Author Archive for Chris Hayes

A new Concorde Agreement has been signed by outgoing FIA President Max Mosley marking an end to the political wrangling between the FIA and the Formula One teams over the future direction of the sport.  Read more... (314 words, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)

Felipe Massa will return home to Brazil on Monday as he continues to make good progress after his horrific crash at the Hungaroring nine days ago.

The Brazilian has responded well to surgery to his fractured skull and he has made a rapid recovery since waking from an induced coma earlier this week.  Read more... (170 words, estimated 41 secs reading time)

Michael Schumacher is expected to be given special permission by the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) to test the Ferrari F60 chassis as he prepares for his comeback in Valencia later this month where he will substitute for the injured Felipe Massa.  Read more... (288 words, 1 image, estimated 1:09 mins reading time)

Formula One Championship leader Jenson Button motored into Birmingham, UK, yesterday to launch Bridgestone’s Driving Nation roadshow. Despite the showers, people from Birmingham, Warwickshire, the Black Country and Coventry turned out in force to welcome the world’s current Formula One Championship leader and catch up with his views on all things motoring.  Read more... (293 words, estimated 1:10 mins reading time)

More good news from the AEK Hospital in Budapest, where Felipe Massa has been recovering since last Saturday. The driver has had more exams carried out, confirming his continuing improvement. Felipe speaks, can sit upright and was even able to take his first steps. Today he will leave intensive care. From the clinical and radiological point of view everything is going extremely well.  Read more... (202 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)

Rumours that BMW are on the verge of pulling out of Formula One were triggered last night when the German manufacturer announced it would be holding a press conference on Wednesday to discuss “current developments in motorsport”.

The manufacturer is understood to be holding crisis talks at their Munich base regarding their future in grand prix racing.  Read more... (117 words, estimated 28 secs reading time)

The latest reports from Budapest say that Felipe Massa could leave hospital in 10 days, while Massa’s personal doctor has eased fears that the Brazilian could lose sight in his left eye.

The Ferrari driver is recovering from emergency surgery on his fractured skull which he sustained in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix when he was hit on the head by flying debris.  Read more... (210 words, estimated 50 secs reading time)

Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo will fly out to Budapest today to be at the bedside of Felipe Massa.

“I hope I will have good news,” Montezemolo said on the official Ferrari website. “Today’s result, the best in this difficult season so far, is for Felipe! Compliments to Kimi for a great race and to the Team, for working well and very concentrated despite these very difficult circumstances.”  Read more... (106 words, estimated 25 secs reading time)

The Renault Formula One team has been suspended from the European Grand Prix for being at fault for the wheel coming off Fernando Alonso’s car in the Hungarian Grand Prix.  Read more... (223 words, estimated 54 secs reading time)

Hamilton and McLaren return to winning ways with spectacular turnaround victory in Budapest.

The velocity at which Hamilton’s fist-pumps interchanged during his bicycle punch celebration at the chequered flag, not seen in over a year, said it all. This wasn’t just about winning, this was about the effort required to do so and the incredible speed of McLaren’s transformation.

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