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Ultimate Motorsport Close To Deal With Toro?s
2008-06-10 16:45:00 Ultimate Motorsport, the F3 team have claimed today they are close to agreement with Scuderia Toro Rosso’s owner Dietrich Mateschitz and Red Bull about buying his 50% sharehold within the team. Toro Rosso is for sale if an offer that is right comes along according to Dietrich Mateschitz whose half is actually for sale. Gerhard Berger who owns the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
New Toro Rosso May Not Start Until Canada
2008-05-05 15:47:00 Scuderia Toro Rosso have announced that their new car, the STR3 will not be ready to race in Turkey this coming weekend, and it is unlikely the car will debut in Monaco either. The team had a very short test with the STR3 in Barcelona, after Sebastien Bourdais stuffed it in the wall at turn 9 ...
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 ...
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 ...
STR3 On Track Tomorrow
2008-04-15 19:19:00 Scuderia Toro Rosso’s 2008 car, the STR3 will take to the track publically for the first time tomorrow at Barcelona. It will be driven by Sebastien Bourdais. The new car will likely be similar to Red Bull Racing’s RBR4, but instead of a Renault powerplant it is going to be powered by a customer Ferrari V8. Girogio Ascanelli ...
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 ...
Vettel Unconcerned About Toro?s Future
2008-03-28 15:31:00 Sebastian Vettel has admitted he is totally unconcerned about the future of Scuderia Toro Rosso, and is concentrating on the races at the moment - not the future. The Italian based team who are heavily funded by Red Bull are up for sale, after Dietrich Mateschitz decided he wanted out. It is unclear whether the decision ...
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 ...
Bourdais Concerned At Lack Of Qualifying Pace
2008-03-02 17:25:00 Sebastien Bourdais has admitted he is concerned that he will not have very much pace in qualifying. The Frenchman, who is a multiple time ChampCar World champion, is making the move to Formula One this season. He will be driving for the Scuderia Toro Rosso team alongside young star Sebastian Vettel. He reckons that his race pace ...
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, ...
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 ...
Liuzzi Hits Out At Toro Rosso Bosses
2008-02-14 16:12:00 Vitantonio Liuzzi has made a scathing attack on former team Scuderia Toro Rosso, and their 50% owner Gerhard Berger in an interview with Autosprint magazine. The Italian drove for the Toro’s for 2 seasons, after spending 2005 as an on-off driver with Christian Klien at the works Red Bull team. Liuzzi claims that it was the work ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Vettel Unconcerned About Starting 08 with STR2
2007-12-29 18:18:00 Sebastian Vettel has admitted he is totally unconcerned about starting the 2008 season using Toro Rosso’s 2007 car the STR2. Vettel, who only joined the team half way through last season has enjoyed some successes with the car, especially at the Japanese GP where he could have made a podium finish. The young German believes that they ...
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 ...
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 ...
Bourdais Laughs Off Toro Delay Talk
2007-11-09 19:08:00 Sebastien Bourdais has laughed off rumours that his F1 debut season, with Scuderia Toro Rosso, is about to be delayed by a year to make way for Fernando Alonso at Red Bull. The Spaniard has been rumoured to be going to the Austrian energy drinks team, alongside Mark Webber, which would put David Coulthard into the ...
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 ...
Spyker Keep Point As Toros Lose Appeal
2007-10-13 20:34:00 Scuderia Toro Rosso have lost their appeal against losing a single point in the Japanese Grand Prix. Driver, Vitantonio Liuzzi was given a 25 second penalty for overtaking Adrian Sutil in the Japanese race, which in turn meant he lost his 8th place finish, Sutil was moved up one position and got the single vital point. Toro ...
The Race Was One Of The Highlights Of My Life - Vettel
2007-10-07 14:04:00 Sebastian Vettel announced that his 4th place finish for Toro Rosso in the Chinese Grand Prix rated as one of the highlights of his life. The rookie German driver scored his best finish in F1 ever, after competing in very few races. He is only 20, and became the youngest driver ever to score a world ...
Raikkonen Fastest In FP2 @ China
2007-10-05 18:18:00 Kimi Raikkonen maintained his lead with Ferrari in China into FP2. Timesheets: Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:36.607 31 2. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:36.613 + 0.006 28 3. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:36.630 + 0.023 29 4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:36.876 + 0.269 33 5. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:37.151 + 0.544 36 6. Webber ...
Raikkonen Fastest In FP1 @ China
2007-10-05 18:04:00 Kimi Raikkonen in the Ferrari topped free practice 1’s timesheets, in the penultimate round of the 2007 F1 championip in Shanghai, China. Timesheets: Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:37.024 24 2. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:37.108 + 0.084 18 3. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:37.128 + 0.104 21 4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:37.210 + 0.186 ...
Toro Rosso To Start 2008 In 2007 Car
2007-10-03 18:12:00 Scuderia Toro Rosso are considering starting the 2008 FIA Formula One Season with their 2007 based car. The Italian based team, a subsidary of Red Bull Racing, have admitted that they have signed their car off late, because they wanted maximum development time. Franz Tost sees no issues in waiting until the European rounds of the championship ...
Vettel Gets 10 Places China Penalty
2007-09-30 20:20:00 Sebastian Vettel, the incredibly talented German driver for Scuderia Toro Rosso has been handed a 10 place grid penalty for next weeks Chinese Grand Prix because of his crash with Mark Webber. Vettel ran into Webber under safety car conditions towards the end of the Japanese GP, they were contesting 2nd and 3rd place. Under FIA rules, ...
Raikkonen Fastest In FP1 At Fuji
2007-09-29 15:52:00 Timesheets: Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:19.119 26 2. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:19.498 + 0.379 27 3. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:19.667 + 0.548 27 4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:19.807 + 0.688 24 5. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:20.058 + 0.939 26 6. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:20.297 + 1.178 26 7. Wurz Williams-Toyota ...
Jerez Testing Day 3
2007-09-20 20:26:00 Pedro de la Rosa was fastest for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes on the final day of official testing for the 2007 season in Jerez. de la Rosa recorded a fastest time of 1.19.617, just edging Ferrari’s perennial tester Luca Badoer who came home in second. Mark Webber kept up his consistently good performances in this testing segment coming 3rd, ...
Jerez Testing Day 2
2007-09-19 19:25:00 Pedro De La Rosa was quickest for McLaren on day 2 of testing in Jerez. The Spanish driver managed a fastest lap time of 1.19.267, completing 70 laps during the session. Mark Webber was 2nd for RedBull Racing, his time 5 tenths short of the McLaren, after he did 106 laps. Luca Badoer was 3rd in the Ferrari, a ...
Jerez Testing Day 1
2007-09-18 19:23:00 Timo Glock has shot to the top of the timesheets on day 1 of testing at Jerez. The BMW Sauber test driver, drove 71 laps in the F1.07 setting a fastest time in the 1.20’s. Vitantonio Liuzzi was second fastest in the Scuderia Toro Rosso after completing 90 laps. Red Bull tester Sebastian Buemi was 3rd. Franck Montagny tested ...
Raikkonen Takes Dominant Win For Ferrari At Spa
2007-09-16 17:13:00 Kimi Raikkonen has taken a dominant victory for Scuderia Ferrari at the Belgian Grand Prix this afternoon. The Finn was easily the winner, having led a trouble free race from Pole Position. Raikkonen admits he is still hoping to win the drivers world title after such a comanding finish ahead of McLaren. Felipe Massa took second, for ... |
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