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On 12/01, 14:25
The British Formula 3 driver, John Martin, has been promoted to a full-time position for the next race of the season in New Zealand. The 23-year-old driver will replace Yan Dyk in Team A1 Australia after a more than mediocre debut. Alan Jones, the director of the Australian team stated: « John [Martin] will take […]
On 12/01, 14:08
The BMW-Sauber team has announced a new partnership with T-Systems, a services company and subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. The company’s logo will be visible both on the exterior and interior of the F1.08. Thus, it will appear on the nose of the car as well as on the team’s members’ clothing and the drivers’ helmets. […]
On 12/01, 13:55
Giancarlo Fisichella claims he joined Force India because he believes it is a team on the rise and can prove to be very competitive. The 34-year-old Roman was let go by Renault at the end of last season as they decided not to renew his contract. He then joined Force India, which, under the name […]
On 12/01, 13:30
Jarno Trulli believes it is realistic to think that Toyota could secure several podiums this year, after an extremely disastrous 2007 campaign. The team has high hopes with their new TF108. Trulli is just as optimistic as the Japanese manufacturer, considering that a big step forward can be achieved in 2008. « Finishing on the […]
On 12/01, 13:12
The McLaren-Mercedes team completed its first tests with the new car unveiled last Monday on Friday. Lewis Hamilton and his new teammate Heikki Kovalainen were, over the course of these three days, in charge of the initial runs of the MP4/23 on the Jerez circuit in Spain. For the final day, the Brit completed a […]
On 12/01, 13:00
The co-owner of the Force India team, Vijay Mallya, has warned his country, India, not to expect too much from the team in 2008, despite a significant budget increase. The billionaire bought the former Spyker F1 team last season and renamed it after his country. One of the slogans put forward by Force India, “the […]
On 12/01, 11:36
Stefano D’Aste will join Proteam Motorsport (winner of the 2007 teams’ trophy) for the upcoming season in the “Independents” category and will race alongside Sergio Hernández, driving a BMW 320si. Together, D’Aste and Proteam participated in the WTCC championship in 2005 and 2006 with excellent results. The driver finished third twice in the “Independents” trophy […]
On 11/01, 20:16
Prodrive has practically abandoned its plans to one day enter F1. This is the logical consequence of the resistance against introducing cars with certain components supplied by another team. The company based in Banbury had accepted the offer from McLaren-Mercedes for 2008, but had to reject this proposal following a legal opposition led by Williams. […]
On 11/01, 18:49
Christian Horner, the team principal of the Arden team in GP2, has shared his plans for 2008 to get his team back on track after experiencing some difficulties in recent years. A team already world champion in F3000 was very successful when Heikki Kovalainen was in the team. But since 2005, the German team has […]
On 11/01, 17:56
Suzuki, which will begin its first season in the World Rally Championship, unveiled its car in its final livery this week, along with the names of its two drivers and co-drivers. The Suzuki SX4, which appeared white during the two WRC tests in the 2007 season, is now dressed in a light gray and yellow […]
On 11/01, 17:26
Christian Klien said he was considering options other than F1 following the decision made by Mallya and Force India to award the second race seat to Giancarlo Fisichella for 2008. The Austrian, whose last F1 Grand Prix dates back to 2006 with Red Bull Racing, had hoped to join the Indian team after testing for […]
On 11/01, 16:57
Nick Heidfeld is in the process of changing managers as at the end of 2008, Werner Heinz will step down and Andre Theuerzeit will take over. The existing contract between the BMW-Sauber driver and his current manager, Werner Heinz, expires after Christmas 2008. Andre Theuerzeit, director of the sports communication agency bang, will assume the […]
On 11/01, 16:43
Michael Schumacher and Ferrari have finally agreed on the role of the seven-time world champion within the Scuderia Ferrari. This role follows the German’s decision to retire from racing at the end of 2006. He will be in charge of the development of cars from a sporting management perspective. Schumacher has participated in several test […]
On 11/01, 16:20
The Ford team has unveiled its new colors for the 2008 WRC season. The team indeed sees this new season as a whole new chapter in its history. Newly arrived in the management team, Mark Deans, also director of Ford Motorsport Europe, along with Malcolm Wilson, the team manager, unveiled the new metaphors of the […]
On 11/01, 15:55
The former French Formula 1 driver, Jean Alesi, shared his perspective on Renault’s future results in 2008. According to the now Speed Car series (Asia) driver, Alonso’s return to Renault should allow for a return to podium finishes and even victories. However, he does not envision Renault winning the Constructors’ title again in 2008 and […]
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