BMW-Sauber unveil new supercomputer

As reported on autosport.com BMW-Sauber Motorsport director Mario Theissen unveiled ‘Albert 2′ at the team’s Hinwil factory today as he revealed the team were going their own route in opting away from traditional wind tunnel use. “Having two wind tunnels makes no sense to us. We want to be at the top of CFD and [...]

Ferrari warns Raikkonen to behave

As reported on F1Racing.net Ferrari chiefs have warned Kimi Raikkonen that he must not get up to too much mischief off the track next year. Raikkonen was the subject of much tabloid rumour for his hard-party antics in the past year. The French Figaro newspaper reported Ferrari boss Jean Todt as saying that if Raikkonen [...]

Trust returns to F1 with Spyker

As reported on autosport.com The Spyker F1 team have added Trust to their sponsor portfolio for the 2007 Formula One season. Trust returns to Formula One three years after its last F1 partnership with the Jordan team, later renamed Midland before Spyker took over. The Dutch brand, manufacturers of portable peripherals, entered Formula One with [...]

McLaren determined to Fight Back

As reported on Sporting Life McLaren-Mercedes have vowed to improve in 2007, with both Norbert Haug and Ron Dennis promising there are better things to come. “This year we had five or six chances to win a race but didn’t make it,” said Haug, Mercedes’ motorsport boss. “We were not good enough to drive for [...]

Honda lose senior aerodynamicist

As reported on homeofsport Senior Aerodynamicist Simon Lacey has left Honda’s F1 team, according to reports. Unofficial website realhondaf1.com says he is bound for the role of ‘Chief Aerodynamicist’ at McLaren. At Ron Dennis’ Woking based outfit, he replaces Peter Prodromou, who started work at Red Bull Racing this week. TAGS: Formula 1 . F1 [...]

Schumacher to help Ferrari select drivers

As reported on autosport.com Michael Schumacher’s new role at Ferrari will involve selecting the team’s drivers of the future and to be a “super-assistant” to CEO Jean Todt, the team revealed today. “Michael is one of the greatest drivers in the history of motor racing. He has a unique knowledge of racing, so we’ll try [...]

Ferrari confirm Brawn’s exit

As reported on autosport.com The Ferrari team have confirmed that Ross Brawn will leave the Italian squad following the end of the season, as exclusively revealed by Autosport magazine. Brawn’s position as technical director will be taken by Mario Almondo at the start of November, while Stefano Domenicali becomes the team’s sporting director. Engine guru [...]

Todt confirmed as new Ferrari CEO

As reported on autosport.com Frenchman Jean Todt has been confirmed as Ferrari’s new Chief Executive Officer. Ferrari’s board of directors met in Turin on Wednesday to discuss the future structure of the company … Ferrari’s Formula One team are expected to announce further changes to their structure, including technical director Ross Brawn’s decision to take [...]

Webber laments stint at Williams

As reported on BBC SPORT “Flavio was never keen for me to go to Williams and I know I made a costly mistake by not listening to him,” said Mark Webber. “He was very keen for me to go to Red Bull next season, so I wasn’t going to ignore his advice a second time [...]

Renault confirm ‘safe’ engine for Alonso

As reported on homeofsport Renault boss Flavio Briatore confirmed this week that Fernando Alonso’s car will not be fitted in Brazil with the team’s latest specification of V8 engine. The French squad announced on Monday that the championship leader’s teammate, Giancarlo Fisichella, is to enjoy the new ‘e-spec’ engine, which is rumored to boast a [...]