Formula1 Spot http://formula1spot.com Formula 1 Racing, Cars, Pictures, Fantasy, Team, News, Engine Design and lots more updates about Formula One Racing en-us Copyright 2007, Formula1 Spot team. 240 FIA rejects applications for a new Formula1 team http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=96654 Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:42 GMT http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=96654 Formula One’s governing body, FIA, has rejected applications from all the new teams for the next F1 season. There was speculation that a 13th team would be added to the F1 circuit for the 2011 season, but FIA, after its meeting in Paris, said that no further teams would be added next year. The decision means that for now, former F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will not be able to make a comeback to F1 with his own team. After the meeting, FIA issued an official press release which stated that “none of the applicant teams meet the criteria of an F1 team and hence cannot be granted an entry next season”.

]]> Formula One Comes to the United States in 2012 http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=95809 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:08 GMT http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=95809 Formula One Comes to the United States in 2012 In a recent announcement regarding the 2012 Formula One Championship Season, plans of a race track in Austin, Texas have been unveiled, bringing F1 to the United States after a five-year absence. Inspired by world-class circuits such as Silverstone, Hockenheim, and Istanbul Park, the track is a narrow stretch littered with various twists and turns juxtaposed with lightning stretches, and promises to be an exciting addition to the 2012 season.

The Technical Aspects

Shaped like a joystick, the 3.4 mile anticlockwise circuit has twenty turns (starting with the hairpin at Turn 1), many of them jagged and abrupt. Featuring the work of Full Throttle Productions LP under the helm of legendary track architect Hermann Tilke, the course already shows promise of becoming a distinctive icon of the F1 championship with its complex, yet sleek design.

]]> Hungarian Grand Prix - Race Results http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=94139 Mon, 2 Aug 2010 07:58 GMT http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=94139 Australian Mark Webber won the Hungarian Grand Prix to reclaim the Formula One world championship lead from Britain’s Lewis Hamilton.

Webber’s Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel had been hot favourite to win in Budapest after qualifying in pole for the seventh time in 12 races.

But the German again failed to convert the advantage, falling foul of the safety car rules and finishing third behind Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.

]]> Webber Easily Wins Formula One British Grand Prix http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=93301 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:24 GMT http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=93301 Webber Easily Wins Formula One British Grand Prix.Mark Webber might be the second driver on the Red Bull team, but he certainly did not offer up a second-rate performance at the Formula One British Grand Prix on Sunday.

“Very special victory for me,” Webber told  “I have won here in Formula Ford, Formula 3000, sports cars and now Formula One.

So it has been a very special track to me. To get the victory for me in Formula One in the company of these guys is something which will be a highlight.

]]> Webber, Red Bull to clear the air http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=93076 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:41 GMT http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=93076 Mark Webber and Red Bull are at least singing from the same song sheet again after a controversial British Grand Prix, team principal Christian Horner said on Tuesday.

Horner told Reuters that he would sit down with the Australian driver later in the week to talk through some of the things Webber said at Silverstone before and after he won Sunday’s race.

]]> Webber Easily Wins Formula One British Grand Prix http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=92954 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:19 GMT http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=92954 Mark Webber might be the second driver on the Red Bull team, but he certainly did not offer up a second-rate performance at the Formula One British Grand Prix on Sunday.

“Very special victory for me,” Webber told Formula1.com. “I have won here in Formula Ford, Formula 3000, sports cars and now Formula One, so it has been a very special track to me.

To get the victory for me in Formula One in the company of these guys is something which will be a highlight.

]]> Formula One unites to raise over £500,000 for charity http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=92615 Thu, 8 Jul 2010 07:03 GMT http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=92615 Ahead of the British Grand Prix Formula One racing’s great and good traditionally come together for an annual party held in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. This year’s event took place at London’s Natural History Museum on Monday night, and with such a breathtaking venue and priceless charity auction lots on offer, the guests were more than willing to put their hands in their pockets for a worthy cause.

Now in its sixth year, the official F1™ Party celebrates the official launch of this weekend’s Silverstone race, whilst simultaneously raising funds for the London hospital's new heart and lung centre. The event is hosted by Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of the Formula One Group, and supported by Santander, title sponsor of the 2010 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX.

]]> Formula 1 - Up Close With Mark Webber http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=92357 Tue, 6 Jul 2010 07:09 GMT http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=92357 Formula 1 - Up Close With Mark Webber.Question: Apart from driving a Formula One car, what is your favourite buzz?

Mark Webber: Probably riding a motorbike.

Question: Who is your dream date?

Mark Webber: If it were a female date, I’d say Pink. If it was meeting someone I always wanted to know, it would be Muhammad Ali. For sure I would learn a lot that evening. What would I ask him? The secret to survival!

]]> Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton takes it slow in rift with father http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=92215 Mon, 5 Jul 2010 07:27 GMT http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=92215 Lewis Hamilton has admitted there are still problems to overcome in his relationship with his father, Anthony, four months after the two men became professionally estranged. It was in March, two weeks before the start of the Formula One season in Bahrain, that Lewis announced he was no longer managed by his father and the pair did not speak for several weeks.

Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton takes it slow in rift with father

Hamilton has invited Anthony to the British grand prix at Silverstone next Sunday, but said: "Everything was not 100% in the past. But we're definitely continuing to build on the relationship and things are moving slowly. We're letting things take their time and move progressively and move naturally, rather than forcing things. It's generally positive. He's always sending me positive messages before the race and we spoke before the race in Montreal and pretty much every week. Since quite a long time ago now we've had a message every week."

]]> Formula One racing out in force for Goodwood http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=92125 Sat, 3 Jul 2010 08:42 GMT http://formula1spot.com/article.asp?articleid=92125 The UK’s Goodwood Festival of Speed always attracts a plethora of Formula One drivers and machinery, and with an impressive 2010 line-up, this year will be no different. The annual event, which this year celebrates the 60th anniversary of the FIA Formula One World Championship, takes place in the grounds of Sussex’s Goodwood House.

McLaren team mates - and 2008 and 2009 world champions respectively - Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are among those at the top of the bill. Button is looking forward to driving one of Alain Prost’s classic McLarens, the MP4-2C, as well the more recent MP4-23 on Saturday, while Hamilton will also take charge of an MP4-23 - the car with which he won his title - on Sunday.

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