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Other news for Renault Samsung from other sites | Stobart secure solid points in classic Corsican conclusion Both Stobart VK M-Sport Ford nominated crews have finished the 13th round of the FIA World Rally Championship with a healthy tally of points today in Ajaccio. Rallye de France – Tour de Corse brought out some ama... 12 ottobre 2008 |
| Fifth and sixth for SWRT after last day reshuffle Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson secured fifth and sixth positions respectively for the Subaru World Rally Team after a trying finale to a tumultuous 52nd Rallye de France Tour de Corse. Lying eighth with two stages r... 12 ottobre 2008 | |
| Adriano Lovisetto fermato da problemi tecnici al Rally Due Valli “A questo punto è forse necessario un mio viaggio a Lourdes…”. Adriano Lovisetto è l’immagine della delusione. Lui è il navigatore Paolo Lizzi erano arrivati a Verona, per ... 12 ottobre 2008 | |
 | Will Power visits Bathurst 1000 in lead-up to Nikon Indy 300 Team Australia IndyCar driver Will Power has made a fly-in visit to the Bathurst 1000 today in the lead-up to the Nikon Indy 300 on the streets of Surfers Paradise on October 23-26. Power flew into Bathurst in western... 12 ottobre 2008 |
 | Christijan Albers gets chance in Audi R10 TDI After Swiss driver Marcel Fässler, Audi now gives another driver the opportunity to contest a race with the powerful 650 hp plus Audi R10 TDI: At the American Le Mans Series finale at Laguna Seca (US state of Califo... 12 ottobre 2008 |
| F1 Fuji: Lewis Hamilton 12th and Maintains World Championship Lead Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji in 12th place; he was pushed into a spin by title contender Felipe Massa (Ferrari) on lap two and dropped to the back of the fiel... 12 ottobre 2008 | |
 | Japan GP: 13th and 14th for Honda drivers At the conclusion of an eventful Japanese Grand Prix, the Honda Racing F1 Team’s Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button finished in 13th and 14th positions respectively. Having both adopted one-stop strategies, th... 12 ottobre 2008 |
 | Japanese GP, Bmw Sauber F1 Team: Race In the Japanese Grand Prix the BMW Sauber F1 Team claimed its eleventh podium of the 2008 season. Robert Kubica finished second in Fuji, coming from sixth on the grid. It is the seventh podium for the Pole this year an... 12 ottobre 2008 |
 | Japan GP, Scuderia Ferrari: A chaotic race Championship pressures began to show today in Fuji as the Japanese Grand Prix got off to a chaotic start as Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro and its closest rivals ended up being too close for comfort on more than one occasio... 12 ottobre 2008 |
 | Japan GP, Scuderia Ferrari: Race K. Raikkonen: 3rd 1:30.28.292 + 6.400 67 laps chassis 270F. Massa : 7th 1:31.08.050 + 46.158 67 laps chassis 269Weather: air temperature 15 °C, track temperature 17 °C, overcast. Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro sco... 12 ottobre 2008 |
| McLaren-Force India deal looms A deal to see Mercedes engines and other McLaren support could be in place with a customer team in the "next few days", Ron Dennis said at Fuji Speedway.Speculation on the verge of the Japanese grand prix this weekend su... 12 ottobre 2008 | |
| McLaren push for di Resta debut According to a strong rumour in the Fuji paddock, McLaren-Mercedes is looking to give Paul di Resta his formula one debut as soon as possible.The 22-year-old Scot, however, would not be housed at the Woking based team, b... 12 ottobre 2008 | |
| Honda waiting for Alonso's answer Honda chief executive Nick Fry on Saturday admitted Fernando Alonso is holding up the Japanese team's driver plans for 2009.The Brackley based squad hosted its usual pre-Japanese grand prix press conference in the week, ... 12 ottobre 2008 | |
| Dennis scolds Kubica for Hamilton rebuke McLaren boss Ron Dennis has advised Robert Kubica, who drives for BMW-Sauber, to mind his own business.Pole Kubica, who like championship leader Lewis Hamilton is 23, hit out at the British driver this week, claiming m... 12 ottobre 2008 | |
| GP Fuji, saturday: Team-by-team summary MCLAREN-MERCEDESFelipe Massa seemed in the hunt for pole position until the decisive Q3 segment, when Lewis Hamilton snatched top spot and the Brazilian qualified just fifth. "I'd go so far as to say that it was possib... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| GP Fuji: Kimi Raikkonen sure to play spoiler role - Haug McLaren-Mercedes' Norbert Haug is not worried that Kimi Raikkonen may be planning "unfair" tactics for Sunday's Japanese grand prix.Despite not looking quick all weekend at Fuji Speedway, the Ferrari driver was suddenly ... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| GP Fuji: Hamilton pole not in doubt Fears have subsided that championship leader Lewis Hamilton's pole position for the Japanese grand prix might be in doubt.A journalist during the official post-qualifying press conference informed the McLaren driver th... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| Carmakers unhappy with standard engine talks Team bosses are not enthusiastic about moves to install a standard-specification engine formula by 2010. Cost-cutting is a buzzword in the F1 paddock at present, particularly as the world faces a deepening financial c... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| Lewis Hamilton's Grenada deal called off A property owner has rejected Lewis Hamilton's bid to buy a luxury beachside hotel development on the Caribbean island of his ancestry. We reported recently that the McLaren driver's $35m deal was being probed, and ... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| Force India admits Ferrari switch possible A Force India chief has admitted the team is on the market to potentially switch engine partners ahead of the 2009 season. Ian Phillips, the Silverstone based squad's director of business affairs, said current custom... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| Lewis Hamilton rejects Kubica reproach Championship leader and Fuji pole sitter Lewis Hamilton has brushed off claims his formula one rivals are unhappy with his on-track tactics. BMW's Robert Kubica said "most" other drivers believe some of the Briton's... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| US investor in Hockenheim talks Hockenheim's hopes of remaining on the F1 calendar beyond 2010 have taken a turn for the better. We reported recently that the future of the German venue was not bright, after Hockenheim mayor Dieter Gummer said race... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| GP Fuji, friday: team-by-team summary TOYOTA Not fast in the morning, but Timo Glock learned the circuit quickly and ended the day with the fastest time at the track owned by Toyota. "It will obviously be difficult to keep the position for the whole week... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| F1: a heated bosses meeting in Japan A heated team managers' meeting has taken place at Fuji Speedway. Officials for Red Bull pointedly asked FIA race director Charlie Whiting why it took him so long to refer the straightforward infractions of Nico Ro... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| Mercedes willing to supply F1 teams Mercedes-Benz has confirmed its willingness to partner with a customer team or two in formula one. Amid rumours of talks with Force India about engine and KERS supply for 2009, the German news agency SID reports tha... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| Bernie Ecclestone wants Mosley to stay Despite calling for Max Mosley to resign amid the sex scandal, Bernie Ecclestone now wants the FIA president to stay. Mosley, 69, is contemplating whether to renew his tenure beyond next October, and F1 chief executi... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| American void annoys F1 teams Bernie Ecclestone on Friday did not sound confident about the prospects of reinstating North American races on the formula one calendar. Indianapolis' US grand prix was staged for the last time in 2007, and the padd... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| Heidfeld's BMW given FIA 'freeze' all-clear Nick Heidfeld's BMW engine passed scrutineering prior to the Japanese grand prix weekend, as the German marque became the latest to be subject to the FIA's detailed conformity tests. The 31-year-old's Singapore unit... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| Alonso would not have 'fit' at BMW - Kubica Fernando Alonso did not switch to BMW-Sauber because he would not have "fit" with the German squad's approach to formula one. That is the suggestion of BMW's Robert Kubica, a close friend of the Spanish driver. Pol... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| Honda trial 'traffic lights' pitstop system Just as Ferrari abandons its unique 'traffic lights' approach to F1 pitstops, rival team Honda has begun testing a near-identical concept at the scene of the Japanese grand prix. The Brackley based squad does not in... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
| Berger surprised at new Heidfeld contract Gerhard Berger, formerly joint BMW motor sport director, has expressed mild surprise at the renewal of Nick Heidfeld's contract to race with the Hinwil based formula one team. The ten time grand prix winner, who is ... 11 ottobre 2008 | |
 | Bridgestone promotes tyre care for European Road Safety Day Bridgestone will play an active role in support of the second European Road Safety Day on 13th October 2008, with an extensive programme promoting the importance of good tyre care in road safety. Activities will include ... 10 ottobre 2008 |
 | Autodelta is pleased to take part in Time Attack at Assen this weekend Autodelta, the leading global aftermarket Alfa Romeo design and tuning house, and its Official Agent for the Netherlands, Sam van Lingen, are pleased to announce their participation in the popular, televised track even... 10 ottobre 2008 |
| Sebastien Buemi pilots F1 medical car Red Bull test driver Sebastien Buemi has at Fuji Speedway taken over the duty of driving the official formula one medical car. The young Swiss' Honda counterpart Alex Wurz stepped into the cabin of the Mercedes C63 A... 10 ottobre 2008 | |
| Timo Glock uses 'joker' engine change Toyota's Timo Glock will have a fresh V8 engine installed for the official action at Fuji Speedway this weekend. The change is unscheduled, but the German avoids a penalty because of the 'joker' rule allowing one free... 10 ottobre 2008 | |
| Fernando Alonso does u-turn on engine freeze gripe Fernando Alonso has performed a u-turn on his earlier claim that the engine freeze is unfair to some teams. The former double world champion, who has not yet committed to Renault for the 2009 season, previously said ... 10 ottobre 2008 | |
| Honda admits need to reform F1 Even F1's biggest-spending teams seem ready to compromise on drastic cost-cutting measures for formula one. Nick Fry, the Honda team's chief executive, wrote in a column for the Daily Telegraph that he backs a 30 per... 10 ottobre 2008 | |
| Government vows to save Canada GP Local and federal levels of government have vowed to step in and help rescue the axed Canadian grand prix. Canada's federal minister of international trade Michael Fortier, who spoke with F1's Bernie Ecclestone by p... 10 ottobre 2008 | |
| New safety car rules for 2009 The current controversial safety car rules will be scrapped following next month's final race of the 2008 season. It has been agreed to minimally revert to the old system, whereby the pitlane will stay open for refue... 10 ottobre 2008 | |
| Mercedes reports 'just rumour' - Sutil Team racer Adrian Sutil has dismissed as "just a rumour" suggestions that Force India is in talks with Mercedes-Benz. We reported earlier this season that the Silverstone based squad may be considering a change of cu... 10 ottobre 2008 | |
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