F1’s bloody nose in Bahrain, can the “show” be fixed?

The first race of 2010 is over and the teams, packed, are moving to Australia for the next event. Along with the teams, there will be a certain amount of disillusionment that will be riding shotgun with them all the way to the Great Southern Land. The ban on refueling, qualifying regulations regarding [...]

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Stefan GP seal Toyota deal, Whitmarsh approves

Serbian businessman Zoran Stefanovic, owner of want-to-be F1 team, Stefan GP has announced they will secure technical assistance from Toyota Motorsport GmbH. The arrangement comes after the recently departed Japanese car giant announced they would sell some technical and gray matter materials from their failed F1 operation as well as the chassis they have [...]

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Op-Ed: McLaren missed the chance in ’stunning’ style.

I was perusing the McLaren website for more information on the new “stunning” MP4-25. I was stunned to find it…NOT ORANGE! A missed opportunity for the folks in Woking to really stick it to the man in Germany for leaving them for Brawn GP. A stunning opportunity to reduce themselves to one [...]

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Whitmarsh officially named FOTA chairman

FOTA, which hadn’t put out a press release since Nov. 4, 2009, broke the long quiet today and announced the McLaren honcho Martin Whitmarsh will be the group’s chairman in 2010.
Here are the details of the rest of the VIPs:
The Executive Committee of the Formula One Teams Association elected Martin Whitmarsh as its new Chairman [...]

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Hamilton: ‘It’s great to have Michael back’

The effusive “welcome backs” are starting to flow for Michael Schumacher.
Both Lewis Hamilton and his team principal, Martin Whitmarsh, of McLaren, say they are excited about the prospect of racing against the seven-time champ.
But what else would you expect, right?
Here they are, via CNN:
“It’s great to have Michael back in Formula One,” Hamilton told the [...]

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