John Howett has emerged as a surprise candidate for a leading role at the formula one teams association FOTA. The Briton was president of Toyota’s F1 team, and the deputy ...
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F1 rejects canopy, ‘screen’ proposals for F1 cockpits
Bosses have reportedly dismissed moves to enclose the cockpits of formula one cars. Technical chiefs began to investigate the possibility of jet fighter-style canopies for the cockpits in the wake ...
Read More »Rivals guarantee two F1 customers for Cosworth
Cosworth is staying in formula one and designing a V6 engine even though it only has two customers for 2012. Team Lotus switched to Renault power last year and Williams ...
Read More »Boss says Renault to stay in F1 if ‘conditions’ met
French carmaker Renault’s continuing involvement in formula one relies on “certain conditions” being present. That is the claim of Carlos Tavares, who is the marque’s freshly appointed chief operating officer. ...
Read More »Door closed for Chandhok, Karthikeyan at Force India
Vijay Mallya appears increasingly unlikely to choose an Indian driver for his formula one team any time soon. Three months ahead of the inaugural grand prix in Delhi, the Force ...
Read More »HP getting best value as F1 sponsor – report
Hugo Boss is getting some of the best value for money as a formula one sponsor, a leading sponsorship consultancy firm has found. The evaluation by Cologne based Sport Und ...
Read More »Perez lined up for Ferrari test
Ferrari will evaluate Sergio Perez during a test with the Italian team’s 2009 car later this year. Mexican rookie Perez, backed strongly by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, is making his ...
Read More »Exhaust saga F1’s ‘biggest farce’ – Lauda
Niki Lauda has slammed the “farce” of the Silverstone exhaust blown saga, questioning the motivation of the governing FIA. Throughout the British grand prix weekend, the rules about off-throttle engine ...
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