Deals done over Campos, Stefan and ‘no shows’ in 2010
Stefan Grand Prix from Serbia, has announced that it has done a deal to use many of the Toyota F1 assets, a deal that was on the table for all the new teams entering F1 this season.
Meanwhile word is reaching me that A1 GP boss Tony Teixeira has now agreed a deal to acquire Campos, [...]
The fallout from F1’s latest shocks
So what happens next in this dramatic final act of the 2009 season? As Toyota F1’s tearful president Tadashi Yamashina made his sorry way off the podium after announcing the company’s withdrawal from F1, it seemed that Formula 1 was in trouble again. Renault’s board meeting to discuss it’s F1 involvement added to the [...]
Toyota pullout starts shivers in F1, now Renault discussing possible exit
The double whammy of Bridgestone and Toyota’s withdrawal from F1 is sending shivers down the spine of F1.
Today Renault held a scheduled meeting to discuss its future participation in F1. It appears that there will be no communication about the outcome of that meeting until later in the week. French colleagues tell me that they [...]
Howett expects Toyota to race in 2010,but who will drive?
Toyota’s John Howett has been doing a bit of firefighting in the last couple of days after his team principal Tadashi Yamashina was quoted as saying that the company’s future in F1 was ‘unclear’.
Toyota has been dogged by rumours that it may pull out at the end of the season. Earlier this year there was [...]
Briatore and Symonds quit to save Renault F1 team
Both Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds have resigned their positions at the Renault F1 team over the scandal of Nelson Piquet’s deliberate crash in Singapore last year.
A brief statement from the team at midday today said, “The ING Renault F1 Team will not dispute the recent [...]
