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After the practice sessions yesterday many drivers voiced concern over the bumpy nature of the Singapore track. The new street circuit has a few bumps, and combined with some interesting kerbs and artificial light, the pilots spoke with race director Charlie Whiting. Fernando Alonso also spoke of some parts of the track not being as well lit as it could be, and after discussions, the Singapore organisers have made a few changes. Continue Reading

Prior to the 2008 season-start last March, the FIA announced changes to the fees for the super license, a requirement for all competing drivers in FIA organised motor sports. In 2007, Kimi Raikkonen would have had to hand over €51,805, made up of a flat fee of €1,725 plus a further €456 per point earned. However, the FIA have increased these costs to €10,000 and €2,000 per point, increasing the overall cost for Kimi to an estimated €230,000. Needless to say, the drivers aren’t too happy about this. Continue Reading

Much has been made recently of some drivers absence from the GPDA, most notably three of the top; Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa (who stood down recently) and Lewis Hamilton. Adrian Sutil is also yet to commit, but has escaped the wrath of Mark Webber and Jarno Trulli so far. However, because some felt that lower-paid drivers were funding the organisation which, in essence, helps out with the improvement of safety at races, many drivers were upset with higher paid drivers not contributing. Which is perhaps why Hamilton had stated earlier in the weekend that he has made a donation to the GPDA, reported to be way in excess of the normal £2,000 admission fee. Continue Reading

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 his name to the list of drivers who do not concern themselves with the ‘union’ of Formula One racing drivers. Continue Reading

With a three week break until the Spanish Grand Prix, I thought it would be a good time to resurrect the News Round-up posts, as well as write some series posts about things I’ve yet to discuss on the site. Earlier today I posted about the background to Honda, their past and how they got back into Formula One. Over the next two weeks I’ll post about Renault, Force India, BMW et al. For now though, here’s the latest from the world of fast cars and controversial rules. Continue Reading