As reported at Formula1.com, the McLaren appeal has been rejected. The reason given is not that they were wrong, only that they were not allowed to appeal. Therefore, Williams and BMW get to break the rules with no retribution, and Ferrari get another world championship handed to them by the FIA. Grandprix.com has a good [...]

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As reported at Autosport.com, Michael did not expect to be as fast as he was in his return to an F1 car.
“It took me a bit of time, maybe two laps, and then I was back into the groove,” Schumacher, who did not speak to the media on Tuesday, told reporters in Barcelona on Wednesday.
“And [...]

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As reported at ManipeF1.com, Renault (and other teams) are not happy with the McLaren-designed, and now required, ECU.  Renault technical director Bob Bell says it is “obvious” that teams including McLaren will begin the 2008 season with an advantage over their rivals. Coinciding with the traction control ban, every team next year must use a [...]

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As reported in Autosport.com, seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher made an impressive return to Formula One action by topping the times on the first day of testing at the Barcelona circuit.The German driver, who had not driven a Grand Prix car in anger since he retired from the sport a year ago, posted a best [...]

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As reported at BBC.com. there are significant changes in the senior ranks of Ferrari. This is not a complete surprise. Jean Todt is to be replaced as boss of the Ferrari Formula One team by Stefano Domenicali from January. Todt, a key figure in turning Ferrari into one of F1’s most successful teams since he [...]

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The big news today, as reported by Grandprix.com, is that Ross Brawn has come off of his sabbatical to join Honda as team principal. This has been a rumor for a while now, although Ross Brawn has always said he would return to Ferrari if he was to return to F1. This is a coup [...]

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ManipeF1.com is reporting that Gascoyne has threatened to quit if Force India signs Ralf Schumacher (who is a close friend of the new owner). Apparently, Mike Gascoyne believes it was Ralf who instigated his having to leave Toyota.

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As reported at Autosport.com, Renault has now been summoned to the FIA concerning spying charges. Will this story never end. In addition, as also reported at Autosport, the FIA has started to look at the McLaren 2008 car to see if it contains any Ferrari secrets. I have no idea how this is going to [...]

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As reported at ManipeF1.com, Fernando Alonso and Renault are close to reuniting ahead of the 2008 formula one season. Although Alonso wanted a single season contract, and Renault wanted a 2-3 year contract, they are apparently close to agreement. It will be a multi year agreement with an out clause based on performance (or lack [...]

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As reported on Grandprix.com, the suggestion that the Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) is one of the supporters of the plan to get Fernando Alondo into the Renault F1 team has led to questions about the validity of the rumours.

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