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Ecclestone: Medals Would Have Boosted Vettel
Ecclestone: Medals Would Have Boosted Vettel

17 Aug 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone still has his mind set on the medal system for the Formula One championship, which the representatives of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and Formula One Teams Associ...

 
Donington Dismisses F1 Doubts
Donington Dismisses F1 Doubts

17 Aug 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although it was hinted that Donington Park was not ready to fulfill the FIA demands in terms of upgrading their facility for hosting Formula One events, a spokesman for the circuit yesterday dismiss...

 
Badoer to Conduct 2-Day Test of the Ferrari F60
Badoer to Conduct 2-Day Test of the Ferrari F60

17 Aug 2009, 08:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Unlike Michael Schumacher a couple of weeks ago, Ferrari's test driver Luca Badoer will be allowed to test-drive the Ferrari F60 for a couple of days at the Fiorano circuit. This will be Badoer...

 
Reports Say Massa Could Race at Monza
Reports Say Massa Could Race at Monza

17 Aug 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The media reports regarding Felipe Massa's potential return to Formula One from as early as this year's Italian Grand Prix are getting more optimistic by the day. As it started only as a r...

 
Weber Slams Prost for Schumacher Jibe
Weber Slams Prost for Schumacher Jibe

17 Aug 2009, 07:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher's manager Willi Weber hit back at triple Formula One champion Alain Prost, after the Frenchman had questioned the German's motives for canceling his F1 return. The 40-ye...

 
Renault to Confirm Grosjean on Tuesday
Renault to Confirm Grosjean on Tuesday

17 Aug 2009, 07:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault are believed to announce a half-new drivers lineup for the remainder of the 2009 season, regardless of the International Court of Appeal (ICA) decision on the Hungarian Grand Prix ban. The G...

 
Silverstone to Have Arab Owners?
Silverstone to Have Arab Owners?

16 Aug 2009, 15:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Silverstone ousted from the Formula One calendar doesn't seem like a done deal anymore. According to British newspaper Sunday Express, a group of Arab investors are presumably in advanced talks...

 
Jacques Villeneuve Confirms Divorce from Johanna
Jacques Villeneuve Confirms Divorce from Johanna

14 Aug 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While still looking for a Formula One seat, former F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve today announced that he is no longer married. He stressed the fact that he is now a divorcee, and not separated from...

 
BMW Vow to Keep Improving their 2009 Car
BMW Vow to Keep Improving their 2009 Car

14 Aug 2009, 14:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We know it's quite impossible for anyone would fall for this, but according to BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen the Hinwil based team will not give up on their 2009 campaign. In a short p...

 
Ferrari to Pay Raikkonen Off, $12.5M Worth
Ferrari to Pay Raikkonen Off, $12.5M Worth

14 Aug 2009, 13:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While dealing with Michael Schumacher's cancellation of his Formula One return, Ferrari are also thinking of how to get rid of Kimi Raikkonen prior to his contract's expiration date. The F...

 
Alonso Keeps Bet on Button for the F1 Title
Alonso Keeps Bet on Button for the F1 Title

14 Aug 2009, 13:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull might be catching up in the Formula One standings to championship leaders Brawn GP, but Jenson Button is still the number one favorite to clinching this year's title in Fernando Alonso...

 
Jean Todt Dismisses Favoritism Allegations If FIA President
Jean Todt Dismisses Favoritism Allegations If FIA President

14 Aug 2009, 10:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Ferrarian and current candidate for the FIA presidency Jean Todt today insisted that he will be totally impartial in his relationship with the Formula One teams. Although he was heavily linke...

 
Williams May Use KERS in 2010 Anyway
Williams May Use KERS in 2010 Anyway

14 Aug 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams sure wants to participate to the discussions regarding next year's technical rule book as an active member of the Formula One Teams Associations (FOTA), but when it comes to respecting...

 
Ari Vatanen Announces Members for FIA Role
Ari Vatanen Announces Members for FIA Role

14 Aug 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Jean Todt last week revealed his election agenda for the FIA presidency, it's now Ari Vatanen's turn to announce the members that are going to support him in the race against the Fre...

 
BMW Talks to Potential Buyers for F1 Team
BMW Talks to Potential Buyers for F1 Team

14 Aug 2009, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW AG continued their search for a buyer of their Hinwil-based operations in recent weeks, as confirmed by a media report in Germany. Although there haven't been many news on the subject in re...

 
Rossi Rules Out F1 Switch, Will Not Replace Massa
Rossi Rules Out F1 Switch, Will Not Replace Massa

14 Aug 2009, 08:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi ruled out a potential switch to Formula One in the next few weeks, to replace the injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa. After the Michael Schumacher deal didn't work out due to t...

 
Schumacher Will Continue to Train for Potential Return
Schumacher Will Continue to Train for Potential Return

14 Aug 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Now that he's no longer under pressure to become physically fit for racing, Michael Schumacher can continue his training programme in peace. The German confirmed that he will no longer replace ...

 
2010 Canadian GP to Be Scheduled in June
2010 Canadian GP to Be Scheduled in June

14 Aug 2009, 07:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After months and months of negotiations between the Montreal officials and Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, followed by as many speculations in the international media, some definitive details ha...

 
Bourdais Reveals He Was Fired by SMS
Bourdais Reveals He Was Fired by SMS

14 Aug 2009, 05:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Once he settled amicable with his former team Toro Rosso outside the court, Sebastien Bourdais is now as free as a bird. Not that he likes it too much, but the Frenchman is trying to adapt to his ne...

 
Ecclestone Hits at Unexperienced F1 Teams
Ecclestone Hits at Unexperienced F1 Teams

13 Aug 2009, 13:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just when you'd think the whole FOTA-FIA-FOM saga has ended, Bernie Ecclestone comes right up and gets the last saying. Now that the new Concorde Agreement has been signed – linking all t...