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BMW quit F1 but will stay in WSB
By Ben Cope on 30/07/2009 16:12:03
German manufacturer shock F1 paddock but remain true to WSB project
BMW have announced they they're to quit the F1 World Championship at the end of this season.The German giant told the world's press they're undergoing a 're-alignment' of their motorsport activities which sees the high-budget F1 entry being shelved
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Video: Rossi spins Ferrari F1 racer
By Visordown News on 21/01/2010 10:11:43
MotoGP champ tests Ferrari F1 car in the wet in Barcelona
in the afternoon the track dried, I managed to run with slicks and improve my lap times,” said Rossi.Yesterday, Visordown reported the news that Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali still wants Rossi in his F1 squad, despite the fact the nine-time world champ says
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Rossi Ferrari F1 test dates revealed
By Visordown News on 12/11/2008 10:10:55
2008 World Champ tests Massa's F1 car on 20th and 22nd November
GP Official Test in Jerez.Rossi has already driven the car twice, sparking rumours that an eventual switch from to four wheels was on the cards, although the eight-time motorcycling world champ says he's too old to consider a serious switch to F1. He has
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Rossi to F1? Don't do it says Stirling Moss
By Visordown on 01/11/2009 12:02:23
Former F1 champ Stirling Moss says Rossi's better off out of the characterless F1 paddock
As soon as Rossi mentions F1 the press go nuts. We heard it all before in 2006, now the rumours are back. We asked Sterling Moss his thoughts on Rossi swapping two wheels for four.With Rossi once again fanning the flames on a potential F1 career
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Rossi gets go-ahead for Brawn F1 drive
By Visordown News on 01/04/2009 09:01:14
Virgin-backed F1 squad snap-up MotoGP legend's services for two F1 events in 2009
VALENTINO Rossi, the eight-time GP World Championship winner - one of the highest earning sports personalities in the world - will drive at selected F1 events this year for Brawn GP.The Virgin-backed squad had a successful opening race in Australia
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Webber: "F1 needs a character like Rossi"
By Visordown News on 02/03/2010 22:46:51
Aussie F1 ace plans Rossiesque victory celebrations in 2010
-style show when he wins his first 2010 GP."He [Rossi] is great, F1 needs a character like him. For my first victory of 2010 I will do something for the fans: it won't be as brilliant Rossi-style, but enough to thank them."On the controversial subject of new
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Rossi: ''I could have been a good F1 driver''
By Visordown News on 21/11/2008 11:18:49
Valentino says he's left it too late to make a serious bid for F1 glory
NEWLY CROWNED MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has said he could have been a good Formula One driverThe flambuoyant Italian drove Ferrari's 2008 F1 car at the Mugello circuit earlier this week, after securing his eighth motorcycling world title
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MotoGP: Pedrosa 217mph: faster than F1
By Visordown News on 01/06/2009 14:55:32
Dani Pedrosa's new highest top-speed at Mugello is faster than the F1 cars clock on their fastest circuit, Monza
Pedrosa ... 2mph faster than an F1 carDANI PEDROSA had set a new landmark top speed for 800cc MotoGP bikes, breaking for the first time the record set by the previous-generation 990s and clocking a top-speed higher than the F1 cars manage
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MotoGP: Rossi to test Ferrari F1 car over winter
By Visordown News on 27/10/2008 10:11:04
2008 MotoGP World Champion to test F1 as well as drive for Ford in England Rally
VALENTINO ROSSI confirmed at Valencia that he will not only take part in the RAC Rally, as well as the Monza Rally Show, but that he will be testing a Ferrari F1 during the winter.The Ferrari deal, however, has no significance, he insisted
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VIDEO: Corser and Heidfeld swap BMW S1000RR and F1 car at the Nurburgring
By Visordown on 22/07/2009 14:33:47
Aussie Superbike racer and F1 fast boy try out each other's machinery at super-fast German track
WSB racer Troy Corser and Formula One fast man Nick Heidfeld recently swapped their BMW race machinery for a lap of the Nürburgring circuit. Corser, who got to drive Heidfeld’s 700 horsepower car, said:"It was just awesome! The car feels so balanced, the brakes are fantastic, the...
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