Motorsport boss Max Mosley has tipped Lewis Hamilton to win a second Formula One world drivers’ title in 2009.
F1 commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone said last month he wanted Ferrari’s Felipe Massa to win after narrowly missing out to the McLaren man in 2008.
But Mosley said: “If someone said ‘here’s £100, you have to put it on a driver’ you’d probably put it on Lewis… More info
There’s a rumor going around that a pair of guys with impressive racing resumes are putting together an American Formula 1 team featuring American drivers Scott Speed and Danica Patrick – and its goal is winning a championship within 10 years.
Such rumors make the rounds every two or three years, but this one’s worth taking seriously because the people behind the team are Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor, two noteworthy names in the world of open-wheel racing. Anderson’s been an engineer for the likes of Ligier and A.J. Foyt Racing, and Windsor’s worked with the likes of Nigel Mansell and Frank Williams…Â More info
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2005 IndyCar Series champion Dan Wheldon and wife Susie welcomed their first child together Sunday, Feb 1st. Sebastian Daniel Wheldon weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was born at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Fla., two weeks ahead of his due date. Both mother and son are “doing well.â€
“It was just the most unbelievable experience of my life,†said Wheldon. “It’s one of those things that, until you experience it, you’ll never be able to put into words how great the feeling is. The first time I saw the little baby… More info
>>>Danica Patrick: The series’ most popular driver wants a fast start to forget about the second half of 2008, when she slumped after her breakthrough victory last spring in Japan. Patrick, 26, also makes her debut in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 19, and will try again to win the prize she covets most: the Indianapolis 500.
>>>Ryan Briscoe: This could be a breakout year for the Australian, who won three races for Team Penske last year. Briscoe, 27, has proved he can win on both oval tracks and road courses, and with Penske’s strong cars, he could make a run at the series championship.
>>>Dario Franchitti: The Scotsman of Italian descent won the Indy 500 and the series title in 2007, made a brief attempt at NASCAR stock car racing last year and is back in IndyCar. Franchitti has the credentials and the team to be strong — he’s now with reigning series champ Scott Dixon at Target Chip Ganassi — but will Franchitti, 35, show any signs of being rusty?
>>>Dan Wheldon: Few burn with the intensity of this Englishman, but because he left Ganassi to join Panther Racing, it’s questionable whether …Â More info
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