Blogs Posts in Formula One Gossips category; 494 blog posts

Welcome to our new-look F1 site

As you can see, we've decided to give the old girl a bit of a face lift to reflect her new high-profile status. A few of the wrinkles have been lifted from the front page, there's a mouthy new section for all the opinion columns a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Formula 1: Michael Schumacher Fastest in Second Pre-Season T...

Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher set the fastest time in testing at Jerez in Spain, clocking a fastest lap time of 1min 18.561sec in the morning session and completing 132 laps. The 43-year-old German veteran wa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Formula 1: Kimi Raikkonen Returns to Track After Two Years

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen is back behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car for the first time since 2009 after joining up with Lotus. The Finn, 32, began a two-day re-acclimatisation test with his new Lotus team, formerly Rena [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Texas F1 organizers given one week to save U.S. Grand Prix

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has given organizers of next year's U.S. Grand Prix another week to save the Texas race by proving they have the finances in place. Ecclestone had wanted organizers to sign a contract by Wednesday, b [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

F1 : 2011 Brazil - Sauber F1 - Interlagos Formula 1 race pre...

Formula One preview - The final countdown for the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship has begun, on the weekend of the 25th to the 27th of November the Sauber F1 Team will be doing everything to ultimately gain a position in the Const [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Formula 1: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Pays Tribute to Pedro d...

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes today pays tribute to test and reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa, who leaves the team he initially joined in 2003 to start a new chapter in his life at Spain’s national Formula 1 team. Pedro very quickly e [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton Wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Fortune finally smiled on Lewis Hamilton on Sunday when he won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel’s luck ran out. The McLaren driver was on hand to make the most of the spin Vettel suffered exiting the very first corner of [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Formula 1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - First Practice Results

Jenson Button set the pace in first practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday as Sebastian Vettel made a quiet return to the circuit where he became Formula One’s youngest champion last year. Now a double title holder, Red Bul [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Team Lotus brand to disappear from Formula 1 next season

The brand has been sold to car company Group Lotus, sponsor of the Renault team, it was announced on Wednesday. It is part of a plan that will see Team Lotus, owned by Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes, change its name to Caterham F1 i [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Formula 1 chiefs approve name changes

Following a lengthy meeting in Geneva on Thursday, sources confirmed that Team Lotus, Renault and Virgin Racing all received the necessary support to be allowed to change their titles for the start of next season. It means from 2012, T [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Formula 1 India: India needs karting tracks, not F1 circuits...

Formula One legend Jackie Stewart clearly remembers the last time he was in India, more than two decades ago. That visit to the south of the country made the 'Flying Scotsman' an indelible part of India's motorsport history. [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Formula for success

It's hard to imagine that India is finally hosting a round of the Formula 1 (F1) World Championship; I'm still pinching myself in disbelief. The scale of India's first-ever Grand Prix (GP) is huge and it will be fair to say th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Formula 1: Indian Grand Prix - Preview Quotes

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull “By the time we race in India, I’ll have done several laps of the track on the simulator. What I know so far is that the track is 5.14-km and in the industrial town of Noida, about 50 minutes by car [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Indian Grand Prix preview

A new Formula 1 venue is always an exciting prospect, but as the paddock heads for India's Buddh International Circuit this weekend, there will be even more feverish anticipation than usual – particularly among the teams' co [...]