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F1: Williams KERS is heading for the road, not the racetrack

The Williams F1 team has revealed that it is no longer focusing on KERS technology for its racecar, with resources directed into developing a system for road cars instead.

January 14, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1, Industry

Tagged as: KERS, Williams F1
McLaren garage reshuffle means new engineers for Button and Hamilton

Formula One’s slimmed-down costs plus a commitment to parity between its two world championship-winning drivers are the reasons behind a newly-announced pit-lane reshuffle at McLaren.

January 11, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Andrew Shovlin, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
What have fans been talking about in the off-season?

What have racing fans found to talk about since the end of the season? We try to find some answers with blog analysis tool IceRocket.

January 4, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Brawn GP, Danica Patrick, Ferrari, Formula One, IndyCar Series, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
F1: Button arrives at McLaren

On January 1 Jenson Button officially became a McLaren driver – and the team has wasted no time in making the most of its latest asset.

January 4, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
Brawn GP’s fabulous year wins it two honours list entries

Ross Brawn and Jenson Button have both received awards in the 2009 New Year’s Honours list after their team’s fairytale season saw it become the first ever to win a double championship in its initial year of competition.

December 31, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1, News

Tagged as: BMSAD, Brawn GP, David Butler, Jenson Button, New Years Honours List, Ross Brawn
F1: Button loses out to Hamilton in Top Gear’s reasonably-priced car

Jenson Button’s second opportunity to put one over new team-mate Lewis Hamilton has come to naught after he was two-tenths of a second slower in Top Gear’s Reasonably-Priced Car challenge.

December 20, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1, Media

Tagged as: David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Red Bull, Top Gear
F1: Virgin’s birth shows new team is not so innocent

Virgin Racing launched its F1 effort this week, unveiling drivers, sponsors, innovative technical and managerial systems – and a pair of very sharp elbows.

December 16, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Formula One, Nick Wirth, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Racing
F1: Renault stays on grid – but Prodrive misses out

Renault’s Oxfordshire-based F1 team has announced it will be on the 2010 grid after selling “a large stake” to a Luxembourg-based investment firm.

December 16, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1, Industry

Tagged as: Formula One, Renault F1
Button and Soucek make room on the sideboard for new silverware

It’s the time of year when the season’s most successful teams and drivers are making room in the trophy cabinet – and some of 2009’s more significant silverware was handed over on Friday evening.

December 13, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, Events, F1, F2

Tagged as: Andy Soucek, Brawn GP, FIA, Formula One, Formula Two, Jenson Button, Ross Brawn, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Yas Marina Circuit
F1: Brawn GP team swaps cars for bikes

Members of Brawn GP squad have been proving that they are not just winners on tarmac, but can take on Britain’s finest on the cycle track too.

December 13, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1, News

Tagged as: Andrew Shovlin, Brawn GP, Peter Bonnington