For the first time this year, Jenson Button has failed to qualify in the top five, the Briton’s next worse result from qualifying this year being a P5 in Shanghai. However, all is not lost for the Brawn pilot and...
Archive - June 2009
Silverstone 2009: Who Is Your Favourite For The British Victory?
The car weights are yet to be published from this afternoon’s qualifying session, but already we can see who is looking keyed into the Silverstone circuit and who is struggling. You can’t rule out Jenson...
Silverstone 2009: Sebastian Vettel Romps To British Pole
Red Bull Racing pilot Sebastian Vettel has comfortably taken pole position for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The German was fastest of all in the second session as well as the crucial third run...
Silverstone 2009: Sutil Stops Qualifying After Heavy Shunt
Adrian Sutil has crashed quite heavily at the Abbey complex at Silverstone, resulting in the session red-flagged. Sutil removed himself from the Force India car and walked away, seemingly fine. Praise due to the...
Silverstone 2009: Qualifying Result
Potentially the last qualifying session at the Silverstone, if Bernie Ecclestone is to be believed any way, and so far it looks like the Red Bulls have the upper-hand. Jenson Button was the favourite to win on home soil...
Silverstone 2009: Friday Practice Two
I promise you, there has been some on-track action today, with both free practice sessions having been completed at Northamptonshire’s Silverstone circuit. While the news of the day has been centred on the...
FIA To Start Legal Proceedings Against FOTA & Ferrari
The war continues between Formula One’s governing body – the FIA – and the participating teams, collectively unifying under the FOTA umbrella. What started out as Max Mosley saying he is implementing a...
Silverstone 2009: Friday Practice One
Believe it or not, there is actually a race happening this weekend, the host being Silverstone in the UK and currently being billed as the final Formula One race the Northamptonshire circuit will hold. And moments ago...
FIA Respond To FOTA Breakaway Plans
Following on from last night’s announcement that the eight FOTA teams are to breakaway from Formula One and set up a rival series, the FIA have now responded. In typical fashion for the governing body, they have...
Formula One To Split As Talks Between FIA & FOTA Fail
The eight remaining teams that make up the Formula One Teams Association have decided to set up a new racing series following the failure to reach an agreement with the FIA over the 2010 World Championship. While this...