It looks like Massa is almost unbeatable at Istanbul Park after a decisive victory this year, giving him a hat trick of wins there. He drove a great race and Brundle was keen to point out that he was his “driver of the day”, ahead of Hamilton who, during his… Read more
May 2008
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Grand Prix Special, Turkey – Race
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Grand Prix Special, Turkey – Qualifying
May 10th, 2008 | Ed Foster | No Comments
Massa is certainly in the right position to go for a hat trick of wins in Istanbul after he put his car on pole, ahead of McLaren driver Kovalainen. Hamilton, who admitted to having opted for the wrong tyres, finished Q3 in third ahead of Raikkonen.
It is good to… Read more
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Grand Prix Special. Turkey – Practice 1 and 2
May 9th, 2008 | Ed Foster | No Comments
So here we are in Istanbul, Turkey. The sun isn’t quite shining, but it certainly looks like we’ll be in for a good race on Sunday – this being one of the Formula 1 tracks where it is actually possible to overtake.
As expected the Ferraris seem to be roughly… Read more
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Indy qualifying starts amid sadness
May 9th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 3 Comments
The opening weekend of qualifying for this year’s 92nd Indianapolis 500 takes place this weekend. Favourites for the pole must be Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon who have been the men to beat on oval tracks so far this year in Chip Ganassi’s pair of Dallara-Hondas. Other pole contenders include… Read more
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Robbie runner-up as Swiss take title
May 7th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | No Comments
A showdown for the A1GP championship seemed an unlikely prospect, even if it was mathematically plausible. As the teams arrived at Brands Hatch 29 points separated the Swiss from the New Zealanders, the advantage very much with Neel Jani after an impressively consistent season.
As events unfolded at this wonderful… Read more
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A night of no autographs
May 5th, 2008 | Ed Foster | No Comments
The night before the Formula One British Grand Prix, many of the drivers (Jarno Trulli, David Coulthard and Giancarlo Fisichella have been confirmed so far) will be attending the Grand Prix Ball at Stowe house, which is but “a gear change from Silverstone circuit”.
The annual event includes champagne reception,… Read more
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Parnelli Jones’s radical ideas
May 2nd, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 4 Comments
Parnelli Jones is one of the living legends of American racing, up there in the pantheon with Mario Andretti, AJ Foyt and Dan Gurney. Jones dominated three of the seven Indy 500s he started and won the race in 1963, beating Jim Clark. He looked to be a clear winner… Read more
