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Webber badly injured in bike ride accident

Christopher Hayes — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:30:23 +0000

Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber has been seriously injured and hospitalised after colliding with a car while taking part in a bike challenge on the Tasmanian Peninsula. The Australian was taking part in his own charity challenge, the Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge when he hit a 4WD Nissan near the historic Port Arthur Township. He [...]

Bourdais admits STR future out of his hands

Christopher Hayes — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:54:24 +0000

Sebastien Bourdais has conceded that Toro Rosso’s 2009 driver line-up will ultimately be dictated by finance rather than driver talent. The four-times champ car champion endured a trying start to his Formula One career in 2008 having struggled to match the pace of his team mate Sebastian Vettel who will race for Red Bull Racing next [...]

Slicks are back

Christopher Hayes — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:37:29 +0000

The last time you saw them, Michael Schumacher was trying to ram Jacques Villeneuve out of the championship. After an eleven year absence slicks are back. Bridgestone guru Tetsuro Kobayashi assesses the impact of their return following a productive three day test at Barcelona. Which tyres did Bridgestone bring to this test? “We have brought two compounds [...]

Brawn impressed with Honda’s young drivers

Christopher Hayes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:43:34 +0000

Ross Brawn admits Honda will have to make some tough decisions regarding next year’s driver line-up following impressive auditions from Bruno Senna and Lucas Di Grassi during testing at Barcelona this week. Senna and Di Grassi were given an opportunity to earn their wings behind the wheel of the Honda RA108 prompting speculation that the Anglo-Japanese [...]

Lewis gets his own stamp?

Christopher Hayes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:39:13 +0000

British champ to appear on millions of Christmas cards this year? Newly crowned world champion Lewis Hamilton could make his way onto millions of Christmas cards this year with reports that his title achievements will be honoured with a set of British postage stamps. However, the Times newspaper reports that the Royal Mail, is not planning [...]

Vettel stays top on day 3 at Barcelona

Christopher Hayes — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:39:34 +0000

Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing continued to gel in Barcelona with the German star topping the time sheets on the third and final day of testing at the Spanish track, continuing his strong form. Vettel lapped quickest with a 1:19.295 around the Circuit de Catalunya which put him over half a second clear of his [...]

Vettel quickest on day 2 at Barcelona

Christopher Hayes — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:10:29 +0000

Red Bull’s new boy flies in Barcelona Sebastian Vettel marked his first outing as an official Red Bull Racing driver in impressive style after topping the time sheets on the second day of testing at Barcelona. The Italian Grand Prix winner lapped 1:19.751 around the Circuit de Catalunya which was enough to see him edge out yesterday’s [...]

Brundle joins the BBC

Christopher Hayes — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:35:00 +0000

Formula One pundit Martin Brundle has confirmed that he will join the BBC’s commentary team next year when Formula One returns to the British broadcaster from ITV. The ex-Formula One driver turned ITV commentator – whose insightful commentary has won him an unprecedented six Royal Television Society awards not to mention the respect of an army [...]

All Change: New-Look F1 Hits Barcelona

Christopher Hayes — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:20:22 +0000

F1’s technical revolution kicks off in Barcelona; Sato leads the way for Toro Rosso as new litter of drivers battle it out for 2009 Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya bore witness to a sea of change today as the Formula One teams returned to action to prepare for what is expected to be a ground-breaking 2009 season in [...]

“Unreasonable demands” dash Canadian GP rescue attempt

Christopher Hayes — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:56:23 +0000

Attempts to rescue the Canadian Grand Prix and reinstate the event on next year’s calendar have taken a nosedive with Montreal officials unable to afford a marked increase in the promotion fees. The Montreal race, characteristically one of the most exciting events of the season, was axed from the 2009 calendar in early October with little [...]