HEADLINES News in Turkey 2008

FIA post-race press conference - Turkey

1st Felipe Massa (Ferrari), 1h26m49.451s; 2nd Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), 1h26m53.230s; 3rd Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), 1h26m53.722s.

Q: Felipe, you like winning from pole. The Turkish Grand Prix always results in a winner from pole and everything delivered for you today.
Felipe Massa: It is just fantastic. Today was a very difficult race actually and Lewis...

11 May 2008

Tyre fears prompted Hamilton’s three-stop strategy

Team boss Ron Dennis has revealed that McLaren had no choice but to adopt a three-stop strategy for Lewis Hamilton in Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix due to fears over his tyres’ durability. Bridgestone have confirmed the problem was unique to Hamilton.

Starting from third on the grid, Hamilton put in a strong performance to take second place, just...

11 May 2008

• Turkish Grand Prix - selected driver quotes
• Turkish win puts Massa back in title contention

10 May 2008

• FIA post-qualifying press conference - Turkey
• Qualifying - selected driver quotes
• Massa makes it three poles in a row in Istanbul
• Final practice - Red Bulls replace prancing horses at the top
• Mallya hosts spectacular yacht party in Istanbul
• Saturday weather update - rain ahead of qualifying?

09 May 2008

• FIA Friday press conference - Turkey
• Friday practice - selected driver quotes
• Practice Two - Hamilton splits Ferraris as Webber shunts
• Fisichella runs red light, drops three grid places
• Codemasters secures Formula One video game rights
• Practice One - Massa on top again

08 May 2008

• FIA Thursday press conference - Turkey
• Kovalainen cleared to race as accident cause confirmed
• Sato entertaining no thoughts of retirement

07 May 2008

• Celebratory ‘257’ livery for Barrichello in Istanbul
• Super Aguri put into administration
• FIA press conference schedule for Turkey
• Monaco debut for new Toro Rosso

06 May 2008

• Super Aguri withdraw from 2008 championship

05 May 2008

• FIA appoints barrister to examine Mosley case