Posted by ashleigh on
November 12, 2007
Fernando to Ferrari?
If Nicky is correct in the comments then it seems that Fernando may have signed for Ferrari in 2008!
If this is correct it’s going to throw a whole spanner in the works of the driver market in F1.
Lets see who has got this scoop!
Its now 21.30 hours GMT on Monday the 13th of Nov 07.
It has happened Fernando Alonso has signed for Ferrari to drive in 2008.
This will be announced officially in the next 48 hours.
So you heard it here first
So then, has Fernando signed for Ferrari? who’s car will he drive (Massa is the best bet), and if so, where will Massa go? he has just signed an extension after all.
Have Ferrari perhaps got approval to run 3 cars now that it’s guaranteed that ProDrive will not take their place on the grid?
Only time will tell, but thanks to Nicky for the scoop…. Like he says, you heard it here first.
Posted by ashleigh on
June 27, 2007
New GP2 for 2008
The next generation of GP2 car has been tested at Paul Ricard test track.
Nelson Piquet Jr put 60 laps on the new car, and announced that he thinks the car will be a second quicker at all the tracks the series goes to.
The new car has an improved 4ltr V8 engine, gearbox and aero package, with many of the aero changes coming directly from the F1 grid.
The Dallara built chassis has even been designed to pass the 2008 FIA F1 crash test rules, and includes all the latest safety features (like the GPS marshal light system)
The only thing left is how much faster the car will be when it reaches the grid in 2008.
Most of the changes to the engine and gearbox are actually there to ease the maintenance of the parts, and reduce the running costs of the car over the championship.
It still begs the question though, if these cars can be a second quicker, how close to F1 times will they be?
Posted by ashleigh on
June 15, 2006
Renaut Engine for ProDrive?
Flavio Briatore has said that the team are looking to supply another team with engines.
"We are keen to supply a second team and we have ample capacity at (engine headquarters) Viry to supply it, with homologated engines coming in, supplying a second team has to be the way to go," Flavio Said. "It would offset a lot of the cost. We would be willing to talk to anyone and the engines would be available for a very reasonable price."
So with ProDrive on the possible look out, perhaps they may talk to Renault.
