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Drivers Throw Weight Behind Aussie GP
2008-03-14 18:11:00
F1 drivers have all thrown their weight behind Australia’s bid to keep F1 in the country. The race appears to have become a blacklisted event, and if a deal cannot be reached it is unlikely that the drivers will be lapping any circuits here after 2010. Albert Park wants to keep the race, but doesn’t want to ...
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Fisico Giving Us The Boost - Mallya
2008-03-14 18:08:00
Vijay Mallya believes that veteran driver Giancarlo Fisichella is giving them the boost they need. The new team, which replaced Spyker hired the popular Italian after he left Renault at the end of 2007. He managed to get Force India into the top 10 during Friday’s free practices, and Mallya reckons there is more to come from ...
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Pedro de La Rosa Becomes GPDA Chairman
2008-03-14 18:05:00
Pedro de La Rosa has been elected the GPDA’s chairman for the forthcoming season. The Spanish driver, who formerly raced with Arrows and Jaguar now tests with McLaren, and brings many years of experience to the role. He has been a member of the GPDA since he began racing. “The guys supported me, so I am happy to ...
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Hamilton Fastest In FP2
2008-03-14 17:58:00
Lewis Hamilton shot to the top of the leaderboards in a topsy-turvy FP2 which saw Red Bull’s mixing in with the top 2 teams. TimeSheets Pos. Driver Team Time Laps 1 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:26.559 33 2 M. Webber Red Bull 1:27.473 27 3 F. Massa Ferrari 1:27.640 29 4 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:27.683 29 5 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:28.037 26 6 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:28.208 28 7 J. Trulli Toyota 1:28.292 22 8 N. Rosberg Williams 1:28.352 31 9 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:28.469 32 10 T. Glock Toyota 1:28.582 28 11 J. Button Honda 1:28.632 30 12 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:28.731 33 13 F. Alonso Renault 1:28.779 37 14 R. Barrichello Honda 1:28.849 28 15 R. Kubica BMW 1:28.860 35 16 K. Nakajima Williams 1:29.077 33 17 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:29.161 32 18 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:29.193 40 19 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:29.518 14 20 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:29.605 11 21 T. ...

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 ...
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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 ...
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ITV To Broadcast FP?s On Web
2008-03-13 17:50:00
ITV, Britain’s F1 broadcaster is to begin showing the free practice sessions on its website, itv.com. The TV group signed an exclusive deal to show the sessions online with FOM, the official broadcaster. The sessions are not currently available in the UK, and it is the first time they will be officially shown since F1 Digital + ...
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2008 ING Australian Grand Prix Preview
2008-03-12 20:08:00
Welcome to the first preview of the 2008 season, and the new look previews from the blog!  The first race of the season is always one of the most exciting, with the long winter behind it is a true test of who has done the work, and who has it all to do. The first race ...
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Massa Hoping For Some Luck In Melbourne
2008-03-12 19:39:00
Felipe Massa is hoping that the first weekend of the 2008 season brins him more luck than the past two with Ferrari . Last season it had been Massa who had been on the pace all weekend, but a gearbox problem meant that he had to start at the back of the grid. The Brazilian just wants a ...
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Late Start Time Won?t Save Aussie GP - Stoddart
2008-03-11 18:33:00
Paul Stoddart, the famed Australian businessman and former owner of Minardi F1 team believes that making the start time of future Australian Grand Prix later will not secure its future. The proposals have been made by Bernie Ecclestone, who is keen to save the race’s future beyond 2010, to move the start time to 5pm Australia ...
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Honda Targetting Midfield In Australia
2008-03-11 18:28:00
Honda F1 team’s team principal Ross Brawn has told a press conference in Tokyo that Honda should be targetting the midfield in the first race of the season. Brawn has only just joined the team, who had a terrible 2007 season, and he wants progress to be swift but doesn’t want to raise everyone’s hopes to ...
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Fisichella Wants Points In First GP
2008-03-10 20:40:00
Giancarlo Fisichella believes that it is not an impossibility for him to score points in the first race of the season at Australia. The Italian driver will be embarking on his first race with the newest team in the paddock Force India , the replacement team from Spyker.  Fisichella made the switch to the minnows in the ...
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Super Aguri Reach Agreement With Magma
2008-03-10 12:47:00
Magma Group have emerged as the large investor behind Super Aguri, securing the minor Japanese team’s future for the 2008 season at least. All winter Aguri have been under speculat ion of new investor, and the fear that th ey were going to drop out of Formula One altogether, which would have been disappointing considering their great 2007 season. It means that they can fully prepare for  the first race next weekend, and make sur e that their new car the SA08 is launched and ready to go. “I am pleased to announce our new partner and drivers finally at this late stage,” said team principal ...
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Ferrari Advancing With F2009 Developments
2008-03-10 11:49:00
Scuderia Ferrari ’s Stefano Domenicali has told Italian sporting newspaper La Gazetta Dello Sport that Ferrari are already making headway with the design of the 2009 car, which could be named the F2009. The Italian based team won the title in 2 007, and are hoping that the F2008 will r epeat this feat this season. With the first race just days away now, t he team seem to be concentrating a long w ay ahead, in the hope of being able to av oid problems, and be ahead of rivals such as McLaren. “The (new) regulations will allow for some sensational developments that will greatly differentiate the cars, ...
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Australia Rules Out Night Race As Bernie Mounts Pressure
2008-03-09 21:18:00
Australian Motorsport officials have ruled out the possibility of turning their F1 race into a night event, despite mounting pressure from Bernie Ecclestone. Ecclestone believes that the only war for the country to keep its race is to turn it into a night event, so as to appeal to a European audience. “The only way the race ...
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AMG Unveil New F1 Safety Car
2008-03-08 18:20:00
AMG have unveiled the new safety car and medical car for the 2008 F1 season at the Geneva Autoshow 2008. The Mercedes performance tuner has been creating the support vehicles for the FIA since 1996, and the success seems to be continuing with the wave of new models. The safety car is based on the Mercedes SL 63 ...
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Extreme Wets To Be Marked
2008-03-07 18:17:00
Bridgestone have announced that the “extreme” wet weather compound tyre will be marked with a white line down the central groove for the 2008 season. Last season, with the introduction of the rule that stated both soft and hard compound tyres needed to be used, Bridgestone added white lines to the soft compund tyres to make ...
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Honda Complete Their Final Tests
2008-03-07 18:10:00
Honda F1 Team had some spare testing mileage before the new season starts, and the Japanese based team decided to use them, solo testing in Jerez. All 3 drivers, Rubens Barrichello, Jenson Button and Alex Wurz tested the Honda RA108 in various aerodynamic states, and in various conditions such as qualifying and race. The car completed 2670 ...
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Irvine Reckons F1 Is A Game
2008-03-06 19:43:00
Eddie Irvine , former F1 driver with Ferrari, Jaguar and Jordan believes that F1 is becoming more like a game. He believes that the skill, and ability that was formerly needed isn’t any more, and that stupid rules made by the governing body just make things work. The Irishman reckons that it is too late for the sport ...
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Trulli Reckons Toyota Will Be 2008 Suprise
2008-03-06 19:38:00
Toyota racer Jarno Trulli reckons that Toyota are going to be the suprise of the 2008 season. The Italian driver reckons that the new TF108 is a brilliant car, which has been holding back in testing.  He reckons that because they were testing alongside Ferrari a lot, their car didn’t look good enough. He believes that this will ...
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Wada Goes In Honda Management Shuffle
2008-03-06 19:36:00
Yasuhiro Wada, a senior motorsport man within Honda has been removed from his position within the Formula One team. The Japanese man has been a part of Honda’s motorsport division since 2000, and part of F1 specifically since 2005.  2005 with BAR was when Honda increaed their involvement, and Wada has been an integral part of ...
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Borja Garcia Tipped To Join Williams
2008-03-05 19:07:00
Th silly-season isn’t quite over yet!  With just days left until the start of the 2008 season, Williams F1 team are being tipped to sign a second test driver. The driver in question is talented youngster Borja Garcia . He is currently racing in the World Series by Renault.  In 2006, he only just missed out on getting ...
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F1 Tester In Close Shave At Valencia
2008-03-05 19:01:00
F1 test driver Giedo van der Garde was within meters of a serious accident which occured today at the Valencia Circuit, where World Serie Renault teams were testing. A large glass building at the Spanish Circuit collapsed, showering the trucks in the paddock with glass. Fortunatly, van der Garde was standing out of the front of the ...
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Aguri Confident On Future
2008-03-05 18:54:00
Super Aguri F1 team have told the motorsport world that they are confident on their future, as an investor is being lined up. The team have had a torrid winter, filled with financial worries. This has led to them looking for a new investor, which could come from various countries.  However, the latest reports believe that Magma ...
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Mallya Wants Force India To Return To Jordan Glory Days
2008-03-04 19:59:00
Vijay Mallya, boss of Force India wants to see his new team return to some form of glory in 2009, like the Jordan team did in 1999. Force India is the latest reincarnation in the Jordan line, and Mallya seems happy to ue their history like it were the own of his team. Back in 1999, Jordan ...
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Williams Launch FW30 Colour Scheme
2008-03-03 17:51:00
Williams F1 Team have finally show the world the colour scheme that their 2008 car, the FW30, will wear as it races for the title this season. The new car, which was unofficially launched during testing has been relatively impressive, propelling drivers Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima up the timesheets.  Also, German test driver Nico Hulkenberg ...
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Hamley?s Announce Extended Williams Deal
2008-03-03 17:41:00
Hamley’s, the toy-store has announced that it has extended its sponsorship deal with the Williams F1 Team. They have had a small presence on the teams cars and overalls, but the new deal see’s their exposure increase to a logo on the sidepods. They began sponsoring the team back in 2004. “Hamleys has been an enduring partner for ...
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Force India Already Looking To 2009 - Fisico
2008-03-03 16:05:00
Giancarlo Fisichella has admitted his joy at being involved in a developing Formula One team. The Italian driver, who was dropped from Renault at the end of 2007, looked to be heading out of Formula One.  However, he impressed in testing with Force India , the rebraned Spyker, and he has got a 1st driver role within ...
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Dennis Could Relinquish McLaren Control This Week
2008-03-02 17:36:00
Ron Dennis could be about to relinquish the control of McLaren as early as this week, if rumours spreading in British Sunday newspapers are to be believed. The Sunday Times reported that Dennis, 61, who is currently involved in divorce proceedings, could be ready to step down as the spy-gate scandal is all but over.  Insiders ...
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Lack Of TC Makes Driver Key - Kubica
2008-03-02 17:29:00
Robert Kubica believes that the new rules, which has outlawed traction control and other electronic aids means that the driver is now the key to success. The Polish driver, who has proved a sensation in his short F1 career, believes that many driving styles will change because of the rule changes. He cites, tyre wear, track temperatures ...
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