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Jensen Button World Champion
Jensen Button has just won the 2009 Formula One World Championship. The Brawn Grand Prix team has won the constructor’s championship. Here is a photo of me and Jensen Button at the 2000 United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis.
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Helio Castroneves- The Whole Story
This ESPN article is the most comprehensive and easy to understand account of the tax evasion case two-time Indy 500 champ Helio Castroneves finds himself in today.
On the afternoon of Nov. 4, 1999, the four-document deal was signed. Helio and Kati Castroneves focused purely on the bottom line ($1 million over three years plus a [...]
Honda Quits Formula One
Shocking news today as Honda announces it’s withdrawl from the top tier of motorsports racing, Formula One.
“Honda Motor Co. has come to the conclusion that we will withdraw from all Formula One activities, making 2008 the last season for participation,” said Honda president Takeo Fukui at an emotional press conference.
“This difficult decision has been [...]
USGP Will Return (but when?)
There has been some renewed talk about bringing Formula One racing back to the United States in a couple of years. During Speed TV’s coverage of the race at Spa last weekend, pit lane reporter Peter Windsor said that this renewed interest is mainly being driven by the manufacturers. Apparently they want access to the [...]
David Coulthard to Retire
At 37 years old, Scot David Coulthard is the “grand old man” of formula one racing. But it’s been revealed that he is set to retire at the conclusion of the 2008 season. This from Coulthard:
My decision to retire was taken earlier in the year, and is based on a desire to stop while I [...]
Danica F1 Test
It appears that Indy car driver, Danica Patrick will get to test a Formula One car.
Honda CEO Nick Fry has admitted to Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung that a test will indeed take place, and that it is likely to do so at either Barcelona or Jerez in Spain in November, following the end of the [...]
