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F1 Fanatic 1 Hour AgoF1 gets hit with the ugly stick In the early part of the 2008 season, I had a conversation with a senior member of an F1 team who said they had already recovered 85 per cent of the downforce the ’09 regs were supposed to lose and that the the fitting of slick tyres meant the Add A Comment »
Verstappen spared jail sentence [Full Story]
F1 Fanatic TodayFormer F1 driver Jos Verstappen has avoided a jail term following accusations he harassed and assaulted his wife. In December, the 36-year-old Dutchman appeared in a Belgian court and was facing a maximum of eight months in prison for threatening his wife Sophie Kumpen, as well as assaulting her and Add A Comment »
WTCC : KSO and Yokohama confirm independent drivers prize money [Full Story]
F1SA Dec 30, 2008WTCC promoter KSO and Yokohama, the championship's tyre supplier, have confirmed that independent drivers will compete again for a Euro 384,000 prize money during the 2009 season. Add A Comment »
Top Fueler Hillary Will Wins The Scott Kalitta Memorial Trophy [Full Story]
F1 News on Auto Racing Daily Dec 28, 2008Will, the No. 3 qualifier (5.519 sec., 197.94 mph) defeated No. 6 qualifier Mark Mariani in round one of eliminations after Mariani's dragster would not go into reverse after the burnout. Will got the solo run and advanced to the semifinals after smoking the tires immediately upon hitting the throttle Add A Comment »
Narain Karthikeyan and Vijay Mallya, who's the good guy ? [Full Story]
F1 Chronicles Dec 27, 2008Well, last week’s comments by Vijay Mallya have outraged a lot of people in India, is the sport of formula one so shallow and money minded that anyone can come and buy a team with his overflowing millions and then comment upon drivers and other hard working people in F1. People in Europe and Americas Add A Comment »
Tired of tires? Here's more [Full Story]
Google News Dec 23, 2008Tired of tires? Here's more Motorsport.com, Florida - 17 minutes ago As a 50-year Formula 1 fan, it breaks my heart. As a fan of common sense and the elegant solution, it just pisses me off. All opinions expressed in the Add A Comment »
Nakajima enjoys slick tyre running [Full Story]
F1 Live Dec 17, 2008Jerez - Williams Toyota - Test day 3 Williams Toyota ran both test driver Nico Hulkenberg and regular race Kazuki Nakajima this week as the team brought to an end its 2008 test programme Add A Comment »
Axis last minute Christmas gift guide. [Full Story]
Axis of Oversteer Dec 17, 2008Are you starting to panic? With Christmas a week away, have you yet to find the perfect present for your favorite petrolhead? Or perhaps you have to atone for the borderline criminal number of days you spent away from your family blissfully burning tires and hydrocarbons. Maybe you want to give yourself Add A Comment »
Nakajima takes over from Hulkenberg [Full Story]
F1 Live Dec 16, 2008Jerez - Williams Toyota - Test day 2 In cold and sunny conditions today at Jerez the Williams Toyota team were back in action with the interim FW30 package featuring slick tyres and 2009-spec wings Add A Comment »
Slick tyre testing for Buemi and Vettel [Full Story]
F1 Live Dec 16, 2008Jerez - Red Bull Renault - Test day 2 Red Bull Renault topped the timesheets again today in testing in Spain Add A Comment »
World Record broken at ROC [Full Story]
F1 Technical - News Dec 14, 2008On the morning of The Race of Champions (ROC) at Wembley Stadium, stunt driver Terry Grant broke the Guinness world record for the greatest number of continuous donuts in a car. Grant (42), re-broke his own record on the by holding his TVR Tamora in a continuous power slide, pirouetting 86 times on the Add A Comment »
WSBK : Troy Corser optimistic after Pirelli Tyre Development test at Kyalami [Full Story]
F1SA Dec 12, 2008Although there were many ideas and things to try out on the BMW at the three day Pirelli tyre test, Troy left Kyalami circuit optimistic about the future. Add A Comment »
Ban on refueling in 2010 aswell as tyre warmers [Full Story]
Formula 1 Complete Dec 12, 2008As part of the cost-cutting in F1, teams will not be allowed to re-fuel or use tyre warmers in F1 past 2009. The 2010 changes look like this.. Add A Comment »
WSBK : Ducati team continues with winter testing at Kyalami [Full Story]
F1SA Dec 12, 2008The Ducati Xerox Team has concluded day two of the three-day Pirelli tyre tests taking place at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in South Africa, a track the makes a return to the World Superbike calendar in May 2009 after an absence of six years. Add A Comment »
WSBK : World Superbike in South Africa for tyre testing at Kyalami [Full Story]
F1SA Dec 12, 2008The top World Superbike teams have arrived at Kyalami in South Africa for the first leg of winter testing in preparation for the 2009 season, which gets underway on March 1 in Australia. Add A Comment »
Team Suzuki Alstare On The Pace At Kyalami Test [Full Story]
F1 News on Auto Racing Daily Dec 12, 2008Team Suzuki Alstare riders Max Neukirchner and Yukio Kagayama finished the second day of the Pirelli Development tyres test in Kyalami, South Africa, with the second and fifth-quickest times respectively. Add A Comment »
Small KERS problem for Kovalainen [Full Story]
F1 Technical - News Dec 11, 2008Heikki Kovalainen switched to the MP4-23A and spent the final day successfully running through tyre work and aero mapping. Pedro stepped back into the MP4-23K KERS development car but his day's mileage was limited by a number of small issues with the device. Add A Comment »
Q & A with Felipe Massa [Full Story]
Force India Official Website Dec 11, 2008Q. Are you pleased to be back working again? Felipe Massa: Holidays are always very good, but sometimes it is a little bit boring so it is nice to get back to work. I'm happy to be here to start to learn about all the new rules. Q. Do you like the rule changes for next year? FM: The car is different Add A Comment »
Heidfeld: Slicks the biggest challenge [Full Story]
Autosport - Formula 1 Dec 11, 2008BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld has highlighted need to preserve the condition of Bridgestone's new control slick tyres as the most significant factor in determining car set-up in 2009. Add A Comment »
Slick tyres and set-ups for Rosberg [Full Story]
F1 Live Dec 10, 2008Jerez - Williams Toyota - Test Day 3 The situation was sunny at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain today as the Williams team continued with its third day of testing, having started a day earlier than the other five teams Add A Comment »
