Kristensen confirmed for Monaco stewards’ role

RichardsF1    2013 Season, Formula 1     FIA, Rules

One of endurance racing’s most successful drivers will make his first appearance of the season on the FIA Stewards’ panel at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.

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Monaco GP keeps single DRS zone

RichardsF1    2013 Season, Formula 1     Circuit News, FIA

A single DRS zone will again be in operation at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix once again, with the FIA confirming that it will utilise the area along the start/finish straight – the one and only area of the circuit where they could reasonably put it.

BMW, Toyota, refute F1 return (for now)…

RichardsF1    Formula 1     Bernie Ecclestone, BMW, Engines, Honda, Toyota

BMW and Toyota have rubbished suggestions that they could follow Honda’s lead with a return to Formula 1 as an engine supplier.

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Our journo hits the Sydney Writers’ Festival!

RichardsF1    Features     Media

We are proud to confirm that RichardsF1.com’s very own V8 Supercars journalist, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, will be one of the showcase presenters at this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival, which is on this week!

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Lowe confirmed at Mercedes

RichardsF1    2013 Season, Formula 1     Mercedes GP, Ross Brawn, Technical

Paddy Lowe will join the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team as its ‘Executive Director (Technical)’, the team has confirmed and as we had predicted when his departure from McLaren was announced earlier this year.

IndyCars: Jourdain Jr bumped on ‘Bump Day’

RichardsF1    IndyCar, Results    

Mexico will be without a representative on this year’s Indianapolis 500 starting grid after Michel Jourdain Jr earned the ignominious ‘Bump Day’ honour of being the sole driver to fail to qualify for this year’s famous oval race.

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V8s: Coulthard, Whincup share Sunday wins

RichardsF1    Results, V8     Holden

Fabian Coulthard and Jamie Whincup have claimed one win apiece as the curtain was brought down on the V8 Supercar Championship’s inaugural visit to the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday.

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2013 V8 Supercars Championship Standings

RichardsF1    Championship Standings, V8    

Current championship standings of the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship Series after the completion of the Austin 400 (Round 5 of 14):

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2013 WTCC Championship Standings

RichardsF1    Championship Standings, WTCC    

Current championship standings of the 2013 FIA World Touring Car Championship after the completion of the Austria (Round 5):

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WTCC: Nash claims breakthough win!

RichardsF1    Results, WTCC     Chevrolet

James Nash has secured his – and the Bamboo Engineering team’s – first ever World Touring Car Championship win in today’s second race at the Salzburgring, keeping points leader Yvan Muller at bay in another exciting twelve-lap race at the Austrian circuit.

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