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What’s it like to work for an F1 team?

30th June 2008, 15:0030th June 2008, 16:37 | Written by Paul Darby

Ever wondered what it’s like to work for a Formula 1 team? F1 Fanatic reader Paul Darby has been there and done that with McLaren in the 1990s. Read about his experience in this guest post. I was working at PC World in Southampton, selling fantastically over priced PCs with even more ludicrously stupid insurance. … Continue reading What’s it like to work for an F1 team?

Video: Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen investigated over blocking

22nd March 2008, 9:2622nd March 2008, 9:29 | Written by Keith Collantine

Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen have been summoned to appear before the Malaysian Grand Prix stewards to answer questions about why they apparently delayed BMW’s Nick Heidfeld and Renault’s Fernando Alonso on their final qualifying laps. The penalty for delaying other drivers in qualifying is typically five grid places – which would move the back … Continue reading Video: Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen investigated over blocking

Pictures: 2008 F1 cars testing

12th March 2008, 17:0011th March 2008, 22:36 | Written by Keith Collantine

Here’s a selection of some of my favourite pictures from winter testing along with high resolution versions.

2008: McLaren

9th March 2008, 23:4810th March 2008, 7:31 | Written by Keith Collantine

Those of you who’ve been following these team previews will have noticed that I skipped McLaren when they should have been the first team I wrote about. As I’m sure you’ve guessed the reason I left them to last is that there’s so much going on with the team I needed more time to gather … Continue reading 2008: McLaren