Former F1 racer to try his hand in Champ Car
Rocketsports Racing announced today that Enrique Bernoldi will drive for the team this year in the Champ Car World Series. The former Formula One driver is naturally excited to open a new chapter of his racing career in North America.

“I am very excited about my opportunity this year in Champ Car with Rocketsports ... [ more ]

Medium compound tyres in action in Valencia
The Valencia race circuit in Spain played host to Bridgestone’s medium compound Potenza for ten of Formula One’s eleven teams for the second test of 2008 on January 22-24.

The medium compound Potenza dry grooved racing tyre was in action for the entirety of the test which took place in dry conditions, with blue ... [ more ]

Mosley welcomes Suzuki to the WRC fold
The new season was launched in style Sunday evening at the prestigious Automobile Club de Monaco, host of the most famous and opening round of the series, Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo, which kicks off the season on Thursday 24 January.

This year's Championship covers 15 events run over five continents, and continues ... [ more ]

Valencia - Toro Rosso Ferrari - Test day 2
Reliability was the top item on today’s Toro Rosso Job Sheet, as both Sebastian Vettel and Sebastien Bourdais were tasked with completing very long runs.

Bourdais managed his, but unfortunately, Vettel’s attempt came to a premature end because of a minor but time consuming problem, which will be fixed in time ... [ more ]

Valencia - Renault - Test day 3
Renault continued its winter test programme in Valencia today. The team was again running the new R28 as preparations continue ahead of the opening Grand Prix in Melbourne in March.

With sunny conditions throughout the day, the team was able to complete its programme without any disruptions. Fernando Alonso was again in ... [ more ]

Valencia - Ferrari - Test day 2
Today was the second day of testing this week for Ferrari, working again at the Ricardo Tormo Cheste circuit, on the outskirts of Valencia.

Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen continued with development work on the F2008, concentrating chiefly on set-up testing, reliability and starts.

Massa was second fastest today with ... [ more ]

Valencia - Force India Ferrari - Test day 2
Adrian Sutil continued Force India's test programme today in Valencia, Spain.

In clear, sunny conditions Sutil was able to make up for yesterday's limited running, with the scheduled work on dampers and set up going ahead without any major mechanical problems.

The German completed just under 400km of ... [ more ]

Valencia - Toyota - Test day 2
Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock were on track again today for Toyota while another sunny day in Spain meant track conditions were perfect for testing and both drivers focused on set-up, with aerodynamic evaluations high on the priority list along with suspension settings and other mechanical adjustments.

The two TF108s ran without ... [ more ]

Valencia - Williams Toyota - Test day 3
Nico Rosberg was back behind the wheel of the new Toyota-powered FW30 today in Valencia. The German racer completed systems checks on the new car putting in an impressive 117 laps.



Rosberg was seventh fastest of the 17 drivers on track today with a best time of 1:12.493s.

Team-mate Kazuke Nakajima ... [ more ]

Valencia - BMW Sauber - Test day 2
Today in Valencia Nick Heidfeld drove the F1.07B. He had a limited programme and concentrated on systems settings.

He did a lot of valuable work that can be transferred to the new car, recording the ninth fastest time.

Robert Kubica was at the wheel of the F1.08 working on the mechanical and aerodynamic set-up ... [ more ]