Wed
26
Dec
2007
F1
26/12/2007 03:15
Every driver who has prepared for his Formula One competition debut is
impatient for the moment to arrive and Nelson A. Piquet is no different
in that respect. After spending a year as Renault's third driver he now
steps up to race for the French...
Tue
18
Dec
2007
F1
18/12/2007 04:07
The estimated 55000 crowd came to magnificent new Wembley stadium to
watch the 2007 Race of champions, The attendance was some what down on
the expected 80000 and the large bowl clearly had a lot of empty seats
but still the tension grew as the ...
Mon
17
Dec
2007
F1
17/12/2007 04:37
McLaren confirmed on December 14th that Heikki Kovalainen will be
teammate to Lewis Hamilton for 2008. The Finn was dropped by Renault
when Fernando Alonso and Nelson A. Piquet were announced just this week
as the race driver line up for next ...
Thu
13
Dec
2007
F1
13/12/2007 07:20
Renault was always the rumour mill's favourite option for the future of
Fernando Alonso and on December 10th it was confirmed that Alonso will
indeed return to the team with which he won his back-to-back titles.
After a fraught year with McLaren...
Mon
10
Dec
2007
F1
10/12/2007 11:51
After the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) hearing on December 6th, in
which Renault was investigated for being in possession of confidential
McLaren information, the FIA has publicized its reasons for not
penalizing Renault despite finding the...
Thu
06
Dec
2007
F1
06/12/2007 09:56
Testing continued at Jerez on December 5th and Lewis Hamilton made his
mark on his return to the McLaren cockpit with the best time of the 20
drivers present, 1:19.371. His day focused on aerodynamic tests with
no driver aids while team test...
F1
06/12/2007 04:45
It was the third day of testing at Jerez on December 6th and a third
different driver took to the top of the time sheet. After Nick Heidfeld
was fastest on the first day, it was the turn of BMW Sauber teammate
Robert Kubica on Thursday, his best a...
Wed
05
Dec
2007
F1
05/12/2007 07:40
The final scheduled test session of 2007 got under way at Jerez de la
Frontera on December 4th with 20 drivers at work on the Spanish track.
BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld set the pace, his best of the day a 1:19.042.
The team also tried out young ...
Sat
01
Dec
2007
F1
01/12/2007 02:07
Winter testing is set to continue at Jerez next week and Force India,
formerly Spyker, has confirmed that Giancarlo Fisichella and Ralf
Schumacher will be part of its evaluation programme. The team is
very busy assessing drivers as former Toyota...
Wed
28
Nov
2007
F1
28/11/2007 09:51
Since splitting with McLaren at the end of the season Fernando Alonso
has yet to reveal where he might race in 2008, but it seems the rumoured
deal with Red Bull is just another myth. The double-champion has been
linked with the energy drink ...
Fri
23
Nov
2007
F1
23/11/2007 11:06
In advance of the Formula BMW World Final, BMW Sauber ran a full-day
testing session at Circuito Ricardo Tormo in Valencia today, with
Christian Vietoris at the wheel at first, and Augusto Farfus taking over
in mid-afternoon. Running on the full...
Tue
20
Nov
2007
F1
20/11/2007 04:14
As expected, Toyota has confirmed Timo Glock as a race driver for 2008
along with a multi-year contract. Glock has been linked with Toyota for
some time but as BMW Sauber believed it still had a deal with the 25
year-old German as test driver for...
Sat
17
Nov
2007
F1
17/11/2007 05:25
The first winter test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya came to a
close on November 15th and Ferrari's Felipe Massa was at the top of
the time sheet on the final day. Of the 20 drivers present Massa
clocked a best of 1:21.044, while team test ...
F1
17/11/2007 02:29
McLaren's appeal against the decision of the Interlagos stewards to not
penalize Williams and BMW Sauber was rejected by the International Court
of Appeal, which confirms Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen as the 2007 world
champion. The Court met in London...
Thu
15
Nov
2007
F1
15/11/2007 11:24
It was another busy day of testing at Barcelona on November 14th, with a
total of 21 drivers working at the Spanish track. As he was on Tuesday,
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher was at the top of the times, his best of
the day a 1:21.489. Felipe Massa...
Wed
14
Nov
2007
F1
14/11/2007 06:22
On November 13th, just under a month after the final F1 race of 2007, on track
preparations for 2008 got under way with the first winter test session at
Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. With no restriction
on the number of cars a team may use, as...
Tue
13
Nov
2007
F1
13/11/2007 09:55
Honda announced on November 12th that Ross Brawn is to take up the
position of team principal and will work alongside Nick Fry, who will
continue as CEO. Brawn stepped down from his post of Ferrari technical
director at the end of 2006 for a ...
F1
13/11/2007 09:37
It was unpredictable start to the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend as the
Interlagos track was declared wet for Friday's first practice. The top
teams didn't do more than installation laps until the final 15 minutes
when Ferrari's Felipe Massa...
Fri
09
Nov
2007
F1
09/11/2007 06:52
Williams confirmed on November 7th that Kazuki Nakajima will race
alongside Nico Rosberg in 2008. Nakajima, a graduate of Toyota's driver
programme, has been test driver for Williams this year and was often
behind the wheel during Friday practice...
Wed
07
Nov
2007
F1
07/11/2007 10:54
Since McLaren's recent confirmation that the team and Fernando Alonso
have agreed to part company the rumour mill has gone into overdrive
about who will be teammate to Lewis Hamilton next year. Several names have
been linked with the Woking squad...
Mon
05
Nov
2007
F1
05/11/2007 01:10
Unsurprisingly, official confirmation that Fernando Alonso and McLaren
have agreed to part company came on November 2nd. In a statement issued
by the team it said "it would be in the best interest of both parties
to bring the relationship to an ...
Fri
02
Nov
2007
F1
02/11/2007 01:36
Kimi Raikkonen has gained a reputation for being as cool and unemotional
as his Iceman moniker would indicate but the new world champion has been
enjoying the recent Ferrari celebrations at Maranello and Mugello. Against the odds
the Finn clinched...
Sun
28
Oct
2007
F1
28/10/2007 10:07
Finally, and deservingly, Kimi Raikkonen is the Formula One world
champion. Amazingly the Finn, the outsider in the three-way battle, clinched
his first drivers' title with victory in the Brazilian Grand Prix. The
Ferrari man drove a calm and ...
GENERAL
28/10/2007 10:02
It's not over until the fat lady sings, as they say, or in F1's case
it's not over until there's been a meeting. There are not many people
out there who would begrudge Kimi Raikkonen the 2007 drivers' title
and the Finn won it fair and square on...
Sun
21
Oct
2007
F1
21/10/2007 06:23
Felipe Massa sent the home crowds wild in qualifying for the Brazilian
Grand Prix as he scored his second consecutive pole position at
Interlagos. The Ferrari man's 1:11.931 was the quickest time of the
afternoon but it didn't quite go as well as...
Sat
20
Oct
2007
F1
20/10/2007 08:57
Ferrari moved back to the top of the times on Saturday morning, with
Felipe Massa clocking a best of 1:11.810 in the final practice for the
Brazilian Grand Prix. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was just over a tenth
behind in second and Kimi Raikkonen's...
F1
20/10/2007 02:37
The second practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix was, like the
morning, officially declared wet but the times were much improved in
the afternoon. McLaren led the way with a one-two courtesy of Lewis
Hamilton and Fernando Alonso ...
Fri
19
Oct
2007
F1
19/10/2007 02:00
It's finally here; the last race of the 2007 season is just about upon
us and the drivers' title will be decided at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
It's a fitting end to what has been an intriguing season and hopefully
we will have a fair on-track fight...
F1
19/10/2007 01:22
In the latter half of the season much has been made of the tension
between McLaren teammates Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton but ahead
of Sunday's championship-deciding race the pair played down their
supposed animosity. Facing questions during...
Thu
18
Oct
2007
F1
18/10/2007 05:56
Ferrari confirmed on October 16th that Felipe Massa's contract has been
extended until the end of the 2010 season. The Brazilian, who previously
raced for Sauber, debuted in competition with the Scuderia alongside
Michael Schumacher in 2006 and...
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