http://www.sportsnipe.com F1 Racing - Formula One, Team News, Updates, and Stats from all sports sources, updated continually. http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047425/rosberg-expects-wins-at-least-in-2010.html Nico Rosberg, who is expected to be confirmed as a Mercedes driver in the next few days, says he wants "to win races at least" in 2010 F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047424/jordan-predicts-schumacher-comeback.html Former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan believes Michael Schumacher will replace Jenson Button at the newly-named Mercedes team for next season. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1046722/jordan-expects-schumacher-comeback.html Former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan believes Michael Schumacher will replace Jenson Button at the newly-named Mercedes team for next season. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1046721/breaking-news-michael-schumacher-to-mercedes-benz.html Eddie Jordan, former team owner and BBC Sport pundit has said Michael Schumacher is going to Mercedes Benz for the 2010 season. The outspoke Irishman says that meetings are in progress as I write these words to release Schumacher, 41, from his contract with Ferrari. The most successful driver of all time to make a massive return [...] F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1046720/fia-was-using-new-teams-says-lola.html Martin Birrane, Executive Chairman of the Lola Group, believes that the FIA was taking advantage of a selection of budding new teams during the ongoing war between the Formula 1 governing body and FOTA earlier in the season. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1046719/buemi-schumacher-go-karting-in-vegas.html Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi and seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher are among more than 300 drivers competing at the SKUSA Supernationals karting event in Las Vegas, USA, this weekend. Buemi and Schumacher are entered in the Super Pro KZ2 class, the Swiss driver with Intrepid, the German with the Tony Kart Racing Team. They will battle it out around a 0.66 mile circuit constructed in the grounds of the Rio Las Vegas Hotel and Casino... F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1046718/williams-sell-minority-stake-in-team.html Williams owners Frank Williams and Patrick Head announced Friday that they have sold a minority interest in the team to an investment company led by Austrian Toto Wolff, who also joins the Williams board of directors. Wolff, a 37-year-old venture capitalist from Vienna, is a keen racer and motorsport enthusiast. His driving CV includes a wide range of series... F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045709/wolff-value-privateers-will-rise.html Christian 'Toto' Wolff, the businessman and financial manager from Vienna who has bought a minority stake in the Williams team, says his decision is purely commercial. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045708/williams-sells-stake-in-his-f1-team.html Frank Williams and Patrick Head have sold a stake in their Williams F1 team to an Austrian investment firm headed up by businessman and amateur racer Toto Wolff. Williams and Head formed Williams Grand Prix Engineering in 1977 and this is the first time the pair have sold equity in the team. Frank Williams has denied rumours [...] Related posts:Williams will opt for experience if Rosberg leaves Williams have said that they will choose experience over promise...Rosberg happy as Williams fly Nico Rosberg professed himself happy as the new Williams showed...Lotus Group Unhappy at Litespeed’s Team Lotus F1 Entry Lotus Cars Limited and Group Lotus Plc have announced they... F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045707/pressures-on-for-silverstone-2010-british-grand-prix.html Bernie Ecclestone has warned that he is ready to remove the British Grand Prix from the 2010 F1 calendar if Silverstone are unable to secure the contracts that they need. Ecclestone has said that if Silverstone’s owners are unable to find the funding they require to secure the deal by the time the World Motor [...] Related posts:Bernie: British GP could return to Silverstone Bernie Ecclestone says that the British Grand Prix could return...Hill confident Silverstone can secure British GP Damon Hill says he is confident a deal can be...Anybody want to stage a British Grand Prix? Yesterday the future of the British Grand Prix was thrown... F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045706/bianchi-to-test-for-ferrari.html Current Formula 3 Euro Series champion Jules Bianchi has been given a chance to test for Ferrari at the forthcoming young driver test day at Jerez. Bianchi will be testing the Ferrari F60 for the first two days; the final day of Jerez testing will see the three top drivers from the Italian F3 championship of [...] Related posts:Jules Bianchi latest to be linked to Ferrari Euro F3 sensation Jules Bianchi is the latest name to...Ferrari hit out at Williams over test block Ferrari has criticised Williams over its decision not to allow...Alonso: test times mean little Fernando Alonso has said that his unspectacular testing performances are... F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045705/williams-sells-share-team-to-austrian-investor.html Frank Williams and Patrick Head have both sold minority shares of their independent F1 team to an Austrian investment group headed up by businessman and amateur race driver Toto Wolff. Williams denies that he will be leaving the reigns of the team that bears his name, instead focussing on the fact Wolff could bring plenty of [...] F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045704/bianchi-handed-ferrari-young-driver-test.html Jules Bianchi is overjoyed after being called up by Ferrari to take part in the young drivers' session at Jerez in December. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045703/williams-sells-minority-stake-in-f1-team.html Frank Williams and Patrick Head have sold a minority stake in their Williams F1 team to an Austrian investment company led by businessman Toto Wolff. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045702/williams-sells-first-shares.html Williams has announced that a minority interest of the Grove team has been purchased by an investment company headed by Austrian businessman and racer Christian 'Toto' Wolff, who also becomes a board member. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045701/equity-sale-for-private-motives-williams.html Sir Frank Williams has explained that full reasons for why he elected to sell part of his team will remain confidential; a minority interest of the former Champion squad has been sold off for the first time after he and co-owner Patrick Head made the joint decision. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045700/equity-sale-for-private-motives-williams.html Sir Frank Williams has explained that full reasons for why he elected to sell part of his team will remain confidential; a minority interest of the former Champion squad has been sold off for the first time after he and co-owner Patrick Head made the joint decision. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045699/wolff-worth-privateers-on-up.html Christian Wolff has explained that his reasons to buy a minority share in the Williams team are solely for profit-making purposes and not for an active role in the running of team. The Austrian racer and businessman makes history by becoming the first person other than Frank Williams or Patrick Head to hold a stake of the Grove outfit. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045698/wolff-worth-privateers-on-up.html Christian Wolff has explained that his reasons to buy a minority share in the Williams team are solely for profit-making purposes and not for an active role in the running of team. The Austrian racer and businessman makes history by becoming the first person other than Frank Williams or Patrick Head to hold a stake of the Grove outfit. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045697/rossi-newey-to-contest-endurance-race.html Multiple MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi will be joining the Vallelunga 6 Hour race in Italy this weekend as the Yamaha rider gets behind the wheel of a GT3-class Ferrari 430, complete with his legendary number 46. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045696/jani-to-test-force-india-at-jerez.html Neel Jani will test a Force India at the young driver test at Jerez early next month...   F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045007/williams-says-he-will-stay-in-control.html Frank Williams has denied that the sale of some of his equity in the Formula 1 team that bears his name means he will step back from the running the squad. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045006/kris-meekes-man-to-beat-as-rally-scotland-enters-forest.html NEWLY-CROWNED Intercontinental Rally Champion Kris Meeke proved he will be the man to beat in the final round, the inaugural running of Rally Scotland, when he topped the time F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045005/button-banned-from-mclaren-activities-by-brawn.html Brawn GP will not allow world champion Jenson Button to be involved in any team activities for McLaren before the end of the year. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045004/ecclestone-sets-silverstone-december-deadline.html Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has set Silverstone a December deadline to keep next year's British Grand Prix on the calendar. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045003/silverstone-handed-december-deadline.html Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone sets Silverstone a December deadline to keep next year's British Grand Prix on the calendar. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045001/first-williams-shares-sold.html Williams has announced that a minority interest of the Grove team has been purchased by an investment company headed by Austrian businessman and racer Toto Wolff, who also becomes a board member. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045000/buemi-schumacher-to-kart-in-las-vegas.html Toro Rosso's Sébastien Buemi and 7-time World Champion Michael Schumacher will be taking part in the SKUSA Supernationals karting event in Las Vegas this weekend. The Swiss and German drivers will be joined by more then 300 other competitors in the multi-class contest. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044999/photos-skusa-karting-event-las-vegas.html F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044998/usf1-considering-12-drivers.html The USF1 team is assessing 12 drivers ahead of its first season in Formula 1 next year. The Cosworth-powered organisation, run by Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor, is yet to announce any part of its line-up although management is confident that, contrary to some reports, much progress is being made. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044996/de-la-rosa-villeneuve-summerton-linked-to-usf1.html Team principal Ken Anderson has named Pedro de la Rosa as a possible driver for the new American team USF1 in 2010...   F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044310/williams-sells-stake-in-team.html Frank Williams and Patrick Head have sold an equity stake in their Formula 1 team to an Austrian investment company F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044309/former-f1-driver-larini-announces-touring-car-retirement.html Former Ferrari F1 driver Nicola Larini has announced he will be retiring from the World Touring Car Championship series following the completion of the final round of the season this weekend in Macau. The Italian drove in F1 between 1987 and 1997 completeing 48 GP’s and racing with teams such as Ferrari and Ligier.  He got [...] F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044308/raikkonen-says-2011-return-based-on-top-team-offer.html Kimi Raikkonen has declared he will only be returning to Formula One for the 2011 season if a top competitive team offers him a contract. The Finn, who was F1 World Champion in 2007, has left the Ferrari F1 team and is likely to be  taking a sabbatical in 2010 after contract negotiations with his former [...] F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044307/schumi-in-talks-mercedes-gp.html Michael Schumacher has reportedly held 'preliminary talks' with Mercedes GP that could see him make a comeback next season. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044306/fry-brave-or-stupid-button-badly-advised.html Nick Fry's apparent bitterness at Jenson Button's decision to leave for McLaren has the Brawn CEO questioning whether it's a brave move or a stupid one. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044305/kimi-i-havent-spoken-brawnmerc.html Kimi Raikkonen has denied talking with Brawn GP, saying he believes the team's new owners, Mercedes, will be taking an all-German line-up. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044304/bernie-december-11-deadline-for-silverstone.html Bernie Ecclestone has warned the BRDC that if they don't sign a contract by December 11, Britain will not have a F1 grand prix next season. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044303/official-bianchi-handed-ferrari-test.html Ferrari has confirmed that F3 Euroseries Champion Jules Bianchi will be running in the team's F60 for the young driver test session at Jerez next month. The Frenchman will pilot the 2009 car for the first two days of the 3-day event while a trio of other men will be sharing the cockpit as the session comes to a close. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044302/austrian-racer-becomes-williams-shareholder.html Williams has announced that a minority interest of the Grove team has been purchased by an investment company headed by Austrian businessman and racer Toto Wolff, who also becomes a board member. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044301/clock-ticking-for-silverstone.html Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has said again that the British Grand Prix will be lost if Silverstone does not organise a deal as soon as possible. The Englishman has pinpointed Friday 11 December as an absolute final date to have a deal in place. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044300/no-early-contract-release-for-button.html Brawn chief executive Nick Fry has announced pre-emptively that Jenson Button will not be released to commence work for his new team McLaren in the remaining days of 2009...   F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044299/ecclestone-puts-pressure-on-silverstone.html Bernie Ecclestone has warned that, if next month's World Motor Sport Council were to be held today, the British Grand Prix would be scratched from the 2010 calendar...   F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044298/sauber-waits-while-fia-considers-toyota-penalty.html The FIA is contemplating a penalty in the wake of Toyota's decision to withdraw immediately from Formula One...   F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044297/wrc-options-emerge-for-raikkonen.html Two potential options for a switch to the World Rally Championship for Kimi Raikkonen have already emerged...   F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044296/williams-sell-stake-in-team.html Frank Williams and Patrick Head have sold a stake in their Grove-based Formula One team to an Austrian investment firm...   F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044295/mercedes-in-no-hurry-to-replace-button.html Ross Brawn has hinted strongly that the newly rebranded Mercedes team is only on the market for a single driver for 2010...   F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1043189/brawn-to-rigorously-enforce-mclaren-ban-for-button.html Brawn GP will not allow World Champion Jenson Button to be involved in any team activities for McLaren before the end of the year. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1043188/mclaren-we-didnt-ask-for-buttons-early-release.html McLaren have responded to Brawn GP's announcement that they are holding Jenson Button to the letter of his contract by saying it's okay, it's not as if they asked for his early release. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1043187/my-door-open-says-trulli.html Jarno Trulli is not hiding the fact that he is yet to place his signature on a contract ahead of what would be his fourteenth season in Formula 1 next year. In the shadow of the Toyota departure, the Italian has been heavily linked with Lotus although no confirmation of talks has yet been given. F1 Racing - Formula One - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates