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Hamilton And Davidson Are Miles Apart 2008-03-09 17:10:58 Lewis Hamilton
at just 23 years of age, is made for life after the signing of a five year contract with Mercedes McLaren worth £50 million as a reward for impressive first year in Formula 1.
Anthony Davidson
has also just completed his first full year driving but has a salary of £150,000 a year, very [...] Read more:Miles
Lorenzo On Pole On His Debut In Moto GP 2008-03-09 12:55:58 Jorge Lorenzo
, the Spanish double 250cc World Champion, in his first ever Moto GP race will be on Pole position for the start of the 2008 Season.
In the first qualifying session of the Moto GP World Championship in Qatar at the Losail Circuit two rookies take the first and second places on the grid.
James Toseland [...]
FIA Say Don’t Employ Stepney 2008-03-08 13:14:39 It has been reported that the FIA released a statement yesterday after a meeting with Nigel Stepney advising motor racing organisations not to employ the sacked Ferrari spy.
The FIA Statement reads:
In its investigations of last year regarding the unauthorised use of intellectual property within Formula One, the FIA heard allegations that Mr. Nigel Stepney, then [...]
Moto GP Comes Alive 2008-03-08 07:02:21 Last night saw the Moto GP first practice session take place at the Losail International Circuit ready for the first Grand Prix of the season this weekend at Qatar.
Casey Stoner was on form and led both of the practice sessions under the new lighting system for the first ever night race for the Moto GP [...] Read more:Alive
First Grand Prix Next Weekend 2008-03-07 11:52:35 With only one week before the start of the 2008 Formula 1 Grand
Prix season gets underway some of the teams and drivers are giving their views on how they think the season will pan out.
Nick Heidfeld in the BMW Sauber is now optimistic of the teams performance during the coming year. He declared [...] Read more:First
, Weekend
Sutil Could Be Moving-On 2008-03-06 10:12:53 Adrian Sutil has confirmed that he was a contender to switch to a more competitive team during the winter.
The 25 year old, Force India driver told the SID News Agency that, following an impressive rookie season in 2007, his management entered talks with McLaren and Williams about 2008. The German driver said “Of course [...] Read more:Moving
Bad Start For Biaggi 2008-03-06 03:05:50 Max Biaggi got his season off to a terrible start last week at Phillip Island after two crashes left him with a broken wrist and no points.
It started badly when Biaggi’s gear-lever broke in Superpole and he had to leave the grid from sixteenth place. He did at one time look like the only [...] Read more:Start
Mystery Investor For Super Aguri Team 2008-03-05 10:48:54 It was reported yesterday that the struggling Super
Aguri team may have been saved by a mystery investor. According to the German magazine ‘Auto Motor Und Sport’, the Honda-backed outfit, run by former Japanese Grand Prix driver Aguri Suzuki will be in Australia for next weekends season opener after reaching a deal with the [...] Read more:Mystery
, Investor
Moto GP Starts This Weekend 2008-03-05 07:53:16 This weekend, sees the start of the Moto GP World Championship at the Losail Circuit in Qatar with the very first night race.
The Kawasaki Team are ready and waiting with their updated Ninja ZX-RR and new rider. John Hopkins will be racing on the 800cc Ninja for the first time although he is still in some [...] Read more:Weekend
Eurosport and Channel 4 To Show BSB 2008 2008-03-05 06:59:32 For the first time there will be an unprecedented amount of live and delayed UK and International television coverage for the 2008 season. It will be the first season under the tenure of Motorsport Vision, who have secured new and extensive broadcast arrangements with Eurosport and Channel
4.
This means that the Bennetts British Superbike Championship [...]
It’s All Systems Go At Melbourne 2008-03-12 14:36:15 There is now only a couple of days left before the start of the Formula 1 Championship opener at the Albert Park track in Melbourne
, Australia.
The McLaren driver, Heikki Kovalainen seems to be lacking confidence in himself at the moment and said that his goal is not to go for pole position or to even [...] Read more:Systems
The Official 2008 BSB Entry List 2008-03-11 10:44:24 This season we will see a 31 strong rider line-up of experienced and newcomers for the British Superbike Championship.
The HM Honda team have Leon Haslam as their number 1 rider who will be joined by the British Supersport Champion of 2006, Cal Crutchlow.
The Rizla Suzuki equipe team have ‘Rookie of the Year’ for 2007, Tom [...] Read more:Official
, Entry
The Future Of Australian Grand Prix In Doubt 2008-03-11 08:00:04 Paul Stoddart, the former Minardi team owner doubts there will be an AustralianGrand
Prix beyond 2009.
Bernie Ecclestone apparently insisted that the Melbourne track should be floodlit for future night racing, but Stoddart an Australian himself, suggests that the Albert Park organisers are unlikely to comply with the proposed compromise.
Apparently, the AGPC has offered to meet [...] Read more:Future
, Australian Grand
, Australian Grand Prix
The Documentary On Troy Bayliss 2008-03-10 11:19:29 There is a documentary that has finally been released called ‘Troy’s Story’, which has been described as an action-packed sports film on the two-time World Superbike Champion.
The film has been narrated by Ewan McGregor, who is said to be a big Bayliss fan and has won awards for ‘Best Documentary
’ at the New York Independent [...]
Rizla Suzuki Complete Three Day Test 2008-03-10 10:48:23 The British Superbike team, Rizla Suzuki
, have completed their three days of testing at Guadix in Spain. Both riders seemed pleased with the set-up of their bikes and both improved their times.
Tom Sykes, managed to complete 92 laps on the final day of testing with his fastest time being 1minute and 13.6 seconds although [...] Read more:Three
1st Race Of The Season - Qatar 2008-03-10 10:43:34 Yesterday was the start of the season for the Moto GP Championship and what a start for the first ever night race at the Losail Circuit in Qatar
, with some fantastic racing.
125cc
In an exciting Moto GP opener, Sergio Gadea on the Bancaja Aspar took the first place in his 70th race despite suffering from [...] Read more:Season
Muggeridge Fastest At Valencia 2008-03-15 09:53:09 The official two days of testing in preparation for the April 6th race has taken place in Valencia
with Karl Muggeridge breaking the track record.
Muggeridge, the DF Racing Honda rider took the fastest lap on the CBR1000RR machine in a time of 1:34.252 just a fraction quicker than Ruben Xaus set the day before on [...]
Qualifying For First Race Of 2008 2008-03-15 08:07:10 In an exciting qualifying session for the first Grand Prix of 2008 in Australia, Lewis Hamilton takes pole position.
The BMW Sauber driver, Robert Kubica was the man to watch however, as he pushed Hamilton to the limits and if not for a small mistake would have taken the top spot. Kubica ran wide and [...] Read more:First
Practice Session For F1 2008 Opener 2008-03-14 13:19:28 Today is the opening day of the 2008 Formula 1 Championship and Ferrari and McLaren seem as usual the teams leading the way.
Kimi Raikkonen was quickest in the morning practice session with a fastest lap time of 1:26.461 and Lewis Hamilton took the afternoon session with a 1:26.559.
The afternoon session is normally the time [...] Read more:Practice
, Opener
The Australin Grand Prix 2008-03-16 15:06:09 Lewis Hamilton dominated the first race of the season from the start in an action packed Australian Grand
Prix.
The second McLaren driver, Heikki Kovalainen looked like it was going to be a McLaren one-two, until the third safety car was deployed compromising his race and forcing him back down the passing Heidfeld the second place [...] Read more:Grand Prix
Toseland Singing In ‘Crash’ 2008-03-18 08:19:23 James Toseland has revealed that he will be performing at an upcoming gig for Sport Relief with his band ‘Crash’.
The gorgeous Moto GP rider in an exclusive interview with Eurosport said ” I am in London preparing for Sport Relief, where I’ll play on Friday night with my band Crash.
This time I’ll stay away from [...] Read more:Singing
Nico Rosberg Concerned Over Safety 2008-03-18 07:41:51 The Williams driver Nico Rosberg, has revealed that many of the drivers are concerned about the first floodlit race through the streets of Singapore in September.
He said “Safety
is always a concern for street races, and that plus being under floodlights at night - safety is a bit of a question mark still.”
The street circuit [...]
Richard ‘The Hamster’ Hammond Set To Front F1 2008-03-21 08:19:27 Is RichardHammond
, known to his fans as ‘The Hamster’, set to be the face of Formula 1 on the BBC.
The Top Gear presenter is said to be the favourite for the position after the BBC won back the coverage from ITV after a 12 year gap.
The coverage will take the similar style of Top [...] Read more:Front
Jon Barnes Signs Last Minute Deal 2008-03-20 12:47:55 The 2006 Formula Palmer Audi Champion, Jon Barnes
, managed to secure a last minute deal to race in this year’s Avon Tyres British GP Championship.
The 24 year old driver from Hampshire, will be racing for Brookspeed Team Trimite in a DodgeViper Competition Coupe this season with team mate James Gornell.
This weekend is the first race [...] Read more:Minute
The Malaysian Grand Prix 2008-03-20 11:28:51 The Sepang circuit’s press office has told the teams to prepare for a wet MalaysianGrand
Prix weekend.
From Friday through until Sunday it is expected to be dry mornings but with thunderstorms in the afternoons.
Some drivers have shown concern that a wet race may be more dangerous this year now that they cannot use traction [...] Read more:Grand Prix
Disappointing Start For Jon Barnes 2008-03-23 07:06:32 The Team Trimite drivers Jon Barnes
and James Gornall, were excluded from qualifying because the rear ride height was too low on the Dodge Viper, after the pair had managed to achieve a third and eighth place.
James had to start from the pit lane because of the exclusion but did a great job and got [...] Read more:Start
The Malaysian Grand Prix 2008-03-23 06:19:30 I can’t believe I was up at 7am on a Sunday morning to watch one of the most boring Grand
Prix’s that I have seen since last season.
It made a changed not to see the McLaren’s up at the front but that was only due to the fact that they were penalised after their qualifying [...] Read more:Malaysian
, Grand Prix
Qualifying For Malaysian Grand Prix 2008-03-22 07:43:10 Both McLaren drivers have been docked five places on the grid for blocking rival drivers in the qualifying session.
The McLaren Team were investigated after claims that they impeded Fernando Alonso and Nick Heidfeld towards the end of the session. The pair drove slowly back to the pits while other drivers were still on their [...] Read more:Malaysian
, Grand
John Hopkins Is Ready For Jerez 2008-03-25 11:01:38 John Hopkins
is looking forward to racing at Jerez
after a disappointing Moto GP opener at Qatar, where he finished in twelveth place.
The Kawasaki rider, is still recovering from the injury to his groin after crashing in Australia in January.
John said “The abductor muscle I tore at Philip Island in January still isn’t completely fixed [...]
Jon Barnes, The Boy Did Good 2008-03-25 06:31:13 Jon Barnes
who’s team, Brookspeed Team Trimite, were desperately trying to get an engine to compete in yesterday’s race at Oulton Park, did eventually manage to get their hands on one.
Jon said “We managed to get hold of a spare engine (although not a particularly powerful one) and I went out to check everything was OK in [...]
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