Future Possibilities
Michael Schumacher Applies For A Super License: He’s Coming Back
Michael Schumacher has added to the shock value of the news this week by sending off the relevant paperwork to the FIA requesting a super license. The seven-times champion has been asked by Ferrari to make a return to the cockpit to substitute the injured Felipe Massa in Valencia. The consultant at Ferrari hasn’t driven [...]
Hungary 2009: Renault Have Been Suspended From The European Grand Prix
The Renault Formula One team have been suspended from taking part in the next race at Valencia at the end of August. The suspension comes after Fernando Alonso’s wheel came off during the race following the wheel-bin working loose and unraveling the wheel nut. This means Fernando Alonso will not take part in his home [...]
Team USF1 Are Making Steady Progress
Amid all the political wranglings that have gripped the sport recently, news of Ken Anderson’s and Peter Windsor’s newly created Team USF1 have slipped beneath the radar. However, Autosport are reporting that the new car is progressing well and slowly but surely, the Charlotte team is coming together. Anderson expects to have a chassis ready [...]
Scuderia Toro Rosso Officially Drop Sebastien Bourdais
Scuderia Toro Rosso have announced today what many had expected; multiple Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais has been dropped by the team with immediate effect. It had been rumoured in Germany last weekend that unless Bourdais produced a decent result, he would be released from his contract, and while team boss Franz Tost cited an [...]
Was The 2009 German Grand Prix Sebastien Bourdais’s Last?
When Sebastien Bourdais tested for Scuderia Toro Rosso in July 2007, anticipation was high about the possibility of the French Champ Car champion making a leap of faith over the pond and racing in Formula One. Sebastien had enjoyed great success in America, and although his critics will say he didn’t have a lot of [...]
Ari Vatanen Confirms He Will Run For FIA Presidency
Ari Vatanen, the 1981 World Rally Champion and more recently European MP, has finally confirmed rumours and stated that he will run for FIA presidency in October this year. Vatanen had suggested earlier in the week that he may stand if current president Max Mosley decided to run again. However, having been urged by many [...]
Donington Park Dispute Resolved?
Ever since the Donington Park venue was granted the rights to host the British Grand Prix from 2010 onwards, the site has come under much criticism and faced some uphill battles. One of the more serious issues was a legal dispute between the company that runs events at Donington (DVLL), and the circuit owners, the [...]
Dave Richards Lodges 2010 Entry With Prodrive
Dave Richards, majority stakeholder in Aston Martin and chairman of Prodrive, has officially lodged his application to join Formula One in 2010. Under his Prodrive company that has previously won three World Rally Titles with their self-prepared Subaru Imprezas, Richards hopes to make it all the way into the sport this time around. In 2006, [...]
