Archive for June, 2009

Maranello, Thursday: The ongoing battle between the FIA and FOTA took another turn today when FOTA ringleaders Ferrari announced they had brought in “contract expert” Jenson Button to argue their case that they are not legally obliged to compete in Formula One in 2010. Ferrari have threatened to withdraw from the sport over the [Read More]

Brackley, Tuesday: A rare look behind the scenes at championship-leading Brawn GP’s Brackley base reveals that the team is having to spend much of its budget for both 2009 and 2010 on developing a bigger bandwagon for all their newfound fans. Chief Scapegoat Nick Fry, who oversaw the final few disastrous years of Honda’s tenure in [Read More]

Paris, Sunday: An emergency meeting over dinner between members of the Formula One Teams’ Association last night descended into carnage with disputes between members causing massive disruption to the normal operation of the restaurant where they were dining. After examining the menus for some time, Ferrari team principal Luca di Montezemolo [Read More]

London, Friday: As the Formula One world awaits the announcement of F1’s 2010 entry list, it has emerged that a last-minute meeting aiming to commit the rebelling FOTA teams to next year’s world championship had to be abandoned as striking London Underground workers prevented top F1 officials from arriving at the talks. The meeting was [Read More]

Brackley, Monday: Brawn Grand Prix took the time to part from their season-long celebrations as they continue to dominate in 2009, after reports surfaced that driver Rubens Barrichello has been formally reprimanded by the team for sending updates to his Twitter profile while driving in the Turkish Grand Prix. Barrichello, who trails teammate [Read More]