Archive for the 'F1 Personalities' Category

Rossi says No to F1 and Ferrari

After months of speculation, Valentino Rossi has finally decided not to join the Ferrari team to race in Formula One. It seems the team were extremely impressed with Rossi, yet he has unfinished business in MotoGP. Rossi was quoted as saying:
I will continue, at least for some time more, to race motorbikes…My friends at Ferrari [...]

Renault Team Get Nice Trophy

After winning a very strange trophy at the Spanish Grand Prix, Renault have picked up a much nicer trophy at the 2006 Laureus Awards.

While this trophy was nice, it wasn’t as nice as the trophy Flavio Briatore was showing off earlier..

Juan Pablo and Connie Montoya were also present. Does this mean Montoya might race for [...]

Mike Gascoyne and Toyota Split

Mike Gascoyne’s split from Toyota was sudden, but not unexpected. I mean, picture yourself in the same situation. Your family is in England, you work in Germany. Constant travel, long hours, the pressure of a billion dollar budget on your shoulders. He’s only human.
The funny part about the coverage of their split was the talk [...]

Britney Spears Drives McLaren!

Britney Spears actually owns a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren! Yes, I was shocked to find out too. It’s amazing Britney has such good taste in cars when her taste in clothes and husbands is, well, questionable..

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a rear-wheel-drive 5.5L supercharged V8 beast that can do 0-100 kph (0-60 mph) in [...]

Money Talks - Adrian Newey joins Red Bull Racing

It was announced today that Adrian Newey will join Red Bull Racing at the end of February 2006. I find it amazing how much money you can make from selling energy drinks. Whatever happened to good old water?
No doubt Newey received a nice boost to his paypacket..
Deep down though I’m sure the decision [...]