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Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Nico Rosberg has officially been announced as one of the drivers for the new Mercedes team. While that much had been assumed when Rosberg announced he was leaving Williams in October, speculation has started to swirl over who his teammate will be. It is thought Mercedes, despite its claims during negotiations with Jenson Button, are searching for an all-German lineup. Nick Heidfeld would seem to have...
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Mercedes-Benz Following earlier speculation, the newly-acquired Mercedes Grand Prix team has confirmed its first driver for the upcoming Formula One season. As expected, Nico Rosberg will be switching places with Rubens Barrichello, the departing Brawn GP driver who moves to Williams for next year. 24-year-old Rosberg is the son of former World...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
• 'Nico will be able to make an immediate impact' says Brawn • Mercedes team principal says Schumacher return will not happen Nico Rosberg will drive for Mercedes in the 2010 season but the team principal Ross Brawn has dampened speculation about the Formula One return of Michael Schumacher. Mercedes acquired a majority stake in Brawn GP, which won the championship last season but which...
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SPEED (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Sir Frank Williams insists he has sold a minor portion of his team to pay bills rather than wind down his involvement in Formula One...
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The F1Fanatics Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Frank Williams and Patrick Head have both sold minority shares of their independent F1 team to an Austrian investment group headed up by businessman and amateur race driver Toto Wolff. Williams denies that he will be leaving the reigns of the team that bears his name, instead focussing on the fact Wolff could bring plenty of [...]
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Motorcycle Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
OnPole.com During the 2002 F1 season Juan Pablo Montoya, in his BMW Williams, was widely seen as the main challenger to the dominant Ferrari F1 team of Michael Schumacher & Rubens Barrichello. His qualifying performances were amazing with 5 consecutive pole positions and the fastest ever grand prix lap in history. His spectacular & aggressive on-track [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The British drivers' forthcoming tussle promises the fireworks and recriminations of their McLaren heroes before them For anyone who doubted Jenson Button's willingness to take a risk, now is the time to keep silent. The decision of the new world champion to join a team dominated for the past three years by Lewis Hamilton represents a terrific gamble for Button, and the prospect of the two Englishmen...
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QPR REPORT (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Filed under: Motorsports , Auctions Michael Schumacher's championship-winning Benetton B194 - Click above for image gallery If you thought the Formula One World Championship was wrought with controversy these days, the scandals we've seen in recent years pale in comparison to the 1994 season. Historians will remember it as the year Ayrton Senna died (along with Roland Ratzenberger) at the San Marino...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
• Senna to make debut with Spanish team • Brazilian built reputation in GP2 and sports cars Bruno Senna, the nephew of the late triple world champion Ayrton Senna who was killed when he crashed his Williams while leading the 1994 San Marino grand prix at Imola, will be following in his uncle's wheel tracks next season when he makes his debut in Formula One with the newly formed Campos Meta...
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Ask the Expert: IRL (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
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...
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
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...
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The F1Fanatics Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Rubens Barrichello has visited the Williams F1 Team factory at Grove, Oxfordshire today to have a look around and to get to know some of the people who will help him fight for 2010 title better. Barrichello took time out to see the factory and also walk the hallowed territory through the famous private museum. Both [...]
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SPEED (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Hours after the Williams team announced that Rubens Barrichello would team with Nico Hulkenberg in 2010, Barrichello’s soon to be former boss thanked his driver...