Tag Archives: Racing

Motor Racing: F1 boss Ecclestone betting on Vettel – Channel NewsAsia

Motor Racing: F1 boss Ecclestone betting on Vettel – Channel NewsAsiaBERLIN: Formula One commercial rights boss Bernie Ecclestone said on Tuesday he believes German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel rather than compatriot Michael Schumacher could be the next world champion. … Continue reading →

Petronas ditches Lotus on a slippery surface – The Malaysian Insider

Petronas ditches Lotus on a slippery surface – The Malaysian InsiderKuala Lumpur, Dec 26 The decision by state oil and gas company Petronas to sponsor the Mercedes Formula One team next season is a blow to the Malaysia-backed Lotus F1 … Continue reading →

Motor Racing: F1 boss Ecclestone betting on Vettel – Channel NewsAsia

Motor Racing: F1 boss Ecclestone betting on Vettel – Channel NewsAsiaBERLIN: Formula One commercial rights boss Bernie Ecclestone said on Tuesday he believes German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel rather than compatriot Michael Schumacher could be the next world champion. … Continue reading →

Motor racing-Schumacher wants record eighth F1 title – MSN India Cricket

Motor racing-Schumacher wants record eighth F1 title – MSN India CricketMichael Schumacher targeted an unprecedented eighth Formula One title on Wednesday after Mercedes announced he was coming out of retirement to race for them at the age of 41. “This … Continue reading →

F1 Driver Jarno Trulli Sits in His First Lotus – The Auto Chanel

F1 Driver Jarno Trulli Sits in His First Lotus – The Auto ChanelHETHEL, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM December 18, 2009: F1 driver Jarno Trulli straight from being announced as driver for Lotus F1 Racing in Malaysia made the trip to the … Continue reading →

Branson launches Virgin Racing F1 team – Daily Mirror

Branson launches Virgin Racing F1 team – Daily MirrorSir Richard Branson’s love of Formula One resulted in one of the world’s richest men throwing the full weight of the Virgin brand behind one of the sport’s new teams on Tuesday. … Continue reading →

AirAsia chief accepts Branson’s ‘F1 loser to wear air stewardess dress – Newstrack India

AirAsia chief accepts Branson’s ‘F1 loser to wear air stewardess dress – Newstrack IndiaFernandes said Branson, who owns the Virgin Racing team, would be assigned to duty on board a flight operated by AirAsiaX, the long-haul low-cost affiliate of AirAsia. … Continue reading →

2010 F1 grid comes into focus as Lotus signs Trulli and Kovalainen – autoblog

2010 F1 grid comes into focus as Lotus signs Trulli and Kovalainen – autoblogThe pieces to the puzzle that is the upcoming Formula One season are coming together bit by bit. In the latest development, the upstart Lotus F1 Racing … Continue reading →

2010 F1 grid comes into focus as Lotus signs Trulli and Kovalainen – autoblog

2010 F1 grid comes into focus as Lotus signs Trulli and Kovalainen – autoblogThe pieces to the puzzle that is the upcoming Formula One season are coming together bit by bit. In the latest development, the upstart Lotus F1 Racing … Continue reading →

AirAsia chief accepts Branson’s ‘F1 loser to wear air stewardess dress – Newstrack India

AirAsia chief accepts Branson’s ‘F1 loser to wear air stewardess dress – Newstrack IndiaFernandes said Branson, who owns the Virgin Racing team, would be assigned to duty on board a flight operated by AirAsiaX, the long-haul low-cost affiliate of AirAsia. … Continue reading →

Lotus F1 boss rises to Richard Branson challenge – Daily News and Analysis

Lotus F1 boss rises to Richard Branson challenge – Daily News and AnalysisFernandes, the founder and CEO of AirAsia, said last week that his new Malaysian-backed team had to finish ahead of Branson”s Virgin Racing “otherwise I will retire and … Continue reading →

Comebacking Massa set to drive Ferrari F1 car – CBS Sports

Comebacking Massa set to drive Ferrari F1 car – CBS SportsMARANELLO, Italy — Felipe Massa’s return to racing continued on Sunday when Ferrari said the Brazilian driver will get behind the wheel of a Formula One car in the “next … Continue reading →

Motor racing-Lloyds Bank’s LDC takes stake in Manor F1 team – Reuters UK

Motor racing-Lloyds Bank’s LDC takes stake in Manor F1 team – Reuters UKLONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The private equity arm of Britain’s bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group has taken a stake in the new Manor GP Formula One team due … Continue reading →

Motor racing-Lloyds Bank’s LDC takes stake in Manor F1 team – Reuters UK

Motor racing-Lloyds Bank’s LDC takes stake in Manor F1 team – Reuters UKLONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The private equity arm of Britain’s bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group has taken a stake in the new Manor GP Formula One team due … Continue reading →

UPDATE 2-Motor racing-F1 embraces new top 10 scoring system – Reuters UK

UPDATE 2-Motor racing-F1 embraces new top 10 scoring system – Reuters UKLONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Formula One approved a new scoring system on Friday with points extended to the top 10 drivers in a record-equalling 19-race 2010 season that … Continue reading →

Renault to remain in F1 – Straits Times

Renault to remain in F1 – Straits TimesThe two front-runners in the battle to take over Renault were Luxembourg businessman Gerard Lopez, and David Richards, the boss of the British motor racing engineering firm Prodrive and former team principal of … Continue reading →

Deconstructing TV’s No. 1 Show – Wall Street Journal

Deconstructing TV’s No. 1 Show – Wall Street JournalLOS ANGELES The biggest hit on television this season doesn’t generate much buzz. Critics shun it, awards ceremonies overlook it. Its stars rarely hit the red carpet. Yet CBS’s crime-fighting procedural “NCIS” … Continue reading →

Unique features of Yas Island Abu Dhabi as it gets ready for F1 racing – AME Info

Unique features of Yas Island Abu Dhabi as it gets ready for F1 racing – AME InfoPhil Blizzard reports on the development of Yas Island, Abu Dhabi and the build up to the UAE’s first F1 Grand Prix. From the … Continue reading →

F1: The Lotus F1 Racing factory in UK (+photos) – Auto123

F1: The Lotus F1 Racing factory in UK (+photos) – Auto123Lotus F1 Racing is one of four new additions to the FIA Formula 1 World Championship in 2010 and brings the legendary Lotus name back into Formula 1 for the … Continue reading →

Hardcore F1 Racing comes to the Wii? Ars reviews F1 2009 – Ars Technica

Hardcore F1 Racing comes to the Wii? Ars reviews F1 2009 – Ars TechnicaThe game features relatively simplistic car and race track models, but they get the job done. The game does a great job of simulating the pure speed … Continue reading →

F1: The Lotus F1 Racing factory in UK (+photos) – Auto123

F1: The Lotus F1 Racing factory in UK (+photos) – Auto123Lotus F1 Racing is one of four new additions to the FIA Formula 1 World Championship in 2010 and brings the legendary Lotus name back into Formula 1 for the … Continue reading →

Hardcore F1 Racing comes to the Wii? Ars reviews F1 2009 – Ars Technica

Hardcore F1 Racing comes to the Wii? Ars reviews F1 2009 – Ars TechnicaThe game features relatively simplistic car and race track models, but they get the job done. The game does a great job of simulating the pure speed … Continue reading →

Unique features of Yas Island Abu Dhabi as it gets ready for F1 racing – AME Info

Unique features of Yas Island Abu Dhabi as it gets ready for F1 racing – AME InfoPhil Blizzard reports on the development of Yas Island, Abu Dhabi and the build up to the UAE’s first F1 Grand Prix. From the … Continue reading →

BREAKING: Schumacher likely to return to F1 racing with Mercedes – autoblog

BREAKING: Schumacher likely to return to F1 racing with Mercedes – autoblogSay it ain’t so, Schu! The Daily Telegraph is reporting that seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher is close to signing on with the newly formed Mercedes Formula 1 team. … Continue reading →

Trulli, Salo have fun with Michael Waltrip Racing – Motorsport.com

Trulli, Salo have fun with Michael Waltrip Racing – Motorsport.comFormula One driver Jarno Trulli recently wrapped up his 2009 season with the Toyota Racing F1 team on the state-of-the-art Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. For the Italian it … Continue reading →