Motorcycle Blog (Free subscription) | 29 minutes ago
OnPole.com Great pictures, different Le Mans and F1 scenes featuring some great names including Kimi Raikonnen, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button & David Coulthard. Assorted selection from some of those illustrated. click here to learn more
Autoblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Motorsports , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Rumormill Say it ain't so, Schu! The Daily Telegraph is reporting that seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher is close to signing on with the newly formed Mercedes Formula 1 team. Mercedes is the new name of the former Brawn GP team, the current Constructors Champion. After a stellar rookie season that saw this former Honda team clinch not...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
• Button banned from working with McLaren until January • 'Clearly loyalty would be nice,' says Nick Fry The depth of anger felt by Brawn at Jenson Button's move to McLaren was put on public display today when the team announced they would hold him tightly to the letter of his contract until the end of the year. Button signed for McLaren this week after negotiations to remain with Brawn...
Rediscover Formula One (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Yesterday was a huge day as far as formula one news goes, Kimi Raikkonen decided to take an year off from formula one, he is supposed to return in 2011, apparently he will be spending 2009 as a rally driver. It was becoming increasingly apparent that Kimi would be asked to leave as Alonso was slated to join the Ferrari F1 team for the 1st time. Luca di Montezemolo was very happy with his boys and...
Motorcycle Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
OnPole.com Portrait of the youngest ever Formula 1 World Champion, Fernando Alonso, in his Renault F1 car. From an original by Colin Carter this picture is available as a limited edition F1 art print on Giclee Canvas, stretched on to 2 stretcher bars measuring 120x 90cm or as a lithograph measuring 90 x 70cm. [...]
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Ferrari , Rumormill Ferrari 599XX - Click above for high-res image gallery Ferrari often uses its World Finals event to unveil exclusive new versions of its most enticing road cars. The FXX Evoluzione was unveiled there a couple of years ago, and the 16M Scuderia Spider made its debut at the event last year. But aside from a mishap involving Fernando...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Jonah Lomu on the rampage, one of the greatest ever half-time mascot routines and the imperious Roger Federer also feature 1) Ahead of Liverpool v Manchester City this weekend, here's a classic encounter between the teams from 1977-78 . David Fairclough puts Liverpool ahead with a cracker, before goals from Brian Kidd, Mick Channon and Joe Royle earn City a deserved 3-1 victory. 2) Speaking of classic...
Motorcycle Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
OnPole.com David Wilson ING Renault R29 Fernando Alonso Print. Signed by the artist, this profile view of the Renault R29 2009 F1 car is an ideal gift for the motorsport fan. Measures 48 x 32cm. Please allow an extra few days for delivery of this item. click here to learn more
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The partnership of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton holds great promise, for as long as they are both happy With Formula One television audiences plummeting in Spain and Italy, BBC Television bosses can hardly believe their luck. McLaren-Mercedes have confirmed the dream team of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button at the end of a year in which the British broadcaster saw a 16% rise in viewing figures...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Making the dissolution of Brawn GP complete, Formula One world champion Jenson Button has stepped into the fun of being Lewis Hamilton ’s teammate at McLaren for 2010. It’s probably been Formula One’s worst kept secret these past few weeks, but it’s official now: after Rubens Barrichello ’s leave for Williams and Brawn GP’s sale to Mercedes-Benz , Jenson Button...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The British drivers' forthcoming tussle promises the fireworks and recriminations of their McLaren heroes before them For anyone who doubted Jenson Button's willingness to take a risk, now is the time to keep silent. The decision of the new world champion to join a team dominated for the past three years by Lewis Hamilton represents a terrific gamble for Button, and the prospect of the two Englishmen...
Autocar (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Lewis Hamilton. Just remember those names, particularly when somebody mentions that Jenson Button has made the wrong decision in signing to drive for McLaren. All these motor racing legends won world championship crowns at the wheel of a succession of highly competitive McLaren creations over the past three decades. And yet,...
Planet-F1 News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Martin Whitmarsh has denied that Jenson Button has joined McLaren for money ' and obliquely ruled out a repeat of the civil war that almost tore the team apart when Fernando Alonso partnered Lewis Hamilton.
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
After failing to find a car for 2010, Ferrari’s world champion has announced that he is to leave F1 for rallying. The laconic Finn’s premature exit was the talk of the sport for most of the year, especially after Ferrari’s 2009 car turned out to be quite a dud. Nowhere was Räikkönen’s indifference more stark than at the Malaysian Grand Prix , where during a break...
The F1Fanatics Blog (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Kimi Raikkonen the 2007 F1 World Champion has confirmed he will be taking a sabbatical from Formula One for the 2010 season. Raikkonen, nicknamed Iceman, was ousted from his Ferrari seat by mutual termination so the team could allow Fernando Alonso in one season early. Raikkonen will be paid some £10million for not racing next season. He [...]
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