Archive for April, 2009
The Formula 1 cars at the Shanghai circuit yesterday had a lot in common with boats. And like with boats Formula 1 cars need a nice female name for good luck. Sebastian Vettel’s first Red Bull car was called Kate. Unfortunately for Vettel and Kate she was crashed in Melbourne. The replacement got called Kate’s [...]
The Northen European Formula Renault 2.0 Cup started its fourth season this weekend at Zandvoort. The championship has so been won every year by the German Motopark team with Filipe Albuquerque in 2006, Frank Kechele in 2007 and Valtteri Bottas last year. This year will most likely see yet another Motopark driver as champion as [...]
Despite the global economy the Swedish Porsche Carrera Cup series looks strong for 2009. 35 cars have been confirmed in the entry list and 15 brand new Porsche 997′s were ordered from Germany for what just might be the biggest national field in Carrera Cup for 2009. 2009 will also mark the return of two [...]
The opening round of the 2009 Formula Palmer Audi championship will be rescheduled as the Donington Park circuit hasn’t got a valid full track licence. The opening round “Blast in the Park” was scheduled for 18 and 19 of April, but the series organizers MSVR requested assurances from the circuit that all necessary work for [...]
Yesterday he got disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix. Now there are speculation about him being thrown out of this year’s Formula 1 World Championship altogether. Hamilton facing F1 world championship exclusion? “Lewis Hamilton could be facing suspension or even exclusion from the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship after it was revealed that he and [...]
The safety car following the accident involving Sebastian Vettel and Robert Kubica caused a lot of confusion on the track. But the confusion was even greater afterwards where Jarno Trulli lost his podium position after passing Lewis Hamilton during the yellow flag. Hamilton first passed Trulli, who had went off the track, but then slowed [...]
