Archive: October, 2009
Jean Todt Comfortably Wins FIA Presidency Election
Former Ferrari principal Jean Todt has won the election to become the FIA’s next president, beating Ari Vatanen with 135 votes to 49. Max Mosley, who has presided over the organisation since 1993 decided to not run again earlier in the year after controversial measures were intended to be implemented which caused great unrest among [...]
Jenson Button: 2009 Formula One World Champion
It has been a long time coming, but this afternoon Jenson Button clinched the 2009 World Championship with a drive to fifth in the Brazilian Grand Prix. In a race full of incident that started in qualifying with a terrible run to fourteenth, Button hauled his way through the field with some spectacular overtaking moves [...]
Brazil 2009: Live Race Notes
The Brazilian Grand Prix, the penultimate race of the 2009 championship, is due to unfold before our eyes. Rubens Barrichello will lead the field from the start and will be hoping to retain his position as the gaggle of cars thread their way around the Senna Esses. Jenson Button will be desperate to fight his [...]
Brazil 2009: Race Result
If qualifying is anything to go by, the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix should be interesting if not anything else. However, while the temperamental Sao Paulo weather caused havoc for Saturday’s running, the climate in the world’s second largest city has greatly improved for Sunday. Rubens Barrichello will be hoping for his first home win, while [...]
Flavio Briatore To Commence Court Proceedings Against FIA
In an effort to lift the lifetime ban from motorsport imposed on him following the race-fixing scandal that came to light earlier this year, Flavio Briatore intends to lodge papers in the French courts on Monday that will see him start a fightback against the FIA. Briatore was given his ban on motorsport involvement after [...]
Brazil 2009: Post-Qualifying Car Weights
The qualifying weights of the top-ten qualifiers and the declared weights of the remaining ten drivers have been published by the FIA and from what we have been told we can work out who did well in qualifying and who didn’t do so good. We can also estimate the first pitstop of each driver going [...]
Brazil 2009: The Grid
The grid has finally been completed for the Brazilian Grand Prix after the session was deluged under heavy rain and thunderstorms. However, despite all the problems that the drivers endured around the Interlagos circuit, it was Rubens Barrichello who took pole position and will lead the field through the Senna Esses at the start of [...]
The BBC Blow Me Away From As Far As Brazil
I think it is fair to say that in their first season since returning to broadcast Formula One to British fans, the BBC have done a pretty good job. There are few gripes which I know many are happy to vocalise at any given opportunity, but I speak for myself when I say that these [...]
