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On 14/02, 14:58
Diego Nunes announced on his official website that he has signed a contract with the DPR team for the Asian GP2 Championship. The Brazilian was transferred after being let go by Campos Racing (see previous article). The team decided to replace Diego Nunes with Ben Hanley, who is also a driver for the team in […]
On 14/02, 14:44
BMW-Sauber is back on track this week in Jerez with its F1.08. Nick Heidfeld, who admitted that his team had some problems at the beginning of the year, now confesses that the start of the 2008 season will be quite tough. The team based in Hinwil was plagued with balance issues during the initial winter […]
On 14/02, 14:44
The Spanish team Campos Racing announced today its final line-up for the GP2 Asia. Ben Hanley has been confirmed and completes the second driver position alongside Vitaly Petrov. Ben Haley, who announced earlier this week that he wanted to race at least once in Asia (See related article), will thus replace the Brazilian driver Diego […]
On 14/02, 14:31
The leader of several motorsport teams, including one in ChampCar, Derrick Walker, has expressed great pessimism about the future of the American series. Walker indeed commented on the future of the discipline yesterday during a press conference, stating that the ongoing negotiation between Champcar and the IRL – Indy Racing League – would likely lead […]
On 14/02, 14:18
Former Ferrari mechanic Nigel Stepney will soon have to answer questions from the FIA to explain his role in the espionage affair that rocked the world of F1 last year. Some rumors have suggested that Stepney could be suspended for two years from the world of motorsports for his involvement in the exchange of information […]
On 14/02, 13:50
Jarno Trulli believes it is unrealistic to expect Toyota to be able to fight for one or more podiums during the 2008 season. Let’s take a quick look at the situation: Not only is Ferrari not comparable to us, but also McLaren, Trulli said to Autosprint magazine. « So, talking about podiums for Toyota is […]
On 14/02, 13:30
Takuma Sato hopes that his Super-Aguri team will not suffer from their winter tests, which have so far proved inconclusive. The Japanese team is present this week in Jerez, Spain, and hopes to make the most of their cars. Still equipped with Honda engines, it had to restrict the number of tests to address its […]
On 14/02, 12:51
The Sepang circuit in Malaysia will be ready to host a night race next year, the circuit officials have declared. A month ago, they acknowledged that the idea was interesting to highlight their Grand Prix. Mokhzani Mahathir, the president of the Sepang circuit, told the New Straits Times that discussions were underway to equip the […]
On 13/02, 17:47
Renault was on track again today at the Jerez circuit as part of its winter development program. The team benefited from reasonable track conditions but had to adapt its program due to the strong gusts of wind that swept the Andalusian circuit today. Based on his recent tests in Barcelona at the beginning of the […]
On 13/02, 17:21
Jenson Button is confident that Honda Racing can deliver better results in 2008 despite tests with their new RA108 that have proven inconclusive. The team hopes to erase the memories of a 2007 campaign considered by many as disastrous. But despite this poor start, Button believes that his team knows what it has to do […]
On 13/02, 16:58
McLaren has just announced its support for the FIA’s campaign against racism. It is therefore the first team to stand behind the governing body of F1 and is officially at war against racism. The race against racism is a program led by the FIA to ensure that the racist incidents that occurred during the recent […]
On 13/02, 16:53
For the third day of the presence week in Jerez, Spain, it was Mark Webber in the Red Bull RB4 who set the fastest time of the day. The Australian driver was the only one to break the 1:19 barrier per lap, ahead of the Williams by more than four-tenths. Red Bull has shown good […]
On 13/02, 16:40
The F1 teams, drivers, and circuits will be invited to unite behind the new program that the FIA has just unveiled to combat racism in racing. It will be officially launched at the Spanish Grand Prix in April. The Race Against Racism is a project led by the FIA director. Through this program, he aims […]
On 13/02, 16:19
The reigning world champion Kimi Räikkönen believes that Ferrari still needs to improve in terms of performance before the start of the season, despite the impressive number of hours of winter testing. The F2008 has been on pace since it was unveiled last month. Räikkönen is living proof of this, as last week on the […]
On 13/02, 16:10
The A1 Grand Prix Great Britain team announced today the return of driver Oliver Jarvis for the upcoming race weekend in Durban, South Africa. The Briton will take over from Robbie Kerr. The latter drove for the team during the last two events, in New Zealand and Australia, taking the opportunity to achieve a podium […]
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