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05 January 2008 Grand Prix Formula 1

Countdown to launches gets underway

Although 2008 may be less than a week old, the Formula One teams are already looking forward to the coming season and many have plans in place to launch their new challengers this month.
Ferrari are expected to kick off proceedings at their Fiorano test track this weekend with their F1 2008. The Italian squads latest design, the successor to the championship-winning F2007, is due to be unveiled in Italy on Sunday, ahead of a shakedown run the following day.

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05 January 2008 F1 Team

Force India

Former Spyker team is bought in October by a consortium headed by Indian billionare Dr Vijay Mallya and renamed 'Force India' for the 2008 season.

Base: Silverstone, UK
Drivers: A Sutil
Test Drivers: R Rodriguez
G van der Garde
Chassis:
Engine: Ferrari
Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 2008
World Championships: 0
Highest race finish: 0 (x0)
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest Laps: 0

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05 January 2008 F1 Technology

Ferrari F2007 - revised aero package

Ferrari's new aerodynamic developments, tested in Barcelona last week, are designed to enhance its cooling capability, reduce drag and increase the car's rear-end efficiency. The front sections of both sidepods have been visibly shortened and narrowed, while wider winglets have been added to increase the quality and quantity of the airflow directed into the inlets to compensate for the slight reduction in the radiator's surface area.

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05 January 2008 FIA reglament

FIA confirm 2008 entry list

Formula One racings governing body, the FIA, has published the official entry list for the 2008 world championship.
Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen will take charge of the number one car after winning his first world title last season, while McLarens Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen will be numbered 22 and 23 respectively following McLarens exclusion from the 2007 constructors championship.

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05 January 2008 Grand Prix Formula 1

New sponsor at Toyota F1

The Toyota Formula 1 team announced on Wednesday the first new sponsor of the year. The team came to an agreement with global fixings and assembly specialists W?rth as a new Official Supplier to the Panasonic Toyota Racing team.

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05 January 2008 Grand Prix Formula 1

Toyota gets two more years to prove itself in F1

F1's big spender Toyota could pull out of Formula 1 in two years time unless the team can get themselves into a consistently competitive position over the next two years. Toyota's team principal admitted he has two more years to prove Toyota belongs in Formula One.

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05 January 2008 Grand Prix Formula 1

Todt: "Kimi is the right man for Ferrari"

Ferrari's Jean Todt has said he is glad he picked Kimi Raikkonen as Michael Schumacher's successor at the Italian squad. The Frenchman picked Raikkonen instead of double world champion Fernando Alonso.

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05 January 2008 FIA reglament

FIA reveals 2008 F1 drivers and teams

On Friday afternoon the FIA announced the eleven teams and its drivers for the upcoming 2008 Formula One World Championship. The two only surprises were the names of Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson on the list. The duo were not announced yet by the team as the team's 2008 drivers

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