New Rule For Qualifying In Bahrain

A new rule is being imposed for the qualifying session in Bahrain next weekend.
F1’s governing body said the change was necessary after slow-moving cars that were saving fuel got in the way of runners on their final flying laps at the end of Q3 in Malaysia.
“Our clarification to the teams and drivers will be that [...]

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Hamilton – Taking A Break In Thailand

Lewis Hamilton has decided to have a short break in Thailand, on the island of Koh Samui, before the next race in Bahrain
Lewis has gone with F1 mate Adrian Sutil, and his trainer Adam Costanzo
He said after the race “Last year Ferrari were on top in Australia and we struck back in Malaysia, this time [...]

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Malaysian Grand Prix – Raikkonen Wins

Reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen was back on form when he won the Malaysian Grand Prix
The one-two finish the team had hoped for was wrecked when Felipe Massa spun off while running second.
It was also Raikkonen’s seventh win for Ferrari and his second win in Malaysia.
Robert Kubica finished second and almost 20 seconds behind Raikkonen
It [...]

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Hamilton & Kovalainen Given 5 Place Grid Penalty

Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen have each been given a 5 grid place penalty
Both drivers were being investigated by the stewards after qualifying, because Heidfeld & Alonso complained to stewards about being blocked by both drivers on their final hot laps
Following several hours of deliberation by the stewards about whether or not the McLaren pair [...]

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Malaysian Grand Prix – Massa Claims Pole Position

 
Felipe Massa has claimed pole position for the Malaysian grand prix
The ferrari team dominated qualifying leaving Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton second best on the second row of the grid.
Kovalainen beat Hamilton by a tenth of a second and starts 3rd
Heidfeld was put in a dangerous situation as he did his final hot laps, as [...]

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Malaysian Grand Prix – Hamilton Fastest In Final Practice

 
Lewis Hamilton has once again ended Friday practice fastest, just like in Australia 1 week ago.
The ferrari’s were quickest until 10 minutes left of the final practice, when Hamilton put in his quick lap. Sebastian Bourdais suffered engine problems, so took no part in the session. Jenson Button ended up 4th fastest, although its believed [...]

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Massa Caused The Crash According To Schumacher

Michael Schumacher has said that the 2 Ferrari drivers contributed to the teams disasterous start to the season
Schumacher told Auto Motor und Sport that Felipe Massa’s first corner crash, and collision with David Coulthard, were both driver errors.
Schumacher said data shows that Massa was in too low a gear when he spun into the barriers [...]

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ITV Lose F1 Coverage – BBC Will Take Over In 2009

Formula One will change TV channel for the start of the 2009 F1 season
The BBC will take over from ITV who are currently showing the F1 races
The deal is rumoured to be for 5 years.
“We were delighted when Bernie Ecclestone approached us about the return of F1 to the BBC,” said Dominic Coles, BBC’s Director [...]

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Torro Rosso For Sale

 
Dietrich Mateschitz and Gerhard Berger have confirmed that the Torro Rosso team is for sale.
They will not be selling it during the current 2008 season, but they want to find a buyer by the end of the 2009 season.
Mateschitz said he cannot continue running the Torro Rosso team beyond 2009 because new rules mean from [...]

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Australian Grand Prix – Rubens Barrichello Disqualified

Stewards at the Australian grand prix have disqualified Rubens Barrichello from his sixth position because he ran the red lights at the pit lane exit.
This now means that Kimi Raikkonen, moves into the points, as he was provisionally classified 9th.
Barrichello’s problems occurred after he served a pit lane penalty for illegally pitting for fuel in safety [...]

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Australian Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton Wins

 
Lewis Hamilton has won the 1st race of the new 2008 season
It was a very eventful race, the safety car was bought out 3 times during the race
Lewis Hamilton finished ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg to claim his 1st win of the season
Defending world champion Kimi Raikkonen was among 15 cars which failed [...]

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Australian Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton Claims Pole Position

 
Lewis Hamilton has claimed Pole Position for the 1st race in Australia
Although Lewis was very lucky because Robert Kubica would have claimed Pole Position had he not had a slight off on turn 12. At that point Kubica was faster than Hamilton.
Tomorrow should be a great race if they both have similar fuel stratergies, and similar speed.
Button [...]

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Australian Grand Prix – Friday Times – Hamilton Fastest

Well the new season is now underway.
Current World champion Raikkonen set the fastest time in the morning session.
But Hamilton was on top in the afternoon, with Raikkonen sixth.
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa was third in both sessions, with Fernando Alonso sixth and 13th in his Renault. And Hamilton’s team-mate Heikki Kovalainen was fourth fastest in both sessions.
Australian [...]

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Ron Dennis To Remain As Team Boss For 2008

 
Ron Dennis will be staying as boss of the Mclaren F1 team. He has now flown to Australia for the 1st race this weekend
Before he left for Australia, he told all the staff at the Woking factory, that he will be staying as their boss for the whole of the 2008 season

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The F1 Regulations For The 2008 Season

The 2008 F1 season will have a few new rules, which you can see below
 Engine Change :
Drivers are allowed one ’free’ engine change to their car without the normal 10-place penalty on the starting grid.
This must be a competitor’s first change of the season and it must be a result of genuine engine failure rather [...]

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Silverstone – New Look Pit & Paddock Complex

  
Silverstone have unveiled some new computer generated images of what the new Pit and Paddock complex may look like in the future
The pit complex will be moved from its current location between Woodcote and Copse corners to a new location between Club and Abbey.
The new design will also include new garages, a race control building, [...]

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Williams – The New FW30 Is Unveiled

 
The Williams Toyota FW30, was unveiled today with its new livery for this year’s Formula One Championship.
“With four years of regulation stability, we have a good basis to be progressive about the development of this season’s car,” the team’s Technical Director, Sam Michael, explained
“With a good reliability record last year, we have been able to [...]

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Lewis Hamilton Could Have Been A Williams Driver

 
Patrick Head has revealed that the williams team could have been the one to uncover Lewis Hamilton’s talent
But they let Hamilton slip through their fingers while he was still in F3.
Head confirmed that Hamilton had been offered to Williams in 2004, following an apparent bust-up with McLaren
“They rang up and said can we come and [...]

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The Final Last Minute F1 Tests This Week – Menorca

The F1 teams have now finished their test sessions, in preparation for the first race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne in 2 weeks time.
But 2 teams have scheduled a final straight line test session at Menorca.
The BMW Sauber F1 Team is travelling to Menorca on Thursday 6 March, the [...]

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