Santander wants Fernando Alonso at Ferrari
Spanish sponsor Banco Santander will move its backing from McLaren to Ferrari after the 2009 formula one season, the bank's boss Emilio Botin has confirmed. "Santander will be with Ferrari in 2010, yes," he is quoted as saying by the Spanish newspaper Diario AS. Botin also made clear his desire to reunite the Santander logo with the car driven by Fernando Alonso, after the former double world champion left McLaren at the end of last year.
Ferrari, Renault, yet to test KERS
Major formula one teams Ferrari and Renault are yet to track test KERS systems, ahead of the energy-recovery technology's introduction next year. German magazine Auto Motor und Sport reveals that the sidepod bump seen on the F2008K concealed only ballast and a cooling mechanism for a so far absent KERS system developed in conjunction with Magneti Marelli. Renault is also benefitting from the input of Magneti Marelli and will begin KERS testing in January, with the introduction of the 2009 car.
Eddie Jordan slams F1 'gold medals' proposal
Former team owner Eddie Jordan has slammed Bernie Ecclestone's proposal to introduce an Olympic Games-style 'medals' scoring system for formula one. Jordan told the BBC: "I think (the proposals) are a nonsense. I can't possibly believe he's thinking straight, especially on this one. I was one of the team principals who advocated the points should go down to eighth place because one point is as important to those teams as a win is to McLaren and Ferrari," said Jordan.
LG confirmed as new F1 sponsor
South Korean electronics giant LG on Wednesday was revealed as an official formula one sponsor. In what is believed to be an initially five year deal, beginning in 2009, LG will receive branding on the sport's international broadcasts and timing graphics, as well as marketing rights. At the event on Wednesday, LG's chief marketing officer Dermot Boden admitted that the agreement is worth tens of millions of dollars.
David Coulthard too busy to sub for injured Mark Webber
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has ruled out calling up David Coulthard to substitute for the injured Mark Webber at next month's Jerez test. He said Coulthard, whose fiancée Karen Minier gave birth to their first son in Belgium last week, "has a lot of other duties at the moment". Horner is quoted as saying by The Sun that the Milton Keynes-based squad's winter development programme will not be overly affected by Australian Webber's broken leg.
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Spanish sponsor Banco Santander will move its backing from McLaren to Ferrari after the 2009 formula one season, the bank's boss Emilio Botin has confirmed. "Santander will be with Ferrari in 2010, yes," he is quoted as saying by the Spanish newspaper Diario AS. Botin also made clear his desire to reunite the Santander logo with the car driven by Fernando Alonso, after the former double world champion left McLaren at the end of last year.
Ferrari, Renault, yet to test KERS
Major formula one teams Ferrari and Renault are yet to track test KERS systems, ahead of the energy-recovery technology's introduction next year. German magazine Auto Motor und Sport reveals that the sidepod bump seen on the F2008K concealed only ballast and a cooling mechanism for a so far absent KERS system developed in conjunction with Magneti Marelli. Renault is also benefitting from the input of Magneti Marelli and will begin KERS testing in January, with the introduction of the 2009 car.
Eddie Jordan slams F1 'gold medals' proposal
Former team owner Eddie Jordan has slammed Bernie Ecclestone's proposal to introduce an Olympic Games-style 'medals' scoring system for formula one. Jordan told the BBC: "I think (the proposals) are a nonsense. I can't possibly believe he's thinking straight, especially on this one. I was one of the team principals who advocated the points should go down to eighth place because one point is as important to those teams as a win is to McLaren and Ferrari," said Jordan.
LG confirmed as new F1 sponsor
South Korean electronics giant LG on Wednesday was revealed as an official formula one sponsor. In what is believed to be an initially five year deal, beginning in 2009, LG will receive branding on the sport's international broadcasts and timing graphics, as well as marketing rights. At the event on Wednesday, LG's chief marketing officer Dermot Boden admitted that the agreement is worth tens of millions of dollars.
David Coulthard too busy to sub for injured Mark Webber
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has ruled out calling up David Coulthard to substitute for the injured Mark Webber at next month's Jerez test. He said Coulthard, whose fiancée Karen Minier gave birth to their first son in Belgium last week, "has a lot of other duties at the moment". Horner is quoted as saying by The Sun that the Milton Keynes-based squad's winter development programme will not be overly affected by Australian Webber's broken leg.
photo:Ferrari