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Brad's Formula 1 Blog February 2008 Archive

By Brad Spurgeon, About.com Guide to Formula 1

Vettel Replaces Coulthard in Testing

Wednesday February 27, 2008
After slightly injuring his neck, David Coulthard has been replaced by Sebastian Vettel at testing in Spain. This is interesting in a few ways. Of course, it's easy ... Read More

Champ Car and IRL Merge

Friday February 22, 2008
Yes, indeed. Here it is, a statement from the two sides: "Owners of Champ Car and the Indy Racing League completed an agreement in principle Friday that will unify the ... Read More

Champ Car and IRL Merger Imminent

Friday February 22, 2008
Late last night the two series closest to F1 in the U.S. announced jointly that they were very close to the long-awaited merger. "The ongoing talks between the Indy Racing League ... Read More

Mutua Madrilena Joins Renault

Thursday February 21, 2008
As many people expected, the Mutua Madrilena insurance company that sponsored the McLaren Mercedes team when Fernando Alonso drove there last season has returned to join Alonso at Renault, where ... Read More

Liuzzi Lashes out at Berger

Friday February 15, 2008
Picking up a translation via Autosport.com, I see that Vitantonio Liuzzi has some nasty things to say about Gerhard Berger and Adrian Newey, whom he claims prevented him from continuing ... Read More

Nakajima vs. Rosberg

Tuesday February 12, 2008
In the area of sons of former F1 drivers, one of the surprising things for me about winter testing this year has been just how often Kazuki Nakajima has been ... Read More

FIA Will Launch Anti-Racism Campaign

Sunday February 10, 2008
The London Times published an article in today in which Max Mosley, the president of the FIA, has revealed that the racist treatment by Spanish fans against Lewis Hamilton began ... Read More

Force India Launches F1 Car in Mumbai

Thursday February 7, 2008
Well, Force India had sort of launched the car already. But now it has launched the new livery. The colors of the car, etc. And it's nice ... Read More

Racism and Formula 1

Monday February 4, 2008
At the Formula 1 testing session in Spain over the last weekend, Lewis Hamilton found himself being insulted by Spanish fans on several occasions. The Spanish newspapers quoted some ... Read More

F1 Car Launches Near an End, Work Begins

Sunday February 3, 2008
The Formula 1 year traditionally begins with each team launching its new car before it goes testing for a month or two prior to the new season. This year ... Read More

F1 Testing Moves into Overdrive

Friday February 1, 2008
Outside of a Formula 1 race weekend there's usually not that much action on the weekends. Today, however, the F1 teams began a weekend of testing in Barcelona that ... Read More

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