Category: Giancarlo Fisichella

An Italian, driving a Ferrari, at one of the great temples of motorsport. Forumula1.net’s Hugh Podmore pre-empts the only story that matters in Monza.  Read more... (789 words, 1 image, estimated 3:09 mins reading time)

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has publicly thanked Luca Badoer for standing in for Felipe Massa in the last two grands prix, but believes Giancarlo Fisichella will do a better job.  Read more... (249 words, estimated 60 secs reading time)

Ferrari have announced that Giancarlo Fisichella will be racing for the team for the remainder of the 2009 F1 season. The Italian will race alongside Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen before becoming Ferrari’s reserve driver for 2010.  Read more... (358 words, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)

Force India say they expect yesterday’s second-placed hero Giancarlo Fisichella to be called by Ferrari in the next 24 hours. Fisichella has been linked with the seat of Luca Badoer, his underperforming compatriot, for the next race at Monza, Ferrari’s home grand prix.  Read more... (210 words, estimated 50 secs reading time)

Giancarlo Fisichella has said that he does not expect to get a call from Ferrari to race one of their cars at Monza. The veteran Italian,
currently at Force India, has become the latest name to be linked with the seat Luca Badoer is currently occupying, and the test seat for the
following year. But the man himself denies there is any substance to the story.  Read more... (218 words, estimated 52 secs reading time)

At the end of this week the world discovered that a) Honda would be racing in 2009 and b) Rubens Barrichello would be one of their drivers. Barrichello is the most experienced driver in grand prix history, and with Giancarlo Fisichella, represents the last of the old generation. But how good are these two now? Why have they been retained? And why are they still in F1, when the chance for glory is all but gone?  Read more... (747 words, estimated 2:59 mins reading time)

Giancarlo Fisichella is preparing for his 200th Formula 1 race at next weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. The 35 year-old Italian is currently in his 13th season in F1 and will be only the ninth driver to reach the 200-race mark. By the end of the 2008 season, Fisichella will have made the fifth most-number of F1 starts.  Read more... (234 words, 1 image, estimated 56 secs reading time)

With it looking likely that Fernando Alonso will be heading back to Renault for 2008, Giancarlo Fisichella is on the look-out for a race seat in another team. Having tested for Force India yesterday in Jerez, Fisichella has said he is looking to keep his options open and would be interested in driving for Force India.  Read more... (428 words, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

It’s the second year in a row that Giancarlo Fisichella has caused chaos at the Turkish Grand Prix. Last year he had a spin; this year, he hit the back of Jarno Trulli’s Toyota, spinning him around at the first corner of the race.  Read more... (606 words, estimated 2:25 mins reading time)

Giancarlo Fisichella is hoping that his Renault team will be suitably happy with his 2007 performance and will offer him a contract for the 2008 season. Fisichella’s option is up for renewal with Renault in September.  Read more... (229 words, 1 image, estimated 55 secs reading time)