March 2008 Archives - 3/12 - F1 Fanatic archive
2010 F1 calendar may have 5 night GPs 26th March 2008, 13:00
If Bernie Ecclestone gets his way (and how often does that not happen?) five Formula 1 Grands Prix will be held under floodlights by 2010 – which by then will probably be a quarter of the calendar. It’s an ambitious target given that the first F1 night Grand Prix at Singapore hasn’t even been held [...]
Me interviewed on Londonist
Duncan of top London blog Londonist interviewed me last week on what happened to the London Grand Prix idea, F1 in 2008, and F1Fanatic.co.uk. You can read the interview here on Londonist and if you missed it listen to my interview on New Zealand radio station BSport. The Londonist interview was done between the Australian [...]
Cristiano da Matta returns to racing
Former Formula 1 driver Cristiano da Matta has returned to racing just over a year and a half since his near-fatal accident in America. Da Matta driver for Toyota but returned to the American Champ Car series and, in a manner eerily similar to Alessandro Zanardi, suffered very serious injuries in a freak accident shortly [...]
Grosjean impresses again in Sepang 25th March 2008, 21:42
He may not have won either of the race but for me Romain Grosjean was the star of the GP2 Asia races at Sepang. He stuck his ART car on pole by over three-quarters of a second, before becoming the something-hundredth driver to stall the notoriously flaky Mk 1 GP2 machine. Once he got going [...]
Flavio Briatore’s risky gamble on Fernando Alonso may not pay off
After leaving McLaren and returning to Renault, Fernando Alonso is a happy bunny now, right. Apparently not – in an interview with a Spanish publication he showed he was already thinking of moving on again: I’m at Renault because I wanted to get back to winning, like in 2005 and 2006, if not this year [...]
Adrian Sutil: the driver debates
Here’s the first in a new series of articles where I’m going to open the floor to pretty much any comments you have about each of the drivers in turn. First up: what do you think of Adrian Sutil? Share this with your friends: Tweet
Two good reasons to ban refuelling
Two areas of the F1 rules have come in for criticism following the Australian and Malaysian Grand Prix. The qualifying format is under fire following the incident involving Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton in Sepang. And the safety car rules are being examined after several drivers were disadvantaged by them in Melbourne. Happily, both these [...]
Malaysian Grand Prix Facts and Stats 24th March 2008, 9:00
Kimi Raikkonen matched Stirling Moss’s victory record with his Malaysian Grand Prix win. Here’s a round-up of the statistics from yesterday’s race – post your findings in the comments below… Share this with your friends: Tweet
2008 Malaysian Grand Prix review: Raikkonen routs the opposition 23rd March 2008, 14:43
There was an irresistible inevitability about Kimi Raikkonen’s Malaysian Grand Prix victory. No distractions deflected him from his course – not the embarrassment of running out of fuel during first practice, not his team mate’s fuel-aided pole position. It was McLaren’s turn to feel the pain Ferrari suffered in Melbourne as both their drivers were [...]
Video: Has Felipe Massa been found out?
Two races, two DNFs for Felipe Massa. There were plenty of people speculating that the Ferrari driver would struggle without traction control and electronic engine braking – and they appear to have been proven correct. Share this with your friends: Tweet
