FOTA Confirms Martin Whitmarsh as New CEO
20 Jan 2010, 08:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes' team principal and CEO Martin Whitmarsh was finally confirmed by the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) as their new chairman for a full mandate. Following Ferrari's CE...
F1 Teams Want to Ban Double Diffuser in 2011
8 Jan 2010, 10:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The beginning of the 2009 Formula One Championship presented the majority of the teams with a big dilemma. Apart from Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams, none have managed to find the existent loopholes ...
Pole Position, Fastest Lap to Score Points in 2010
30 Dec 2009, 14:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As confirmed by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) earlier this month, the Formula One point-system will likely suffer some important changes in the upcoming season of 2010. However, desp...
Joint Car Launch for F1 Teams Was Scrapped
22 Dec 2009, 13:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It may have sounded like a great idea for all Formula One teams to jointly launch their 2010 challenger for the duration of a single presentation event, but these plans have reportedly been scrapped...
FOTA Agrees to In-Season Testing Ban for 2010
16 Dec 2009, 11:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The much-controversial in-season testing ban imposed by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) for the 2009 season will apparently make the F1 rule book in 2010 also. And it's apparently...
New Point-System in F1 Faces Scrappage?
15 Dec 2009, 15:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although many were enthused about the prospect of having a MotoGP-style point-scoring system in Formula One next season – as announced by the F1 Commission during the course of last week &ndas...
CORRECTION: FOTA Welcomes Manor, Lotus!
27 Nov 2009, 08:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although it's yet to become official, it seems that all the newly entrant teams have been granted an entry into the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA). According to a report from British maga...
Di Montezemolo to Quit FOTA This Year
18 Nov 2009, 07:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's CEO Luca di Montezemolo announced on Tuesday that he is likely to leave his position within the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) at the end of the year. The Italian official is cu...
Schumacher Quits Advising Duties with Ferrari
16 Nov 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher will not be advising the Italian marque's Formula One team any more, as shown in a report by Spanish newspaper Diario AS. Although the German driver signed an extension with ...
Williams F1 Blames Circuit Designs for Lack of Overtaking
10 Nov 2009, 11:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the International Automobile Federation (FIA) worked closely with the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) for the improvement of overtaking in the sport, the 2009 season saw few such maneu...
Ferrari Begin 3rd Car Push for Michael Schumacher
6 Nov 2009, 09:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Toyota leaving the sport at the end of the year and BMW Sauber not yet allowed to continue their Formula One operations by the FIA – not officially, at least – Ferrari's 3rd ca...
Todt Denies Conflict with Luca di Montezemolo
28 Oct 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The new president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) Jean Todt insisted that his relationship with the members of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) is a good one and will try to...
Campos Officially Granted FOTA Entry
28 Oct 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Campos Grand Prix officially announced it has become part of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) prior to the 2010 Formula One Championship. The Spanish outfit is one of the newly accepted entr...
FOTA Welcomes Jean Todt as New President of the FIA
23 Oct 2009, 13:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) promptly responded to the voting of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) earlier today, saluting the election of Jean Todt as the new president of t...
Half of FOTA Teams Disagree with 14th Entry - Williams
21 Oct 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams F1 Team clearly don't want to make themselves viewed as the black sheep within the Great Circle. Following recent reports that the Grove based team is practically the only member of th...
Williams Agrees with KERS Ban for 2010
20 Oct 2009, 07:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams F1 Team has decided to follow the gentleman's agreement made by the members of the Formula One Teams Association and agree with the ban of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System for the 20...
FOTA Wants American Race, Not Korean
6 Oct 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after the FIA announced the calendar for the upcoming season, several reactions started to appear from the Formula One teams. The FOTA (Formula One Teams Association) had longly pushed for a...
Campos to Confirm 2010 Lineup in November
25 Sep 2009, 14:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While Manor Grand Prix are considering Nelson Piquet for their 2010 lineup, Campos Grand Prix today unveiled that negotiations are ongoing in terms of next year's lineup but an official announc...
Williams to Use KERS in 2010
22 Sep 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams' technical director Sam Michael yesterday revealed – but then again, who had time to listen, as all eyes were focused on the WMSC meeting in Paris – that his team will use ...
Stewart: "F1 is Self-Destructing, Needs Change!"
17 Sep 2009, 07:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / During the past two years of Formula One, there was the spy-gate between McLaren and Ferrari, the lie-gate with Lewis Hamilton being asked to lie to the F1 stewards, the political drama between the ...