Renault have confirmed an unchanged driver line-up for 2009, with Fernando Alonso agreeing a two-year extension to his deal and Nelson Piquet re-signed for at least one more season
*www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72009Lewis Hamilton has told the entire McLaren team that he would be happy to stay with them for the rest of his Formula One career
all i can say about KERS is - IT DOESNT BELONG IN F1
imagine that faggy button which gives you boost, its like NFS games, ike the NOS keeps refilling, this K.E. gets stored in batt...
btw, a similiar but different concept is already in A1GP, a boost button.
F1 commentators, drivers.... said it was crap system.
look now
btw, the way max mo(fo)sley is goin, by the end of 2012, F1 & A1GP will have toooo little diffrence, so little that people will prefer watching a1gp & hail a1gp as pinacle of motorsports
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*www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72034Force India are clear to conclude a technical partnership deal with McLaren-Mercedes for next year, as autosport.com revealed last month, after announcing on Friday they are to end their current engine deal with Ferrari.
Force India are now clear to conclude a technical partnership deal with McLaren-Mercedes for next year, as autosport.com revealed last month, after announcing on Friday they are to end their current engine deal with Ferrari.
The Silverstone-based team have been in discussions with McLaren and Mercedes about a tie-up for 2009, with Force India chief Vijay Mallya keen to conclude a deal for an entire drive train package.
It had been hoped that matters could get concluded at last week's Brazilian Grand Prix, but it is understood final contractual matters relating to Ferrari ending their customer deal with the team early could not be sorted in time.
McLaren F1 CEO Martin Whitmarsh was seen in lengthy discussions with Mallya in the Force India offices at Interlagos - with Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone also intervening at times.
There had been speculation a press statement would be issued on Sunday morning, but in the end matters waited until today.
In a statement issued on Friday, Force India and Ferrari confirmed that they were bringing an immediate end to their partnership - paving the way for the deal with McLaren and Mercedes.
The statement said: "The Force India Formula One Team today announces that it has ended its contract with Ferrari. The agreement signed in 2007 also provided for a supply of engines in 2009, but will now terminate ahead of schedule at the request of Force India.
"Force India wishes to thank Ferrari for its much appreciated and valued support to date, which has always been carried out at the highest level; technically and professionally and within an excellent relationship."
There was no mention in the statement about the progress of the talks between Force India and McLaren, although it is understood the situation will now be sped up now that the Ferrari situation has been sorted.
*www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72038Colin Kolles and Mike Gascoyne have parted company with Force India in a major management reshuffle that has taken place ahead of an announcement about their future technical plans early next week.
Team principal Kolles and chief technical officer Gascoyne will no longer play any formal role at the team, with Force India owner Vijay Mallya taking full responsibility for running the outfit.
Mallya will be assisted in his new role of team principal by Robert Fernley, director of Force India. On the technical side, design director Mark Smith and technical director James Key will share responsibility for the design of future cars.
Speaking about the changes, Mallya said: "Force India is my most difficult project to date and it has become clear that it requires more direct input from my side and greater performance accountability.
"We have come a long way this season, but we need more and that requires some radical reorganisation of the management structure to ensure the maximum productivity.
"I would like to thank Colin Kolles for his tireless efforts in keeping such a small team alive and to Mike Gascoyne for bringing his wealth of technical expertise. Both have played an instrumental part in making the team what it is today.
"On Monday November 10th, I will announce the new technical direction of the team as well as the appointment of a new Chief Operating Officer who will assume overall responsibility for our Silverstone and Brackley facilities, Race and Test operations."
Force India are expected to conclude a technical partnership deal with McLaren-Mercedes, having announced earlier on Friday that they have ended their engine deal with Ferrari.