Links for 1 September 2008
- Mallya admits he underestimated F1 challenge - Crash.Net
"Vijay Mallya has admitted that he underestimated the challenge that would be presented by Formula 1 on Force India's entry into the top flight at the end of last season – but has insisted the team will be far better-prepared and consequently far more competitive in 2009." - Classic F1 corners to be lost in Spa revamp? - Crash.Net
"…reports coming out of Belgium suggest the longest circuit on the sport's current schedule – at a fraction over 7km – could be shortened again, by linking the Pouhon left-hand sweepers with Blanchimont to cut out the high-speed Fagnes chicane and Stavelot, with the existing Pouhon and Blanchimont sections also likely to be modified." - Crasher Casey strikes again - Motor Sport Magazine
Report on the incredible disintegration of Casey Stoner's championship in MotoGP - British GP: why we think it won’t happen in 2010 - Brits on Pole
- Ecclestone: No reason for Mosley to quit - autosport.com
""For a short period I said he should resign because I had so much pressure from people to say he should resign," Ecclestone told BBC Radio. "In a lot of ways, at the time, I wished he had done but now I don't see why he should."" - Toyota manager Cregan to depart - BBC SPORT
"Toyota team manager Richard Cregan will step down at the end of November after accepting a new job within the sport."Cregan, 48, spent 24 years with Toyota, who he joined as a mechanic, and became Formula One team manager in 2004.
"He will be replaced by Jens Marquardt, who has been Toyota's manager of engine customer supply for two years."
- Speedy Schumacher - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Michael Schumacher has been caught speeding in Germany — and has been given three points on his license and fined €75. He always seems to be getting into trouble on the roads. First he illegally drove a taxi, then he ran over a mechanic in Britain — now this!