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Austrian driver Alex Wurz has been announced as Honda’s test driver following his retirement from competitive racing after the 2007 Chinese Grand Prix. Alex first arrived in Formula One in 1998 with the floundering Benetton team, but soon after took up a testing role with McLaren. Realising his chance of turning his testing duties into a full-time drive for team he switched allegiances to Williams and worked at Grove until Mark Webber’s move to Red Bull for 2007 allowed him to compete alongside Nico Rosberg. However, the young German highlighted many of Wurz’s weaknesses, and while his season wasn’t a disaster, Nico showed excellent form that at times over shadowed Wurz. Upon retirement it looked as though Alex would disappear from Formula One, but today he has been signed to Honda to develop their RA108 chassis. Continue Reading

I think it is fair to say that Max Mosley’s tenure as president of Formula One’s governing body is coming to an end. Since 1993 the former team owner has ruled over the FIA, making decisions on behalf of the sports they govern in the hope of benefiting the spectacle for all involved. The FIA also raises awareness on related issues to the motor industry such as the environment, mobility and safety and are things Mosley has championed during his reign. But now at the grand age of 67, the former barrister is coming to the end of his fourth term (due in 2009) and will likely, and hopefully, be succeeded by a fresh face in the position. So who would fit the bill as Formula One’s governor? Let’s take a look at some of the popular and maybe not-so-popular candidates. Continue Reading

The FIA recently announced a raft of rule changes for the 2008 Formula One season, mostly met with chortles of laughter and quizzical looks around the world. In order to continue his dumbing down of the sport, and to add to the grey that is known as the rule book, FIA president Max Mosley stated that wind tunnel usage would be now be limited and team personnel attending the races would be capped to name just two of the cost-cutting measures. On the face of it Mosley’s ideas aren’t ridiculous and they would see costs reduced for the participants, but quite how the FIA intend to police these regulations is anybodies guess. Continue Reading

After a decade on the Ferrari pit-wall, and a year tending to his garden, Ross Brawn will leave Italy to become the team principal of Honda. While it was common knowledge that Honda had made the Briton an offer earlier in the year, few actually thought Brawn would do it. The strategist - who is known for winning many of Michael Schumacher’s races and being a solid pillar at the Scuderia - will take on the new challenge at Honda at the end of this month. Continue Reading