F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Halfway through the season it’s probably not a surprise to learn the Monaco and British Grands Prix have been the most popular races so far. The two action-packed races have been voted the most popular so far on this site. Here’s the results in full: Monaco comes out on top narrowly ahead of Britain with the [...]
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... hand to help launch the new 'Go Motorsport' initiative. The ladies line-up for the cameras at the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul.Around Sky Sports.com today£20,000 worth of prizes up for grabs - It's totally FREE and if you register by 1st August you could win £500!! Win some fantastic prizes in the Sky Sports competition section. All our competitions are free to enter.Sign up to...
F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
The half-way point in the season has passed and it’s time to pass judgement on the performances of each of the drivers so far. Who have been the best and worst drivers so far this year? Here’s my verdict - as ever do share yours as we go along. 22 Nelson Piquet Jnr 2007 ranking: n/a Apart from his points score at Magny-Cours it’s been painful watching Nelson Piquet Jnr’s Grand Prix debut. He’s...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Fears of a ‘burnout' have been raised by the sport's team bosses, with the recently-released provisional 2009 calendar doing away with the traditional August break.The schedule features 19 races – one more than this year – with the Turkish Grand Prix on 9 August followed by the new European Grand Prix in Valencia just a fortnight later, whereas in recent campaigns there has been...
Sify (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Silverstone: Formula One team bosses expressed concern on Saturday about the risk of burnout to mechanics when the calendar expands to 19 races next year without an August break. "I think the absence of the August break in the calendar next year is very tough. It really is tough on the mechanics," said McLaren executive Martin Whitmarsh at the British Grand Prix. "It worries me how hard it is...
F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
... if they are among the top 30 programmes in the week they aired. That happened on eight of the 17 Grand Prix weekends last year, but on five of the seven Grand Prix weekends (up to and including the Canadian Grand Prix) this year. For the weeks when the programmes did not rank in the top 30 we know their audience must have been below a certain level, which I have indicated:...
F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
The first details of the 2009 F1 calendar were published today with the F1 schedule set to return to 19 races – a high it has only reached once before, in 2005. As was expected the French Grand Prix is remaining at Magny-Cours. The Australian Grand Prix also appears as a provisional fixture. However there is still [...]
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
... Kimi Raikkonen and Co battling it out for the world title in the capital. The troubled French Grand Prix retained its slot with a June 28 date but it still has to be approved by the general assembly of the French federation (FFSA) at a meeting on today. Brazil, previously the season finale, will become the penultimate round instead after a Far East swing through Singapore, Japan and China....
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
The , 's governing body, has revealed the provisional calendar for the 2009 season featuring 19 races – one more than in 2008.As usual, the season will start in Australia in March, before the fly-away events in Malaysia and Bahrain. The European campaign will start in Spain before the Monaco race, with the Turkish Grand Prix – which did split the two this season – moving from May to August.The...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
The season will stretch to 19 races next year with Abu Dhabi making its debut as the final grand prix in mid-November, the sport's governing body announced.
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
The French Grand Prix has been named on the 19-race provisional calendar for the 2009 Formula One World Championship.
BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
The Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul reverts to August after being held in May this year, with Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya hosting the opening European race, the Spanish Grand Prix.
BlogF1 (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
The FIA, after holding discussions in France on a variety of Formula One-related topics, have released a provisional calender for the 2009 Formula One World Championship. The calendar, which may change prior to next March, includes Magny Cours as the host of the French Grand Prix (and the FFSA confirmed this separately), but does not [...]
autosport.com (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
The FIA has unveiled the provisional calendar for the 2009 season, confirming the arrival of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the absence of a race in the United States.
F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
A provisional 2009 F1 calendar is expected to be announced tomorrow by Bernie Ecclestone according to Nigel Roebuck. Among the changes for 2009 will be the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, announced last year. And on Sunday rumours came to light that Magny-Cours, host of the French Grand Prix, will get a second stay of execution. Here’s [...]
