McLaren have today confirmed Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen as Lewis Hamilton’s team mate for their 2008 campaign. Heikki, who was unceremoniously dropped by Renault earlier in the month in favour of partnering...
Archive - December 2007
Oliver WhiteHulkenberg Signed, De La Rosa & Kovalainen Hopeful
Even though Fernando Alonso has now officially announced his allegiance to Renault for the 2008 season, the driver market is still not complete with some teams yet to decide on their pilots. Force India are still...
McLaren Apologises, FIA Move To Close Issue
In an attempt to fulfill his team’s promise of speedy closure on the Stepneygate saga that has gripped Formula One for the past six months, McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh yesterday offered a full and unreserved...
F1 Podcasts: Do You Listen To Them?
I was asked to write about podcasts earlier in the year by the folks over at Sidepodcast, but at the time I couldn’t find the half hour to put any cohesive thoughts down. And so this post ended up waiting six...
Fernando Alonso Announces Return To Renault
Double world champion Fernando Alonso has officially confirmed that he will once again drive for Renault, having stated he will return to Enstone for the 2008 season. The news comes as no surprise as Renault personnel...
Brundle Hits Back At The FIA
Last Friday the WMSC gave Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, permission to pursue legal action towards the Sunday Times newspaper, seeking libel over an article the paper published in September. The article...
Formula One Factories: BMW Sauber
In a new series of posts, BlogF1 will take you on a tour of the Formula One factories. These structures are the homes of F1 teams, where the cars are designed, tested (in wind tunnels) and built. Most teams are...
Jerez Test In Pictures
There weren’t any new cars around as they are still in production, but there were some new faces with new teams and some different liveries. Here are some of the best photographs to come from the recent test...
News Round-up: McLaren, Renault, Rules & Alonso
What a busy few days it has been, eh? I knew they would be busy, but I honestly didn’t expect this much news to be flying around, particularly when it is the off-season and most teams were also in Spain attending...
