Report: Lotus landing $9-million Petrobras deal
March 17, 2010 by SJ Skid
Filed under Prime & Option
Lotus has landed a $9-million sponsorship deal with Petrobras and should start running with the Brazilian oil company’s logo at the Spanish Grand Prix, James Allen is reporting.
Nothing has been officially announced, Allen writes, but his sources tell him it’s all tied up and solidified.
It is, of course, an interesting development given Lotus’ original target [...]
Brawn: Equality at Mercedes GP…sort of
January 25, 2010 by Negative Camber
Filed under Prime & Option, Top Story
Team boss Ross Brawn says there is no issue on who will be the number one driver at Mercedes GP Petronas in 2010. The short answer? Nobody will be the number one driver. But things get a little more complicated when the inevitable issue of who is faster and who mathematically has [...]
Mercedes GP Petronas 2010 car launch photo and release
January 25, 2010 by Negative Camber
Filed under People & Events, Top Story
Mercedes GP Petronas launched their 2010 car livery today with much praise for the color scheme and the driver lineup. According to Mercedes GP Petronas’s Michael Schumacher, the team is looking for the title, not just an also-ran status.
While many thought Nico Rosberg would be slightly miffed at the signing of the veteran Schumacher, [...]
Mercedes F1 investment questioned
December 24, 2009 by Negative Camber
Filed under Prime & Option, Top Story
You may recall the criticism leveled at Daimler Mercedes when they purchased Brawn GP a month ago:
“In these economically difficult times, the company should invest in better marketing of its real cars,” said Erich Klemm, head of Daimler’s works council.
Those same sentiments are being echoed with the announcement yesterday that Mercedes GP Petronas has signed [...]
Not Another Schumacher Story: Why Alonso is at Ferrari and not Kimi
December 23, 2009 by vmr
Filed under People & Events, Top Story
While news today has been dominated by the Michael Schumacher return to F1 competition with Mercedes GP Petrnoas, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has been talking about the man some consider to be a worthy replacement for the German at Ferrari: Fernando Alonso.
Quoted in an ITV story published Wednesday, Montezemolo said “we have been watching [...]
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