http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ GPUpdate.net - Every day updated Formula One news! (For Formula One news, results, photos and more!) Tue, 13 May 2008 20:31:03 +0200 120 35 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ http://images.gpupdate.net/if/rss/rsslogo.jpg http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/13/q-a-with-timo-glock/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/13/q-a-with-timo-glock/ Tue, 13 May 2008 18:22:00 +0200 Following his thirteent finish in the Turkish Grand Prix, Toyota driver Timo Glock reflected on his first five races for the team in F1 and what he expects from next week's Monaco Grand Prix. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/13/first-singapore-grand-prix-almost-sold-out/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/13/first-singapore-grand-prix-almost-sold-out/ Tue, 13 May 2008 09:53:00 +0200 Organizers of the Singapore Grand Prix have said the ticket sales are going fabulous so far. The first Formula One race to be held at night has sold 82% of its tickets so far. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/13/bmw-boss-confident-for-monaco/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/13/bmw-boss-confident-for-monaco/ Tue, 13 May 2008 05:00:00 +0200 BMW team boss Mario Theissen is happy that his team got the most possible out of the Turkish Grand Prix with fourth and fifth places keeping the team in second place in the constructors' championship. Heading to Monaco, Theissen is confident his team will continue to be competitive. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/13/ferrari-boss-wary-of-rivals/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/13/ferrari-boss-wary-of-rivals/ Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0200 I don't think it's correct to say that we dominated because if you look at the championship, the situation is very close." That was the view of Ferrari's team principal Stefano Domenicali after Felipe Massa's win for his team in the Turkish Grand Prix outside Istanbul on Sunday. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/12/fisichella-and-nakajima-at-odds-over-crash/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/12/fisichella-and-nakajima-at-odds-over-crash/ Mon, 12 May 2008 05:00:00 +0200 Giancarlo Fisichella and Kazuki Nakajima were at odds over what happened at the start of the Turkish Grand Prix which led to the Force India driver smashing into the back of the Williams, sending both out of the race. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/12/mclaren-had-pace-to-win-dennis/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/12/mclaren-had-pace-to-win-dennis/ Mon, 12 May 2008 04:30:00 +0200 McLaren team boss Ron Dennis had a smile on his face after the Turkish Grand Prix despite the fact that Ferrari won again. In fact, Dennis was most pleased that Hamilton had closed Raikkonen's championship lead by two points and that his pace was so strong throughout the race. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/ferrari-celebrates-fourth-win/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/ferrari-celebrates-fourth-win/ Sun, 11 May 2008 19:33:00 +0200 Fourth consecutive win of the season for Ferrari, the second for Felipe Massa. This is victory number 205 from 763 Grand Prix starts for Ferrari, the seventh from 93 starts for Felipe.  http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/mclaren-savours-second-place/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/mclaren-savours-second-place/ Sun, 11 May 2008 19:11:00 +0200 McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul in second place. After 58 laps, he came home 3.7 seconds behind winner Felipe Massa. Lewis's team mate Heikki Kovalainen had to make an unscheduled stop on lap two following a coming-together at the first corner with Kimi Raikkonen and ended up 12th. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/pointless-day-for-honda/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/pointless-day-for-honda/ Sun, 11 May 2008 18:54:00 +0200 The Turkish Grand Prix ended in frustration for the Honda Racing F1 Team as Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello finished in 11th and 14th places respectively.  http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/toro-rosso-hoped-for-more/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/toro-rosso-hoped-for-more/ Sun, 11 May 2008 18:37:00 +0200 Scuderia Toro Rosso hoped for more from today's Turkish Grand Prix after all it managed was a 17th place for Sebastian Vettel and a DNF for Sebastien Bourdais. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/disappointing-day-for-toyota/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/disappointing-day-for-toyota/ Sun, 11 May 2008 18:24:00 +0200 It was a disappointing day for Toyota drivers Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock as they finished tenth and thirteenth respectively. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/tough-day-for-force-india/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/tough-day-for-force-india/ Sun, 11 May 2008 18:10:00 +0200 A tough Turkish Grand Prix yielded one finish for the Force India Formula One Team, with Adrian Sutil coming home in 16th position overall. Giancarlo Fisichella's race was brought to an end by the first corner when, after a good start, the Italian unfortunately ran into the rear of Nakajima's Williams, causing irreparable suspension damage. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/rosberg-takes-another-point-for-williams/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/rosberg-takes-another-point-for-williams/ Sun, 11 May 2008 18:01:00 +0200 The Turkish Grand Prix yielded a valuable point for the Williams team today as Nico Rosberg drove a determined race to bring his Williams-Toyota FW30 home in eighth place at Istanbul Park. Nico capitalised on a good start, gaining three places from 11th on the grid within the first three laps. Having defended his position throughout the race, Nico's result was his best to date in Turkey. Meanwhile, Kazuki Nakajima suffered the first DNF of his Formula One career today when he was forced to retire following a first corner incident.  http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/fourth-consecutive-points-finish-for-webber/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/fourth-consecutive-points-finish-for-webber/ Sun, 11 May 2008 17:34:00 +0200 Mark Webber is enjoying one of his best seasons in Formula 1. The Australian is managing to get the maximum out of Red Bull's RB04 and finished Sunday's race in the points again. With his seventh position he earned himself another two points. Team mate Coulthard finished just outside the points in ninth. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/alonso-scores-three-points-for-renault/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/alonso-scores-three-points-for-renault/ Sun, 11 May 2008 17:32:00 +0200 The Renault Formula 1 team scored three points in Turkey thanks to Alonso's sixth place finish. The Spaniard got the maximum out of the car at Istanbul Park. His team mate Nelson Piquet jr. had a tough race and didn't get much further than 15th. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/bmw-sauber-continue-strong-performance/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/bmw-sauber-continue-strong-performance/ Sun, 11 May 2008 16:58:00 +0200 The BMW Sauber F1 Team was able to defend second in the constructors' championship in the FIA Formula One Word Championship by scoring nine points in the Turkish Grand Prix. Robert Kubica came fourth in Istanbul, and Nick Heidfeld followed him home in fifth. It was another strong point scoring finish for the duo. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/three-stops-prevented-tyre-problems-for-hamilton/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/three-stops-prevented-tyre-problems-for-hamilton/ Sun, 11 May 2008 16:09:00 +0200 The McLaren Formula 1 team was advised by Bridgestone to stop three times to prevent a tyre failure during the race for Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton finished Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix in second position. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/hamilton-happy-explains-three-stop-plan/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/hamilton-happy-explains-three-stop-plan/ Sun, 11 May 2008 15:52:00 +0200 Lewis Hamilton was a happy driver after a hard fought race and a three-stop strategy enabled him to split Ferrari's dominance to take second place in the Turkish Grand Prix. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/massa-delighted-with-third-turkish-win/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/massa-delighted-with-third-turkish-win/ Sun, 11 May 2008 15:36:00 +0200 Felipe Massa was delighted to fend off pressure from a three-stopping Lewis Hamilton to take a third straight Turkish Grand Prix victory. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/massa-storms-to-third-turkish-win/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/11/massa-storms-to-third-turkish-win/ Sun, 11 May 2008 15:23:00 +0200 Felipe Massa stormed to his third straight Turkish Grand Prix victory at Istanbul today, and right back into the championship fight. He kept his head cool to win ahead of a three-stopping Lewis Hamilton and championship leader Kimi Raikkonen.