Test ban leaves Asmer, di Grassi, out in cold
(GMM) The total ban on in-season testing this season has stalled the formula one careers of Estonian Marko Asmer, and the impressive GP2 driver, Brazilian Lucas di Grassi. The pair … Read More
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(GMM) The total ban on in-season testing this season has stalled the formula one careers of Estonian Marko Asmer, and the impressive GP2 driver, Brazilian Lucas di Grassi. The pair … Read More
(GMM) Ferrari's decision to abandon the Portimao circuit earlier this week paid off on Thursday, as abysmal weather scuppered the hopes of the five teams present for the test in … Read More
Massa at Mugello in the new F60 Felipe Massa has scored Ferrari's new F60 'a strong eight for reliability' after his first fully dry day of pre-season testing at Mugello. … Read More
UPDATE #4 India will definitely host a Grand Prix in Delhi in 2011, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has told the BBC Asian Network. Ecclestone insists he and Indian company … Read More
Austrian racer Christian Klien will continue on in his third driver role at the BMW Sauber team for the 09 championship season, despite the fact that there is no in … Read More
Torrential rain storms forced Formula One teams to forego testing Thursday at Portimao in Portugal. "A very wet day," said Renault's Fernando Alonso. "It's a shame we couldn't get anything … Read More
(GMM) Three future grand prix venues insist their plans are still on track, amid suggestions the global financial crisis is grinding many big projects to a halt. Abu Dhabi is … Read More
(GMM) Thursday's testing at the Algarve circuit in southern Portugal was suspended mid-morning due to atrocious weather conditions. Dark skies and torrential rain lashed the Portimao region, but it was … Read More
UPDATE Mario Theissen says BMW Sauber has no budget worries for 2009 following the loss of major sponsor Credit Suisse, although he admits there is still some sponsorship space to … Read More
(GMM) Donington chief Simon Gillett has dismissed a UK government report that was highly critical of the circuit's plans to ready the venue for the 2010 British grand prix. The … Read More
F1 ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone has given more ammunition to those who suggest that whilst all teams are equal, Ferrari is rather more equal than the others – whilst suggesting that … Read More
Bernie Ecclestone could lose $2B in divorce Bernie Ecclestone is planning legal action against his estranged wife to claw back hundreds of millions of pounds placed in off-shore trusts in … Read More
Fernando Alonso (GMM) Fernando Alonso this week took part in a full training ride of the team headed by 2008 Tour de France winner and fellow Spaniard Caslos Sastre. Coinciding … Read More
(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that he is closely involved in the sale of Honda's formula one team. With the Japanese carmaker's end-of-month deadline for a rescue deal looming, the … Read More
(GMM) Better weather greeted the formula one teams in Portugal on Wednesday, as four new cars went head-to-head for the first time on slick tires. With world champion Lewis Hamilton … Read More
(GMM) Rumors in the UK's business and financial world indicate that Sir Fred Goodwin, although not the most lauded businessman of the moment, is being lined up for a new … Read More
UPDATE A reader writes, Could be some truth to that rumor. Dubai World invested roughly 3.5B into City Center which was initially started by Kirk Kerkorian and MGM…Set to open … Read More
UPDATE While the weather was markedly improved over the previous two days, the morning remained damp, requiring the continued use of an ’08-spec rear wing and intermediate tires. The team … Read More
Sebastien Buemi topped this week's testing at Portimao in Portugal for the third consecutive day once running a modified 2008-spec car and Buemi's best time was nearly two seconds quicker … Read More
Bernie Ecclestone believes that Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, should not be writing the sport's rules. "The sporting regulations basically are what generate the income and we run the … Read More
UPDATE Last month reports in Italian newspapers said that Renault Formula 1 team boss Flavio Briatore would continue as team boss for the team for another one or two years … Read More
A detail that seems to have gone unnoticed is that not only is Credit Suisse no longer with the BMW SauberF1 team, but the Dell logo is no longer appearing … Read More
Pat Symonds, Executive Director of Engineering at RenaultF1, has spoken about the new 2009 Formula One season and just how the massive array of rule changes will pan out…. Pat … Read More