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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 ... More About: News , Deal , Close , Ultimate
Brundle?s Gaffe Starts Race Riot
2008-06-10 12:44:00 Martin Brundle’s gaffe in calling the workers laying tarmac before the Canadian GP “pikey’s” has launched a major racial riot with the commentator and former driver’s broadcaster ITV being forced to make an apology. Brundle was doing his world renowned “Grid Walk”, and spotted Bernie Ecclestone. He forced his way in and commented to the owner of ... More About: News , Race , Martin Brundle
Alonso Advises Renault To Stop R28 Development
2008-06-10 12:39:00 Fernando Alonso has advised Renault to stop developing the R28, and concentrate on the R29, if the latest 2 major upgrades are unsuccessful. The Spaniard believes that there is no point in throwing good resources on a car, which is fundamentally rubbish. He believes the money and time would be better spent making next year’s car, ... More About: News , Technical , Development , Stop
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 ... More About: News , Robert Kubica , Fernando Alonso , Kimi Raikkonen
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 ... More About: News , Toyota , Honda , Ferrari , Renault
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 ... More About: News , Toyota , Honda , Renault
Massa Fastest In Canada FP1
2008-06-06 18:42:00 Felipe Massa left it to the end of a damp session in Canada to take the top of the timesheets. Everyone left it late, and the last 10 minutes of the session was manic as everyone tried to set a lap time. The timesheets were going mad! Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:17.553 14 2. ...
Racing Blood Not In Hamilton Family As Father Crashes Porsche
2008-06-06 18:37:00 It is clear that Lewis Hamilton hasn’t inherited any racing genes from his father after Anthony Hamilton smashed up a £330,000 Porsche while showing off. The man who has been at his son’s side borrowed the Porsche, and moments after setting off from his home lost control of the sophisticated racing machine, spinning 180 degrees crashing ... More About: Family , Racing , Blood , Father
Ferrari Tester Gene Injured In Horror Le Mans Shunt
2008-06-04 16:41:00 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro’s test driver, Marc Gene says he is lucky to be alive after a huge crash at Circuit La Sarthe yesterday. The Spaniard was taking part in a practice session for the 24h Le Mans , driving a Peugeot 907 HDi. The track was damp, with a drying line. Gene put the power down on the ... More About: Horror
Mosley Wins Vote Of Confidence: Full Reaction
2008-06-03 16:38:00 Max Mosley has won his vote of confidence and keeps his role as the head of the FIA after a meeting and debate in Paris today. The scene was set, the debate fuelled and the atmosphere similar to that of last year when we were reporting on proceedings from Paris over the spy-scandal. Is the fal-out ... More About: News , Vote , Confidence , Full
Montreal Shows Off New F1 Paddock
2008-06-02 13:47:00 The Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montreal has reason to be proud of itself this weekend, as it has unveiled its new flagship paddock. At a cost of £3 million the new paddock is bigger, larger garages and a completly revamped media centre. This idea was to make it easier for teams and drivers to work, as ...
Stewart Drops Legal Case Against Mosley
2008-06-01 22:29:00 Sir Jackie Stewart has told a popular Scottish News paper that he has dropped his legal case against Max Mosley for derogatory comments he directed last season. The Scot had been at logger heads with Mosley, head of the FIA, for some time, and his legal case was being prepared long before the sex scandal came about ... More About: Gate , Legal , Case
Di Montezemolo Puts In Some Laps At Fiorano
2008-06-01 20:58:00 Even Ferarri’s boss Luca di Montezemolo enjoys putting laps in on a track, and this weekend he drove the new Ferrari road car around the F1 test track of Fiorano . The director of Ferrari, who is often a prominent feature in the pitlane and who was instrumental in Michael Schumacher’s successes, enjoys racing around in Ferarri ...
Renault Sticking With F1 Claims Ghosn
2008-05-30 16:53:00 Carlos Ghosn, chairman of Renault is claiming that the marque are sticking with F1 for the considerable future despite the teams slump in form over the past few seasons. The manufacturer were predominant back in classic F1 times, before dropping back in F1 to just production of engines, creating the engines which took Damon Hill and ... More About: News , Claims , Nelson Piquet , Fernando Alonso
Indy Deal Running On Fumes
2008-05-29 18:54:00 A new deal to secure the future of Formula One racing at America’s home of Motorsport Indianapolis is running on “fumes” tonight as the organisers need to know within the next month if a race is to go ahead to sponsors can be found and all things can be put in place. Tony George is happy ... More About: News , Running , Tracks , Deal
Russian Federation Joins Calls For Mosley To Resign
2008-05-29 18:49:00 The federation for motorsport in the Russian Fedration R_FAST have joined calles from many other motorsport nations to get Max Mosley to resign from his role within the FIA. Their president Igor Yermellin voiced strong opinion towards his resignation in a letter sent yesterday. “Hereby, Russian Federation of Auto Sport & Tourism (R-FAST) strongly supports the common ... More About: News , Calls , Resign
Sato Looking To Get Back Into F1
2008-05-27 13:54:00 Takuma Sato has declared his desire to return to Formula One racing within the near future. The Japanese driver, who is now 31, was left out of a seat after his team Super Aguri went bankrupt and left F1. He has been left with no way back in as yet, and is unlikely to get a ... More About: News , Back , Takuma Sato
Domenicali Confident Of Ferrari Comeback In Canada
2008-05-26 15:41:00 Stefano Domenicali has declared himself confident of a Ferrari comeback in Canada , after a truly appalling Monaco GP. For the first time since 1979, 2 Ferrari’s locked out the front row in Monaco but poor weather and a series of bad decisions and accidents led Felipe Massa to finish 3rd and Raikkonen to finish 9th. With ... More About: News , Comeback
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 ... More About: News , Ferrari , Crash , Kimi Raikkonen
Hamilton Grabs Chaotic Monaco Win
2008-05-25 19:28:00 Lewis Hamilton has won the most hectic and chaotic race of the entire season so far, despite being involved in an accident himself. The Brit, winning his first event since Round 1 of this season, was followed across the line by Robert Kubica and Felipe Massa. Race Review Right from the start it was going to be one ... More About: Monaco , Chaotic
Hamilton Stunned By Ferrari Quali Pace
2008-05-24 19:27:00 Lewis Hamilton declared himself stunned by the pace the Ferrari ’s showed in Qualifying this afternoon. The British driver believed that based on Free Practice times, his McLaren team and car were far better than their Italian rivals’ package, but he was proven wrong as the Scuderia locked out the front row. He now believes that it is ... More About: Pace
Fisichella Disappointed And Frustrated
2008-05-24 19:24:00 Giancarlo Fisichella has declared himself disappointed and frustrated after a poor qualifying session. The Italian driver is competing in his 200th race this weekend, but only qualified last. He also had to change his gearbox, so he would/has been hit with a 5 place drop. The Force India driver blames Rubens Barrichello for getting in the way ... More About: News , Frustrated , Giancarlo Fisichella
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 ... More About: Toyota , Honda , Shock , Ferrari , Renault
Hakkinen?s Home Burns Down
2008-05-22 19:24:00 Former 2 time f1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen ’s $12million 10 bedroom French villa has burned to the ground not long after it had been completed. The villa in the village of Callian, near the town of Grasse, in Provence was being used by his new girlfriend and a friend of her’s, both fled the building okay. Firefighters from many surrounding ... More About: News , Home , Burns
Hamilton Fastest In FP2, Monaco
2008-05-22 18:58:00 Lewis Hamilton put McLaren on top in FP2, half a second ahead of Kimi Raikkonen in the Ferrari. The Finn admitted that Ferrari were struggling with the super-soft tyres introduced by Bridgestone for the first time this weekend. Timesheet Pos Driver Team ... More About: Monaco
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 ... More About: Toyota , Honda , Renault
2008 Monaco Grand Prix Preview
2008-05-21 20:19:00 The Monaco GP is always the most glamourous and sponsor/celebrity event of the entire season. Its best to be seen here, and with the track just wide enough for 2 cars it is one of the most challenging. It is the 66th time we have raced here, and the legendary event shouldn’t be dropped from ... More About: Preview , Grand , 2008 , Grand Prix
Fisichella Targetting Points In 200th GP
2008-05-20 18:27:00 Giancarlo Fisichella has admitted he is targetting a point this weekend in the Monaco GP, on what will be his 200th F1 race start. The Italian has been racing in F1 since 1996, when as a fresh faced Giancarlo raced for the Italian minnows Minardi. In 1997 he graduated into Jordan F1, before moving onto Benetton until ... More About: News , Points , Giancarlo Fisichella , Force India
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 ... More About: News , Future , Commenting , David Coulthard
Brawn Reckons Were On For An Eventful Monaco
More articles from this author:2008-05-19 17:54:00 Ross Brawn believes that the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix is going to be an eventful one. With drivers aids such as traction control gone, we could see some fantastic action and crashes. We have seen many when they had driver aids, lord only knows what will happen now! Brawn reckons it will be exciting, especially when you ... More About: News , Eventful , Ross Brawn 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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