MotoGP: Rossi takes first Indy pole (+result)
Valentino takes the first ever MotoGP pole position at Indianapolis. Rossi has taken the first ever MotoGP pole position at Indianapolis – putting an end to Casey Stoner’s seven successive pole...
View ArticleMassa lights up night for Singapore F1 pole
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa throws down the gauntlet to F1 World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton With a stunning lap to steal pole position for the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix – as the...
View ArticleBarrichello confirms Toro Rosso option
That is what is motivating me at the moment Rubens Barrichello has confirmed that Toro Rosso is one of his options to remain on the formula one grid in 2009. The veteran Brazilian is hoping to be...
View ArticleTeams invited to field third cars
To get the numbers back up to the minimum 20 competitors To boost the 2009 formula one grid from its current 18 cars, teams may be invited to field third cars. That is the information of the Swiss...
View ArticleFIA may publish qualifying car weights
It would put into context the formation of the grid The FIA is considering publishing the weights of cars after the final phase of qualifying sessions in 2009. The move, claimed in the online diary of...
View ArticleFIA moves to fill F1 grid
Proposals will be submitted before the Australian grand prix next month Radical cost-slashing rules for 2010 will make it easier for new teams to enter formula one and survive. The governing FIA said...
View ArticleMcLaren to be near back of grid – Haug
We will be in the last third of the starting order World champion Lewis Hamilton, and his teammate Heikki Kovalainen, are likely to qualify “in the last third” of the Melbourne grid next weekend. That...
View ArticleBarrichello to drop five places down grid
Because his gearbox has had to be changed According to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, Rubens Barrichello will drop five places down the Malaysian grand prix grid because his gearbox has had to be...
View ArticleVettel grid penalty ‘wrong’– Ecclestone
“It was wrong, the poor guy is punished for an accident” Bernie Ecclestone on Friday said it was “wrong” for FIA stewards to penalise Sebastian Vettel for his crash in Melbourne a week ago. The F1...
View ArticleMattias Ekström claims second consecutive DTM pole (+grid)
Bruno Spengler, fifth on the grid Following his pole position for the DTM season opener at Hockenheim, Mattias Ekström also claimed the best grid position for the race on Sunday at the EuroSpeedway...
View ArticleEven without FOTA, 2010 grid already full
“I think we are looking quite good” -Mosley Even if the nine rebel FOTA teams do not race in formula one next year, there are already more than enough valid 2010 entries to potentially fill the grid....
View ArticleStrong qualifying run places Conquest Racing’s Tagliani 13th on the grid
“It’s fantastic. I have to take my hat off to the guys” -Tagliani Despite missing out on valuable track time yesterday due to an issue with the engine, Conquest Racing’s Alex Tagliani put in a solid...
View ArticleFOTA missing almost 40pc of 2010 grid
FOTA is open to talk; we believe dialogue is constructive and positive For the time being, the car manufacturer-dominated Formula One Teams Association will not represent nearly 40 per cent of the 2010...
View ArticleFIA begins process to replace BMW in 2010
F1’s governing body is officially looking for another team to add to the 2010 grid The FIA re-opened the application process after BMW announced it is pulling out at the end of this season, and failed...
View ArticleRace on to unravel bizarre grid order
‘Tyres’, ‘weather’, ‘circuit’ and ‘downforce’ After the shock of the chequered flag in qualifying, the race began to solve the mystery of the upside-down grid order for Sunday’s Belgian grand prix....
View ArticleNo gearbox grid penalty for Barrichello
Button rejects need for ‘mind manager’ Rubens Barrichello will not receive a five-position grid penalty at Monza, after Brawn decided against changing his gearbox before the Italian grand prix. Team...
View ArticleTeam buyout talks ‘at crucial stage’– Peter Sauber
“The negotiations are at a crucial stage. I can’t say anything.” BMW-Sauber has a buyer for its Hinwil based team, should the FIA grant it the thirteenth spot on the 2010 formula one grid. That is the...
View ArticleLotus, not Sauber, wins final spot on 2010 grid
Sauber has instead been awarded the “14th place” in the 2010 pitlane The garage currently occupied by BMW-Sauber will be replaced by a Malaysia-owned ‘Lotus F1 Team’ in 2010, formula one’s governing...
View ArticleWilliams blocking moves for 14th team in 2010
Likely that not all four of the confirmed new teams will actually make it to the Bahrain 2010 grid Williams is opposing the FIA’s efforts to expand the maximum 2010 grid from 13 to 14 teams....
View ArticleDTM: Paffett takes Hockenheim pole (+result)
Canadian Bruno Spengler qualified third Paffett will start the first race of the new DTM season from pole position after leading the way in qualifying at Hockenheim. Paffett’s run to pole means...
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