There’s been a lot of talk about Microsoft winning the tender to supply all teams with a standard ECU in 2008. Many jokes have been flying about, however the group is actually Microsoft MES, which is a joint venture between Microsoft and McLaren. Siemens are also involved in the project.
The MES stands for McLaren Electronic [...]
The 2006 Monaco Grand Prix marks McLaren’s 40th anniversary in Formula One. They are the second most successful team, not far behind Ferrari. To mark the occasion, Steinmetz created a diamond-encrusted steering wheel for Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya that is being used during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend.
The show-stopper however, was a full-scale [...]
Thanks to Carlos who pointed out the 2006 Spanish Grand Prix trophy is in fact a reproduction of the Montjuic Telecommunications Tower in the heart of the Barcelona Olympic site. It was built in 1991 by none other than Telefonica - sponsor of both the Renault team and the Spanish Grand Prix.
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According to f1racing.net Robert Doornbos will replace Christian Klein at Red Bull for the rest of the season. Muermans, Doornbos’ sponsor, has paid 15 million Euros in sponsorship to secure the seat. They previously paid 8 million Euros for him to be the Red Bull test driver.
If these reports are true, it’s a real shame. [...]
After surprising us by showing the qualifying for Bahrain early on Sunday morning last week, Channel 10 Australia has done a backflip and will not be showing the qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Even worse, the race itself is going to be delayed until 10:30pm on Sunday night.
The reason seems to be due to [...]
