In an interview with Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat, 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen talked about his return to Formula One after a two year absence. Raikkonen announced on Tuesday that he will be returning to Formula One with Lotus Renault GP next season on a two year contract. The 'Iceman' revealed that it felt good to return to F1 after two years of competing in the World Rally Championship, saying, "The fact was that I missed racing. The longer I was away from F1, the […]

Valtteri Bottas has acknowledged he is in the running to step up to the formula one race grid with Williams in 2012. The new GP3 champion, already the famous British team's test driver, impressed during the young drivers' session in Abu Dhabi recently. It is also believed the 22-year-old Finn is promising an ample amount of sponsorship and, alongside contenders including Rubens Barrichello and Adrian Sutil, is in the running for a race seat in 2012. Referring to his laps in Abu Dhabi, Bottas told […]

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He says a deal is not done, but Kimi Raikkonen has finally admitted talking to Williams about possibly returning to formula one next year. Amid intensifying speculation about the 2007 world champion's plans, Williams co-owner Toto Wolff confirmed last week that the talks with former McLaren and Ferrari race winner Raikkonen about next season are "serious". Ahead of the last world rally round of 2011 in Wales, Raikkonen on Wednesday finally admitted the same. "We have been talking with them (Williams)," the 32-year-old is quoted […]

The latest rumour surrouding the Kimi Raikkonen to Williams deal suggests that an announcement will be made at the next grand prix in Abu Dhabi. Finland's MTV3 says that a major sponsor, thought to be the Qatar National Bank, will be announced, thus enabling Raikkonen to move to the British team. In India, chairman Adam Parr refused to divluge information on the news surrounding the team, only that Raikkonen was keen to return and that the team was looking for the best pairing possible. It's […]

A hot topic in India this weekend is the rumoured return to formula one next year of 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen. Reports suggest the 32-year-old Finn, who left Ferrari to try his hand at world rallying and NASCAR two seasons ago, could come back in 2012 with the beleaguered Williams team. The famous British squad's chairman Adam Parr was asked directly about the speculation in India on Friday by Finnish journalist Heikki Kulta. "I am afraid there is only one answer to that question, […]

(By Mar Garcia) During the last few weeks, the rumours about a possible return of Kimi Räikkönen to F1 have intensified and almost all the F1 pundits have delighted us with their opinion about it. Some of them think that would be good news, some of them not. Some of them think it could be a successful move for the “Iceman”, some of them don’t. Oh well… But Räikkönen is a rally driver, at least at the moment. Why not speculate a bit about this […]

Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull could reign over a new era of dominance in formula one, the international press and paddock pundits said after Sunday's Japanese grand prix. At Suzuka, despite needing only a single point to rule his last opponent out of contention for the 2011 title, Vettel ensured Jenson Button will not come within 14 points of his second consecutive world championship. The young German did it by finishing third but Spain's El Mundo hailed a campaign that has been "too perfect" for […]

Luca di Montezemolo has rejected calls Ross Brawn should be lured back to Ferrari. Ferrari has not won a drivers' title since 2007 but the Maranello marque's president Montezemolo insisted at Monza that he fully supports the reign of team boss Stefano Domenicali. "The management of the team will remain unchanged," the Italian added this week at the Frankfurt Motor Show, according to Finland's Turun Sanomat newspaper. "There are some small repairs to make, but it is not related to the key positions." Elements of […]

Sep.9 (GMM) Chris Dyer has returned to a formula one paddock for the first time since Ferrari's bungled race strategy in Abu Dhabi ten months ago.

The Australian, formerly Ferrari's head of track engineering, was ousted by the famous Italian team aft...

Sep.1 (GMM) Jean Todt will propose a radical tweak to the formula one race weekend format for 2012.

Finland's Turun Sanomat said the FIA president wants the change to benefit test and reserve drivers - particularly up-and-coming ones - amid the sport...

Aug.27 (GMM) Rubens Barrichello has reportedly confessed that he might lose his seat at Williams due to the team's "economic problem".

The Brazilian veteran on Saturday posted on Twitter a photo of the special helmet he wore at Honda when he broke th...