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Istanbul Grand Prix
car-a-day | May 13th 2008 by Rob Ijbema
403Phillipe Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix and is back in the title hunt.Sounds familiar? he did the same in 2007 and 2006.Sounds boring? luckily Hamilton and Mclaren spiced things up (a bit)acrylic on paper 8x11" read more
Barcalona
car-a-day | April 29th 2008 by Rob Ijbema
397Well,that was Barcelona......acrylic on canvas 5x8" read more
Raikonen
car-a-day | April 18th 2008 by Rob Ijbema
392when i painted this, i felt in the driving seat,Raikonen playing catch up in Melbourne.acrylic on paper 8x11! read more
Should Force India have Indian drivers?
F1Fanatic | April 13th 2008
Hoshiyar had this to say about Adrian Sutil in a recent discussion: To have Force India without an Indian pilot is ridiculous. Narain [Karthikeyan] can take the bull by its horn and come in front of fisi each and every time. To not even have tried hi read more
No Title
car-a-day | April 7th 2008 by Rob Ijbema
387Phillipe Massa answered his critics,including me,in the best possible way,by winning once again in Bahrain.Kimi Raikonen was off color and Hamilton took care of himself...that was it really....butt for Maxxx...hehehe...dictators they're all the s read more
BMW F1.08
car-a-day | March 30th 2008 by Rob Ijbema
385Powered by BMW,Nick Heidfeld,getting closer,how long before they win ?acrylic on paper 5x8"warning,take three steps from the monitor to view...than click on the image,to see the brush strokes...btw,Heidfeld had the privilege of buying my last mode read more
il Passione
car-a-day | March 25th 2008 by Rob Ijbema
384 Kimi ran away with the Malaysian Grand Prix,he made the race look boring... still excited to paint a red car though!acrylic on paper 8x6" read more
Lewis Hamilton Nr1
car-a-day | March 16th 2008 by Rob Ijbema
381The Ferrari's were red hot and bothered,while Lewis kept a cool head.Faultless start of the season for Lewis down under in Melbourne...no sweat.acrylic on paper 9x12"A bit of personal record here,check the posting time,posted this as Hamilton cros read more
Friday practice: teams round-up
F1Fanatic | March 14th 2008
Kimi Raikkonen says he wasn’t happy with his Ferrari but I think he might be bluffing. Williams are concerned about reliability and rumours say McLaren have a problem with one of their cars. Honda reckon they’re as quick as any one bar Fe read more
2008 is on! First F1 session starts…
F1Fanatic | March 13th 2008
The 2008 Formula 1 season is finally under way as the first free practice session at Melbourne begins. I’m watching the session on ITV’s new live stream. Leave a comment if you’re watching it as well - especially if you got it worki read more
2008 ING Australian Grand Prix Preview
F1 Fanatics - F1 News | March 12th 2008 by Rob
Welcome to the first preview of the 2008 season, and the new look previews from the blog! The first race of the season is always one of the most exciting, with the long winter behind it is a true test of who has done the work, and who has it all to read more
Pictures: 2008 F1 cars testing
F1Fanatic | March 12th 2008
Here’s a selection of some of my favourite pictures from winter testing along with high resolution versions. Share This © http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk - visit the author for more content. read more
The Ben Evans Column: A new year
F1Fanatic | March 12th 2008
Early March rivals October as my favourite time of the motor sport year. October is great because for me there is nothing like watching Formula Ford from Paddock Hill Bend at Brands Hatch sipping a mug of coffee as dusk closes in. All the championshi read more
F1 2008 será, en principio, exclusivo para consolas de SONY
WildGames | March 9th 2008 by wildkyo
Peter Moore, ex-directivo de Microsoft y ahora en las filas de Electronic Arts, ha declarado en el foro oficial de la compañía, que en principio, y de no cambiar las cosas, F1 2008, el videojuego que contará con las licencias en exclusiva de todos read more
2008: Red Bull
F1Fanatic | March 4th 2008
Along with Williams, Red Bull are early contenders for the title of ‘most improved team’. Adrian Newey’s flaky RB3 of 2007 seems to have evolved into a rapid but reliable car in the form of the RB4. This was what the man himself had read more
2008: Toyota
F1Fanatic | March 3rd 2008
A lot of mixed messages have been coming out of Toyota this winter. First boss John Howett back-tracked on reported remarks that the team had to become successful within two years: The rumours about us leaving the sport have always been groundless. H read more
2008: Scuderia Toro Rosso
F1Fanatic | March 2nd 2008
Toro Rosso are supposed to be using the same car as sister team Red Bull this year, as they did last year. But they’re having to wait until later in 2008 to get their hands on the new car, even though Red Bull got the latest model earlier than read more
F1 testing round-up 10: Catalunya & Jerez
F1Fanatic | March 1st 2008
The final big test before the 2008 season was completed this week and it wasn’t Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen or Michael Schumacher who set the fastest time - it was Jarno Trulli. Afterwards a confident Trulli praised the new Toyota: The TF108 read more
2008: Honda
F1Fanatic | March 1st 2008
Honda had a nightmare 2007. But chief executive Nick Fry did the right thing by using it as a starting point for major change. Fry scored a major coup by luring Ross Brawn to the team as principal. He’s made several other astute hires in the pa read more
2008: Super Aguri
F1Fanatic | February 29th 2008
They’ve hardly tested at all, and when they did they ran out of parts. They’ve cancelled tests, launches and media briefings. Team boss Aguri Suzuki has flown to Japan for crisis talks. Super Aguri have said today they will be on the grid read more
2008: Force India
F1Fanatic | February 28th 2008
Is Giancarlo Fisichella right to be this optimistic about Force India?: Looking at everybody’s lap times I believe we will not have a car that will be last anymore. His boss certainly thinks so - Colin Kolles reckons the team will make it into read more
2008: The calendar
F1Fanatic | February 27th 2008
Last year Ferrari and McLaren took every race victory on offer and, more often then not, filled the top three. On only five of 51 occasions did we see a driver in something other than McLaren or Ferrari overalls on the podium. But we also saw the two read more
2008: The new rules
F1Fanatic | February 25th 2008
Several major changes to the rules this year have attracted a lot of attention - the traction control ban, four-race gearboxes, and changes to qualifying. Which change are going to have the biggest impact on F1 this year? Here’s a quick look at read more
2008: What are you most looking forward to?
F1Fanatic | February 23rd 2008
It’s getting close now: the start of the 2008 Formula 1 season is three weeks away. The teams have their final test session next week before the cars are packed away for the flight to Melbourne, Australia. The F1 Fanatic 2008 season preview sta read more
2008 F1 testing round-up 9: Circuit de Catalunya & Valencia
F1Fanatic | February 23rd 2008
Most of the teams tested at the Circuit de Catalunya this week, with BMW decamping to Valencia for a private test, and the beleaguered Super Aguri team cancelling their planned test amid continue doubt over their 2008 entry. The highly anticipated si read more
F1 blogs review: Champ Car and IRL merge
F1Fanatic | February 23rd 2008
The Champ Car World Series and Indy Racing League have ended their 12-year feud and joined back together, a move that could have interesting consequences for Formula 1. Also in the F1 blogs this week, video of Juan Pablo Montoya wrestling, Spyker des read more
Video: Why is there no Dubai Grand Prix?
F1Fanatic | February 21st 2008
When Bernie Ecclestone sits down after his dinner with a globe and ticks off countries he’s added to the F1 calendar in the last five years (Bahrain, China, Abu Dhabi, India, Korea) I wonder why he keeps skipping past Dubai? It’s already read more
Fuji gets better toilets but still needs a roof
F1Fanatic | February 20th 2008
When I saw the Autosport headline ‘Fuji moves to avoid 2007 problems’ I thought, “Wow, they’re building a roof over the whole thing.” It’s not as if anyone wants to see another huge downpour on the 2008 Japanese Gr read more
Jarno Trulli predicted that Ferrari will win 2008 F1 title
Car Blog -The automotive, F1 and modified car news blog | February 20th 2008 by Charl Norman
Ferrari F2008 Three weeks before the start of the 2008 Formula One Championship and Jarno Trulli just announced that he thinks Ferarri is going to win it this year. He doesn’t give other any chances and says “the championship already look read more
Video: F1 testing at Jerez (part 5)
F1Fanatic | February 17th 2008
Here’s an hour of footage from the last F1 test at Jerez with several interesting moments. Robert Kubica’s BMW seems to make an unusual sound under braking - are the team running a new system to aid the car under deceleration? And David C read more
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