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Kubica Wins First Ever Race In Canada
2008-06-09 10:46:00 Robert Kubica stood on top of the podium for the first ever time at the Canadian GP. It is the first time BMW Sauber have won a race, and the first time a Pole has won. Nick Heidfeld finished second for the Swiss based team, their first 1-2. David Coulthard scored his first point of the ...
Red Bull Racing hits stride with another strong finish
2008-06-09 09:06:00 LONG POND, Pa. — In a slow yet consistent pace, Brian Vickers, the same driver who failed to make 13 races last season, is making a chance at the Chase a possibility. His runner-up finish to Kasey Kahne in Sunday’s Pocono 500 is giving the Toyota driver an optimistic outlook for the remainder of the season. Pocono 500 Official Results Pos. Driver Make 1. Kasey Kahne Dodge 2. Brian Vickers Toyota 3. Denny Hamlin Toyota 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 5. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 6. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 7. Matt Kenseth Ford 8. Kurt Busch Dodge 9. Carl Edwards Ford 10. Mark Martin Chevrolet • Results | Points | Lap-by-Lap• Video Highlights | Photo Gallery The 2007 season for Vickers was a struggle. Both his manufacturer, Toyota, and his team, Red Bull Racing, were new to the sport, although Vickers would rebound after missing the Daytona 500 with a top-10 finish the following week in Fontana, Calif. Still, the remainder o...
Hamilton On Pole In Canada
2008-06-07 20:22:00 Lewis Hamilton grabbed pole in the dying seconds of Qualifying in Canada, after Robert Kubica shocked everyone by going fastest late on. The Polish driver took 1st while everyone was watching Kimi Raikkonen’s lap, but Hamilton took it away from Kubica and stole pole position at the track where he won his first race last season. Ferrari ...
FIA clamps down on flexing bridge wings - Fix it !
2008-06-03 17:28:00 With all the attention focused on the June 3 Mosley vote the other FIA related news went almost unnoticed. According to Autosport it looks like FIA told the teams that the popular bridge wings mus be secured to the nose or a support must now be fitted to stop it from flexing (as ...
By: F1 Wolf
Massa Grabs Pole In Monaco Shock
2008-05-24 15:55:00 Felipe Massa shocked the paddock as he grabbed pole position for tomorrow’s race in the principality in the dying seconds of Q3 from World Champ team mate Raikkonen. Massa had commented on Wednesday that he really did not like Monaco, although I believe this might be about to change! It means Kimi Raikkonen will be in 2nd ...
Raikkonen Fastest In FP1, Monaco
2008-05-22 18:56:00 Kimi Raikkonen continued Ferrari dominance at a McLaren track this time, comfortably controlling free practice 1 in the principality. Timesheet Pos Driver Team Time ...
F1: Catch up with RBR?s Coulthard and Newey
2008-05-22 15:16:00 David Coulthard has hailed a breakthrough in Istanbul after he got to the chequered flag for the first time this season with no failures, collisions or crashes. Writing in his column on the ITV F1 website, he says: "I feel like I got a monkey off my back in Turkey."
By: Brits on Pole
Coulthard Not Commenting On F1 Future
2008-05-20 18:22:00 David Coulthard has declined to comment on his future in F1, and is certainly not going to speculate. The Scot was discussing the recent revelations that Mark Webber, his team mafe at Red Bull Racing, who is opening discussions with the team over extending his contract. DC thinks this is stupid to start speculation even before the ...
Buemi Frustrated With Restricted Testing
2008-05-17 18:10:00 Sebastien Buemi has vented his anger and frustration at the limited testing in F1, and the fact he has hardly had any running in an F1 car this season because of it. The young Swiss driver, who helped A1 GP Team Switzerland to win the title only a few weekend’s ago in England, is the test ...
Paul Ricard Day 2 and 3 Times
2008-05-16 23:03:00 Times from days 2 and 3 of Paul Ricard testing. Day 2; Kimi Raikkonen fastest Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Raikkonen ...
Massa Wins The 2008 Turkish Grand Prix
2008-05-11 17:03:00 Felipe Massa has won the Turkish Grand Prix for the 3rd time in a row. The Brazilian held off pressure from Hamilton in the McLaren to take the flag, and put himself back in contention for the world championship. Hamilton was condemmed to 2nd place after his 3 stop strategy, although Raikkonen pushed hard he had to ...
Webber Hunting For New RBR Contract
2008-05-10 21:26:00 Mark Webber has told reporters in Istanbul that he is actively seeking and discussing a contract for the future with his current team, Red Bull Racing. The Australian joined the team in 2007, and into his second season he feels now that progress is being made and in the mad world of F1 driver changes, he ...
Alguersuari To Test RBR4
2008-05-02 18:36:00 Jaime Alguersuari is set to test the Red Bull RBR4 next week, the first time he will have driven a F1 car. The young Spaniard is currently driving in the British F3 Series, and is being called up to the Red Bull squad in place of Sebastian Buemi who is on GP2 duty. The test will be of ...
F1: The Red Bull takeover proceeds apace?
2008-04-28 16:56:00 When Red Bull Racing made its debut in F1 back in 2005, with more front than Dolly Parton and a motorhome big and flash enough to take on McLaren?s, jaws dropped. And everything the team did, from sending David Coulthard up onto the Monaco podium dressed in a sponsors? Superman cloak, to encouraging its principal Christian Horner to jump naked into a swimming pool to celebrate the event, reinforced the impression that the sport now had a major new player on its hands.
By: Brits on Pole
Raikkonen Records A Rampant Victory In Spain
2008-04-27 17:10:00 Kimi Raikkonen romped home to a terrific victory of the Spanish Grand Prix this afternoon. The iceman looked cool under minor pressure from Felipe Massa, but reigned supreme with the fabulous Ferrari under him. Right from the start, this race was full of action. Hamilton nipped down the right hand side, and put himself up into 4th ...
Raikkonen Holds Lead In FP2, Barcelona
2008-04-25 21:17:00 Kimi Raikkonen maintained his lead in FP2, with the Ferrari showing good pace. Felipe Massa dropped down to sixth, and both McLaren’s were out of the top 10. Force India’s and Super Aguri’s were high up on the tables, before the session hotted up! Time-Sheets Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1 K. Raikkonen Ferrari 1.21.935 38 2 N. Piquet Renault 1.22.019 38 3 F. Alonso Renault 1.22.032 26 4 K. Nakajima Williams 1.22.172 35 5 F. Massa Ferrari 1.22.229 32 6 M. Webber Red Bull 1.22.238 36 7 N. Rosberg Williams 1.22.266 33 8 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1.22.289 30 9 G. Fisichella Force India 1.22.383 38 10 A. Sutil Force ...
Ferrari Dominate In FP1, Barcelona
2008-04-25 20:18:00 Kimi Raikkonen led Felipe Massa to a Ferrari 1-2 in P 1at Barcelona this morning. The Ferrari duo were predicatbly fast, building on extensive testing work the week before. The Ferrari’s were over half a second ahead of Hamilton in the McLaren. There weren’t many laps recorded thanks to that major testing last week, there wasn’t point in ...
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 ...
Vettel Tipped For 2009 RBR Move
2008-04-16 18:10:00 Scuderia Toro Rosso’s talented young driver Sebastian Vettel has been tipped for a move to Red Bull Racing for the 2009 season. Vettel has been supported by Red Bull as a brand for many years, and they are looking to see their investment mature. The 20 year old German has already tried a RBR, back earlier in ...
Alonso Favoured A Seat At Red Bull - Mateschitz
2008-04-08 18:51:00 Dietrich Mateschitz of Red Bull Racing has come out with the claims that Red Bull Racing were Fernando Alonso’s favoured team when he was looking for a drive at the end of 2007. Mateschitz has revealed how the double world champion wanted to drive at the team, but they wouldn’t back down over his main aim ...
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 ...
Massa Fastest In FP1 At Bahrain
2008-04-04 14:58:00 Felipe Massa was fastest in the first session in Bahrain. The Brazilian driver is looking for a good result, on the back of a double retirement in the first two rounds of the season. Pos. Driver Team Time Laps 1 F. Massa Ferrari 1:32.233 20 2 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.350 15 3 N. Rosberg Williams 1:32.415 23 4 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:32.705 21 5 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:32.868 20 6 K. Nakajima Williams 1:33.121 24 7 R. Kubica BMW 1:33.333 16 8 J. Trulli Toyota 1:33.539 27 9 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:33.788 20 10 F. Alonso Renault 1:33.815 19 11 T. Glock Toyota 1:33.929 28 12 M. Webber Red Bull 1:33.950 20 13 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:33.981 24 14 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:34.106 17 15 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:34.235 27 16 S. Vettel Scuderia ...
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 ...
Trulli Fastest On Final Testing Day Of Winter Season
2008-02-27 19:27:00 Jarno Trulli shot to the top of the timesheets on the final day of winter testing before the 2008 season begins. The Italian driver managed to break the lap record in the process on his storming final day, which saw some interesting results. Toyota appear to have made some progress, despite them languishing down the timesheets sometimes, ...
DC Injured, Vettel Tries New Red Bull
2008-02-26 19:56:00 David Coulthard has trapped a nerve in his neck, and was unable to test today, Red Bull Racing have informed us. The Scotsman felt his neck badly in testing on Monday, and was instructed by doctors not to test today, but will return to the set tomorrow. “Unfortunately David suffered a trapped nerve in his neck yesterday, ...
Nakajima Fastest In Barcelona
2008-02-21 19:19:00 Kazuki Nakajima stormed to the top of the timesheets right at the end of the session in Barcelona today. The Japanese driver set the fastest lap time on his final lap of a 3 “hot” lap stint. He had only taken over from the team’s tester, Hulkenberg who was in last position, in the afternoon. Rosberg, ...
Massa Fastest On Another Rain Sodden Barcelona Test
2008-02-20 19:01:00 Felipe Massa put his Ferrari to the top of the timesheets on another day of testing in Barcelona which was heavily hampered by torrential rain. The rain came mostly in the morning, with the remaining teams testing mostly in the afternoon’s. The wet weather is really hampering the testing plans. Mark Webber was in 2nd for Red ...
Rosberg Leads Times In Rain Sodden Barcelona Test
2008-02-19 19:44:00 Nico Rosberg kept his Williams going throughout the rain sodden session in Barcelona today to top the timesheets. The German driver undertook testing of the new FW30, completing over 70 laps of the track. The rain caused many teams to decide to not run at all, or do very little if they did. Williams were the only ...
Kovalainen Fastest On Jerez Final Day
2008-02-14 18:24:00 Heikki Kovalainen put his McLaren on top of the timesheets on the final day of testing this week in Jerez. The Finn was well ahead of the 2nd place man, David Coulthard. McLaren are running a new type of wheel rim cover which is causing a real stir in the pitlane. Kovalainen’s team mate, Hamilton was down in ...
Webber Fastest In Jerez
2008-02-13 18:51:00 Mark Webber stormed his RBR4 to the top of the timesheets in Jerez testing today. The Australian was proving that with low fuel and fresh tyres, the new Red Bull designed by Adrian Newey was making huge technical advancements, leaps and bounds in fact. If they can sort out their reliability, they should have a good ...
Technical Developments For 2008: So Far
2008-01-26 19:52:00 The technical staff and designers have been pushing boundaries in the rules even further before the start of the season, with exciting new developments on all cars from launch and testing. Many of the teams have now adopted the bridge wing, which was pioneered by McLaren at the Spanish GP last year. The wing is good ...
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 ...
Red Bull racing presents the RB4.
2008-01-17 14:17:00 (click on images to enlarge.)The Red Bull racing team presented their new race car yesterday, the RB4. The press was invited in the stands of the Jerez, Spain racetrack.Adrian Newey, technical director of Red Bull racing, affirmed that the RB4 should be able to finish more races compared to last season. According to Newey, the evolutions made to the car should allow more points scored by the pilots David Coulthard and Mark Webber.The owner of Red Bull racing, Dietrich Mateschitz, has set very high objectives for the team: to finish third in the constructors championship. Mateschitz thinks that the RB4 should battle with the BMW-Sauber, the Williams and the Renault. The owner thinks that his team should score a couple of podiums in 2008 and maybe win a race in 2009.Those objectives are really very optimistic. Red Bull racing is one of the middle plateau teams and a place in the points in a majority of the races would be a notable improovement. Last season, the hydraulics and the gear...
By: Overtime!
Glock Fastest On Wet Jerez Final Day
2008-01-16 18:11:00 Timo Glock explored the limits of his new Toyota TF108 in the rain at Jerez as he stormed his way to the top of the timesheets. Glock completed 96 laps and caused 1 red flag incident. Lewis Hamilton was second, but caused 2 red flag incidents in the rain. Fernando Alonso continued to impress, with a 3rd fastest ...
Red Bull Racing Launch RBR4
2008-01-16 17:30:00 Red Bull Racing have launched their RBR4 today at the Jerez Circuit, Spain. This is the team’s fourth car in F1, and will be driven in the 2008 season by Mark Webber and David Coulthard. Sebastian Buemi, a talented young racer was confirmed as the teams 3rd driver today. The car has been designed by former McLaren man ...
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 ...
Chandhok Reckons 2 Year GP2 Stint Will Land F1 Drive
2007-12-24 17:46:00 Upcoming Indian racing star Karun Chandhok reckons that good performances in a 2 year stint in Gp2 Series should land him with an F1 drive in 2009. The talented driver will be competing in GP2 Asia before taking part in the main world series. He has already had successful tests with the Red Bull Racing team in ...
RBR4 On Track At Jerez In January
2007-12-19 20:18:00 Red Bull Racing have added themselves to the seemingly ever growing list of teams to be unveiling their new cars at the forthcoming Jerez tests in January. The team will be undertaking a shakedown of the RBR4; pre-launch date. It will be designed by Adrian Newey, and running with Renault V8 Engines, so is likely to be ...
Webber Reckons RBR Aren?t Ready To Win
2007-12-15 18:29:00 Mark Webber believes that Red Bull Racing are not ready to win yet. He says that the team would love to take a victory, but realistically they aren’t in a position to take their first win. The Australian driver reckons that improving reliability will help them become more consistent, and good results should follow. “You know, I could ...
Heidfeld Quickest In Jerez; Using Slick Tyres
2007-12-04 18:35:00 Nick Heidfeld was fastest on fay 1 of the final test session of 2007; using Bridgestone slick tyres. The German driver only managed to slash 6 tenths of a second off the fastest grooved tyre lap, set by Pedro de La Rosa in the McLaren, which destroyed reports that the tyres could be up to 2 ...
Coulthard Slams Tost In Alonso Rumour Links
2007-11-28 18:51:00 David Coulthard has publically slammed the behaviour Scuderia Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost in relation to rumours he started regarding Fernando Alonso. Tost kept the ball-rolling that Aonso was on his way to Red Bull Racing, telling the presses that they were in negotiations, when Tost isnt even the boss. Coulthard found this unacceptable, and in his column for ...
Mateschitz Rules Out Alonso?s Chances With Red Bull Racing
2007-11-27 18:42:00 Red Bull supremo Dietrich MAteschitz, has admitted that Fernando Alonso will almost certainly not race for the team in 2008. Mateschitz admits this is not because they do not want Alonso, that it is more a case that they have their 4 drivers sorted already and it would be near impossible to have a reshuffle across ...
Massa Fastest On Testing Day 3
2007-11-15 20:16:00 Felipe Massa ended a dominant 3 days for Ferrari by finishing fastest on the final day of testing in Barcelona. The Brazilian was quickest, ahead of McLaren and Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer. Robert Doornbos was out in the Red Bull again, although he was slowest. Bourdais was a brilliant 9th in the Toro Rosso. Liuzzi and Klien ...
Schumacher Fastest On Day 2 Of Testing
2007-11-15 19:58:00 Michael Schumacher reigned high again for Ferrari, being fastest on his final day of testing. He was over half a second faster than current Ferrari driver Felipe Massa. Pos. Driver Team Tires Time Laps 1 M. Schumacher Ferrari 01:21.489 90 2 P. de la Rosa McLaren 01:21.857 60 3 H. Kovalainen Renault 01:21.894 65 4 F. Massa Ferrari 01:22.044 56 5 G. Paffett McLaren 01:22.293 57 6 N. Rosberg Williams 01:22.333 64 7 D. Coulthard Red Bull 01:22.555 74 8 N. Heidfeld BMW 01:22.946 102 9 K. Nakajima Williams 01:23.031 77 10 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:23.187 74 11 K. Chandhok Red Bull 01:23.255 57 12 J. Button Honda 01:23.358 79 13 J. Trulli Toyota 01:23.465 54 14 R. Kubica BMW 01:23.488 37 15 A. Davidson Super Aguri 01:23.547 80 16 L. Filippi Honda 01:23.596 74 17 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:23.753 72 18 F. Montagny Toyota 01:23.977 45 19 C. Klien Force ...
Schumacher Quickest On F1 Return
2007-11-13 19:07:00 Michael Schumacher has picked up where he left off in 2006, and stormed to the top of the timesheets in emphatic style at Barcelona today. The German took the F2007 around the track to a fastest time of 1.21.922 on the first day of the new winter testing season. Luca Badoer made it a fantastic day for Ferrari as ...
Renault Waiting For Alonso?s Decision On Offer
2007-11-04 16:25:00 Renault bosses are currently waiting for Fernando Alonso’s decision on their offer to him to drive for the Anglo/French team again, starting in 2008. The Spaniard quit McLaren just a few days ago, and rumour of his next destination has come to a-head. The most likely place he will go is back to Renault, where he ...
Fantastic Ferrari - Rampant Kimi Wins Brazil and World Titles!
2007-10-21 20:45:00 Kimi Raikkonen in his Ferrari F2007 has won this afternoon’s Brazilian Grand Prix, and because the results further down field fell the right way, the Finn has won the World Championship! The underdog has clinched the title for the first time in his career. Right from the start Ferrari had the upper hand. Felipe Massa pulled across Hamilton ... |
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