US F1 Team announced late Monday that the Charlotte-based team has signed former Renault F1 test driver, Jose Maria Lopez, to race for the team in its first World Championship. season. Lopez, 26, who goes by the nickname of “Pechito,” is the first driver to be confirmed by the start-up team run by Peter Windsor and Ken Anderson. The deal was officially announced by the president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, in the Casa Rosada (Government House) in Buenos Aires.
“Securing ‘Pechito’ Lopez for our debut season has … Details
Toyota is bidding farewell to Formula 1 with a virtual tribute to “those who supported it during eight emotional seasons at the pinnacle of motorsport.”
The Japanese manufacturer, who left Formula 1 at the end of last year, has put together a collection of exclusive photos and videos on its website to look back at its time in grand prix racing …Â Details
Yamaha MotoGP team boss Davide Brivio has suggested that Valentino Rossi’s strong performance in his Ferrari test this week could reawaken his interest in switching to Formula 1.
Rossi has repeatedly insisted that he has now missed his chance to join the F1 fray and that his occasional tests for Ferrari are only for his own entertainment. But after Rossi lapped close to current F1 pace in a 2008 Ferrari fitted with GP2 slicks on Thursday, Brivio said  … Details
Valentino Rossi was ecstatic after lapping close to recent Formula 1 pace at the end of his two-day Ferrari test at Catalunya.
The MotoGP champion set a time of 1m21.900s during a qualifying simulation late this afternoon. Although direct comparisons are impossible as Rossi was using a 2008 Ferrari chassis fitted with … Details