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Simtek founder Wirth to design Manor F1 car
After rumours had swept the Formula 1 paddock, it has now been officially confirmed that award-winning R&D company Wirth Research has tied up a deal with Manor Grand Prix to design and build the Yorkshire-based outfit's maiden challenger in the top flight.
Manor: 'Yorkshire values' will be key to F1 success
Arguably the most unexpected inclusion on the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship entry list - Manor Grand Prix - has vowed to 'surprise a few people' in bringing honest 'Yorkshire values' to the top flight when it makes its debut next season.
Cosworth confirms three-team return.
The Cosworth name will return in force to Formula One next season, following confirmation that the three newcomers on the 2010 entry list will all use the company's bespoke V8 powerplant.
Brabham family confirms Formtech legal action
As prospective Formula One entrants wait to see if they have secured a slot on the grid for the 2010 season, the Brabham family has announced that is to take legal action against Formtech over use of the Brabham name.
'No atmosphere' as fans priced out of Turkish GP
The extortionate ticket prices for fans attending Formula 1 races have come under fire from the top flight's leading drivers and team principals, after a meagre crowd of just 36,000 spectators for the Turkish Grand Prix last weekend left the event with 'no atmosphere'.
Schumi warns Mosley: You can't change world in one day
Record-breaking Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher has warned Max Mosley against forcing through his controversial and unpopular budget cap in the top flight in 2010, urging that the FIA President 'cannot expect drastic changes to be accepted by such important manufacturers' - and stress
Cocktail of drugs killed Mosley's son, inquest reveals
The son of FIA President Max Mosley died after taking a lethal cocktail of drugs including cocaine, ketamine, MDMA (ecstasy) and heroin or morphine, an inquest has ruled - after it emerged that the 39-year-old had been 'using hard drugs for many years and would often go missing for days at a time
Hamilton: One day a woman will kick a*se in F1
Reigning Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has waded into the sport's sex debate in suggesting that one day a female driver will 'come along and kick everyone's a*se' in the top flight - as his McLaren-Mercedes team defended its star turn from the criticism he has received so far this year.
MotoGP boss denies F1 breakaway link
Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta has denied reports that suggested he could become embroiled in the ongoing battle between the Formula One Teams Association and the FIA.
FOTA eyes MotoGP organiser Dorna for breakaway
The spectre of a 'breakaway' series run by dissenting rebel teams has intensified with the understanding that the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) is in discussions with MotoGP commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports SL should the ongoing stand-off with Max Mosley over the controversial ?40 mi
Lewis: McLaren should've scrapped MP4-24 long ago
McLaren-Mercedes has been pursuing a wild good chase for too long with its underperforming MP4-24, Lewis Hamilton has contended - and whilst he has vowed to keep on pushing for the remainder of the 2009 campaign, the reigning Formula 1 World Champion has suggested that his team would be best-serv
Barrichello: Too much is going wrong on my side...
A visibly deflated Rubens Barrichello was left pondering why things always seem to go wrong on his side of the Brawn GP garage after posting the ex-Honda F1 outfit's first retirement of the 2009 campaign in the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul at the weekend, on a day when Ross Brawn contended the
Briatore: List of new F1 hopefuls 'a joke, provocation'
The list of potential new entrants onto the 2010 Formula 1 starting grid in the top flight's budget-capped era is 'a joke' and mere 'provocation' by FIA President Max Mosley, Flavio Briatore has blasted - as the FIA-FOTA dispute shows no signs of reaching a resolution and the spectre of a 'breaka
REVEALED: Post-qualifying F1 car weights in Istanbul
The post-qualifying car weights ahead of this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix - as published by the FIA - have once more thrown some light upon who is genuinely on the pace and who has conversely been flattered somewhat by their grid position...and on which of the two Red Bull Racing drivers was act
Hamilton: McLaren got slower and slower, but we'll bounce back
Lewis Hamilton carried the air of a man resigned to his fate as he effectively wrote off his chances of successfully defending his hard-fought Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship crown this year - after a car that 'got slower and slower' consigned the British star to just 16th position on the s
Villeneuve: F1 stars don't hate each other enough
Former Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve has claimed that one of the principal problems with the top flight now is that the drivers no longer 'want to win so badly that they hate each other' as they used to in his day - lamenting the fact that there is only one real 'warrior' left on th
Brabham reveals F1 team members and infrastructure
It has been confirmed that the name Brabham Grand Prix has submitted an application to return to the Formula 1 grid for the first time in almost two decades next year under FIA President Max Mosley's controversial budget cap initiative - and that the team will make use of both Super Aguri's forme
N.Technology joins race for 2010 F1 grid slot
Former World Touring Car Championship front-runner N.Technology has emerged as another contender to join the Formula 1 starting grid in 2010 under FIA President Max Mosley's controversial budget cap initiative - with its challenge to be spearheaded by Formula Master series founder Mauro Sipsz.
Will Massa join exclusive 'champions' club in Istanbul?
Felipe Massa will become a member of a very exclusive Formula 1 club should he prevail in this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix - joining multiple world champions Juan-Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher as one of only six drivers to have ever triumphed in four
Brabham to follow March back into F1 via Formtech?
Following the revelation that the Max Mosley-founded March Racing Organisation has submitted a bid to join the Formula 1 grid in 2010 in the new budget-capped era, it has now emerged that another 'blast from the past' could similarly be set for a comeback - Bernie Ecclestone's old team Brabham.
New-look F1 'a natural fit' for Superfund.
Austrian financial concern Superfund believes that it can benefit commercially from an entry into next year's Formula One world championship, following the announcement that it was to join other hopefuls among the potential additions to the field.
Toyota quit rumours intensify as Fuji abandons Japanese GP
Though the team may have submitted its entry for the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship - in company with all of its fellow FOTA members - speculation that Toyota is soon to depart from the sport refuses to go away with the revelation that the world's largest car manufacturer has elected to withdr
Ecclestone to take F1 to Hollywood with big screen movie?
The progression of Formula 1 from its origins all the way through to the present day could be set to hit the big screen at last with Bernie Ecclestone mulling over the idea of taking the sport to Hollywood.