All Formula One teams are cheats, claims IrvineSeptember 18th, 2009 LONDON - Ex-Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine has claimed that all Formula One teams are cheats. Irvine says there has been an overreaction to the race-fixing charges being levelled at the Renault team.
Lab tech who mixed deadly brew that killed polo horses sues Fla. pharmacy over being firedAugust 21st, 2009 Florida pharmacy in polo horses' deaths suedWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida pharmacy that mixed a deadly concoction of vitamin supplements that killed 21 elite polo horses fired a lab technician who prepared the mix after she spoke with federal investigators, according to a whistleblower complaint filed against the business.
Deputy coroner: Mina Brees, mother of Saints quarterback, has died in ColoradoAugust 11th, 2009 Deputy coroner: Drew Brees' mother dies in Colo.HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, Colo. —A medical examiner says Mina Brees, the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, has died in western Colorado.
Brawn keen to see former protege Schumacher return to F-1August 10th, 2009 LONDON - Ross Brawn is relishing the prospect of seeing former protege Michael Schumacher return to Formula One. The Brawn Grand Prix boss masterminded Schuey to seven world titles, two with Benetton and five with Ferrari, reports The Sun.
Devon Alexander beats England's Junior Witter for WBC 140-pound titleAugust 2nd, 2009 Alexander beats Witter for WBC 140-pound titleRANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Devon Alexander won the WBC 140-pound title Saturday night when Junior Witter quit before the ninth round of their bout for the vacant belt, citing a hand injury.
F1 peace could gain stability as FIA announces imminent signing of new Concorde AgreementJuly 24th, 2009 F1 peace near as new Concorde Agreement in sightBUDAPEST, Hungary — A new Concorde Agreement, the document that governs Formula One, could be signed by next week, which could stabilize F1's fragile peace. F1's governing body said Friday that its World Motor Sports Council had received the new document.
Formula Two driver dies after accident on trackJuly 20th, 2009 LONDON - Henry Surtees, teenage son of 1964 Formula One world champion John, died Sunday in an accident in the Formula Two race at the Brands Hatch circuit. The 18-year-old driver was struck on the head, during the second of the weekends two races, by a tyre from the car of rival Jack Clarke, who had spun into the wall exiting Westfield.
Mosley not to seek another term as FIA boss: EcclestoneJuly 11th, 2009 LONDON - Max Mosley will live up to his promise and not seek another term as president of motorsport's governing body FIA, Formula One commercial rights boss Bernie Ecclestone has said. "I have no doubt in my mind, as long as I've known Max, he's always done what he said he would do," Ecclestone told The Times.
Vatanen confirms he will run for FIA president, braced for Mosley's challengeJuly 10th, 2009 Vatanen will challenge Mosley for FIA presidencyLONDON — Former World Rally champion Ari Vatanen launched his campaign for the presidency of Formula One's governing body on Friday still believing incumbent Max Mosley may seek a fifth term. Despite speaking to Mosley before confirming his FIA candidacy, Vatanen is no clearer about whether the 69-year-old Briton will stand for another term.
FOTA, Mosley rift could lead to F1 breakaway againJuly 9th, 2009 LONDON - The prospect of a breakaway Formula One world championship was dramatically revived on Wednesday when the technical directors of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) walked out of a meeting with FIA representatives saying the sport's future was "in jeopardy". Wednesday's meeting with FIA president Max Mosley was convened to agree to the final points of detail, but ended in acrimony after FOTA concluded that the FIA was again attempting to move goalposts at the last moment.
Bulgaria hoping to secure a Formula One grand prix for 2011July 4th, 2009 Bulgaria hopes to secure F1 race in 2011SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria is hoping to strike a deal that would allow the Balkan country to host a Formula One grand prix in 2011. Representatives of the race organizing committee said they have received a formal invitation to the German Grand Prix on July 12 at the Nuerburgring, where they were to meet with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.
Jaguars trade veteran WR Dennis Northcutt to Lions for third-year S Gerald AlexanderJuly 1st, 2009 Jaguars trade Northcutt to Lions for AlexanderJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have traded receiver Dennis Northcutt to the Detroit Lions for safety Gerald Alexander.
Formula One is the winner as Mosley agrees to quitJune 25th, 2009 HAMBURG - Formula One racing was the winner when Max Mosley caved in to a group of rebel teams to ensure the future of the sport, insiders and the international media said Thursday. A deal struck Wednesday between eight teams organized in the umbrella body FOTA and the world governing body FIA run by Mosley ended a bitter two-month standoff in which the teams had threatened to form a breakaway deal.
Mosley says deal reached over unified F1 championship, won't seek re-election as FIA presidentJune 24th, 2009 Mosley to step down after deal to prevent F1 splitPARIS — The cash-strapped Formula One series prevented a break up Wednesday when the FIA's divisive and scandal-plagued president, Max Mosley, agreed to scrap a planned budget cap and step down at the end of his term. Mosley will immediately take a back-seat role until his 16-year tenure ends in October, a move aimed at easing some of the acrimony that has blighted F1 in recent months.
Mosley's son died after taking eleven times more cocaine than a potentially fatal doseJune 11th, 2009 LONDON - The 39-year-old son of Formula 1 boss Max Mosley died after taking eleven times more cocaine than a potentially fatal dose, an inquest has heard. Junkie Alexander Mosley also downed or injected heroin, ecstasy, the horse tranquiliser ketamine, amphetamines and methadone, reports The Sun.
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