Red Bull’s chief technical officer Adrian Newey was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for services to motorsport by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.
Newey’s Red Bull cars have won the constructors’ championship for the past two seasons and he has previously designed machines that have taken titles for Williams and McLaren.
Former Formula One driver Nigel Mansell, who won the 1992 world championship in the Newey-designed Williams FW14B, was also in attendance at the ceremony. Mansell received a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) from Her Majesty the Queen for services to ******** and young people in his role as president of charity UK Youth.
The Briton, already an OBE, was famed for his committed racing style during a Formula One career which spanned 15 years and featured 31 Grand Prix victories, 32 pole positions and 30 fastest laps.
Race organisers have released further news of their off-track line-up for the 2012 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix. Global superstar Katy Perry will headline the Padang stage on Sunday September 22 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, with admission free to all three-day race ticket holders.
He sure did, Lars. And that was a fantastic year in both CART IndyCar and Formula One ('94 was horrible!).
Tell ya what, if an OCSM can answer one or both questions, what say we F1 fans agree to give her our votes through at least the first round? So, don't anybody answer and let's see if any of the OCSM's will lurk this thread and give the right answer(s). Hey, it's an "easy" way to pick up some votes, yeah? :dunno:
Apr.9 (GMM) Monisha Kaltenborn will become F1's first ever female team boss.
That is the revelation of Peter Sauber, who at the age of 68 has hinted he might call it a day before his 70th birthday.
Indian Kaltenborn, 41, is already Hinwil based Sauber's chief executive, while Peter Sauber remains the team principal.
Sauber, in fact, has already departed the pitwall once before, when he sold his team to BMW and handed over to Mario Theissen.
Somewhat reluctantly, he returned in 2010, having rescued the Hinwil based employees in the **** of German carmaker's sudden withdrawal.