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FIA Introduces Safety Car Rule Amendment
FIA Introduces Safety Car Rule Amendment

8 Mar 2011, 15:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / FIA has just announced that following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris today it has decided to introduce a new amendment to the safety car speed limit rule. In just a few words, c...

 
BMW Remains Official Car of MotoGP Until 2016
BMW Remains Official Car of MotoGP Until 2016

7 Mar 2011, 13:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / BMW and Dorna Sports have recently announced they have reached an agreement which sees the German automaker as the Official Car of MotoGP until 2016, with the BMW M vehicles for the 2011 season alre...

 
Audi Shines at Ball des Sports
Audi Shines at Ball des Sports

7 Feb 2011, 08:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Here’s one from the “while you were out (for the weekend)” category: Saturday evening, around 1,800 guests from the worlds of sport, industry, politics, culture and media were invi...

 
Allianz Extends F1 Deal for Another 10 Years
Allianz Extends F1 Deal for Another 10 Years

24 Sep 2010, 07:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone must be a happy man as he managed to secure a 10-year extension to the deal between Formula One Management and Allianz SE. In a statement released on F1's official site, it is...

 
F1 Race Control Explained
F1 Race Control Explained

12 Aug 2010, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If anything, the 2010 season of Formula One could be characterized by one word: controversy. Whether it came from the ingenuity of aerodynamic or mechanic solutions found by the F1 engineers to enha...

 
Vettel Knew He Made a Mistake - Horner
Vettel Knew He Made a Mistake - Horner

2 Aug 2010, 14:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner admitted that his racer Sebastian Vettel is very disappointed with how things progressed in the Hungarian Grand Prix, where he had to settle for 3rd p...

 
F1 Safety Car Rules Changed
F1 Safety Car Rules Changed

9 Jul 2010, 05:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The safety car rules in Formula One have finally been changed, as a result of Ferrari's outburst at the fiasco in Valencia. All the 12 F1 teams met with FIA's race director Charlie Whiting...

 
Now Massa Asks for Greater Penalties for SC Overtaking
Now Massa Asks for Greater Penalties for SC Overtaking

30 Jun 2010, 11:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after Fernando Alonso apologized for his public outburst at the FIA stewards in Valencia, his teammate Felipe Massa now urged the ruling body to take a closer look at the safety car rules so...

 
Hamilton Backfires at Alonso's Comments
Hamilton Backfires at Alonso's Comments

29 Jun 2010, 08:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Needless to say, when Fernando Alonso opened his mouth after the European Grand Prix at Valencia and accused Lewis Hamilton of not respecting the rules when passing the safety car on the track, a wa...

 
Schumacher Hits Out at FIA's Safety Car Rules
Schumacher Hits Out at FIA's Safety Car Rules

29 Jun 2010, 07:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Caught up in all that Ferrari drama about the “scandalous” and “manipulated” race in Valencia, we forgot all about Michael Schumacher's performance in the European Grand...

 
Ferrari Defends Criticism of Valencia Race
Ferrari Defends Criticism of Valencia Race

28 Jun 2010, 13:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari have continued to sustain their point of view regarding the poor decisions made by the FIA stewards during the Sunday race in Valencia. After Fernando Alonso publicly hit out at the poor dec...

 
Alonso Hits Out at Manipulated European GP
Alonso Hits Out at Manipulated European GP

27 Jun 2010, 15:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso hit out at the heavily “manipulated” race at Valencia this weekend, blaming Lewis Hamilton for his unfair conduct throughout the European Grand Prix. The Spaniard let all...

 
FIA to Clarify Last-lap Safety Car Rules
FIA to Clarify Last-lap Safety Car Rules

20 May 2010, 12:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the controversial decision taken by the F1 stewards in the recent Monaco Grand Prix, when Michael Schumacher was handed a penalty for passing Fernando Alonso after the safety car left the ...

 
Schumacher Handed Penalty for Alonso Pass
Schumacher Handed Penalty for Alonso Pass

16 May 2010, 19:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso eventually finished the Monaco Grand Prix in 6th place, after the race stewards decided that the move performed by Michael Schumacher over the Spaniard in the last hundreds of meters...

 
Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Safety-Car for the Superbike World Championship
Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Safety-Car for the Superbike World Championship

10 May 2010, 12:19 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Alfa Romeo Giulietta will act as a safety-car in the Superbike World Championship, starting next round at Monza. The Giulietta will be responsible for track safety starting from the fifth round ...

 
Jenson Button Wins Chaotic Chinese GP
Jenson Button Wins Chaotic Chinese GP

18 Apr 2010, 10:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After Ferrari and Red Bull Racing, it was now McLaren’s turn to score their first 1-2 finish in the 2010 Formula One championship. And although many were expecting Lewis Hamilton to hit back f...

 
KIA Soul Becomes Official USTCC Safety Car
KIA Soul Becomes Official USTCC Safety Car

20 Mar 2010, 13:15 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / In order to further promote the Soul model on the North American market, KIA Motors America (KMA) has prepared a Special Safety car version for the U.S. Touring Car Championship (USTCC). The compe...

 
Gullwing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Becomes New F1 Safety Car. Gallery!
Gullwing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Becomes New F1 Safety Car. Gallery!

26 Feb 2010, 11:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 2010 season of Formula One racing will see a new safety car in the series, as the “gullwing” Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG will replace the SL 63 AMG, formerly used by the championship in ba...

 
Mercedes SLS AMG, 2010 F1 Safety Car
Mercedes SLS AMG, 2010 F1 Safety Car

3 Nov 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The arrival onto the market of the new Mercedes Benz SLS AMG, exciting as it was for high-performance Merc lovers, is nothing to the prospects of seeing it every other Sunday or so on F1 circuits ar...

 
Toyota Camry Hybrid - Official Pace Car for Sprint Cup
Toyota Camry Hybrid - Official Pace Car for Sprint Cup

22 Apr 2009, 07:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota Camry Hybrid will become the first hybrid vehicle to become a full-race pace car in the history of the Sprint Cup Series, as it was announced it will introduce the 43-car starting field for t...