Written by Red Andy on 21 September 2009
Dublin, Monday: Former Ferrari F1 driver Eddie Irvine has complained that his appointment to the new Manor GP team was based on him being “misled” as to the nature of the operation.
Irvine, who retired from Formula One in 2002, recently took up a post with the new team shortly after it secured title sponsorship for [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 22 August 2009
Valencia, Saturday: BMW’s Nick Heidfeld has this morning accepted that he was responsible for the collision with Fernando Alonso in yesterday’s practice session for the European Grand Prix at Valencia.
The pair collided at the final corner of the street circuit after Alonso appeared to run up the inside of the BMW; they were summoned [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 19 August 2009
Tokyo, Wednesday: Former BAR-Honda and Super Aguri driver Takuma Sato has denied that the reason he is struggling to find an F1 drive is because team principals believe he is “cursed.”
Every team the Japanese driver has ever driven for has either been sold off or financially collapsed within a few years of his arrival, and [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 15 August 2009
Valencia, Saturday: A statement from Ferrari’s Formula One team today revealed that substitute driver Luca Badoer is going to use revolutionary new technology on his car in order to replace the much-maligned KERS unit.
The 38-year-old Italian is deputising at the European Grand Prix for injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, though this fact [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 11 August 2009
Milton Keynes, Tuesday: Former F1 driver David Coulthard has achieved a lifetime ambition by breaking one of seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher’s records.
The German driver has more Grand Prix wins, pole positions, fastest laps and points of any driver, as well as holding numerous other accolades. But his announcement that he [Read More]