On 27/01, 13:49
This year in WRC, only one manufacturer was authorized to supply the World Rally Championship. The FIA, which had BFGoodrich, a subsidiary of Michelin, and Pirelli in competition, ultimately chose the latter. The Italian brand, after working all winter on its Pzero tires, faced its first major real-life test this weekend. And according to all […] 
On 27/01, 13:20
The 1997 world champion, Jacques Villeneuve, will likely part ways with his manager Craig Pollock. The two men are long-time friends and associates who have been collaborating together for many years. This partnership began with the Canadian’s initial steps into the motorsports industry, continuing through the period when he was leading the BAR team in […] 
On 27/01, 13:10
Toni Gardemeister, who drives the new Suzuki SX4 WRC, was forced to retire today and didn’t even make the start of the 4th day. Akira Kawada, the team manager, stated: « The engine overheated at the end of SS14 [Saturday] and when the car returned to Valencia. We then discovered some internal damage. We decided […] On 27/01, 12:59
The Valencia circuit in Spain hosted the second major test event of 2008 between January 22 and 24, where ten of the eleven F1 teams were present. Bridgestone, of course, supplied the tires for each of them. Grooved dry tires were in action throughout the event, which took place in dry conditions. No wet tire […] 
On 26/01, 19:34
Max Mosley, the current president of the FIA, will decide whether to seek a new term as president of the governing body of F1 in October 2008. At that date, he will only have twelve months left to campaign since the Paris-based organization, composed of motorsport clubs from around the world, will meet at the […] 
On 26/01, 19:06
Kimi Räikkönen and Lewis Hamilton are both in the running to win prestigious Laureus awards. They are also nominated in two different categories. The information was announced earlier this week. Finnish is one of the six nominees in the Sportsman of the Year category, after winning the title of world champion driver in 2007 with […] 
On 26/01, 18:58
At the wheel of their Citroën C4 WRC, Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena finished in the lead on the third day of the 76th edition of the Rallye Monte-Carlo. During this stage, the Double Chevron crew focused on maintaining their first place without taking risks. In the second car of the Citroën Total team, Dani […] On 26/01, 18:37
Romain Grosjean had a very good performance by winning once again this weekend in Dubai for the first GP2 ASIA event. The young French rookie thus achieves a historic double in the category and impresses… The test driver of the ING Renault F1 Team made headlines again today by starting from the eighth position (reverse […] On 26/01, 17:53
Sébastien Loeb confirmed his position as number one once again today for the first rally of the 2008 WRC season: Monte-Carlo. The Citroën C4 WRC driver has widened his lead over other competitors, including his teammate Dani Sordo, who fell victim to a mechanical issue in SS11. Dani Sordo lost a lot of time. He […] On 26/01, 13:55
McLaren boss Ron Dennis has insisted that he will provide equal status to his two drivers in 2008 after the issues the British team faced on this subject in 2007. McLaren spent much of last season managing the disputes between Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. As Hamilton was a rookie, Alonso, the reigning double world […] 
On 26/01, 13:48
The well-known sections of ‘Lalouvesc’, ‘St Bonnet le Froid’, and the slightly modified ‘Lamastre’ from 2007 were on the schedule for the morning loop on this third day. A Citroën C4 WRC dominated these three stages, continuing the momentum established from SS1. For Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena, the outcome upon their return to the […] On 26/01, 13:40
The Swiss driver Neel Jani confessed to being satisfied and still attracted by the A1 Grand Prix championship. The driver, in the running to win the 3rd championship of the discipline with A1 Team Switzerland, would even prefer to focus solely on this championship at the expense of the Champ Car. He might therefore abandon […] On 26/01, 13:32
In a recent interview, Haug talks about the importance of the presence of F1 drivers in DTM, like Häkkinen or Schumacher. « The DTM is blessed in this area. There are few disciplines outside of Formula 1 that can boast of having so many renowned drivers on its grid. Drivers such as Mika Häkkinen, Jean […] On 26/01, 13:01
Rubens Barrichello from Honda cautiously assessed the new 2008 car, the RA108, as being better than the 2007 model. The Brazilian completed the first laps with the new single-seater this week in Valencia. The times are far from exceptional, as the best lap is more than 3 seconds off the average pace. The next day, […] 
On 25/01, 23:22
The new director of the Citroën C4 WRC team, Olivier Quesnel, who swiftly replaced Guy Frequelin, has been reassuring about the performance of Loeb’s and Sordo’s C4 cars for the remainder of the Rally. Indeed, Dani Sordo experienced a mechanical issue today during the ES6, allowing Hirvonen (3rd) to come within just 26 seconds of […] 30778 actualités
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