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$4,378,133 – the price of a point in 2008 9th November 2008, 11:48
Ferrari is the F1 team that made the best use of its budget in 2008. The constructors’ champions spent $2.4m per point this year – less than any of its rivals. At the other end of the scale, Force India and Super Aguri (deceased) failed to score at all, giving no return on their comparatively [...]
F1 2009: 10 questions for the off-season 5th November 2008, 9:00
As the 2008 F1 season ends on a high we now look forward to what should be one of the most fascinating off-seasons for many years. With radical changes to the technical rules, fraught political tension between the rule-makers and the teams, and two holes suddenly appearing in the calendar, these are the questions that [...]
Ferrari and Toyota threaten to quit F1 if Max Mosley forces standard engines 27th October 2008, 20:43
First Toyota, now Ferrari is threatening to pull its F1 team if Max Mosley persists with his plan to make all F1 teams use the same engine: The Ferrari Board of Directors expressed strong concerns regarding plans to standardise engines as it felt that such a move would detract from the entire raison of a [...]
FIA-FOTA agreement: Teams’ proposals accepted as Mosley backs down on KERS 21st October 2008, 20:15
Details are emerging about the agreement reached between the FIA and FOTA, representing the F1 teams, following their meeting at Geneva today. A joint statement from the two declared “significant cost savings for 2009 and 2010″ had been agreed but added no further detail. However Autosport has published details of some points of the agreement [...]
Max Mosley and FOTA meet for crunch talks on F1 costs in Geneva
Max Mosley and the representatives of the Formula One Teams Association are meeting in Geneva today to discuss future rules that could transform the face of Formula 1. It comes after several weeks of leaks, off-the-record briefings and the usual subterfuge that occurs whenever F1′s political tectonic plates start to shift. Central to today’s discussion [...]
Links: Mosley vs FOTA on costs 15th October 2008, 22:58
Plus, GP2 Asia returns this weekend
The future of Renault’s F1 team 8th August 2008, 15:00
A few developments in recent weeks have planted seeds of doubt in my mind about Renault’s future in Formula 1. Fernando Alonso seems to want to leave the team and they’ve admitted their engine programme has fallen behind their rivals’. The general economic outlook remains gloomy and it seems particularly poor for Renault’s car making [...]
Flavio Briatore admits Renault have fallen behind on engine development 30th July 2008, 7:00
The F1 team bosses have been meeting at Ferrari’s headquarters in Maranello to come up with a set of proposals for F1’s rules for 2011 and beyond. Speaking before the meeting, Renault’s Flavio Briatore gave a frank assessment of his team’s problems: The problem is that us, Renault, have stuck to the letter of the [...]
FIA’s plans for Formula 2 shows Max Mosley wants war with Bernie Ecclestone 25th June 2008, 20:25
A surprise announcement from today’s FIA World Motor Sports Council today revealed the FIA wishes to set up a new feeder series to Formula 1. It will be called Formula 2, reviving the name used for a similar series until 1984, before it was replaced by Formula 3000 and, later, GP2. But why is the [...]
First drivers, now teams to pay more? 24th June 2008, 0:02
During the French Grand Prix weekend more rumours emerged about the behind-the-scenes discussions over the future of Formula 1 between the teams, the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone. According to Autosport the FIA is urging Ecclestone to increase the amount of money the teams receive from promotion and television rights. But with the FIA’s World Motor [...]
