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  • Options open for Bourdais

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Sébastien Bourdais is keeping his options open ahead of the 2010 racing season after a turbulent year in 2009. Having been sacked by Toro Rosso after the German Grand Prix, the four-time ChampCar Champion has enjoyed success in the Superleague Formula.

  • FIA was using new teams, says Lola

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:29 am
    Martin Birrane, Executive Chairman of the Lola Group, believes that the FIA was taking advantage of a selection of budding new teams during the ongoing war between the Formula 1 governing body and FOTA earlier in the season.

  • Rossi and Newey to contest endurance race

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:43 am
    Multiple MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi will be joining the Vallelunga 6 Hour race in Italy this weekend as the Yamaha rider gets behind the wheel of a GT3-class Ferrari 430, complete with his legendary number 46.

  • Wolff: Worth of privateers on the up

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    Christian Wolff has explained that his reasons to buy a minority share in the Williams team are solely for profit-making purposes and not for an active role in the running of team. The Austrian racer and businessman makes history by becoming the first person other than Frank Williams or Patrick Head to hold a stake of the Grove outfit.

  • Equity sale for 'private motives' - Williams

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:48 am
    Sir Frank Williams has explained that full reasons for why he elected to sell part of his team will remain confidential; a minority interest of the former Champion squad has been sold off for the first time after he and co-owner Patrick Head made the joint decision.
 
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  • Toto Wolff buys into Williams F1

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:49 am
    Frank Williams and Patrick Head have announced that they have sold a minority interest in Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited to an investment company led by Austrian investor Toto Wolff.

  • Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd goes into administration

    18 Nov 2009 | 7:18 am
    The company which held the lease over the Donington Park motor racing circuit and the British GP contract has entered administration.

  • Jenson Button signs with McLaren

    18 Nov 2009 | 4:53 am
    Jenson Button has joined Lewis Hamilton at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. The deal is for several years. It is the first time that two British World Champions have been in the same team since 1968 when Jim Clark was partnered by Graham Hill.

  • Spa-Francorchamps back in business

    18 Nov 2009 | 3:21 am
    Philippe Henry, the Walloon regional Minister of the Environment, Planning and Mobility, has signed a new decree granting the Spa-Francorchamps a new circuit licence.

  • Kimi out of F1 in 2010

    17 Nov 2009 | 3:25 pm
    Kimi Raikkonen will not be in Formula 1 in 2010. Steve Robertson, one of his management, told the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat on Tuesday that negotiations for a drive with McLaren were over.
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  • Williams sell minority stake in team

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:28 am
    Williams owners Frank Williams and Patrick Head announced Friday that they have sold a minority interest in the team to an investment company led by Austrian Toto Wolff, who also joins the Williams board of directors. Wolff, a 37-year-old venture capitalist from Vienna, is a keen racer and motorsport enthusiast. His driving CV includes a wide range of series...

  • Buemi and Schumacher go karting in Vegas

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:43 am
    Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi and seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher are among more than 300 drivers competing at the SKUSA Supernationals karting event in Las Vegas, USA, this weekend. Buemi and Schumacher are entered in the Super Pro KZ2 class, the Swiss driver with Intrepid, the German with the Tony Kart Racing Team. They will battle it out around a 0.66 mile circuit constructed in the grounds of the Rio Las Vegas Hotel and Casino...

  • F1 2009™ game on sale - view new gameplay videos

    19 Nov 2009 | 10:57 am
    To celebrate this week's release of F1 2009™, producers Codemasters® have published two brand new videos highlighting the exhilarating and accessible race gameplay on Nintendo Wii™ and PSP® (Playstation®Portable). Featuring thrilling wheel-to-wheel racing on iconic circuits, the videos can be viewed...

  • Ferrari confirm line-up for young driver test

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:10 am
    Ferrari are to field four Formula One hopefuls in next month's young drivers' test at the Spanish circuit of Jerez. The special multi-team session is to be held on December 1-3. Frenchman Jules Bianchi, who recently won the Formula 3 Euroseries title, will take the wheel of Ferrari's 2009 machine, the F60, for the first two days...

  • Trulli on 2010: My door is open right now

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:56 am
    Jarno Trulli has hinted he has various options open to him for 2010 following Toyota's Formula One withdrawal. Trulli will attend the Japanese team's end-of-season event at Fuji Speedway this weekend after travelling from the US where he tested a Toyota NASCAR machine on Wednesday. “I haven't signed with anyone yet and I've talked to teams,” the Italian told the Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) website after running almost 300 laps in the team's Toyota Camry Cup car at Florida's New Smyrna Speedway. “My door is open right now."
 
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  • Bruno Senna - more than just a famous name?

    12 Nov 2009 | 2:47 am
    If ever a driver was destined to make it into Formula One racing then you could argue it was Bruno Senna. And finally it has come to pass. The nephew of the late, great three-time champion Ayrton, Senna will make his race debut with the new Spanish team Campos Meta next season. At the mature age of 26, by modern F1 standards Senna is not exactly young. So how did he find his way to the pinnacle of motorsport? Here's the story of his career to date…

  • The 2009 Season Review - Part Three

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:42 am
    Raikkonen did give Ferrari a win, at Spa, after fending off…Fisichella! On that occasion, however, the Italian was still with Force India, whose Mercedes-powered car showed remarkable form on circuits where low downforce was required. Adrian Sutil proved very fast but wild and accident prone in the other car, but only Raikkonen's KERS prevented Fisichella from staging a huge upset victory in Belgium. Fisi's replacement, the underrated Vitantonio Liuzzi, was headed for a podium finish behind the Brawns at Monza when his car broke a driveshaft...

  • The 2009 Season Review - Part Two

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:32 am
    The British Grand Prix at Silverstone in June marked the start of the spiral that threatened Button's title aspirations. Another update put the Red Bulls far ahead there as Vettel led home Webber, and with third place Rubens Barrichello began the second half of season form that made him the contender he had always claimed to be...

  • The 2009 Season Review - Button a natural Brawn winner

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:16 am
    Well, that was some season! Yet another stunning FIA Formula One World Championship that created a fresh and unexpected chapter of history. Brawn GP, the Phoenix that rose from the ashes of Honda, became the first 'new' team ever to win their first two races and go on to win both the drivers' and constructors' titles. They won eight races, took four one-twos and 15 podiums, though they didn' t have it all their own way...

  • Nico Hulkenberg's road to Formula One racing

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:31 am
    Following the well-trodden path of most great drivers, Nico Hulkenberg began his career on the kart track. After starting at the tender age of ten back in 1997, within five years Hulkenberg was already making waves. In 2002 he was named German junior karting champion and the following year, after progressing up the ranks, won the German karting championship proper. Sixteen years earlier, a young Michael Schumacher had clinched the very same title. It was a fact not lost on Schumacher's legendary manager Willi Weber, who promptly signed up the young lad from Emmerich. By 2004 Hulkenberg had…
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  • Exclusive Kimi Raikkonen Q&A - I want to win another title

    19 Nov 2009 | 1:53 am
    For months it's been merely an option. Now it looks set to become a reality. Kimi Raikkonen will take a one-year sabbatical from Formula One racing in 2010, to bridge the gap from one competitive car to another - or so he hopes. Some fear the recent Abu Dhabi Grand Prix may have been the Finn's last race, and that would be a shame - seeing a great character leave the paddock with no further ado. Then again, the 'Iceman' can usually be relied on to surprise…

  • Bridgestone on 2009, Korea and 2010's narrower front tyres

    13 Nov 2009 | 4:42 am
    This season Bridgestone successfully managed a smooth transition from grooved to slick rubber, back in use for the first time in 11 years. Next season there are even more changes in store for Formula One racing's official tyre supplier. The ban on refuelling, a new track in Korea and the planned adoption of narrower front tyres will all be real challenges for the Japanese company, but Director of Bridgestone Motorsport Tyre Development Hirohide Hamashima can't wait…

  • Ask the Expert - Renault's Romain Grosjean

    11 Nov 2009 | 1:18 am
    In which Spanish city was Fernando Alonso born? Where in Italy are Lancia's headquarters? Which two Frenchman competed for the team in the 1985 season? Which current Formula One driver is from Rome, and what does his first name mean? These are just some of the questions we thought Renault's Romain Grosjean would take in his stride after he agreed to be the latest participant in our personal trivia test, 'Ask the Expert'...

  • Sam Michael Q&A: 2010 aim to re-establish Williams as top team

    10 Nov 2009 | 1:58 am
    Seventh in the championship, with two fourth-place finishes and a haul of 34.5 points, is not a bad season, but when 2009 got underway Williams had hoped for so much more. 2010, however, will usher in a fresh era for the British stalwarts, with a new race line-up in Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg, and Cosworth replacing Toyota as their engine supplier. For technical director Sam Michael it's an exciting time…

  • Hiroshi Yasukawa on Bridgestone's 2009 season

    10 Nov 2009 | 1:31 am
    With the return of slicks, after ten years of grooved tyres, and a new circuit in Abu Dhabi to prepare for, the 2009 season was an exciting challenge for Formula One racing's official tyre supplier Bridgestone. Here Hiroshi Yasukawa, director of Bridgestone Motorsport, reviews the season and looks ahead to 2010…
 
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  • Schumi to attend Las Vegas kart event

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:44 am
    Kart fans have to travel to Las Vegas this weekend as the SKUSA Supernationals karting event will take place in the desert city. Seven time World Champion Michael Schumacher, Toro Rosso driver Sebastian Buemi, Pietro Fittipaldi and Nelson Piquet Jr. will attend the event at the 0.66-mile track set in the vicinity of the Rio Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.

  • Toto Wolff, new Williams F1 shareholder & board member

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:51 am
    Frank Williams and Patrick Head announced today that they have sold a minority interest in Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited (Williams F1) to an investment company led by Austrian investor Toto Wolff. Mr Wolff also joins the company’s Board.

  • I needed a new challenge - Button

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:25 am
    2009 World Champion Jenson Button declared to the 'BBC' that he chose to switch teams not for the money but for the new challenge it provides. Button was announced this week as the new team mate of Lewis Hamilton with McLaren for 2010.

  • Ferrari ready to test four young drivers

    19 Nov 2009 | 1:35 pm
    December will start with a unique Formula 1 test session - foreseen on the calendar between the 2009 season's conclusion and the start of the preparations for 2010 - exclusively for young drivers. The appointment for all the teams is set for 1 December at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Southern Spain.

  • Francorchamps gets new operating license

    18 Nov 2009 | 11:54 pm
    The Belgian media reports that the Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps has received a new operating license on Monday. The new license, which is valid until March 2011, was signed by Philippe Henry, the planning minister of the Walloon government.
 
 
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  • New shareholder & board member at Williams

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:37 am
    Frank Williams and Patrick Head have announced that they have sold a minority interest in Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited (Williams F1) to an investment company led by Austrian investor Toto Wolff.

  • Schumacher at Mercedes: Speculation mounts

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:08 am
    There is growing speculation that Michael Schumacher might make a sensational return to F1 with Mercedes, joining forces with Ross Brawn, the man with whom he won his seven titles.

  • Ecclestone gives Silverstone a final warning

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:44 am
    Two weeks after he gave Silverstone a 48-hour deadline in which to conclude the deal which would secure the British GP, Bernie Ecclestone has now given the circuit's owners a final warning stating that matters will soon be out of his hands.

  • Raikkonen: I want another title

    19 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am
    Despite the fact that he appears destined to sit-out 2010, 2007 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen insists that he hasn't turned his back on F1, indeed, he claims there is unfinished business as he is seeking another title.

  • Amalgam releases Raikkonen's Spa winner in 1:8 scale

    19 Nov 2009 | 2:09 am
    Our good friends at Amalgam have just issued their latest masterpiece, a 1:8 scale model of the Ferrari F60 as raced to victory at Spa Francorchamps.
 
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  • Williams sell minority stake - SkySports

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  • BREAKING: Schumacher likely to return to F1 racing with Mercedes - Autoblog (blog)

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    BBCSerbian.comBREAKING: Schumacher likely to return to F1 racing with MercedesAutoblog (blog)The Daily Telegraph is reporting that seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher is close to signing on with the newly formed Mercedes Formula 1 team. Michael Schumacher might return to Formula 1, on Mercedes's sideMibz (blog)Michael Schumacher rumored to drive for Mercedes GPiCars SingaporeSay what? Kimi and Schumacher in Mercedes GP!India.comautosport.com -F1SA -Autocarall 165 news articles »

  • F1 champion Button meets fans, signs copies of his book - IBNLive.com

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  • Not The F1 News: Jenson To McLaren! - Planet-F1

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    Times OnlineNot The F1 News: Jenson To McLaren!Planet-F1BBC's F1 pundit Eddie Jordan has described Button's move to McLaren as the biggest F1 bluff of all time. "Signing for another team for three years is one of Mercedes' Brawn buy-out makes it major F1 playerUSA TodayJenson Button Leaves Brawn GP; Joins McLaren Formula 1 TeamAutomobile MagazineSports in Brief: Mercedes-Benz in Formula OnePhiladelphia InquirerBetUs.com -Bleacher Report -The Associated Pressall 2,467 news articles »

  • Glock to lead new Manor F1 team - BBC Sport

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  • Jenson Button joins Lewis Hamilton at McLaren

    David
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:59 am
    McLaren Mercedes is delighted to announce the signing of the reigning World Champion Jenson Button to a multi-year deal. He will be partnered by 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who will be embarking on his fourth consecutive season as a McLaren Mercedes driver. This unique partnership will mark: - The first time in Formula 1 history that [...]

  • Button signs three year deal with McLaren

    David
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:47 am
    2009 world champion Jenson Button will race for McLaren in the 2010 F1 world championship. According to BBC Sport, the 29-year-old has signed a three-year deal with McLaren and the move will be announced later today. The reigning world champion will partner up with 2008 world champion and compatriot Lewis Hamilton, with the Woking based team fielding [...]

  • Raikkonen to take a sabbatical in 2010

    David
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:11 am
    2007 F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen will not race in the 2010 Formula One championship. Following the difficulties in reaching an agreement with the McLaren Mercedes F1 team, the Finn’s manager has announced that Raikkonen will take a sabbatical from F1. “The options in F1 were with McLaren next season or not at all. Kimi and McLaren [...]

  • Timo Glock to race for Manor Grand Prix in 2010

    David
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:57 am
    Starting from next season, former Toyota driver Timo Glock will be pursuing his Formula 1 career with new Manor Grand Prix F1 team. The racing experience behind this ambitious British team has been extremely successful in various junior series in recent years, responsible for developing great talents such as Kimi Räikkönen and Lewis Hamilton in [...]

  • McLaren & Mercedes sign new agreement

    David
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:15 am
    McLaren and Mercedes Benz are delighted to announce a realigned long term strategic alliance. The agreement covers the next six Formula 1 seasons (2010-15) and also provides mechanisms whereby the partnership may continue beyond 2015. The reaffirmation of the two companies’ commitment to each other is the result of many weeks of careful and co-operative discussion between [...]
 
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  • Out of the Frying Pan

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    19 Nov 2009 | 11:28 am
    Nick Fry sits on the pitwall for Brawn GP during the British Grand Prix 2009. Fry has been quite open today about the team’s decision not to release Jenson Button from his contract with them before the end of the year. Although the Brit has signed for McLaren for 2010, he won’t be allowed to do anything for them until his current contract runs out. Credit: Brawn GP Out of the Frying Pan

  • 19-Nov-09: Brawn Won’t Let Button Out of Contract Early

    Christine
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:19 am
    Listen to this episode Today is the 19th November 2009, welcome to F1 Minute. Autosport reports that Brawn GP aren’t going to be letting Button out of his contract with them anytime soon, as Nick Fry has confirmed the team are still working things out with him. He said: “Jenson will not be doing anything at all for McLaren until the end of this calendar year. And if he does, we will be looking on it very dimly.” Then he added: “There are clear constraints on what Jenson can do between now and the end of the year, which we will be rigorously enforcing.” That man means business!

  • Renault – Robert Kubica to take part in the Rallye du Var in Clio Renault Sport R3

    Christine
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:06 pm
    The Renault F1 Team’s 2010 driver, Robert Kubica, will take part in the Rallye du Var (27-29 November) behind the wheel of a Clio Renault Sport R3 Maxi. Just two weeks after his first experience in a Clio Renault Sport R3 on the roads of the Rally Taormina-Messina in Sicily, Robert Kubica will take part in the Rallye du Var, the final round of the French Championship and the Clio R3 West European Trophy. “I’m interested in all categories of motorsport and I particularly like rally,” confirmed Robert Kubica. “It’s a very demanding and spectacular category and I have been thinking…

  • One Racing Licence Returned

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    18 Nov 2009 | 1:39 pm
    Kimi Raikkonen returns to the pitlane after winning the Belgian Grand Prix this year. It will be his last win in F1 for now, as Kimi’s manager confirmed the former Ferrari driver won’t be returning to the cockpit in 2010. Also in the news today, Spa Francorchamps received the licence they need to host the Belgian GP next year. Credit: Bridgestone Corporation One Racing Licence Returned

  • 18-Nov-09: McLaren Confirm Button and Hamilton Lineup

    Christine
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:32 pm
    Listen to this episode It’s the 18th November 2009 and this is F1 Minute. It’s all happened today, with the first news to hit us this morning that Kimi Raikkonen wouldn’t be racing in F1 next year. It’s been a rumour, obviously, but his manager Steve Robertson confirmed that the Finn will not be in F1, and more likely to go rallying or take a sabbatical. Sad times indeed. Then the Button to McLaren speculation came to an abrupt end when the team confirmed that the new world champion will be partnering the old world champion in 2010. Button and Hamilton at McLaren, leaving two spare…
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  • Toyota Out

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    4 Nov 2009 | 3:04 am
    Akio Toyoda : "Based on the current economic environment, we realise we have no choice but to withdraw. This has been a very painful decision. I offer my deepest apologies to Toyota’s many fans for not being able to achieve the results we had targeted." Seems that Toyota are not going into the next season of Formula 1. That will Leave F1 with just 3 Manufacturer’s in the sport next year, Mercedes, Renault and Ferrari. This does have a positive side effect, if Toyota do not announce a buyer for the team, it seems that Sauber will be able to take their place on the grid as the…

  • Historic

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    2 Nov 2009 | 8:07 am
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  • Bridgestone Out?

    ashleigh
    2 Nov 2009 | 6:12 am
    Hiroshi Yasukawa – “The decision made by the board of directors comes after considerable and lengthy evaluations and has been based on the company’s need to redirect its resources towards further intensive development of innovative technologies.” This today from the current exclusive tyre supplier to F1, saying they will not continue to supply tyres after the 2010 season is over. This means that they will pull out of the sport after their 3 year exclusivity contract expires. What this means to F1 is unsure at the moment. Will the FIA try get another manufacturer in on an exclusive…

  • Abu Dhabi Quali

    ashleigh
    31 Oct 2009 | 10:59 am
    Interesting Qualifying session from the newest, and has to be said, most visually impressive track on the grid. Hamilton with the KERS helping in sector 2 comes out on top, with the two Red Bull cars 2nd and 3rd on the grid. Rubens is then followed by world Champion elect Jenson Button. Jarno Trulli lines the Toyota up to what looks to be his final drive with Toyota in 6th, closely followed by the two BMW’s of Kubica and Heidfeld on their last race under the German car manufacturers leadership. Rosberg then has Buemi behind him making up the top 10 cars. You will notice that neither of the…

  • Brazilian GP

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    18 Oct 2009 | 10:50 am
    Mark Webber wins the Brazilian Grand Prix, with a mature and strong drive from start to finish. The story however is the world championship wins by Brawn, both Constructors and Drivers world championships have been wrapped up at the track. However it was a great race from start to finish, with some great overtaking moves, and some great strategy by all the teams. A great drive from Lewis Hamilton to come from 18th on the grid to take 3rd spot, with a great piece of strategy by the team, combined with a little luck of a first lap incident allowing them to use the soft tyres for 1 lap, and…
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  • Take Off Eh!

    Tomaso
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:34 pm
    So your Humble Scribe is off to the Great white North, Eh? To go visit the Greg Moore Gallery at BC Place’s BC Sports Hall of Fame and perhaps even a quick jaunt over to Maple Ridge? But never fear… I’ll return early next week “Just-in-Time” for Turkey Lurkey Day! And if you can’t stand it, then perhaps you’ll wanna check out some of the sites of those very clever ‘N astute Vurd Botcherer’s from the list below, which you can find links to several of on the Right Hand sidebar of this page under Racing Links…And then drop back into my site next week – Please! Shameless…

  • The USF1 Mini-series continues

    Tomaso
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm
    Shamelessly pilfered from My Name is IRL...

  • More “As the USF1 Vurld Turns”

    Tomaso
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pm
    The serious Hi-jinx ‘N Superb Sarcasm, Err Humour of Decklen’s excellent talking movies continues…Day 5 at the USF1 HQDay 6 at the USF1 HQYou can find Parts 1-3 by clicking here and then scrolling to bottom of post…

  • Button bolts to McLaren

    Tomaso
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:14 am
    Newly anointed F1 World Champion Jenson Button has decided to take his No. 1 plate and run off to Mercedes Grand Prix rival McLaren, in what seemingly has become a massive game of tit for tat… After BRAWN GP, Err Mercedes apparently refused to budge upon its very low contract offer for the Brit’s services next year, as I was looking forward to purchasing a No. 1 Silver Arrows “JENSE Diecast…Apparently the plucky Brit decided to take McLaren’s HIGHER retainer reported to be $6m for 3yrs vs. $4m for 2yrs with the allowance of Button to add additional personal services sponsors to…

  • Night of the Living Bloggers

    Tomaso
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:20 am
    Otay, I confess I stole the title from “Jeffie” of My Name is IRL, which after I read it makes me smirk and think of that long lost MTV video classic Thriller and all of the marching Zombies…After having recently learned about the Indy Car “bloggaratzi” taking over the Indianapolis Airwaves last Thursday evening on AM1070’s The Fan’s Trackside with Kevin ‘n Cavin, in which I tuned-in for my very first Trackside episode, carefully taking notes of everyone participating during the entire two hours.Also, I especially liked Kevin’s quip about Curty Cavin’s Job Shadower: Are…
 
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  • BREAKING NEWS: Michael Schumacher To Mercedes Benz?!

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    20 Nov 2009 | 8:48 am
    Eddie Jordan, former team owner and BBC Sport pundit has said Michael Schumacher is going to Mercedes Benz for the 2010 season. The outspoke Irishman says that meetings are in progress as I write these words to release Schumacher, 41, from his contract with Ferrari. The most successful driver of all time to make a massive return to the sport with the new team for 2010 and be reuinted with his former top technical man Ross Brawn. It is unknown how much Mercedes will pay Schumacher, but it could be around £50million-£100million. “It started with a meeting between Michael, Ross Brawn and…

  • Williams Sells Share Of Team To Austrian Investor

    f1fanatics
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:03 am
    Frank Williams and Patrick Head have both sold minority shares of their independent F1 team to an Austrian investment group headed up by businessman and amateur race driver Toto Wolff. Williams denies that he will be leaving the reigns of the team that bears his name, instead focussing on the fact Wolff could bring plenty of sponsorship and good contacts to the team. The amont sold is unknown and Toto Wolff was not decisive suggesting somewhere between 10 and 49%, we at TheF1Fanatics Blog reckon its closer to 10 than 49, so perhaps about 20%. “I have no intention of stopping my…

  • Raikkonen Says 2011 Return Based On Top Team Offer

    f1fanatics
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:22 am
    Kimi Raikkonen has declared he will only be returning to Formula One for the 2011 season if a top competitive team offers him a contract. The Finn, who was F1 World Champion in 2007, has left the Ferrari F1 team and is likely to be  taking a sabbatical in 2010 after contract negotiations with his former employer McLaren hit the rocks and the Vodafone sponsored team employed Jenson Button instead. “I felt McLaren offered the best opportunity to win races and challenge for the drivers’ championship and if that would not work the one-year break is the result,” he told the…

  • Former F1 Driver Larini Announces Touring Car Retirement

    f1fanatics
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:17 am
    Former Ferrari F1 driver Nicola Larini has announced he will be retiring from the World Touring Car Championship series following the completion of the final round of the season this weekend in Macau. The Italian drove in F1 between 1987 and 1997 completeing 48 GP’s and racing with teams such as Ferrari and Ligier.  He got his only podium at the fateful 1994 San Marino Grand Prix where F1 lost Roland Ratzenberger and the great Ayrton Senna. Outside of F1 he also drove in DTM and ETCC. “Macau’s round will be my final races as a works drivers in the WTCC,” said Larini…

  • Jenson Button Confirmed As McLaren Driver For 2010

    f1fanatics
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:37 am
    Jenson Button has been confirmed as a McLaren driver for the 2010 season following a turbulent week in the driver market. The current reigning World Champion is moving to the team, to partner Lewis Hamilton leaving behind the Brawn GP team just a day after it was taken over by German automotive giant Mercedes Benz. Button joined the Brawn set up way back when it was called BAR in 2003 following on from a drive with Renault.  Button had no luck until 2009 when he smashed the field in a fantastic car built by mastermind Ross Brawn. “It’s always a difficult decision to leave a team…
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  • Button to McLaren; Raikkonen on sabbatical

    SpeedRead
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:48 am
    Jenson Button has signed on to team up with Lewis Hamilton at McLaren while Kimi Raikkonen has decided to take the year off.World champion Button's decision to leave Brawn was widely expected since the announcement Mercedes had purchased the constructor's champion and was looking to install an all-German lineup.In Hamilton, Button faces a stiff challenge to repeat in the driver's championship, but in the end, the lure of McLaren was too much for the Englishman."I've followed the McLaren team ever since I was a small boy, and it feels unbelievable to finally be a part of it," the BBC quotes…

  • Glock signs up with Manor

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    17 Nov 2009 | 2:49 pm
    Newbies Manor Grand Prix have signed Toyota refuge Timo Glock to a two year deal, with an option for a third.The BBC reports he will likely partner with Lucas di Grassi, while rumors still suggest Manor will run as Virgin F1 in its 2010 debut.“It might seem like a brave step,” Glock said on his Web site. “But there are many good reasons to join this team. For me as a driver, for example, it was important that I was assured I would be involved in the development of the team and the car. The car is being designed by Nick Wirth. That was another argument in the team’s favour as far as I…

  • It's official: Mercedes buys into Brawn

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    16 Nov 2009 | 10:04 am
    Putting to rest weeks of speculation, auto giant Mercedes has bought a major stake in Brawn GP.The team will now be known as Mercedes Grand Prix and sport the Silver Arrows livery. Otherwise, officials say they won’t be wholesale changes at the team, Ross Brawn will remain at the helm.What that means for the future of Jenson Button with the squad should be determined in the next few days. The team is still negotiating with the World Champion, but his asking price has yet to be met.The team are thought to already have Nico Rosberg on the books, and rumors say Nick Heidfeld or Timo Glock are…

  • Court rejects team selection claims

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    11 Nov 2009 | 9:47 am
    N.Technology's case against the FIA regarding team selection for the 2010 season has been rejected by a French court.N.Technology was one of the teams passed over for one of the three new slots on the grid, and argued there were irregularities in the process. Often noted -- all the new entries chose to use Cosworth power.Campos Meta, US F1 and Manor Grand Prix were selected, with Lotus also gaining entry after BMW Sauber missed the Concorde Agreement deadline (by that time, N.Technology withdrawn its application).The official verdict will be made public later this week.Buemi stays at…

  • Force India, Lotus and Mike Gascoyne

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    7 Nov 2009 | 10:37 am
    Force India is keeping a watchful eye over the development of fledgling Lotus' 2010 car after seeing photographs of the team's wind tunnel model.Two things the teams have in common? Former wind tunnel Aerolab and Mike Gascoyne.The team believes Lotus has copied the front wing it used at the beginning of the season, and that the model was fitted with tires bearing handwriting belonging to employees of the Indian squad, AUTOSPORT reports.Gascoyne defended the development process, subcontracted to Fondtech."Some of the staff had been working on different projects. And whereas you cannot copy…
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