Stewart: 2010 drivers are the best ever

Jackie Stewart, three-times world champion in the 1960′s and 1970′s, has claimed that the current batch of F1 drivers are “the best ever”. He even went as far as saying that current title holder Sebastian Vettel could be compared to former legends such as Jim Clark, Jack Brabham and Graham Hill. The 2010 title battle [...]

Petrov extends contract with Renault

Vitaly Petrov will remain with the Lotus-Renault team for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. This removes any speculation that Vitaly was under pressure to keep the second race seat next year. This was announced by Petrov at a press conference he organised in Moscow today. While he struggled at times in 2010, he impressed on [...]

Jerome d’Ambrosio lands Virgin drive for 2011

Virgin Racing have signed Jerome d’Ambrosio to take the second race seat, alongside Timo Glock for the 2011 season. This means that 2010 driver Lucas di Grassi has been ousted from the team, after a disappointing first year with the squad. D’Ambrosio drove in several Friday Practice sessions for Virgin near the end of the [...]

Former F1 Champions Critical Of Vettel

Two former F1 world champions are critical of F1′s reigning title winner, Sebastian Vettel. Sebastian won the 2010 world championship, despite many incidents tarnishing his reputation, such as crashing into Button in Spa, or his behaviour at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve said he recognises the young German’s talent but [...]

Di Resta To Force India?

Paul di Resta is expected to have a meeting with Force India this week to discuss his role with the team for 2011. The new DTM champion worked with the Silverstone based outfit’s reserve and Friday driver in 2010, and is a contender for a race seat next year. But also the ousted Williams rookie Nico [...]

Lotus-Renault sticking with Boullier as team boss

This is the third article from Murai Kadam: While Group Lotus entered Formula 1 with major partnership, Eric Boullier will remain as the team principal.   Appointed by new owners Genii Capital for 2010, Boullier has led the team this year, but Group Lotus’ high profile CEO Dany Bahar has been conspicuous since the takeover [...]

1.6 litre 4-cylinder engines confirmed for 2013

The FIA has confirmed the new specification of Formula 1 engines to be used from the 2013 season onwards. The current 2.4 litre V8s will be replaced with 1.6 litre 4-cylinder power plants. They will be assisted by high-powered injection, up to 500 bar. The engine rev limit has been reduced to 12,000 rpm. The [...]

Team orders ban lifted for 2011

The ban on team orders, listed under Article 39.1 on the FIA regulations, has been scrapped from 2011 onwards. This means that team orders, such as the one Ferrari employed at the German Grand Prix this year, can now be legally made without punishment by the stewards or FIA. The FIA’s statement for this move [...]

5-race gearboxes introduced as part of new rules

The FIA has announced a new series of rules for the 2011 season, and some to be introduced in 2012, the most important of which being that gearboxes now have to last 5 races. This improves upon last year’s restrictions of 4 races on the same gearbox. As the 2011 F1 calendar contains 20 races, [...]

Petrov likely to stay with Lotus-Renault

This is the second article from new writer Murai Kadam: The 26-year-old Russian rookie Vitaly Petrov is likely to stay with Lotus-Renault for next year. Petrov has been financed by his personal backers, including Vyborg Shipyard, Flagman vodka, and the carmaker Lada. The Malaysian news agancy Bernama said that Proton will also benefit by gaining [...]