Ferrari preview Belgian GP
The contrast could not be more marked as in the space of a week, the Formula 1 championship trail switches from one of the newest tracks on the calendar, the Valencia street circuit, to one of the most famous and historic venues in motor sport, Spa-Francorchamps. While Valencia is a man-made circuit, artificially created around [...]
Brawn GP preview Belgian GP
Just one week after Rubens Barrichello achieved Brawn GP?s seventh victory of the 2009 Formula One season in Valencia, Round 12 takes the team to Spa in the forests of the Ardennes for the Belgian Grand Prix. One of the most historic races in Formula One having been staged in the World Championship?s inaugural season [...]
Now Bortolotti linked with Badoer’s seat
Aug.26 (GMM) The list of names linked with struggling Luca Badoer’s Ferrari seat is continuing to grow, and the latest is Mirko Bortolotti. He is an Italian teenager who broke the Fiorano lap record over the winter when he tested with Ferrari as a reward for winning the Italian F3 series. Bortolotti now races in [...]
Emirates airlines to sponsor Brawn GP?
Aug.26 (GMM) Current sponsor Virgin will leave Brawn at the end of the year but new deals are in place for 2010, according to team chief executive Nick Fry. The Daily Express newspaper said Fry confirmed the impending departure of Sir Richard Branson’s famous brand, which is switching to the new Manor team, to be [...]
Silverstone opens door to GP saviour deals
Aug.26 (GMM) At a meeting on Tuesday, the path was cleared so that Silverstone’s owner the British Racing Drivers’ Club can consider “offers” that could secure the future of the formula one race. According to London’s Evening Standard newspaper, the BRDC members voted overwhelmingly to open the door to considerations such as selling partial naming [...]
Renault may use KERS at Monza
Renault is considering re-installing KERS to its formula one cars for the forthcoming Italian grand prix. The French team abandoned the energy recovery technology earlier this season, but believe the 80 horse power boost may be worth the set-up compromises on the long straights of the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. “We don’t plan to use [...]
Only 46,000 tickets sold for Belgian GP
Aug.26 (GMM) Only 46,000 race-day tickets have been sold so far for Sunday’s Belgian grand prix at Spa-Francorchamps. Track boss Andre Maes said the number is short of the famous and popular venue’s 2009 target of 70,000 spectators, according to RTL Belgium. “At the moment it is impossible to say if the figure (70,000) will [...]
Renault to announce 2010 drivers ‘soon’
Renault will announce its drivers for the 2010 season “soon”, but team boss Flavio Briatore answered ambiguously when asked about Fernando Alonso’s rumoured switch to Ferrari. It is almost certain that Romain Grosjean, who amazingly still works part-time at a Geneva bank, will be retained by the French team for his first full F1 season [...]
Germany must stay, Canada unconfirmed
Contrary to reports, race organisers still have not reached a definitive agreement with formula one officials about reinstating Canada on the 2010 calendar. We reported this week that, ahead of the European grand prix at Valencia, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone showed team bosses a provisional schedule for next year that featured a round in [...]