F1weekly podcast # 386

Jean Todt is the new president of the FIA Jean Todt: Born February 25, 1946 in the commune of Pierrefort in the Cantal department of France, his ancestry being French and Polish, Todt’s motorsport career began when he took his father’s Mini Cooper S for a ride with a friend. Thence he moved to various […]

F1weekly podcast # 385

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 […]

Interlagos

Rubens Barrichello takes his first pole in five years at his home GP. Mark Webber saves the day for Red Bull with a front row start in Brazil. Adrian Sutil does an outstanding job grabbing third spot for Force India. Jenson Button could only manage 14th on the grid caught out in full wets. Pos […]

F1weekly podcast # 384

Eyes wide open. Jenson Button is aiming to become the ninth British driver to be crowned world champion this weekend. Season’s penultimate round takes place in Sao Paulo at the Jose Carlos Pace circuit at Interlagos. Rain is expected for the whole weekend. Rain last year in the closing laps of the race resulted in […]

IRL Champion

Dressed for success Dario Franchitti – The 2009 IRL Champion After walking away from a season of Nascar racing, the Scottish driver switched back to Indy car racing with Chip Ganassi’s team. Five wins and five poles during the season gave Ashley’s Ace his second championship in three years. Franchitti was victorious in Long Beach, […]