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On 03/03, 20:47
Augusto Farfus was disqualified from the first race of the 2008 WTCC season. The Brazilian driver’s BMW 320si was found to be in violation of technical regulations this weekend in Curitiba, Brazil. At home, the Brazilian had reached the podium in third position, but his engine hood fasteners were deemed to be in violation of […]
On 03/03, 18:55
The Munchi’s Ford WRT team only began their 2008 season this weekend at the Mexico rally. The team thus missed two out of 16 rallies but is already ahead of Suzuki in the constructors’ standings after their first meeting, thanks notably to Hening Solberg. The Norwegian driver was integrated into the Munchi’s team for the […]
On 03/03, 18:09
Chris Atkinson delivered the best performance of his career this weekend at the Rally Mexico. For the third round of the 2008 season, the Subaru driver achieved a very impressive performance by finishing second on the podium. This result, coupled with the podium already achieved this season at Monte-Carlo, allows him to take fourth place […]
On 03/03, 17:59
The Williams team has unveiled the 2008 colors that will make it a unique team. The British team used six different single-seaters during winter testing to try to see which one will be the most performant throughout the year. The colors of the FW30 powered by Toyota were only revealed today, less than two weeks […]
On 03/03, 17:52
Mikko Hirvonen is currently leading the WRC driver’s championship. The Finn achieved good podiums in Monaco and Sweden before finishing the rally in Mexico, which took place this weekend, in fourth position. Disappointed, the BP Ford driver hopes he has experienced his most challenging rally of the 2008 season. Hirvonen indeed had a 6-point lead […]
On 03/03, 17:35
Robert Kubica from BMW said that the 2007 car was easier to drive and set up than the F1.08 of this season. He also specifies that some of the problems with the new car are likely to take some time to be resolved. « There are one or two things that have been improved, but […]
On 03/03, 17:16
Red Bull Racing has made a big step forward since last year, according to David Coulthard. The Scot believes, however, that a potential podium this season will be a very difficult goal to achieve with Ferrari and McLaren. « I believe we have made significant improvements, » said Coulthard. « But I think McLaren and […]
On 03/03, 16:58
The Williams team announced the extension of their sponsorship contract with Hamleys, a toy manufacturer. Hamleys, which has been associated with the team since the 2004 season, agreed to this new deal on the condition that its logo is better placed on the race car. The Hamleys brand will also be one of the flagship […]
On 03/03, 16:46
Ron Dennis is likely to leave his role as team principal of the McLaren F1 team and hand over the task to his CEO Martin Whitmarsh before the end of this month. He has reportedly not yet decided on the exact date for the transfer of power. In recent weeks, rumors have intensified about the […]
On 02/03, 21:12
Gabriele Tarquini made up for his mistake during the first race of the day in Curitiba, Brazil by winning the second race of the 2008 season, which has just begun. For Seat, the Italian was ahead. Yvan Muller, the winner of the first race, is 5th. Less at ease than Yvan Muller and Rickard Rydell […]
On 02/03, 18:34
Sébastien Loeb secured his second victory of the year in Mexico after three eventful days on the arid lands of Leon and Mexico City. The Frenchman in the Citroen C4 WRC managed to maintain his lead acquired yesterday and finished a minute ahead of Australian Chris Atkinson (Subaru) and Finnish Jari-Matti Latvala (BP Ford Focus), […]
On 02/03, 18:04
The organizers of the Rally of Mexico have canceled the eighteenth stage, the second planned for the day. The decision was made quickly after noting the presence of a very large number of spectators on the sides of stage 18. This is the first time that a stage cancellation has occurred for this reason in […]
On 02/03, 17:57
Yvan Muller in a Seat Leon TDi won the first race of the year in WTCC at Curitiba in Brazil. He finished ahead of his teammate Rickard Rydell and Augusto Farfus (BMW), while no Chevrolet finished the race… The spectacle was indeed present during this first race on the Curitiba circuit. Yvan Muller thus broke […]
On 02/03, 13:53
Yvan Muller (SEAT) clinched the pole during the qualifying in Curitiba on Saturday. The session was marked by Alain Menu’s (Chevrolet) accident. Muller is ahead of his teammate Rickard Rydell and Augusto Farfus in the BMW 320si. Andy Priaulx, the reigning champion also in a BMW, only qualified in 12th position. The Alsatian Yvan Muller […]
On 02/03, 13:03
Frank Williams fears he may not be able to prevent Nico Rosberg from joining McLaren after the 2009 season, despite turning down a generous offer from the British team at the end of last year. Rosberg initially had a contract with the Grove team until 2008, with options beyond that date, but he decided to […]
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