Interestingly, if Bernie Ecclestone’s plan of awarding gold medals to race winners had been in place this season, Jenson Button would have wrapped the Championship up after the Singapore GP the other week.
Tag Archives: FIA
Bernard’s medals
at 3:30 pm on Wednesday October 7, 2009 33 CommentsRenault: got off lightly?
at 4:12 pm on Monday September 21, 2009 142 Comments
The FIA has today given Renault a two-year suspended ban from Formula 1 for their part in the Crashgate scandal.
Renault bosses walk
at 2:44 pm on Wednesday September 16, 2009 99 Comments
As if the Renault ‘Crashgate’ saga couldn’t get any more scandalous/intriguing/bonkers, things have taken a huge turn today as the team boss and engineering bloke have ‘parted ways’ with the French outfit.
More Brawn for Merc?
at 12:50 pm on Tuesday September 8, 2009 31 Comments
Mercedes-Benz is set to buy a chunk of championship leaders Brawn GP, according to F1’s rumour mill. The German manufacturer already has a long-standing stake in McLaren, and supplies engines to Force India, but it’s apparently keen to tie up something more substantial with the Brackley-based team.
Renault race fix?
at 5:41 pm on Tuesday September 1, 2009 68 Comments
The strangest story to come out of F1 after the Belgian GP is that the FIA is investigating Renault for an alleged race-fix, involving Nelson Piquet Jnr at last year’s Singapore night race.
FOTA update
at 3:37 pm on Friday June 26, 2009 56 Comments
More details are emerging about next year’s F1 rules and plans, following the Formula One Teams’ Association and the FIA’s love-in earlier this week.
No breakaway series
at 1:26 pm on Wednesday June 24, 2009 55 Comments
In a week of unexpected turnarounds it appears that Max Mosley and the Formula One Teams’ Association have now hugged it out: there will be no breakaway series.
But there will be no Mosley.
Well, are you?
at 4:31 pm on Tuesday June 23, 2009 20 Comments
Ferrari have just sent out a mailshot asking their website users to vote on whether the Formula One Teams Association has made the right decision to organise a new championship next year, as an alternate to F1.
