Title in 2007 to be ‘difficult’ – Renault

As reported on homeofsport Renault’s F1 president Alain Dassas has admitted that winning a third successive world championship in 2007 is going to be “difficult”. Dassas said: “It is a fact that we are going to miss Fernando because he contributed a lot to help Renault to win these two titles (in 2005 and 2006).” [...]

Fisi warns Alonso to expect a ‘rival’ in ’07

As reported on homeofsport The Roman, who is staying at Renault for a third consecutive year, also warned Alonso to not be surprised if he struggles to add to his tally of fifteen wins next year.”Everything depends on McLaren, of course,” Fisichella told the Turin-based newspaper La Stampa. He added: “They did not have the [...]

Alonso to give Renault secrets to McLaren

As reported on homeofsport “They [McLaren Mercedes] have not won the title in recent years so I want to help McLaren to find the way back to victory,” the newspaper ‘As Diario’ quoted Alonso as saying. He said he would give Woking based McLaren ‘advice’ about ‘the techniques we used at Renault’. And to think [...]

Raikkonen: Massa will be main title rival

As reported on autosport.com “My toughest rival won’t be Fernando, but my teammate Felipe Massa,” Kimi Raikkonen told Bild magazine in an interview. “From now on, I’ll see McLaren-Mercedes only in my rear-view mirrors.” “There are many reasons why in five years I only won nine times,” he added. “Certainly I made a few mistakes [...]

McLaren determined to Fight Back

As reported on Sporting Life McLaren-Mercedes have vowed to improve in 2007, with both Norbert Haug and Ron Dennis promising there are better things to come. “This year we had five or six chances to win a race but didn’t make it,” said Haug, Mercedes’ motorsport boss. “We were not good enough to drive for [...]

Honda lose senior aerodynamicist

As reported on homeofsport Senior Aerodynamicist Simon Lacey has left Honda’s F1 team, according to reports. Unofficial website realhondaf1.com says he is bound for the role of ‘Chief Aerodynamicist’ at McLaren. At Ron Dennis’ Woking based outfit, he replaces Peter Prodromou, who started work at Red Bull Racing this week. TAGS: Formula 1 . F1 [...]

Spanish bank to sponsor McLaren

As reported on autosport.com Spain’s Banco Santander has announced it will sponsor the McLaren Mercedes team next season after agreeing to a five-year deal. Although the bank did not reveal any financial details, reports in the Spanish media claim the deal is worth 10 million Euro ($12.7 million) per season. 2 new Spanish sponsors within [...]

Alonso: If I can’t win, I hope you do….

As reported on crash.net Whether it was the realisation that he could be throwing away a shot at a third straight Formula One world title, or just the emotion at parting from a group of good friends for the last time, Fernando Alonso was in reflective mood as he visited Renault F1′s Enstone facility on [...]

Spanish sponsor joins McLaren

As reported on F1Racing.net The McLaren team has signed a long-term partnership with Spanish insurance group Mutua Madrileña. The company follows Fernando Alonso from Renault to the Woking-based team. Mutua Madrileña branding will be located on the front wing endplates of the team’s 2007 challenger, the MP4-22, on the sleeve of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes [...]

Interlagos

10 .. 8 .. 7 .. 6 .. 19 .. 18 .. 17 .. 16 .. 10 .. 9 .. 7 .. 6 .. 5 .. 4 Where it as lead-from-start-to-finish race for Felipe Massa and cool and calm driving from Fernando Alonso, it was not the same from Michael Schumacher. What we saw of [...]