FIA to examine how Massa was able to start ahead of himself in Spa
There has been a lot of chat online and in the comments section of this site these past few days about Felipe Massa’s start in Spa.
The Brazilian parked his car ahead of the grid slot he was supposed to take up and thus gained a small advantage from it, certainly over a metre. The FIA’s [...]
Alonso wins German Grand Prix as Ferrari tell Massa to move over
Team orders returned to the top of the agenda in Formula 1 today as Fernando Alonso took the win in the German Grand Prix thanks to his team mate Felipe Massa letting him through in the closing stages, despite leading the race from the start. It is a tough moment for Massa and a hard [...]
Massa lands new two year deal with Ferrari
Felipe Massa has been retained by Ferrari for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, it was announced today.
With the Brazilian’s contract set to expire at the end of the season, there were rumours that his seat may be up for grabs. Robert Kubica’s name was linked with the drive, as was Mark Webber’s.
Prior to the Turkey [...]
Red Bull and Ferrari bosses hint at unchanged line ups
Today has seen the bosses of Red Bull and Ferrari give strong hints that they will be keeping the same driver line up for next season.
First Ferrari’s Stefano Domenicali said Felipe Massa was likely to be given an extension in an interview with my old sparring partner Martin Brundle on the BBC.
“Yes I think so,” [...]
What Felipe Massa has to do this weekend
This weekend at the Turkish Grand Prix a lot of attention is likely to fall on Felipe Massa.
A three times winner of the Istanbul race, this is a weekend when he needs to show that he still has it in him to take Ferrari to the winner’s circle and to run his team mate [...]
Todt Jr to launch F1 team bid with ART GP
It has long been rumoured but now it’s official – Jean Todt’s son Nicolas is launching a bid to run his own F1 team, taking his highly successful GP2 team ART GP into the sport’s highest category.
With the failure of USF1, there is a 13th slot on the grid for next season and the FIA [...]
Massa out of sorts in critical season
Felipe Massa looked rather dejected all weekend.
He was asked after the race by Italian colleagues whether this was because of the rumours that Ferrari was thinking of replacing him with Robert Kubica,
“I’m not happy because the whole winter test I was 110% happy with the car the way I drive. I started the [...]
Alonso: Life at Ferrari better without Schumacher
Fernando Alonso has been speaking about life at Ferrari in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. The Spaniard has claimed Michael Schumacher’s decision to turn his back on Ferrari in favour of a return to Formula 1 with Mercedes GP has helped him settle in more quickly with Italian team.
Alonso, who won the [...]
Massa – well and truly back in business
We are half way through the official testing season and there are many interesting story lines emerging. Everyone is looking to get a feel for who’s ahead, but as I posted a few days ago, I’m inclined to believe the engineers I speak to who say that it’s looking pretty close and there is no [...]
Thoughts on Rossi, Massa, Trulli, Alguersuari and Lopez
This weekend has been quite low key in anticipation of a big week ahead. It’s the quiet before the storm.
Tomorrow Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg will pull the covers off the first Mercedes F1 car for 55 years and by next Sunday we will know what three of the main contenders for the world [...]
