http://f1rage.getshifter.com All the Rage That's Fit to Print! Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:00:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Formula One bandwagon has already rolled on to Monza for testing ahead of the Italian Grand Prix in two weeks time. It was the Williams of Nico Rosberg which set the pace on the opening day of the three-day test. His closest rival was Heikki Kovalainen in the McLaren, ... http://f1rage.getshifter.com/2008/08/27/nico-rosberg-fastest-on-opening-morning-of-monza-testing/ F1's driver safety union, the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, is concerned about Formula One's forthcoming inaugural night race in Singapore. The floodlit event, to be held on the streets of the Lion City at the end of next month, will take place without any prior pre-race testing under lights and that ... http://f1rage.getshifter.com/2008/08/26/tulli-breaks-out-the-whine-carafe/ Felipe Massa: “It's great to be on pole position, especially after the great disappointment of Budapest, but I'm well aware the race is tomorrow and so there is still a long way to go. My first run in Q3 was very good, and on the second I made a good ... http://f1rage.getshifter.com/2008/08/23/european-grand-prix-qualifying-quotes/ Kimi Raikkonen spoiled Fernando Alonso’s bid to put a smile on the face of the Spanish people 48 hours after one of the worst airline disasters in the country’s history. Alonso had earlier yesterday led a minute’s silence in memory of the 153 passengers killed in a crash at Madrid airport ... http://f1rage.getshifter.com/2008/08/22/raikkonen-strikes-late-to-rob-alonso/ The weekend brings a new addition to Formula One's roster of tracks as Valencia plays host to the European Grand Prix. Although teams frequently test at the nearby Ricardo Tormo circuit, Friday's opening practice session will be the first time they have taken to the 3.380-mile track created around the city's ... http://f1rage.getshifter.com/2008/08/21/european-grand-prix-preview/ BMW Sauber will bounce back and get more top results during the remaining seven grand's prix of the year, team boss Mario Theissen has vowed ahead of next weekend's race in Valencia. BMW went into F1's three-week summer holiday on a low, having surrendered second place in the constructors' championship to ... http://f1rage.getshifter.com/2008/08/18/arrows-in-our-quiver-did-bmw-sauber-sign-robin-hood/ Superleague Formula has secured one of the biggest names in world sports with Liverpool Football Club – the most successful club in the history of English football – joining the football-themed motor racing championship. The "Reds" will make their championship debut less than 100 miles away from their Anfield home at ... http://f1rage.getshifter.com/2008/08/15/the-reds-go-racing-liverpool-fc-join-superleague-formula/ Even though we are currently only just over a third of the way through the mid season summer break, teams are fully focused on the rest of the 2008 championship season, especially the upcoming round that will take place around the streets of Valencia for the very first time. This is ... http://f1rage.getshifter.com/2008/08/12/new-f1-venues-create-extra-work/ While the action was taking place on the Hungaroring, the political side of Formula One was going its own way behind the scenes with team bosses meeting once again to discuss the KERS situation. After the accident with the BMW mechanic in testing, most of the teams are pushing to ... http://f1rage.getshifter.com/2008/08/07/briatore-not-happy-with-sir-frank-and-bmw/ In case the satire of that headline didn't translate... you're warned, it was completely and utterly satirical in nature. Fernando Alonso is set to drive for Honda in 2009 as a stop-gap measure prior to a move to Ferrari a year later. http://f1rage.getshifter.com/2008/08/05/just-what-honda-needs/