Posted by ashleigh on
June 16, 2007
McLaren get the front again
The McLaren team have put both of their drivers on the front row for the American GP. Lewis Hamilton once again managed to get the best out of the McLaren at the required time giving him the pole position.
It’s not all good news for Hamilton though. His twice world champion team mate Alonso has been faster at the track all weekend, and seems to like the McLaren better than the Renault’s he used to drive at the Indianapolis track.
The Ferrari’s again seemed to struggle, with Kimi again being outpaced by his more junior team mate. They only just seemed to hold off the BMW Sauber and Renault behind them.
Nick Heidfeld once again showed that he is enjoying the improving pace in the BMW Sauber car. With his rookie temporary team mate Sebastien Vettel.
Heikki is obviously riding high on his Canadian performance. The rumors that he was on the verge of being replaced by the Renault test driver (Piquet Jnr) will be quashed if he keeps this performance up.
Posted by ashleigh on
June 15, 2007
BMW Sauber to run Sebastien Vettel
It seems that BMW are not happy putting Robert Kubica in the car for this weekends American GP.
Instead Sebastien Vettel will get his first outing in the big class.
Kubica said he was ready to drive, however doctors expressed concerns with the Pole driving because if he had another incident they believe it would be too much for the young driver.
Vettel said - “Of course I am looking forward to my first F1 race,” he admitted, “but I wish it had come under different circumstances. It’s never nice if a team-mate can’t drive because he had an accident. For me the Indianapolis Speedway is unknown territory, but I have prepared myself for this situation and I have two 90 minute practice sessions. I know the car very well as I have quite a lot of testing miles under my belt.”
Good luck to Sebastien and BMW at Indy.
Posted by ashleigh on
June 15, 2007
Le Mans
EDIT : I’ve just noticed that if you want to watch the Le Mans, then download TVUPlayer and goto channel 53060
Just a friendly note to F1 (and motorsport fans in general). This weekend is also the 75th Le Mans 24 Hours.
The new Peugot Diesel racer looks like it may be able to challenge the Audi R10 this weekend. However the McNish’s / Kristensen / Capello team (in the R10) are a well gelled team, and the Audi boys are famous for there ability to keep the cars running.
Posted by ashleigh on
June 15, 2007
India going F1
After our first Indian driver (Narain Karthikeyan) it seems that the F1 circus could find it’s way to the Indian sub continent in 2009.
Suresh Kalmadi said “We have received a letter in this regard from Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of Formula One. The IOA (Indian Olympic Association) will be the promoter, the first event of which will be held in 2009.”
Good news for the championship, with India going from strength to strength in many other ways, and car buying becoming larger in the country.
The deal hangs on whether the circuit (yet to be built) lives up to the high standards that are required nowadays, however it would probably be a Herman Tilke circuit, so that should not be an issue.
Posted by ashleigh on
June 13, 2007
Kubica Crash on YouTube
The Robert Kubica crash has been stopped by the FIM from uploading the official F1 TV footage.
However a couple of people have uploaded their personal footage.
A good breakdown of the crash is up on ITV-F1.com as well.
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