Toyota staying the course in F1 racing – Arizona Daily Star
TOKYO Japanese automaker Toyota has big ambitions for the upcoming Formula One and NASCAR seasons, regardless of the global economic slowdown. Joe Gibbs Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing and Red Bull Racing drive Toyotas in NASCAR’s top-level Sprint

Brawn GP becomes official – Crash.net
Brawn GP has been granted permission for its name change to become official by the FIA. The team, which has been born from the ashes of the Honda Racing F1 team, revealed its new name earlier this month after the takeover led by Ross Brawn was

Toyota staying the course in Formula 1 racing – CNN Sports Illustrated
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Toyota has big ambitions for the upcoming Formula One season, regardless of the global economic slowdown. While Japanese rival Honda withdrew from F1 in December — the team eventually being sold to team principal

F1 finds harmony in grim times to ensure bright future – Feature – Earthtimes
Hamburg – The world economic crisis appears to be a blessing in disguise for Formula One racing. Not only have the grim economic realities drastically sped up major cost-cutting, they have also led to unique harmony between teams for the common goal

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Toyota staying the course in Formula 1 racing – CNN Sports Illustrated
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Toyota has big ambitions for the upcoming Formula One season, regardless of the global economic slowdown. While Japanese rival Honda withdrew from F1 in December — the team eventually being sold to team principal

Toyota staying the course in F1 racing – Arizona Daily Star
TOKYO Japanese automaker Toyota has big ambitions for the upcoming Formula One and NASCAR seasons, regardless of the global economic slowdown. Joe Gibbs Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing and Red Bull Racing drive Toyotas in NASCAR’s top-level Sprint

Ross Brawn back as head of his own F1 team – ESPN.com
BANGKOK — At a time when expenditures are being cut and money is tight all over the world, Ross Brawn is bucking the trend by taking over a Formula One team. The former machinist is the owner of F1’s newest team. Called Brawn GP, it’s the former

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FIA loses battle over F1 rules – West Online
Stick-in-the-muds worked themselves into a lather over Formula One’s planned reforms – proof, if nothing else, that even in the fast lane, tradition can still be a drag. And finally, in a stark display of the power that F1 teams wield, they got the

F1’s Ecclestone predicts a return to ‘real racing’ – Edinburgh News
BERNIE ECCLESTONE is convinced we will now see “real racing” in Formula One after a winner-takes-all system was given the green light. From this season, the driver who wins most races will be crowned world champion a ruling that would have cost

Brawn GP becomes official – Crash.net
Brawn GP has been granted permission for its name change to become official by the FIA. The team, which has been born from the ashes of the Honda Racing F1 team, revealed its new name earlier this month after the takeover led by Ross Brawn was

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F1’s new rules could make for better racing – PR Inside
PARIS (AP) – Stick-in-the-muds are working themselves into a needless lather over Formula One’s new reforms _ proof, if nothing else, that even in the fast lane, tradition can still be a drag. Because the bottom line is this: the rule-changes and

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Williams set fastest F1 test time – BBC Sport
“We have put over 8,000 km on the FW31 (car) in the last two months and, while there are always areas that require attention, reliability has been good,” said Williams technical director Sam Michael. Nakajima finished in the points five times last

Imagine if NASCAR chose F1’s new winning formula – Orlando Sentinel
It’s a good thing NASCAR doesn’t still stick to that archaic championship points system. Winning championships through consistency is just plain boring, as NASCAR figured out in 2003 after one-win Matt Kenseth beat out eight-win Ryan Newman for the

Seven-time champion Schumacher astonished by F1 changes – TSN
MADRID — Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher was “astonished” by Formula One’s decision to alter the way the world championship is decided on the eve of the new season. The former Ferrari driver said Thursday on his website that the championship

Hamilton unimpressed with new F1 rules – West Online
World champion Lewis Hamilton said that he was not a fan of Formula One’s new rules which will see the title awarded to the driver with the most race wins, rather than most points. “I don’t like it really,” the 24-year-old Briton told German tabloid

Hamilton returns to a changed championship – Khaleej Times
LONDON – Formula One has hacked back the costs, ripped up the rulebook and thrown itself into a fight for survival since Lewis Hamilton became the sport s youngest champion last November. The 24-year-old McLaren driver begins his title defence in

Daniel’s F1 2009 Track Guide: The Second Half of the Season – Bleacherreport.com
Welcome to the second half of my F1 2009 track guide. Click on the link below if you haven’t read the first half of my guide. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/140466-daniels-f1-2009-track-guide-the-first-half-of-the-season Just like in the first

Ross Brawn back as head of his own F1 team – ESPN.com
BANGKOK — At a time when expenditures are being cut and money is tight all over the world, Ross Brawn is bucking the trend by taking over a Formula One team. The former machinist is the owner of F1’s newest team. Called Brawn GP, it’s the former

Schumacher astonished by F1 changes – NBC Sports
MADRID (AP) -Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher was “astonished” by Formula One’s decision to alter the way the world championship is decided on the eve of the new season. The former Ferrari driver said Thursday on his Web site that the

Auto Racing Notebook: F1 changes ‘astonish’ Schumacher – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher was “astonished” by Formula One’s decision to alter the way the world championship is decided on the eve of the new season. The former Ferrari driver said yesterday on his Web site that the championship was wide

F1 responds to crisis with open 2009 season – Japan Today
Stung by the economic recession and forced to cut costs, Formula One heads into the new season with a new scoring system, a wide-open field and no clear title favorite. The economic downturn prompted Honda s pullout and the exit of major sponsors

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Williams set fastest F1 test time – BBC Sport
“We have put over 8,000 km on the FW31 (car) in the last two months and, while there are always areas that require attention, reliability has been good,” said Williams technical director Sam Michael. Nakajima finished in the points five times last

Auto Racing Notebook: F1 changes ‘astonish’ Schumacher – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher was “astonished” by Formula One’s decision to alter the way the world championship is decided on the eve of the new season. The former Ferrari driver said yesterday on his Web site that the championship was wide

Hamilton returns to a changed championship – Khaleej Times
LONDON – Formula One has hacked back the costs, ripped up the rulebook and thrown itself into a fight for survival since Lewis Hamilton became the sport s youngest champion last November. The 24-year-old McLaren driver begins his title defence in

Schumacher astonished by F1 changes – NBC Sports
MADRID (AP) -Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher was “astonished” by Formula One’s decision to alter the way the world championship is decided on the eve of the new season. The former Ferrari driver said Thursday on his Web site that the

Seven-time champion Schumacher astonished by F1 changes – TSN
MADRID — Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher was “astonished” by Formula One’s decision to alter the way the world championship is decided on the eve of the new season. The former Ferrari driver said Thursday on his website that the championship

Ross Brawn back as head of his own F1 team – ESPN.com
BANGKOK — At a time when expenditures are being cut and money is tight all over the world, Ross Brawn is bucking the trend by taking over a Formula One team. The former machinist is the owner of F1’s newest team. Called Brawn GP, it’s the former

Daniel’s F1 2009 Track Guide: The Second Half of the Season – Bleacherreport.com
Welcome to the second half of my F1 2009 track guide. Click on the link below if you haven’t read the first half of my guide. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/140466-daniels-f1-2009-track-guide-the-first-half-of-the-season Just like in the first

F1 responds to crisis with open 2009 season – Japan Today
Stung by the economic recession and forced to cut costs, Formula One heads into the new season with a new scoring system, a wide-open field and no clear title favorite. The economic downturn prompted Honda s pullout and the exit of major sponsors

Imagine if NASCAR chose F1’s new winning formula – Orlando Sentinel
It’s a good thing NASCAR doesn’t still stick to that archaic championship points system. Winning championships through consistency is just plain boring, as NASCAR figured out in 2003 after one-win Matt Kenseth beat out eight-win Ryan Newman for the

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Exclusive Franz Tost Q&A – Toro Rosso in bullish mood – Formula 1
Toro Rosso were the surprise package of 2008. The whole chemistry of the Faenza squad worked perfectly: a reasonable car, a streamlined team, a reliable technical partner in Red Bull Technology, one driver on a debugging mission and another who

Jean Todt leaves Ferrari – Formula 1
Former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt has resigned from the Ferrari board of directors and from the various positions he still held with the Italian firm. Todt was a key figure in Ferrari s recent Formula One success, winning championships with

Formula 1 – formula1.com/news/
Check out the latest news from Formula One’s teams and drivers, and take a look at the results from recent races. Includes links and games.

Jerez day four – Kovalainen heads two-car field – Formula 1
With just McLaren and Williams still testing at Jerez, it was the former s Heikki Kovalainen who set the pace at the Spanish circuit on Wednesday. Kovalainen s best time of 1m 18.202s put the Finn almost two seconds clear of Kazuki Nakajima, as

Cost capping Q&A with FIA President Max Mosley – Formula 1
On Tuesday, the FIA s World Motor Sport Council agreed a radical addendum to the current Formula One technical regulations to come into force for 2010. The aim is to make it easier for new teams to enter and also allow existing teams to participate

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Exclusive Franz Tost Q&A – Toro Rosso in bullish mood – Formula 1
Toro Rosso were the surprise package of 2008. The whole chemistry of the Faenza squad worked perfectly: a reasonable car, a streamlined team, a reliable technical partner in Red Bull Technology, one driver on a debugging mission and another who

Driver with most race wins to become 2009 champion – Formula 1
Formula One racing s governing body, the FIA, has approved a change to the points systems for this year s drivers championship, which will see the title awarded to the driver with the most race wins. The rest of the standings, from second to

Jerez day two – Alonso and Renault end Brawn domination – Formula 1
Renault s Fernando Alonso was the quickest man at Jerez on Monday, ending Ross Brawn s team s recent monopoly on the top of the testing timesheets. Alonso finished less than a tenth of a second ahead of Rubens Barrichello after a productive

Interview with BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen – Formula 1
BMW Sauber have covered 9,445 kilometres in testing with the F1.09 in Valencia, Sakhir, Jerez and Barcelona in preparation for the team’s fourth season of Formula One racing. Working out the relative performance levels of the teams has probably never

Exclusive Jarno Trulli Q&A: TF109 feels like the best Toyota yet – Formula 1
Toyota covered more than 500 laps in their final pre-season test in Barcelona last week, with Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock making the top four on all four days. Perhaps no surprise then that Trulli left Spain feeling confident for Melbourne. Even

The Ross Brawn saga – is the best yet to come? – Formula 1
The FIA finally made it official on Tuesday. A team bearing the name of Ross Brawn will contest the world championship in 2009. It marks the start of another intriguing chapter in what has been an extraordinary Formula One career – a career which

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Teams to get technical freedom in exchange for $30m cost cap – Formula 1
The FIA has announced that from 2010, teams will be allowed more technical freedom if they agree to a cost cap of $30million, to cover expenditure of any kind . Teams will also be free to instead continue running under the existing rules, which

The Ross Brawn saga – is the best yet to come? – Formula 1
The FIA finally made it official on Tuesday. A team bearing the name of Ross Brawn will contest the world championship in 2009. It marks the start of another intriguing chapter in what has been an extraordinary Formula One career – a career which

Exclusive Jarno Trulli Q&A: TF109 feels like the best Toyota yet – Formula 1
Toyota covered more than 500 laps in their final pre-season test in Barcelona last week, with Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock making the top four on all four days. Perhaps no surprise then that Trulli left Spain feeling confident for Melbourne. Even

Exclusive Franz Tost Q&A – Toro Rosso in bullish mood – Formula 1
Toro Rosso were the surprise package of 2008. The whole chemistry of the Faenza squad worked perfectly: a reasonable car, a streamlined team, a reliable technical partner in Red Bull Technology, one driver on a debugging mission and another who

Jean Todt leaves Ferrari – Formula 1
Former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt has resigned from the Ferrari board of directors and from the various positions he still held with the Italian firm. Todt was a key figure in Ferrari s recent Formula One success, winning championships with

Formula 1 – formula1.com/news/
Check out the latest news from Formula One’s teams and drivers, and take a look at the results from recent races. Includes links and games.

Interview with BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen – Formula 1
BMW Sauber have covered 9,445 kilometres in testing with the F1.09 in Valencia, Sakhir, Jerez and Barcelona in preparation for the team’s fourth season of Formula One racing. Working out the relative performance levels of the teams has probably never

Driver with most race wins to become 2009 champion – Formula 1
Formula One racing s governing body, the FIA, has approved a change to the points systems for this year s drivers championship, which will see the title awarded to the driver with the most race wins. The rest of the standings, from second to

Jerez day two – Alonso and Renault end Brawn domination – Formula 1
Renault s Fernando Alonso was the quickest man at Jerez on Monday, ending Ross Brawn s team s recent monopoly on the top of the testing timesheets. Alonso finished less than a tenth of a second ahead of Rubens Barrichello after a productive

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Motor Racing: Winning names for Singapore F1 Marina Bay Circuit – Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: The names “Sheares”, “Memorial” and “Singapore Sling” will be on the tip of Formula 1 fans’ tongues in Singapore and around the world come September, at the second Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix. Turn 1 of the Marina Bay street

Bernie lauds F1 changes – Straits Times
LONDON – FORMULA One boss Bernie Ecclestone praised the decision to determine the sport’s champion by race wins instead of total points, saying on Wednesday it will encourage overtaking and ‘real racing.’ Governing body FIA revised the scoring system

F1 finds harmony in grim times to ensure bright future – Feature – Earthtimes
Hamburg – The world economic crisis appears to be a blessing in disguise for Formula One racing. Not only have the grim economic realities drastically sped up major cost-cutting, they have also led to unique harmony between teams for the common goal

Test ban puts F1 drivers on virtual tracks – International Herald Tribune
Lewis Hamilton will have driven every twist and turn of the new Abu Dhabi circuit long before the season-ending race makes its debut on the Formula One calendar in November. Britain’s world champion will not even have to leave McLaren’s Woking

Ecclestone praises F1 championship changes – TSN
LONDON – Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has praised the decision to determine the sport’s champion by race wins instead of total points, saying it will encourage overtaking and “real racing.” FIA, the sport’s governing body, revised the scoring

Abu Dhabi looks to show it’s the future of Formula One – Earthtimes
Abu Dhabi – Do you want to see the future of Formula 1? Then go to Abu Dhabi on November 1, and you will most likely see Bernie Ecclestone’s dearest dream. Ecclestone despises the “old order” embodied in Magny Cours, the Nuerburgring or Montreal and

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Jerez day four – Kovalainen heads two-car field – Formula 1
With just McLaren and Williams still testing at Jerez, it was the former s Heikki Kovalainen who set the pace at the Spanish circuit on Wednesday. Kovalainen s best time of 1m 18.202s put the Finn almost two seconds clear of Kazuki Nakajima, as

Exclusive Franz Tost Q&A – Toro Rosso in bullish mood – Formula 1
Toro Rosso were the surprise package of 2008. The whole chemistry of the Faenza squad worked perfectly: a reasonable car, a streamlined team, a reliable technical partner in Red Bull Technology, one driver on a debugging mission and another who

Exclusive Jarno Trulli Q&A: TF109 feels like the best Toyota yet – Formula 1
Toyota covered more than 500 laps in their final pre-season test in Barcelona last week, with Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock making the top four on all four days. Perhaps no surprise then that Trulli left Spain feeling confident for Melbourne. Even

Formula 1 – formula1.com/news/
Check out the latest news from Formula One’s teams and drivers, and take a look at the results from recent races. Includes links and games.

Jerez day three – Button puts Brawn back on top – Formula 1
The FIA formally approved the Brawn GP team s name change on Tuesday and Jenson Button celebrated by putting them top of the timesheets in testing at Jerez. Button added another 114 laps to the BGP 001 s mileage as he clocked a best of 1m 17.844s

Interview with BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen – Formula 1
BMW Sauber have covered 9,445 kilometres in testing with the F1.09 in Valencia, Sakhir, Jerez and Barcelona in preparation for the team’s fourth season of Formula One racing. Working out the relative performance levels of the teams has probably never

Jerez day two – Alonso and Renault end Brawn domination – Formula 1
Renault s Fernando Alonso was the quickest man at Jerez on Monday, ending Ross Brawn s team s recent monopoly on the top of the testing timesheets. Alonso finished less than a tenth of a second ahead of Rubens Barrichello after a productive

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Toyota staying the course in Formula 1 racing – CNN Sports Illustrated
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Toyota has big ambitions for the upcoming Formula One season, regardless of the global economic slowdown. While Japanese rival Honda withdrew from F1 in December — the team eventually being sold to team principal

Brawn GP becomes official – Crash.net
Brawn GP has been granted permission for its name change to become official by the FIA. The team, which has been born from the ashes of the Honda Racing F1 team, revealed its new name earlier this month after the takeover led by Ross Brawn was

Motor Racing: Wins not points to decide F1 title – Channel NewsAsia
PARIS: Formula One chiefs ruled on Tuesday that as of this season the coveted drivers’ championship title will be awarded to the driver who wins the most races, and not he who collects most points. The dramatic move is part of reforms aimed at giving

Honda (officially) becomes Brawn GP – GrandPrix.com
The Honda Racing F1 Team requested to change its name to the Brawn GP Formula 1 Team and the FIA World Council has accepted this request on the basis that the team is, in effect, a new entry in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The contract the

Motor racing-Toyota slashed F1 budget after Honda pullout – Reuters
TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) – Toyota came close to following Honda out of Formula One after their Japanese rivals pulled out of the glamour sport to cut costs in December, Toyota team principal Tadashi Yamashina told Reuters on Monday. “Our Formula One

COST CUTS TO PIT F1 AGAINST ‘F2′ – Daily Express
A rich-man, poor-man Formula One with new 30million teams taking on the big spenders with off-the-peg cars is on the way next season. The news shocked the establishment teams such as Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, BMW and Williams, who expressed

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Formula 1 – formula1.com/news/
Check out the latest news from Formula One’s teams and drivers, and take a look at the results from recent races. Includes links and games.

Stefano Domenicali: Ferrari focused on reliability – Formula 1
Stefano Domenicali: Over the last days I’ve been to Barcelona to follow the last stages of the test sessions and I’ve seen a very concentrated and determined Team. We’re satisfied with the level of our car as far as the performance is concerned. It’s

McLaren s Tyler Alexander to retire after 46 years – Formula 1
Tyler Alexander, a McLaren stalwart and one of the few remaining members of the team to have worked alongside original founder Bruce McLaren, is to retire this month, McLaren confirmed on Tuesday. Alexander s career has spanned five decades at the

Cost capping Q&A with FIA President Max Mosley – Formula 1
On Tuesday, the FIA s World Motor Sport Council agreed a radical addendum to the current Formula One technical regulations to come into force for 2010. The aim is to make it easier for new teams to enter and also allow existing teams to participate

Jerez day three – Button puts Brawn back on top – Formula 1
The FIA formally approved the Brawn GP team s name change on Tuesday and Jenson Button celebrated by putting them top of the timesheets in testing at Jerez. Button added another 114 laps to the BGP 001 s mileage as he clocked a best of 1m 17.844s

Q&A with McLaren’s Martin Whitmarsh and Norbert Haug – Formula 1
McLaren s 2009 car, the MP4-24, has hardly set the world alight with its pace during pre-season testing. Team principal Martin Whitmarsh and Mercedes Norbert Haug, however, are not feeling downhearted. Instead, both are confident that with

Interview with BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen – Formula 1
BMW Sauber have covered 9,445 kilometres in testing with the F1.09 in Valencia, Sakhir, Jerez and Barcelona in preparation for the team’s fourth season of Formula One racing. Working out the relative performance levels of the teams has probably never

Felipe Massa Q&A: Brawn threat is genuine – Formula 1
Ferrari have looked quick and consistent throughout winter testing and Felipe Massa is going into the new season with high hopes that 2009 could be his year. According to the Brazilian, the F60 s KERS system is working well and the car should be

Exclusive Jarno Trulli Q&A: TF109 feels like the best Toyota yet – Formula 1
Toyota covered more than 500 laps in their final pre-season test in Barcelona last week, with Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock making the top four on all four days. Perhaps no surprise then that Trulli left Spain feeling confident for Melbourne. Even

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Formula One: Wins not points to decide F1 title – ABS-CBN
PARIS – Formula One chiefs ruled on Tuesday that as of this season the coveted drivers’ championship title will be awarded to the driver who wins the most races, and not he who collects most points. The dramatic move is part of reforms aimed at

Teams outraged by new F1 rules – West Online
Formula One teams have been outraged by radical new changes forced through, claiming they will destroy the very essence of the sport. Among the most contentious rules agreed to by the FIA on Tuesday is the move to award the world championship

F1 rift over budget cap – Financial Times
Formula One s attempt to steer through the recession by reforming itself to cut costs hit a major obstacle after a dangerous rift opened up on Tuesday night between the teams and the governing body. The F1 teams association (FOTA) reacted badly

F1 changes drivers’ competition rules – The Money Times
Paris — Formula One officials in Paris changed the way they determine a driving champion, letting race victories, rather than a points competition, choose the winner. The International Automobile Federation’s World Motor Sport Council made the

F1 championship to be determined by number of race wins – Richmond Times-Dispatch
MADRID — Formula One’s championship will be decided by the number of races a driver wins, not accumulated points. Governing body FIA decided today that the current points system will remain in effect only to determine the driver’s title in the case

Using F1 formula would rewrite stock-car history – HamptonRoads.com
Formula One officials announced Tuesday they will change how that series’ champion is determined. The driver who wins the most races will be crowned champion. Points will be kept to break ties. If NASCAR had used that method to determine its champion

COST CUTS TO PIT F1 AGAINST ‘F2′ – Daily Express
A rich-man, poor-man Formula One with new 30million teams taking on the big spenders with off-the-peg cars is on the way next season. The news shocked the establishment teams such as Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, BMW and Williams, who expressed

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Brawn GP becomes official – Crash.net
Brawn GP has been granted permission for its name change to become official by the FIA. The team, which has been born from the ashes of the Honda Racing F1 team, revealed its new name earlier this month after the takeover led by Ross Brawn was

Race victories to trump points in Formula One – Motorsport.com
Forgive Bernie Ecclestone this year if the Formula One supremo calls Felipe Massa “Champ.” Natural mistake. Should events of 2008 recur, Ferrari’s Massa will win the FIA World Drivers’ Championship that slipped through his fingers to McLaren Mercedes

F1 champion to be determined by race wins – Boston Globe
PARIS Formula One’s championship will be decided by the number of race wins and not accumulated points. Governing body FIA decided Tuesday that the current points system will remain in effect to determine the driver’s title in the case of a tie

Motor racing-Toyota slashed F1 budget after Honda pullout – Reuters
TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) – Toyota came close to following Honda out of Formula One after their Japanese rivals pulled out of the glamour sport to cut costs in December, Toyota team principal Tadashi Yamashina told Reuters on Monday. “Our Formula One

F1 opts to use race wins – ESPN.com
This Bud’s no longer for you, Kenny Bernstein. Anheuser-Busch announced Budweiser will end its historic 30-year run as sponsor for Kenny Bernstein Racing after the 2009 season. Story

Points don’t make prizes! Number of race wins to decide F1 world – Daily Mail
The FIA have agreed to award the Formula One world drivers’ championship to the driver with the most race wins from this season onwards. The governing body’s World Motor Sport Council has agreed to the proposal from Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One

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Brawn could be sensation of the F1 season – Reuters – Guardian Unlimited
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – The new Brawn GP team will be the revelation of the Formula One season if the heirs to Honda are as fast on their race debut in Melbourne as they have been in testing. Staring into the abyss only weeks ago, with the

Honda sells its F1 team to Brawn – Yahoo News
TOKYO (AFP) Japanese automaker Honda announced Friday it had sold its Formula One team to former principal Ross Brawn , rescuing it from collapse and allowing it to compete in the upcoming world championship . Brawn immediately said he would keep

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Theissen: BMW committed to F1 – espnstar.com
BMW Motorsport director Mario Theissen says Formula One is the heartbeat of the company and will continue to be so. Theissen’s positive vibe comes after Toyota team principal Tadashi Yamashina revealed over the weekend the Japanese giant came close

F1 braces for difficult season – Financial Times
There are only 10 days to go before the Formula One motor racing season begins, with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. But pre-race nerves this year are afflicting the sport as a whole as much as the drivers themselves. The pressure is coming

Toyota staying course in F1 – ESPN.com
TOKYO — Japanese automaker Toyota has big ambitions for the upcoming Formula One and NASCAR seasons, regardless of the global economic slowdown. Michael Waltrip Racing, Bill Davis Racing and Team Red Bull all drive Toyotas in the Sprint Cup series

Motor racing-Team by team prospects for the 2009 F1 season – Reuters India
Raikkonen will want to reassert himself after failing to defend his 2007 title in disappointing fashion. He has already looked more comfortable in a car that should be challenging for wins at every track. Massa has moved on from the disappointment of

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Brawn could be sensation of the F1 season – Reuters – Guardian Unlimited
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – The new Brawn GP team will be the revelation of the Formula One season if the heirs to Honda are as fast on their race debut in Melbourne as they have been in testing. Staring into the abyss only weeks ago, with the

Honda sells its F1 team to Brawn – Yahoo News
TOKYO (AFP) Japanese automaker Honda announced Friday it had sold its Formula One team to former principal Ross Brawn , rescuing it from collapse and allowing it to compete in the upcoming world championship . Brawn immediately said he would keep

F1 braces for difficult season – Financial Times
There are only 10 days to go before the Formula One motor racing season begins, with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. But pre-race nerves this year are afflicting the sport as a whole as much as the drivers themselves. The pressure is coming

Honda sells F1 team to former manager Brawn – Summary – Earthtimes
Tokyo – The Honda Motor company has sold its Formula One racing team to former manager Ross Brawn, Japan’s second largest carmaker announced Friday in Tokyo. The new team will be known as Brawn GP and has already confirmed Jenson Button and Rubens

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Give V8 a swerve if you want to be an F1 star: Webber – West Online
Mark Webber says other Australians could be successful in Formula One but would have to avoid the easier option of V8 Supercars. The Red Bull star said drivers who try to make it in single seater racing do not get the attention in Australia

Theissen: BMW committed to F1 – espnstar.com
BMW Motorsport director Mario Theissen says Formula One is the heartbeat of the company and will continue to be so. Theissen’s positive vibe comes after Toyota team principal Tadashi Yamashina revealed over the weekend the Japanese giant came close

Honda sells F1 team to former manager Brawn – Summary – Earthtimes
Tokyo – The Honda Motor company has sold its Formula One racing team to former manager Ross Brawn, Japan’s second largest carmaker announced Friday in Tokyo. The new team will be known as Brawn GP and has already confirmed Jenson Button and Rubens

Brawn could be sensation of the F1 season – Reuters – Guardian Unlimited
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – The new Brawn GP team will be the revelation of the Formula One season if the heirs to Honda are as fast on their race debut in Melbourne as they have been in testing. Staring into the abyss only weeks ago, with the

Yamashina: Panasonic saved Toyota F1 future – Crash.net
Tadashi Yamashina has confessed that the global credit crunch did indeed cause ’some doubt’ over Toyota’s continued participation in Formula 1 and he praised chief sponsor Panasonic for enabling the Japanese outfit to remain on the starting grid

Motor racing-Team by team prospects for the 2009 F1 season – Reuters India
Raikkonen will want to reassert himself after failing to defend his 2007 title in disappointing fashion. He has already looked more comfortable in a car that should be challenging for wins at every track. Massa has moved on from the disappointment of

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Fitch Confirms Panama City-Bay County (Florida) Airport Facil CP Notes – PR Inside
Fitch Ratings confirms the ‘F1′ rating assigned to the Panama City-Bay County, Florida, Airport and Industrial District Airport Facilities commercial paper notes (CP Program), consisting of series A (Non-AMT), B (AMT) and C (Taxable) notes. In

Toyota staying the course in Formula 1 racing – NBC Sports
TOKYO (AP) -Japanese automaker Toyota has big ambitions for the upcoming Formula One season, regardless of the global economic slowdown. While Japanese rival Honda withdrew from F1 in December – the team eventually being sold to team principal Ross

BMW F1 hybrid technology ready – Sportsnet.ca
MUNICH — BMW Sauber has its KERS energy system in place and ready to go for Formula One’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Whether the German team uses the hybrid technology in Melbourne, however, is still undecided. “Now it’s just a matter of

Williams: 2009 our best F1 chance in a decade – Crash.net
Sir Frank Williams believes 2009 represents his team’s best opportunity in a decade to re-establish itself amongst Formula 1’s front-runners and in the wake of the sport’s sweeping rule changes and cost-cutting initiatives, he is hopeful of being

Renault’s Alonso faster than Brawn GP in F1 tests – PR Inside
JEREZ, Spain (AP) – Renault’s Fernando Alonso ended Brawn GP’s recent Formula One testing dominance Monday by setting the fastest lap. Alonso edged Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello by 0.055 seconds with a quickest lap of 1 minute, 18.343 seconds around

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Felipe Massa Q&A: Brawn threat is genuine – Formula 1
Ferrari have looked quick and consistent throughout winter testing and Felipe Massa is going into the new season with high hopes that 2009 could be his year. According to the Brazilian, the F60 s KERS system is working well and the car should be

Rubens Barrichello Q&A: We will be the surprise of 2009 – Formula 1
The times set by the new Brawn BGP001 after just four days running in this week s Barcelona test – the last major session before the season starts – have left the entire paddock reeling and put a smile back on Rubens Barrichello s face. Four

Barcelona day four – dazzling Barrichello ends test on a high – Formula 1
The potent pace of the Brawn BGP 001 continued to impress at Barcelona s Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday, as this week s multi-team test – the last major session before the season opening Australian Grand Prix later this month – drew to a close

Robert Kubica Q&A: Brawn could be BMW s biggest challenger – Formula 1
If BMW Sauber s 2009 season goes to plan, Robert Kubica will be challenging for the title at the end of it. A maiden victory last year gave the Pole a brief taste of being a championship contender and now he s eager for another bite of the cherry

2009 mobile packages now available – with pre-season savings – Formula 1
With the Australian Grand Prix rapidly approaching, now is the ideal time to ensure you get all the latest news, results and images sent to your mobile throughout the 2009 season. Formula1.com s text and picture messaging service is available

McLaren: We can make up performance shortfall – Formula 1
McLaren have admitted that their 2009 car is unlikely to challenge for victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, following its lacklustre testing times in Spain this week. However, the team insists the MP4-24 s problems are fixable

Q&A with McLaren’s Martin Whitmarsh and Norbert Haug – Formula 1
McLaren s 2009 car, the MP4-24, has hardly set the world alight with its pace during pre-season testing. Team principal Martin Whitmarsh and Mercedes Norbert Haug, however, are not feeling downhearted. Instead, both are confident that with

Exclusive Timo Glock Q&A – we want points, podiums and more – Formula 1
At test sessions there are always some wildcard times that cause a stir. But over the winter some of the most consistently quick laps have come from Toyota, who finished 2008 fifth in the standings. It s no surprise then that Timo Glock is very

Kimi Raikkonen Q&A: I am ready to go racing – Formula 1
Returning to the pits with a problem on his Ferrari’s KERS cooling system probably wasn t the perfect end to Kimi Raikkonen’s winter testing season, but after clocking Tuesday s fastest time Raikkonen wasn t too disappointed. Overall the Finn

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NZ teen waiting on F1 green light – Stuff
ALMOST THERE: NZ teen Brendon Hartley is one stage away from securing a role in this year’s Formula One championship. New Zealand motor-racing prodigy Brendon Hartley has been named as the reserve driver for two Formula One racing teams. Hartley, 19

Honda sells its F1 team to Brawn – Yahoo News
TOKYO (AFP) Japanese automaker Honda announced Friday it had sold its Formula One team to former principal Ross Brawn , rescuing it from collapse and allowing it to compete in the upcoming world championship . Brawn immediately said he would keep

Honda sells Formula One team to Brawn – Mail & Guardian Online
Honda said on Friday that it had sold its Formula One team to former principal Ross Brawn, who hopes to have it competing in the upcoming world championship. “Honda has announced the sale of the Honda Racing F1 Team [HRF1] to Ross Brawn, the former

Upcoming Events – PaddockTalk
Honda Motor Company Limited and Ross Brawn are pleased to confirm that they have reached agreement to secure the future of the former Honda Racing F1 Team. With immediate effect, Honda will pass ownership to Ross Brawn, Team Principal of the new

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F1’s Best Ever: Schumacher, Probably, Or Maybe Senna, Or Clark Or – Bleacherreport.com
Formula One. The very name conjures up images of speed, danger, money, jet setting lifestyle and playboy drivers. It is the very pinnacle of motorsport and every schoolboy s fantasy (the one not involving girls, that is) is to be a Formula 1 driver

Brackley News – Buckingham Today
Brawn takes over Honda F1 team BRACKLEY breathed a sigh of relief as Honda Racing F1 was reborn as the Brawn GP Formula One Team last week. F1 team’s buy-out is welcomed THE REGION has greeted news that the future of Brackley’s Formula 1 team has

Toyota ‘had doubts’ about its F1 future – Autosport.com
Toyota team principal Tadashi Yamashina has revealed that he had to battle to keep the company in Formula 1 this season. The Japanese car giant posted its first ever operating loss in December last year, just weeks after arch-rival Honda announced

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Toyota ‘had doubts’ about its F1 future – Autosport.com
Toyota team principal Tadashi Yamashina has revealed that he had to battle to keep the company in Formula 1 this season. The Japanese car giant posted its first ever operating loss in December last year, just weeks after arch-rival Honda announced

Auto Racing – High Point Enterprise
It would be “terrible” for Penske Racing and the sport if Helio Castroneves, the popular Indy racer and “Dancing with the Stars” champion, was convicted of tax evasion, a top Penske official testified Friday. Ford Racing boss making best of bearish

NZ teen waiting on F1 green light – Stuff
ALMOST THERE: NZ teen Brendon Hartley is one stage away from securing a role in this year’s Formula One championship. New Zealand motor-racing prodigy Brendon Hartley has been named as the reserve driver for two Formula One racing teams. Hartley, 19

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Upcoming Events – PaddockTalk
Honda Motor Company Limited and Ross Brawn are pleased to confirm that they have reached agreement to secure the future of the former Honda Racing F1 Team. With immediate effect, Honda will pass ownership to Ross Brawn, Team Principal of the new

Former Honda F1 team saved as Brawn GP – Edge Daily
LONDON: The Honda Formula One team has been saved and will compete this season under the name of new owner Ross Brawn as Brawn GP, the renamed team said in a statement today. Britain’s Jenson Button and Brazilian veteran Rubens Barrichello, last year

Toyota ‘had doubts’ about its F1 future – Autosport.com
Toyota team principal Tadashi Yamashina has revealed that he had to battle to keep the company in Formula 1 this season. The Japanese car giant posted its first ever operating loss in December last year, just weeks after arch-rival Honda announced

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