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USF1 Closes Operation & Calls It A Day Before It Began
This evening Autosport are reporting that USF1 have closed down its operation and will therefore not be competing in this year’s world championship. The news comes after heightened speculation throughout the month of February, where the team admitted they were behind schedule on building a car and had hoped to miss the opening rounds of [...]
Who’d Have Thought It: Lada In Formula One?
Joe Saward interestingly reported earlier this morning on his Grand Prix blog that the Russian government will be backing Renault this year through its Lada car company. Currently, Lada is part-owned by Renault (25%) and the state-owned Rostekhnologia corporation (75%). The news comes as Renault will debut Formula One’s first Russian driver, Vitaly Petrov, later [...]
Lotus Announce CNN Sponsorship Deal
New team to 2010, Lotus Racing, have announced a substantial sponsorship deal today with the CNN news network company. The partnership will see CNN logos on the Lotus T127 as it charges around the circuits and the deal will be overseen by CNN’s senior vice president of the company’s International Advertising Sales division, Rani Raad. [...]
A Management Change At Team Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has stated during an interview for Autosport that he is looking for a new manager, having decided along with his father that it is time for the pair to look after there own business interests. This news comes as a mild surprise, the father-son team having worked closely together for much of Hamilton’s [...]
Daily Debate: Should Alcohol Advertising Be Banned?
Ever since 2000, Tobacco advertising in Formula One started to decrease due to the blanket ban in Europe and other parts of the world. Williams were the first team to move away from receiving funds from cigarette companies and were quickly followed by others, notably McLaren. This marked a significant change in the sport, as [...]
Safety Is Paramount: The New Mercedes SLS AMG Safety Car
The FIA together with Mercedes-Benz had their own car launch recently, mirroring those of the Formula One teams by showing the world their 2010 challengers. Unlike a Formula One car though, the FIA’s is designed with safety in mind, and with this comes the new safety car for this season, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. The [...]
Helmet-Cam: Formula One From A Driver’s Perspective
Ferrari have been playing around with cameras recently, and during a recent test session at the Jerez circuit in Spain, they hooked one up to the helmet of Felipe Massa and sent the Brazilian out on the track for an installation lap. The camera doesn’t show much of the circuit as it seemed to point [...]
Barcelona Test: Day Three
Yesterday saw the third day of the final group test complete, with many of the teams running different drivers to before. The weather continued to remain calm and pleasant (aside from a short shower), allowing the squads to complete a lot of mileage before all the equipment and machinery is packed up and sent to [...]
