Peter Sauber on Twitter is a fake
Dec.31 (GMM) The Twitter page alleged to belong to Formula One team founder, owner and boss Peter Sauber has fooled sections of the international media. The page hosted on the popular micro-blogging website claimed on Tuesday that a teammate for Kamui Kobayashi would be “announced next week”. The news was picked up and reported by [...]
2009 F1 Review: Five questionable moments
1. Giancarlo Fisichella joining Ferrari mid-season At the time Fisichella must have been on cloud nine. He had just produced arguably the best performance of his career almost winning in Spa for Force India, and then he was to fulfil his long life ambition of driving for Ferrari. However this stint was an absolute disaster [...]
Lauda not putting money on Schumi
Dec.31 (GMM) Niki Lauda believes Michael Schumacher will be competitive in 2010, but he’s not prepared to bet on it. The 60-year-old returned successfully from retirement in the 80s to win the last of his three titles, and thinks Schumacher will also be back on the pace after a three-season break. But in Bild newspaper, [...]
Queen to present Ross Brawn with OBE
Dec.31 (GMM) Ross Brawn will be presented with an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by the Queen. The 55-year-old’s royal chivalry rank, confirmed with the publication of the New Year Honours list on Thursday, is in honour of his 30 years of service to motor sport, culminating in his [...]
Sauber to announce second driver soon
Dec.31 (GMM) Sauber will announce its second driver for the 2010 season next week. Peter Sauber, the formerly BMW-owned team’s boss and founder, wrote on his Twitter page: “Second driver to be announced next week. The team is ready to work. Happy New Year.” Japan’s Kamui Kobayashi, a refugee of Toyota’s former F1 programme, was [...]
Looking back on a decade of F1 Champions
We look back on a decade of Formula 1 World Champions, starting with the dominant years of Michael Schumacher at Ferrari where he notched up a run of five F1 titles in a row – from 2000 to 2004. An unprecedented feat which smashed just about every record in the sport. Fernando Alonso and Renault [...]
Ferrari’s Domenicali on his 2010 vision
Dec.30 (GMM) More changes to the points scoring system to take effect in 2010 are possible, Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali has revealed. Asked by the Italian newspaper La Stampa if just a month of pre-season testing is sufficient ahead of the 2010 race calendar, he answered: “It has to be. “The conditions are the [...]
No Campos seat for Piquet in 2010
Dec.30 (GMM) Campos, F1′s new Spanish team, will not be accommodating Nelson Piquet in 2010. It has been revealed that reports claiming a three-year deal for the 24-year-old ‘crashgate’ conspirator, because the Brazilian’s famous father bought into the team, were not true. But the Italian newspaper La Stampa said it is true that Piquet and [...]
Stefan GP pressing ahead with F1 plans
Dec.30 (GMM) Stefan GP has announced that its 2010 car is named S-01. It is believed the single seater is the one designed this year by Toyota, prior to the Cologne based team’s carmaker parent deciding to quit formula one. Reports in recent days suggested that Stefan GP, a Serbian outfit, wants to race in [...]
