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04 Dec 2008

Third Toro Rosso test for Sato

Takuma Sato’s hopes of returning to the Formula One grid appear very much alive after his management revealed that he has been asked to test for a third time with Toro Rosso next week.

With neither of their 2009 race seats confirmed, the Italian team will put the Japanese driver through his paces again in Spain as they continue to ponder their line-up for next season...

Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) McLaren MP4/23.
Formula One World Championship, Rd 18, Brazilian Grand Prix, Practice Day, Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, 31 October 2008

04 Dec 2008	McLaren on 2009: Part Two - KERS, engines & racing
03 Dec 2008	Alonso aiming for 2009 title with Renault
03 Dec 2008	2008 Team Review - Williams: one step forward, two steps back
02 Dec 2008	Finnish training camp to test Hamilton & Kovalainen
02 Dec 2008	McLaren to launch MP4-24 on January 16
01 Dec 2008	100,000 watch Renault Roadshow in Sao Paulo

VOTE

Third in the 2008 championship, but what can BMW Sauber achieve in '09?

LAST UNDERDOG STANDING

2008 Team Review - Force India

Despite their vow not to be 'at the back' anymore, Force India's ambitious aims for 2008 would ultimately prove tough propositions to crack…

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Sebastian Vettel

The German driver reflects on his breakthrough '08 campaign and looks ahead to bigger and brighter things, as he moves to Red Bull…

GALLERY

Young Italian trio test with Ferrari, Fiorano, Italy, 26 November 2008

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Takuma Sato

He has proved he is still quick in a Formula One car, but will it be enough to land the Japanese star a Toro Rosso race seat for 2009?

A SEASON OF TWO HALVES

2008 Team Review - Renault

With 15 points from nine races, things did not look good for Renault midway through 2008. Then came 65 points from the next nine rounds...

GALLERY

Testing at Barcelona, Spain, 17-19 November 2008

THE 2008 SEASON REVIEW

New winners, races, and champion

2008 had a hard act to follow after the controversy and dramas of '07, but it achieved it in style as the emphasis returned very much to the racing...

LAUDA'S '08 ROUNDUP

Niki gives his verdict

The Austrian three-time world champion knows all about tense title showdowns - he won his 1984 drivers' crown by a mere half a point...

GALLERY

The 2008 Season Review - Part Three

2008 Season complete

Final Driver Standings Final Constructor Standings 2008 Race Videos

2009 SEASON

2009 Race Calendar Buy Race Tickets

DRIVER STANDINGS

01	Lewis Hamilton	98
02	Felipe Massa	97
03	Kimi Räikkönen	75
04	Robert Kubica	75
05	Fernando Alonso	61
06	Nick Heidfeld	60
07	Heikki Kovalainen	53
08	Sebastian Vettel	35
09	Jarno Trulli	31
10	Timo Glock	25
11	Mark Webber	21
12	Nelsinho Piquet	19
13	Nico Rosberg	17
14	Rubens Barrichello	11
15	Kazuki Nakajima	9

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CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS

01	Ferrari	172
02	McLaren-Mercedes	151
03	BMW Sauber	135
04	Renault	80
05	Toyota	56
06	STR-Ferrari	39
07	Red Bull-Renault	29
08	Williams-Toyota	26
09	Honda	14
10	Force India-Ferrari	0

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