2009 December archive
SaloolaS claims his predictions prize 15th December 2009, 23:12
Congratulations again to our 2009 F1 Fanatic Predictions Champion SaloolaS who will shortly be taking delivery of his F1 car painting by Rob Ijbema. As requested by SaloolaS, Rob painted a scene of Timo Glock rounding Tabac during the Monaco Grand Prix. You can see more of Rob’s work at his Car-a-day site which was [...]
2009 F1 predictions – how did we do?
At the beginning of the year I summoned up the full extent of my F1 geekery and used it to peer into the mists of time and calculate what would happen in the season ahead. Maybe I would have been better off with a crystal ball and a Ouija board. Here’s the 15 predictions I [...]
Virgin Racing confirms Manor takeover and announces Lucas di Grassi for 2010
Virgin Racing has confirmed its long-expected take over of the Manor Grand Prix team for 2010. And it has announced the team’s second driver will be Brazilian rookie Lucas di Grassi. Di Grassi completes Virgin’s 2010 F1 driver line-up, joining Toyota refugee Timo Glock. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
75 great gift ideas for F1 fans 14th December 2009, 23:21
The festive season is upon us and whether you’re buying a gift for an F1 fan or hoping to unwrap some F1 goodies we’ve got a stack of present ideas for you. Using your F1 gift ideas as a starting point I’ve compiled 75 top presents for F1 fans from videos to books and models [...]
Mercedes lose £81m Henkel deal
The new Mercedes Grand Prix team has suffered an early setback with the potential loss of a sponsorship deal worth £81m (€90m / $130m). German financial newspaper Handelsblatt reports Brawn signed a three-year contract with Henkel in July. But Henkel now claims its head of sponsorship activities did not have the authority to approve the [...]
F1 links: More Schumacher return rumours
Michael Schumacher says yes to £20m Mercedes return to Formula One (Daily Mirror) "Contrary to reports that the sport's most successful racer would be earning just £6million, the German will actually rake in the biggest salary in F1 next season, totalling nearly £20m." Lotus F1 Racing Driver Announcement Q&As (Lotus) Jarno Trulli: "We have to [...]
Lotus sign Trulli and Kovalainen for 2010
Lotus have confirmed their two drivers for their return to F1 in 2010. Ex-Toyota driver Jarno Trulli will join the team, being re-united with designer Mike Gasconye for the fourth time in his career. He will be partnered by Heikki Kovalainen, who was squeezed out of McLaren by the arrival of Jenson Button. Share this [...]
Button runner-up in BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award 2009 13th December 2009, 21:01
Jenson Button failed to win this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award – having gone into the competition as favourite. He finished runner-up to footballer Ryan Giggs. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Massa to drive F2007 this week
Felipe Massa is to have another test run in an F2007 in the coming week. Testing restrictions mean he is not allowed to drive the F60 except for promotional activities. Instead he will use a two-year-old car supplied by Ferrari’s Corse Clienti Department using demonstration tyres at Mugello in Italy. He last drove such a [...]
No Lotus comeback for Takuma Sato
Bad news for Takuma Sato fans – the Japanese driver’s manager has ruled out him making a return to the cockpit in 2010 with Lotus. Lotus are set to announce their driver line-up on Monday and it’s looking increasingly likely that Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen will be named. Japan had two F1 drivers on [...]
