Three of the Formula One teams went to the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain this week to test, but are now requesting to prolong the two-week session after bad weather disrupted the running.
Ferrari, BMW Sauber and Toyota, were faced with a closed circuit on Wednesday when a huge sandstorm arrived bringing visibility down to zero and [...]
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Entries from February 2009
F1 Testing In Bahrain and Jerez
Joy Ryder - Thursday 12.02.09, 17:17pm
Tags: 2009 · BMW Sauber · Bahrain · David Coulthard · Felipe Massa · Fernando Alonso · Ferrari · Force India · Heikki Kovalainen · Jarno Trulli · Jerez · Kazuki Nakajima · Kimi Raikkonen · Lotus-Renault F1 team · Mark Webber · McLaren · Nelson Piquet Jr. · Red Bull · Robert Kubica · Sebastian Buemi · Sebastian Vettel · Timo Glock · Toro Rosso · Toyota · Williams
Toro Rosso Confirm Bourdais
Joy Ryder - Monday 09.02.09, 20:47pm
The Scuderia Toro Rosso team confirmed on Friday that Sebastien Bourdais will again be driving for them for the 2009 season.
The 29-year-old Frenchman will compete in his second year with the team alongside the rookie driver Sebasien Buemi.
Bourdais said,
“It has been a very long and difficult winter, but now the waiting is finally over and [...]
Tags: 2009 · Dietrich Mateschitz · Red Bull · Sebastian Buemi · Sebastien Bourdais · Takumo Sato · Toro Rosso
Further cost cutting needed for F1 to survive says Mosley
John Williams - Monday 09.02.09, 15:17pm
The excitement that comes with a new F1 season is starting to build, with the latest of the 2009 cars unveiled by Red Bull Racing in Jerez today and the team talking about having a ‘real chance’ in the coming season, given the rule changes implemented over the winter.
There is a lot of positive hot [...]
Tags: 2009 · FIA · Max Mosley · News
Former McLaren boss Teddy Mayer dies
John Williams - Wednesday 04.02.09, 17:50pm
One of the last great characters from Formula One, the former McLaren boss Teddy Mayer died on Sunday aged 73. Mayer had formed the McLaren racing team with New Zealand racer Bruce McLaren and took control when Bruce died in 1970.
He went on to win championship titles with Emerson Fittipaldi and of course Britain’s James [...]
Teams Seeking Clarification Of Diffuser Design
Joy Ryder - Tuesday 03.02.09, 16:17pm
Several Formula One teams are seeking clarification of the design of the new diffusers on the Williams and Toyota 2009 cars.
The two teams have been sporting a completely different design concept to the rear of their cars causing raised eyebrows in the pits from rival teams.
The maximum height of 175 mm is permitted at the [...]
