The DTM have found a way to make their complicated and boring pit stop rules even harder to follow. On top of forcing drivers to pit twice a race, they’re now going to set pit windows which will restrict the times at which they come into the pits. It’s a rubbish idea nicked from, among … Continue reading DTM’s stupid pit stop rules to get worse
Day: 27 March 2008 articles archive
Should Tata bring Jaguar back to F1?
Posted onFord have sold Jaguar (and Land Rover) to Indian company Tata for £1.15bn ($2.3bn). The blue oval ran Jaguar Racing in F1 for five years before selling it to Red Bull in 2004. As a luxury car manufacturer two of Jaguar’s biggest rivals compete in Formula 1 – BMW and Mercedes. So should Tata bring … Continue reading Should Tata bring Jaguar back to F1?
How teams dodge traction control ban
Posted onThe FIA are failing to make teams stick to the traction control ban according to ITV’s Ted Kravitz. The teams have been using special engine setting maps at the start of the races to simulate launch control and get their cars off the line as quickly as possible – and efforts to stop the practice … Continue reading How teams dodge traction control ban
Video: 2008 Bahrain GP preview 1
Posted onWatch the first part of the Malaysian review and Bahrain preview video plus a competition to win Grand Prix tickets and a Lewis Hamilton McLaren model.