European Grand Prix

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Renault Ban Overturned, Valencia Celebrates Alonso’s Return

August 18, 2009

I bet the organizers of the European Grand Prix gave a big sigh of relief with the announcement that the ban on the Renault F1 team racing at the Valencia circuit this coming weekend has been overturned by the FIA’s International Court of Appeal. The confirmation that Fernando Alonso will be racing at Valencia will [...]

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So Who is Luca Bedoer?

August 12, 2009

With Michael Schumacher’s announcement that he will be unable to return to F1 and Ferrari’s nomination of their test driver luca Badoer as the replacement for Massa at the European Grand Prix some of you may be wondering, as I was, who the hell is Luca Bedoer. It turns out that at 38 years of [...]

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Schumacher Neck Injury Prevents Return

August 11, 2009

For the past week rumors have circulating that Michael Schumacher’s return to F1 may be in question due to a neck injury suffered in a Motorbike accident earlier this year. Unfortunately those rumors appear to have been true and earlier today Michael Schumacher issued the following statement: “Yesterday evening, I had to inform Ferrari President [...]

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Will Renault Race at Valencia

July 31, 2009

Fernando Alonso’s unfortunate incident during the Hungarian Grand Prix, where his front right side wheel came off  the car following the Renault drivers first pit stop, has led to the possible suspension of the Renault F1 team from the European Grand Prix at Valencia in Spain. Following the incident the race stewards imposed a one [...]

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Ex World Champion to replace Massa

July 29, 2009

Ferrari Announced today that Michael Schumacher will take over from Felipe Massa untill Massa is fit to return to Formula One. “Maranello, 29 July 2009 – Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro intends to put Michael Schumacher in Felipe Massa’s car untill the brazilian driver will be able to race again. Michael Schumacher said he is ready and, over [...]

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