F 1 news

2008-03-08T12:49:00.000-08:00

Rampf confident BMW Sauber improve

2008-01-29T23:15:00.000-08:00

BMW-Sauber Technical Director Willy Rampf remains confident that the F1.08 is their potential before the start of the season in Australia in March. The team's new car was with a lot of cacophony in Munich, nearly two weeks, but did not impress, as regards speed.

After having successfully passed the beginning of the runway test with a private organization in Valencia, the F1.08 to fight for their brand name on the ballot hours after the arrival of the other teams this week. But despite this, Rampf, believes that self-improvement of the performance and time for the season-opener in Melbourne.

"With regard to the reliability of the F1.08 is already very well", he said. "We have a lot of laps without major problems. Regarding performance, we are at the beginning of a phase of comprehensive development. We analyzed the test data so far to identify the potential areas and concerned. "

"The next test in Barcelona, the car has already received some major changes. Thereafter, we are faced with new elements in all other tests before the start of the season. We have an internal goal that we have to fill in Melbourne, I am convinced that we reach.

BMW Sauber, loans, the second in the Constructors' championship, during the past year and focus of his first victory in the year 2008, is again at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya from 1 to 3 February.

Vettel: ab'08 mit'07 car has advantages,

2008-01-29T05:23:00.000-08:00

Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel believes that the late arrival of the new car équipe's will not be the Achilles heel of his campaign in 2008. With STR3 unlikely that its infancy of the race before April, the two Vettel and teammate Sebastien Bourdais, the season starts in an updated version of last STR2.

Last week, more than 250 round Vettel covered during the three days of testing in Valencia, and, in collaboration with Bourdais, the young french was satisfied with the progress, as Toro Rosso evaluated several new supplements the STR2B. Vettel was in the top ten in all three days, finishing eighth fastest on two occasions.

"At the moment, he sees and feels really good," said Vettel Formula1.com. "We have given the new car after the first three or four races, we are starting the season with an evolution of the 2007 car, which STR2B.

"I see it as an advantage at the beginning of the season with the car and I know that the problems of reliability has overcome in the last quarter of the Saison'07. Let us wait and see if we are not better with the material tested as in many other machines to their children overcome diseases. "

The STR2 enjoyed a strong finish to 2007, with a challenge to Vettel podium during the rainy season crimp Japanese event, and then a career-best fourth in China, Toro Rosso, the best result to date. The 20 years is, however, that improving the old car should not overshadow the development of his successor.

"We must push forward STR2B," said Vettel. "We must also be aware that the development of STR3 goes in the right direction so that we have a competitive car once until that time, all the other teams have much to solve the problems of their children's illnesses. "

Vettel will be back in action in Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya for more than three days test 1-3 February.

Honda prepare to welcome in their new beginning

2008-01-29T00:59:00.000-08:00

Honda is the holding of Ferrari, McLaren, Toyota and BMW Sauber this week on the official launch of its 2008 challenger, the RA108. The Japanese team hopes to wow their guests gathered on the basis of British Brackley Tuesday.

After a hard campaign disastrous 2007, during which it scores only six points, Honda could be easily avoided a presentation to a sparkling low-key approach. Nevertheless, there is a real need within the team to their fortune in the years 2008, and its fans are no doubt hoped that the decision by an official opening is significant for renewed optimism.

New team installed principal Ross Brawn, the RA108 in the revelation, as a managing director Nick Fry, and Yasuhiro Wada, general manager of Honda Motor Sports Division. The team line-up race Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello will be present.

Together, Barrichello and Button with the most experience in a line-up of the Formula One grid, with nearly 400 Grand Prix starts between them. And both have troubles with several seasons with the team, it is hoped that their continued aid Honda's recovery.

Valencia last week, the two were given the opportunity, RA108 for the first time. During the three-day meeting, the duo 198 laps and it is expected that over their first impressions of the team in 2008 at the meeting Tuesday challengers.

Although his debut in the race in Spain, has removed a lot of mystery around the new car, there are still significant buzz 2008 about his color. In the test car ran in the meantime, color white, but last year, the innovative design of the ecological point of view of inspiration, much is expected of her race replacement.

After the opening ceremony Tuesday, the team will return to Spain to test in Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya, with effect from 1 February.

Rosberg pleased with the new Williams

2008-01-27T10:18:00.001-08:00

Rosberg pleased with the new Williams
FW30 feel good

Jan.25 (GMM), Nico Rosberg was satisfied with the progress made in the early detection Williams' new car for 2008, the FW30.

The single-seater Toyota powered his debut on the track this week over four days in Valencia, and Rosberg and his teammate Kazuki Nakajima, the balance of 2008 has passed the test is not far off the pace of leaders.

"My feeling from the beginning was good, which is always a good sign," said Rosberg 22 years, on Tuesday, was carried out by the impressive Ferrari F2008.

The Germans, 20 points in the Oxfordshire based team 33 points in 2007, told the website RTL: "(The car) was certainly a step forward.

"I would not say" Wow, it's amazing "- which would be excessive," said Rosberg.

"And it is still too early. But for the season, it is a good start and promising," he adds to stress that Williams should target Renault and BMW, for the year 2008.

Williams Technical Director Michael Saturday was also satisfied with the opening of the FW30 test, "said Valencia was a" good start, reliability and performance point of view

Bridgestone satisfied with average Compound

2008-01-27T10:17:00.001-08:00

Bridgestone satisfied with average Compound

The circuit in Valencia, Spain, has played host to the media Bridgestone Potenza Compound for ten of the eleven Formula One teams for the second test in the year 2008, 22-24 January. The support consists of dry tires Racing has been in the action, the whole trial was under dry conditions. No conditions have been established by each of Bridgestone wet Formula One series of Potenza tires.

"Valencia is an interesting circuit with a mixture of low and medium-speed corners, and a right long enough, it is sometimes useful, for the accumulation of data," said technical director of Bridgestone Tetsuro Kobayashi. "This has been a useful exercise to see how our tires interact with the latest cars of the team, and we had no bad weather interruption on these three days. When the car is largely the same as those of the previous season, it's becoming increasingly critical for the teams and drivers, in order to take maximum advantage of the Bridgestone Potenzas and the development of the new car for this purpose, it is fascinating. "

"From Barcelona to Valencia, we waited with a team of eight, the use of the hard drive Potenza Compound," he added. "Ferrari and Toyota test is in Bahrain with the support of liaison between 4-6 and 9-11 February hot and must take place, as we have in Europe. Secondly, it is back in Jerez with a team of nine expected medium and the composition On 12-14 February. six teams are still probably in Barcelona between19-21. February, with teams of the opportunity to test, in other places during this period. after all, among the 25 -27 February, we have a test in Barcelona with the hard disk Compound where all teams are expected. It is a time of intense activity for us, and unlike many of our teams of engineers on testing and the race . Presently, there are 50 days before we see is currently the Albert Park for the first race of the season, and I am sure we will see a lot of progress between the teams now and then ".

Bridgestone will be in action at the end of this week in Barcelona on 1-3 February, the disk where Compound Bridgestone Potenza is mentioned for the first time this year.
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The Formula One champion

2008-01-27T10:16:00.000-08:00

The Formula One champion in 2008, the appearance of a single ECU for all teams, the elimination of traction control systems and the reduction of aid, including a ban on driving Launch Control.

Applicants must therefore to the biggest change adaptation in the workplace in this season, even though some would say it is simply a part of the operation, given that changes have been brought to the knowledge of techniques both the sporty driving, and now every year for a certain period of time.

"2008 provides a number of significant changes, but this has always been the case," said Red Bull driver David Coulthard recently at an auto-show in Britain. "I am in F1 in 1991 and the change is the only constant, regardless of what the name of the athletics!"

"We engage with slick tires, 2.4 V8, etc., it is simply a part of the challenge, and the fastest cars, whatever the rest of all the changes," added veteran bulkheads.

His team-mate Mark Webber thinks of the ban on traction control should not be a problem for most motorists: "As for traction does not control, I did engage in the junior formulae, which have not, most drivers in F1 At a certain point in their careers, and I do not believe that for a large part a problem.
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Australia is expected to occur more often by human error, but from now on.

"I think it would be brighter and fat fails or in wet weather, but not in the dry," he said. "It's certainly a challenge, I am pleased, though.

However, Toyota drivers Jarno Trulli concerns expressed last week regarding the possibility of circumventing the new standard of electronics for all teams, especially as a means of improving the control and traction on the race starts.

"I am not saying that someone is cheating," said one of Italy.

But after comparing it to other teams performances in the following sectors group test in recent months, the changes are many among themselves and, in several cases suspects, "Trulli.

Felipe Massa

2008-01-27T10:07:00.000-08:00

The only absence of Felipe Massa ingredient in the campaign for the World Cup in recent years has been happiness, after Brazil-Ferrari drivers.

Massa keeps high-performance evaluates his new team-mate Kimi Raikkonen in early 2007, before finally, the support of Finland title successfully.

But Massa insists that will not fulfil the second best year in 2008.

"I will fight for the title. That is my goal for the season, winners of five Grand Prix told Auto Motor und Sport, this week in Valencia.

Massa refuses to recognize that Raikkonen, whereas now, the Presiding Officer world champion in F1, is a better driver.

"If I had a weakness last year was the fact that I am less happy as it was," he said on the sidelines of the group test in Spain.
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He said Brazilian driver, especially in the wake of Ayrton Senna's death in early 1994, have always been under pressure.

"Rubens has been a particularly difficult task - all waiting for the successor to Ayrton," said Massa. "I also believe that some of them."

"But I think my compatriots understand that I am, it would have been world champion in 2007, if my car was more reliable," he said.