Alonso’s Singapore victory in FIA probe
August 31, 2009
Formula One’s ruling body the FIA on Sunday confirmed it has launched an investigation into Fernando Alonso’s victory in last year’s Singapore Grand Prix.
According to respected website autosport.com the FIA wants to examine the circumstances of various alleged events surrounding Alonso’s win, including his then-Renault Read more
Raikkonen wins drama-laden Belgian Grand Prix
August 31, 2009
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen claimed his first victory in 25 races on Sunday when he held off a challenge from Force India’s veteran Italian Giancarlo Fisichella to triumph in the Belgian Grand Prix.
Raikkonen’s win was Ferrari’s first this year, his first since the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix, and the 18th of his Read more
Motor Racing: Barrichello wins European Grand Prix
August 24, 2009
VALENCIA, Spain: Emotional Brazilian veteran Rubens Barrichello claimed his 10th Formula One victory on Sunday when he drove his Brawn GP car through a perfectly-judged race in searing heat to win the European Grand Prix.
It was his first win this season and his first triumph in five years since the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix at Read more
Brabham family upset at F1 team’s use of name
June 4, 2009
Sir Jack Brabham and his family on Thursday issued a statement making clear they had nothing to do with a proposed new Formula One team that has lodged an entry for the 2010 championship.
And the family threatened to take legal action after discovering that their name was being used by Brabham Grand Prix without any prior consultation.
“Sir Jack Brabham and the Brabham family have expressed their surprise at the recent news reporting that an entry Read more
Motor Racing- Ferrari threaten to pull out of F1 unless demands met
May 13, 2009
ROME: Ferrari on Tuesday threatened to pull out of next season’s Formula One championship unless the International Automobile Federation (FIA) backs down on proposals for controversial rules changes.
Following a meeting of Ferrari’s Board of Directors, organised by president Luca di Montezemolo at the team’s base in Maranello, the team said it would not Read more
Motor Racing: McLaren get suspended three-race ban
April 29, 2009
PARIS – McLaren were on Wednesday handed a suspended three-race ban for bringing the sport into disrepute, motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, announced.
Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes-backed British-based team were in the dock on five counts of misleading stewards at the season-opening race in Melbourne.
The FIA said in a statement that, at an extraordinary meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, McLaren had “admitted five charges of breaching article 151c of the International Sporting Code relating to events at the Australian and Read more