News - Page 2008

On 25/12, 09:23
The FIA has confirmed a change in the qualifying system that will take effect from the start of the 2008 season. There will be an extension of Q1 which will balance with a shortening of Q3. The changes will also more directly affect the teams as they will no longer be able to refuel their […]
On 24/12, 23:50
Néel Jani, who drives for A1 Team Switzerland this season in the A1 Grand Prix, believes that his problems in the pits during the first race cost him ten points in the standings. Indeed, the Swiss driver had a 5-second lead over Narain Karthikeyan – winner of race 1 – before having to refuel. Unfortunately […]
On 24/12, 23:38
The N. Technology team likely experienced its last season in the WTCC, World Touring Car Championship, in 2007. The team had the only two remaining Alfa Romeo 156 cars still in the championship, but with the Italian brand deciding to withdraw… it’s the hope of several men that is shattered. James Thompson, the team’s most […]
On 24/12, 18:08
Bernie Ecclestone created his traditional Christmas card at the end of 2007. This one turns out to be very special during this season marked by the Ferrari-McLaren espionage affair. The F1 boss prepares a personalized Christmas card every year, which he then sends to his friends and closest associates. The former journalist Roger Benoit, known […]
On 24/12, 17:36
Mike Conway, newly confirmed with Trident Racing for the 2008 GP2 season, reportedly has the means to achieve his goals according to his new manager, who thinks or at least hopes that the Briton can make a comeback. In 2007, Mike Conway only managed one podium finish and ranked only 13th after his first season […]
On 24/12, 10:59
The GPDA – or Grand Prix Drivers Association – has expressed to the FIA their dissatisfaction with the planned ban on tire warmers for 2009. Indeed, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) specified in a statement its intention to reduce the grip of single-seaters in 2009, compensated by the return of slick tires – completely smooth. […]
On 24/12, 10:49
The arrival of Ross Brawn as the new team principal of Honda Racing has played a key role in the re-motivation of Jenson Button. And for good reason, he is convinced that he can be world champion, stated team CEO Nick Fry. Button has always been convinced that Honda Racing could recover from their rather […]
On 24/12, 10:30
Audi tested several more or less well-known drivers this weekend, thanks to Formula 1, to finalize their line-up for the 2008 DTM season. The German brand, the sole and unique competitor of Mercedes in the touring championship and reigning champion, tested nearly 20 drivers on the Spanish circuit of Almeria in Andalusia. Among the 18 […]
On 23/12, 19:28
The Spanish insurance company Mutua Madrilena will become a new sponsor of Renault in 2008. And it’s no coincidence that the double world champion Fernando Alonso is back with the French team. Indeed, Mutua Madrileña entered Formula 1 with Renault at the beginning of 2005, then chose to follow the Spaniard to McLaren at the […]
On 23/12, 18:32
Max Mosley has once again rejected calls from former world champion Jackie Stewart to step down from the head of the FIA. Stewart has been particularly critical this year of the FIA in handling the Ferrari-McLaren espionage case. In a recent speech at the Monaco Business forum, he stated that it was time to eliminate […]
On 23/12, 18:18
Paul Jackson, the director of the Isport team in the GP2 series, believes that his new recruit, Bruno Senna, has all the capabilities to compete for the title in 2008. The young Brazilian, who is only finishing his 4th season in motorsport, will be the teammate of Karun Chandhok next year with the world champion […]
On 23/12, 18:00
Mattias Ekström, 2007 DTM champion with Audi, stated in Autosport magazine that he could be even faster in 2008. The Swede won the German championship for the second consecutive time by holding off the Mercedes drivers until the last race of the year. The harvest is not bad… but Ekstrom hopes to be even more […]
On 23/12, 17:43
The leaders of the A1 Grand Prix, also known as the World Cup of motorsport, recently announced they are going green for the next round of the season. Indeed, during the 5th race of the 2007-2008 season in New Zealand, the A1GP series will be powered exclusively by biofuels. The series had planned to use […]
On 23/12, 16:33
FIA President Max Mosley believes that Ron Dennis, head of McLaren, was aware of his team’s transgressions in the espionage case that concerned him this year, despite his claims that he knew nothing about it. Dennis maintained his position that he was unaware that information from Ferrari had spread within his team through chief designer […]
On 22/12, 21:23
Mario Andretti, one of the legends in F1, believes that the discipline will not suffer from the various espionage scandals that marked the 2007 season. With the FIA’s decision to cancel the February 14th hearing that could have ruled on new sanctions against McLaren, there is great hope that the sport will emerge intact from […]
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