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Alonso's Grandmother Passes Away at the Age of 78
Alonso's Grandmother Passes Away at the Age of 78

20 Aug 2009, 07:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso's weekend at his home grand prix in Valencia just got worst, as the Spaniard reportedly paid his respects to his maternal grandmother, who has passed away at the age of 78, on W...

 
McLaren Puts Pressure on Kovalainen
McLaren Puts Pressure on Kovalainen

20 Aug 2009, 07:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After it was suggested by the German media that McLaren-Mercedes' option of extending Heikki Kovalainen's deal expired at the end of July, the Woking based team issued an official point of...

 
FIA Announce Technical Regulations for 2010 F1 Championship
FIA Announce Technical Regulations for 2010 F1 Championship

20 Aug 2009, 06:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After days of speculation regarding the technical and sporting rule book of the 2010 Formula One Championship, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has finally unveiled the last details of ...

 
US GPE Confirm Deal with YouTube
US GPE Confirm Deal with YouTube

20 Aug 2009, 06:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One newly entry US Grand Prix Engineering (US GPE) have announced their primary sponsor for the upcoming season. And it doesn't come as a shock to anyone, since the statement was actual...

 
ICA: Four Teams Sent Letters of Support for Renault
ICA: Four Teams Sent Letters of Support for Renault

19 Aug 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Court of Appeal (ICA) today issued a complete statement, explaining the reasons why it decided to overturn the one-race ban received by ING Renault F1 Team following the Hungarian ...

 
Hamilton Praises KERS ahead of Valencia
Hamilton Praises KERS ahead of Valencia

19 Aug 2009, 10:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After team principal Martin Whitmarsh and Mercedes boss Norbert Haug, it is now Lewis Hamilton's turn to praise the highly competitive Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) developed by the Wok...

 
Kovalainen Extension Option with McLaren Expires
Kovalainen Extension Option with McLaren Expires

19 Aug 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Heikki Kovalainen's future with McLaren Mercedes gets more unclear by the day. The Finnish driver has been Lewis Hamilton's teammate for 2 years now and his contract is due to expire at th...

 
Valencia Circuit Changed Due to Safety Concerns
Valencia Circuit Changed Due to Safety Concerns

19 Aug 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only a few days to the official start of this year's European Grand Prix at Valencia, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) revealed the Spanish organizers have made a few changes to th...

 
Badoer Sets Goal for Valencia: Finish the Race
Badoer Sets Goal for Valencia: Finish the Race

19 Aug 2009, 08:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Returning to a Formula One cockpit for an actual race after a decade outside professional F1 racing will likely be a tough job for Italian driver Luca Badoer. The 38-year old hasn't raced an F1...

 
Toyota Vow to Keep Focusing on 2009 Car
Toyota Vow to Keep Focusing on 2009 Car

19 Aug 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Considering that all championship big guns have began scoring some impressive results thanks to continuing their hard work on the 2009 technical package, Toyota has also vowed to keep developing the...

 
Grosjean Insists He's French, Not Swiss
Grosjean Insists He's French, Not Swiss

19 Aug 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As Romain Grosjean has been officially named Renault's race driver for the remainder of the 2009 season on Tuesday, the media in Switzerland hurried to hail the very premiere of having two Swis...

 
Mercedes Shows Envy Towards Renault's Reversed Ban
Mercedes Shows Envy Towards Renault's Reversed Ban

19 Aug 2009, 07:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Now that Renault were granted permission to participate in the upcoming European Grand Prix at Valencia thanks to the reverse-ban decision issued by the International Court of Appeal on Monday, ther...

 
BMW Sauber Lodge Application for 2010 Entry List
BMW Sauber Lodge Application for 2010 Entry List

19 Aug 2009, 06:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW Sauber are one of the bidders for a 2010 Formula One Championship entry. The latest reports coming from Germany suggest that the Hinwil based team has indeed met the FIA deadline for lodging an ...

 
Force India Brings Major Upgrade for VJM02 at Valencia
Force India Brings Major Upgrade for VJM02 at Valencia

18 Aug 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Trying to show the world that their great race at the Nurburgring, although point-less on the scoreboard, was not some fortunate accident, Force India will tackle this weekend's European Grand ...

 
Alonso Excited with New Teammate Grosjean
Alonso Excited with New Teammate Grosjean

18 Aug 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Now that the International Court of Appeal (ICA) have granted Renault the right to compete in the upcoming European Grand Prix at Valencia, home favorite Fernando Alonso can begin preparation for th...

 
Klien Wants 2009 Drive with Sauber
Klien Wants 2009 Drive with Sauber

18 Aug 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although BMW Sauber's future seems to be anything but clear at the moment, test and reserve driver Christian Klien still believes he can land an F1 job with the Hinwil based team next season. T...

 
Schumacher Will Come to Valencia as Badoer Supporter
Schumacher Will Come to Valencia as Badoer Supporter

18 Aug 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher announced his presence in the Formula One paddock at Valencia for the upcoming European Grand Prix. The German will come to Spain to support Ferrari's new race driver Luca Ba...

 
Raikkonen Has Not Called Massa Since the Accident
Raikkonen Has Not Called Massa Since the Accident

18 Aug 2009, 09:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Felipe Massa revealed that his teammate Kimi Raikkonen is yet to call him and ask about his health. Talking to the media from his home in Sao Paolo, the Brazilian admitted that he has not spoken to ...

 
Renault Confirm Grosjean for the 2009 Season!
Renault Confirm Grosjean for the 2009 Season!

18 Aug 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official! Romain Grosjean will replace Nelsinho Piquet in the Renault drivers lineup for the remainder of the 2009 season, as confirmed by the Enstone based team in a press release earlier...

 
Teams to Cut Jobs in 2010 - Cost Reduction Plan
Teams to Cut Jobs in 2010 - Cost Reduction Plan

18 Aug 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the details of the new cost-cutting regulations for the 2010 Formula One season are currently being guarded very carefully by the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA), some of them have lea...