Sutil found guilty of grievous bodily harm

RichardsF1    Formula 1     Adrian Sutil

A Munich court has found Adrian Sutil guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to Lotus F1 executive Eric Lux during an April nightclub brawl in Shanghai. He has been hit with an 18-month sentence, although he will serve no time behind bars as the term has been suspended. He has also been fined €200,000 (£165,000).

SNEAK PEEK: Interview with James Kovacic

RichardsF1    Exclusive Interviews, James Kovacic     James Kovacic

Tomorrow we’ll publishing our entire interview with the hugely promising Australian racing driver James Kovacic who, aged just eighteen, made his first appearance and led on debut in the American Le Mans Series.

We thought we’d share a video teaser of our interview with one of motorsport’s brightest – in terms of talent and intelligence – stars. Take a look…

Denials from McLaren…

RichardsF1    Formula 1     Craig Pollock, Engines, McLaren, Mercedes

McLaren has moved to quash recent speculation that it could look to drop its engine deal with Mercedes and instead jump into bed with Craig Pollock’s PURE engine concern when the new regulations come into play in 2014.

A jailhouse birthday…

RichardsF1    Birthdays, Former F1 Figures, Formula 1     JJ Lehto

Perhaps the Finnish prison guards might be feeling a little generous today, for it is the 46th birthday of Formula 1’s latest felon, former Grand Prix driver and Le Mans winner JJ Lehto.

Alguersuari, Abu Dhabi and Mercedes GP…

RichardsF1    Driver Market, Formula 1     Jaime Alguersuari, Mercedes GP, Ross Brawn, Sponsors

The rumour mill has been rather quiet on the subject of Jaime Alguersuari in the wake of the Spaniard’s recent dumping from Toro Rosso’s line-up at the end of the year. But credible sources are again suggesting that the 21-year-old could land up in Mercedes GP’s reserve driver line-up for the upcoming season.

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V8s: Championship seeks new beer sponsor

RichardsF1    News, V8     Sponsors

V8 Supercars officials will be on the lookout to land a new beer sponsor for the 2012 season, after XXXX Gold confirmed that it would end its four-year involvement with the championship.

Happy birthday, Mauro Baldi!

RichardsF1    Birthdays, Former F1 Figures, Formula 1     Mauro Baldi

Today we wish a happy birthday to Mauro Baldi – former Grand Prix driver, sports car champion and Le Mans 24 Hours winner – who will be celebrating his 58th birthday.

V8s: BJR unveils Coulthard’s new motor

RichardsF1    News, V8    

Don’t try breaking into this car. Brad Jones Racing has taken the wraps off the colour scheme that it will run for new sign-up Fabian Coulthard for the upcoming V8 Supercars championship season, with security products manufacturer Lockwood assuming naming rights on the Kiwi’s #14 Holden Commodore entry.

Sutil’s court case gets underway…

RichardsF1    Formula 1     Adrian Sutil

While today is a busy day with news from a host of motorsport categories, the big news in Formula 1 is that Adrian Sutil’s long-awaited court case finally got underway overnight in Munich, where the dumped Force India driver answered charges about that infamous Shanghai nightclub bust-up with Lotus F1 executive Eric Lux.

IndyCars: Barrichello gets behind the wheel

RichardsF1    IndyCar, News     Rubens Barrichello

Ousted Williams F1 driver Rubens Barrichello had enjoyed his first day’s running behind the wheel of an IndyCar racer, with the Brazilian performing a two-day test with the KV Racing Technology team at Florida’s Sebring Raceway.