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Interview with Heikki After the Accident
Following his accident yesterday during the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Heikki Kovalainen was taken to the Hospital General de Catalunya in Sant Cugat del Valles in Spain. The team has established that Heikki’s speed was approximately 240km/h when the tyre deflated and about 130km/h when he hit the tyre barrier. He experienced [...]
Continue reading...Joint Statement from BMW and Mercedes on the Mosley Scandal
3. April 2008
If you’ve been following Motorsport news in the last couple of days, you will have learned about the scandal that FIA president Max Mosley has found himself in. Just to recap for everyone that missed this story. FIA president Max Mosley has been caught on video taking part in what seems like a Nazi fetish [...]
Continue reading...Formula 1 Grand Prix in Malaysia
25. March 2008
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton finished the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit in third and fifth positions respectively. After 56 laps (310.408 kms), Heikki came home 38.4sec behind winner Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) whilst Lewis was fifth, 46.5sec behind. After the second of 18 Grands Prix, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes maintained the [...]
Continue reading...Formula 1 Grand Prix in Australia
17. March 2008
The F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne this Sunday, will certainly go down in the history books as one of the craziest races ever, right next to the Michelin disaster of June 2005 in Indianapolis, when only 6 drivers were able to race. Melbourn had no tire issues, but a whole bunch of accidents, motor and [...]
Continue reading...SL 63 AMG and C 63 AMG Estate at the start for all 18 Formula 1 races
8. March 2008
Mercedes-Benz and AMG unveiled today the new F1 Safety car along with the all new F1 Medical Car. Both have been enhanced at the AMG Performance Studio by the AMG development team and will make their debut at the Grand Prix in Melbourne. The new Formula 1 season starts on March 14-16th, where you will [...]
Continue reading...Heikki Kovalainen joins Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
17. December 2007
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes has officially released the name of its new driver; it is no other than Heikki Kovalainen. There have been numerous rumors out there on who will replace Fernando Alonso. Adrian Sutil and Nico Rosberg had been rumored, but Heikki definitely seems like a good choice. “We had a number of options open [...]
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28. April 2008
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