Bahrain Grand Prix. Massa answered to critics

6.4.2008  ▪ Blog

The third stage of the Formula 1 season, which took place in Bahrain, confirmed the superiority of the Ferrari domination.

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6.11.2009

Raikkonen with no contract for 2010

2007 World champion Kimi Raikkonen is not sure whether he will drive F1 car in 2010.

25.4.2008

Super Aguri face Friday deadline

Super Aguri must sort out their deal with investors before the start of first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix if Honda are to allow the team to compete this weekend, autosport.com has learned.
Discussions between Super Aguri and investors are continuing as they bid to put together a deal to secure their future after the […]

Fry pessimistic about Aguri survival

Honda F1 Chief Executive Nick Fry on Thursday said he is not optimistic that Super Aguri`s troubled current situation will have a happy ending.The Japanese manufacturer has already ruled out rescuing Super Aguri, which since 2006 has operated as a de facto `B` Honda team, after its buyer`s financial backing fell through.Leafield-based Super Aguri has […]

Thursday press conference from Barcelona ? Part I

With Barrichello, de la Rosa, Alonso and Raikkonen Ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, the fourth round of the championship, the Thursday FIA press conference featured Honda racer Rubens Barrichello, McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa, Renault?s Fernando Alonso and championship leader Kimi Raikkonen…

Thursday press conference from Barcelona ? Part II

Barrichello, de la Rosa, Alonso & Raikkonen take questions Rubens Barrichello, Pedro de la Rosa, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen take questions from the media ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix…

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Spanish GP: Thursday Press Conference

Pedro, how much has your role changed this year? Are you still doing pretty much what you have always been doing?Pedro de la Rosa: My role is pretty much unchanged. Obviously, we are very limited on mileage during the testing season and we have to maximise every mile we do and every set of tyres. […]

A statement from the BRDC

The British Racing Drivers` Club (BRDC), owner of Silverstone, has today issued the following statement:
The British Racing Drivers` Club (BRDC) today confirmed that the Club is on schedule to complete Silverstone`s new Grand Prix Pits complex in time for the 2010 British Grand […]

Thursday`s press conference - Spain

Participating: Rubens Barrichello (Honda), Pedro De La Rosa (McLaren Mercedes), Fernando Alonso (Renault), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari).
Q. Pedro, how much has your role changed this year? Are you still doing pretty much what you have always been doing?
Pedro de la Rosa: My role is pretty much unchanged. Obviously, we are very limited on mileage during the […]

BRDC says new pits on schedule

The British Racing Drivers` Club said on Thursday plans to complete Silverstone`s new Grand Prix Pits complex in time for the 2010 British Grand Prix are on schedule.
Part of the the BRDC`s plan includes moving the location of the track`s pit and paddock complex from between Woodcote and Copse corners, to between Club and Abbey.
The […]

Kubica: BMW not yet ready to win races

Robert Kubica believes that BMW are not yet ready to fight for grand prix victories on pace alone.
The 23-year-old, who has not finished off the podium in 2008 and took his first Formula One pole position in Bahrain, says he still thinks it is too early to expect BMW to be able to challenge Ferrari […]

Barcelona tech file

The Grand Prix circuit near Barcelona is one that every F1 team knows well from the thousands of kilometres of testing carried out there over the winter. Few venues offer such a variety of medium and high-speed corners and it is widely acknowledged as the definitive aero circuit that provides a stern test of a […]

Toyota and FIA work to improve safety

The FIA Institute and Toyota have combined technology and expertise to help improve safety in high speed racecar accidents.
Toyota has been using a computer simulation system, called Total Human Model Safety (THUMS), to help it design safer production vehicles for several years. THUMS is a virtual representation of the human body that can provide […]

Q and A with Robert Kubica

Q. How was the test last week?
Robert Kubica: It was quite positive. I did only 2009 test things, so it was difficult to say about how this Grand Prix will be.
Q. How does the 2009 stuff feel?
RK: I think the tyres, I was very positive about them. Honestly I didn`t have a lot of opportunity […]

Ferrari to open store in London

Ferrari today signed an agreement for the opening of the first Ferrari Store in Britain. The store, which will be managed by the Percassi Group, will be located on Regent Street and will cover around 550 square metres spread over two levels.
Work on the project will begin within the next few days and the Ferrari […]

Hamilton vows not to change approach

Lewis Hamilton says he has no plans to change his approach at this weekend`s Spanish Grand Prix in order to fight back following a disappointing race in Bahrain.
The Briton had a race to forget in Sakhir, losing the championship lead after failing to score in a race where he said he had let his McLaren […]

Q and A with Lewis Hamilton

Q. How do you rate the season so far?
Lewis Hamilton: It has been a bit up and down but this is nothing you don`t normally see in a season, it is to be expected. Everyone is pushing very hard, and Ferrari and BMW are quick like us. It looks like it is going to be […]

Fry not optimistic on Super Aguri chances

Honda Racing CEO Nick Fry has dropped the firmest hint that the Japanese manufacturer is not ready to continue supporting the Super Aguri team.
Super Aguri`s future was still hanging in the balance at the Spanish Grand Prix on Thursday with the team still seeking a saviour after the collapse of a takeover deal.
Backers Honda said […]

Davidson positive on Aguri`s future

Anthony Davidson remains positive that the Super Aguri team can find a last-minute agreement to continue racing in this weekend`s Spanish Grand Prix after a rescue deal with Magma Group collapsed last week.
Speaking to reporters in Barcelona, the Englishman admitted that not knowing what his immediate future in Formula One holds has been `really difficult` […]

FIA Thursday press conference - Spain

Drivers: Rubens Barrichello (Honda), Pedro de la Rosa (McLaren), Fernando Alonso (Renault), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari).
Q: Pedro, how much has your role changed this year? Are you still doing pretty much what you have always been doing?Pedro de la Rosa: My role is pretty much unchanged. Obviously, we are very limited on mileage during the testing […]

Q and A with Anthony Davidson

Q. Is it difficult turning up to a circuit not knowing if you are going to race or not?
Anthony Davidson: “It`s been a really difficult time, from the end of last year through to the start of this year.
“When we turned up in Australia it was a case of the unexpected, and nothing has really […]

Super Aguri face Friday deadline

Super Aguri must sort out their deal with investors before the start of first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix if Honda are to allow the team to compete this weekend, autosport.com has learned.
Discussions between Super Aguri and investors are continuing as they bid to put together a deal to secure their future after the […]

Fry pessimistic about Aguri survival

Honda F1 Chief Executive Nick Fry on Thursday said he is not optimistic that Super Aguri`s troubled current situation will have a happy ending.The Japanese manufacturer has already ruled out rescuing Super Aguri, which since 2006 has operated as a de facto `B` Honda team, after its buyer`s financial backing fell through.Leafield-based Super Aguri has […]

Thursday press conference from Barcelona ? Part I

With Barrichello, de la Rosa, Alonso and Raikkonen Ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, the fourth round of the championship, the Thursday FIA press conference featured Honda racer Rubens Barrichello, McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa, Renault?s Fernando Alonso and championship leader Kimi Raikkonen…

Thursday press conference from Barcelona ? Part II

Barrichello, de la Rosa, Alonso & Raikkonen take questions Rubens Barrichello, Pedro de la Rosa, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen take questions from the media ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix…



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 ▪ DRIVERS STANDINGS 2008

01. Hamilton
02. Massa
03. Raikkonen
04. Kubica
05. Alonso
06. Heidfeld
07. Kovalainen
08. Vettel
09. Trulli
10. Glock
11. Webber
12. Piquet
13. Rosberg
14. Barrichello
15. Nakajima
16. Coulthard
17. Bourdais
18. Button

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31
25
21
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 ▪ CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS 2008

01. Ferrari
02. McLaren-Mercedes
03. BMW
04. Renault
05. Toyota
06. Toro Rosso
07. Red Bull
08. Williams
09. Honda

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