Today saw the widely unloved Formula One elimination qualifying system given a second chance at the Bahrain Grand Prix. However, the moderate dumpster fire that raged heading into the weekend intensified to a full roar, and no one seems to have the number for Bahrain International Circuit’s fire department.
If you needed a perfect illustration as to why the Grand Prix Drivers Association called Formula One out for its poor decision-making processes, here it is. The FIA put a tweaked version of the borked qualifying system up to a vote—not the system that the teams voted for—and thus, couldn’t get the agreement they…
Dr. Gary Hartstein's blog, A Former F1 Doc Writes, is an excellent resource for anyone interested in motorsports and medicine. Unfortunately, FIA Institute President Gérard Saillant alleged that these posts violated Hartstein's contract with his current day job at the University Hospital of Liège.
The most successful driver Formula One has ever seen came back from a three-year retirement to drive the successor of last year’s world championship car—and had his worst-ever season amid, arguably, F1's most exciting season. What went wrong?
Jean Todt defeated Ari Vatanen last week to become the new president of the FIA, motorsport’s international governing body, replacing 16-year incumbent Max “Spank Me” Mosley.
In a letter today to membership, embattled FIA chief and reported sex freak Max Mosley has confirmed he will not stand for re-election when his term as president of motorsport's governing body ends in October. Full letter below.
The Peugeot 908’s win last weekend at the 24 Hours of Le Mans was not Peugeot’s first: they won back-to-back titles in 1992 and 1993 with this — the gorgeous 905.
A fascinating profile of Brawn GP’s main man from 2001 reveals a ruthless drive for team victory—and a dislike for the kind of public bickering his driver Barrichello has just done.
Reuters is reporting Ferrari Chief Executive Officer Jean Todt resigned on Tuesday and will be replaced by General Manager Amedeo Felisa. The company's issued a statement, but since we can't actually read Italian, we thought it best to go with the Reuters report. As many know, Todt headed Ferrari's Formula One team…
Now that Ferrari isn't totally sucking in Formula 1 (and 2005 totally sucked, by Ferrari standards), Jean Todt thinks it might be a nice place to stay for another year. Of course, Todt is technically the head of Ferrari operations, including the street cars, so it's not like he was going to jump ship. But with the…
Jean Todt, the team boss who turned Scuderia Ferrari from a laughing stock into a championship F1 franchise during the 1990s, was encouraged by driver Michael Schumacher's second-place finish in last Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, a mere 0.2 seconds behind World Champion Fernando Alonso. After last season's sobering…
