Posted by ashleigh on
May 27, 2006
Michael causes controversy
Controversy in the last moments of Qualifying for the Monaco GP.
Michael Schumacher 'parked' his car on the second to last corner causing yellow flags to be displayed, this in effect ended everyone who was on a lap at that point's chances of getting a good time.
The Renault team have gone to the stewards and it is believed they are going to ask for Schumacher's pole lap time to be scratched. It is also known that tams up and down the pit lane are under the same belief about Schumacher, believing he stalled the car where he did on purpose.
Posted by ashleigh on
May 25, 2006
Rossi want’s to win the 800 first
Valentino Rossi has announced that he will not be joining the F1 circus for the time being at least. It looks like he wants to win with the changes next year in MotoGP to 800cc.
This has basically guaranteed that Schumi will stay at Ferrari and probably be joined by Kimi.
Posted by ashleigh on
May 22, 2006
FIA open to offers
The FIA have asked for all tenders for the 3 year supply of tyres from 2008 on. It looks to be a forgone conclusion that Bridgestone will get the nod, they are after all the only supplier in 2007.
The reason for the single supplier is to help reduce cost's for the teams, as a good proportion of testing is due to tyres.
Posted by ashleigh on
May 22, 2006
Montagny get’s to drive again
Franck Montagny will gt to partner Takuma Sato again in the Super Aguri car in Monaco this weekend.
The Frenchman will get a chance to prove if he is permanent driver material for the seat, at least until the end of the season. The team has publicly stated however that they are looking to recruit the Englishman Anthony Davidson.
Posted by ashleigh on
May 20, 2006
Bernie and the GPMA kiss and make up
Bernie Ecclestone has signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday penned by five of the sport's major car makers.
The Grand Prix Manufacturers Association (GPMA) comprising Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Renault, Toyota and Honda have signed up to F1 through until the end of 2012. This stops the threat of a manufacturer backed breakaway series.
"The manufacturers all signed it in the end," Ecclestone told autosport.com. "There were a lot of negotiations and things came to a head in the end thanks to Alain Dassas (Renault F1 president). He, along with Professor Goeschel (BMW board member), was the driving force behind getting the deal. They effectively made it happen and saw in the end that the deal made sense. We've now signed our part and it is now just a question of sending it to the lawyers."
The agreement is said to assign the teams between 50 and 60 % of the sports total revenue. This will lower the requirements of the sponsorship deals an allow the smaller teams to become a little stronger.
