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Toyota have unveiled their TF108 challenger today, the car they hope will aid a return to form for the Japanese team. After a disastrous 2007 campaign, Toyota looked to be in real trouble, compounded recently when the team principal was given two years to get results. However, today is not one for the team to look back, but one to look forward. Drivers Jarno Truilli and Timo Glock and test driver Kamui Kobayashi took the wraps off the new car at the teams headquarters in Cologne, presenting the 2008 machine to the media. Continue Reading

Typically with the off-season, little-to-no real news happens for a week and then we’re bombarded all at once with stories about upcoming test sessions, cautious approaches to next season, more Hamilton-stalking and drivers strutting their stuff on TV. What was that about real news…? Continue Reading

Timo Glock took another step closer to becoming a fully-fledged Formula One driver earlier today when the Contract Recognition Board finally cleared up the confusion and allowed Glock to leave BMW and join rival team Toyota. Glock had been the German marques test driver during 2007, but the chance to gain a promotion and step up from GP2 driving was enough for Timo to put pen to paper. However, BMW believed they had Glock under contract, and thus the CRB were involved to decide. Currently, BMW have officially announced that Glock has left, but Toyota are yet to make an announcement. Continue Reading

By now, most Formula One fans will be well aware that Polish driver Robert Kubica had an almighty accident during yesterdays Canadian Grand Prix, which resulted in medics attending the scene of the crash to help Kubica out of his BMW. The young driver was rushed to the medical centre, and then air lifted to the nearest hospital for checks and x-rays. Initially, it was thought that Kubica was well and even spoke a few words to his manager. But a radio message given to Lewis Hamilton as he crossed the line to take his maiden win suggested Robert had sustained a broken leg. Those reports have now been quashed, with the injury now reported as a sprained ankle. Continue Reading