Formula 1 Events

Red Bull Racing Formula 1 driver David Coulthard will perform a live show-run at 9:00pm, Friday March 7th, on Al-Tahliah Street in Jeddah, as part of a historic event, which is the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia.

Jeddah F1 fans will have once in a lifetime chance to closely watch and experience the thrill and excitement of the world sport of Formula 1 when Al Tahliya Street in Jeddah will temporarily become a race track and a Red Bull Racing F1 car, driven by Coulthard, will start a show-run from the parking-lot at Al Basateen Center. The show run will finish at the traffic signal opposite to SAMBA building on the same street.

Red Bull Racing driver, David Coulthard (36), has won 13 Grand Prix titles so far during his F1 career, which began with the Spanish Grand Prix in 1994. Coulthard is the most successful British driver of all time in terms of F1 points scored, with a total of 527 to date. In addition to Red Bull Racing, Red Bull also has a second Formula 1 team, called Scuderia Toro Rosso.

Launched five years ago, this initiative has proved to be a valuable platform for young graduates who aspire towards working at the highest level of motorsport. The opportunity to enter the world of Formula 1 represents a unique opportunity for all the candidates.

The team will open its doors to the winning candidate, who will be given the opportunity to join the ING Renault F1 Team’s Research and Development department for a six-month placement. The winner will be provided with accommodation in nearby Oxford, the use of a car, and will be supported by an Altran expert who will help the winner get the most out of the experience. The candidates who hope to win this unique opportunity will need to prepare a presentation showing technological innovation in one of the following areas: aerodynamics, power, performance engineering, vehicle dynamics, control systems, electronics, materials transducers and fuel technology. Read more…

Two specially prepared AMG high-performance cars will be on duty for the first time when the Grand Prix season kicks off in Melbourne, Australia (March 14 to 16, 2008).

The Safety Car, based on the SL 63 AMG, and the Medical Car, derived from the C 63 AMG Estate, have the task of ensuring maximum safety at all 18 Formula 1 races. Read more…

Transition Year Students Eoin O’Connell, Conor Daly and Sean Clery, from St. David’s Secondary School, Greystones have qualified for the National Finals of the Formula 1 in Schools’ competition. The Koni Kats’ qualified after their appearance at the Regional Final of the competition held at Blanchardstown Institute of Technology on last Tuesday where they competed against other

Transition Year Students Eoin O’Connell, Conor Daly and Sean Clery, from St. David’s Secondary School, Greystones have qualified for the National Finals of the Formula 1 in Schools’ competition. Read more…

Fashion brand All Saints has become a sponsorship partner of Formula 1’s AT&T Williams team.

All Saints, part-owned by retail entrepreneur Kevin Stanford, will have its logo on the F1 car and within the team environment. Stanford said: "I’m probably one of only a handful…

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ITV has announced that Sony is the new sponsor for its Formula 1 2008 coverage.

The electronics company replaces Honda, which pulled out of the £2.5 million sponsorship after just one season.

Coverage begins with the 15 March Grand Prix in Australia. The deal was negotiated between ITV and Sony’s media agency OMD UK. Fallon will create sponsorship idents and Dare Digital will be responsible digital and mobile content.,

Mikah Martin-Cruz, the general manager, marketing, for Sony UK, said: "The sponsorship is a great opportunity for us to showcase our high definition offering in an engaging and entertaining way."

Audiences for last year’s coverage of F1 picked up owing to interest in UK driver Lewis Hamilton. They increased 41 per cent on the previous year.

Clothing brand, Pepe Jeans London, agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with the Renault Formula 1 Racing Team.

Under the agreement, Pepe will be known as an official worldwide sponsor in return for prominent on-car branding, driver’s suits front-chest branding, team uniforms, garage panelling and drivers’ appearances.

Chetan Shah, Pepe Jeans London (India), said: “It makes us very proud to be a part of the Renault F1 team. We shall keep the energy and enthusiasm of Renault alive in India. With the rising fan following of F1 worldwide and now in India too it’s a great union”.

Formula 1, which runs 18 races across four continents, was watched by 2.73 billion viewers in 2007.

Newsbeat has gone behind the scenes at McLaren to find out what it takes to drive an F1 car. We have had exclusive access to their headquarters in Surrey on a crucial day in the quest to build the best Formula One car. Racing starts again in March. We have been talking to Gary Paffett, one of the two test drivers for the team. Read more…

Appro to Support Renault’s Drive for Performance in Formula 1 Racing

MILPITAS, Calif., March 4 /PRNewswire/ — Appro (http://www.appro.com),
a leading provider of high-performance enterprise computing systems, today
announced that it has been awarded a contract for a 38TF Appro Xtreme-X(TM)
Supercomputer for the ING Renault F1 Team Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Centre, a brand new modern technology-driven research facility designed to
place Renault "in the pole position" in Formula 1 competition. This award
marks another milestone for Appro’s supercomputers in international HPC
markets. The Appro Xtreme-X2 Supercomputer will be shipped and installed by
Appro at the Renault F1 CFD Centre in the UK by the end of June, 2008. Read more…

Malaysian die-hard F1 fans are advised to book their tickets early to avoid long queues and disappointment on race day on March 21.

Sepang International Circuit (SIC) senior general manager Datuk Azmi Murad said Malaysians had the tendency of buying their tickets at the last minute and he hoped this attitude would change.

SIC expected 125,000 spectators for the 10th edition race, he told a news conference after the official launch of the 2008 KLIA Transit F1 Transfer Package at KL Sentral here today.

On the F1 Transfer package, Aminuddin said its offered a package at RM80 per head for the race day and RM120 per head for the three-day package. A 50 per cent discount will be given for students and senior citizens.

"The fare includes a two-way high-speed train ride on KLIA Transit playing between KL Sentral and the KL International Airport (KLIA) and two-way bus shuttle between KLIA and SIC," he added.

Aminuddin said the package could be purchased at all ERL stations except Salak Tinggi.

Malaysian will be hosting the second round of the Formula 1 world championship on March 21-23, a week after the opening season in Australia.