Renault Happy with Piquet in Bahrain
28 Apr 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nelson Piquet's drive during the Bahrain Grand Prix has convinced Renault boss Flavio Briatore that he's worth the 2009 F1 seat. The Italian manager had insisted that Piquet's pace co...
McLaren Bring New Changes to Double Diffuser for Bahrain
24 Apr 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren have debuted some new changes for their double diffuser for this weekend's race at Sakhir, with the first results shown after the first practice session on Friday. MP4-24's revised...
Bahrain's Crown Prince Welcomes Max Mosley
24 Apr 2009, 08:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / FIA president Max Mosley is now at liberty to join the Formula 1 caravan at Sakhir for this year's Bahrain Grand Prix. The 78-year old Englishman was prohibited to come to the Kingdom of Bahrai...
No KERS for Raikkonen in Bahrain
23 Apr 2009, 13:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen has confirmed that his car will not use the Kinetic Energy Recovery System in Bahrain during the Friday practice sessions. However, this doesn't mean Ferrari will abandon the uni...
Ferrari Predict Tough Race in Bahrain
23 Apr 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's Stefano Domenicali revealed his team is expecting another struggling weekend in Bahrain, following the disappointing performances in China. The Italian official admitted Ferrari are e...
Force India to Debut Double Diffuser in Bahrain
22 Apr 2009, 15:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India are expected to become the third team – apart from the “diffuser three”, of course – to introduce a first version of a double diffuser during this weekend's ...
Alonso: Title Hopes Still Alive
22 Apr 2009, 12:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso will not count himself out of the title race just yet. Although he is no less than 17 points behind championship leader Jenson Button, Alonso reckoned the improvements brought to the...
Scumacher in Vacation During the Chinese Grand Prix
15 Apr 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher will surely not participate alongside Ferrari at the upcoming two grands prix on the F1 schedule, China and Bahrain. Following a series of rumors in the German media regarding a p...
Schumacher to Miss Ferrari Pit Wall in China and Bahrain
9 Apr 2009, 09:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher will not be joining Ferrari during the upcoming 2 grands prix in China and Bahrain. According to a Ferrari spokesman, the 7-time world champion will not be present on the Scuderia...
Ferrari Test Revised Traffic-Light System in Bahrain
23 Feb 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari are likely to start the new season with a new pit stop system. Well, maybe “new” is not the best way to describe it, as it was successfully used by the Scuderia last year until t...
Bahrain Officials Confirm Dog Problem
20 Feb 2009, 17:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The officials working at the Sakhir circuit admitted they had a serious problem with the stray dogs this week, during the second part of the F1 group test in Bahrain. There were two stray dogs incid...
Second Stray Dog Incident in Bahrain
20 Feb 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Sakhir circuit – host of the Bahrain Grand Prix – seems to become the main attraction for the stray dogs nearby. After the Tuesday testing session in Bahrain was interrupted for appr...
Ferrari Tops Last Day of Testing in Bahrain
20 Feb 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following a week full of problems on the Sakhir track – with their Kinetic Energy Recovery System, gearbox and electric system – Ferrari have managed to top the last day of testing throu...
Mechanical Failure for BMW Sauber in Bahrain
18 Feb 2009, 16:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari and BMW Sauber have both experienced problems during the 3rd day of this week's testing at the Sakhir circuit. During the morning session, Felipe Massa's Ferrari had to make a sign...
Gearbox Problems for Ferrari in Bahrain
18 Feb 2009, 11:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari seems to be having a lot of problems with their F60 model lately. Following the Kinetic Energy Recovery System failure experienced by Kimi Raikkonen during the morning testing on Tuesday, th...
Ferrari Experiences KERS Failure in Bahrain
17 Feb 2009, 15:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The second day of testing at Bahrain this week did not suit the Scuderia. Just when the weather showed clear signs of improvement for this week's meetings, Ferrari were unable to conduct a full...
BMW Sauber Tops Bahrain Testing on Monday
16 Feb 2009, 15:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari, Toyota and BMW Sauber have finally enjoyed a decent testing session in Bahrain during the course of today, succeeding in putting their 2009 challengers to work for the entire duration of th...
Sandstorm Ruins Another Test in Bahrain
12 Feb 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari, BMW Sauber and Toyota received another blow on Thursday, as their testing programme in Bahrain was affected once again by a sandstorm. The helicopter that was supposed to intervene in case ...
Sandstorm Ruins 2nd Day of Testing in Bahrain
11 Feb 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If it's not a fog interrupting the testing action at Bahrain, it's a sandstorm. After yesterday''s session on the Sakhir circuit was cut due to intense fog, this morning's m...
Bahrain Testing Affected by Fog
10 Feb 2009, 13:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Ferrari was hoping to finally conduct some proper testing of their Ferrari F60 this year – following the rainy testing session at Mugello in January – fog prevented the Scuderia...