On 09/06, 09:23
Max Mosley, president of the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile), wrote to the eight members of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) asking them to enter next year’s championship unconditionally so they can help design the rules they desire. As a reminder, Force India and Williams have been temporarily banned from the FOTA because they […] 
On 08/06, 14:06
Monday, June 8, 2009, here is as usual the essential F1 news from last week. On the agenda, the scorching Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit. The seventh round of the 2009 championship saw another triumph for Jenson Button, a very strong performance from Red Bull, and good performances from Toyota and Williams, […] 
On 08/06, 09:24
Following discussions, Grand Prix drivers have committed to supporting the position adopted by the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) on the current situation after a meeting on Sunday morning in Istanbul. The drivers and team principals of eight teams, members of FOTA (to date, Force India and Williams are no longer part of the organization) […] 
On 08/06, 08:54
Lotus could return to the premier category of motorsports in 2010 if the British Formula 3 team Litespeed enters the championship next year. For this to happen, the team’s application must be accepted by the FIA. The decision will be announced on Friday. The team principal of Litespeed, Nino Judge, and the director of engineering, […] 
On 08/06, 08:27
The FOTA (Formula One Teams Association) encourages the sport’s governing bodies to completely abandon KERS for next year. It acknowledges that the technology is now too expensive and therefore must be abandoned. After a limited introduction of the kinetic energy recovery system in 2009, team directors voted in favor of its complete abandonment next year […] 
On 07/06, 18:46
Despite Felipe Massa bringing back three new points after the Turkish race, spirits are not high tonight within the Scuderia Ferrari team. Given the results of their trials since Friday, the Italian team expected more today. Räikkönen was simply not performing and finished in 9th place this weekend. His teammate, Felipe Massa, is thus 6th […] 
On 07/06, 17:25
Jenson Button and his team Brawn GP are starting to frustrate their rivals as winning a race seems so easy for them. On this Sunday, June 7th, the Briton won the sixth trophy of the season in seven races after the sweltering Turkish Grand Prix. Button and Ross Brawn let their joy burst forth while […] 
On 07/06, 16:52
On the evening of the seventh race of the season in Turkey, the prevailing feeling at Red Bull must be joy. Quite simply, because the team collected fourteen new points. Thus, they closed the gap with Brawn GP by four points. Red Bull is undeniably the second force on the grid. The two drivers find […] 
On 07/06, 16:35
A rather poor outcome for the McLaren team on this race Sunday. At the Istanbul Park circuit, both drivers were unable to make it into the top 10. They even finished beyond the top 12. Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen followed each other in 13th and 14th position. The next two weeks promise to be […] 
On 07/06, 16:09
This may only be 7th place, but Robert Kubica is happy. He scores his first points in this 2009 season. Added to Nick Heidfeld’s six, BMW currently has eight points in the constructors’ championship. During this Turkish Grand Prix, Kubica still had a good race starting from 10th place. The assessment is more negative for […] 
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