On 09/11, 14:40
After admitting that he was not satisfied with his first year with McLaren-Mercedes, Heikki Kovalainen says he is ready to raise his level and become a serious challenger to Lewis Hamilton next season while remaining his teammate. The Finn started the 2008 campaign with good performances, especially during qualifying. However, he lost his edge in […] 
On 09/11, 13:06
Lewis Hamilton claims there has never been any personal conflict between him and Fernando Alonso despite the tense relations within the McLaren team last season. Even though the Iberian acknowledged, at the time, that the competition between the two drivers was very strong, the new world champion pointed out this weekend from Stuttgart that the […] 
On 08/11, 15:37
Michael Schumacher revealed that he turned down an offer from Jean Todt inviting him to become the new team director of Ferrari because this task would have taken too much time for the German. Todt left his position as head of the Italian team before the start of this season and was replaced by Stefano […] 
On 08/11, 13:59
Button hopes that Barrichello stays with Honda because the team needs his experience for the next season. The team has indeed confirmed Jenson Button to drive the RA109 next year, but the second driver has not yet been announced. Barrichello is thus at risk. During the next testing session in Barcelona, the two young talents […] 
On 08/11, 09:50
After a rather difficult season for the former world champion, Kimi Räikkönen, whose last victory dates back to Spain and who only finished in 3rd place on the podium, promised he would return to the highest level next year. The Finnish driver stated: « Last season didn’t go as I wanted. » « She started […] 
On 08/11, 09:31
The former driver Michael Schumacher is transitioning into business. He won 91 Grand Prix races and now plans to construct 7 skyscrapers to commemorate his 7 Formula 1 World Championship titles (1994-1995-2000-2001-2002-2003-2004). In three years, the first tower named ‘Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower’ will bloom in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It will be […] 
On 07/11, 19:01
In tears, but a good loser. These are the words that would best describe Felipe Massa. The Ferrari driver, 2008 Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship runner-up, made a point of personally congratulating Lewis Hamilton on his first title. The Brazilian believed he had achieved his dearest dream by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix and consequently […] 
On 07/11, 18:37
The Indian team Force India, which is undergoing restructuring for the 2009 season, has finally formalized its change of engine supplier. The newly created team by Vijay Mallya has terminated the contract with Ferrari and will hence power the VJM-02 with McLaren-Mercedes. For several weeks now, we have been announcing changes at Force India. The […] 
On 07/11, 18:23
Colin Kolles and Mike Gascoyne are the two victims of a reshuffle in the management of the Force India team that will take place at the beginning of next week. Kolles, the team principal, and Gascoyne, the technical director, will no longer play any formal role within the team. It is the owner, Vijay Mallya, […] 
On 07/11, 17:16
Takuma Sato will participate for the second time in testing with Toro Rosso. These will take place during the month of November. The former Grand Prix driver had driven an STR2 last January in Jerez. Bruno Senna, already in the running and scheduled for tests with Honda, could also be in action for the small […] 
On 07/11, 17:15
The current test driver for Renault, Lucas di Grassi has been invited to participate in the Barcelona tests in mid-November with the Honda Racing team. The Brazilian will thus join his compatriot Bruno Senna for these tests as the Japanese team is evaluating young drivers for the second race seat still available for 2009. “We […] 
On 06/11, 13:03
Lewis Hamilton entered the world of auto racing at the age of 8. He started with karting, where he quickly made a name for himself, winning the national championship at the age of nine. Behind this talented young driver was already a strong-willed temperament, as he took advantage of his first meeting with Ron Denis, […] 
On 06/11, 12:23
The principal of Honda, Ross Brawn, stated that he wants to reach BMW-Sauber’s level of competitiveness in 2009. The Japanese team experienced a difficult 2008 season as it focused most of its efforts on the 2009 season, where regulatory changes will likely alter the hierarchy among the teams. Honda scored 14 points in 2008, finishing […] 
On 06/11, 12:00
Sebastian Vettel stated that he had experienced an extraordinary season well beyond his expectations as he finished in eighth position in the World Drivers’ Championship. The young German had a sensational year with Scuderia Toro Rosso, becoming the youngest winner of a Grand Prix at Monza in Italy. Vettel, who scored 35 points this year, […] 
On 05/11, 17:40
The FIA revealed that greater transparency in the decisions made by the stewards will be observed next season. After the controversy sparked by Lewis Hamilton’s penalty at Spa-Francorchamps, it was decided during a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris that these decisions will be better explained to the public starting in 2009. […] 
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