F1 news - autosport.comThe autosport.com website offers the most reliable, up-to-date F1 news service on the Internet. (Access to news reports from the last 30 days is free)Heidfeld welcomes calendar expansion- August 11, 2008 Nick Heidfeld says he would like to see the Formula One calendar expand to hold even more races.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69747 Bridgestone reveals final tyre allocations- August 8, 2008 Bridgestone has announced the compound allocations of tyres for the final four rounds of the 2008 season.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69725 Williams says engine suspicions unfounded- August 8, 2008 Formula One figures worried that their rivals have edged ahead in the power stakes despite the sport's engine freeze have no grounds for complaints, claims veteran team boss Frank Williams.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69723 STR, Williams rule out rig failures- August 8, 2008 Scuderia Toro Rosso and Williams have ruled out rig failures as the cause of the flash fires that marred last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69722 Gascoyne backs testing reduction- August 8, 2008 Force India technical director Mike Gascoyne believes a reduction of in-season testing and longer-life engines will be the best way to help out Formula One's independent teams.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69721 Williams not writing off season- August 8, 2008 Frank Williams has ruled out any suggestion of his team writing off this season so they can focus their efforts entirely on 2009 instead.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69719 Brawn confident Honda can still progress- August 8, 2008 Honda Racing team principal Ross Brawn is confident his team can still make progress up the grid this year, even though they have introduced the last of their major car upgrades.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69717 Webber says KERS a concern for drivers- August 8, 2008 Formula One drivers' concerns about the safety of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) have increased because BMW Sauber have not yet found out what caused their electric shock incident in Jerez.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69716 Bridgestone sees McLaren, Ferrari traits- August 8, 2008 Small differences in the handling characteristics of the McLaren and Ferrari cars could be a major contributing factor in their fluctuating title fortunes, reckons tyre supplier Bridgestone.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69715 Revamped Eastern Creek could tempt F1- August 7, 2008 A major revamp of the Eastern Creek track in Australia could be enough to tempt the country's Formula One race there when its current contract with Melbourne expireshttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69709 |