http://www.formula1.com/news/features/ en-GB Formula1.com Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:09:14 GMT Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:09:14 GMT 15 http://www.formula1.com/photos/225x150/sutton/2008/d08gbr825.jpg http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8044.html Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari F2008. Formula One World Championship, Rd 9, British Grand Prix, Practice Day, Silverstone, England, Friday, 4 July 2008 As expected in light of last week's test, Ferrari and McLaren proved to be closely matched during Silverstone's first two practice sessions for the British Grand Prix, with nearest rivals BMW Sauber falling some way short of their mark. We take a team-by-team look at the weekend's early running… http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8044.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:01:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8044.html Formula1.com No sooner had Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen breathed a sigh of relief following his victory in France last year, than he was already in transit to his next challenge - the British Grand Prix. Raikkonen was still 22 points adrift of championship leader, Lewis Hamilton, and knew he would have to win the race if he was to keep the British upstart and fellow title-hunters, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, in his sights. Luckily for Raikkonen and team mate Massa, Ferraris pace at the preceding Silverstone test seemed insurmountable... http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8038.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:21:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8038.html Formula1.com Silverstone staged its first motor race back in October 1948 and at this weekend's British Grand Prix the English track will be marking its 60th anniversary. In honour of this special occasion, we delved into the archives to bring you a few highlights from the circuit's last six decades… - In 1943, in the midst of World War Two, Silverstone opened as an airfield to service Britain's military needs. When peace was declared in 1945, the site was chosen by the Royal Automobile Club as a location to hold race meetings... http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8031.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:46:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8031.html Formula1.com Ferrari and McLaren go head-to-head at Silverstone this weekend in a race that may well prove crucial in the world championship campaign of local hero Lewis Hamilton. The fast Northamptonshire track has recently favoured Ferrari, but McLaren have been happy all season with their MP4-23's behaviour in high-speed corners and, following last week's test of new aerodynamic parts - notably a new front wing - specifically for this race, Hamilton was even happier... http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8028.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:17:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8028.html Formula1.com Honda's Alexander Wurz may be Austrian by birth but he loves Silverstone like it's his own home circuit. Here the reserve driver talks us round a flying lap of the British track ahead of this weekend's Grand Prix… "Having married an English girl, there's a percentage of me that is now British. I'm not saying that Silverstone is like a home race for me, but it's almost one and whatever other countries claim, Britain is still the home of motor racing. http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8029.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:15:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8029.html Formula1.com Toro Rosso have scored seven points so far in 2008. That's seven more than they had achieved at this point last season and the two 'Sebs' - drivers Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastian Vettel - must take much of the credit. Despite numerous DNFs, half the team being put up for sale, the late arrival of their '08 car, and more than their fair share of misfortune, the highly-rated duo have kept the Red Bull-backed squad very much in the mix - and both are expecting bigger things for the season's second half… http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8024.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:24:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8024.html Formula1.com In 2007 Toro Rosso had to wait 15 races before scoring their first points of the season. Eight races into the 2008 championship, however, the Italian team have already notched up seven points. Here team principal Franz Tost and technical director Giorgio Ascanelli reflect on how the squad have fared during the first half of the season, and discuss the late arrival of the STR3 and those sale rumours… http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8018.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:03:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8018.html Formula1.com This weekend's British Grand Prix marks the half-way point of the 2008 Formula One championship. From podium finishes to crashing out of Q1, the season for Red Bull drivers Mark Webber and David Coulthard has seen high and lows come and go in equal measure. Here both Webber and Coulthard assess their progress so far… http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8016.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:53:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8016.html Formula1.com This week Formula One racing dusts off its glad rags for its now traditional party in aid of London's Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Children's Charity. The event, which last year raised over £350,000, attracts the cream of the paddock's glitterati, as well as a host of celebrities. But F1 has also lent a hand to GOSH in a more unexpected way. A cunning idea thought up one Sunday afternoon by two doctors watching a Grand Prix has led to the unlikeliest of collaborations… http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8015.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:57:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/7/8015.html Formula1.com Midway through the 2008 season and Red Bull have already scored as many points as they managed in the whole of 2007. No wonder then that their team principal is pretty pleased with progress. In response to the eternal 'what do you think of it so far' question, Christian Horner brings us his 'half-term report'… Christian Horner: “The first half of the season has gone pretty well for us. We have taken a big step forward in reliability and our performance has also shown progress since 2007... http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/8011.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:11:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/8011.html Formula1.com Silverstone is the original Formula One circuit, the place where the world championship was born in 1950, but history is just one aspect of the British Grand Prix venue; for Toyota's drivers Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock, speed is king. After Monza, Silverstone is the fastest track on the calendar, with an average speed of almost 230km/h on a flying lap and a top speed of over 300km/h at the end of the long Hangar Straight... http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/8010.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:56:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/8010.html Formula1.com With the 2008 season rapidly approaching the halfway mark, Felipe Massa left France with the lead of the drivers' championship. And on recent form, who's to say he can't go all the way? He may have benefitted from team mate Kimi Raikkonen's technical woes, but even with a sick car, Ferrari's one-two was emphatic. And as McLaren and BMW Sauber slipped down the order, it was Toyota who were partying hardest in the Magny-Cours paddock on Sunday evening… http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/7984.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:37:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/7984.html Formula1.com Since its inception in 2004, the GP2 Series has established itself as a serious breeding ground for Formula One talent - with the likes of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton as evidence. And official tyre suppliers to the series, Bridgestone, are helping to do the same for motorsport journalism, with their e-reporter competition. The nine 2008 finalists will each get to report from one European round of the series, and will be supplying Formula1.com with details of the GP2 action, plus a diary reflecting their experience as a first-time paddock correspondent. For France, it's 25-year-old Frenchman, Olivier Cougard... http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/7967.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:44:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/7967.html Formula1.com Historical matters came to the fore here at Magny-Cours, as Kimi Raikkonen secured Scuderia Ferrari's record-setting 200th pole position. The French Grand Prix also marks the 100th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz's success with Christian Lautenschlager in the 1908 event. To celebrate that, McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen will demonstrate a 1908 Benz Grand prix car today... http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/7974.html Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:23:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/7974.html Formula1.com Ferrari are favourites for the French Grand Prix as they start from the front row, but much of the interest will centre on how much progress Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen can make in their McLarens after each received grid penalties. Then there's the question of BMW Sauber, whose performance seems to have faded dramatically since Canada, meaning Renault and Toyota both have excellent chances of a maiden 2008 podium after superb qualifying efforts from Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli... http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/7973.html Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:31:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/7973.html Formula1.com