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Alonso Drives a Ferrari at Maranello

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Fernando Alonso paid a visit to the Ferrari Formula 1 team headquarters in Maranello on Friday.  It was his first official visit in his capacity as a driver for the Scuderia.  He arrived at the factory at 8.00 am, and began his day by meeting with team principal Stefano Domenicali.  Alonso then met with Ferrari [...]

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Toyota Quits Formula 1

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Following a meeting today of its board of directors, Toyota has announced a withdrawal from Formula 1 with immediate effect.  As reported in The Guardian, Toyota president Akio Toyoda said in an official press conference, “Based on the current economic environment, we realize we have no choice but to withdraw. This has been a very [...]

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The Return of Formula 1 Privateers

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During the past decade, Formula 1 has become increasingly dominated by the world’s largest car manufacturers.  Major car companies have always played a part in Formula 1, to one degree or another, but during the opening decade of this millennium we have seen the manufacturers’ impact grow to the point where they seriously considered banding [...]

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Kobayashi Poised for Toyota Drive in 2010

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Kamui Kobayashi, Toyota’s substitute driver for Timo Glock at this season’s final two events, at Brazil and Abu Dhabi, has impressed many observers with his assertive racing style.  He finished ninth and sixth in those races, respectively, and at both events he avoided typical rookie mistakes and showed hismelf to be fearless next to his [...]

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Williams Confirm Barrichello and Hulkenberg

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The Williams Formula 1 team have formally announced their driver line-up for 2010.  The new pilots will be veteran Rubens Barrichello and rookie Nico Hulkenberg.  It had been anticipated for several weeks that both of the current Williams drivers, Kazuki Nakajima and Nico Rosberg would be replaced, and in recent days the addition of Barrichello [...]

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Drivers’ Salaries Revealed – $135 Million Total

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In advance of this weekend’s race in Abu Dhabi, ArabianBusiness.com has released the results of a survey of Formula 1 drivers’ salaries for 2009.  The survey was conducted by Tom Rubython, the author of the The Life of Senna, a biography of the late three-time world champion, and racing great, Ayrton Senna. Rubython commented on [...]

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Barrichello and Hulkenberg at Williams in 2010

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The driver line-up for the Williams Formula 1 team for 2010 will be this year’s Brawn pilot, Rubens Barrichello, and current Williams tester Nico Hulkenberg, according to an interview with Willi Weber in Germany’s Bild am Sonntag.  Weber, who guided Michael Schumacher’s ultra-successful career, is now the manager of the younger German driver, Hulkenberg. Weber [...]

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Jean Todt Elected President of FIA

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According to an official statement by the FIA, “Jean Todt has been elected president of the FIA for a four-year term by the FIA General Assembly at its annual meeting in Paris.”  The final vote tally was 135 votes for Todt, versus 49 for former World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen, and 12 abstentions. Todt is [...]

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Does Button Deserve the Title?

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Does Jenson Button deserve the Formula 1 World Champion’s title?  In purely statistical terms, the fellow who racks up the most points deserves the title, so the short answer to the question is yes.  Button did what he needed to do, and had luck when he needed it, while his rivals, for one reason or [...]

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Button’s Lead Bulletproof?

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It has often been noted that the current point system in Formula 1 favors consistency.  More than that, it favors a driver who attains an early lead.  The the current system was adopted largely as a foil to Michael Schumacher, who, in his most successful years at Ferrari, was seen as sewing up the championships [...]

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