Formula 1 Paddock: Latest Gossip and Rumours

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Published: September 2, 2013

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Ex-F1 Driver Alex Zanardi Wins Gold

Starting this roundup on a high, what a sight it was to see Alex Zanardi win his maiden Para-Cycling world title.

Ex-Jordan, Minardi and Team Lotus racer Zanardi, twice a Champ Car title winner, earned the gold with success in the time trial in Canada on Saturday.

Double-amputee Zanardi completed the 17.3km course in 27:15 to win the H4 class.

It's excellent to see such inspirational stories get publicity, despite BBC Sport confusing "kart" with "cart", the competition in which Zanardi lost both legs in the most horrendous of crashes.



 

Is Todt's FIA Reign Over?

Former Ferrari team boss and current FIA President Jean Todt will be opposed in this year's presidential elections by his former running mate David Ward, should he try and stay on for a second term.

Ward, who has quit his role as director general of the FIA Foundation charity, has his roots in British politics.

It follows fresh criticism of Todt's time as FIA President, this time from his predecessor Max Mosley, who according to Motorsport.com says Todt is partly responsible for the sport's money crisis. 

No one could or wanted to join the [budget cap] proposal. Instead, the teams introduced their own cost limits, but it was never effective in reality. In the end it was only a non-binding letter of intent -- a kind of lip service. It was ineffective, partly because my successor Jean Todt was never a friend of cost limits. Now Formula One has a big problem.

 

Caterham's Van Der Garde Hopeful of F1 Stay



Giedo van der Garde is optimistic he will be on the F1 grid next season after a career-best qualifying and strong race at the Belgian Grand Prix.

The Dutch driver, in his debut season, reached Q2 at Spa, starting the race 14th and fending of...
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