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F1 at peace with new Concorde Agreement signed

The dust has settled. The swords have been laid down (for now). F1 is at peace, and should be intact at least until 2012. The FIA announced that Max Mosley signed the 2009 Concorde Agreement, much to the relief of the motor reacing world. The details of the regulations have not been revealed, but spending limits remain as part of the agreement. We might have peace now, but what happens in 2012? Hopefully, with Max on the outs, there’s less of a chance of another split when the current agreement expires. FIA Press Release Concorde Agreement 01/08/2009 Following approval by the World Motor Sport Council, late last night FIA President Max Mosley signed the 2009 Concorde Agreement, heralding a renewed period of stability for the FIA Formula One World Championship. The Concorde Agreement – a contract between the FIA, F1’s Commercial Rights-Holder and the participating Teams – sets out the basis on which the Teams participate in the Championship and share in its commercial... 

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Schumacher - The best super-sub ever?

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is still recovering from a head and eye injury he suffered last week during an F1 practice session, and will not be able to race for some time.   The Ferrari team needed a substitute driver, and they came up with an amazing one at that.  Michael Schumacher will come out of retirement at the age of 40 to drive in F1 again. The UK Daily Mail has more: Ferrari’s Schumacher shocker! Seven-time world champion out of retirement to cover for Massa Retired seven-time... 
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July 29, 2009 | 4 Comments

FIA & FOTA reach agreement to save F1, boot Max in October

Well that was a short war.  Cooler heads have prevailed in the shortest split in auto racing to save F1.  The FIA announced this morning that they have come to an agreement to bring the FOTA teams back in the fold with plans to phase in cost reductions over the next couple of years.  But that’s not all.  As part of the agreement, Max Mosely will not stand for re-election of his position this fall. While I’m sure that certain track promoters are disappointed today, this resolution... 
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June 24, 2009 | 2 Comments

Vettel dominates and wins at Silverstone

Sebastian Vettel broke the monotony of Jensen Button winning everything by winning in a monotonous way at Silverstone. Vettel dominated the field in what is possibly the last F1 race at Silverstone. Brawn still put together a good weekend with Barrichello finishing third, and Button sixth, but the results were a let down.  Button hoped to put an exclamation point on the first half of the season by winning in his homeland. Lewis Hamilton’s disasterous season continued on Sunday with a 16th... 
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June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Vettel takes Silverstone F1 pole, Hamilton 19th

Sebastian Vettel took his second pole in a row at Silverstone today with a lap of 1:19.509.   Vettel beat out the Brawn of Rbens Barrichello by three tenths.  Red Bull is looking strong this weekend with Vettel on pole, and with Mark Webber qualifying third. Mark Webber was pretty upset in post-race interviews.  He could have nipped Barrichello or even had a shot at the pole, but claimed that Kimi Raikkonen hampered his lap.   Webber said: “I would have liked a slightly... 
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June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The empire strikes back - FIA to sue FOTA

You knew this was coming, but they sure wasted no time.  Max is threatening to sue now. The Canadian Press reports: “The FIA’s lawyers have now examined the FOTA threat to begin a breakaway series,” the organization said in a statement. “The actions of FOTA as a whole, and Ferrari in particular, amount to serious violations of law including willful interference with contractual relations, direct breaches of Ferrari’s legal obligations and a grave violation of competition... 
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June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment