Formula One’s championship will be decided by the number of race wins and not accumulated points.
Governing body FIA decided Tuesday that the current points system will remain in effect only to determine the driver’s title in the case of a tie, with points also determining the order of finish behind the overall champion.
Under the new scoring system, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa would have won the 2008 championship ahead of Lewis Hamilton of McLaren. The Brazilian driver won six grand prix races to Hamilton’s five, but the British racer took the title …Â Details
Lewis Hamilton starts the season as Formula One’s youngest world champion and aiming to become the first British driver to retain the title.
It promises to be the 24-year-old McLaren driver’s greatest challenge yet with new regulations, a car that has been well off the pace in testing and a host of hungry rivals eager to put him in his place.
Compatriots Jackie Stewart (1969, 1971, 1973), Jim Clark (1963, 1965) and Graham Hill (1962, 1968) were all multiple champions but none managed to rack up two crowns in a row…. Details
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Renault’s Fernando Alonso knocked the Brawn team off the top of the timesheets in Formula One’s final week of pre-season testing in Spain on Monday while McLaren continued to struggle.
Spain’s double world champion, who had crashed his R29 car on Sunday’s first day of testing, completed 103 laps of the southern Jerez circuit with a… Details
Here’s a look at team-by-team prospects for the Formula One season starting in Australia on March 29 (listed in 2008 championship order, numbers are those on drivers’ cars):… Details