Formula One News

Updated Tuesday October 14, 2008 at 6:45am

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‘Pretty straight’ Blair in probe over F1 break.
Former PM Tony Blair is to face an enquiry as his relationship with Bernie Ecclestone and decision to exempt F1 from a tobacco ad ban comes under spotlight.
10/14/2008 4:53:26 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Champions fear for ‘risky’ Hamilton.
Damon Hill and Niki Lauda have both said that Lewis Hamilton needs to calm down if he is to take F1 title.
10/14/2008 4:17:27 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Toro Rosso to delay Bourdais decision
Scuderia Toro Rosso could hold back on making a decision about Sebastien Bourdais’ future with the team until after the end of the season as they ponder their driver options for next year
10/14/2008 3:33:51 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

FOTA to consider refuelling ban
A ban on refuelling, shorter races, wide-scale testing restrictions, and a competitive element to Fridays are some of the ideas that will be discussed by Formula One teams in China this week
10/14/2008 3:24:02 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

3 men, 2 rounds, 1 crown - who will take title?
Entering the final two races of the 2008 F1 season, Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa and Robert Kubica all still have a chance of glory…
10/14/2008 2:45:15 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

BMW in final push to help Kubica
BMW Sauber have assured Robert Kubica that they will do all they can to win the world championship this year, after the Pole’s second place in Japan put him back in title contention.
10/13/2008 10:37:41 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

Vettel: Fuji strong, but could have been better.
Scuderia Toro Rosso star Sebastian Vettel - F1’s youngest-ever race-winner and pole position-sitter - admitted that he was pleased with sixth place in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji - but not entirely satisfied…
10/13/2008 10:26:26 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Trulli: Happy, but I was hoping for a bit more
Jarno Trulli acknowledged that he was pleased to have returend to the points again in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji following a barren recent run in F1, but a touch sad not to have achieved a rostrum finish in Toyota’s home race.
10/13/2008 9:49:56 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Q and A with Renault’s Pat Symonds
Q and A with Renault’s Pat Symonds
10/13/2008 9:35:03 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

Massa expecting strong Hamilton
Felipe Massa believes Lewis Hamilton is likely to be very strong in the final two races of the season despite first corner antics at the Japanese Grand Prix.
10/13/2008 8:36:06 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

Bourdais Fuji penalty against FIA advice.
Not for the first time in 2008, it appears F1 stewards contradicted FIA advice in penalising Scuderia Toro Rosso’s Sbastien Bourdais for his incident with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji…
10/13/2008 8:07:23 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

China preview quotes: Toyota
China preview quotes: Toyota
10/13/2008 7:18:08 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

Ferrari: McLaren relationships fine
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali says the increasingly tense on-track rivalry between his outfit and McLaren will not affect their good relationship off it.
10/13/2008 7:12:15 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

Alonso: ‘I’ll help Massa’ in F1 title fight.
Former double F1 World Champion and 2008 Singapore and Japanese Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso has promised to ‘help’ Ferrari’s Felipe Massa to claim the laurels this year if he can…
10/13/2008 7:01:15 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Hamilton: Massa Fuji move was ‘deliberate’.
McLaren-Mercedes’ F1 World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton has accused title rival Felipe Massa of a ‘deliberate’ attempt by the Ferrari driver to put him out of Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway.
10/13/2008 6:07:17 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Hamilton blasts Massa Fuji move ‘deliberate’.
McLaren-Mercedes’ F1 World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton has accused title rival Felipe Massa of a ‘deliberate’ attempt by the Ferrari driver to put him out of Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway.
10/13/2008 6:07:17 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Piquet yet to secure 2009 Renault drive
Nelson Piquet has been told that his strong run to fourth place in the Japanese Grand Prix is likely to have little impact on Renault’s decision to keep him.
10/13/2008 5:33:39 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

Piquet stakes claim to F1 future with Fuji charge.
Under-pressure Renault rookie Nelsinho Piquet serves notice to his team that he deserves to stay in F1 in 2009 with a brilliant charge up the field into fourth place in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway.
10/13/2008 4:56:32 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Ferrari say KERS still behind schedule
Ferrari’s technical director Aldo Costa says the Italian squad are still behind schedule with the development of their Kinetic Energy Recovery System.
10/13/2008 4:48:57 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

China preview quotes: Honda
China preview quotes: Honda
10/13/2008 4:40:27 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

Heidfeld: Hamilton not ‘learnt his lesson’.
BMW-Sauber star Nick Heidfeld suggests Lewis Hamilton’s desperate late lunge into the first corner of the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji was not ‘necessary’ - adding that he thought the F1 World Championship leader ‘would have learnt his lesson from last year’…
10/13/2008 4:28:41 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Raikkonen waves crown goodbye despite podium.
Reigning F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen will not be able to repeat in 2008, leaving the way open to a first-time title winner after coming up short in Japan.
10/13/2008 3:52:14 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Briatore hails Renault’s progress
Renault team boss Flavio Briatore has praised the job done by the French squad in recent months to recover from a disappointing season.
10/13/2008 3:51:49 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

Q and A with Martin Whitmarsh
Q and A with Martin Whitmarsh
10/13/2008 3:02:11 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

McLaren endorse Hamilton’s approach
McLaren say they fully endorse Lewis Hamilton maintaining his attacking approach in his bid for the world championship, despite the Briton hitting trouble in the Japanese Grand Prix.
10/13/2008 2:56:03 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

Kubica: Fuji ‘better result than Canada’.
Robert Kubica has said that he will be doing everything in his power to turn his distant title dream into reality over the final two races of the F1 season.
10/13/2008 2:45:53 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Pole eyes title after ‘better result than Canada’.
Robert Kubica has said that he will be doing everything in his power to turn his distant title dream into reality over the final two races of the F1 season.
10/13/2008 2:45:53 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Alonso says he will help Massa if possible
Renault driver Fernando Alonso says he will do all he can to help Ferrari’s Felipe Massa win this year’s championship.
10/13/2008 2:35:04 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

‘Copycat’ Kubica keeps counsel on turn one.
Lewis Hamilton critic Robert Kubica admits to having his own ‘moment’ at the opening corner of Japanese Grand Prix.
10/13/2008 2:17:15 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Alonso: ‘Anything’ possible after Fuji win.
Japanese Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso targets minimum of podium finish at final rounds of 2008 F1 season.
10/13/2008 1:04:09 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Alonso claims ‘anything’ possible after Fuji win.
Japanese Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso targets minimum of podium finish at final rounds of 2008 F1 season.
10/13/2008 1:04:09 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

F1: Alonso triumphs in Japan, Hamilton goes pointless
Does anybody really want the 2008 FIA Formula One World Drivers’ Championship? The top two points scorers seemed not to Sunday in Round 16 of an 18-race season. Thus Fernando Alonso of Renault won his second successive race after top title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa counted themselves out of the heavy points in the Grand Prix of Japan at Fuji Speedway. …
10/12/2008 7:11:08 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

Raikkonen: McLaren hit maybe cost me Fuji win.
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen finally stopped the rot by returning to the points and the podium in F1 with third place in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji - but it was a race, he is adamant, he could have won…
10/12/2008 2:51:02 PM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Kubica: ‘Everything possible’ in F1 title fight.
He may be the 2008 underdog, but Robert Kubica served notice that both he and BMW-Sauber are still in with a chance of clinching the F1 World Championship after coming home second in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji.
10/12/2008 1:53:32 PM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

F1: Japanese GP: Honda race report
At the conclusion of an eventful Japanese Grand Prix, the Honda Racing F1 Team’s Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button finished in 13th and 14th positions respectively. Having both adopted one-stop strategies, the Honda drivers made excellent starts from the penultimate row of the grid, which enabled them to benefit from the mêlée at the front going through Turn 1. By the end of the opening lap Jenson had climbed seven places to be in 11th position, with Rubens in 14th place. Jenson began the…
10/12/2008 12:58:54 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

F1: Japanese GP: Force India race report
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM01/06): DNF 11:04.117 (Puncture) Fastest lap: 1:21.189 Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM01/05): DNF 29:15.954 (Gearbox) Fastest lap: 1:21.577 The Japanese Grand Prix race weekend that started so full of promise ultimately ended in disappointment for both Force India Formula One Team drivers. Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella made electric starts away from their respective starting positions of 19th and 20th, both staying clear of the chaos of the first…
10/12/2008 12:58:54 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

F1: Japanese GP: Winners press conference
1. Fernando ALONSO (Renault), 1h30m21.892s 2. Robert KUBICA (BMW Sauber), 1h30m27.175s 3. Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari), 1h30m28.292s TV Unilaterals Q: Fernando, that was a great Grand Prix win, a fantastic start, lots of action in front of you at the first corner, let’s talk about that, and then talk about that great race-defining second stint. Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, the start was probably the most exciting part of the race, for sure. I saw the people in front of me going quite…
10/12/2008 12:58:54 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

F1: Japanese GP: Ferrari race report
K. Raikkonen: 3rd 1:30.28.292 + 6.400 67 laps chassis 270 F. Massa : 7th 1:31.08.050 + 46.158 67 laps chassis 269 Weather: air temperature 15 C, track temperature 17 C, overcast. Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro scored eight points in the Japanese Grand Prix, thanks to a third place for Kimi Raikkonen and a seventh for Felipe Massa. With this result, Ferrari has retaken the lead in the Constructors’ classification, while Felipe has reduced the gap to the leader of the Drivers’ championship to…
10/12/2008 12:58:54 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

F1: Japanese GP: Williams race report
AT&T Williams brought both FW30s home in today’s Japanese Grand Prix but were unable to add any points to the team’s Constructors’ total. Nico Rosberg lost position at the start, but a one stop strategy, combined with some assertive overtaking manoeuvres, elevated him to P11. Kazuki Nakajima suffered a disappointing Formula One debut in front of his home crowd. Caught up in a first corner incident, a subsequent unscheduled stop relegated him to the back of the field from where he was…
10/12/2008 12:58:54 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

F1: Japanese GP: Toyota race report
Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-05) Summary: Starting 7th, he made a strong getaway and made up ground at the first corner. On a longer first stint than the cars in front he gained further places and he led the race for three laps before pitting on lap 21. He led again at the end of his long second stint before his final stop on lap 50. He ended up coming home in 5th place, taking four points at Panasonic Toyota Racing’s home race. Race Classification: 5th (+23.767s) Qualifying…
10/12/2008 12:58:54 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

F1: Japanese GP: Bridgestone race report
Fernando Alonso (ING Renault F1 Team) has won the sixteenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship after using a medium-medium-soft tyre strategy in a thrilling Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso crossed the finish line 5.284 seconds ahead of BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Robert Kubica who used the same tyre strategy. Kimi Raikkonen (Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro) also used this strategy to finish third. Nelson Piquet (ING Renault F1 Team) drove from twelfth on the grid to fourth whilst Jarno…
10/12/2008 12:58:54 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

F1: Japanese GP: Toro Rosso race report
6+7 5 points Sebastien Bourdais (STR3-04) Pos.6th “The start seemed like a big mess, but fortunately I survived it. The incident with Massa? I was coming out of the pits, he turned in, I was on the kerb and there was nowhere else I could go and I was racing him for position. It was a good showing today for me, running consistently in the top five with only one mistake in what was a tough race. All in all, a very eventful race and I am happy to have scored three points.” Sebastian…
10/12/2008 12:58:54 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

F1: Japanese GP: Red Bull race report
(One Point) Car 10, MARK WEBBER, (Finish Position 8th Start Position: 13th) “After a poor start, which put me at the back, I had a good first stint passing Heidfeld twice amongst others. The second stint was difficult pace wise, as I was having a tricky time on the options. I had some front graining and it was hard to maintain a good pace at the end of the race. Felipe (Massa) had fresh tyres towards the finish and also a faster car, so I knew it would be difficult to keep him behind me…
10/12/2008 12:58:54 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

F1: Japanese GP: BMW Sauber race report
Weather: Dry but overcast, Air: 16-17C, Track: 21-22C Fuji (JP). In the Japanese Grand Prix the BMW Sauber F1 Team claimed its eleventh podium of the 2008 season. Robert Kubica finished second in Fuji, coming from sixth on the grid. It is the seventh podium for the Pole this year and his third second place. Nick Heidfeld, who started from 16th, improved to tenth in the dramatic race, which saw the championship contenders dropping back right after the start. In the Constructors’…
10/12/2008 12:58:54 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

F1: Japanese GP: Renault race report
Just two weeks after taking victory in Singapore, Fernando Alonso delivered another magnificent performance to win today’s Japanese Grand Prix at the Fuji Speedway. Teammate Nelson Piquet also had a strong afternoon taking fourth place. Both drivers enjoyed strong starts, gaining ground at the first corner with Fernando in second behind Robert Kubica, while Nelson joined him in the top eight. As the first round of pit-stops shook out, Fernando emerged in the lead of the race and Nelson…
10/12/2008 12:58:54 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

F1: Japanese GP: McLaren Mercedes race report
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji in 12th place; he was pushed into a spin by title contender Felipe Massa (Ferrari) on lap two and dropped to the back of the field. A subsequent drive-through penalty - for a first-corner incident - left him unable to challenge for a points finish. Heikki Kovalainen retired from third place due to an engine failure on lap 17. At the top of the drivers’ championship, today’s result does little to…
10/12/2008 12:58:54 PM   [Motorsport.com: F1 news]

Massa pins blame on Hamilton for Fuji clash.
Ferrari F1 title challenger Felipe Massa protests his innocence over his Japanese Grand Prix coming-together with Lewis Hamilton, instead suggesting his McLaren-Mercedes rival was to blame for the incident..
10/12/2008 11:36:21 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Bourdais: Should I roll out the red carpet?
Scuderia Toro Rosso star Sbastien Bourdais heavily criticises Ferrari’s Felipe Massa for having shown no ‘respect’ in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji, as the multiple Champ Car king was stripped of his best F1 result to-date.
10/12/2008 10:15:13 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

Japan Sunday quotes: Red Bull
Japan Sunday quotes: Red Bull
10/12/2008 10:08:18 AM   [F1 news - autosport.com]

Kovalainen rues win that got away at Fuji.
Having shone at Fuji last year, Heikki Kovalainen was confident of registering his second F1 victory in the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix - until engine failure put paid to the Finn’s charge and completed McLaren-Mercedes’ day of abject frustration.
10/12/2008 8:57:09 AM   [Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed]

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