Sevilla’s Sebastien Bourdais took his first Superleague Formula by Sonangol pole position in qualifying at Jarama, but the title race was blown wide open as both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur failed to make it out of the group stages.
Lee White, president of Toyota Racing Development, said Toyota's departure from Formula One has no bearing on its NASCAR program, but he also said NASCAR should learn from F1's mistakes.
Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , South America The past few years in Formula One have seen an unprecedented return of legendary family names to the sport: names like Villeneuve, Piquet and Rosberg. But the most hyped scion of racing fame has been Bruno Senna . The nephew of the late, great Ayrton Senna was rated highly by his world-champion uncle and has been on everyone's watch...
I'm getting excited about the new F1 2009 game coming out for the Wii. I know, I know, it isn't a 'proper' gaming system and F1 2010 for the PS3 / X-Box will be far better - but I don't own either of those things and that game isn't out in two weeks' time. This is the first officially-licensed F1 game to launch on a non-Playstation system for years (damn that Sony and their exclusivity deal) and even...
2009 Renault F1 Race carShooting down recent reports November 5, 2009 11:10 AM Filed Under: F1Shooting down speculation to the contrary, Renault 's F1 managing director Jean-Francois Caubet insists a ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
One of the more interesting stories of this week, although not as imporant as Toyota’s exit from F1, was the accusation from Force India’s senior management of concerns regarding the new Lotus F1 teams car. Photos of the windtunnel model of the first Lotus were released a few weeks ago, and a paddock mole rooted out [...]
Petronas, the malaysian oil and fuel company are said to be an in-demand sponsor for teams tonight as much of the pitlane is searching for a lucrative deal. The company who have been involved in Formula One for many years with Sauber, and then later BMW are now out of contract following the German manufacturers withdrawl [...]
Kamui Kobayashi has stated he is now targetting getting a contract with one of the four new F1 teams, preferably with the Lotus Grand Prix team. Kobayashi was a Toyota test driver, who completed the last 2 races for the Japanese outfit who pulled out of F1 earlier this week. Kobayashi, who admits he has no [...]
Kimi Raikkonen is being touted as spending 2010 on the sidelines after contract talks with McLaren hit the rocks. The Finn has been ousted from his seat with Ferrari a season early after the Italian car manufacturer opted to bring former two time world champion Fernando Alonso to the team. If Raikkonen spends 2010 without a race [...]
Question: Regarding a question on the Trackside show last night, Ayrton Senna tested in Phoenix, I believe, in February 1993 as a serious test for Penske. His team, McLaren, had just lost its Honda engines and were looking at a season in the mid-field and his proposed move to the Williams F1 team was blocked by long-time rival Alain Prost. (Senna eventually moved a year later, where he lost his life...
British sports car company Ultima claims to have a Top Gear lap record of 1 min 9.9sec., which beats Michael Schumacher’s 1 min. 10.7sec. lap in a Ferrari FXX. However, Ultima’s attempt was unofficial. Reportedly, Ultima had booked out the test track and completed a circuit in a GTR720 road car with that speed.
The FIA imposed a two-year suspended ban on Renault for being involved in fixing the result of last year’s Singapore Grand Prix. Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds have received bans from motorsport as well. FIA’s World Motor Sport Council members were in a meeting in Paris recently.
While Felipe Massa has basically recovered from his crash several months ago, he is still unable to return to avoid the risk of a secondary head trauma. Massa reveals however that the reason Michael Schumacher, his supposed replacement, called off his comeback was because of a vision problem.