Written by Red Andy on 12 October 2009
London, Monday: Formula One team bosses are taking advantage of a new scheme that allows teams to send in their unwanted F1 drivers and receive in return a cheque for their value.
Postal Drivers, a newly-established company set to take maximum advantage from the global recession, requests that team bosses hunt around their factories for unwanted [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 09 October 2009
Sao Paulo, Friday: The Driver Formerly Known As Bruno Senna is confident that he will still get a seat in Formula One next year, despite having changed his name so that he will definitely be recruited for F1 on his talent and not because of his famous uncle.
Bruno Cockhandler, nephew of three-time world champion Ayrton [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 08 October 2009
Woking, Thursday: McLaren have announced today that Lewis Hamilton will be his own teammate in 2010, after the world champion’s father-manager Anthony vetoed all other potential teammates for the young star.
Hamilton has a clause in his contract giving his management the right of veto over any driver signed by McLaren, apparently in order to [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 06 October 2009
Paris, Tuesday: The FIA and its Formula One race stewards have been criticised today for pre-emptively issuing penalties ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix, which takes place in Sao Paulo in less than two weeks’ time.
After the madness of qualifying in the Japanese GP at Suzuka, where five drivers were given grid penalties for failing [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 03 October 2009
Bahrain, Saturday: The GP2 Asia series, F1’s winter feeder series, has announced it is to scale back its ambitions in the wake of the current economic crisis.
Events on the GP2 Asia calendar have previously taken place across the continent, in countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Qatar, but as the credit crunch bites the decision [Read More]