Archive: March, 2007
Sepang Ends With Heikki Fastest
The final test at Sepang ended today with Renault’s Heikki Kovalainen taking the top spot beating Felipe Massa’s Ferrari and Anthony Davidson’s Super Aguri. With the extra day added to the schedule following yesterdays poor weather, Renault concentrated on simulated qualifying runs and managed to finish ahead of Ferrari by 0.05s. Felipe Massa [...]
No French Grand Prix In 2008?
This news has since been confirmed as true by the FFSA.
Pitpass have reported that the French Grand Prix may have been dropped from the 2008 Formula One calendar, following reports made in L’Equipe. Apparently, the FIA have stated that the event cannot take place in current conditions and logistical problems are preventing Mangy Cours [...]
Hamilton Goes Top In Wet Sepang
Lewis Hamilton made his presence known in Sepang earlier today by setting the fastest lap time in the post-Australia test in Malaysia. On a dry track the British driver managed a time 0.2s faster than his nearest rival on the day, Mark Webber. However, the rain soon moved in which saw lap times [...]
Raikkonen Reigns In Sepang
Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen has led the second day of testing at Malaysia’s Sepang circuit, edging out Alex Wurz in his resurgent Williams. Although the difference between the two drivers was close to half a second, the fact that BMW and McLaren have slipped out of the top four is unusual. David Coulthard [...]
Sepang Testing Gets Underway
Sepang hosted the first day of the in-season testing on Tuesday, and it was BMW’s Robert Kubica who led the other nine drivers on the timing sheets, going just over a tenth quicker than Kimi Raikkonen. Lapping the Malaysian circuit 92 times, Kubica focused on some new aero parts as well as working on [...]
Nurburgring Honours Schumacher
The Nurburgring circuit in Germany is to honour Michael Schumacher by naming one of their corners after the multiple World Champion. After winning on the track five times and winning a record seven titles, Nurburgring is naming the fast left and right switchback that follows the Dunlop hairpin the ‘Schumacher S’. Michael is [...]
Symonds Defends Kovalainen
Renault’s technical director, Pat Symonds, has defended Heikki Kovalainen after his poor performace at last weekends Australian Grand Prix led team boss Flavio Briatore to slam his Finnish driver. Kovalainen had a poor debut for the squad, seemingly going backwards from the moment he set foot in Melbourne. The race didn’t go well [...]
News Round-up: Post Australia
As the Formula One circus heads to the Sepang circuit to prepare for a testing session prior to the Malaysian Grand Prix, tongues are wagging since the climax of the Australian Grand Prix just a couple days ago. Much of what has been said relates to the new cars, their performance in Melbourne, and [...]
