Fry: Brawn still wary of Red Bull
Brawn GP believes Red Bull Racing is too strong and too well-financed to be totally ruled out of the world championship fight yet
Archive for September, 2009
Mosley has regrets over China, India
Max Mosley says his main regret when his term as FIA president ends later this year will be that the governing body was unable to develop motorsport further in emerging nations such as China and India
Bridgestone ready for challenging Estoril circuit
MotoGP’s visit to Portugal this weekend sees Bridgestone preparing for one of the most technically demanding tracks on the calendar.
Mosley praises Renault’s response
FIA president Max Mosley says he has nothing but praise for the way Renault responded to the Singapore race-fixing scandal
Q&A with McLaren’s Jonathan Neale
With a rumours of a new driver line-up, the demise of KERS, up to four new teams joining the fray and a 19-race calendar, it’s set to be all change at McLaren for 2010. In a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes ‘Phone-In’ session, the team’s managing director, Jonathan Neale, discusses what’s in store for Formula One racing next year, and the team’s prospects for Suzuka?
Gascoyne cautious over equalisation
Lotus technical director Mike Gascoyne has urged teams to take a cautious approach to deciding whether or not engines need to be equalised once again at the end of the year
FIA press conference schedule – Japan
The grid’s only Japanese driver Kazuki Nakajima will make an appearance four of his colleagues to answer questions on Thursday, while director of Bridgestone Motorsport Hiroshi Yasukawa will join three team principals to face the media on Friday. The line-up in full…
Barrichello closing on Williams deal
Rubens Barrichello is closing in on a deal with Williams for 2010, AUTOSPORT has learned, in a move that could see him swap places with Nico Rosberg
Massa back behind the wheel, on the road to recovery
Since fracturing his skull at the Hungarian Grand Prix, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa has been at home in Brazil convalescing ahead of his planned Formula One comeback in 2010. This week Massa’s recuperation took an encouraging step forward after he returned to the track to enjoy two days of karting.
The outing took place at the Brazilian circuit of Granja Viana, on the outskirts of Sao Paolo. Accompanied by his personal doctor Dino Altman, Massa completed a couple of laps on Monday, before heavy rain interrupted proceedings. He got back behind the wheel on Tuesday, however, and covered 60 laps.
Open letter to riders from the FIM President
FIM President Vito Ippolito delivers ‘Race with Fair Play!’ message to riders.
