Petrobras Seek Team to Sponsor in F1
19 Feb 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after announcing that they are unlikely to remain in Formula 1 should they not find a partner for the upcoming season, Brazilian oil company Petrobras revealed they are not considering a per...
FOTA to Announce F1 Changes in March
19 Feb 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula One Teams Association have confirmed a press conference – scheduled on March 5th – in which they plan to give the world their own view on how the sport of Formula 1 should lo...
Senna: Toro Rosso Were Interested in Budget
18 Feb 2009, 11:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bruno Senna doesn't regret his decision to deny himself of a perfectly decent drive with Toro Rosso for a chance to start the 2009 season with Honda's F1 team. Although that decision led t...
Ferrari Urges Sponsors to Stay
18 Feb 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari and McLaren join forces once again in their attempt to stop the exodus of worldwide sponsors from the Formula 1 series. Following Ron Dennis' comments about how attractive the sport has...
Teams Want Control Over Formula 1
18 Feb 2009, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone has found himself another F1 team owner to challenge the way the sport is being handled – and especially the people who make the decisions – in recent years. After Ferr...
Richard Branson to Purchase Honda F1 Team
17 Feb 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The chances of Honda's F1 team making the grid at Melbourne seem 50 to 50 right now. At least that's what has been suggested by British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, whose reporters have ...
Di Montezemolo: Rome GP Not a Priority
17 Feb 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari CEO Luca di Montezemolo insisted that there are other priorities in the world of Formula 1 at the moment than hosting a Grand Prix on the streets of Rome. The Scuderia supreme revealed that ...
Petrobras to Quit F1, Deny Bruno Senna Backing
16 Feb 2009, 18:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brazilian oil giant Petrobras have denied allegations that they are considering to be part of a rescue plan for Honda's F1 team. According to autosport.com, Petrobras' Head of Sponsorship ...
ING Group Announce F1 Quit
16 Feb 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After announcing sponsorship cutbacks of more than 40% for the 2009 season, Dutch giant ING Bank revealed on Monday that they will end their partnership with Renault F1 team after 2009. The two part...
USF1 to Secure Second Base in Europe
12 Feb 2009, 14:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although USF1 team principal Ken Anderson confirmed earlier this month that his new team will most likely be based in North Carolina, it seems the former Ligier Technical Director Ken Anderson is al...
Drivers Break GPDA Agreement, Pay Superlicense Fees
12 Feb 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the Grand Prix Drivers Association issued a statement earlier this month confirming that the F1 drivers are not at all pleased with the new rise in Superlicense fees imposed by the FIA, it ...
Chandhok: No Finance, No F1 Seat
10 Feb 2009, 15:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Karun Chandhok revealed the real reasons why he's not part of the F1 roster in 2009. Following the economic downturn that started in late 2008 and Honda's pulling out of the sport in Decem...
Coulthard: Button May End F1 Career
10 Feb 2009, 13:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / By keeping his promise and sticking with Honda's F1 racing team no matter what, Jenson Button might eventually be forced to leave Formula One out the back door. At least that's how friend ...
Vettel Gained 4 Kg During the Winter Break
10 Feb 2009, 11:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing not only decided to take on a different approach when building their car for the 2009 season but will also have maybe the only two drivers in the F1 roster not to have committed to d...
Hockenheim to Leave F1?
10 Feb 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hockenheim is likely to join the number of historic circuit to be axed from the Formula 1 calendar in the years to come. According to media reports in Germany – Sport Bild – F1 supreme B...
Donington Boss Denies Debt Allegations
10 Feb 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Donington Park will go ahead with its revamping program as scheduled, insisted the circuit's boss Simon Gillett. He denied the reports that appeared in the British media the past weekend &ndash...
Webber Will Race No Matter What, Rules Out Diet
9 Feb 2009, 14:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although confident about making it to the season opener in Australia, Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber admitted only time in the cockpit will tell if he will be ready to race in late March or not....
All-American F1 Team to Be Based in North Carolina
9 Feb 2009, 10:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The first all-American Formula 1 team that is likely to make its debut in the series from as early as 2010 will be based in North Carolina. The news was reported by the Charlotte Observer and ThatsR...
Turkish GP Face Scrape-Off in 2011
9 Feb 2009, 10:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Turkey may host its last Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2011 if the circuit officials do not start negotiations with F1 supreme Bernie Ecclestone soon enough. As reported by Turkish newspaper The Today...
GPDA Make Official Superlicense Request to FIA
9 Feb 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Grand Prix Drivers Association will not sit back and watch how superlicense fees inside Formula 1 increase year after year. The F1 drivers are currently taking their time to sign the new superli...