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Philips winner drives FW29

Principessa — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:36:00 +0100

Rob Tarlton, a 21-year old student of Aerospace Engineering from Chicago, Illinois, drove five laps at Silverstone on Wednesday in an AT&T Williams Formula One car, as the winner of the 2009 Philips Driving Academy.

Alonso finally arrives in Maranello

mx_tifosi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:19:00 +0100

Today early in the morning, just after 8am. Fernando Alonso arrived at the gates of the Scuderia Ferrari for his first contact with the new team, although still not as an official member due to his contractual commitments regarding image management, which still tie him to his previous team and his sponsors.

Only days left to rescue the British GP warns Ecclestone

mx_tifosi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:15:00 +0100

The deadline for the Silverstone circuit to sign onto the 2010 F1 calendar is closing upon them extremely soon FOM boss Bernie Ecclestone has warned. So soon actually that the legendary British circuit only has a few days to make a decision, but so far owners the BRDC (British Racing Drivers Club) have not taken the necessary action to secure the British GP.

Kobayashi would prefer Lotus seat in 2010

Tomba — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:07:00 +0100

Kamui Kobayashi, the revelation of the last two Grand Prix is now looking for a race seat next year. In an interview, he mentioned that now Toyota has left, he would prefer to go to new entry Lotus, if only for the name.

Trulli not surprised by Toyota's decision to leave

mx_tifosi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:02:00 +0100

Toyota's Jarno Trulli is not surprised about his team's withdrawal at the end of the season, despite their sudden decision taken on Wednesday morning at a corporate board meeting held in Japan. The 35 year old has been with the team since the end of the 2003 season, and is saddened to leave the people which whom he has grown attached to over the many years

Di Montezemolo receives Golden Steering Wheel award

Principessa — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:32:00 +0100

Yesterday Luca di Montezemolo received the "Golden Steering Wheel”, one of the most prestigious acknowledgements in the world of automobiles. The prize, founded by Axel Springer in 1976, founder also of the editorial group with the same name, has been awarded to men like Henry Ford II, Ferry Porsche and Lee Iacocca as well as two men especially dear to the Ferrari Chairman: Giovanni Agnelli in 1985 and Michael Schumacher in 1993.

Renault's 2010 season has already begun says Caubet

Principessa — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:27:00 +0100

After the departure from Toyota, speculation fired up that Renault would leave Formula One as well. Renault F1 Managing Director Jean-Francois Caubet, however, inisted in the French newspaper 'L'Equipe' that the team has an approved working budget for 2010 and that the outfit will race next season.

Force India $4.6 million richer after judge convicts Etihad

Principessa — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:12:00 +0100

Yesterday a High Court judge ordered Etihad Airways and Aldar Properties to pay the Force India Formula One Team $4.6 million as a compensation for terminating a sponsorship deal. In 2007, Etihad Aldar signed a 3-year deal with the Silverstone-based squad, racing under the name Spyker at that point, but terminated the deal to move to Ferrari in 2008. The company now has to pay a huge fine for wrongully terminating the contract.

Hopefully we can survive without them - Button

Principessa — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:08:00 +0100

2009 World Champion Jenson Button said that he is sad to see Toyota leave the pinnacle of motorsport. Yesterday, the Japanese manufacturer announced that it was pulling out of the sport after the 2009 season, despite signing the new Concorde Agreement which binded them to the sport until 2012.

Emergency meeting for Renault

Principessa — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:06:00 +0100

It is believed that Renault has staged an emergency meeting in Paris on Wednesday regarding the future of its Formula One Team. The meeting was scheduled straight after the announcement of Toyota that it will quit F1 after 2009.

No Pirelli's for Formula One in 2011

mx_tifosi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:40:00 +0100

Italian tyre maker Pirelli has ruled out a return to Formula One in 2011, saying that their professional racing tyres should represent road relevant technology. And it is clear that Formula One along with its tyres does not take care of those characteristics which Pirelli demands.

Q+A with Nico Hulkenberg

mx_tifosi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:56:00 +0100

As a newly appointed race driver for the Williams Formula One team, Nico Hulkenberg will race alongside seasoned veteran Rubens Barrichello in one of the most prized teams in Grand Prix racing. The 2009 GP2 champion has already been with the team for two years as a test driver, so he alraedy knows the team very well as he prepares to race for them on Sunday afternoons.

F1 reality is serious says Ferrari

Principessa — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:11:00 +0100

Scuderia Ferrari have released a statement in light of today's headline announcement that Toyota is leaving Formula One. The Italian team controversially stated that the current F1 situation is the result of a 'war' against the big teams by the sport's governance.

FIA concerned about withdrawal of Toyota and Bridgestone

Principessa — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:09:00 +0100

The announcements this week by Toyota and Bridgestone of their withdrawal from Formula One are of concern to the FIA. Bridgestone has given almost 18 months’ notice of its intentions, thereby allowing the necessary arrangements to be made for the future supply of tyres to the championship. Toyota’s decision, however, comes just weeks after its F1 team signed the new Concorde Agreement until 2012.

Ekstrom wins Race of Champions by beating Schumacher

Principessa — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:05:00 +0100

Swede Mattias Ekstrom completed a remarkable hat-trick of Race of Champions titles today, beating F1 legend, Michael Schumacher, in the final. Double DTM champion Ekstrom beat newly-crowned F1 World Champion, Jenson Button, in the semi-finals and eight time Le Mans 24 Hour winner, Tom Kristensen, in the quarter finals, having already won his group.