Written by Red Andy on 31 March 2009
Brackley, Tuesday: Formula One world championship leader Jenson Button has angrily dismissed semi-humorous reports that he has been involved in an accident, declaring them “stupid and unnecessary.”
The phenomenon, which circulates primarily around Internet forums and tongue-in-cheek F1 blogs, sees articles published under the headline [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 29 March 2009
London, Sunday: New British Formula One broadcasters the BBC have announced a change in the format of a part of their pre-race show, to take effect from the Malaysian Grand Prix next weekend.
Commentator Martin Brundle’s grid walk, which takes place about fifteen minutes before the start of each Grand Prix, has been a firm favourite [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 26 March 2009
Absolutely bloody everywhere, Thursday: With less than a day until Formula One’s 2009 competitors take to the track for the first time, publications the world over have been frantically previewing and predicting the outcome of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, the first of the season.
So, what can we expect from these mountains of [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 25 March 2009
Melbourne, Wednesday: A1GP chief Tony Teixeira has threatened to sue Formula One’s Bernie Ecclestone after accusing the sport of infringing on the intellectual property of his series.
The World Cup of Motorsport, powered by Ferrari since the beginning of the current season, has reportedly suffered losses this year after, Teixeira claims, F1 [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 23 March 2009
Paris, Monday: Following the rejection of the new Formula One scoring system by the teams this weekend, the FIA have insisted that although the controversial “winner-takes-all” plan will be deferred until 2010, it will now actually be extended to promote an even more dramatic change in the way the F1 world championship is decided.
Last [Read More]