Wednesday 16 December 2009

F1 racing

Red Bull Racing Remains Renault-powered for 2010


16th December 2010

The engines which took RBR to second place in last season’s world championship will again be used in the 2010 challenge.




Renault to compete in the 2010 championship after partnering with Genii.



16th December 2010



Renault has decided to maintain its commitment to Formula One and welcomes the perspective of a strategic partnership with Genii Capital, a Luxemburg based firm specialized in new technologies, brand management and motor sport.





Force India advance engineering design with CRL of France



16th December 2009



Computational Research Laboratories (CRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, and Force India Formula One Team (FIF1), India’s first and only F1 team, today announced an exclusive three-year multi-million dollar partnership deal to offer a fully automated Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solution to aid the design of the team’s next generation race cars as well improve aerodynamic efficiency in the current racing models.







Lotus announce their two drivers for 2010



14th December 2010



Lotus F1 Racing has today confirmed that Italy's Jarno Trulli, Finland's Heikki Kovalainen and Malaysia's Fairuz Fauzy have joined the team to spearhead driving duties for its debut Formula 1 season in 2010. Also Q and A's with drivers and Team boss.





Silverstone to host the British Grand Prix for the next seventeen years



7th December 2009



Silverstone and the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) have announced agreement with Bernie Ecclestone after the contract with Donnington Park falls through.





Q&A with Riad Asmat. Chief Executive Officer of Lotus F1 Team



3rd December 2009



Interview on the background of the Lotus F1 team, the relationship with the Malaysian government and Proton.





Renault continue at Jerez, testing with their young drivers



3rd December 2009



Chinese driver Ho-Pin Tung, and the team’s third driver, Lucas Di Grassi share the Renalt seat on the second day of testing at Jerez.



Paul di Resta tests for Force India at Jerez



3rd December 2009



Q and A with young test driver showing some promise for the Force India team that are coming off a remarkable finish to the 2009 season.





FIA announce provisional grid for the 2010 F1 Championship



30th November 2009

Manor GP are to compete under the name of Virgin racing with immediate effect and Brawn are to change their name to Mercedes Grand Prix before the start of the 2010 season. Still awaited is the possible inclusion of the Sauber team in the place of the Toyota team.



Campos Meta progressing to F1 in 2010



28th November 2009



Adrian Campos steering the team to the grid for 2010, Senna aiming high.



Renault announce the three new drivers to test at Jerez



28th November 2009



Renault will be evaluating the Spaniard Bertrand Baguette, the Chinese driver Ho-Pin Tung and Lucas Di Grassi in the Jerez tests next week.



Force India keep faith with drivers for 2010



27th November 2009



Adrian Sutil and Tonio Liuzzi will spearhead the 2010 campaign for Force India in 2010.





BMW sell to F1 team to Sauber



27th November 2009



Subject to Sauber regaining F1 status in 2010, Bmw have agreed the sale to Peter Sauber, former owner of the team.





Rosberg signs for Mercedes GP drive



22nd November 2009

From the 2010 season, German driver Nico Rosberg will drive for the new Mercedes team in the Formula 1 World Championship, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport announced today.









Williams confirm sale of stake in team



20th November 2009



Williams have become the third team this close-season to diversify ownership and funding of the team by bringing on-board a minority shareholder in the form of Austrian investor Toto Wolff. Mr Wolff also joins the company’s Board and is a part-time driver who since 2002 has been involved in the management of upcoming racing drivers and co-owns a driver management company with Mika Hakkinen.





McLaren finally announce Button as new driver



18th November 2009



After many days of negotiations, Button and Hamilton line up for the 2010 series alongside each other in the McLaren-Mercedes.





Glock signs with Manor GP for 2010



17th November 2009

Glock had been linked with a move to Renault for next year but has agreed a move to the newcomer Manor GP team headed by Technical director Nick Wirth.



McLaren and Mercedes-Benz announce new terms of business



16th November 2009


McLaren and Mercedes-Benz are delighted to announce a realigned long-term strategic alliance.

McLaren agreed yesterday to buy back the 40% that Mercedes own by 2011, but have agreed to provide engines for them until 2011 .



Mercedes Grand Prix take over Brawn GP

16th November 2009


Mercedes-Benz will enter the Formula 1 World Championship with its own team, beginning with the 2010 season, and Daimler AG and McLaren Group will change their form of cooperation with effect as of 13 November 2009. This was announced by Daimler AG today.

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