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Archive for January, 2009

Green Williams “not an environment thing”

Written by Red Andy on 21 January 2009

Grove, Wednesday: Frank Williams, the owner of the Formula One team of the same name, has denied that his team’s remarkable new colour scheme has anything to do with raising environmental awareness, upon revealing that the British team will run in a green livery for the 2009 season. At the moment, Williams are operating with a [Read More]

Tilke drafts discovery hailed as “momentous”

Written by Red Andy on 19 January 2009

Olpe, Monday: The excavation of numerous early circuit designs by renowned (no, seriously) racing track designer Hermann Tilke have been proclaimed as “a momentous discovery” by archaeologists and motorsport experts alike, with excited commentators jumping up and down and exclaiming that we are now able to gain a crucial insight into [Read More]

Stumbling blocks ahead for new GP in South Ossetia

Written by Red Andy on 16 January 2009

Tskhinvali, Friday: Bernie Ecclestone’s plan to introduce Formula One to the Caucasus in 2011 have hit a major stumbling block today, with the FIA threatening that they will not sanction the inaugural South Ossetian Grand Prix, should the event go ahead. The FIA has long maintained a position of what it calls “political [Read More]

“Unbelievable storylines” cause F1 viewers to switch off

Written by Red Andy on 15 January 2009

Wapping, Thursday: A survey by British “magazine” Salutations! has attributed F1’s declining viewership in recent years to a lack of identifiable characters and realistic storylines in the continuing saga of man and machine at the limits of motoring technology. The magazine, which focuses on exploiting famous people and reminding [Read More]

Honda weighing up “zero” offers

Written by Red Andy on 13 January 2009

Brackley, Tuesday: Leading figures at the embattled Honda Racing team have confirmed today that they are currently in talks with “nobody at all” about the purchase of their team, after the Japanese manufacturer’s shock withdrawal from Formula One in December. Rumours linking Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim and former Subaru World [Read More]

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