Formula One News — July 2009

The FIA says that a final draft of a new Concorde Agreement is close and will be ready for signature in the next few days.

As expected, there is more trouble coming between the FIA and FOTA, despite the supposed agreement at the FIA World Council meeting on June 24.

We have hear whispers in recent days suggesting that former World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen is considering standing against Max Mosley in the FIA election in October.

Toyota subsidiary Fuji Speedway has confirmed rumours that it has hosted its last Grand Prix, at least for the time being.

There are rumours that Red Bull Racing may want to change engines next year with the suggestion being that the team could switch to Mercedes-Benz.

There are whispers that Pedro de la Rosa will leave McLaren at the end of the year to become one of the drivers of the new Campos Meta 1 team.

Bernie Ecclestone usually has a deft touch with the media, sending out subtle messages while providing journalists with a good story, often delivering a very different message as he does so. So one must analyse everything he says very carefully.

During the Battle of Hastings in 1066 legend has it that William of Normandy was nearly defeated after his first major attack on the English on Senlac Ridge. As the Normans retreated the English broke ranks and charged after the Normans, yelling rude things and killing as many of them as possible.

Tony George has resigned as chief executive of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation after nearly 20 years in charge.