In a few days the historical comeback of F1-legend Michael Schumacher will take place at the 2010 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix in Manama. But today Vodafone McLaren already unveiled a historic partnership. X-Trade Brokers, a Warsaw-based brokerage house specialising in foreign exchange (FOREX), commodity and stock market investments, announced today the historic partnership with the ......read more

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is delighted to announce a new partnership with Processia Solutions – a Canadian PLM (product lifecycle management) implementation specialist who will work alongside the team to improve the software associated with the design, build and integration of its Formula 1 cars. Processia’s role will be key during the design and development stage: their ......read more

Over the past few weeks it was Michael Schumacher's return to the Formula Championship which made most of the motor-sport and also some of the non-motorsport headlines. Today Schumy made some more headlines, as the new Silver Arrows Formula One works team MERCEDES GP PETRONAS was presented at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. Nico Rosberg and seven-time Formula One World ......read more

Today's breaking news of Michael Schumacher's return to the Formula One was the focus of the motoring media in the Middle East and North Africa, especially since his comeback will take place at the Bahrain F1 GP 2010 in Manama. And as Michael Schumacher’s move to Mercedes GP Team was confirmed, Richard Bracewell, Shell’s Global Sponsorship Manager, one of the main sponsors ......read more

Abu Dhabi, 21 December 2009 – The Yas Hotel will be home to a trophy recently awarded to Yas Marina Circuit by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the governing body for world motor sport. At the annual FIA Gala held in Monaco last week, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was named the 2009 “Race Promoter of the Year”. “We are grateful to the many people ......read more

Stuttgart/Kuala Lumpur/Cairo - Petronas, the Malaysian national oil and gas company which is quite well-known in many parts of the Middle East, created together with Mercedes Benz a big surprise today in the F1 world, after Petronas had been linked to Lotus over the past few weeks. Mercedes GP announced today the signing of a long-term agreement with PETRONAS which will see the ......read more

Since its establishment in 2008, the association between Citroën Racing and Red Bull has already reaped world titles for Citroën, Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena in 2008 and 2009*, and the ties between the two companies are to be stepped up for next season. In addition to the Citroën Total World Rally Team-entered C4 WRCs of Sébastien Loeb and Dani Sordo, a second team will also now ......read more

Naser bin Khalifa Al Attia, Chairman of Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation, announced yesterday (25.11.2009) in a TV interview that Qatar and its Losail Racing circuit will be adapting changes to its racing circuit in order to be able to host a Formula 1 race and F1 tests in Qatar. This statement comes less than 3 weeks after the successful launch of the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix on the ......read more

Stuttgart/Cairo - From the 2010 season, German driver Nico Rosberg (24) will drive for the new Mercedes team in the Formula 1 World Championship, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport announced today. Three years after his father Keke had won the Formula 1 World Championship, Nico Rosberg was born in Wiesbaden, Germany on 27 June 1985, inheriting his racing DNA from his father. At the age ......read more

18 November 2009 / Woking-Cairo / A sensational double World Champion driver line-up was created today as Jenson Button joins Lewis Hamilton at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, which announced a few hours ago the signing of the reigning World Champion Jenson Button to a multi-year deal. He will be partnered by 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who will be embarking on his fourth ......read more

Mercedes-Benz will enter the Formula 1 World Championship with its own team, beginning with the 2010 season, and Daimler AG and McLaren Group will change their form of cooperation with effect as of 13 November 2009. This was announced by Daimler AG. Daimler AG together with Abu Dhabi-based Aabar Investments PJSC will take over 75.1 per cent of the Brawn GP team, with Daimler taking ......read more

Although the Renault F1 Team faced some turbulent time in the past few weeks due to the scandal involving the Singapore F1 GP and ex-F1 boss Flavio Briatore, still the French-British racing team was able to sign a very unique sponsorship deal with TW Steel. TW Steel, the international Dutch watch brand specializing in oversized watches, announced a three-year partnership with the ......read more

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) announced today a major sponsorship agreement with Brawn GP, the newly-crowned 2009 Formula One World Champions, which will see the telecommunications leader in Qatar support the team for their final race of the season at the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Brawn GP have surprised the world with its on-track performance this season, racing to the top of ......read more

It seems that F1 fans across the Middle East will not suffer when looking for an Arabic TV channel which broadcasts the first Abu Dhabi F1 race in Formula 1 history. After F1 fans suffered a lot before with the Bahrain TV and its live broadcast of the 2009 F1 season, it is more likely that they will now enjoy a professional coverage on Abu Dhabi Sports 2 TV channel, at least for the ......read more