Italian GP - Ferrari - Preview
Ferrari are gearing up for their biggest race of the season, the Italian Grand Prix. With just five races to go, Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen need nothing less than straight one-two results if they are to challenge for the drivers' championship.

Lewis Hamilton currently leads the championship with 84 points, five ahead ... [ more ]

Italian GP - Spyker Ferrari - Preview
This weekend's Italian Grand Prix will mark the race debut of the Spyker team's new B-spec challenger.

Originally scheduled to race last weekend in Turkey, the introduction of the new car was delayed until the FIA's stringent crash test requirements were fulfilled. Now compliant with regulations, drivers Sakon Yamamoto ... [ more ]

Olivier Pla tries modifications for next year
Former GP2 Series race winner Olivier Pla has completed a two day development test of the new GP2 / 08 at Circuit Paul Ricard HTTT at Le Castellet, France.

The test, which took place on August 29-30 2007, was an important opportunity for the GP2 Series to put the all-new car through further development programs, ... [ more ]

Looking towards 2008
Renault Technical Director Rob White answers questions about the current season at Renault, the forthcoming Italian Grand Prix and the rule changes for the 2008 season.

Rob, we are approaching the end of the first season of engine homologation. Has it been a success?
"The principle of homologation was introduced to reduce the cost ... [ more ]

Italian GP - Renault - Preview
Heikki Kovalainen's sixth position last time out in Turkey moves him seventh in the championship standings on 19 points, two clear of team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella who was unable to recover from a first turn incident with countryman Jarno Trulli. Heading to Monza, both are hopeful of adding to their points tally.

Heikki ... [ more ]

Targeting Premiership promotion in four years


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Football club ownership for Ecclestone

Details of Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone's £14 million pound (20 million euros) takeover of Queen Parks Rangers were released on Monday.

The Formula One duo will pay one million pounds for the club's shares, and £13m to clear QPR's debts, ... [ more ]

Trulli – A man of many passions
Jarno Trulli is regarded as one of the fastest drivers in F1, but there is more to the Toyota Racing driver than his artistry behind the wheel.

The Italian lives in the public eye, courtesy of his success in motorsport, but enjoys success off the track as well as on it, with a young family and a growing wine business.

Trulli’s ... [ more ]

Assen - Champ Car - Qualifying 2
Three-time Champ Car World Series champion Sebastien Bourdais moved one point closer to clinching a record breaking fourth consecutive crown after clinching pole position today in Assen for tomorrow's Grand Prix of Holland.

Bourdais now has a 54 point lead over Dutch local hero Robert Doornbos. If the Frenchman wins again ... [ more ]

Toyota's Mark Gillan given an overview
Aerodynamics in Formula 1 is often described as a black art, the real secret to success on the track. Toyota Racing’s Head of Aerodynamics Mark Gillan explains that the answer is blowing in the wind.

First and foremost, aerodynamics is the science of manipulating and making use of air flow. In Formula 1, high speeds ... [ more ]

Italian GP - BMW Sauber - Preview
Formula One has its foot firmly on the gas as the World Championship approaches the penultimate race of the European season, the Italian Grand Prix. Indeed, the cars will reach higher speeds down the long straights of Monza’s Royal Park than anywhere else so far this season. A special aerodynamics package with the emphasis on ... [ more ]