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Villeneuve Was Lucky, But Heidfeld Should Be Worried

I’ve just read something quite absurd. In fact, it is so ridiculous, I absolutely must share. The news centres not on a Formula One driver, but on four-times World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb, who incidentally did have a go in an F1 car recently. It would appear that the FIA aren’t too happy with Loeb’s appearance, and an email conversation between two FIA members has been published. It really is quite hilarious…
…Oh by the way, that’s not a photograph of Loeb, it’s Formula One’s Nick Heidfeld, but you’ll see why it’s relevant in a minute.

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Massa Joins Raikkonen, Hamilton & Sutil By Leaving GPDA

May 9th, 2008

It seems the GPDA is in a bit if a kerfuffle at the moment. Last season some drivers hit out at Lewis Hamilton for not becoming a member, and recently Adrian Sutil and Kimi Raikkonen have come under critiscm for choosing to not be a part of the group. And now Felipe Massa can add [...]

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First Formula One Video Game In Two Years

May 9th, 2008

Formula One will get its first video game in two years next season. The announcement came after much has been said about the lack of games since Sony lost the rights to brand their product as the official title. The last game to come from Sony, aimed at their PS2 system, was in 2006, and [...]

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Turkey 2008: Friday Morning Practice

May 9th, 2008

The fifth round of the 2008 Formula One World Championship got underway earlier this morning, with Felipe Massa going fastest in the pre-lunch practice around the Istanbul Circuit. Having won the previous two Turkish Grands Prix, Massa is quite handy at this track and his lap time was 0.133s faster than second-placed driver Heikki Kovalainen. [...]

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McLaren Conclude Investigation Into Heikki’s Shunt

May 8th, 2008

McLaren have announced the reason for Heikki Kovalainen’s big accident at the recent Spanish Grand Prix. The Woking-based squad, along with their wheel supplier have concluded there was a processing fault in the manufacturing of Kovalainen’s left-front wheel, which eventually failed. The accident saw Heikki skate across the gravel trap and impact a tyre wall [...]

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Villeneuve Was Lucky, But Heidfeld Should Be Worried

May 8th, 2008

I’ve just read something quite absurd. In fact, it is so ridiculous, I absolutely must share. The news centres not on a Formula One driver, but on four-times World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb, who incidentally did have a go in an F1 car recently. It would appear that the FIA aren’t too happy with Loeb’s [...]

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Heikki Kovalainen Fit To Race In Turkey

May 8th, 2008

Following his sizable shunt at Circuit de Catalunya a couple of weeks back, Heikki Kovalainen has been given the all-clear to participate in this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix. Kovalainen’s McLaren suffered some kind of wheel failure and his car failed to turn in to T8 correctly. The ensuing ~145mph accident saw Heikki buried quite deep [...]

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Rubens Barrichello Will Have A Special 257 Livery In Turkey

May 7th, 2008

To mark Rubens Barrichello’s 257th race, the most a Formula One driver has ever competed, Honda will give Barrichello a special livery and helmet design to use this weekend at Istanbul Park. Of course, it isn’t entirely clear if this is actually Barrichello’s 257th race start, but the Brazilian has decided to mark the occasion [...]

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Super Aguri Put Into Administration

May 7th, 2008

Super Aguri have been appointed an administrator to seek a buyer for the team, it has been reported on the official Formula One website. Yesterday morning, former team owner Aguri Suzuki announced his team would no longer be taking part in the Formula One world championship following a rejected investment bid from the Weigl Group. [...]

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