On 27/01, 15:25
Martin Whitmarsh stated this week in the magazine The Guardian that losing the 2008 driver title would have been dramatic, morally, for the team in this 2009 season; much more so than for Lewis Hamilton. Last year, both world titles were decided during the last Grand Prix of the season, in Brazil. It was Lewis […] 
On 27/01, 14:33
Rome wishes to organize an urban Formula 1 race. The event could take place on the outskirts of the Italian capital. The former driver Maurizio Flammini, who has had this idea since 1984, proposed this alternative to the somewhat aging Monza circuit to the city. « It’s an idea from Flammini that was proposed to […] 
On 27/01, 11:20
French driver Sébastien Bourdais will continue his adventure next season in F1 with Toro Rosso. The information was announced this morning, not through an official press release but via Europe 1 radio, which is now responsible for Formula 1 news as it holds the broadcasting rights for the next two seasons. The Le Mans driver […] 
On 26/01, 17:11
ING, official sponsor of Renault, announced that it will reduce its spending on Formula 1 sponsorship due to its financial problems. The Dutch company expects a loss of 1 billion euros for 2008 due to the global financial crisis. To offset the losses, the company announced a comprehensive cost-cutting program that includes laying off 7,000 […] 
On 26/01, 15:45
Gerhard Berger, an Austrian national, left the sport at the end of last season after selling his 50% stake in Toro Rosso to the Red Bull boss, Dietrich Mateschitz. And even if he is not actively seeking to make his comeback, he clearly states that he is far from being done with the sport. When […] 
On 26/01, 15:14
The 2007 world champion, Kimi Räikkönen, has just concluded his first professional rally contract with a 13th place finish. The Finn participated this weekend in the Arctic Lapland Rally, which was held in his home country, Finland. He was behind the wheel of a FIAt Abarth Grande Punto S2000 and covered about ten nighttime stages […] 
On 25/01, 17:14
Frank Williams recognized that the cost reduction implemented by the FIA and the FOTA has provided a lifeline to his team. The Williams team was considered particularly vulnerable to the economic slowdown because it is not a car manufacturer (its engines are made by Toyota) and because several of its partners are severely affected by […] 
On 25/01, 15:59
According to Mark Webber, Red Bull will unveil the most beautiful 2009 version of a car next month with its RB5. The 32-year-old Australian driver, still recovering with crutches, stated that Adrian Newey, the designer, managed to create a beautiful RB5 despite the new regulations imposing new dimensions on the cars. During a visit to […] 
On 25/01, 15:36
According to the Spanish newspaper Diario AS, Fernando Alonso has lost 3.5 kg since the last race of the 2008 season. Last year, he tipped the scales beyond 70 kg. The 27-year-old driver now weighs 67 kg after an intense program designed to maximize his chances with the new regulations that see KERS added to […] 
On 24/01, 19:56
BMW-Sauber had to modify its program for its last day of testing on its private circuit in Valencia. Nonetheless, the team is satisfied with its week of work. With gusts reaching up to 70 km/h and debris brought onto the Spanish circuit, Nick Heidfeld spent his second day behind the wheel of the F1.09 focusing […] 
On 24/01, 14:15
The GPDA, the association of Formula 1 drivers, is asking drivers not to renew their mandatory Super License as a new price increase has raised it to an exorbitant amount. The drivers already experienced an increase in their license fees last year when the sport’s governing body, the FIA, raised the price from 1,725 euros […] 
On 24/01, 13:45
The Formula 1 team, McLaren-Mercedes, loses a long-time sponsor with the window and solar energy company Schuco. For years, the Schuco logo was present on the driver’s suit and appeared on the back of the single-seater on the wing. But the company’s name is absent this year on the MP4-24, recently presented to the international […] 
On 24/01, 11:14
The organizers of the future Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which will take place in November 2009, have announced that the construction of the circuit is ahead of the scheduled plan, so the track should be inaugurated this summer. This pharaonic project, not only financially but also architecturally, is once again proof of the mastery of […] 
On 23/01, 17:41
Nick Heidfeld completed his first tests at the wheel of the new BMW-Sauber F1.09 this Friday. He took over from his teammate Robert Kubica in Valencia, Spain, who had driven the car during the shakedown and the past two days. The German completed 92 laps on the Spanish track. However, the team was forced to […] 
On 23/01, 17:03
To counter the demonstrations by the population of Yvelines last week, the general council of Yvelines, a department wanting to host the next French Grand Prix of F1, has created a support committee for the project named Yvelines F1, the valley of the automobile. The 2009 French Grand Prix was not supported by the FFSA […] 
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