One of the great mysteries in Formula 1 at the moment is who is going to be doing what at Ferrari in 2008. Grandprix.com attempts to explain the new management at Ferrari.  The company has given details of its racing programs with Stefano Domenicali named as the director of the racing department and the various [...]

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As reported at Autosport.com, the McLaren Mercedes team on Monday launched their new car for the 2008 season, the MP4-23, in an event in Stuttgart, Germany. McLaren were the second Formula One team to unveil their 2008 challenger following Ferrari’s launch of their F2008 yesterday. The McLaren event was a lot more straight-laced [...]

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GrandPrix.com has an excellent write up of the new F2008 car. The Ferrari is heavier than in 2007 because of the rule changes but Ferrari reckons that the new car will be just as competitive with all new aerodynamics, although the bodywork will probably be quite different by the time the teams head off to [...]

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As reported at Formula1.com, Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, has published the official entry list for the 2008 world championship.
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen will take charge of the number one car after winning his first world title last season, while McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen will be numbered 22 and 23 respectively following [...]

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Although this isn’t specific to Formula 1, it is one of the great automobile races in the world. As reported at Grandprix.com, and every other outlet, The Dakar Rally has been canceled this year. The Dakar Rally has been cancelled because of an attack that took place on five French tourists on December 24 and [...]

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As reported at Autoweek.com, Ferrari CEO Jean Todt says that seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher turned down an offer to replace him as boss of the Formula One team.
Speaking about why in the end the team did not reach agreement with Ross Brawn as well, Todt said: “Ross is a very good man. His successes [...]

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