Monthly Archives: July 2009

Spanish teen makes F1 history – West Online

Spanish teen makes F1 history – West OnlineSpanish teenager Jaime Alguersuari will become the youngest ever Formula One driver after Toro Rosso announced on Monday he will replace sacked Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais until the end of the season. The 19-year-old … Continue reading →

Australian Mark Webber takes first Formula 1 win in 130 races – Business World

Australian Mark Webber takes first Formula 1 win in 130 races – Business WorldNUERBURGRING, GERMANY Elated Australian Mark Webber shrugged off a drive-through penalty and screamed with joy after winning the German Grand Prix on Sunday and finally becoming a … Continue reading →

Fitch Rates William S. Hart Union HSD, CA’s $39MM BANs ‘F1′ & ‘A – PR Inside

Fitch Rates William S. Hart Union HSD, CA’s $39MM BANs ‘F1′ & ‘A – PR InsideFitch Ratings assigns William S. Hart Union High School District (HSD) (Los Angeles County) California’s (the district) $39 million general obligation bond anticipation notes (BAN) … Continue reading →

Strong Finish for Hybrid Racer at Lime Rock – Wired

Strong Finish for Hybrid Racer at Lime Rock – WiredThe hybrid racer campaigned by Corsa Motorsports in the American Le Mans Series had its coming out party at Lime Rock last weekend. How did the brand-new, high-tech and largely untested … Continue reading →

Formula One head confirms exit – United Press International

Formula One head confirms exit – United Press InternationalPeace agreement reached in Formula One Report: Teams meet F1 2010 entry deadline Report: Renault, Ferrari leaving F1 racing Cost-cutting moves for F1 auto racing Canada dropped from 2009 F1 schedule LONDON, … Continue reading →

Former F1 winner’s son dies in race – Xinhua News Agency

Former F1 winner’s son dies in race – Xinhua News AgencyLONDON, July 19 (Xinhua) — Son of former Formula One world champion John Surtees died from an accident during a Formula Two race on Sunday, the hospital said. Henry Surtees … Continue reading →

Mark Webber wins first Formula 1 race: German Grand Prix – News.com.au

Mark Webber wins first Formula 1 race: German Grand Prix – News.com.auMARK Webber has secured his maiden Formula One victory and Australia’s first since 1981 in Sunday’s German Grand Prix. Webber, in his 130th F1 race after eight years in … Continue reading →

Motor Racing: Ecclestone vows to end F1 feud this week – Channel NewsAsia

Motor Racing: Ecclestone vows to end F1 feud this week – Channel NewsAsiaNURBURGRING, Germany : Commercial ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone said Monday that he expected to have resolved Formula One’s prolonged problems over the future this week. And, he added, that … Continue reading →

Popular Webber toast of Formula 1 – BBC

Popular Webber toast of Formula 1 – BBCA driver’s first grand prix win is always an uplifting moment but, as the dust settled following Mark Webber’s superb drive to victory at the German Grand Prix, there were further reasons to … Continue reading →

Hill slams FIA and rejects race rotation – Pitpass

Hill slams FIA and rejects race rotation – PitpassBernie Ecclestone’s relationship with Silverstone looks like a teenage love affair what with its on/off twists and turns, and right now the circuit is flavour of the month. You would have thought … Continue reading →

Bourdais’ F1 ouster another punch to U.S. gut – ESPN.com

Bourdais’ F1 ouster another punch to U.S. gut – ESPN.comConfirmation that Sebastien Bourdais has been dropped mid-season by the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team is another punch in the gut for aficionados of American open-wheel racing. The latest failure … Continue reading →

Bourdais’ F1 ouster another punch to U.S. gut – ESPN.com

Bourdais’ F1 ouster another punch to U.S. gut – ESPN.comConfirmation that Sebastien Bourdais has been dropped mid-season by the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team is another punch in the gut for aficionados of American open-wheel racing. The latest failure … Continue reading →

Auto racing roundup – Austin American-Statesman

Auto racing roundup – Austin American-StatesmanAUTO RACING Auto racing roundup Dario Franchitti wins at Toronto; Webber gets first F1 win. ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, July 13, 2009 TORONTO Dario Franchitti had nearly forgotten what it was like to win on the … Continue reading →

EU 2.0: Series Le Mans Friday test notes – Motorsport.com

EU 2.0: Series Le Mans Friday test notes – Motorsport.comAntonio Felix da Costa (Motopark Academy) has perfectly assumed the mantle of Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 leader and made the ideal start to this weekend in Le Mans by putting in … Continue reading →

Work continues on new deal with FIA, Formula One teams – Autoweek.com

Work continues on new deal with FIA, Formula One teams – Autoweek.comThe FIA has thrown some light on progress on the new Concorde Agreement, the contract that deals with the commercial arrangements between the governing body, the Formula One group … Continue reading →

Clive Randall – Crash.net

Clive Randall – Crash.netCome on guys F1 today is the most expensive but also the most boring form of motorsport. All 2009 has brought is a change of names at the top but the racing is still boring. We all … Continue reading →

Vettel says F1 championships will be a close fight – Autoweek.com

Vettel says F1 championships will be a close fight – Autoweek.comBritish Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel says he expects to see a close fight between Red Bull Racing and Brawn GP through the remainder of the Formula One season. Brawn … Continue reading →

Motor Racing: Aussie F1 GP to go if teams quit – Channel NewsAsia

Motor Racing: Aussie F1 GP to go if teams quit – Channel NewsAsiaSYDNEY: The Australian Grand Prix will likely be scrapped if leading teams form a breakaway Formula One series in 2010, according to Australian F1 race chief Ron Walker. … Continue reading →

Auto racing roundup – Austin American-Statesman

Auto racing roundup – Austin American-StatesmanAUTO RACING Auto racing roundup Dario Franchitti wins at Toronto; Webber gets first F1 win. ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, July 13, 2009 TORONTO Dario Franchitti had nearly forgotten what it was like to win on the … Continue reading →

German Grand Prix 2009: F1 Podcast – Daily Telegraph

German Grand Prix 2009: F1 Podcast – Daily TelegraphThe Telegraph’s Robert Miller, Tom Carey and Andrew Baker present Round 9 of the F1 Podcast as the sport hits the Nurburgring for the German Grand Prix. Tom Carey thinks that any … Continue reading →

Toyota Gives Up on Fuji Speedway for Formula 1 Race – Edmunds.com

Toyota Gives Up on Fuji Speedway for Formula 1 Race – Edmunds.comTOKYO Toyota has brought down the checkered flag on staging Formula 1 at Japan’s Fuji Speedway. Fuji was on course to host the 2010 Japan Grand Prix, having staged … Continue reading →

F1 paddock losing interest as row keeps racing – Motorsport.com

F1 paddock losing interest as row keeps racing – Motorsport.comIt is not only the media and the fans that are losing interest in Formula One’s seemingly endless political crisis. Reporters are scurrying around the Nurburgring paddock trying to get a … Continue reading →

Motor Racing: Toyota to stop hosting Japanese Grand Prix – Channel NewsAsia

Motor Racing: Toyota to stop hosting Japanese Grand Prix – Channel NewsAsiaTOKYO: The global economic crisis dealt a fresh blow to Formula One racing on Tuesday as Toyota Motor pulled out of hosting the Japanese Grand Prix at its Fuji … Continue reading →

German GP: Toyota preview – Motorsport.com

German GP: Toyota preview – Motorsport.comHistory: The first German Grand Prix was held in 1926, it joined the Formula 1 World Championship calendar in 1951 and has been on the calendar ever since, with absences in 1955, 1960 and 2007. … Continue reading →

FOTA to consult fans on F1 rules – Autosport.com

FOTA to consult fans on F1 rules – Autosport.comGrand Prix racing fans will be consulted more about future rule changes, claims a leading figure from the Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA). Ahead of meetings scheduled for the Nurburgring from tomorrow … Continue reading →