All Posts Tagged With: "Singapore Grand Prix"
Indian Grand Prix Postponed Until 2011
India has had its inaugural grand prix put back by twelve months, Bernie Ecclestone announced today. The Indian Olympic Committee had thought this may happen, and during the Singapore Grand Prix the rumour was spreading. But the increasingly developing country remained buoyant over its contract to hold a race, and apparently plans are being drawn [...]
Static Electricity From Trams: Possibly The Oddest Excuse For A Race Retirement, Ever
When Mark Webber retired from the Singapore Grand Prix, the team personnel were puzzled as to what caused his RB4 to stop functioning properly. Webber was enjoying a great race until the fabled gearbox gremlins seemed to encroach on the Milten Keynes team again. At the time, team boss Christian Horner could only offer “freak [...]
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 [...]
Singapore 2008: A Weekend In Pictures
Formula One’s very first night race went off without a hitch and the photographs that came out of the city over the course of the weekend were nothing short of stunning. To see the cars reflecting the bright lights that were illuminating the track was certainly quite special and to commemorate the moment, I’ve gathered [...]
Toyota Lodge Protest Against STR, Stewards Throw It Out
Shortly after the Singapore Grand Prix, Toyota lodged a protest against rival team Scuderia Toro Rosso as they felt Sebastian Vettel was unsafely released from his pitstop in to the path of Timo Glock. Despite Glock finishing ahead of Vettel in the race – so any punishment to the recent race winner won’t effect Glock’s [...]
Singapore 2008: Fernando Alonso Wins As Others Fall Apart
Formula One’s very first night race has been a success, with the Marina Bay circuit giving the fans a superb spectacle under floodlights. Although there are still some minor issues to sort before next year, I think it is safe to say that safety cars and great driving have produced a fantastic grand prix. With [...]
Singapore 2008: Race Result
Double world champion Fernando Alonso has won his twentieth grand prix victory on the anniversary of his last win during the 2007 season. In a sensational race full of drama, Alonso was able to maximise the misfortune of his fellow competitors as well as control a car that has been running very well for most [...]
Another Pitlane Disaster For Ferrari
It wasn’t all that long ago that Ferrari had a two disastrous pitstops, one for each driver. And it appears that the Scuderia have made another mistake, giving Felipe Massa the green light to go while the fuel hose was still attached. As Massa dropped the clutch team members were thrown around and the hose [...]
