Renault Give Alonso More Testing Days to Develop 2009 Car
11 Mar 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso has taken over from Nelsinho Piquet during the second day of testing at Barcelona this week. Although the Brazilian was scheduled to complete 2 days of testing at the Circuit de Cata...
Alonso Tops Last Day of Testing at Jerez
5 Mar 2009, 09:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso topped yesterday's testing session at Jerez, setting the fastest time of 1:19.945. The Spaniard made a clear statement on where exactly the development of the new Renault R29 st...
Glock Tops the Charts at Jerez on Day 3
3 Mar 2009, 20:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Timo Glock posted the fastest time of the 3rd day of testing at Jerez, this time on dry conditions. After topping the charts during the wet session yesterday, the German driver showed everybody just...
Alonso Tops the Morning Testing at Jerez - Day 3
3 Mar 2009, 14:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / What was that all about Renault R29 not keeping the pace with its 2009 contenders? Fernando Alonso sure made a clear statement in that direction earlier this morning, as he took his 2009-spec Renaul...
Briatore: Name Will Not Help Piquet
3 Mar 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Flavio Briatore warned his race driver Nelsinho Piquet that his name will not keep him in Formula 1 any longer. If he doesn't put some points on the scoreboard soon enough, the Brazilian driver...
Piquet Frustrated with Losing Weight
3 Feb 2009, 15:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault's Nelsinho Piquet admitted he has tried to lose some weight ahead of the 2009 F1 campaign in order to improve his on-track performances next season. However, as compared to teammate Fer...
Alonso Attends Funeral of Karting Mentor's Father
30 Jan 2009, 15:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso returned to Spain earlier this week, but it wasn't a pleasant visit. Having been announced by former rally champion Carlos Sainz of the death of Josep Marco, the 2-time world ch...
F1 Weight Limit Pushes Drivers to Drastic Diet
30 Jan 2009, 11:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There's no doubt that the introduction of the newly-developed Kinetic Energy Recovery System will have a strong impact on the 2009 cars' weight distribution. The first worries on this matt...
FIA Change Engine Rules for 2009
28 Jan 2009, 09:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The rules regarding the use of only 8 engines throughout the upcoming F1 season have been clarified by FIA's race director Charlie Whiting in an interview for the series' official site. Th...
Briatore Angry with Alonso-Ferrari Rumors
26 Jan 2009, 14:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso neither did nor will sign an agreement with Ferrari concerning a future move to the Scuderia in the near future. The words belong to Renault's boss Flavio Briatore, who insisted...
Alonso Trains with Tour de France Cycling Team
22 Jan 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso seems to return to his old habits when it comes to training program ahead of the upcoming Formula 1 season. As known by all F1 enthusiasts, the physical preparation of a driver befor...