Turkey GP Preview: ING Renault
Q&A with Fernando Alonso Fernando, you picked up a couple points in Monaco – tell us about your race? It was a tough race, just as it always is in Monaco and very demanding mentally. Starting ninth made it difficult to do much in the race and even with a good strategy we only managed [...]
Turkey GP Preview: Toro Rosso
Sebastien Bourdais: “The Monaco weekend went pretty well, bringing home a point, which is always good for morale, especially at such a prestigious race. It was a good race and I hope we can continue to move forward with this momentum, starting in Turkey. We have begun to get a better understanding of what we [...]
Monday Talking Points
Raikkonen crashes out of tarmac rally but keen to do more Raikkonen wants more rally time Kimi Raikkonen at the weekend crashed out of his latest foray into the world of professional rallying. The Ferrari driver, having entered two rounds of the Finnish rally championship in the winter, entered the same Tommi Makinen-prepared Fiat Abarthe [...]
Turkey GP Preview: AT&T Williams
Thoughts on Monaco Nico Rosberg: “I had hoped for slightly more than sixth place in Monaco. Having found a really good set-up, I felt I had settled into the track well and was comfortable in the car. That showed in practice on Saturday and then during Qs1 and 2 of qualifying. Only getting sixth in [...]
Turkey GP Preview: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton “I love racing in Turkey: it’s a real challenge because you need to attack the lap to get a good time, but you also need to be careful with your tyres – if you push too much, particularly through Turn Eight, then your tyres are going to suffer. It’s all about finding the [...]
Turkey GP Preview: BMW Sauber
The work continues and there’s no time for licking our wounds. After the disappointing result in Monaco, the BMW Sauber F1 Team will be turning up on the grid for the Turkish Grand Prix with a batch of further developments for the F1.09. An initial aero update sparked a forward trend at the fifth Grand [...]
Sebastian Vettel awarded Trofeo Bandini
Great performance in 2008 rewarded On the Thursday before Sebastian Vettel took his maiden F1 victory in Monza last year, the prestigious Trofeo Bandini, which honours the memory of the late Formula 1 driver, Lorenzo Bandini, had already nominated the German youngster as the winner of its top award for 2008. So, this past Sunday, [...]