News headlines from Formula1.com http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/ en-US Formula1.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:42 GMT Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:42 GMT 15 http://www.formula1.com/photos/225x150/manual/deh0215jy24.jpg http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10232.html (L-R) N-GT class winners Toto Wolff (AUT) and Philipp Peter (AUT) Porsche. FIA GT Championship, Rd6, Oschersleben, Germany. 14 July 2002. Williams owners Frank Williams and Patrick Head announced Friday that they have sold a minority interest in the team to an investment company led by Austrian Toto Wolff, who also joins the Williams board of directors. Wolff, a 37-year-old venture capitalist from Vienna, is a keen racer and motorsport enthusiast. His driving CV includes a wide range of series... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10232.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:28:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10232.html Formula1.com Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi and seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher are among more than 300 drivers competing at the SKUSA Supernationals karting event in Las Vegas, USA, this weekend. Buemi and Schumacher are entered in the Super Pro KZ2 class, the Swiss driver with Intrepid, the German with the Tony Kart Racing Team. They will battle it out around a 0.66 mile circuit constructed in the grounds of the Rio Las Vegas Hotel and Casino... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10233.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:43:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10233.html Formula1.com To celebrate this week's release of F1 2009™, producers Codemasters® have published two brand new videos highlighting the exhilarating and accessible race gameplay on Nintendo Wii™ and PSP® (Playstation®Portable). Featuring thrilling wheel-to-wheel racing on iconic circuits, the videos can be viewed... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10224.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:57:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10224.html Formula1.com Ferrari are to field four Formula One hopefuls in next month's young drivers' test at the Spanish circuit of Jerez. The special multi-team session is to be held on December 1-3. Frenchman Jules Bianchi, who recently won the Formula 3 Euroseries title, will take the wheel of Ferrari's 2009 machine, the F60, for the first two days... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10231.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:10:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10231.html Formula1.com Jarno Trulli has hinted he has various options open to him for 2010 following Toyota's Formula One withdrawal. Trulli will attend the Japanese team's end-of-season event at Fuji Speedway this weekend after travelling from the US where he tested a Toyota NASCAR machine on Wednesday. “I haven't signed with anyone yet and I've talked to teams,” the Italian told the Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) website after running almost 300 laps in the team's Toyota Camry Cup car at Florida's New Smyrna Speedway. “My door is open right now." http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10230.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:56:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10230.html Formula1.com McLaren have announced the signing of reigning world champion Jenson Button on a multi-year deal that will see him partner 2008 title holder Lewis Hamilton next season. It marks the first pairing of two British world champions since Graham Hill and Jim Clark at Lotus in 1968. The news follows weeks of speculation surrounding Button's future with 2009 employer Brawn GP, whose 2010 driver line-up remains unconfirmed following their takeover by Mercedes earlier this week ... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10228.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:43:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10228.html Formula1.com Fresh from his first experience of rallying a Renault car at last weekend's Rally Taormina-Messina in Sicily, Robert Kubica has confirmed he will be back behind the wheel of his Clio Sport R3 Maxi at the Rallye du Var in France later this month. Kubica, who will race for Renault's Formula One team next year, said he will be using the event, the final round of the French Championship and the Clio R3 West European Trophy, to build on his experience after he crashed out of the Sicilian competition, despite setting some impressive stage times. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10227.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:22:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10227.html Formula1.com Kimi Raikkonen will be missing from the grid in 2010 after failing to agree a deal to drive for McLaren, according to his management. Raikkonen, who has a keen interest in rallying, is expected to pursue other options next year as he looks to secure a winning drive for 2011. The 2007 world champion agreed to leave Ferrari at the end of this season despite having a year of his contract still to run, to make way for Fernando Alonso. He has always said he would only contemplate staying in the sport with a top team... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10226.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:27:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10226.html Formula1.com The GP3 Series kicks off next season as a new support event at Formula One Grand Prix weekends and Red Bull's Mark Webber was at the Paul Ricard circuit in France on Tuesday to give international media and the ten GP3 teams their first taste of the new car. The standardised single-seater machine is built by Dallara and powered by a turbo engine developed by the Renault Formula One team... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10225.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:45:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10225.html Formula1.com The new Manor GP team, currently preparing for their Formula One debut next season, have confirmed 2009 Toyota star Timo Glock to lead their driver line-up. The announcement precedes the official launch of the team later this year. Manor say their driver strategy has been to secure a blend of youth and experience - and that Glock ticks both boxes. The 27-year-old German made his F1 debut as a Jordan stand-in in 2004, before beginning his career in earnest with Toyota in 2008, going on to score three podiums and 51 points... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10222.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:08:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10222.html Formula1.com McLaren say they are delighted with the changes in their relationship with engine partners and shareholders Mercedes-Benz, following Monday's announcement that the German auto giant has purchased a controlling interest in the Brawn GP team. As part a realigned long-term alliance, McLaren will continue to use Mercedes engines until at least 2015, and will buy back the 40 percent share of the team currently owned by Mercedes' parent Daimler AG in a phased purchase over the next two years... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10221.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:18:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10221.html Formula1.com German car giant Mercedes-Benz has taken over Brawn GP, it was announced on Monday. Mercedes engines powered Brawn to victory in both 2009 championships and the team will now be rebranded as Mercedes' works squad for 2010, with Ross Brawn remaining as team principal. Mercedes will also continue to supply long-term partners McLaren with engines until at least 2015, but the company's 40 percent shareholding in the team will be reacquired by McLaren over the next two years... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10220.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:08:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10220.html Formula1.com Felipe Massa was back behind the wheel of the Ferrari F60 on Sunday, his first outing in the team's 2009 machine since his life-threatening crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix meeting back in July. Massa wowed the crowds at Spain's Valencia circuit, where Ferrari were celebrating the end of their motorsport season with the annual Ferrari World Finals. It may not have been his first time back in an F1 car - he tested an older machine at Fiorano last month - but it was a very special day for the Brazilian... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10219.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:26:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10219.html Formula1.com To say that BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld endured a difficult 2009 would be something of an understatement. Not only did he score less than a third of the points he clinched the previous year, he also received the shock news that BMW were to withdraw from Formula One racing at the end of the season. With Sauber's place on the grid still uncertain, despite BMW finding new owners for the team, Heidfeld is now hoping his depth of experience will ensure his name features on the 2010 entry list somewhere... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10215.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:12:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10215.html Formula1.com Although still contracted to his 2009 team Renault, Fernando Alonso has been granted permission to attend this weekend's Ferrari World Finals. Alonso, who will drive for the Maranello squad next season, will attend their annual end-of-season celebration, which this year takes place for the first time at Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit in Spain. "We are pleased that Fernando will be able to attend what, for us, is a very important event," said Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali. "It will be a great opportunity for all our fans who will be able to give him a warm welcome and for Fernando, who, for the first time, will be able to see and experience an insider's view of the world of Ferrari. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10218.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:22:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/11/10218.html Formula1.com