Bahrain Grand Prix. Massa answered to critics

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo says Brazilian driver Felipe Massa in not under pressure despite his poor start to the 2008 season.
Massa has retired from both the Australian and Malaysian Grands Prix - from second in the second race - and speculation has already suggested the Brazilian`s seat could be in danger despite having two […]

Bahrain GP - Ferrari - Preview The third round of the championship takes place at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain, a very familiar venue for Ferrari, as the track has been used regularly over the past few years for winter testing…
 

Ferrari have hinted that they may not replace Felipe Massa`s engine for this weekend`s Bahrain Grand Prix, even though the Brazilian failed to finish in Malaysia.
Massa spun out of the Sepang race after making a mistake while running second, and his retirement leaves the way open for Ferrari to fit a new unit to his […]

Following the deaths of Richard Lloyd and David Leslie at the weekend, the British Racing Drivers` Club has issued the following:
The British Racing Drivers` Club is deeply shocked and saddened by the news of the untimely deaths of prominent BRDC Members Richard Lloyd and David Leslie. Former British Touring Car racer Leslie and sportscar team […]

Formula One moves from the Far East to the Middle East this week as Bahrain

Jarno Trulli believes it will be difficult to repeat his Malaysian Grand Prix result in this weekend`s race in Bahrain.
The Toyota driver finished in fourth place in the Sepang race, giving the Toyota team their best result since the 2006 French Grand Prix.
And although Trulli admits both him and the team have been boosted by […]

Jarno Trulli: “The main topic in Bahrain is obviously braking because there is a lot of hard braking at the end of the long straights and to have a competitive car you need good braking stability. With the high temperatures as well, the brakes are really under stress.
“Top speed is also very important at this […]

Nico Rosberg is confident that his Williams team will not suffer a repeat of their Malaysian Grand Prix nightmare in Bahrain this weekend.
Having finished on the podium in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Rosberg and teammate Kazuki Nakajima struggled for pace in Sepang, with their car unable to generate enough grip from its tyres on […]

Nico Rosberg: “I`m really looking forward to this weekend. Bahrain is one of my favourite tracks and I`ve had some great results there. Last year, we didn`t get the best out of the weekend, but we`ve learnt from that and we`ll be better this year, and we will come back stronger after the struggles in […]

Silverstone will have an additional 2,200 grandstand seats in response to the demand for tickets to this year`s British Grand Prix.
In addition to building the new seats for race day, Silverstone has introduced a Saturday only ticket that includes access to the grandstands.
The circuit has also released more three-day Bronze Terrace tickets.
“Interest in this […]

Force India are hoping that aerodynamic developments and new brake ducts will allow at least one of their drivers to make it through to Q2 in Bahrain this weekend.
The team have made progress in moving off the back of the grid since last year and, having come close to making it through to Q2 in […]

Vijay Mallya, chairman and managing director: “When Force India came into the sport just a few months ago, some observers expected us to stay in the same position and just be happy to be on the grid. These last two races have resolutely shown that we are not just in it for the taking part: […]

After a gruelling Far Eastern double header in Australia and Malaysia, the Force India Formula One Team now travels to the Middle East for the third event of the FIA Formula One World Championship, the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The 5.412km Bahrain International Circuit is located in the Sakhir desert area south of Manama, the capital city […]

Bahrain GP - Force India Ferrari - Preview After a gruelling Far Eastern double header in Australia and Malaysia, the Force India Formula One Team now travels to the Middle East for the third event of the FIA Formula One World Championship, the Bahrain Grand Prix…
 

Fernando Alonso
Q. Fernando, after an amazing race in Australia, you scored just a point in Malaysia…
FA: Yes, we scored a point for eighth place and it was not possible to do any better. It is only a point, but a point all the same. We know that our level of performance at the moment is […]

Renault are still paying the price for their troubles of last year, claims engineering director Pat Symonds.
On the back of a difficult 2007 campaign, the French team have not yet rediscovered the form that took them to world titles with Fernando Alonso in 2005 and 2006.
And Symonds believes the cause of their current plight, which […]

Conducted and provided by Renault`s press office.
Q. Pat, where do you feel the team stand after the opening couple of races?
PS: I don`t think we learnt a great deal from the first race and that is not uncommon because Melbourne is always an unusual race, but in Malaysia we had a more straightforward race […]

Fernando, after an amazing race in Australia, you scored just a point in Malaysia

Pat, where do you feel the team stand after the opening couple of races?Pat Symonds, Renault Technical Director: I don`t think we learnt a great deal from the first race and that is not uncommon because Melbourne is always an unusual race, but in Malaysia we had a more straightforward race and so I think […]

When the BMW Sauber F1.08 was launched back in January, the team admitted they had taken a gamble with its design philosophy. Mixed results from winter testing suggested that gamble may have backfired, but two races into the season and things couldn’t be more different. Lying a clear second in the constructors’ championship, it seems […]

The combination of Fernando Alonso, Nelson Piquet and the R28 has garnered just six points from the first two races, prompting engineering director Pat Symonds to admit Renault are still playing catch-up after their aerodynamic problems of last season. Speaking to the team’s press department, Symonds reviews Renault’s - and their rivals’ - 2008 performance […]

A race victory still the target… It has been a strong start to the season for the BMW Sauber squad with Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica scoring 11 and eight points respectively in Australia and Malaysia…
 

Bahrain GP - Renault - Preview Two races into the new season and Renault have six championship points on the board courtesy of Fernando Alonso…
 

Playing catch-up with the R28 Renault need to find a performance gain if they are to avoid a situation similar to last year…
 

BMW motorsport chief Mario Theissen believes the team`s decision to take a radical approach in the design of this year`s car has already paid off following their strong start to the season.
The German squad were third strongest in 2007, but they had a troubled start to winter testing with their F1.08 after opting to take […]