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Japanese Grand Prix footage - what do you think?

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:41:00 GMT

During Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix, championship contenders Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa both received drive-through penalties, and Toro Rosso's Sebastien Bourdais had 25 seconds added to his final race time. All three incidents have since received a great deal of attention. Watch footage of each here

Yas Marina Circuit unveiled by Abu Dhabi

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:29:00 GMT

Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management (ADMM) have unveiled the Yas Marina Circuit, host to next year's inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in a unique art exhibition at the Emirates Palace. The exhibition features a selection of images of the new track's facilities that have been transformed into pieces of art. Highlights include the stunning Yas Marina Hotel with the track running right through it, the Sun Tower 60 metres above the track allowing VIP guests the perfect view of the action and the Marina with a yacht club...

FIA press conference schedule for China

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:32:00 GMT

Renault's Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton will be among the drivers to face the media on Thursday, while on Friday Toro Rosso's Gerhard Berger and Force India's Vijay Mallya answer questions alongside their teams' youngest drivers. The line-up in full

Chinese Grand Prix - selected preview quotes

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:17:00 GMT

The Asian leg of the Formula One season continues with the penultimate round of the 18-race world championship, the Chinese Grand Prix, in Shanghai this coming Sunday. The teams and drivers look ahead to the race that could see the 2008 drivers' title decided...

FIA post-race press conference - Japan

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:54:00 GMT

1st Fernando Alonso (Renault), 1h30m21.892s; 2nd Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), 1h30m27.175s; 3rd Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), 1h30m28.292s. Q: Fernando, that was a great Grand Prix win, a fantastic start, lots of action in front of you at the first corner, let's talk about that, and then talk about that great race-defining second stint. Fernando Alonso: Yeah, the start was probably the most exciting part of the race, for sure

Bourdais loses points over Massa clash

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:03:00 GMT

Toro Rosso's Sebastien Bourdais has had 25 seconds added to his Japanese Grand Prix race time as penalty for making contact with Ferrari's Felipe Massa. The stewards' decision drops Bourdais from sixth to 10th in the results and elevates Massa to seventh. Bourdais was rejoining the race after his second pit stop on lap 50 when Massa attempted to pass around the outside at Turn One. The pair made contact, tipping the Brazilian into a spin. Massa subsequently continued, finishing in eighth place...

Penalties put Hamilton and Massa out of contention at Fuji

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:32:00 GMT

The two main rivals for the 2008 drivers' title scored just one point between them in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix, as both were hit by penalties early in the race. Ferrari's Felipe Massa finished eighth, while championship leader Lewis Hamilton managed only 12th for McLaren. Polesitter Hamilton was penalised for forcing Kimi Raikkonen wide into Turn One at the start. The Ferrari got a better getaway and was in front when Hamilton jinked right, almost hitting team mate Heikki Kovalainen in the process, and then locked up under braking.

Japanese Grand Prix - selected driver quotes

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:07:00 GMT

Red Bull's David Coulthard, Force India's Adrian Sutil and Toyota's Timo Glock on their early retirements in Japan; Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen on a race to forget for McLaren; and Fernando Alonso on making it two in a row for Renault. All 20 drivers report back on Sunday's action

Alonso makes it two wins in a row in Japan

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:41:00 GMT

Nobody expected Fernando Alonso to win in Singapore - and for sure the chances of a repeat in Fuji seemed minimal, but the Spaniard took advantage of a chaotic start, passed early leader Robert Kubica in the first pit stops, and was never thereafter threatened. If the afternoon went Renault's way yet again, it was a disaster for McLaren with Lewis Hamilton penalised for a move which briefly won him the lead after a tardy start but was deemed to have put Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen off the road in the first corner, and later pushed into a spin by title rival Felipe Massa. He finished 12th, out of the points, and only unlapped himself at the very end.

Sunday weather update - dry, consistent race conditions

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:04:00 GMT

Welcome to race day for round 16 of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship, the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway. It will be mainly cloudy today with an ambient temperature high of 20 degrees Celsius and the chance of showers in the morning and again in the afternoon. It will be a little cooler tomorrow, when it should be windy and cloudy, but dry...

FIA post-qualifying press conference - Japan

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:27:00 GMT

Drivers: 1st Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), 1m18.404s; 2nd Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), 1m18.644s; 3rd Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren), 1m18.821s. Q: Lewis, that looked pretty close. You were just behind Felipe in Q2 but a great run in Q3 for you...

Qualifying - selected driver quotes

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:46:00 GMT

Honda's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello on failing to make it through to Q2; Kazuki Nakajima on qualifying ahead of Williams team mate Nico Rosberg on home turf; Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen on his revitalised qualifying form; and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton on boosting his championship hopes with his sixth pole of the year. All 20 drivers report back on the action

Hamilton beats Raikkonen to pole position at Fuji

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:32:00 GMT

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton will start the Japanese Grand Prix from exactly the place he wanted after he secured pole position in style for McLaren at Fuji Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Having bided his time in Q1 and Q2, with second and third-fastest times respectively, he played second fiddle to Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen during the first runs in Q3 before striking with a lap of 1m 18.404s to deprive the Finn of the glory...

Final practice - Kubica fastest on drying Fuji Speedway

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:27:00 GMT

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica leapt to the top of the timesheets after a wet final practice session in Fuji on Saturday morning, as a drying track saw a rash of late improvements. Jenson Button and Timo Glock initially set the pace in a Japanese team battle between Honda and Toyota. Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel and McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen also had a turn at the top...

FIA Friday press conference - Japan

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:50:00 GMT

Team principals: Nick Fry (Honda), John Howett (Toyota), Mario Theissen (BMW Sauber) and Hiroshi Yasukawa (Bridgestone). Q: Hiroshi, can you tell us about the 'Make Cars Green' initiative? Hiroshi Yasukawa: Actually for us the environment and ecology is very important