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Valencia Sold Out Already
2008-04-11 19:41:00 Tickets for the forthcoming European Grand Prix, at the new Valencia street circuit have sold out. The organising company have shifted all 112,711 tickets, with only 8,000 left after the first day! Its a staggering turnout for the first race at this new track wedged in the harbour of the popular testing city. Around 60% of tickets ... More About: News , Business , Sold
Fisichella Glad His Renault Point Proven
2008-04-11 19:35:00 Giancarlo Fisichella is glad, and feels happy that his point about Renault was proven - it wasn’t his fault they were going downhill. The Italian driver, who now races with the Force India F1 Team, was dropped by Renault after 2007, and heavily criticised about his performances for the former World Champions. However, now with Fernando Alonso ... More About: News , Point , Giancarlo Fisichella
KERS Introduction Sees Teams Sweating Over Minimum Weights
2008-04-10 19:06:00 The introduction of KERS next season has got team bosses and designers worrying about the weights of their cars, thinking they are going to be well over regulation. There is concern that the systems, which have been snubbed by road car producers as being too heavy, will push their cars over the current 605kg minimum weight. This ... More About: News , Technical , Teams , Introduction , Minimum
Head Claims Hamilton Could Have Been Williams Driver in 2004
2008-04-10 19:00:00 Patrick Head has claimed that Williams F1 Team were looking into the prospect of signing F1 starlet Lewis Hamilton back in 2004. The outspoken team chief said that he, and owner Frank Williams wanted the young Brit after seeing him racing in F3 Euroseries. They needed the financial support and backing of 2004 engine supplier BMW, with ... More About: Driver , Claims
More Woes For Aguri As They Can?t Attend Barca Test
2008-04-09 18:56:00 Super Aguri still look in some trouble as they cannot attend the forthcoming 3 day tests at Barcelona because of issues with the deal with Magma Group. Aguri didn’t attend a lot of preseason testing, and their 2008 car is somewhat off the pace. They need all of the testing time they can get. But because the ... More About: News , Business , Testing , Test , Super Aguri
Vote On Mosley Future In June
2008-04-09 17:34:00 Max Mosley has called for an Extrodinary General Assembly to be held, asking the president of the FIA senate to assemble its members. The EGA will discuss the sex scandal revealed in British newspapers last week, and they will hold a ballot on whether Mosley should stay as president of the FIA. The secret ballot voters will ... More About: News , June , Future , Vote , Max Mosley
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 ... More About: News , Renault , Seat
Theissen Believes BMW Aren?t 2nd Team Yet
2008-04-07 17:01:00 Mario Theissen has dismissed claims that BMW Sauber are now the 2nd team in F1, the main competitor to McLaren. The German/Swiss outfit are leading the constructors title and scored their first pole position in Bahrain. Robert Kubica only managed to convert that pole position into 3rd place, but it was another piece of silverware for ... More About: News , Team , Nick Heidfeld
Ickx Wants Mosley To Resign
2008-04-07 12:15:00 Jacky Ickx, a legend of the F1 paddock has joined the ever growing number of people calling for Max Mosley to resign over the sex scandal allegations published in various British newspapers. The story is a simple one, you all know, and Ickx sees it as highly unprofessional, and that it could bring the sport into problems. “Regardless of how this story became public, he (Mosley) cannot continue to represent ... More About: News , Resign
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 ... More About: News , Toyota , Honda , Renault
Kubica Grabs Shock Pole
2008-04-05 17:51:00 Robert Kubica has grabbed a maiden pole position for tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix, displacing the top 2 teams from the front rows. The Pole was 2 hundreths of a second faster than Felipe Massa , who settled for second place after being the fastest driver by a long way through Q1 and Q2. It was not plain ... More About: Shock
Massa Fastest In FP2 At Bahrain
2008-04-04 15:03:00 Felipe Massa continued a good day of 1-2 for Ferrari, scoring the fastest lap for the second session running. Lewis Hamilton finished the day in the wall, a massive shunt led to a fair amount of damage. The Brit dropped his McLaren on the exit fo the corner. Fortunatly, the barriers were so far off the ... More About: Bahrain
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 ... More About: News , Honda
Sheikh Of Bahrain Asks Mosley Not To Attend GP
2008-04-03 13:05:00 Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown prince of Bahrain has reportedly asked Max Mosley not to attend the race this weekend in light of allegations against him. The FIA head was caught in a lewd sex act with 5 prostitutes as they reinacted scenes of a Nazi nature. He has been ridiculed ever since. Mosley claimed he ... More About: News
Schu Reckons Massa Must Win To Continue
2008-04-03 12:59:00 Michael Schumacher believes that Felipe Massa must put his head down and win the race this weekend if Felipe Massa is to continue driving for Ferrari . The Seven time world champion, who acted as a mentor to the Brazilian in 2007, believes he has played all of his excuses in the first 2 races of the ... More About: News , Michael Schumacher
Dennis Calls For 20 Race Cap
2008-04-02 18:19:00 Ron Dennis has called for a 20 race cap on the season, so as not to ruin F1. The Brit who runs McLaren F1 has been outlining his vision for the future of the sport (thats good of him, isn’t it), and reckons it is good to be expanding but there needs to be a limit.# The ... More About: News , Race , Calls , Ron Dennis
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 ... More About: News , Kimi Raikkonen
Frentzen Joins The F1 Old School In Speedcar Series
2008-04-01 16:32:00 Heinz Harald Frentzen has joined the growing number of retired F1 drivers in the latest F1 support series, Speedcar. The races which use NASCAR style cars, race as a support to the main F1 races in Malaysia and Bahrain, but take in other rounds alongisde the new GP2 series. We reported days ago that Jacques Villeneuve was ... More About: Series , School , Old School
Symonds Praises Alonso?s Attitude
2008-04-01 16:26:00 Pat Symonds has praised Fernando Alonso ’s calming attitude on the team as they struggle to make it back to the front of the grid. The doubel world champion returned to the team, after they had a tortuous 2007 season, which saw them finish well down the table and they sacked both drivers. Now Alonso is trying to ... More About: News , Renault , Attitude
Ferrari Have New Aero For Bahrain
2008-04-01 16:23:00 The Malaysian GP winners Ferrari have not sat idle over the 2 week gap between races. Instead, while the two main racers took a break from back-back rounds, main test driver Luca Badoer did some evaluative work in a secret test session at Variano. The evaluation brought in some new aerodynamic parts for the F2008, a car ... More About: News , Technical , Testing , Bahrain
Rosberg Hopes To Comback To Form In Bahrain
2008-03-31 17:05:00 Nico Rosberg is hoping to return to some good form that he felt in Australia, after a poor weekend in Malaysia at the forthcoming Bahrain Grand Prix. The German driver finished on the podium of Williams , their first in a long while. It was also Rosberg’s first, and now the performance of the FW30 has been found ... More About: News , Hopes , Form
Mosley In Sex Scandal
2008-03-31 17:02:00 Max Mosley is on the otherside of the punishment table after a major sex scandal appears to have been uncovered by British red-top newspaper The News Of The World. The News Of The World claims that Mr Mosley, head of the FIA, was involved in a sex orgy with 5 prostitutes. In this orgy, he was involved ... More About: Gossip , Scandal , Max Mosley
Motorsport Men Killed In Plane Crash
2008-03-31 16:58:00 Former BTCC World Champion David Leslie and Apex Motorsport Owner Richard Lloyd have been killed in a plane crash. Their Cessna private jet made a may-day call moments after take-off from Biggin Hill Airport, Nr. London. The pilot complained of engine vibrations, as he turned in an attempt to reland at Biggin Hill. However, the plane dropped out ... More About: Plane , Crash , Killed
McLaren Forced Down To The Bottom End Of The Pitlane
2008-03-30 16:56:00 McLaren have been pushed into the final garage space for the next GP in Bahrain, and potentially for the rest of the season. Garage allocation is based on your finish in the constructors championship, and with McLaren being disqualified they should be in the bottom garages. However, for the first 2 races of the season, they ... More About: Forced , Bottom
Villeneuve Joins F1 Support Speedcar Series
2008-03-29 12:26:00 Jacques Villeneuve has joined the Speedcar Series for their final 2 rounds of the season in Bahrain and Dubai. The sportscar racing series has been a support to F1 in Malaysia and will be in Bahrain, also racing alongside new series GP2 Asia. Villeneuve will not be the only former F1 driver in the series, with Jean ... More About: Support , Bahrain Grand Prix
Q3 Change To Avoid Blocking Incidents
2008-03-28 20:19:00 The FIA hs made changes to Q3 in an attempt to stop alleged blocking incidents which could cause accidents and impede lap times. In Sepang, many drivers were crawling back to the pits in an attempt to save fuel. The McLaren’s did so too, and were on the racing line, blocking Nick Heidfeld on his hotlap. ... More About: News , Change , Qualifying , Rules , Avoid
Former FIA President Balestre Dies At 86
2008-03-28 18:32:00 Former FIA and FISA president Jean Marie Balestre has passed away, aged 86. The cause of death is currently unknown, as news is just leaking out of France. He was president of the FIA between 1986 and 1993, his successor Max Mosley. Balestre was heavily involved in the scuffle for power within F1 during 1980-1982 against Bernie Ecclestone. ... More About: News , President , Dies
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 ... More About: News , Future , Gossip
Sponsorship Key For USGP Return - George
2008-03-28 15:27:00 Tony George , CEO at Indianapolis circuit believes that a sponsorship deal is the main barrier between F1 racing and not racing at the circuit. Sponsorship money is a necessity for everything in F1, and since its inception in 2000, USA have not had a totally permanent sponsor. Major groups such as SAP, DHL and Vodafone have all taken ... More About: News , Tracks , Return
DC Expresses Slick Tyre Temperature Concern
More articles from this author:2008-03-27 16:20:00 David Coulthard has expressed concerns over differeing cars and their tyre tempaeratures, which he believes could cause accidents on the new bridgestone slick tyres. The slicks are set to make a return over 10 years since they were banned in 2009. Tyre blankets are also going to be banned in 2009, and with the different temperatures in ... More About: News , Temperature , Technical , Bridgestone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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