By Forumula1.com on Monday, February 11, 2008Filed Under: News
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. Read more... (170 words, estimated 41 secs reading time)
By Forumula1.com on Monday, February 11, 2008Filed Under: News
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. Read more... (181 words, estimated 43 secs reading time)
By Forumula1.com on Monday, February 11, 2008Filed Under: News
Fans of the ex-Formula 1 Sauber may soon be able to get their hands on some of the team’s F1 race cars. Read more... (118 words, estimated 28 secs reading time)
By Forumula1.com on Monday, February 11, 2008Filed Under: News
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. Read more... (218 words, estimated 52 secs reading time)
By Stephen on Monday, February 11, 2008Filed Under: News
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. Read more... (229 words, estimated 55 secs reading time)
By Chris Hayes on Sunday, February 10, 2008Filed Under: Features, News
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? Read more... (565 words, estimated 2:16 mins reading time)
By Stephen on Sunday, February 10, 2008Filed Under: News
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. Read more... (339 words, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)
By Forumula1.com on Saturday, February 9, 2008Filed Under: News
According to the latest rumours, Bernie Ecclestone is looking to scrap the Australian Grand Prix in favour of a Russian Grand Prix. Read more... (190 words, estimated 46 secs reading time)
By Forumula1.com on Saturday, February 9, 2008Filed Under: News
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. Read more... (110 words, estimated 26 secs reading time)
By Forumula1.com on Saturday, February 9, 2008Filed Under: News
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. Read more... (383 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)