Ferrari Reiterate Commitment for F1 Programme
30 Jul 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After BMW yesterday confirmed their Formula One quit at the end of 2009, the rest of the car manufacturers currently part of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) have lined up to reiterate their...
Euskadi to Bid for BMW Spot
29 Jul 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although BMW have announce they will withdraw from the Formula One Championship in 2010, there is a high chance the F1 roster for next season will continue to show 13 teams and 26 drivers. As confir...
FIA Blames FOTA for BMW Exit
29 Jul 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after BMW announced its quit from Formula One at the end of their 2009 campaign, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) found it necessary to use it as an element of blame towards the...
Max Mosley Asks for Official Investigation on Massa Incident
28 Jul 2009, 08:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the crash sustained by Felipe Massa in Hungary the past weekend, in which the Brazilian sustained multiple injuries after a spring coming from Rubens Barrichello's suspension hit his ...
Valencia Urges the FIA to Let Renault Race
27 Jul 2009, 12:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Needless to say, the news about FIA suspending Renault F1 Team for the upcoming European Grand Prix has not only struck Renault fans all over the world, but also the Spaniard fans that have already ...
FOTA Denies Non-Supportive Position Towards Jean Todt
24 Jul 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A spokesman for the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) yesterday explained the position of the teams' alliance regarding the upcoming election for the FIA presidency. He strongly denied media...
Engine Rules Will Not Change in 2010
24 Jul 2009, 05:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although some technical aspects of Formula One will change dramatically in 2010 – refueling ban, lack of tire warmers or some other thing the FOTA will come up with in the next few weeks &ndas...
Alain Prost Might Have FIA Role in the Todt Administration
23 Jul 2009, 09:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jean Todt received yet another boost in his fight for the FIA presidency, as it surfaced in the media that former 3-time world champion Alain Prost considers taking a FIA role alongside his countrym...
FIA Rejects SEAT Sports' Appeal in the WTCC
23 Jul 2009, 08:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) yesterday announced that its International Court of Appeal (ICA) has rejected SEAT's appeal regarding the changing of the technical regulations ins...
Todt Tells Vatanen to Show More Respect
23 Jul 2009, 07:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After the FIA has issued the necessary clarification regarding Ari Vatanen's accusations directed at Jean Todt – that he's using FIA money to sustain his campaign, plus some other st...
Villeneuve Confirms F1 Comeback
23 Jul 2009, 06:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jacques Villeneuve yesterday confirmed that he is closest than ever to making his Formula One return in 2010. The Canadian driver is likely to be officially announced as one of US F1's race dri...
FIA Slams Vatanen for Todt Attack
22 Jul 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jean Todt might not hit back at Ari Vatanen's accusations towards him – as he prefers to focus on his own campaign for the FIA presidential seat – but the international body did not...
Poll Shows Declining Interest in Formula One
22 Jul 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Everybody knew that the saga between the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) couldn't have possibly helped the image of Formula One worldwide....
Cosworth Accepts 18,000 Rev Limit for 2009
21 Jul 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although they were initially granted up-to-20,000 revs to develop their power plants for the 2010 season, British engine manufacturer Cosworth today announced it will build their V8s for a maximum 1...
Todt Refuses to Hit Back at Vatanen's Critics
21 Jul 2009, 08:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he insisted he will not take on a dirty approach on the battle for the FIA presidency this October against new candidate Jean Todt, the Finn issued no less than two public attacks on the fo...
Vatanen Continues Battle for FIA Presidency
20 Jul 2009, 15:18 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Ari Vatanen, who is aiming to become the next FIA president, accused Jean Todt of touring around the world as a FIA representative and with FIA paid and supported campaign. The 57-year-old Finn, who...
Vatanen Slams Mosley for Public Backing of Todt
17 Jul 2009, 14:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ari Vatanen did not take long to launch a few critics at current president of the FIA Max Mosley for publicly asking the member clubs of the ruling federation to give their votes to former Ferrari F...
De La Rosa Urges FIA, FOTA to Change Risky Test Rules
17 Jul 2009, 07:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Iconic figure of the Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA), Spanish driver Pedro de la Rosa urged the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the members of the FOTA to change the testing rule...
Vatanen Hits Back at Mosley-Todt Alliance
16 Jul 2009, 13:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The fact that Max Mosley publicly admitted his full support for former Ferrari boss Jean Todt for the FIA presidency was certainly no good news for the other candidate for the FIA job, former rallyi...
Jean Todt Confirms Run for FIA Presidency
16 Jul 2009, 12:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Less than 24 hours after FIA president Max Mosley publicly revealed he will back Jean Todt for the presidency of the ruling body in October should he decide to run for it, the former Ferrari boss co...