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Domenicali Respects BMW Sauber Threat
2008-06-10 12:35:00 Stefano Domenicali has admitted he respects the threat of BMW Sauber in the championship race, now that they have won an event, ins serious style with a 1-2 finish. It has put the Swiss based team into second place in the constructors championship, just 3 points behind Ferrari who once again like in Monaco scored badly. “Pragmatically ...
Kimi Raikkonen has Admitted that Rumours
2008-06-06 04:29:00 The reigning F1 World Champion has long been rumoured to want out of F1 oftening stating in the past that he was not looking to break either Michael Schumachers records or become the longest serving driver in F1. This led to reports that Raikkonen could in fact quit at the end of his current Ferrari ...
Raikkonen Unpunished From Sutil Crash, Apologises
2008-05-25 20:48:00 Kimi Raikkonen has escaped punishment for his part in the accident with Adrian Sutil, which put pay to either drivers chances of a points finish. The Finn lost control of his car, and did not crash on purpose, but Force India decided to protest to the FIA anyway. Sutil himself said it was not Raikkonen’s fault. “The Stewards ...
The most recent same track wins hattricks
2008-05-12 13:29:00 Felipe Massa’s Turkish GP win last weekend was his third in a row on the Istanbul track. I wrote in my previous post that this the first time this has happened since Michael Schumacher… Well I was not exactly right … Michael Schumacher’s most recent hattrick of wins on the same track was his United States ...
By: F1 Wolf
Costa Happy With Ferrari Aero; More To Come In Turkey
2008-04-29 19:33:00 Aldo Costa has admitted he is very happy with the performance of Ferrari’s new aerodynamic parts, especially the new front wing. The Ferrari’s were 1-2 in Spain, and showed little sign of being beaten by their rivals, as world champion Kimi Raikkonen accelarated to the win in a similar dominance to Michael Schumacher back in the Ferrari ...
Spanish GP - Qualifying - Alonso on front row
2008-04-26 17:07:00 Kimi Raikkonen will start the Spanish GP from pole position confirming the strength of the Ferrari package in Barcelona. It is also the first pole position of the season for Raikkonen. He will however have an unexpected neighbour on front row - Renault with Fernando Alonso in the cockpit. Felipe Massa missed out on front ...
By: F1 Wolf
Pole Milik Kimi Raikkonen
2008-04-26 15:40:00 Catalunya - Ferrari kembali dominan menjelang gelaran GP Spanyol di sirkuit Catalaunya. Di sesi kualifikasi dua pembalap mereka masuk posisi tiga besar dengan Kimi Raikkonen sebagai pemilik pole position. Capaian tersebut didapat Raikkonen di menit terakhir aksinya di sesi kualifikasi, Sabtu (26/4/2008). Juara bertahan ini menggagalkan laju jagoan Renault, Fernando Alonso, yang nyaris menuai pole pertamanya ...
Raikkonen Wants To Extend Lead In Spain
2008-04-23 18:01:00 Kimi Raikkonen has stated his targets for the Spanish GP, days before the event is set to begin, The Finnish driver has taken control of the drivers world championship, which he won last season, after fantastic efforts in the past 2 races. Now back in Europe, Kimi knows its time for action not talking and that Europe ...
Ferrari Play Down Radical Wing Effect
2008-04-21 20:32:00 Ferrari have played down the effect of their new radical front wing on the F2008 after rivals claimed it could give them up to 2 seconds per lap advantage. The new wing features a pair of slots mounted on top of the nose of the wing, around by the number. It was debuted after much speculation in ...
Kimi Raikkonen - Interesting
2008-04-19 07:03:00 Kimi Raikkonen has emerge victorious at Interlagos ,Brasil and won, for his first time, the world champion title, passing by only 1 point Hamilton and Alonso ! Coming to Brazil, Raikkonen’s chances of winning the championship were the slimmest of the three. Two ways to accomplish this goal were: finish first, with Alonso taking third or lower and Hamilton sixth or lower; or finish second, with Alonso in fourth or lower and Hamilton eighth or lower. Only Raikkonen could count on the help of a teammate, Massa, who after clinching pole position on Saturday was in the best possible position to provide help. And that was exactly what Massa, who led the race almost from the beginning, did when he pitted in the 50th lap, allowing his teammate take the lead. Massa could probably have overtaken Raikkonen after returning to the track, but instead he kept Alonso at bay in third place. 1. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 110 p 2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 109 p 3. Fernando Alonso...
Why is Michael Schumacher still testing for Ferrari?
2008-04-18 18:54:00 Shaun left this comment yesterday under one of the Barcelona test posts: Why is Schumacher testing for Ferrari instead of Raikkonen or Massa ? sorry if this is an obvious question. Well, good question and I do not think it is obvious. Ferrari has Raikkonen and Massa plus test drivers proper Gene and Badoer. But they still use Michael Schumacher and used him again ...
By: F1 Wolf
Webber Fastest On Damp Day At Barca
2008-04-17 18:34:00 Mark Webber took the title of being fastest on what was a rain sodden and almost pointless day of testing in Barcelona. The Red Bull Racing driver managed to complete just 37 laps on his way to the top of the leader board. There was a major downpour in the morning, then the track dried before heavy ...
Massa Triumphant Once Again In Bahrain
2008-04-06 16:06:00 Felipe Massa has won this afternoon’s 2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. The Brazilian has now won the rae 2 years in a row, and looked comfortable as he cruised to victory in the scarlet coloured Ferrari. His team mate and current world champion Kimi Raikkonen brought the other car home in 2nd, to make a ...
Raikkonen Wants A Win In Bahrain
2008-04-02 13:24:00 Kimi Raikkonen wants to break his Bahrain duck and finally score a victory at the arabic circuit as the F1 carnival rolls into town this weekend. The Finnish driver, who is the current world champion, has finished 3rd for the past 3 years, driving for McLaren in 2005/6 and Ferrari in 2007. He wants a victory, and ...
Kimi Raikkonen wary of BMW threat
2008-04-02 11:26:00 Kimi Raikkonen is convinced Ferrari and McLaren will not have it all their own way this season.The Ferrari driver and reigning world champion thinks there are three teams and six drivers in the running for the two championships. "It's much too early to make any kind of conclusion as to who is who," said Raikkonen. "We will have to wait a few more races to get the picture as to who are the main contenders for the title, but its going to be as tight as it was last year." Lewis Hamilton and Raikkonen have shared the spoils in the first two races this season but the 29-year-old is aware that BMW Sauber are hot on their heels. BMW driver Nick Heidfeld was runner-up at Melbourne while Robert Kubica finished second in Malaysia. "It's a battle between three teams instead of two because whilst Ferrari and McLaren might have won the first two races, let's not forget BMW have had two second places. So any slip up by Ferrari and McLaren and they will be there to pick up the points. "This tim...
Formula One Kimi Raikkonen Profile
2008-03-27 16:58:00 Name: Kimi Raikkonen Birthday: October 17, 1979 Team: Ferrari Country: Finland Podiums: 49 F1 Titles: 1 Kimi Raikkonen entered Formula One as a regular driver for Sauber-Petronas in 2001. Having previously only raced in very junior open-wheel categories, he was given his Super Licence from the FIA after a performance delivery promise from his team boss, Peter Sauber. He joined McLaren Mercedes in ...
By: Blog Zone
Ferrari Hoping Bahrain Tests Will Give Them GP Advantage
2008-03-25 12:47:00 Scuderia Ferrari are hoping that the previous test in Bahrain over the winter will give them an advantage heading into the forthcoming Bahrain GP. The Italian based team decided to spend 5 days in the Arabic nation, rather than 5 days at Barcelona. They were the only team testing, alongside Toyota. “It’s clear that we’ll take advantage of ...
Raikkonen Bags Thai Home
2008-03-24 12:00:00 Kimi Raikkonen has added another home to his portfolio, bagging a £500,000 villa in Phuket, Thailand. The Finnish driver, who won yesterday’s Malaysian Grand Prix, wanted the home to retreat to during the winter months between race events as it would provide him with some warmth. That warmth is obviously somewhat entertaining considering he is “iceman”. Raikkonen was ...
Kimi Raikkonen Wins 2008 Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix
2008-03-23 11:38:00 After a disastrous race for both the Ferrari and Kimi on Melbourne, Kimi Raikkonen wins in Malaysia, Robert Kubica finished second and McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen came in third, while his team mate Lewis Hamilton, the Australian GP winner finished fifth. Fernando Alonso finished 7th! It was a bad day for Felippe Massa. On his 31 lap he spins out of track and left the place open for Robert Kubica. Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were straggling really hard to make it to the pole but bad for them, they just couldn’t make it. Once again it was an awesome day for my man Kimi. The car was perfect as well as the track, just another easy win for Kimi. The track in Malaysian is a brilliant one. It is indeed a beautiful fast track which allows you to go flat out listening to the sound of those engines roaring at their limits. It was absolutely thrilling to watch the onboard camera view of the car that is already speeding over 300 Km/h! Here is the complete list, Pos       Driv...
By: Bare Fly
Domenicali Vows To Work On Ferrari Reliability
2008-03-17 17:52:00 Ferrari principal Stefano Domenicali has vowed to work on the reliability of the new car after the teams dismal display in the Australian Grand Prix yesterday. Both Ferrari cars retired from the race, although Raikkonen was later awarded a single point because of Barrichello’s disqualification. Raikkonen had to start 15th on the grid after breaking down ...
Raikkonen Fastest In FP1
2008-03-14 17:56:00 Kimi Raikkonen threw down the gauntlet and powered his #1 Ferrari to the top of the timesheets in the first practice session of 2008. The Finnish driver was half a second ahead of Lewis Hamilton. TimeSheet Pos. Driver Team Time Laps 1 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.461 25 2 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:26.948 21 3 F. Massa Ferrari 1:26.958 25 4 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:27.114 19 5 M. Webber Red Bull 1:28.263 18 6 F. Alonso Renault 1:28.360 22 7 R. Kubica BMW 1:28.579 12 8 T. Glock Toyota 1:28.913 16 9 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:28.957 22 10 J. Trulli Toyota 1:29.014 23 11 J. Button Honda 1:29.124 25 12 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:29.230 24 13 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:29.301 5 14 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro ...
Etihad Airlines Signs Deal With Ferrari
2008-03-13 18:02:00 Etihad Airlines have signed a £60million 3 year deal to sponsor the Ferrari team. The airline has experience of sponsoring F1, signing a 3 year deal with Spyker at the start of 2007. However, when Vijay Mallya purchased the team they pulled out of the deal. They are also the sponsor for the forthcoming Abu Dhabi ...
Kimi Raikkonen Diecast Contest Concludes March 12
2008-03-06 18:42:00 6 days left to win! There is only 6 days left to get your pick in and win. All you have to do before March 12 is pick the 3rd place finisher in the 2008 Australian Grand Prix. I have 2, yes 2 1/18 scale diecast 2007 Kimi Raikkonen winning Ferrari. Just send me your ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Kimi Raikkonen Diecast Contest Concludes March 12", url: "http://www.f1-togo.com/contest-s/kimi-raikkonen-diecast-contes-t-concludes-march-12/" });
By: F1 ToGo
2008 F1 Season - Team Mates - Renault
2008-03-05 06:29:00 The ING Renault team enters the 2008 season with a brand new line up. OK, not exactly brand new. None of the 2007 Renault drivers has survived Flavio’s winter clean up. However one of the new drivers is recycled, repackaged and more expensive Fernando Alonso. Fernando Alonso - Spain Born: 29 July 1981 In F1 since 2001 - ...
By: F1 Wolf
2008 F1 Season - Team Mates - Ferrari
2008-03-02 14:27:00 The new season is just around the corner and so after earlier post predicting form of all the teams in 2008 Formula 1 season, it is time to look at the drivers. Let’s start with Ferrari. Kimi Raikkonen - Finland Born: 17 October 1979 In F1 since 2001 (2001 Sauber, 2002 - 2006 McLaren, from 2007 Ferrari) Best Result: 2007 Formula ...
By: F1 Wolf
Kimi Raikkonen Diecast Model Giveaway Coming Soon
2008-02-29 16:35:00 With the Australian Grand Prix just around the corner on March 16, the drawing for a Kimi Raikkonen diecast model is also coming fast. remember, all you have to do is pick the 3rd place finisher in the Australian Grand Prix, send your pick to me and you could win. So far interest is quite good with some even changing their picks as we get closer. Yes you can do this. I’m guessing my now, most of us can have some idea of what might happen this season and in particular the first grand prix of the season we have been waiting so long for. Get your picks to me before March 12 to enter! Related Posts 25 Days Left to Win Diecast of Kimi Raikkonen 2007 Winning car Win Diecast of Raikkonen’s F2007 F1-ToGo DVD Giveaway Technorati Tags: Kimi Raikkonen diecast model, Australian Grand PrixShareThis
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Alonso Tips Kimi For 2nd Title Win In ?08
2008-02-28 19:32:00 Fernando Alonso has tipped rival Kimi Raikkonen to win the title in 2008. He expects the Finn to take his impressive Ferrari to a 2nd title in 2 years. The Spaniard is no stranger to back-back title wins, grabbing the 2005 and 2006 titles with Renault. He reckons it will be close again between the 2 McLaren’s ...
Final Goodbye to 2007 Formula 1 Season - All the screensavers
2008-02-26 15:21:00 The 2008 Formula 1 season is just around a corner, the gap between now and Australian GP is already smaller than the summer break between Hungarian and European Grands Prix. I have been posting screensavers from 2007 Formula 1 season during the winter break and I just realized that 3 of them still did not make ...
By: F1 Wolf
F1-ToGo A Week in a Post #2
2008-02-24 16:34:00 The week started with more bad news for struggling Super Aguri. After pulling out of this past weeks test session, instead scheduling a Q&A for media with Aguri Suzuki and tech director Mark Preston, This was even canceled. Now, in a bid to save his team Aguri Suzuki has flown to Tokyo for discussions with ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "F1-ToGo A Week in a Post #2", url: "http://www.f1-togo.com/f1-team--news/ferrari/f1-togo-a-week-in--a-post-2/" });
By: F1 ToGo
Michael Schumacher to Test With Raikkonen
2008-02-22 16:35:00 Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen will be together on the same track driving the same car. Won’t that be something and it will be sure to draw a crowd. The story is that Michael Schumacher will test the F2008 at the final pre-season test session in Spain. He is apparently scheduled to drive on ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Michael Schumacher to Test With Raikkonen", url: "http://www.f1-togo.com/f1-team--news/michael-schumacher-to-tes-t-with-raikkonen/" });
By: F1 ToGo
25 Days Left to Win Diecast of Kimi Raikkonen 2007 Winning car
2008-02-16 21:17:00 Don’t forget, 25 days left to enter the Diecast of Kimi Raikkonen’s 2007 winning car draw. All you have to do is pick the 3rd place finisher at the 2008 Australian grand Prix. There are 2 of these diecast models to give away! Related Posts Win Diecast of Raikkonen’s F2007 Raikkonen More Deserving McLaren Lose Popularity Over Contradictions Technorati Tags: ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "25 Days Left to Win Diecast of Kimi Raikkonen 2007 Winning car", url: "http://www.f1-togo.com/drivers-/kimi-raikkonen/25-days-left-to--win-diecast-of-kimi-raikkonen--2007-winning-car/" });
By: F1 ToGo
F1 Cars In Duty Free
2008-02-11 20:27:00 Formula One cars are joining the usual alcohol and tobacco products in duty free at Zurich Airport over the coming month. The cars and various pieces of memorabilia are from a collection owned by Peter Sauber of his former F1 team, Sauber which was based in Hinwil Switzerland. The pieces will be auctioned off over the coming 6 ...
Massa Fastest As Bahrain Test Ends
2008-02-11 17:45:00 Felipe Massa set the fastest lap time of the final day in Bahrain testing before the 2008 season starts. The next time the drivers will be present at the track will be for the race in a few months time. Massa, in the F2008 completed 91 laps of the Sakhir circuit on another hot day. Timo Glock, ...
Raikkonen Maintains Dominance In Bahrain Over Weekend
2008-02-10 21:04:00 Kimi Raikkonen has maintained his dominance during the Bahrain Testing week, over Saturday and Sunday with fastest times in both days. Raikkonen and his F2008 have been the fastest car and driver on every single day of the tests so far. Felipe Massa has replaced Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer behind the wheel and is being much ...
Ferrari To Launch New Aero Package
2008-02-08 20:14:00 Ferrari are planning to launch a major upgrade of their current aero package for the next major test session of the season. The Italian based team will be making big changes to the wings, barge boards and engine box. They will also be showing off a new aerodynamical idea where there is a hole in the ...
Win Diecast of Raikkonen?s F2007
2008-02-06 20:38:00 Win a diecast 1/18th scale of Kimi Raikkonen’s 2007 winning car. I will be giving away 2 of these models to 2 lucky winners who can pick the third place finisher in the 2008 Australian Grand Prix. That’s it! Predict the 3rd place finisher and I will enter you into the draw. The ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Win Diecast of Raikkonen's F2007", url: "http://www.f1-togo.com/drivers-/kimi-raikkonen/win-diecast-of--raikkonens-f2007/" });
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Raikkonen Stunningly Fast In Bahrain
2008-02-05 19:33:00 Kimi Raikkonen was amazingly fast in today’s Bahrain testing, with his Ferrari on top of its game. The Finn set a lap time 2 seconds faster than last season’s pole position time, something utterly astonishing. Its the first time we have seen the F2008 on this sort of pace. Again, Luca Badoer was second in the other Ferrari, ...
Raikkonen Fastest In Bahrain Tests
2008-02-04 18:30:00 Kimi Raikkonen made a return to testing at the desert venue of Bahrain’s Sakhir circuit today, powering his Ferrari F2008 to the top of the timesheets. The Iceman was clearly not flustered by warm conditions, his 1.32.0 lap was over 1 second faster than Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer who finished second. Toyota were the only other ...
Raikkonen Hungry For More Success
2008-01-28 18:44:00 Kimi Raikkonen has stated his desire for more success with the Ferrari team after their clean sweep of titles in 2007 which saw him crowned world champion for the first time. The Finnish driver has said he is hungry for wins, and is going to defend his title during 2008 with successful performances. The Ferrari driver is ...
Raikkonen Fastest On Valencia?s Final Day
2008-01-24 18:30:00 Kimi Raikkonen has stated dominance over the McLaren’s during the final day of testing in Valencia, setting the fastest lap time of the day. Raikkonen seemed to be enjoying driving the new Ferrari, which twinned with Felipe Massa who managed 3rd position is already racking up the testing mileage. Kovalainen was 2nd in the McLaren, continuing his ...
Ferrari On The Pace At Valencia
2008-01-22 18:34:00 Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen were the fastest today topping the timesheets at Valencia. The pair were continuing development work to the F2008, which seems to be shaping up to be a fantastic car to devend their world championship title. The suprise challenger today was Nico Rosberg in the newly launched Williams FW30. The German ...
A Few Interesting Comments
2008-01-17 17:04:00 Sir Jackie Stewart on Max Mosely bbxxy42-1822a470d2-55 Jackie Stewart thinks Mosley is not well enough qualified to lead the governing body of a sport like formula one. “This is a very heavily capital invested sport and presently the president of the FIA is not paid and therefore he is part time and an amateur.” Heikki Kovalainen “I heard ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Few Interesting Comments", url: "http://www.f1-togo.com/feature-d/a-few-interesting-comments/"- });
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A Few Interesting Comments
2008-01-17 17:04:00 Sir Jackie Stewart on Max Mosely bbxxy42-1822a470d2-55 Jackie Stewart thinks Mosley is not well enough qualified to lead the governing body of a sport like formula one. “This is a very heavily capital invested sport and presently the president of the FIA is not paid and therefore he is part time and an amateur.” Heikki Kovalainen “I heard ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Few Interesting Comments", url: "http://www.f1-togo.com/drivers-/a-few-interesting-comments/" });
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Alonso States Dominance - Fastest On Renault Return At Jerez
2008-01-15 18:15:00 Fernando Alonso has stated a clear message to his opposition - that he is back and ready for the fight. The Spainard was joining Renault for his first test session with the team since he left them back in 2006. He was fastest today, ahead of current reiging World Champion Kimi Raikkonen who was using the F2008 ...
Ferrari Fastest In 1st Jerez Test Of 2008
2008-01-14 19:58:00 Ferrari have stated their dominance early in 2008 by seeing reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen fly to the top of the time sheets in the first Jerez test. Many of the 2008 cars were on show here today, with every team turning up to test apart from BMW Sauber who were launching their new car in ...
Raikkonen Impressed With F2008
2008-01-08 18:12:00 Kimi Raikkonen has declared himself very happy with the Ferrari F2008 after its first outing yesterday at the Fiorano Circuit, Italy. Raikkonen raced the car under damp and foggy conditions. He completed 55 laps, and set a best time of 1:00.897, but this was set using rain tyres. “The first impressions of the new car were very positive,” ...
This is why I like Kimi Raikkonen
2008-01-06 23:27:00 One short quote from the World Champion, that probably is also a reaction on the recent “safety issues” talk from some drivers. “Now traction control is not going to help you but for me it will be a lot more fun. I think there will be an easier chance to overtake as people will make more ...
By: F1 Wolf
Raikkonen Will Be Stronger In 2008
2008-01-06 19:17:00 Kimi Raikkonen believes that he will be much stronger in 2008 than he was back in 2007 - despite winning the world championship last season. The Finn made the move from McLaren to Ferrari at the end of the 2006 season, replacing Michael Schumacher. He had been very unlucky at McLaren, missing out on titles and ...
Ferrari Launch F2008
2008-01-06 16:28:00 Ferrari have kicked off the season by launching their 2008 title contender the F2008 in Maranello today. The new car has been designed with the new regulations in mind, meaning that it is now heavier. The aerodynamic package applied to the car for this launch is said to be “changing radically” before the first race of the season ...
Year End Fun - The Different Look At The Last Four F1 World Champions
2007-12-23 12:08:00 This is the time of year when we usually look at the funnier sides of life and Formula 1. So let’s have a look at the last four Formula 1 Champions. First the new champion, Kimi Raikkonen, who was a gorilla before he became F1 champ. Check this previous article on F1Wolf on Kimi and his friends dressed in gorilla suits. They were all ...
By: F1 Wolf
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