ING Renault F1 Gear-Up For Canadian Grand Prix

ING Renault F1 Gear-Up For Canadian Grand Prix
 

ING Renault F1 Gear-Up For Canadian Grand Prix

Jun 05, 2008

ING Renault F1 Gear-Up For Canadian Grand Prix ING Renault F1

After the disappointment of Monaco, the ING Renault F1 Team heads to Montreal this weekend for the seventh round of the world championship: the Canadian Grand Prix. The team will be targeting another competitive weekend as both Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet look to realise the potential of the R28.

It’s a new circuit for Nelson and he will have to concentrate on learning the track on Friday, but Fernando has always gone well here and won the Grand Prix as recently as 2006 for Renault. However, the priority for the team must be to come away with some points and strengthen its position in the world championship.

The first low downforce test of the season

The Canadian Grand Prix will see the R28 race in low downforce specification for the first time this year. The circuit is very much stop-start and the combination of long straights and tight chicanes put enormous energy through the braking system. Using the curbs is also essential for a fast lap time, but the drivers will need to be wary of those walls which have claimed many victims over the years. All-in-all it’s a demanding circuit which usually delivers an exciting race.


 
Latest Racing News Schedule
Choose a Newsfeed

Free. Unsubscribe at any time
Video: Kid Rock’s ‘’Warrior’’ Featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Video: Kid Rock's ''Warrior'' Featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The new “Warrior” campaign includes music from Kid Rock and features Dale Earnhardt Jr., the National Guard-sponsored NASCAR Sprint Cup driver.

High School Students Build Solar Car For Cross-Country Race
High School Students Build Solar Car For Cross-Country Race

The sun-powered car, which so far resembles a skeletal cross between a dune buggy and a motorcycle, will carry one of its high school-age builders and designers through two states beginning in Round Rock, Texas, and on to Golden, Colo., where the national Winston Solar Car Race will end.

Video: Danica Patrick’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Shoot
Video: Danica Patrick's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Shoot

About 69 million people are expected to read the annual swimsuit issue which will translate to massive free advertising for the Indy Racing League.

Raceway’s 50th Birthday Celebrations
1959-Scarab In Doanes Corner

There will also be a show of sports cars, from 1969 and earlier, obviously, that raced, or could have raced at Meadowdale. To complement that, a Spectator Car display area will showcase street sports cars, hot rods, customs, and bikes from the ‘50s and ‘60s.

One For The Road - Whisky Is Cheaper Than Gas
One For The Road - Whisky Is Cheaper Than Gas

With the cost of fuel going up day-by-day, crafty islanders have discovered a unique way to keep their wheels running - fuelling cars with whisky.