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Tag Archive | "Singapore Grand Prix"
RENAULT WILL NOT CONTEST RACE-FIX CLAIMS AS BRIATORE SAYS GOODBYE
In a bombshell announcement Renault said that they will not dispute the serious allegations of race fixing in last years Singapore Grand Prix when the team appears before the FIA World Motorsport Council on September 21. The team also announced that controversial team boss Flavio "fun bags" Briatore and executive director of engineering Pat Symonds have "left" the team. The team will face the WMC to answer the charge after disgruntled former driver Nelson Piquet Jnr alleged that he had been asked to crash his car during the early stages of the race in order to advantage his team-mate Fernando Alonso. In a brief statement Renault said:
Continue reading...LIGHTS OUT IN MALAYSIA
Friday, February 20, 2009
Bernie Ecclestone's plans for more Asian based night races has taken another step backwards as organisers of the Malaysian Grand Prix announced that there will be no night race at their circuit, at least until 2015. Like Melbourne, Australia, the promoters and the Malaysian Government were encouraged to considered a night race to better fit in with peak TV viewing times in Europe. Sepang Circuit Spokesperson Irwan Rahman said that installing a lighting system to illuminate the circuit, at a cost estimated of around USD$5.77 million, was too expensive, and there was no guarantee that it would increase the revenue. Like Melbourne, Malaysia has agreed to move the start time of the race to later in the day putting the race into an early morning time-slot in Europe.
Continue reading...BY THE FIRELIGHT FERNANDO
Monday, September 29, 2008
ING Renault driver Fernando Alonso was the surprise winner of the inaugural Singapore F1 Grand Prix. Held under lights the world's first night time Formula One race went off without a hitch for the organisers but the same couldn't be said for Ferrari with both Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen striking major problems in the race. Massa had led the race early but a disastrous pitstop which saw him leave before the refuelling hose had been removed cost him any chance of a win.
Continue reading...BERNIE: WORKING ON THE NIGHTMOVES
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Emboldened by the apparent early success of Singapore's first ever night Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone now plans to pressure Japan into a night event as well. Speaking to the BBC, Ecclestone was asked about whether he wanted to see more night races and he said that if they were in Asia then yes. “We're going to try to get Japan to do it.” he said. “I hope when people see Singapore they realise it wasn't a stupid idea.“ he told BBC Five Live.
Continue reading...STORM CLOUDS OVER SINGAPORE
Monday, September 22, 2008
Drivers may be nervous, teams may be unsure but race fans will be thrilled at the long term weather forecast for Singapore and next Sunday night’s Grand Prix. According to the website Weather Underground the long term forecast will see a 90% chance of rain along with thunderstorms for next Sunday night. Several drivers have expressed [...]
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