Bombshell: No, teams can’t miss any races, says FIA
February 10, 2010 by vmr
Filed under Parc Fermé, People & Events, Top Story
While everyone in the Formula1 community was watching and analyzing times from a rainy Jerez, the FIA released a statement saying, essentially, that both Bernie Ecclestone and FIA president Jean Todt were wrong. No team can miss a single race. For clarity, here is the entire statement, short as it is:
PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS COUNTING TOWARDS [...]
Todt confirms: Any team can miss up to 3 races in 2010
February 9, 2010 by vmr
Filed under People & Events
According to, well, nearly every Formula1 news source, FIA president Jean Todt confirmed what Bernie Ecclestone has been going on about for the past couple of days: the 2010 Concorde Agreement allows for any team to miss up to three (consecutive or non-consecutive) races during the season without being kicked out of the championship altogether. [...]
Update: FIA will likely fight to keep Briatore ban in place
January 5, 2010 by vmr
Filed under People & Events, Top Story
As was mentioned earlier Tuesday here at F1B, the first level of French courts have determined that the FIA has no jurisdiction to ban former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore (and former Renault engineer Pat Symonds) from all FIA-sanctioned events. The FIA has released a statement strongly opposed to such a ruling, suggesting that it [...]
Feisty Ferrari: We could still leave F1
December 28, 2009 by SJ Skid
Filed under People & Events, Top Story
Ferrari chief Luca di Montezemolo continues to throw down the gauntlet, this time in a wide-ranging interview with a handful or so motorsport journalists; Autosport seems to have the best wrap-up, which is no surprise.
Below are some of his key comments; as always, add your reactions below.
“I want F1 to improve between now and 2012, [...]
Ferrari deny Santander chose Alonso as driver
December 21, 2009 by SJ Skid
Filed under People & Events
Comments by Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo are making the rounds in which he explains the decision essentially to pursue Fernando Alonso a year ahead of schedule.
The reason? Nothing to do with Santander, everything to do with getting a driver who could work with the engineers to develop the car.
Here’s Luca’s statement, from the Ferrari [...]
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