Wraps come off new challenger in Stuttgart
McLaren Mercedes today presented the MP4-23, the team’s 2008 Formula One car, at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Daimler Board, and Ron Dennis, Chairman and CEO of the McLaren Group, welcomed all the guests to the official presentation, with Lewis Hamilton, who celebrates ... [ more ]

Taking the wraps off the Ferrari challenger
This afternoon Ferrari presents its new Formula One car to the international press in Maranello.

The car, sporting the logo of the Constructors' Championship 2007, debuts at Fiorano on Monday, with World Champion Kimi Raikkonen behind the wheel.

The Finnish driver, team-mate Felipe Massa and the technical ... [ more ]

Three year agreement with Swiss watch maker
Williams today confirmed that long-term official watch partner, Oris, has extended and increased its existing partnership agreement with the team for a further three years.

Established in 1904, Oris is a Swiss watch maker that designs and manufactures precision timepieces with a hallmark mechanical action, always ... [ more ]

McLaren handed the final numbers
Despite finishing his rookie season in second place, the FIA on Friday confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will carry the number 22 on his McLaren Mercedes this year.

The McLaren squad get the final free numbers due to its exclusion from the 2007 constructors' championship.

The FIA released the official entry list for ... [ more ]

German fixing firm becomes official supplier
Germany's Wurth Group will in 2008 return to Formula One as a sponsor.

Four years after linking up with BMW Williams, the tool and screw maker has now inked a deal to become an official supplier to Cologne based Toyota.

The Wurth logo will feature on the Japanese team's pit garage, trucks and official ... [ more ]

Yu Zhifei found guilty of embezzlement
The man who helped bring Formula One racing to China was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison, the latest casualty of a massive Shanghai corruption scandal, state press and a court official said.

Yu Zhifei, 55, was sentenced after being found guilty of embezzling 1.05 million yuan (around 140,000 dollars) ... [ more ]

''Politics-wise it was a disaster''
Lewis Hamilton believes the traumatic experiences of his debut season in Formula One can help him emerge as a team leader for McLaren.

Hamilton spent most of the campaign embroiled in an increasingly bitter feud with team-mate Fernando Alonso, while his team were caught up in the spy-gate controversy.

Despite ... [ more ]

Promoting Renault in South America
Just one week after being announced as a 2008 race driver for Renault, Nelson Piquet Jr accompanied Renault President and CEO Carlos Ghosn as they met Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil.

The meeting took place in the nation’s capital Brasilia, which is also home to Nelson’s family. After being introduced ... [ more ]

2007 - Williams Toyota - Review
Williams has not won a Grand Prix since Juan Pablo Montoya took the chequered flag at the end of the 2004 season in Brazil. For Patrick Head and Sir Frank Williams this fact alone is enough to spur the team on as they aim to get back on terms with former rivals Ferrari and McLaren.

When the partnership with BMW came to ... [ more ]

''I have finally made it''
After a year testing with the Renault team, Nelson Piquet gets his break and will racealongside Fernando Alonso next year. The former F3 champion is aiming to grasp the chance with both hands.

Nelsinho, what are your feelings following the announcement you will be an F1 driver with the ING Renault F1 Team in 2008?
"It’s ... [ more ]