FERRARI HAS CONFIRMED the worst kept secret in Formula 1 by announcing it has secured the services of Belgian Grand Prix pole winner Giancarlo Fisichella until the end of the season.
Despite early concerns Force India would reject Fisichella’s plea to fulfil a lifelong dream, team boss Vijay Mallya agreed to release the Italian from his [...]
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FORCE INDIA IS UNLIKELY to introduce KERS for the remaining races of the season despite initially hoping to have the system installed by July.
As part of the team’s partnership with McLaren, Force India was entitled to have access to the team’s grid-leading KERS system, which helped propel Lewis Hamilton to victory in Hungary.
With Giancarlo Fisichella [...]
RACING SIMULATOR enthusiasts keeping score can tick off another pair of boxes today: games publisher Turn 10 has announced that the Bugatti Veyron, along with eight V8 Supercar race cars, will join the Forza Motorsport 3 line-up.
A new video released today shows developers at Turn 10 enthusiastically describing the challenges involved in accurately portraying [...]
RED BULL’S MARK WEBBER believes the fight for the World Championship will go down to the final race of the season at Abu Dhabi in November.
With five races remaining, current leader Jenson Button holds a 16 point advantage over team-mate Rubens Barrichello, while Sebastian Vettel and Webber sit a further 3 and 1.5 points behind [...]
FERRARI HAS RULED OUT Felipe Massa for the remainder of the season following a medical examination in Miami of the unlucky Brazilian F1 driver.
Although having sustained a fractured skull during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, Massa had hoped to make a comeback at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
But after meeting with neurological [...]
RED BULL RACING BOSS Christian Horner has warned Jenson Button he will need to reverse his recent run of bad form if he hopes to claim the World Championship.
After dominating the opening months of the championship with six wins in seven races, Button’s charge towards the title has stalled as Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari [...]
BELGIAN GRAND PRIX pole winner Giancarlo Fisichella is poised to fulfil a lifelong dream and be awarded a drive with Ferrari for the remainder of the season.
Italian media agency RAI is reporting that Ferrari has approached Force India boss Vijay Mallya to negotiate a deal for Fisichella after compatriot Luca Baoder finished last again at [...]
FERRARI’S KIMI RAIKKONEN has held off the charge of a fast-finishing Giancarlo Fisichella to end a year long winless streak and claim victory at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa.
Raikkonen and Fisichella were engaged in an enthralling race-long battle, constantly trading blistering lap times as they attempted to become the sixth driver to win a [...]
AUSTRALIAN RISING STAR Daniel Ricciardo may be rewarded for his performances in the British Formula 3 championship with an end of season Formula 1 test, according to Red Bull boss Christian Horner.
A member of the Red Bull young driver program, Ricciardo lead the F3 title race by 45 points from Austrian Walter Grubmuller with only [...]
THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX may lose its place as the opening event of the Formula 1 season, as Bernie Ecclestone lobbies to bring forward the Bahrain race to early March.
Albert Park’s status as a twilight event forced organisers to delay the race until the start of the daylight-saving period, pushing back the entire F1 schedule [...]
RED BULL RACING is considering a switch to Mercedes-Benz engines for the 2010 season after Sebastian Vettel suffered a double engine failure at the European Grand Prix.
With new FIA regulations permitting engine suppliers to provide power plants for more than three teams, the opportunity has arisen for Red Bull to dump Renault as a partner [...]
BRAWN GP has secured its long-term future in Formula 1 after signing a series of sponsorship deals through to the 2012 season.
Although the British team has fielded a largely sponsor-free car this season, Brawn GP has survived on the funding provided by Honda as part of Ross Brawn and Nick Fry’s takeover deal earlier in [...]
RED BULL BOSS CHRISTIAN HORNER has rejected assertions the team will introduce its Renault-built KERS system for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa.
The system was initially dismissed as unnecessary and ineffectual during the early rounds of the season, with many teams dropping it in favour of added ballast.
However, McLaren’s recent KERS-inspired success has forced a [...]
Badoer testing in Spain, 2007. Photo by Marcelo Marote.
FERRARI BOSS STEFANO DOMENICALI has admitted Luca Badoer has only one more chance to prove his ability as a replacement for Felipe Massa after struggling at the European Grand Prix.
After qualifying last, nearly three seconds behind teammate Kimi Raikkonen, Badoer continued to struggle during the race, spinning [...]
AUSTRALIA’S MARK WEBBER has lost ground in the chase for the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship after failing to score a point at the European Grand Prix.
Webber finished ninth after a botched first pit stop allowed BMW’s Robert Kubica and title rival Jenson Button to jump ahead of the Red Bull driver and push him [...]
WILLIAMS’ NICO ROSBERG has revealed he would be willing to take a pay cut in order to secure a drive with McLaren for the 2010 season.
Rosberg has grown increasingly frustrated at Williams’ inability to challenge for podiums regularly despite finishing in the points for the last six races.
And with McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen under pressure [...]
FORD AUSTRALIA’s V8 racing outfit has launched a cheeky merchandise campaign targeted at capitalising on the current animosity between its supporters and Triple Eight Racing.
The company is offering Ford caps at a discount price of $10 for every person who exchanges a piece of Triple Eight Racing merchandise in the wake of the team’s defection [...]
Badoer testing in Spain, 2007. Photo by Marcelo Marote.
FERRARI’S LUCA BADOER says the opportunity to compete in a race for the Scuderia at the European Grand Prix will be the fulfilment of a lifelong dream.
Badoer was drafted in to replace Felipe Massa after seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher was forced to cancel a planned comeback [...]
BMW SAUBER HAS SUBMITTED an application to claim the 13th spot on the Formula 1 grid for next season in a bid to secure the future of the team’s Hinwil-based workforce.
Following BMW’s decision to withdraw from the sport of the end of the season, the FIA invited teams who missed out on securing a berth [...]
FERRARI DRIVER FELIPE MASSA is hoping to make his comeback from injury at the Brazilian Grand Prix in October after making rapid progress in recovering from head trauma he suffered in Hungary last month.
Massa was admitted to intensive care and placed in an induced coma after he was struck on the head by a 1kg [...]
Renault driver Fernando Alonso. Photo by Syahrizan Ariffin.
SPANISH DRIVER FERNANDO ALONSO will race at his home Grand Prix in Valencia this weekend after the FIA Court of Appeal overturned Renault’s one-race suspension.
The French outfit was penalised by stewards at the Hungarian Grand Prix for releasing Alonso from his pit box before his front right wheel [...]
THE WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP could be set for a massive boost after it was revealed Fiat and Volkswagen are poised to enter the series next season.
WRC has struggled in the wake of the global financial crisis, with Suzuki and Subaru withdrawing from the championship at the end of last season, leaving the series with only [...]
ITALIAN SUPERSTAR VALENTINO ROSSI has extended his lead in the MotoGP title race after cruising to victory at the Czech Grand Prix in Brno.
Rossi and championship rival Jorge Lorenzo were engaged in a stunning battle in the opening period of the race, as the six-time premier class champion and his Yamaha teammate exchanged the lead [...]
FERRARI PRESIDENT Luca di Montezemolo will push for his team to run three cars next season in a bid to entice Michael Schumacher back to Formula 1.
Schumacher’s brief flirtation with a return to the sport ended after it was revealed his neck was unable to withstand the rigours of Formula 1.
However, Di Montezemolo believes the [...]
GERMAN MICHAEL SCHUMACHER has called off his proposed Formula 1 comeback after succumbing to a neck injury which inflamed while testing in Mugello.
Schumacher had hoped to overcome the problem, but following a medical examination, the seven-time World Champion was ruled out of a comeback at Valencia.
The 40-year-old will be replaced by Ferrari’s veteran test driver [...]
AUSTRALIAN CASEY STONER will be sidelined for the next three MotoGP events to help him overcome a mystery virus that has plagued his performance in recent races.
The former World Champion has struggled to overcome bouts of fatigue since the Catalunya Grand Prix in Barcelona, where a visibly distressed Stoner had difficulty dismounting his motorcycle.
After medical [...]
V8 SUPERCAR LEGEND Mark Skaife has confirmed he will make a return to the race track after announcing he will contest this season’s two endurance events.
Skaife will team up with four-time Bathurst winner Greg Murphy for Sprint Gas Racing to end his brief period of retirement and form one of the most experienced driver pairings [...]
THE FIA HAS REOPENED applications for entry to the 2010 Formula 1 championship in a last ditch attempt to fill the void left by BMW Sauber.
BMW’s withdrawal of support for its Formula 1 program has left the FIA in desperate search for a 13th team to fill the grid, prompting President Max Mosley to notify [...]
AUSTRALIAN MARCOS AMBROSE has claimed the second NASCAR victory of his career after winning the Nationwide Series event at Watkins Glen.
In only his first start in the secondary NASCAR competition this season, Ambrose launched a daring move past Kyle Busch with 18 laps remaining to take control of the race and secure his second consecutive [...]
BMW SAUBER STAKEHOLDER Peter Sauber has slammed the German manufacturer for failing to reach an agreement to salvage the team’s future.
Sauber launched a rescue bid to take over the team after BMW revealed it was withdrawing support of its Formula 1 program.
The 66-year-old hoped to secure a deal in time to sign the new Concorde [...]
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