Marc Gene renews Ferrari test deal
(GMM) Marc Gene will remain a Ferrari test driver next year after renewing his contract for 2009. Reports in Spain say the 34-year-old from Barcelona has agreed a new one-year … Read More
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(GMM) Marc Gene will remain a Ferrari test driver next year after renewing his contract for 2009. Reports in Spain say the 34-year-old from Barcelona has agreed a new one-year … Read More
(GMM) Mechanics hurt in two separate pitstop incidents during Sunday's Singapore grand prix have escaped serious injury. The most spectacular incident involved championship contender Felipe Massa, who despite getting a … Read More
(GMM) Alex Wurz stepped into an important role at the Singapore grand prix this weekend. The 34-year-old Austrian may have hung up his racing helmet last year, but he still … Read More
(GMM) When journalists in Singapore dashed to hear Sir Frank Williams' take on his team's return to the podium, it was impossible to ignore the fact that he was wearing … Read More
(GMM) McLaren will take a "strategic" approach to minimize risks in its bid to win the 2008 world championship with Lewis Hamilton. 23-year-old Hamilton finished just third in Singapore on … Read More
(GMM) The Malaysian grand prix will not be the next night race on the formula one calendar. F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, in Singapore for the sport's first ever floodlit … Read More
Ferrari Felipe Massa (1st, 1:44.801): "I did a fantastic lap in a fantastic car and it was possibly my best qualifying of the season. Given my margin over the others, … Read More
TV UNILATERALS Q. Felipe, Monaco, Valencia and now here the inaugural night race at Singapore. What an achievement for you. Felipe MASSA: I think first of all the car was … Read More
(GMM) Felipe Massa's race engineer has played down suggestions the Brazilian benefitted from a very light fuel load to dominate qualifying in Singapore. The Ferrari driver was a huge seven … Read More
(GMM) Stewards interviewed both Nick Heidfeld and Rubens Barrichello after an incident in Singapore qualifying. Honda's Barrichello was annoyed as he abandoned a flying lap in Q1, because the slowing … Read More
(GMM) Toro Rosso's Sebastien Bourdais was saddened on Saturday to learn that Paul Newman, the American film star, has died. Newman, who died of lung cancer at the age of … Read More
(GMM) Fernando Alonso on Saturday said a mechanical problem during qualifying for the Singapore grand prix cost him his best chance of the season for a strong result. The former … Read More
(GMM) Vijay Mallya on Saturday expressed surprise about Bernie Ecclestone's comment that India is heading for a spot on the formula one calendar only in 2011. A race in New … Read More
Felipe Massa on the streets of Singapore Before over 150,000 fans Felipe Massa took pole for Formula One's first ever night race by a whopping 6/10ths of a second in … Read More
(GMM) Despite rain forecasts earlier this week, and torrential conditions overnight on Thursday, qualifying for F1's first night grand prix in Singapore is now expected to remain dry. Many drivers … Read More
(GMM) The controversial pit entry at Singapore has been modified ahead of Saturday's official action on the new street circuit. Several drivers voiced their concerns to race director Charlie Whiting … Read More
Renault driver Fernando Alonso continued his strong run here in Singapore this evening finishing over six tenths faster than the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton in second place. Felipe Massa was … Read More
McLaren have decided to give Heikki Kovalainen a penalty-free engine change prior to qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. The rules allow for one engine switch per season without penalty … Read More
Participating: Gerhard BERGER (Toro Rosso), Norbert HAUG (Mercedes), Christian HORNER (Red Bull), Adam PARR (Williams)., PRESS CONFERENCE Q. Gentlemen, first of all give us your impressions of the circuit and … Read More
(GMM) Formula one is not immune to the worsening global financial crisis, leading figures of the sport said on Friday. In an amusingly pithy round of questions with reporters in … Read More
Alonso leaves the pits in his Renault Formula One went nocturnal tonight as the F1 teams took to the floodlit streets of Singapore for the opening practice sessions of the … Read More
(GMM) Gerhard Berger has played down reports that he has urged Red Bull mogul Dietrich Mateschitz to increase his support for the Toro Rosso team. Billionaire Mateschitz earlier this year … Read More
(GMM) The focus after drivers walked the track earlier this week were some of the aggressive curbs around Singapore's new formula one street circuit. But with three hours of practice … Read More
UPDATE (GMM) Jarno Trulli insists driving the wrong way on the Singapore circuit and crossing the pit lane entry was the safest option after a practice spin on Friday. The … Read More
Sebastian Vettel heads out of the pits under the floodlit track Red Bull (GMM) Nick Heidfeld, a night race skeptic prior to Friday's action, declared himself happy with the Singapore … Read More