Formula 1 HABERLERİ / Formula 1 NEWS

Alongside the FIA champions, two trophies were presented for best promoter and best race broadcaster at the FIA Gala in Monaco.

Manor Competition’s Dean Smith (Wolverhampton) needed just one round to secure the 2009 Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship during the final meeting of the season at Kent’s Brands Hatch GP circuit on 3rd/4th October.

Chevrolet managed to dominate the Silverstone National Circuit in a day's racing which saw them take wins in each race. There was still plenty of action - and strategic driving – as the drivers near the end of the 2009 season and look to tie up their positions in the championship standings.

Airwaves BMW’s Jonny Adam produced his best-ever qualifying performance in the HiQ MSA Touring Car Championship as he grabbed an impressive third place on the grid in qualifying for his home round at Knockhill.

With less than a month to go before the Superleague Formula show is back on track, the scene is set for an even more enthralling season of high-speed sporting action and intrigue. Alex Andreu, Superleague Formula President, answers questions about overcoming the global recession, the growing appeal of his championship and changes planned for the forthcoming season which features even more clubs and star drivers.

Highly rated single-seater star Will Bratt made his long-awaited track return at Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit yesterday, Wednesday, 25th March, by rejoining his former Formula Renault UK team Apotex Scorpio Motorsport during an official championship test session.

Formula 1 Dünya Şampiyonu ve Vodafone McLaren Mercedes pilotu Lewis Hamilton, 2009 sezonunda yeniden şampiyon olma hedefiyle Melbourne’den start alıyor. Toplam 17 Grand Prix’ten oluşan yeni sezon heyecanı, 27-29 Mart tarihleri arasında Melbourne Grand Prix’siyle başlayacak. 2008 sezonunu çarpıcı bir sonuçla kazanan Hamilton, bu başarısıyla yetinmeyip 2009 sezonunda da kazanmak istiyor.

Huddersfield’s Lee Dwyer made a dramatic impact on the established Formula Renault UK order during his maiden category test session with the Hillspeed team at Silverstone National Circuit today, Tuesday, 24th March – the series rookie posting the fifth fastest time overall.

VICI Racing is pleased to confirm its driver-line up for the two Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs it will enter in next weekend’s 57th 12 Hours of Sebring (March 21) the opening round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series. The driver line up will comprise of Marc Basseng, Richard Westbrook and Lance David Arnold in the #5 car, and Nicky Pastorelli, Hans-Joachim Stuck and Johannes Stuck in the #18 car.

Dünya Fuar Yapım tarafından ilk kez düzenlenecek olan MotoPlus’09 Motosiklet, Bisiklet ve Aksesuarları Fuarı, global krizin olumsuz etkilediği motosiklet pazarına hareket getirecek. 100 firmanın katılacağı ve 13 bin metrekare alanda gerçekleşecek fuarda motosikletseverlere ücretsiz eğitimler verilecek.

Formula One World Champion and President of the British Racing Drivers’ Club Damon Hill OBE and Theatre Director Rupert Goold will be receiving Honorary awards from The University of Northampton next month at the institution’s Winter Graduation ceremonies.

This morning, at the launch of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-24, Ron Dennis (McLaren Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team Principal) announced that he would pass the role of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team Principal to Martin Whitmarsh (Chief Operating Officer, McLaren Group) on March 1st.

Scuderia Toro Rosso is pleased to announce that Sébastien Buemi will drive for the team in the 2009 Formula 1 season.

After yesterday's meeting at Monte Carlo with FIA President Max Mosley and the team principals of all Formula One teams, lead by FOTA Chairman Luca di Montezemolo, the latter made the following statement:

The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) celebrated motor racing achievements of 2008 in some-style last Monday, when it hosted the BRDC Annual Awards Luncheon at a star-studded event at The Café Royal in London.