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With the recent test sessions at Barcelona and Jerez, it has become apparent that Honda may be flouting the universally agreed mileage limit. Testing in Formula One currently is capped at 30,000km/year, partly due to massive costs involved and wanting to make the sport as fair as possible. Obviously, Ferrari would love to run continuously around their own private test track at Mugello, but that would give the team an unfair advantage over those that cannot afford their own facility. Therefore, the teams have agreed on the limit and in the spirit of the sport, they generally keep to it. Any changes have to be unanimously agreed. However, having two teams under one giant umbrella could prove lucrative for the parent team. And that is the storm that is quietly brewing inside the Formula One teacup. Continue Reading

Both Super Aguri and Scuderia Toro Rosso may have to wait until after the new 2008 season has begun before they can race their new cars, possibly even leaving it as late as the start of the European leg. Both teams are owned by other entrants, Honda and Red Bull respectively, and the logistics of turning out two teams worth of cars is proving problematic. If the rules permit, the teams would like to run identical chassis as the parent team, but Red Bull want to maximise development time by signing off on the RBR4 late, and Honda are starting from scratch following their disastrous attempt with the current RA107. Continue Reading