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Mercedes Gets Back Into Formula One

PARIS — Bucking a trend in the car manufacturer exodus from Formula One, Daimler AG announced Monday that it will buy a controlling interest in the reigning world champion Brawn team and race under the name of Mercedes Grand Prix next season. Brawn GP ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Daimler,  Formula One,  McLaren,  BMW,  Rubens Barrichello

Special Report: Formula One: Start to Finish, a Formula One Season of Twists

The world’s richest sporting series started its 2009 season in March under the cloud of the worst global financial crisis since the 1930s. But those familiar with Formula One finances knew that because contracts in the sport are signed long in advance, ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Formula One,  Ferrari,  Renault,  Honda,  Jenson Button

Toyota Said to Pull Out of Formula One

The Mainichi newspaper in Japan reported Wednesday that Toyota is pulling out of Formula One, according to an Associated Press report. Such a pullout has long been rumored, although the team president, John Howett, has been mostly denying it. Lately, ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, The New York Times,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Formula One,  Honda,  Bridgestone,  Chrysler,  General Motors

Vettel Drives to Abu Dhabi Victory and Second in the Series

Marwan Naamani/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Mark Webber of Australia celebrated after the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix, which Vettel won on Sunday. A little over halfway through the inaugural Abu ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Formula One,  Sebastian Vettel,  Mark Webber,  McLaren,  Jenson Button

Special Report: Formula One Special Report Q and A: Pit Lanes and Pitfalls: The Making of a Race

Richard Cregan, the chief executive of Yas Marina Circuit, recently spoke with a few journalists about the new circuit, the first Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi and his expectations for the race. Cregan began working for the circuit in February after a long ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Formula One

Special Report: Formula One Special Report: Finale in the Sands of Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI — It rose out of the omnipresent sand of a natural island, and there remains a thin layer of the ocher substance almost everywhere: on the canopied grandstands, on the brilliantly lighted hotel at the edge of the track, on the seats and in ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Formula One,  In Style,  Jenson Button,  Ferrari,  McLaren

Formula One: Button and Brawn Savor Their Double Triumph

SÃO PAULO — Even though he finished only fifth, Jenson Button called his drive at the Brazilian Grand Prix the greatest race of his life. That was enough to clinch the Formula One drivers title for Button with one race left. His team, Brawn GP, sealed ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Formula One,  Ferrari,  Jenson Button,  Ross Brawn,  McLaren

Button Wins Title, Webber Wins Race

Jenson Button drove the race of his life from 14th position at the start to climb up the pack spot by spot, driving one clean and decisive passing move after another to finish the race in fifth position and win the drivers’ title one race before the ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  18 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Mark Webber,  Rubens Barrichello,  Formula One,  Sebastian Vettel,  Honda

After Injury, F1 Driver’s Mind Must Recover, Too

Felipe Massa will not be racing on Sunday in the Brazilian Grand Prix, which he won last year only to fall a point short of capturing the driver’s championship. At the race this weekend in São Paulo, his hometown, he has been given the honor of waving ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, The New York Times,  17 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Felipe Massa,  Formula One,  Mark Webber,  Ferrari,  Robert Kubica

Special Report: FORMULA ONE: Ins and Outs of Post-Crash Recovery for Formula One Drivers

Felipe Massa will not be racing on Sunday in the Brazilian Grand Prix, which he won last year only to fall a single point short of capturing the driver’s championship. But at the race this weekend in Saõ Paulo, his hometown, he has been given the ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Felipe Massa,  Stirling Moss,  Formula One,  Ferrari,  Timo Glock

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