Month: March 2008

[lang_en]Triple world champion Sir Jackie Stewart has criticised Lewis Hamilton’s reluctance to join the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, the drivers’ group that campaigns on safety issues. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]Former Ferrari team boss Jean Todt has stepped down from his position as the company’s CEO. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]TeamVodafone owner Roland Dane was upset with officials who blamed his driver, Jamie Whincup, for an opening-lap incident with Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Winterbottom in race three of the Sprint Gas V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge at Albert Park yesterday (Sunday) read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]Toll Holden Racing Team’s Garth Tander completed his domination of the Sprint Gas V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge this afternoon (Sunday) after winning the third race. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]V8 Supercars Australia is investigating the possibility of using more composite panels on their Falcons and Commodores in an effort to reduce costs, construction times and to simplify repairs following a crash. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]A consortium of officials from Singapore’s Ministry of Sport and its local Formula One authority have met with V8 Supercars Australia hierarchy at Albert Park this weekend to examine the possibilities of holding a race for the Australian category in Singapore. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]V8 Supercars Australia Chief Executive Officer, Wayne Cattach, has flagged the idea of standard panels and parts for the category’s two manufacturers. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]V8 Supercar drivers should stay at home if they are not happy with the Albert Park round. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]While Will Davison took Jim Beam Racing to the heights of V8 Supercars with his inaugural championship victory at Eastern Creek last weekend, it was team owner Dick Johnson who revealed the true hardship he faced in keeping the struggling team alive. read more | digg story[/lang_en]