All Posts Tagged With: "Alex Wurz"
Alex Wurz Remains With Brawn As Tester
Going into this weekend Brawn were yet to announce a reserve driver for their team. Happily though, they have decided to stay with their experienced test driver Alex Wurz. Alex has worked with McLaren and Honda in a development role and previous to this he raced for Benetton and Williams, scoring the occasional podium. Alex [...]
Singapore 2008: Pit Lane Tumbles & Wurz’s Temporary Role
During the Singapore Grand Prix, a number of teams made a mess of their pitstops and we saw a few mechanics fall to the ground as the cars sped away before they should have done. Most notable among the incidents was Felipe Massa, who was given the green light even though the fuel-rigger hadn’t released [...]
F12008: Honda
How Honda got 2007 so horrendously wrong is quite simply beyond belief. This time last year, most of us knew and had accepted that the RA107 wasn’t going to be a great car, but I don’t think many of us expected the junior team to wipe the floor with the factory team for most of [...]
Honda RA108: More Information & Photos
With the much anticipated launch of the Honda RA108, their 2008 car, this morning, the drivers and team managers have been speaking to the media about what this season will hopefully bring to the Brackley-based squad and how they can turn around their fortunes following the six-point haul of 2007. Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello [...]
Alex Wurz Becomes Test Driver For Honda
Austrian driver Alex Wurz has been announced as Honda’s test driver following his retirement from competitive racing after the 2007 Chinese Grand Prix. Alex first arrived in Formula One in 1998 with the floundering Benetton team, but soon after took up a testing role with McLaren. Realising his chance of turning his testing duties into [...]
News Round-up: Launch Dates Set For Ferrari, Honda & Red Bull
The final news round-up post of 2007 and a further three teams have announced when their 2008 challengers will be given the green light. Red Bull Racing, Honda and Ferrari have all confirmed dates and booked venues. Also in the news this week, Ferrari offer an unusual invitation to a photocopy shop employee and two [...]
Wurz Brings Retirement Forward
As announced on Sunday morning, Williams driver Alex Wurz has decided to retire from Formula One racing, and initial thoughts presumed he would finally hang up is lucky boots after racing in Brazil for the season finale. However, today Wurz confirmed his retirement and has brought it forward – Alex will retire with immediate effect. [...]
Alex Wurz Retires
Experienced test driver and current Wiliams pilot Alex Wurz has announced his retirement from competitive Formula One, having decided to stop racing after the Brazilian Grand Prix at the end of October. The comes as no surprise as speculation has surrounded the Austrian’s future from pretty much the start of the year. Williams appear to [...]
