21 November 2008, 2:21 am
Dubbed 'Quick Nick' by his fans, Nick Heidfeld is one of quieter characters in the paddock. And it was by quietly plugging away at his qualifying problems this season that Heidfeld turned things around to retain his BMW Sauber seat. This year has certainly tested his mettle, but after bouncing back... Read More »
21 November 2008, 1:35 am
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi made his comeback behind the wheel of a Ferrari on Thursday as he began a two-day test - purely for fun - at the Italian team's Mugello circuit. Rossi's car was fitted with his famous number 46 to mark the occasion, as both parties celebrated their victorious 2... Read More »
20 November 2008, 5:59 am
Sebastien Bourdais is one of the most successful racing drivers of modern times - just not in Formula One. Abandoning his Stateside career to start over with Toro Rosso was a brave move - and sometimes the pressure was almost tangible. With his seat unconfirmed for 2009, he faces competition from t... Read More »
20 November 2008, 3:07 am
Over the course of this week's Barcelona test, nine teams, 22 drivers and one five-time World Rally champion, Sebastien Loeb, sampled Bridgestone's slick tyres, ahead of their return next season. Although the cold temperatures at the Spanish track made it particularly challenging to run on the hard... Read More »
19 November 2008, 8:44 am
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel maintained his stranglehold at the top of the timesheets on Wednesday, as this week's multi-team test session at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya drew to a close. Vettel clocked a quickest lap of 1m 19.925s around the Spanish track to finish almost six-tenths ahead of fo... Read More »
19 November 2008, 3:19 am
When Super Aguri shut down following April's Spanish Grand Prix, Takuma Sato's Formula One career hit the rocks. Not much changed until September, when Toro Rosso came knocking as they started considering replacements for Sebastian Vettel. Sato's performance at that Jerez test was convincing enough... Read More »
18 November 2008, 9:14 am
Sebastian Vettel stormed to the top of the timesheets for Red Bull on Tuesday, as testing continued at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. Vettel clocked a best lap of 1m 19.751s in the RB4 at the Spanish track, to finish over three-tenths of a second clear of the Toro Rosso of Takuma Sato, Monday's f... Read More »
18 November 2008, 8:19 am
Bruno Senna made his Formula One debut on Monday afternoon at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya, testing for Honda. Although Senna covered just 39 laps, as he familiarised himself with the Japanese team's car, he will be back in action for a full day on Wednesday. Here Senna reflects on his first tas... Read More »
18 November 2008, 6:30 am
This week GP2 driver Sebastien Buemi, former Super Aguri racer Takuma Sato and '08 incumbent Sebastien Bourdais are all slogging it out at the Barcelona test in the hope of securing the chance to race for Toro Rosso in 2009. On Monday, Sato drew first blood, setting the fastest time of all 17 runn... Read More »
18 November 2008, 4:12 am
2008 Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is to make a special appearance at this year's Race of Champions event, which will take place at London's Wembley stadium on December 14. Hamilton will complete a demonstration run in his MP4-23, before racing Olympic cycling gold medallist Chris Hoy ar... Read More »
18 November 2008, 2:51 am
Five-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb's test run on Monday at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya caused a stir at the Spanish track, not least because Loeb eventually managed to clock the eighth-fastest time in the Red Bull. And after stepping out of the cockpit, the Frenchman was clearly thri... Read More »
18 November 2008, 2:11 am
McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa has swapped his MP4-23 for a Force India at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Tuesday. De la Rosa, who tested for McLaren on Monday, has already completed his first foray around the Spanish circuit in the Force India. Last week the Silverstone-based team annou... Read More »
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