2010 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING
Apr 3, 2010
2010 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX SEPANG 3 APRIL QUALIFYING Nico Rosberg achieved his best ever grid placing today in a rain-soaked and eventful qualifying session for the 2010 PETRONAS Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit as he put his MGP W01 on the front row of the grid in second position. Team-mate Mich ... Continue reading
2010 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - RACE
Mar 28, 2010
2010 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX MELBOURNE 28 MARCH RACE An eventful race at Albert Park for the Australian Grand Prix saw Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher bring their MGP W01 cars home in the points for a second successive race with Nico in fifth position and Michael in 10th place. Rain immediately before the start meant ... Continue reading
Panasonic Toyota F1 Racing Says Goodbye - VIDEO FEATURE
Jan 26, 2010
COLOGNE - January 26, 2010: After eight years competing in Formula One Racing the Panasonic-Toyota Team decided to pull the plug on the program. Over those years The Auto Channel had fun following their campaigns and broadcasting their entertaining and insightful videos. The video below is their swan-song goodbye. To r ... Continue reading
F1 Legend Michael Schumacher Joins Mercedes GP PETRONAS
Jan 5, 2010
The MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One Team have confirmed that seven-times Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher will make his racing return in 2010 with the Silver Arrows team ... Continue reading
Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher Returns in 2010 With Silver Arrows Team
Dec 23, 2009
Press Information 23 December 2009 MICHAEL SCHUMACHER JOINS MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Stuttgart/Brackley - The MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One Team can confirm today that seven-times Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher will make his racing return in 2010 with the Silver Arrows team. With seven Drivers' World Cham ... Continue reading
TAG Heuer Celebrates Double Anniversary in Style at the McLaren Technology Center
Dec 16, 2009
WOKING, England, December 16 -- - 150 Years at the Forefront of the Swiss Avant-Garde... 25 Years With McLaren in Formula One... - Racing Legends, Jetsetters and Journalists on Hand at pre-BaselWorld Party to Fete Legendary Swiss Watchmaker's 150th Anniversary and 25th Year With McLaren in F1 Motor-racing greats Lewis ... Continue reading
TAG Heuer Celebrates Double Anniversary in Style at the McLaren Technology Center
Dec 3, 2009
WOKING, England, December 3, 2009; Racing Legends, Jetsetters and Journalists on Hand at pre-BaselWorld Party to Fete Legendary Swiss Watchmaker's 150th Anniversary and 25th Year With McLaren in F1. Motor-racing great Lewis Hamilton joined Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren Automotive Ch ... Continue reading
Toyota Pulls Out of Formula One Leaving No Japanese Team
Nov 4, 2009
TOKYO November 4, 2009; Alastair Himmer writing for Reuters reported that Toyota Motor withdrew from Formula One on Wednesday, leaving Japan without a team in motorsport's premier series. Company president Akio Toyoda apologized for the team's failure to record a single race victory since joining F1 in 2002 despite an ... Continue reading
2009 Japanese Grand Prix - Qualifying
Oct 3, 2009
2009 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX SUZUKA 3 OCTOBER QUALIFYING Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button came through a chaotic and delayed qualifying session at the Suzuka circuit today to qualify their Brawn-Mercedes cars in fifth and seventh positions respectively for tomorrow's Japanese Grand Prix.* Both drivers progre ... Continue reading
Panasonic Toyota Preview of F1 Grand Prix of Europe - VIDEO STORY
Aug 21, 2009
VALENCIA, Spain - August 21, 2009: Panasonic Toyota Racing was back in action today after the four-week summer break with the first practice sessions for the European Grand Prix on the streets of Valencia in Spain. Under clear blue skies and a hot summer sun temperatures soared, reaching 30°C and creating track temper ... Continue reading
BMW to Exit Formula One at End of 2009 Season - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 30, 2009
The BMW Group will not continue its Formula One campaign after the end of the 2009 season. Resources freed up as a result are to be dedicated to the development of new drive technologies and projects in the field of sustainability. BMW will continue to be actively involved in other motor sports series. The landmark dec ... Continue reading
Lewis Hamilton Wins Hungarian GP
Jul 26, 2009
Budapest July 26, 2009; After qualifying fourth, Lewis made a good start but was able to benefit from KERS to charge down to the first turn alongside Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel. He out-braked Mark Webber to briefly hold second before losing traction at the exit and ceding the place back into Turn Two. Nonethel ... Continue reading
Monaco, Maserati, Lamborghini and Other Nice Things in This Month's Letter From Europe
Jul 14, 2009
Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel For once it really is a case of where do I begin? Maybe back in May which seems like ages ago. Virgin Atlantic were as good as ever while the food was bad as ever. Certain things never change. Still, it got me to TACHâs European HQ and with th ... Continue reading
Toyota Pulls Sponsorship of Japan Grand Prix
Jul 7, 2009
TOKYO July 7, 2009; Shino Yuasa writinfg for the AP reported that Toyota-owned Fuji International Speedway said Tuesday it will pull out of hosting the 2010 Japanese Formula One Grand Prix and beyond because of the prolonged economic slump. "It has become extremely difficult for us to host the F1 Grand Prix as we face ... Continue reading
F1 Chief Bernie Ecclestone Expresses Admiration for Adolf Hitler
Jul 5, 2009
Is the cracked pot showing new cracks? AUTO CENTRAL - July 5, 2009: In an interview this weekend with the London Times, Bernie Ecclestone (president and CEO of Formula One Management) praised Adolf Hitler for getting things done, despite the atrocities committed by the Germans and Nazis, for which, Ecclestone believes, ... Continue reading
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