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On 31/12, 12:51
Franck Montagny will therefore, in 2008, disappear from the F1 world after testing for Force India in mid-December, in the hope of securing a race driver position alongside Adrian Sutil. A position that seems very far from the Frenchman as it appears to be promised to Giancarlo Fisichella. The former test driver for Renault, Super-Aguri, […]
On 31/12, 12:27
Heikki Kovalainen states that he intends to stay with McLaren as long as possible, as he is set to start racing for the British team in 2008. The Finn has signed a contract with McLaren to fill the seat left vacant by Fernando Alonso, who chose to return to Renault. The latter had a rather […]
On 31/12, 11:27
Toyota and Kingfisher have agreed on a deal that will end the contract that has united them as official partners for a year. This means that the collaboration will end at the end of 2007. This decision allows Vijay Mallya, the Chairman and CEO of Kingfisher, to focus on his Formula 1 activities with the […]
On 30/12, 19:58
Force India plans to announce its driver lineup for the 2008 season on January 11, some Indian sources announced on Sunday. The team based in Silverstone, recently acquired by Vijay Mallya and the Mol family, had planned to officially announce its decision on the 2008 drivers before Christmas or in the early days of the […]
On 30/12, 19:38
Honda Racing is convinced that it can put its 2007 disappointments behind it and start the year 2008 with the same level of performance that the Japanese team had at the end of 2006. With the new RA108 set to be launched at the end of January, hopes are high within the team. They are […]
On 30/12, 19:15
Nick Heidfeld expresses confidence about his team’s 2008 season and hopes for a year filled with successes and perhaps victories. The German team, based in Switzerland, finished the 2007 season in second place behind Ferrari in the constructor’s championship, being greatly aided by the exclusion of McLaren due to a spying scandal! Mario Theissen hopes […]
On 29/12, 19:33
Sebastian Vettel is convinced that Scuderia Toro Rosso has great chances of success in 2008, even though the next season will start for the drivers with older cars. Vettel does not worry about this announcement and does not consider it an obstacle in any way. « It’s now official, we will start the year 2008 […]
On 29/12, 19:14
Four official test sessions have been established for the 2008 season, in which all FIA WTCC competitors will participate (at least in the official team championship). Two days of testing have been scheduled in Valencia and Oschersleben, just before the start of the European season (in Valencia, on June 18) and after the first two […]
On 28/12, 16:31
The FIA has undertaken a cost reduction initiative with a 10-year engine freeze. However, the chiefs of Honda Racing are calling for a completely different regulation. They believe that the FIA should introduce a cap on team budgets, rather than limiting teams on what they can do with their cars. Honda Racing’s CEO Nick Fry […]
On 28/12, 15:25
Felipe Massa, a 26-year-old Brazilian and teammate of Kimi Räikkönen who won the world championship in 2007, insists that Scuderia does not prefer to favor one driver for the next season even though the Finn will officially take car No. 1. « The strategy will not change, » he said in the columns of the […]
On 28/12, 15:08
Niki Lauda named Nelson Piquet Jr as the Rookie of the Year 2008. The three-time world champion, who still follows Grand Prix events as a commentator for German television, has studied the potential of the young Brazilian, as well as those of three other recruits who will be on the starting grid in Melbourne next […]
On 28/12, 14:51
Recently crowned world champion, Kimi Räikkönen will be the first to try Ferrari’s new single-seater: The F2008. According to the German news agency DPA, the 28-year-old Finn is expected to test the new car with which he will defend his crown in 2008, on January 7. That is, the day after its official launch. The […]
On 28/12, 14:40
The manager of Adrian Sutil has rejected all these new speculations that the young German is in talks with Toyota for a race driver role in 2008. Although Jarno Trulli has a contract that provides for his presence with the Japanese team next year, there are still some uncertainties about Toyota’s intentions towards the Italian […]
On 28/12, 14:13
Michael Schumacher will be the happiest man by continuing to test Ferrari’s single-seaters in the coming years, affirmed his former technical director Ross Brawn. Schumacher has been the subject of rumors predicting his return to racing since he began winter testing with Ferrari. It was first in Barcelona in November where he was very impressive, […]
On 28/12, 13:55
Nico Rosberg stated that he was essential to his Williams team during the 2007 season and is demanding a better car in the future. The German was one of the key players of the 2007 season and, because of this, he was linked more than once to the seat left vacant by Alonso at McLaren […]
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