Tag: FIA
F1 – Renault Ban Lifted for Valencia
The FIA Court of Appeals met today to discuss the Renault ban that was put in place after a tire came off the car of Fernando Alonso during the Hungarian Grand Prix. The team’s defense was that there was no conscious wrong doing when Fernando left his pit box on his first stop. The highlight was well shown during the US coverage in which there appeared to be a problem on the right front wheel lock that later seen the tire come off the car and go into a grassy…
Read MoreF1 – Schumacher Cancels Return
Michael Schumacher has decided to cancel his return to Formula 1 after neck injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident earlier this year still existed. Schumacher had posted a quote on his website indicating he did everything medically possible, but will not be ready in time for the stresses a Formula 1 car puts on the body. This is a huge blow to the team and will nearly guarantee that they will not win a race this year. Instead Luca Badoer will fill in for Massa. Luca has not been in…
Read MoreRally – Finland Results and Review
Finland had a number of great story lines heading into the weekends action. Kimi Raikkonen made his WRC debut in an Abarth, Mikko Hirvonen looked to extend his points lead and move closer to a championship, Jari Matti Latvala looked to finish a race, and did we mention Kimi Raikkonen was making a debut? Day 1 seen action go into full swing very quickly. Right out of the gate Mikko and Sebastian went on the attack and would not back down for the entire day. The battle would go to Hirvonen…
Read MoreF1 – Sauber F1 Once More?
Following this weeks news that BMW will no longer participate in the Formula 1 World Championship, previous team owner Peter Sauber has been reportedly working a Brawn like deal to rescue the Swiss based team. The purposed deal is also being worked by Dr. Mario Theissen in an attempt to keep the car on the grid for the 2010 season. Sauber made it clear that he would do all that he could to save the employees of the team and keep the project going. Sauber has stated he has no…
Read MoreEpisode 02 – Open Paddock Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis weeks podcast is chock full of goodness. F1 – Schumi returns, BMW bails, Renault banned and Hungary wrapup. IndyCar – Edmonton wrapup, Kentucky preview, new aero, push to pass & 2010 schedule. Rally – WRC Finland preview & Xgames. My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-1a4d1281133fe564f0ff5045439be667}
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F1 – Hungary Parting Shots
Another round of the FIA World Championship is in the books and it has been a weekend that has turned F1 upside down yet again. We thought that we may see a race weekend that was focused on the racing, but unfortunately it was not the case. This time it was a more humbling incident that made us loose focus. As by now all have heard, the Felipe Massa incident during the second qualification session ended any chance of having a normal race weekend. The young Brazilian was nearly taken…
Read MoreF1 – Wurz to USF1?
As driver movements and signings move into full throttle, rumors are still going around about who will be in the first USF1 car later this fall. While it was thought that two drivers from America would pilot the machines; that thought process has changed as the 2010 preparations begin. USF1 team boss Peter Windsor had an interview with the BBC today in which he dispelled really any rumors of Canadian Jacques Villeneuve joining the team and instead mentioned current sports car racer Alex Wurz for the job. Windsor explained that…
Read MoreF1 – Canada Perhaps in 2010
As I was searching through the usual sites for news this morning a story on Speedtv.com caught my eye, and it would appear that the Canadian government may be making a bid to host F1 yet again in 2010. As we remember the grand prix was cancelled this year due to lack of funding. Bernie set the price mark way too high for a sub par product. The one problem in the whole mess was the fact that the North American leg of the calendar had been taken away completely.…
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