Tony Fernandes: LotusF1 owner, Williams sponsor, and now MotoGP race sponsor
February 10, 2010 by vmr
Filed under Parc Fermé, Prime & Option
In a bit of crossover from the pinnacle of auto racing to the pinnacle of motorcycle racing, MotoGP commercial rights holder Dorna, though its CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, announced that AirAsia is the title sponsor for the MotoGP 2010 British GP. AirAsia is also a sponsor for the Williams F1 team, and is owned by Tony [...]
Rossi & Lorenzo: F1 not the only tense teammate rivalry
February 4, 2010 by Negative Camber
Filed under Other Racing, Parc Fermé, People & Events
According to Crash.net, There seems to be a small rivalry brewing at Yamaha this season. Apparently during a press conference there was a bit of a political announcement regarding the sharing of information between the Jorge Lorenzo camp and Valentino Rossi’s side fo the garage.
“In consideration of the fact that the two riders are [...]
Superstition: It’s not just Michael Schumacher and odd numbers
January 20, 2010 by vmr
Filed under People & Events, Top Story
There have been a considerable number of stories detailing Michael Schumcher’s most recent move regarding his return to Formula1 with Ross Brawn at MercedesGP. He has requested teammate Nico Rosberg’s car number (3) instead of the one he was given (4) as he had signed with the team after the younger German. Apparently, Schumacher has [...]
MercedesGP may have averted engineer trouble with Schumacher
January 5, 2010 by vmr
Filed under People & Events, Top Story
There could have been some disgruntled employees in Brackley this coming Formula1 season, except Michael Schumacher’s engineer at Mercedes will not be Jock Clear, but Andrew Shovlin. Schumacher will work with, essentially, the reigning world champion race engineer, as it was Shovlin who assisted Jenson Button to his 2009 victory. Schumacher and Clear, however, have [...]
Rossi turns down Alesi Le Mans offer
December 27, 2009 by Negative Camber
Filed under People & Events
Getting an invitation from former F1 driver Jean Alesi must be quite an honor and that is exactly what MotoGP rider and world champion Valentino Rossi has received. Alesi has offered Rossi a ride to compete with him at this years 24 Hours of Le Mans in June but the schedule may not work [...]
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