Posted by ashleigh on
June 8, 2008
Canada Result
Lewis Hamilton ended his race at the first pit stops by running his car into the rear of Kimi’s Ferrari when he did not notice the red light at the pit exit.
However with the two title contenders out the race turned into a good one.
The Race track was quickly repaired before the race, and this caused a fair few issues for some drivers.
The News of the day though is that BMW-Sauber get not only their first win, but a one-two, with Heidfeld finishing second behind the first Polish race winner Robert Kubica.
David Coulthard drove a great race in his Red Bull to get third behind the two BMW’s.
The Toyota of Timo Glock finished in the fourth spot, with Massa and Trulli following in fifth and six.
Barrichello managed to bring the Honda in in the seventh spot and Sebastien Vettel get’s the last point for Toro Rosso.
Full race roundup later.
Posted by ashleigh on
June 7, 2008
Canada Qualifying
Lewis Hamilton has taken his second pole position in Canada with a simply stunning lap at the end of Qualifying 3.
Lewis set a laptime 6 tenths of a second faster than Robert Kubica in the BMW-Sauber, and nearly a second faster than Kimi in the Ferrari.
Fernando Alonso had a good set of laps in the Renault to take a spot on the second row of the grid, and Felipe and Heikki are sat on the third row.
Rubens Barrichello got the Honda into the Q3 session, with Button’s car failing with a third gear issue in Q1.
Mark Webber had a good Q2, but was trying to better his time at the end of the session, unfortunately the track surface was starting to break up at the hairpin, and on the exit of turn 7, this caught him out and he bumped the nose into barrier, ending his qualifying session. He starts in tenth position as he could not participate in Q3
Posted by ashleigh on
June 6, 2008
Canada Preview
The Canadian GP is our only romp into the northern America’s this year.
We have been coming to the Track de Gilles Villeneuve since 1978 for the F1 championship, and it usually makes for an interesting race, with 2005’s GP still holding the record as the most watch GP event, and the third most watched sporting event ever! So it must be good.
The track is named after the first person to win at the track, and Quebec native, Gilles Villeneuve an was named after him after his death in 1982.
This track used to suit the driving style of Michael Schumacher, as he hold the wins record of seven wins, the next best driver is Nelson Piquet on 3. Let’s see if the nephew can better his previous results here, as he certainly needs the boost in confidence that a good finish would give him.
In recent years the car to beat at the track has been the McLaren. This may sound strange as the team have only won here twice since 2000, but the cars always look quick here.
Posted by ashleigh on
June 25, 2006
Alonso wins, Kimi makes mistake
Alonso finishes first in this years Canadian Grand Prix, however the big story is that Kimi Raikkonen made a mistake with 2 laps to go at the hairpin, this allowed Michael Schumacher to overtake and finish the GP in second place.
Kimi however was obviously running short of luck in the GP, as both of his pit stops had problems. A stuck wheel in the first stop waisted around 5 seconds, and the engine shutting down in the second stop lost him time as well.
Top 10 Results
- F Alonso Renault
- M Schumacher Ferrari
- K Raikkonen McLaren
- G Fisichella Renault
- F Massa Ferrari
- J Trulli Toyota
- N Heildfeld BMW
- D Coulthard Red Bull
- J Button Honda
- S Speed Toro Rosso
Full review to come shortly
