Links for 14 August 2008

  • New rules likely to spread out field - autosport.com
    You don't say…
  • Red Bull target push for fourth - autosport.com
    "Red Bull Racing plan a renewed push for fourth place in the constructors championship after losing ground to midfield rivals Toyota and Renault in recent races."
  • Raikkonen to be honoured on Finnish stamps - The Official Formula 1 Website
    "The stamps, released as part of a series to help mark the Finnish postal service’s 370th birthday, include images of Raikkonen on track for Ferrari and on the podium celebrating victory at this year’s Malaysian Grand Prix. The pictures are accompanied by the text ‘F1 World Champion ’07 Kimi Raikkonen’." Cool.
  • GP3 to support F1 in 2009? - F1 Fanatic
    Is International Formula Master about to be re-branded GP3 and become an F1 support race alongside GP2?

    As Robert McKay notes in the comments: "If people are so keen to highlight the succession of GP3 to GP2 then it would seem logical to assume that someone is seriously thinking of GP1. Meanwhile Mosely is working on reconnecting the F3-F2-F1 chain…"

  • Nico Rosberg to stay with Williams in 2009 - F1 Wolf
    Shoulda joined McLaren in 2008
  • F1 teams play down ‘credit crunch’ fears - autosport.com
    "Frank Williams, who includes Chinese computer firm Lenovo as part of his team's major long-term sponsorship portfolio, says they are in a stronger financial position than when the first signs of the credit crunch surfaced around a year ago…

    "Toyota Racing president John Howett added that although deals with traditional sponsors may be affected, there is investment to be found in other areas.

    ""If there is an economic recession it will be harder to get sponsors, but normally in the global situation you have new companies expanding," he said."

    I told ya — Max Mosley's call for "sustainability" was the same old horsey-poo

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