Vettel to face first Nurburgring home crowd
After Jenson Button at Silverstone last month, next weekend it will be Sebastian Vettel’s turn to face his home grand prix. Actually, due to his mid-season Toro Rosso debut in 2007 and the fact that Hockenheim hosted Germany’s F1 race last year, it will be the 21-year-old German’s first ever formula one event at the [...]
Indianapolis boss Tony George resigns
Tony George this week resigned as CEO of the former US grand prix venue Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Last month, rumours that he was on the verge of being ousted was reported as a blow to hopes that formula one could soon return to the crucial North American market. George is credited with earlier this decade [...]
Vettel still not Red Bull ‘no.1′ says boss
Not even a second win of the season has convinced Red Bull’s team boss to nominate Sebastian Vettel ‘number 1′ for the remainder of the 2009 season. Having also won in China, the 21-year-old German utterly dominated at Silverstone earlier this month but still lies 25 points behind the championship leader Jenson Button. Complicating the [...]
Dennis possible for FIA president suggests Chandhok
Another name “doing the rounds” amid speculation about the next FIA president is Ron Dennis, according to a high-ranking motor racing official. Vicky Chandhok, motor sport boss and former president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), and the father of GP2 driver Karun, has been mentioned as one possible successor to [...]
New hope for Hockenheim after Ecclestone meeting
Bernie Ecclestone may have intervened to save the German grand prix at Hockenheim in 2010 and beyond. Last week, citing annual losses, the circuit-owning city said it would no longer be the promoter of the event, raising the prospect that F1 will not return to Hockenheim and Germany will be left off next year’s calendar. [...]
Bridgestone scraps 2009 ‘gap’ policy
Bridgestone has scrapped its policy of leaving a gap between the two types of tyre compounds supplied to formula one teams in 2009. At the remaining rounds of the season following next Sunday’s German grand prix, the sport’s official tyre supplier will instead revert to supplying consecutive compounds. Fernando Alonso had hit out at the [...]
Ferrari plays down Alonso ‘speculation’
Ferrari has dismissed as “speculation” the latest reports that Monza could be the scene of an announcement about Fernando Alonso’s 2010 seat. The Spanish newspaper Diario AS reported this week that September 11, the Friday of the Italian grand prix, may have been set aside to confirm the Spaniard alongside one of the Maranello team’s [...]
Bridgestone announce tyre specifications
Bridgestone, the Official Tyre Supplier to the FIA Formula One World Championship, is pleased to announce the compound allocations of Potenza tyres for a further four rounds of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship.| For the four races from the Hungarian Grand Prix to the Italian Grand Prix Bridgestone will depart from its concept [...]
Brawn to field improved car in Germany
Red Bull crushed the championship leaders at Silverstone, but a double-dose of car improvements has Brawn GP hopeful of fighting for the German grand prix crown next weekend. Team owner and boss Ross Brawn has revealed that some new pieces are scheduled to be added to the BGP001 car at the Nurburgring. Moreover, some improvements [...]
