China moves to April in revised 2009 calender

The FIA has released an updated version of the 2009 Formula 1 calendar. The third provisional schedule published for 2009 sees the Chinese Grand Prix moving to round three from it’s usual end of season slot. The race will be held on April 19th, seven months after the penultimate round of the 2008 season took [...]

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Ferrari threats over engine homogenization

Ferrari have threatened to pull out of Formula 1 if the plan to standardise engines after 2009 goes ahead. They are the second team to make such a threat after Toyota warned the standard engines would leave the manufacturers with little interest in the sport.
A statement released by Ferrari said “The Ferrari Board of Directors [...]

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Massa closes in after Bourdais penalty

Sebastien Bourdais has had 25 seconds added to his Japanese Grand Prix finishing time after making contact with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa on lap 52. The penalty demotes him to 10th place, after finishing the race in sixth, meaning he looses three world championship points.
The incident occurred as Bourdais was leaving the pit lane. He entered [...]

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Mosley heads cost-cutting talks

FIA president, Max Mosley, will meet with the Formula One Teams’ Association in the days following this years Chinese Grand Prix to discuss urgent cost-cutting measures to secure the future of Formula One after 2009.
In an interview with the BBC on Tuesday, Mosley expressed serious concerns over the not-too-distant future of the sport, saying “If [...]

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Canadian GP dropped from 2009

In a shock move, the Canadian Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2009 F1 calendar, which was released by the FIA today. No reason has been given for the removal of the race held at the Canadian city of Montreal, with no prior indication that the event may be under pressure to stay on [...]

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FIA reject McLaren appeal

The FIA International Court of Appeal has rejected McLaren’s appeal of Lewis Hamilton being stripped of a win at Belgian Grand Prix and stated that their case was inadmissible and would not be looked into any further.
McLaren were appealing against the decision that Lewis Hamilton should have 25 seconds, a post-race drive-though penalty, added to [...]

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More controversy as McLaren launch appeal

After McLaren’s yesterday confirmation of lodging an appeal against the penalty given to Lewis Hamilton, which lost him a win at Belgium, it has been revealed that race control told the British team they would be ‘okay’ after Hamilton’s chicane cutting that led to a post-race drive-through.
On lap 41, at the start of an incredible [...]

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Hamilton stripped of Belgian win

Lewis Hamilton has been stripped of his win and demoted to third in the aftermath of this years Belgian Grand Prix.  The McLaren driver has been given a 25 second penalty, handing Ferrari’s Felipe Massa the race win and promoting Nick Heidfeld to second.
Hamilton was penalised for cutting the chicane and gaining an advantage on [...]

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