F1 2007/2008 Winter Testing and Rumours

Well, If, like me, you've had enough of tirade of inequality that the FIA seem to be producing these days.... *since when has conclusive proof mattered to the FIA??*

Sky channel 422 has the answer! PROPER F1 RACING

Sat November 17, 2007
16:05
Formula 1
F1: Dutch Grand Prix, 1965
A real gem, recently discovered in the Dutch TV archives. Raymond Baxter describes the action as Jim Clark and Graham Hill battle John Surtees & co.

Sat November 17, 2007
16:30
Formula 1
F1: South African Grand Prix, 1970
The first F1 race of the new decade saw Jackie Stewart attempting to defend his newly-won world title in a brand-new car, plus Graham Hill's comeback.

Sat November 17, 2007
17:00
Formula 1
F1: Mexican Grand Prix, 1968
Could he do it? Damon's father Graham travelled down Mexico way in 1968, knowing that if he could win there, the F1 World Championship would be his.

Sat November 17, 2007
18:00
Formula 1
F1: British Grand Prix, 1974
Heard about the Grand Prix where the leader got boxed in - whilst exiting the pits - by a Ford Cortina? It happened to Niki Lauda during this one...

Sat November 17, 2007
18:30
Formula 1
F1: Monaco Grand Prix, 1969
In the 1960s, F1's answer to Leslie Phillips - suave manner, slim tache, winning way with words - was Graham Hill. He's the star of the show here.

Mon November 19, 2007
07:00
Formula 1
F1: British Grand Prix, 1973
A classic from first to last, featuring big spins, a new star in James Hunt, and a thrilling battle for the lead, complete with exciting overtaking.

Mon November 19, 2007
18:00
Formula 1
F1: British Grand Prix, 1977
The summer of '77 means Hunt-mania at Silverstone, an arch-rival in Niki Lauda and, best of all, an excitable Murray Walker in the commentary box.

Mon November 19, 2007
18:30
Formula 1
F1: British Grand Prix, 1978
The dominant JPS Lotus team were expected to cruise to victory at Brands Hatch, but this Grand Prix turned out to be a very different kind of race.

Tue November 20, 2007
07:00
Formula 1
F1: British Grand Prix, 1977
The summer of '77 means Hunt-mania at Silverstone, an arch-rival in Niki Lauda and, best of all, an excitable Murray Walker in the commentary box.

Tue November 20, 2007
07:30
Formula 1
F1: British Grand Prix, 1978
The dominant JPS Lotus team were expected to cruise to victory at Brands Hatch, but this Grand Prix turned out to be a very different kind of race.

Tue November 20, 2007
18:00
Formula 1
F1: British Grand Prix, 1979
There was a time when F1 pit crews used to be rubbish! Watch the total hash that the Renault team make of their tyre-change during this exciting race.

Tue November 20, 2007
18:30
Formula 1
F1: British Grand Prix, 1980
The French Ligier team led the field at Brands Hatch. They had only one problem, their new lightweight wheel-rims made their cars' tyres explode...

Wed November 21, 2007
07:00
Formula 1
F1: British Grand Prix, 1979
There was a time when F1 pit crews used to be rubbish! Watch the total hash that the Renault team make of their tyre-change during this exciting race.

Wed November 21, 2007
07:30
Formula 1
F1: British Grand Prix, 1980
The French Ligier team led the field at Brands Hatch. They had only one problem, their new lightweight wheel-rims made their cars' tyres explode...

Wed November 21, 2007
18:00
Motor Racing
F1: International Trophy, 1975
The fast, sweeping, old-style Silverstone is the backdrop to a three-way battle for the lead between James Hunt, Niki Lauda and Emerson Fittipaldi.

Wed November 21, 2007
18:30
Formula 1
F1: British Grand Prix, 1977
The summer of '77 means Hunt-mania at Silverstone, an arch-rival in Niki Lauda and, best of all, an excitable Murray Walker in the commentary box.

Thu November 22, 2007
07:00
F1: International Trophy, 1975
The fast, sweeping, old-style Silverstone is the backdrop to a three-way battle for the lead between James Hunt, Niki Lauda and Emerson Fittipaldi.

Thu November 22, 2007
07:30
Formula 1
F1: British Grand Prix, 1977
The summer of '77 means Hunt-mania at Silverstone, an arch-rival in Niki Lauda and, best of all, an excitable Murray Walker in the commentary box.

Thu November 22, 2007
18:00
Motor Racing
F1: International Trophy, 1978
The race where a star was born. A drenched Silverstone caused a predictable demolition derby, but Keke Rosberg managed to keep his car on the road.

Fri November 23, 2007
07:00
F1: International Trophy, 1978
The race where a star was born. A drenched Silverstone caused a predictable demolition derby, but Keke Rosberg managed to keep his car on the road.

Fri November 23, 2007
18:00
Motor Racing
F1: Race of Champions, 1979
A classic duel between two of Grand Prix racing's greatest-ever names; Mario Andretti and Gilles Villeneuve. It's Lotus v Ferrari in a thrilling battle.
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Thats just whats on in the next week! Love the "best of all, an excitable Murray Walker in the commentary box."

May post again in several months time - ttfn.
 
Toyota confirm Glock signing

Wasn't expecting this until the Toyota do at Fuji next weekend. Not sure what this says about how Toyota are thinking, Glock's obviously reasonably quick otherwise he wouldn't have been in the BMW test seat but surely Toyota need a big name driver to push the team forward?
 
Perhaps they are content to be a back/middle of the pack team? If they were serious, they wouldve bent over backwards to attempt to get Alonso to join them. Strange when you consider that they have the biggest budget in F1.
 
sunama said:
Perhaps they are content to be a back/middle of the pack team? If they were serious, they wouldve bent over backwards to attempt to get Alonso to join them. Strange when you consider that they have the biggest budget in F1.
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Exactly, I don't understand what Toyota are in F1 for. They've had opportunities to be successful but have thrown them away - sacking Mike Gascoyne because he was doing what you hired him to do was possibly the most stupid management decision I've seen in a long time.
 
Yeah they need someone who is proven to be quick plus one from GP2 (or similar). I expect Glock will do OK though.


Flav: 60% chance Alonso will race for Renault

There is a “60 percent chance” that Fernando Alonso will race for Renault next season, according to team boss Flavio Briatore.

Having recently confirmed his split with McLaren, Alonso is currently a free agent and is thought most likely to return to the team with which he won his two world titles.

Briatore has made no secret of his desire to lure Alonso back, and believes he is now closing in on a deal to secure the Spaniard’s services.

“Renault will certainly have different drivers next year,” Briatore was quoted as saying by Italy’s ANSA news agency.

“There is a 60% chance Alonso will be with us.”

Toyota, one of the teams believed to have stirred Alonso’s interest, announced on Monday that it had signed GP2 champion Timo Glock.

While some doubts have been raised about how watertight Jarno Trulli’s contract is, on the face of it the Glock signing narrows Alonso’s options to Red Bull or Renault – and Red Bull boss Christian Horner predicted earlier this week that the double world champion would return to the Anglo-French team.

“Toyota and Red Bull are also in the race for [Alonso’s services],” Briatore said.

“We have an advantage because we know him.”

Alonso is widely expected to delay his decision until he knows the outcome of the World Motor Sport Council hearing on December 6, where Renault will face charges of illegally possessing confidential McLaren information.

But Briatore claims the team will finalise its 2008 driver line-up imminently.

“It will be decided between today and the day after tomorrow,” he said.

Instead he gave a different reason why a deal has not yet been struck: “When you marry, split up and get back together it is not easy.”
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http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=41319

I can only see him going back to Renault now?
 
So is Heiki going to partner Lewis next year?

I felt quite sorry for Heiki this year. Had an iffy start, Flav didn't really take a shine to him and to have The Piquet's over your shoulder at nearly every race eyeing up your job - couldn't have been easy.
 
So the reason for McLaren's appeal being rejected has been revealed - they should have protested the result rather than appealing a decision because you can't appeal a steward's decision unless that decision relates to your own team.

Now this is where things get interesting. I can't find anything which says when the fuel readings were taken relative to the official results being posted. Teams only have 30 minutes to protest the results once the official results have been posted.
 
I think Kovalainen has also been dropped:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7076762.stm

Speaking on Italian radio, he also suggested current drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Heikki Kovalainen would not be retained by Renault for 2008.

"We'll definitely have different drivers next year," Briatore said.


I think its almost a dead cert that Alonso will be with Renault next year, unless Toyota or RBR terminate the contract of one of their drivers, which would be an unusual step. But then it is unusual to see someone of the callibre of Alonso to still be looking for drive in November.
 
Spunkey said:
has that been confirmed, or is it just a reference to Flav saying 'we'll definately have two new drivers next year"?
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Heard it on Radio 1 about 20 mins ago, can't find any Internet articles as yet though. The driver market is very interesting this year, I am not keen on Mclaren having 2 drivers only in there second year of F1 each; would be better with some solid experience in the team surely? Button would have been ideal but that isn't going to happen...could there be anyone but Heiki now?
 
Yeah it was on the Radio 1 today. I don't think the BBC would run it if it wasn't accurate.

As Memphis said - about time as well!
 
frakker said:
Don't think Radio 1 is the font of all F1 knowledge! I don't think it has been confirmed that Fisi has got the chop for definite (yet), but there are hints: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64060
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Well they are the BBC, albeit dumbed down even further :p They were first with news on Alonso leaving McLaren, before it was covered online (as like today as well).
 
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