Blogs Posts in Formula One Races category; 112 blog posts

McLaren moved to end of Sakhir pits

McLaren has been moved to the final pit garage for next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. The garages are traditionally allocated in order of the previous year's constructors' championship positions, and with McLaren having finished at the bot [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

F1 Update: Alonso To Ferrari Formula One Seat ???

Fernando Alonso on Sunday admitted that Felipe Massa's mistakes are likely to increase speculation about his own future at Ferrari. After finishing just eighth in his uncompetitive Renault in Malaysia, the Spaniard was asked by his local [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Ferrari Still Looks Insatiable: After disaster Down Under, F...

When engine failure eliminated both Ferraris from last week's Australian Grand Prix, it would be exaggerating to suggest that the sky fell in. But it wasn't far off the truth. This is a high-budget multinational team that's justly earned [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Paddy Power's Formula One season preview

As they take to the starting grid for the 2008 F1 season bookie Paddy Power has Lewis Hamilton the 9/4 second favourite to claim his first title.  Hamilton’s odds are in stark contrast to his title hopes this time last year whe [...]

Posted On : Mar, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Formula 1: Fernando Alonso in the 2008 Renault: Grand homeco...

Not since Ayrton Senna has Formula 1 seen such an enigmatic, impulsive and hot-headed champion like Fernando Alonso. Sure there was the clinical Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher, the calm and focused Mika Hakkinen and even the erratic J [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

F1 vet Scott Speed throws hat into NASCAR ring

Scott Speed is too continental for an American, too American for Europeans. A refugee of the uber-sophisticated Formula 1 series trying to regain his way, at age 25, in NASCAR's decidedly less sophisticated developmental circuits, Speed j [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

More frequent trains on F1 race day

The KLIA Transit trains will be plying the route more frequently on March 23 to curb traffic congestion during the F1 Grand Prix here. The trains will run every 15 minutes between 7am and 1pm and every 12 minutes between 5pm and 8pm on th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Its a two horse race: Schumi

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher insists this season’s Formula One campaign will once again be dominated by either his old team Ferrari or fierce rivals McClaren. Schumacher, 39, was test driving for his former stable Fer [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

Spying will result in F1 ban, says Mosley

Any Formula One team found guilty of spying in 2008 and beyond can expect to be disqualified from the world championship, Max Mosley, the president of the sport's ruling body, the FIA, warned yesterday. While most people in the sport just [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Day 3 of F1 testing: Glock is quickest

 Reinging GP2 Series champion German Timo Glock topped the times on the final day of testing at Jerez in Spain today, with his Toyota team beginning to check out the ultimate speed of their new TF108. Conditions were tricky during t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

The "TMZ" of Formula 1

Formula 1 racing's famed "silly season" -- the yearly jumble of drivers, team principals, sponsors, money, and TMZ-like gossip that intrigues F1 aficionados (such as me) almost as much as the racing itself -- is finally beginning [...]

Posted On : Dec, 18 2007 | Comments : 0

Mutua Madrilena Decides to Leave McLaren Sponsorship

The Spanish insurance group Mutua Madrilena will not be sponsoring McLaren for 2008 onwards. The Spanish company began their sponsorship of McLaren last season, coinciding with the joining of Spanish driver Fernando Alonso. Forumula1.netM [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2007 | Comments : 0

Aussie firm on night racing for Formula One

Hella Australia has developed an innovative trackside illumination system that is being pitched for grand prix work, but could revolutionise night coverage of a wide range of sports.The reflector system is said to be safe, immune to black [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2007 | Comments : 0