The coming season brings with it a whole series of rule changes, the most important of which are summarised below…
Sporting Regulations:
Controversially, the FIA announced last week that the World Champion would be the driver with the most number of wins, rather than the one who scored the most number of points.
However, there subsequently came the revelation that world motorsport’s governing body needs the unanimous backing of teams to make such a change at such short notice.
With such backing apparently not forthcoming from FOTA, it now appears …Â Details
Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren Formula 1 car might help heal an injury.
Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari can make it easier to land on Mars.
And, it’s easier to reel in a big one, thanks to Nick Heidfeld’s BMW Sauber.
In a sport that demands millions of dollars to shave lap times by less than one second, it’s not hard to see how…Â Details
Scott Dixon turned in the fastest lap Sunday during the opening day of a two-day Indy Racing League test session at Barber Motorsports Park.
Dixon completed the 2.38-mile, 17-turn road course in 1:10.5005 for a lap speed of 117.445 mph.
“The team has done a great job,†said Dixon, the 2008 IRL champion and Indy 500 champ. “Both the cars definitely have speed.â€
Nine other drivers were within a half-second of Dixon’s pace. IRL rookie Robert Doornbos was second-fastest at … Details
Lewis Hamilton is facing a new challenge and it is not one that he expected. As he flies to Australia this week to begin the defence of his Formula One World Championship, there is only one thing on his mind: the performance – or lack of it – of his new McLaren Mercedes.
In his first two years in a sport that he has taken by storm, the 24-year-old – who hails from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, but now lives in tax exile near Geneva – has had the benefit of two of the best racing cars in McLaren’s long and glorious history. Both …Â Details