Monday, 28 September 2009 21:55
For years, Spa Francorchamps was the circuit F1 drivers take longest to complete a lap of. But changes to Singapore means it now takes a second longer than Spa for the F1 cars to lap, despite being almost 2km shorter. During this year’s race Adrian Sutil
Friday, 25 September 2009 16:34
Vitantonio Liuzzi is expecting the second race into his Formula 1 comeback to be more difficult than his return to the top flight at the Italian Grand Prix. Taking over the Force India seat vacated by Giancarlo Fisichella, Liuzzi was one of the stars of the
Adrian Sutil says he has not yet finalised a new deal with Force India but is optimistic that he will stay on at the squad. The German has been with the the team for three years, having joined at the start of 2007 when it was still known as Spyker.
Giancarlo Fisichella has admitted that nerves held him back in Italy a fortnight ago, but says he is feeling much more confident about his second appearance for Ferrari in Singapore. The former Force India driver qualified 14th and finished ninth at Monza, where
Sebastian Vettel gave Red Bull early hope that it can remain in mathematical title contention beyond this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix by topping Friday’s second practice session. The German, who is 26 points adrift of title leader Jenson Button with just
Formula 1’s commercial impresario Bernie Ecclestone has thrown his weight behind Jean Todt’s bid for the FIA presidency. The ex-Ferrari team boss is vying with rallying legend and former MEP Ari Vatanen to take the helm of the governing body when Max Mosley’s term of
Bernie Ecclestone says the lifetime motorsport ban handed to former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore for race-fixing was unnecessarily harsh. Last Monday the World Motor Sport Council banished Briatore from all FIA-sanctioned events and from managing drivers
Robert Kubica says he remains shocked by both Nelson Piquet's actions in last year's Singapore Grand Prix and the FIA's decision to give him immunity from punishment in exchange for his evidence - but elsewhere in the paddock opinions about the young
The FIA felt Renault’s deliberate crash in last year’s Singapore Grand Prix was hardly worth punishing. But two of the biggest names on the teams’ cars no longer wish to be tainted by association with the team’s flagrant act of cheating.
Rubens Barrichello pipped team-mate and title rival Jenson Button to the fastest time in Friday’s first practice at Singapore, as Brawn showed its expected advantage on the tight and bumpy Marina Bay street circuit. Button was in command