Williams pushing for the return of KERS for the 2011 season. “We’re supportive of KERS at Williams, but our position was that we would rather it was integrated properly in the 2013 engine, It’s something F1 can contribute to. A lot of road cars are going with KERS now, so it makes sense for F1 […]
Smooth sailing – Sepang 2009. Button and Brawn boat sailed to an easy wet victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix last year. This year the charge of the Red Bull brigade has been derailed by mechanical issues, handing Fernando Alonso debut win for Ferrari in Bahrain, and last weekend Button was the beneficiary when Vettel […]
Tazio Nuvolari – Targa Florio 1932 Pen & ink and Prismacolor pencils on Strathmore Steel Gray archival stock, image 10″x 22″ © Paul Chenard 2009 For the 1932 Targa Florio, Tazio Nuvolari drove an Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza, prepared for him by the Alfa Romeo racing team manager Enzo Ferrari. The diminutive Nuvolari wanted […]
Arabian Nights: Grand finale for the 2009 Grand Prix season takes place this weekend at the new Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. The Tilke-designed facility will accommodate 50,000 spectators and feature the longest straight in Formula One. The circuit will also inaugurate the 2009/10 GP2 Asia series. Saturday’s feature race will make Alexander Rossi […]
Jenson Button 2009 Formula 1 World Champion! Brawn GP win the F1 world constructors championship. Mark Webber takes the victory in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Williams will switch to Cosworth engines for the 2010 season. Date set for court hearing Flavio Briatore vs the FIA. Jenson Button’s racing career: Season Series Team Name Races Poles […]
Sebastian steams ahead at Suzuka. Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel dominated Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, winning from pole position and scoring his third win of the season, fourth overall. The young German from Heppenheim was in a class of his own. He keeps his championship hopes alive with only two races remaining, Brazil and the […]