Author Archive for Chris Hayes

“Massa would be prepared to go down with the ship, with a prancing horse-shaped anchor attached to his torso, Raikkonen would take the sole lifeboat.”

Ferrari’s response to Felipe Massa’s accident is an indication that the Scuderia has begun to lose faith in Kimi Raikkonen, writes Forumula1.net’s Ewan Marshall.

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Williams technical director Sam Michael on the team’s progress so far this season, KERS development, and the ashes.

Source: Williams F1 Press Office  Read more... (391 words, 1 image, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

Ari Vatanen has announced the three members that will form his cabinet should FIA member clubs elect him as FIA President when Max Mosley steps down in October.

If the former World Rally Champion is elected Fernando Falco y Fernandez de Cordova from Spain will take up the position of President of the Senate, Bernard Tay from Singapore will be Deputy President for Mobility and Hermann Tomczyk from Germany will be Deputy President for Motorsport.

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Michael Schumacher has spoken of his disappointment at not being able to stand in for Felipe Massa at the European Grand Prix.

The seven times world champion had to abandon his much hyped comeback after simulation runs showed that his neck, which he injured during a motorcycle accident at the beginning of the year, would not withstand the forces of a modern Formula One car.  Read more... (235 words, estimated 56 secs reading time)

Luca Badoer says that racing for Ferrari for the first time will be a dream come true after the team confirmed that he will stand in for the injured Felipe Massa at the European Grand Prix in Valencia, a role that Michael Schumacher relinquished today due to the risk of damaging his neck.  Read more... (593 words, estimated 2:22 mins reading time)

Luca Badoer’s return to grand prix racing after almost ten years of testing for Ferrari may not be as newsworthy as the comeback of a seven times world champion, but his oft-cited testing pedigree, however much confined to the nuances of Mugello, makes him one to watch at the European Grand Prix in Valencia.  Read more... (911 words, 2 images, estimated 3:39 mins reading time)

The latest figures released by the Finance and Leasing Association on the number of new and used cars bought with dealer finance may indicate a turning of the curve, or at the least a bottoming out, as far as the wider global economic downturn is concerned, but a full recovery in the motoring industry is still a long way off as Formula One continues to ride out the storm.  Read more... (440 words, 1 image, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Today’s announcement that Renault have dropped Nelson Piquet from their team does not come as a surprise to anyone within Formula One.

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At 40-years-old and with a two year break from grand prix racing behind him, Michael Schumacher is all to aware of the physical demands that will be placed on him when he returns to action at the European Grand Prix in Valencia later this month where he will substitute for the injured Felipe Massa.  Read more... (226 words, estimated 54 secs reading time)

Michael Schumacher flew to Budapest on Saturday to visit his former teammate Felipe Massa who is making a rapid recovery following his horrific accident at the Hungaroring.

Schumacher will substitute for the injured Massa at the European Grand Prix at Valencia later this month and he has already tested Ferrari’s F2007 car in preparation.  Read more... (101 words, estimated 24 secs reading time)