McLaren Automotive to Become Independent
16 Apr 2009, 12:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we already informed you, Ron Dennis stepped down from the CEO position of the Formula 1 team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes and is getting ready to take on the main role in the new McLaren Automotive ...
USF1 to Close Engine Deal with Cosworth
10 Apr 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team USF1 are reportedly considering to apply for FIA's standard Cosworth engines in 2010. The news came via the British magazine Autosport, who reported that part-owner Peter Windsor considers...
Brawn: McLaren and Ferrari Are Paying for Last Year
8 Apr 2009, 08:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ross Brawn played down championship favorite status for Brawn GP this season, as the Englishman is certain McLaren and Ferrari will bounce back after a catastrophic start of the season. The Brackley...
Damon Hill's Car Business Faces Bankruptcy
6 Apr 2009, 14:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Formula 1 champion Damon Hill is on the verge of losing his P1 International business. The company was founded by Hill and business associate Michael Breen in 2000 – shortly after the B...
Turbocharged Engines to Make F1 Return?
6 Apr 2009, 12:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Max Mosley's plan to bring costs in Formula 1 down to a minimum in the years to come is far from finalization. While visiting the World Rally Championship caravan in Portugal the past weekend, ...
Brawn: F1 Teams Rejected My Design a Year Ago
6 Apr 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following a list of accusation from some F1 team principals concerning the use of a different rear diffuser design, Ross Brawn decided to break the silence. Flavio Briatore previously accused Brawn ...
McLaren Fires Sporting Director Dave Ryan
3 Apr 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After Lewis Hamilton got disqualified following the Australian GP incident, the case makes a new victim: McLaren's sporting director Dave Ryan. According to GMM news agency, Ryan left the Sepan...
Hamilton Disqualified from Australian Grand Prix
2 Apr 2009, 12:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Lewis Hamilton has been excluded from the results of the Australian Grand Prix following a closer investigation made by stewards. In essence, they decided both the Englishman and his team McLaren &q...
Hamilton Hails Best Performance of Career in Australia
31 Mar 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton undisputedly showed he is world champion material during the season opener in Australia, as he finished the race on the podium despite starting from 18th place on the grid. The reigni...
Force India Consider Bruno Senna for 2010
31 Mar 2009, 07:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he had plenty of options to renew his drivers' lineup for 2009, Force India's Vijay Mallya went for stability when deciding to keep veteran Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil f...
Lewis Hamilton Joins the GPDA
26 Mar 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 reigning champion Lewis Hamilton revealed he has joined the Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA) ahead of the 2009 season. While interviewed by British magazine Autosport on the Superlice...
F1 Champs: Aussie Organizers Are Pathetic
25 Mar 2009, 16:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Australian Grand Prix organizers received a quite negative review from the country's former F1 champion Alan Jones. Talking to Australian newspaper The Herald Sun, Jones slammed his Aussie ...
Formula 1 - Final Entry List Announced by the FIA
24 Mar 2009, 09:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has officially announced the final entry list for the 2009 Formula 1 Championship. The document from the international body comes to confirm the presenc...
Ecclestone Considers US Return in F1 Calendar
20 Mar 2009, 13:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone admitted he is considering several venues for a potential 20-race calendar in Formula 1. While insisting he needs the teams' go-ahead to extend the F1 schedule in the near fut...
Ecclestone: New Point System to Boost Overtaking
18 Mar 2009, 11:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone admitted he is very satisfied with the revision of Formula 1 title awarding procedure for the 2009 season. As announced by the FIA, the world title will go to the driver with the m...
FIA Introduce £30 Million Budget Cap for 2010
17 Mar 2009, 16:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The World Motor Sport Council ratified the introduction of budget caps in Formula 1 starting 2010. Following their meeting on Tuesday, the International Automobile Federation has decided to take ano...
FIA Confirm Medal System in 2009
17 Mar 2009, 15:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation have confirmed the changing of the point system for Formula 1 in 2009. Starting the very upcoming season, only the driver to score the most wins throughout th...
Ecclestone: We Can Never Go Back to Silverstone
16 Mar 2009, 17:58 UTC · By: Andrei Toma / President and CEO of F1 Administration and Management Bernie Ecclestone stated that the British GP will be hosted at Donington Park or else it will cease to exist on the F1 calendar at all. The F1 c...
Factor 001 F1 Inspired Bicycle Available for Order
11 Mar 2009, 11:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BERU f1systems announced the final version of the Factor 001 bicycle will be shown in March, at London’s Science Museum as part of “Fast Forward, 20 ways F1 is changing our world”....
Ross Brawn: From an Apprentice to an F1 Team Owner
10 Mar 2009, 19:18 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In the eyes of some people, the life story of Ross Brawn is the epitome of success. From a trainee at the British Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Oxfordshire, via a job as a milling machine ...