F1 ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone has come up with an ingenious solution to the overtaking problem in F1 – by, erm, building shortcuts on the track. Ecclestone, speaking at the annual Ferrari pre-season jamboree in the Italian Dolomites, said the shortcut could be used by drivers five times during the race. “It would be very easy for [...]

Former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine thinks Button’s move to McLaren to race alongside Lewis Hamilton is “madness”. Irvine, who has raced for Jordan, Jaguar and Ferrari, knows only too well what’s it’s like being pitted against a tough team-mate, as he spent the ’96 to ’99 alongside Michael Schumacher and openly admitted the German was [...]

F1 World Champion Jenson Button says he just can’t wait to get in his new McLaren, the MP4-25. Button, who will race alongside 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton after leaving title-winning constructor Brawn and the end of last season said: I’ll be starting to work with my engineers, who are a fantastic bunch of guys. But, [...]

Former Super Aguri diver Anthony Davidson believes he would still be in Formula 1 in he had enough capital behind him. The Brit last drove in 2008 until the team, founded by former F1 driver Aguri Suzuki, pulled out of the sport through … lack of money. Davidson, who has since spent his time as [...]

A rumour is circulating that Nelson Piquet Jr has signed a three-year contract with Campos Meta in a move that would see him line up alongside Bruno Senna to form an all Brazilian line-up with the Spanish outfit. According to Spanish website motor21.com, the deal follows at 15% purchase of the team by former triple [...]

Well there’s definitely one Schumacher on the grid, but according to a German newspaper there could have been two. De Bild claims Ralf Schumacher had been offered a drive with one of Formula One’s new teams – USf1, Campos Meta, Lotus or Virgin Racing – but that he was happy racing in the German DTM [...]

Michael Schumacher has paid tribute to the Ferrari fans after announcing his comeback with the German Mercedes team. The seven times world champion, who won five of his titles at Ferrari, said in a letter circulated in the Italian media: “For 14 years I was a part of Ferrari and for 14 years Ferrari was [...]

Well, we all know Schumacher’s back and aiming for his eighth title after joining Mercedes and teaming up once again with Ross Brawn. But what will the Mercedes car be like in comparison to the rest of the grid? Well, Ross Brawn is clearly backing his new car after saying it’s already better than the [...]

Ferrari have unveiled their new simulator at their headquarters in Maranello. The state-of-the-art piece of kit has been two years in the making, is housed over two floors and offers the driver a viewing spectrum of over 180 degrees. At the launch, Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali said: “It’s an important day for us. The [...]

Michael Schumacher’s former Benetton team-mate Johnny Herbert says the seven-times world champion has got what it takes to succeed in Formula One. It was revealed yesterday that Schumacher has agreed a one-year deal (with the option of an extra season) to race with the Mercedes Petronas F1 team Herbert, speaking on BBC Radio Five Live, [...]