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UPDATE Renault's Pat Symonds After a somewhat disappointing first test of the newly launched Renault R29 at the Portimao circuit in Portugal last week, the French based squad have admitted … Read More
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UPDATE Renault's Pat Symonds After a somewhat disappointing first test of the newly launched Renault R29 at the Portimao circuit in Portugal last week, the French based squad have admitted … Read More
(GMM) Force India's Mercedes-powered 2009 car is still scheduled for a debut in March, according to technical director James Key. Following two years with Ferrari power, there has been frantic … Read More
(GMM) McLaren and Ferrari have demonstrated a new era of unity, co-staging a media dinner. Within memory of the bitter espionage saga, the event followed Ferrari's usually Maranello based spokesman … Read More
Mark Webber (GMM) Mark Webber is hoping for a long-term future with Red Bull Racing. The 32-year-old, still recovering from his badly broken right leg, is approaching his third consecutive … Read More
Michael Schumacher (GMM) Michael Schumacher has conceded that F1's newly-imposed in-season testing ban will probably mean less or no running for him in 2009. The seven time world champion remains … Read More
Fernando Alonso (GMM) Fernando Alonso on Thursday attended the funeral of his karting mentor Genis Marco's father, Josep. Having earlier this week travelled to Paris as Renault displayed its new … Read More
UPDATE #3 (GMM) Ferrari has now modified the rear exhaust outlets of its new F60 single seater, after rivals expressed concern about the launch design's legality. Numerous teams, including McLaren-Mercedes, … Read More
(GMM) The FIA is considering publishing the weights of cars after the final phase of qualifying sessions in 2009. The move, claimed in the online diary of British F1 television … Read More
If Bernie Ecclestone could pick any battle he would want to see, the F1 supremo reckons it would have to be Lewis Hamilton versus Seb Vettel – and in the … Read More
Monaco's Formula One street circuit has topped a list of Seven Sporting Wonders of the World voted for by British sports fans. F1's flagship circuit claimed 18 per cent of … Read More
(GMM) Ron Dennis on Thursday said he will attend the season opening Australian grand prix. The 61-year-old Briton, who since the beginning of the 80s has been McLaren team principal, … Read More
(GMM) No longer a team owner, the quadruple world champion Alain Prost admits he is happy to now be a formula one spectator. The 53-year-old's Guyencourt based Prost Grand Prix … Read More
(GMM) Ferrari, albeit a fierce critic of the new energy re-use technology, worked on an innovative solution for its 2009 KERS system. The Swiss publication Motorsport Aktuell reports that, parallel … Read More
UPDATE Three-car F1 teams 'will happen' Bernie Ecclestone has reiterated his contention that three-car Formula 1 teams will soon be a reality in the top flight – possibly even as … Read More
FIA race director Charlie Whiting has assured the F1 teams that all measures to ensure the safe use of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) have been considered by the FIA. … Read More
Red Bull have confirmed they will use Renault's KERS system this season rather than their own device. The team's attempts to develop their own Kinetic Energy Recovery System were hampered … Read More
(GMM) Organizers of the Belgian grand prix insist they are not worried about the Dutch bank ING's scaling-back of its formula one sponsorship program. As well as naming sponsorship of … Read More
After the news that ING will be slashing finances to Formula One, the Renault F1 Team has announced a new technical partnership with Hewlett-Packard. "We are very pleased to have … Read More
Tire gap to be bigger in 2009 – Whiting F1 to ensure KERS safety for marshals No 'free' Friday engine use in 2009 FIA confirms safety car rule change New … Read More
(GMM) The opening test of Renault's 2009 car did not proceed as planned for the French team, the Swiss publication Motorsport Aktuell reports. Although the Portimao test was badly marred … Read More
As the ING Renault F1 Team gathered at l'Atelier Renault on the Champs Elysees in Paris, it was confirmed that 23-year-old Briton, Adam Khan, will join the driver line-up to … Read More
Formula One's safety car regulations have been revised ahead of the 2009 season after the sport's governing body the FIA approved a new system to ensure cars return to the … Read More
The FIA's Formula 1 Race Director Charlie Whiting talks about the key regulation changes in 2009 and the implications of the changes. Q: What was the idea behind all the … Read More
(GMM) The F1 entrant currently known as Honda on Tuesday played down negative speculation about the team's future. It was believed January 31 had been imposed by the withdrawing Japanese … Read More
UPDATE (GMM) Ron Dennis has ruled himself out of contention as a possible successor to FIA president Max Mosley. The 61-year-old has decided to step down as McLaren team principal … Read More