Alonso - Engine freeze has hurt Renault

Jul.31 (GMM) Fernando Alonso backed team boss Flavio Briatore's claim this week that Renault has fallen back because of its rivals' unfair approach to the so-called 'freeze' on engine development.

McLaren challenge Lewis Hamilton penalty

A Formula One season without courtroom drama just will not do, it seems. The legal buffs are going to get their fix this time round after McLaren Mercedes confirmed yesterday that they will appeal against the decision by the stewards to demote Lewis Hamilton from first to third place at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa- Francorchamps on Sunday.

Ferrari to race 'shark fin' in Hungary

Jul.29 (GMM) In Hungary this weekend, Ferrari will debut the so-called 'shark fin' engine cover it tested at Jerez last week, according to the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Haug hints Kovalainen to stay at McLaren

Jul.29 (GMM) Norbert Haug, the racing boss of Mercedes-Benz, has hinted once again that formula one partner McLaren is not looking to replace Heikki Kovalainen ahead of the 2009 season.

Luca Marmorini explains KERS system

How advanced is Toyota's KERS development?We are working flat-out to develop and improve our KERS system. We have investigated various options and now the challenge is to refine the system before we run it in a car for the first time. At this stage our development has been completely based at the factory, rather than the race track, because 95% of KERS development can be done on the KERS simulation dyno.

Force India delays new gearbox

Jul.29 (GMM) Force India has opted to delay the introduction of its new seamless shift gearbox. The back-of-the-grid Silverstone based team ran the unit at the Jerez test last week, and has long targeted the Hungarian grand prix this weekend for its race debut.