German commercial broadcaster RTL had agreed a new four-year deal with Formula One Management for the TV rights for Formula 1 in Germany. The deal will run from 2008-2011. The German firm has been broadcasting F1 since 1991 but has struggled recently with a 23% drop in viewing figures in 2007, as a result of […]
Formula 1 prepares to roar back into action in just over a week’s time in Australia, with what promises to be another action-packed season.
So to get you revved up for a cracking new year, ITV Sport is kicking off its coverage of the 2008 campaign with our traditional preview show, this Sunday from 11.10am on […]
Martin Whitmarsh, the would-be successor to Ron Dennis, insists that only the man himself will decide when the time is right for him to step down as McLaren team principal.
Speculation has grown in recent days about Dennis’ future with many suggesting that he will stand down as team boss over the coming days in order […]
Luxury sports car maker Spyker said on Monday it has not yet ‘fully and definitively’ completed the sale of its Formula 1 racing team to the Orange India consortium. Spyker said there are still a few ‘minor differences of opinion’ to be cleared up.
Spyker announced a loss of €67.3m over the first nine months of […]
Flavio Briatore is still enjoying the challenge of running a Formula 1 team and has reiterated his desire to challenge for the World Championship over the coming months.
The 2008 season begins in Melbourne on March 16 and marks Briatore’s reunion with two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso following his unsuccessful spell at McLaren.
Alonso has already acknowledged […]
Following the success of the inaugural AMSF Driver Development Camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra and in line with the AMSF’s new mission to become a centre of excellence for improving driver performance, the AMSF are rolling out a suite of short courses which will allow aspiring young Australian drivers to […]
GP2 catching Formula One, Alonso warns : -
Fernando Alonso has voiced his concern that the demise of key technologies in formula one could allow motor racing’s lesser categories to catch up.
F1’s governing body has outlawed electronic driver aids including engine braking and launch and traction control for 2008, while the further reduction of downforce and […]
FERNANDO ALONSO, two-time world champion, would-be scourge of Lewis Hamilton, and alleged sneak, claimed and looked to be a happy man at the beginning of the final testing session of the Formula One preseason in Barcelona last week.
The hangdog demeanour taken on towards the end of last season had lifted, and something of the spirit […]
March 1 (Reuters) - Four-times Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais says the reunification of U.S. open-wheel racing has made him even more convinced he was right to switch to Formula One.
The Frenchman, who will make his grand prix debut with Toro Rosso in Australia on March 16, said the merger with the Indy Racing League […]
Since the age of seven, Tyler Dueck has dreamed of becoming a Formula 1 race car driver.
That dream, improbably, is looking more and more like a distinct possibility for the Abbotsford native. The 21-year-old has landed a ride with an Italian racing team for the Formula Renault series, the first step of the ladder system […]