Lewis Hamilton thanks McLaren workforce
Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday (29 July) addressed the entire Vodafone McLaren Mercedes workforce to personally thank them for their superhuman efforts in helping to transform this year’s MP4-24 car into a grand prix winner. After every race, Lewis joins his fellow drivers and engineers at the McLaren Technology Centre for an in-depth technical debrief of [...]
Mallya: "We have to stay ahead of the game"
With an update package coming for the next race in Valencia, Force India team remains optimistic about an improvement in form. We asked Dr Vijay Mallya for his thoughts on Hungary and the races to come. Q: What’s your verdict on last weekend in Hungary?Mallya: It was unfortunate with Adrian, because we have achieved fantastic [...]
Jenson Button wows Midlands? motorists
Formula One Championship leader Jenson Button motored into Birmingham yesterday to launch Bridgestone?s Driving Nation roadshow. Despite the showers, people from Birmingham, Warwickshire, the Black Country and Coventry turned out in force to welcome the world?s current Formula One Championship leader and catch up with his views on all things motoring. Bridgestone?s Driving Nation Roadshow [...]
BMW will honour F1 test commitments
? Two former Formula BMW drivers will, though, receive the opportunity of experiencing Formula One from the cockpit during the winter. During the three Young Driver Days planned by the BMW Sauber F1 Team for 1st to 3rd December at the Circuito de Jerez (ES), Alexander Rossi (US) and Esteban Guti?rrez (MX) will experience their [...]
Brawn hints drivers, engine, to stay same
Ross Brawn says he is “99 per cent” sure Jenson Button will remain with his Brackley based formula one team in 2010. “I’m not a hundred per cent, but Jenson was loyal when we were not doing very well. He has a lot of faith in us,” the Briton, referring to the team’s uncompetitive 2007 [...]
Schumacher comeback not about money
Michael Schumacher’s manager has denied rumours the German pledged to replace Felipe Massa in exchange for a new 5m euros per year contract to retain his Ferrari advisory role. ”No. We haven’t spoken about that yet,” Willi Weber told the Bild Zeitung newspaper. It has been rumoured that Schumacher agreed to not be paid for his [...]
Massa Watch: Returning home to Brazil
Felipe Massa is scheduled to board a private plane bound for his home in Sao Paulo on Sunday, according to the latest reports. It had been suggested that his hospital stay in Budapest might continue into next week, or that he be transferred to the Pitie-Salpetriere in Paris. But the latest suggestion is that, at [...]
Mercedes still debating F1 engagement
The value of Mercedes’ involvement in formula one is still the topic of debate within parent company Daimler, board member Helmut Lense insists. Earlier this year, Lense was quoted as suggesting that Mercedes should be pulled out of the sport in favour of more worthy projects. Now, in the wake of fellow German carmaker BMW’s [...]
Kubica to ‘support Sauber’ after BMW exit
Robert Kubica’s manager says the Polish driver will be supportive of the BMW-Sauber team in the wake of this week’s news. On Wednesday, the German carmaker BMW said it will withdraw from formula one at the end of 2009. Team founder Peter Sauber retains a 20 per cent share in the Hinwil-based outfit. Kubica’s manager [...]
