Ferrari announced on Sunday that injured F1 driver Felipe Massa will be back on a racetrack at the Mugello circuit this week to drive a Formula 1 car, another step forward in his long recovery from a devastating crash last July.
The announcement was made with a certain amount of whimsy. Ferrari said Massa had asked for a “special Christmas present” during holiday festivities here. Those festivities included Massa dressing up in a Santa Claus costume and posing for pictures with Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo …Â Details
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Jenson Button says he chose to take on the challenge of working alongside Lewis Hamilton at McLaren-Mercedes next season in order to sustain his motivation after becoming Formula One world champion
Button, 29, is due to begin testing with his new team in February after leaving the Brawn GP outfit for a three-year contract at McLaren last month.
Despite his status as reigning world champion, Button faces a battle for supremacy within his own team with 2008 world champion Hamilton … Details
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What do we know about this supposed “Radical†new car design for 2012? Here is a summary of all the information that has come out to date. This is in response to a couple articles that have come out in the last few days from Speed TV and the Indianapolis Business Journal.
According to Robin Miller’s article, the non-disclosure agreement that he was under has just expired, but his article still did not provide a picture of this new IndyCar concept, but it did add quite a bit to our understanding of what this cars design goals are.
The car’s chief designer is … Details & Picture
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Grand Prix legend Michael Schumacher has said “yes” to a Formula One comeback.
The 40-year-old has finally been persuaded to come to the rescue of car giant Mercedes, who gave him his Grand Prix break 19 years ago.
Mercedes came up with £125,000 to hand Schumacher, then an unknown, his F1 debut for Jordan at Spa in 1991.
Next season, he will …Â Details
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