The FIA’s mobile circus went to Germany this week with talk of Nazis, scandal, and of course a breakaway series in the works. Since we don’t really care about any of those things, we will focus on the grand prix that took place instead. Besides, if we wanted to talk about wannabe politicians and failed statesman, we could watch Fox News coverage of the Republican party. As we discussed in the preview, the race was pivotal for the championship and a moment when we could see teams stop work on…
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F1 – Loeb Looking for Bourdais’s Seat
Sebastian Loeb has put his name on the table for the Scuderia Torro Rosso drive should Sebastian Bourdais be sacked. The Frenchman has notified the team he is ready to make the switch and run both WRC and Formula 1 until his commitments with the Citroen team have concluded. It was highly unlikely that he will get a seat in time for the Hungarian GP, but if you remember, last winter Loeb ran a Red Bull Racing F1 car and impressed the team with his ability. Loeb has stated he…
Read MoreF1 – German Grand Prix Preview
This weekend for what seems the 8th time, we are hearing more about the constant political fighting than we are the race. So I am going to take this time to have a German Grand Prix preview that will hopefully take your mind off of among other things Hitler, Max, Bernie, and breakaway series. This weekend brings us to Nurburgring for yet another German Grand Prix, a legacy event on the Formula 1 World Championship calendar. The Friday practice sessions are in the books and Lewis Hamilton proved to be quickest…
Read MoreF1 – Back to the Brink
It is all very silly now. We thought we had seen the conclusion of the FOTA/FIA war, but it would appear that Max Mosley still thinks he has a point to prove. At a planned meeting today between the FIA and the 13 teams that are entered for the 2010 championship, the 8 FOTA teams walked out of the proceedings. Max Mosley promptly issued a press release deriding the teams. “The eight FOTA teams were invited to attend the meeting to discuss their further proposals for 2010. Unfortunately no discussion…
Read MoreRally – Kimi to Make WRC Debut
2007 Formula 1 World Campion will make his WRC debut at his home rally in Finland. The rally which takes place at the end of July will be the Finns first rally on a gravel surface. The current Ferrari champion has said he will eventually make a switch between F1 and the WRC; it was just a matter of when. It looked as though that could have been a real possibility for the next season, however a deal that saved the championship and Formula 1 altogether was reached and the…
Read MoreF1 – Mosley’s “Planned” Departure
After a devastating blow dealt to the FIA and FOM from the FOTA organization, Max Mosley has tried to save face by stating his departure was planned and was always going to happen at the end of the season. He indicated there was no pressure or anything the teams did to expedite the process. Are you serious?? This man has lied and cheated so much that making stuff up is actually believable to him. Regardless of what Herr Max states to the press, the simple fact is that FOTA has…
Read MoreF1 – Peace Deal Brokered
Yesterday, Max Mosley sent out a letter describing in detail why he felt it was in the FIA’s best interest that he stand for re-election when his 4th term as FIA president ends in the fall. This despite his spankgate pledge to stand down from his position when his term expired. However, it looks like Mosley has again reconsidered. According to Autosport’s sources, Mosley, Luca Di Montezemelo and Bernie Ecclestone last night had meetings which have resulted in a deal. At this point, it sounds like the following has been…
Read MoreF1 – FOTA Moving Forward
While the initial shot from FOTA is still being felt by most fans of Formula 1, FOTA have already began moving forward with their new series. Max Mosley’s threat of legal action against those forming a breakaway series has had little to no affect on those who have already made the decision. This week will prove to be an interesting news week as we have a WMSC meeting scheduled for Wednesday and what would appear to be a FOTA rebuttal meeting on Thursday. There were some very strong words this…
Read MoreF1 – British Grand Prix
With all of the talk based around FOTA and a breakaway series, many may have not even realized that one of the crown jewel events on the F1 calendar were taking place. What better weekend for the British crowd then hometown boy Jenson Button coming home with a hefty points lead and a seemingly bullet proof car. Things however, did not work out how Brawn GP had hoped for their homecoming. Red Bull Racing came to Britain with loads of upgrades including a completely different aerodynamics package. Sebastian Vettel took…
Read MoreF1 – FIA Responds with Lawyers
The FIA has now released a statement which threatens the FOTA teams with legal action. This is no surprise since the FIA has already hinted in the past that they would pursue such recourse if necessary. The FIA’s lawyers have now examined the FOTA threat to begin a breakaway series. The actions of FOTA as a whole, and Ferrari in particular, amount to serious violations of law including willful interference with contractual relations, direct breaches of Ferrari’s legal obligations and a grave violation of competition law. The FIA will be…
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