Force India to continue Spyker’s arbitration case

Despite being sold by Colin Kolles to Vijay Mallya and being rebranded from Spyker to Force India, the team are still pressing ahead with the customer car arbitration case against rival F1 teams Super Aguri and Toro Rosso.

Bahrain considers night race

Sakhir circuit bosses are considering the possibility of turning their Grand Prix into a night race.

“It is only natural that we have been gathering information about it, trying to determine it’s advantages and disadvantages,” Chief Operating Office Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa explained.

Own your own Sauber F1 car

Fans of the ex-Formula 1 Sauber may soon be able to get their hands on some of the team’s F1 race cars.

Mosley: Racism was also seen last year

FIA president Max Mosley has revealed that it is not the first time that Lewis Hamilton has suffered abuse from Spanish fans. In an interview with British newspaper the Sunday Times, Mosley said that Hamilton’s father had informed him that some fans hurled abuse at the young driver at last season’s Chinese Grand Prix.

Raikkonen fastest ‘again’ in Groundhog Day Test!

Raikkonen once again topped the timesheets on the penultimate day of testing in Bahrain, forcing some commentators to question whether they had been dropped into the film Groundhog Day, where the lead actor Bill Murray was forced to relive the same day over and over again until he became a better person! The World Champion set a time of 1:30.015 around the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, two tenths faster than team-mate Felipe Massa, and almost one second ahead of the lead Toyota of Jarno Trulli.

What can be read into Raikkonen’s pace?

Alarm bells started ringing in the F1 community this week as Kimi Raikkonen set a searing pace in the new F2008. But just how worried should fans be about a Ferrari whitewash in 2008?

Raikkonen Flying in Bahrain Test

Kimi Raikkonen again topped the timesheets as testing continued in Bahrain after a two day break. Raikkonen was quickest of the Ferraris, completing a total of 66 laps on day four of the test. His team-mate, Felipe Massa, managed 53 laps until a hydraulics issue ended his test mid-afternoon.

Replacing Australia with Russia?

According to the latest rumours, Bernie Ecclestone is looking to scrap the Australian Grand Prix in favour of a Russian Grand Prix.

SA108 passes FIA crash tests

After a turbulent couple of weeks thanks to financial uncertainties and pre-season car trouble which saw them miss two test sessions, Super Aguri can breathe a sign of relief as their 2008 car, the SA08, has passed the compulsory FIA crash tests giving them the all clear to start the new season.

Malaysia night race still a possibility

Malaysian Grand Prix officials are still considering holding the Sepang race at night but have insisted that the financial burden must not be too high.

Formula 1’s first night race will be held this season in Singapore. Other races such as the Australian Grand Prix have also been asked to follow suit and hold a night race to suit European schedules.