Kovalainen is Hamilton team mate

“We are partners”
Heikki Kovalainen secure the golden seat in F1 as he is confirmed by McLaren for the 2008 season.  Kovalainen outshined 2007 team mate Fisichella by scoring 30 points for Renault from the total of 51.  McLaren decision will left Spaniard Pedro del Rosa remain as third driver, while Gary Paffet will assit the team’s testing programme [...]

Raikkonen, Alonso, Hamilton get their trophies

The world champions get their trophies at the prize-giving ceremony in FIA Gala, Monaco last weekend.
Detail report & official photos: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/12/7163.html

Alonso to drive Renault

Alonso back to Renault 
Fernando Alonso will race for Renault next season alongside Nelson Piquet Jr, it was confirmed on Monday 10 December 2007.  The move is more or less expected thanks to the infamous experience in year 2007 with McLaren.
Renault will field with all new line up for the next season and leaves Giancarlo Fisichella [...]

Jerez test result

Robert Kubica – fastest man on Day 3 testing in Jerez 

Sebastian Vettel hammering the Toro Rosso 
After four days of testing in Jerez, the young drivers show their capability to be on top of the time sheet, Robert Kubica and Sebastian Vettel both lead the field in day 3 and day 4 testing.
 Below are the result for day 3 [...]

Renault escape fine over McLaren data

Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone
Source: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/12/7157.html
The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council has imposed no penalty on Renault after finding the team in breach of the International Sporting Code for possessing confidential technical information belonging to McLaren.
Prior to Thursday’s hearing in Monaco, Renault had already admitted that data had entered their factory via a former [...]

Hamilton leads – Jerez day two

Hamilton leads the fields despite early entry to the gravel.  The young McLaren driver out pace David Coulthard eventhough he was on grooved tyres, whereas Coulthard was on 2009 experimental non-groove slick tyres.
The recently-wed Felipe Massa led the way for Ferrari, as he outpaced newly-crowned world champion Kimi Raikkonen for third spot. Michael Schumacher is scheduled to [...]

Jerez testing day one

Button on non-groove slick tyres 
BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld lead the field on the opening day of testing at Jerez on Tuesday. Heidfeld clocked his best lap on non-grooved tyres, as Bridgestone began an early evaluation of slicks ahead of their possible return in 2009.
The second fastest driver on the field was Jenson Button, who was one-tenth [...]

Honda’s Ross Brawn Interview

One of the highlight to watch in year 2008, Ross Brawn – the strategy star who used to be Ferrari strategy mastermind. Here are some snippets on a exclusive interview with the man himself.
Q: Ross, to start with, what have you done in your year off?
Ross Brawn: Surprisingly, considering the life you live in Formula [...]