Formula One news from Crash.Net, the world's best motorsport portal. http://www.crash.net/f1 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:21 GMT Lewis Hamilton admits that he is full of awe for the manner in which McLaren-Mercedes transformed arguably the slowest car on the F1 grid in 2009 into the fastest come season's end. http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154557/1/hamilton_no_other_team_could_do_what_mclaren_did.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:22 GMT As he prepares to make his F1 debut for newcomer Campos Meta in 2010, Bruno Senna has insisted that he has not paid his way into the top flight, as some have mused. http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154544/1/bruno_senna_im_no_pay_driver.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:04:59 GMT BBC F1 pundit and 13-time grand prix-winner David Coulthard - statistically the most successful British driver in top flight history - could be set for a move to tin-tops in 2010. http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154547/1/bbc_f1_pundit_coulthard_set_for_return__in_dtm.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:43 GMT Ecclestone: "He has been in it such a long time and never really came close to winning a championship. If they'd all had the same car, then Jenson Button definitely wouldn't have won..." http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154491/1/ecclestone_button_doesnt_deserve_to_be_f1_champ.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:14:57 GMT Williams F1 technical chief Sam Michael insists that car design can't always be blamed for a lack of overtaking in the sport http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154530/1/michael_circuit_design_key_to_improving_f1.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:17:04 GMT Toro Rosso re-signs Sebastien Buemi for a second season in F1 in 2010 http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154533/1/buemi_to_get_second_season_with_toro_rosso.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:32:48 GMT Ross Brawn warns rivals that double F1 champions will be in better shape for the 2010 season after difficult lead-in to 2009 campaign http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154527/1/brawn_well_be_stronger_in_2010.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:57:30 GMT Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen bids a fond 'ciao' to Ferrari and turns his attentions towards the future - as he re-iterates that only a competitive car will keep him in F1 in 2010. http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154508/1/motivated_raikkonen_will_only_stay_in_f1_if_he_can_fight.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:15:22 GMT Peter Windsor rubbishes reports suggesting that USF1's place on the 2010 F1 grid could be at risk http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154526/1/windsor_plays_down_usf1_rumours.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:02:29 GMT Lotus F1 chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne believes World Series by Renault runner-up Fairuz Fauzy possesses the necessary talent to succeed in F1 - if only he is given the time... http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154525/1/gascoyne_talented_fauzy_can_do_an_alonso_in_f1.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:35:51 GMT Sam Michael states that the blend of youth and experience from Nico Hulkenberg and Rubens Barrichello is just what Williams F1 needs for the 2010 season http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154531/1/2010_line-up_just_what_williams_f1_wanted.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:01:58 GMT Having initially been linked with USF1, former F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve is now being mentioned as a possible driver for fellow 2010 newcomer Lotus in the top flight next year... http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154501/1/villeneuve_lotus_f1_interest_very_flattering.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:07:09 GMT New F1 World Champion Jenson Button - a driver with first-hand experience of a manufacturer pulling the plug - has expressed his sadness at Toyota's F1 departure. http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154520/1/button_new_f1_teams_wont_be_as_competitive_as_toyota.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:52:33 GMT Chief operations engineer Rod Nelson admits that the 2009 season was a mixed bag for the Williams F1 team http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154524/1/nelson_2009_a_mixed_bag_for_williams.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:38:46 GMT Fernando Alonso makes his first trip to Maranello since confirmation of Ferrari F1 deal http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154523/1/alonso_makes_first_ferrari_visit.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:45:01 GMT Leading F1 team principals Ross Brawn, Christian Horner and Bob Bell have urged Bernie Ecclestone not to 'destroy' the sport's heritage in abandoning Silverstone and the British GP. http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154454/1/to_lose_silverstone_would_be_to_destroy_f1_heritage.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:53:05 GMT Having beaten him to a coveted McLaren-Mercedes seat eight years ago, Kimi Raikkonen could be set to do Nick Heidfeld a favour - by pricing himself out of Woking's reach for F1 2010. http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154432/1/raikkonen_demands_to_send_mclaren_heidfeld_way.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:01:20 GMT Lewis Hamilton has reflected on a 'character-building' year with McLaren-Mercedes in F1 in 2009 - and revealed how he does not intend to allow the same mistakes to happen again in 2010... http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154427/1/hamilton_mclaren_on_the_edge_after_rollercoaster_09.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:01:19 GMT Brazil and Abu Dhabi star Kamui Kobayashi has set out his stall for a seat at F1 2010 newcomer Lotus, after his expected deal with Toyota was dashed by the Japanese manufacturer's exit. http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154418/1/kobayashi_eyes_lotus_f1_following_toyota_exit.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:53:10 GMT Williams F1 rookie Nico Hulkenberg admits that he could not have asked for better team-mate than Rubens Barrichello. http://www.crash.net/f1/news/154426/1/hulkenberg_eager_to_work_with_rubens.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss