Felipe Massa sees parallels between the Tour de France doping controversy and the Crashgate scandal he believes cost him the 2008 world championship. Is he right?
2008 F1 season articles archive
Hamilton: FIA screwed me out of Spa 2008 win
F1 history
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s lost victory in the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa still rankles with him 10 years on.
Crashgate’s shadow still lingers five years on
F1 history
Posted onThe most notorious piece of cheating ever seen in Formula One took place on this day five years ago.
Piquet Jnr reveals how ‘Crashgate’ was planned
2008 F1 season
Posted onNelson Piquet Jnr has broken his silence over the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix conspiracy.
Nelson Piquet Jnr claims ‘Crashgate’ libel damages
2008 F1 season
Posted onRenault have apologised to Nelson Piquet Jnr over the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix affair.
Briatore wins appeal against lifetime ban from motorsport
2008 F1 season
Posted onFlavio Briatore has successfully overturned his lifetime ban from motor racing.
Briatore and Symonds step down as Renault accepts Singapore crash charge
2009 F1 season
Posted onThe Renault F1 team has confirmed it will not contest the FIA’s charges against the team over the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Piquet Jnr and Alonso in Renault conspiracy claim
2008 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onA Brazilian journalist claims Renault are to be investigated by the FIA over the result of last year’s Singapore Grand Prix.
Ferrari win 16th F1 constructors’ title
2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari sealed the F1 constructors’ championship title in the Brazilian Grand Prix, increasing their record tally of titles to 16. Although Ferrari is the only active team to compete in the first ever world championship F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1950, half of its title have come in the last ten years.
Fernando Alonso’s bad luck turns good for win
2008 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso scored his first win in over a year and Renault’s first win in almost twice that time as the new Singapore circuit created a surprise result.
Felipe Massa takes pole by huge margin
2008 Singapore Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onFelipe Massa will start Formula 1’s first ever night race in Singapore from pole position after taking pole position by over half a second. Lewis Hamilton will join him on the front row despite suffering a scare in the second part of qualifying where he was almost eliminated for the second race in a row.
Sebastian Vettel brushes title rivals aside to win
2008 Italian Grand Prix review
Posted onSebastian Vettel became F1’s youngest winner in the Italian Grand Prix. He finished first ahead of Heikki Kovalainen and Robert Kubica.
Hamilton wins despite strategy blunder
2008 German Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton was dominating the German Grand Prix until a safety car appearance threw his race into disarray.
Rate the race: Canadian Grand Prix
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Ferrari mistakes let Hamilton in for win despite crash
2008 Monaco Grand Prix review
Posted onWet conditions got the better of Ferrari at Monaco allowing Lewis Hamilton to claim victory at the principality despite hitting the barrier in the early running.
Massa leads Ferrari one-two after Hamilton and Alonso tangle
2008 Bahrain Grand Prix review
Posted onFerrari made it look easy in the Bahrain Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton’s bid for victory self-destructed once again.
F1 gets eighth qualifying change since 2003
2008 F1 season
Posted onFormula One qualifying is set for yet another change in response to the dangerous incident in last week’s session which saw both McLaren drivers docked five places on the grid.
Force India reveal their 2008 F1 car: the VJM01
2008 F1 season
Posted onForce India have revealed the livery for their first F1 car, dubbed the VJM01. The car is last year’s Spyker F8-VII B-spec in an attractive new white, gold and dark grey livery with red stripes. Force India also seem to have attracted several new sponsors which is an encouraging sign for a team that is … Continue reading Force India reveal their 2008 F1 car: the VJM01
Renault reveals its 2008 F1 car – the R28
2008 F1 season
Posted onRenault has a lot to make up for with its 2008 car. The R28 has to return the team to its race and championship-winning form of 2005-6.
Pictures: Honda reveals 2008 car in revised ‘Earth car’ livery
2008 F1 season
Posted onHonda have revealed they are sticking with their innovative ‘Earth Car’ livery for a second year in 2008.