Wheldon to go for Honda joyride
Dan Wheldon will get a Honda F1 test drive sometime in 2006, according to American speculation. The Indy 500 winner and newly crowned IRL champion, an Englishman, can expect the … Read More
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Dan Wheldon will get a Honda F1 test drive sometime in 2006, according to American speculation. The Indy 500 winner and newly crowned IRL champion, an Englishman, can expect the … Read More
Formula One will introduce a new qualifying format and revert to tire changes for the start of next season after a positive meeting of the Formula One Commission in London … Read More
With all the fuss surrounding Valentino Rossi’s testing for Ferrari, it was only natural for the Scuderia’s biggest star to ask for some switching of his own: Michael Schumacher will … Read More
Both Bernie Ecclestone and three banks, the shareholders of F1's holding company, are set to split a whopping $610 million. According to the British 'Independent on Sunday' newspaper, company accounts … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. Dubai based 'Emirates Airline' has denied that it is involved in setting up a new formula one team. It had been suggested … Read More
Formula 1’s governing body has unveiled a radical new aerodynamic concept which it believes will transform the quality of the racing, possibly as soon as 2007. (See this Hot News … Read More
Robby Gordon has had a rough ride of it this season, as the stock-car tour's lone owner-driver. But in a most curious twist, Honda appears to be a looming player … Read More
Adrian Newey has indicated that he might switch from McLaren to a rival formula one team in 2006. Amid earlier speculation that Williams may have wooed the highly lauded aerodynamicist … Read More
Neel Jani is pretty sure he'll be slotted into the third Red Bull Racing F1 car next season. Although the energy drink-owned team has not yet confirmed what position the … Read More
UPDATE Bernie Ecclestone is in the process of brokering a deal that will see a 12th team join the Formula 1 grid next season, according to a report in The … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. See Hot News item about Coca-Cola's denial. 10/13/05 Reports are spreading that Bernie Ecclestone has announced that Formula 1 will now … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. See Hot News item about Coca-Cola's denial. 10/03/05 The world's most famous soft-drink company, Coca-Cola, is planning to drive onto the F1 … Read More
Some time ago the FIA asked Formula 1 teams to accept rules which rev-limited V10 engines. The federation argued that this would slow the cars and cut costs. As early … Read More
Yet again, speculation is mounting that Giancarlo Fisichella's immediate future at Renault is less than secure. The latest gossip in F1 circles is that the 32-year-old Roman, who failed to … Read More
German carmaker Mercedes could be set to buy the remaining sixty per cent of the McLaren team. The marque, whose collaboration with the Ron Dennis-led grand prix outfit finished second … Read More
Bernie Ecclestone would like to sell formula one to the public, the F1 supremo revealed in China. The 74-year-old Englishman, with a 25 per cent stake in the sport's commercial … Read More
A Chinese driver hopes he is wheel to wheel with Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen in a few years. Cheng Congfu, already associated with McLaren, says his formula one debut … Read More
His name above the garage is set to disappear, but former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan has vowed to return to the sport if another privateer era dawns. While the … Read More
UPDATE #3 There were rumors circulating in Shanghai that the second Honda engined team will involve Italy's Daniele Audetto, who was in the paddock on Saturday. Our sources in Japan … Read More
Max Mosley has predicted a "peaceful" solution to Formula One's problems after talks on the future of the sport and a new 2008 Concorde Agreement. Mosley, president of world governing … Read More
The possibility of an even longer formula one calendar for the 2006 season is still very real. And, despite widespread disapproval of Bernie Ecclestone's desire to expand the record-setting '05 … Read More
Ron Dennis says McLaren will not vote against retaining the 'Friday' car rule next season. Although the silver clad camp will no longer be eligible for the bottom-six benefit in … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' now. Red Bull GmbH officially announces that following completion of the takeover of the Minardi Formula 1 team on 1st November, the team … Read More
Tickets sales down 40+% in one year. The speed, money and glamour of Formula One racing may have swept China's wealthiest and glitziest city last year but in 2005 ticket … Read More
UPDATE #4 Rumors in the Shanghai paddock suggest that the McLaren team have now agreed a major deal with Intel with an announcement due to be made imminently. And McLaren's … Read More