Ferrari Will Not Stay in Artificial F1
15 Apr 2011, 06:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's pressure on the Formula 1 representatives, and also the International Automobile Federation (FIA), seems to intensify by the day. Luca di Montezemolo, the Italian company's boss,...
Todt Vs Ecclestone Dispute Is Over Money
5 Apr 2011, 09:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jean Todt and Bernie Ecclestone's outspoken dispute might have to do with a little bit more than just the latter's disagreement over the FIA's green path for the future of Formula 1. ...
Ron Dennis Says Ecclestone Stole F1 from the Teams
21 Dec 2010, 07:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In the wake of the latest breakaway threat made by Ferrari towards the CVC and, subsequently, Bernie Ecclestone, former McLaren Mercedes boss Ron Dennis decided to speak up. So he referred to the wa...
Lotus F1 Fights for Millions in 2010
19 Mar 2010, 10:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Though most of you are thinking that all the three newly entrant teams are fighting for nothing in 2010, as their plans for the ingoing season of Formula One is to create a functional, well-prepared...
FIA: Teams Will Have to Take Part in Each GP
11 Feb 2010, 07:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) decided to issue a clear statement regarding the possibility of one or more teams not making the season opening round of the Bahrain Grand Prix. After t...
Ferrari Threatened to Leave F1... Again!
30 Dec 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari once again decided to play hard ball in the Formula One Championship, only if the game is so far played in terms of bellicose declarations. Again, it was the company's CEO Luca di Monte...
Renault to Sell 75 Percent of F1 Team - Report
11 Dec 2009, 07:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / French manufacturer Renault decided to sell the majority of their Formula One team prior to the 2010 Formula One championship. The news is yet to be confirmed, but several highly authoritative media...
FIA To Issue 40M Euro Penalty for Toyota
20 Nov 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sauber/Qadbak may seem eager to sign driver and sponsors for their upcoming Formula One campaign – as they will most likely be granted an F1 entry by the International Automobile Federation to...
F1 Teams Turn Down More Money from Ecclestone
17 Nov 2009, 09:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Worried about the fact that many manufacturers chose to leave the Formula One championship in recent years – Honda, BMW and Toyota – Bernie Ecclestone made one strong attempt to bind the...
US F1 Blame BMW Sauber for Crash Test Rumors
10 Nov 2009, 07:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / US Grand Prix Engineering have dismissed recent reports that the team is yet to pass the FIA crash tests for several car components for next year and will most likely not make the grid in the 2010 F...
FIA Strike Back after Toyota Departure
5 Nov 2009, 08:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) will not sit back and see how a third manufacturer is leaving the Formula One Championship in only one year. The ruling body is committed to finding out...
Toyota to Announce F1 Quit Today
4 Nov 2009, 07:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota seems to have already made up their mind concerning their future in Formula One. According to some reports in the Japanese press earlier this morning, the company's board of directors se...
Ferrari Reconsider F1 Commitment Beyond 2012
8 Oct 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although signing the Concorde Agreement that binds their team to Formula One until 2012, Ferrari CEO Luca di Montezemolo hinted that the Italians may reconsider their position in the Great Circle be...
Renault Commits to F1, Toyota Not Sure
25 Aug 2009, 07:45 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Tired with press speculations about the Renault F1 Team pulling out of the sport starting next year, the French team's boss, Flavio Briatore took a stand and dispelled media fears with his stat...
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...
Sauber Admits Disappointment Over Failed Buyout
6 Aug 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Peter Sauber admitted his disappointment and frustration over his failed buyout attempt of Sauber-BMW AG earlier this week. Basically, the 65-year old Swiss boss – who currently owns some 20 p...
BMW-Sauber Buyout Fails - Part 1
6 Aug 2009, 07:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Japanese manufacturer Honda quit Formula One racing more than 9 months ago, but their operations were handed to Ross Brawn for one single dollar and the resulting team marched through the first part...
FOTA Confirms New Concorde Agreement
6 Aug 2009, 06:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Less than a week after the FIA announced Max Mosley had put his signature on the new Concorde Agreement, the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) issued a statement of their own regarding the matter...
New Concorde Agreement Signed
2 Aug 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We can now say that the war between the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) finally came to an end, after a press release issued by the former sta...
Ecclestone Confirms BMW Quit
29 Jul 2009, 08:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After recent media reports showed that BMW will announce its complete retirement from Formula One later this morning, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone issued some comments of his own on the mat...