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The practice and qualifying sessions also took place at night. [51] The European Grand Prix took place at the Valencia Street Circuit in 2008, changing from the Nürburgring which hosted the event up until 2007. Because both German circuits share the right to host an F1 race, the German Grand Prix took place at Hockenheimring in 2008. It ...
The 2008 British Grand Prix (officially the 2008 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix) [1] [5] was a Formula One motor race held on 6 July 2008 at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England. It was the ninth race of the 2008 Formula One World Championship. The race was held over 60 laps with a practice and qualifying round preceding the race.
Technical regulations are related to car specifications, such as the chassis or the engine. Meanwhile, sporting regulations involve race procedures and set rules that pertain to the sport as a whole. This article covers the current state of F1 technical and sporting regulations, as well as the history of the technical regulations since 1950.
Since 2006, qualifying takes place on Saturday afternoon in a three-stage "knockout" system. One hour is dedicated to determining the grid order, divided into three periods with short intermissions between them. [9] Since 2010, the first qualifying period (Q1) is eighteen minutes long, with all twenty cars competing.
F1 news and reaction after Felipe Massa insisted he is looking at legal avenues to overturn the 2008 World Championship, won by Lewis Hamilton, after new remarks by former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone
The 1960s began the way the previous decade had ended for Formula One's rule book with relatively few changes made. However, with the advent of a new breed of innovative and forward thinking designers like Colin Chapman [12] and the beginnings of drivers lobbying for safer racing conditions, [13] the number of rule changes made began to accelerate as the decade came to a close.
The 2008 Australian Grand Prix (officially known as the 2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix) [3] was a Formula One motor race held on 16 March 2008 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia. It was the first race of the 2008 Formula One season.
F1 qualifying LIVE – Las Vegas Grand Prix 08:08 , Lawrence Ostlere Charles Leclerc sets the early running in Q1 with a 1:34.898, ahead of Verstappen, Sargeant and Magnussen.