Formula 1 will introduce a new points system from 2010 after the FIA World Motor Sport Council approved the F1 Commission’s proposal to award points to the top 10 finishers in each race.
A statement from today’s meeting of the World Council said: “Due to the expanded grid of 13 teams, and further to the recommendation of the F1 Commission, a new points system will be in place for the 2010 season.” The new system will award points in the following order … Details
Teams plan joint launch in Valencia
Formula 1 teams are scheduled to put the finishing touches to plans for a common car launch of their 2010 contenders on Thursday, with outfits looking to unveil their machines in Valencia in late January.
Members of the Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) are due to meet in Monaco later today to discuss their plans for next season – and on the agenda is the common car launch … Details
They met, oddly enough, in Monte Carlo, and oddly enough, on the set of a music video. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Danica Patrick, the most popular and marketable drivers in their respective racing disciplines, had never laid eyes on one another until hip-hop star Jay-Z brought them together in 2006 for the opening sequence of his Show Me What You Got video, a James Bond homage that features Earnhardt and Patrick racing sports cars in and around the Mediterranean principality.
“We hit it off really well,” Patrick remembered. “He’s a really, really nice guy. I have a lot of respect for him, a lot to learn from him. But we get along great.” … Details
GoDaddy.com confirmed that the company is taking Danica Patrick to the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2010. The IndyCar Series star will drive the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet in a partial Nationwide schedule next season, plus one ARCA Re/Max Series race. As long rumored, Patrick will drive for JR Motorsports, the team founded by Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Rick Hendrick, and now also co-owned by Kelley Earnhardt and Tony Eury Jr. The deal is through 2011 …Â Details