Barcelona - BMW Sauber - Test day 3
With the third day of testing in Barcelona the BMW Sauber team basically concluded the preparation for the 2008 season.

In perfect weather conditions Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld worked again on the set-up of the BMW Sauber F1.08 evaluating the latest aerodynamic updates for the upcoming race in Melbourne.

Both ... [ more ]

Barcelona - McLaren Mercedes - Test day 3
After heading the timesheets on Monday and Tuesday, McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton had to be satisfied today with the tenths fastest time.

Hamilton put in 103 laps of Circuit de Catalunya, his fastest lap coming on lap 18. Team-mate Heikki Kovalainen was fourth fastest today with a best lap of 1:21.309s, ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Toyota - Test day 3
The good weather continued at Barcelona for the last day of official winter testing before the start of the 2008 Formula 1 season.

Toyota used the time available to carry out final preparations for the Australian Grand Prix, now just over a fortnight away. Race drivers Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock worked on fine-tuning set-ups ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Ferrari - Test day 3
Today marked the end of winter testing for Ferrari in preparation for the start of the World Championship, which gets underway on Sunday 16th March in Melbourne.

Today both drivers – Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa – were out on track running different programmes.

Raikkonen had a race simulation on his agenda, ... [ more ]

Encouraging the next generation of racers
The Motor Sports Association - governing body of UK motor sport - is to launch a nationwide campaign to give thousands of young people a taste karting for just £5.

Supported by funding of £125,000 from the MSA, 'Let's Go Karting' will provide karts, equipment and instructors at locations throughout the UK in order ... [ more ]

Durban - A1GP - Feature race
Title leader A1 Team Switzerland dominated the action in Durban this afternoon to win the incident-packed Feature race, as the tricky turn one claimed numerous victims throughout the 48-lap race.

Today's results move the Swiss team 10 points ahead of France in the championship standings while New Zealand now lies third, having ... [ more ]

Brembo renews its commitment to F1
Brembo prepares to start the season with the consolidated role of official supplier of brake systems for some of the best Formula One teams, which have been relying on the Italian company to optimize the braking performances of their race cars for a long time.

This season Brembo, which entered into Formula One in 1975, ... [ more ]

Durban - A1GP - Sprint race
A1 Team Canada secured its first-ever Sprint race victory in this morning's action-packed run held around the streets of Durban in glorious sunshine, while Switzerland regained the title lead as France failed to score any points and New Zealand picked up one point for setting the fastest lap.

Eighteen-year-old rookie Robert ... [ more ]

BMW Sauber aims for its first Grand Prix win in 2008
The BMW Sauber F1 Team started working on the design of the F1.08 car as early as mid-2007. Willy Rampf, Technical Director of the Munich and Hinwil-based squad, reveals the strategy the team opted for when it came to designing the challenger for the 2008 season.

"In order to make a step forward our ... [ more ]

Durban - A1GP - Qualifying
A1 Team Canada's Robert Wickens put in a stunning effort to qualify in pole position for tomorrow morning's Sprint race at the A1GP Durban, South Africa, becoming the youngest ever pole-sitter in the series, while the Feature race will be led off the grid by Switzerland's Neel Jani.

Sprint race qualifying
18-year-old rookie ... [ more ]