Rich Thanks to F1 Rights to Spain
25 Nov 2009, 08:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Flavio Briatore might get a fortune out of Formula One even if he'll never be part of the sport in the future. As reported by the online edition of the British newspaper London Evening Standard...
WRC Promoter Postpone 2011 Calendar Announcement
24 Nov 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although everybody is trying to secure the details of the upcoming season as soon as possible – manufacturers, calendar, technical rules, etc – it seems the World Rally Championship is h...
Campos 2010 Car Receives FIA Homologation
24 Nov 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official. Campos Grand Prix has both its first driver (Bruno Senna) and car (they're yet to give it an official designation) ready for the 2010 Formula One season. After announcing th...
Sauber/Qadbak Deal in Doubt
23 Nov 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Sauber-Qadbak buyout is on the verge of collapsing, according to several reports in the Swiss media. It appears the man behind the Qadbak organization is not exactly a legitimate investor &ndash...
Ecclestone - Silverstone Deal Fails
20 Nov 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone seems to have made up his mind regarding the future of the British Grand Prix in Formula One. The 79-year old Brit insisted that he has made all the necessary steps to secure the s...
FIA To Issue 40M Euro Penalty for Toyota
20 Nov 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sauber/Qadbak may seem eager to sign driver and sponsors for their upcoming Formula One campaign – as they will most likely be granted an F1 entry by the International Automobile Federation to...
Lotus F1 Wants to Outscore New Teams in 2010
13 Nov 2009, 08:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus F1 Racing's technical director Mike Gascoyne will not settle for a so-and-so season at his return in Formula One next year, as he already set his first aims for the 2010 season. The forme...
FIA Hits Back for Leaks in Briatore's Lawsuit
13 Nov 2009, 07:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) responded to Flavio Briatore's pleadings to the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris, condemning the media for showing selective leaks from the Ita...
Alguersuari Slams FIA's Testing Ban Policy
12 Nov 2009, 11:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the prospect of not having a certain Formula One seat next year, Jaime Alguersuari slammed the International Automobile Federation (FIA) for their decision to ban in-season testing in the serie...
Symonds Joins Briatore in FIA Appeal
12 Nov 2009, 08:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Disgraced technical engineer Pat Symonds seems o have joined Flavio Briatore in his appeal over the FIA sanctions regarding the crash-gate. Although the British engineer did not confirmed it through...
US F1 Already Paid $440,000 Fee for F1 Entry
12 Nov 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The ones thinking that US Grand Prix Engineering won't make it to the grid in 2010, better think again! According to the president of the FIA Senate, American Nick Craw, the Charlotte based tea...
N.Technology Loses Lawsuit Against the FIA
11 Nov 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / N.Technology, one of the teams that wanted to be part of the 2010 Formula One roster next year, has apparently lost its case against the International Automobile Federation (FIA) this week. The Ital...
Williams F1 Blames Circuit Designs for Lack of Overtaking
10 Nov 2009, 11:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the International Automobile Federation (FIA) worked closely with the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) for the improvement of overtaking in the sport, the 2009 season saw few such maneu...
US F1 Blame BMW Sauber for Crash Test Rumors
10 Nov 2009, 07:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / US Grand Prix Engineering have dismissed recent reports that the team is yet to pass the FIA crash tests for several car components for next year and will most likely not make the grid in the 2010 F...
Campos 2010 Car Passes FIA Crash Tests
9 Nov 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While Lotus F1 Team hurried to show the world the first pictures of the wind tunnel model for the 2010 challenger, Campos Grand Prix have been very quiet about their next year's machinery. Howe...
BMW-Qadbak Sellout Depends on FIA Decision
6 Nov 2009, 10:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW Sauber's sellout is not definitive, unless the International Automobile Federation (FIA) grants the Hinwil based team with a 13th entry for the 2010 Formula One Championship. In case that d...
Frank Williams Charmed by New Jean Todt
6 Nov 2009, 09:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It's not rocket science that Frank Williams never got along with Ferrari inside the Formula One championship. Fighting against each other for the championship year after year has that effect on...
Ferrari Blames the FIA for Manufacturers' Exodus from F1
5 Nov 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari yesterday published a material for the media on their official website in which the Italian manufacturer revealed their position towards the sudden retirements of Honda, BMW and Toyota. In a...
Renault's Board of Directors Confirm F1 Stay
5 Nov 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following Toyota's announcement regarding their non-existent Formula One plans for the future, the fear of F1 losing yet another manufacturer in 2010 loomed within the FIA. Renault were the tea...