Posted by ashleigh on
June 17, 2007
Lewis makes it 2 in a row
Hot on the heals of his win in Canada, Lewis Hamilton has followed other illustrious British drivers like Damon Hill, and Nigel Mansel to win two in a row after their maiden win.
Lewis qualified on the pole position, and used it to his advantage in the 
first stint of the race. Fernando Alonso tried to overtake on the first lap, but could not manage it. Lewis then seemed to be the quicker driver and pulled away from his twice world champion team mate.
After the stops Fernando seemed to be the quicker McLaren, and caught Lewis up. From their he hassled his younger team mate all the way round until the second stop 
(he ran wide on lap 46, just before the stops).
After the second stop, Lewis managed to hold off his team mate again on the harder tyres, then it seemed with 12 laps to the end, it seemed the team called a halt to the challenge. And that is how the McLaren’s finished the race.
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
March 17, 2007
Australia - Qualifying
The first qualifying session of the season has been one that we as spectators were not expecting.
Lets have a look at how well the teams went compared to their expected results.
Ferrari - It was a mixed bag for the new look Ferrari team. Kimi Raikkonen ’sandbagged’ for the first 2 parts of qualifying, making Massa and the McLaren’s look quick. He than ran a 1:26.072 in the third part of qualifying, nearly half a second quicker than his nearest rival.
Massa though stopped out on track during the Q2 session with a damaged gearbox. It seemed to happen after he took too much kerb in one of the corners.
McLaren - A good day for both of the new McLaren drivers. With a 1:26.493 Fernando Alonso lines up second on the grid, with his team mate Lewis Hamilton starting in fourth with a 1:26.755. Both drivers seem to be carrying a little more fuel than perhaps the Ferrari of Raikkonen.
If the team has played the strategy right then they will be strong runners on Sunday.
Posted by ashleigh on
March 1, 2007
Massa quick again
Felipe Massa was again the quickest man at Bahrain with a 1:30.640. The Ferrari is certainly looking the car to beat in the early part of the season, time will tell though as the changes to the front end geometry of the car may cause some setup issues.
Lewis Hamilton was next up with a 1:31.178, showing again that the McLaren is a quick car as well, time will tell if it’s a reliable one as well. The second McLaren was driven by Pedro de la Rosa as Fernando did not take part today.
Kimi was third quickest with a time nearly a second slower than Massa. It’s not been said if he was running a specific development program, or if he had reverted to the older specification aero package.
Posted by ashleigh on
September 6, 2006
Heikki makes the big time
Heikki Kovalainen has been announced as the second driver alongside Giancarlo Fisichella at Renault next year.
The other news from the Renault team is that Flavio Briatore will also stay on as team boss.
Heikki is the second of the 'young guns' to come up from the GP2 series to F1, with Nico Rosberg being the first to make the leap.
The only team's that now need announce their 2007 line-up is the Ferrari and McLaren teams. The thought's and rumor is that Schumacher is to retire at the end of this season. This would make sense as it was believed that Kimi had a contract with both Renault and Ferrari with a clause in the Renault contract that allowed him to void it if the Ferrari drive came up. And with Renault now announcing their drivers, it looks like Kimi will be Ferrari bound to race alongside Filipe Massa.
