Fernando Alonso: "I see Ferrari as a symbol"
In the aftermath of Felipe Massa’s grim accident, during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand prix and Renault’s possible Valencia ban due to some inexplicable blunders by the ING Renault crew during Fernando Alonso’s first pitstop in Hungarian race, the Spaniard was being touted as a replacement for Massa at Ferrari. It so happens that the [...]
F1 war ends as agreements finally signed
Formula 1′s protracted breakaway war was ended definitively on Saturday, when the governing FIA revealed that its president Max Mosley signed the new Concorde Agreement.?The document, to legally bind the Paris federation to the 12 teams and the commercial rights holder until the end of 2012, was also approved by the World Motor Sport Council, [...]
Peter Sauber vows to try to save Hinwil jobs
Peter Sauber has ruled out returning to F1 as a team owner and boss, but amid BMW’s impending withdrawal insists he will try hard to safeguard the Hinwil based outfit he founded in 1993. The 65-year-old Swiss sold his independent outfit to the Munich manufacturer in late 2005, and admitted last Wednesday that BMW’s decision [...]
Button uses Brawn wind tunnel to test bicycle
With Formula 1 in a summer slumber, Brawn’s Brackley wind tunnel was in action last week. But the focus of the aerodynamic efforts was not Jenson Button’s Mercedes-powered car, but rather the Briton himself on the saddle of a bicycle. Button is taking part in the London Triathlon this weekend, and he made use of [...]
Controversy brews after Schumacher tests with slicks
The Italian team had made the request to the teams alliance, as well as the governing FIA and non-FOTA teams Williams and Force India, so that Schumacher has a chance to acquaint with the Maranello built car prior to his Valencia comeback next month. “Toyota’s understanding is that all FOTA teams have agreed to accept [...]
Michael Schumacher testing at Mugello
After the simulator yesterday afternoon, at Maranello, Michael Schumacher proceeded with his work physically preparing himself for the Europen GP on 23 August. The seven time F1 World Champion went on the track at Mugello for a private test in the F2007 managed by the Formula 1 Clienti department at Ferrari. Michael drove 67 laps, [...]
Sir Jack Brabham championing a worthy cause
Sir Jack Brabham, still today the only man to win a world championship in a car bearing his own name, along with his wife, Lady Margaret, are the patron’s of Kidney Health Australia and were present at a ceremony at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra hospital to recognise the new angels. Operation Angel recognises and promotes the [...]