On 08/02, 18:59
Lewis Hamilton was honored this week during the independence celebrations in Grenada, a Caribbean island. He received an ambassador award for his efforts in Formula 1 last year. The McLaren driver, whose paternal grandparents are from Grenada, was of course present at this party celebrating the 34th anniversary of the country’s independence. In the presence […] 
On 08/02, 18:20
Jari-Matti Latvala for BP Ford is currently leading the Rally Sweden, the second round of the 2008 season. The Frenchman Sébastien Loeb went off the road on the 4th special stage and decided to retire. The Finn, after 8 special stages and this first day, is therefore ahead of his teammate Mikko Hirvonen in another […] 
On 08/02, 18:19
Luca Filippi admitted that he had harbored the hope for some time of securing the role of Honda’s reserve driver. In the end, it’s Wurz who will take this position, but the Italian was not too upset by this announcement. Italian Filippi, who raced in GP2 in 2007, has just signed with Honda as part […] 
On 08/02, 17:57
Giancarlo Fisichella is satisfied with the progress made by the Force India team on the new car, even though he has only joined them for a few weeks. The team based in Silverstone has provided for this year 2008 a single-seater almost equivalent to that of last year (a B car). The reason is simple, […] 
On 08/02, 17:42
Super Nova Racing confirmed today the presence of Alvaro Parente and Christian Bakkerud in their 2008 GP2 line-up. The two new drivers replace Conway and Filippi, who had an unremarkable season in 2007 except for their first victory with Super-Nova in Bahrain, during the opening of the 2007 season. The Portuguese Parente, winner of the […] On 08/02, 17:20
Ford team boss Malcolm Wilson stated that he would not prevent Jari-Matti Latvala from attempting to secure his first WRC victory in this Swedish Rally. Latvala occupies the first place in the rally after winning all the special stages in both loops of the day. With two days of competition to come, Wilson says he […] On 08/02, 17:13
Sébastien Loeb withdrew during the first day of the Swedish Rally due to mechanical problems caused by his exit during the fourth special stage. The Alsatian, who was participating in his hundredth world rally, received a 50-second penalty for arriving five minutes late to the midday service. A worn-out clutch forced him to push his […] On 08/02, 12:17
The Rally Sweden, the only race on snow planned for the WRC this year, marks the debut of an all-new Pirelli tire, the championship’s supplier. For this particular event, the Italian manufacturer has launched a new product called Sottozero. Unlike the previous years’ Rally Sweden events where teams could select a tire from a wide […] On 08/02, 12:14
As Ralf Schumacher gets closer to the DTM each day, Christian Klien’s position on the matter is the opposite of the German’s. And for good reason, the recent BMW Sauber test driver will not participate in the 2008 DTM season. His new status within the German team has undoubtedly been the reason for this decision. […] 
On 07/02, 17:02
The Norwegian Henning Solberg declares that he will do everything to secure a podium finish at the upcoming Rally Sweden, which is the second round of the 2008 WRC championship. Without having a WRC rally in his country, Solberg considers the Swedish stage as the best opportunity to play at home; he has already participated […] On 07/02, 16:50
The manager of Xevi Pons, Jordi Roquer, has expressed confidence regarding a return of the former Citroën and Subaru driver to the WRC circuit in 2008, likely at the wheel of a remodeled Subaru Impreza WRC. Pons joined the Subaru World Rally Team in the middle of the 2007 season and was supposed to be […] On 07/02, 16:47
The Indian team Force India has just unveiled this Thursday the car and its colors that it will use during the 2008 season. The car is the same as the one used at the end of last year, but the colors on the single-seater are white and gold. On it, the logo of its most […] 
On 07/02, 16:46
The start of the second round of the 2008 World Rally Championship was given this morning with the shakedown. The 2.6 km stretch of road selected was traced near the service park, now set up in Karlstad. Behind the wheel of their Citroën C4 WRC, Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena and Dani Sordo/Marc Martí were among the […] On 07/02, 16:46
Subaru driver Chris Atkinson recorded the best time in the Shakedown, a preparation for the Swedish rally, the second round of the 2008 WRC season. The Australian, in a 2007 Impreza WRC, was only three-tenths ahead of the four-time world champion Sébastien Loeb and his C4 WRC on the slightly icy 1.8 km track. Petter […] On 07/02, 16:30
Christian Klien remains determined to return to the top of F1, meaning to be a race driver again. This year, for the second consecutive season, he will only be a test driver. The Austrian who raced in F1 in 2006 with the Red Bull team, later became a test driver last year at Honda and […] 30778 actualités
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