Brainy Posted 4 June 2008 Author Posted 4 June 2008 I've deliberatly ignored the bollocks going on with that.
Wycombe Fox Posted 6 June 2008 Posted 6 June 2008 http://www.itv-f1.com/VideoLive.aspx First practice live at 3.00pm today
The Stig Posted 6 June 2008 Posted 6 June 2008 http://www.itv-f1.com/VideoLive.aspxFirst practice live at 3.00pm today And the second live at 7pm.
Brainy Posted 7 June 2008 Author Posted 7 June 2008 Fantastic lap from Hamilton. He's on fire atm. Hopefully Kubica can hold off Raikkonen too.
lildave3 Posted 7 June 2008 Posted 7 June 2008 Tuned into qualifying to see the last minute or so, what a lap from Hamilton. Not entirely sure what happened to Raikkonen though? Wasn't he faster in the first 2 sectors then ended up about half a second slower after the final sector? Is that normal?
Brainy Posted 7 June 2008 Author Posted 7 June 2008 Hamilton attacks that corner more than any other driver by quite a bit. The more I see him go through that chicane, the more confident I get he can pull it off. He's an immense driver. His pace may suggest he's on a 3 stopper though. I hope he isnt, as I can see the safety car being deployed on a few occasions tomorrow which could ruin his strategy. The track breaking up is quite a worrying issue aswell. A job for Matt?
SamL Posted 7 June 2008 Posted 7 June 2008 Just as you think Kubica has nicked pole, up comes Hamilton. What a quality lap. He's really got it together around this circuit and my moneys on him to repeat the victory from last year.
Brainy Posted 7 June 2008 Author Posted 7 June 2008 I honestly thought Hamilton would take pole away from Kubica anyway. Ive said elsewhere that the final corner is the hardest on the calendar. It takes bottle to go 100% through that corner and then take pole. He's on the form of his life right now.
The Stig Posted 8 June 2008 Posted 8 June 2008 Tuned into qualifying to see the last minute or so, what a lap from Hamilton. Not entirely sure what happened to Raikkonen though? Wasn't he faster in the first 2 sectors then ended up about half a second slower after the final sector?Is that normal? No not really, but the final sector in Canada is a tough one. Cornrer leading on to a fast straight followed by an S bend. It's a short sector, and due to the speed you carry through it one mistake can cost you a lot if time.
isaidno Posted 8 June 2008 Posted 8 June 2008 Wow, what a race! , I was on turn 7, which was were Alonso crashed out & Webber spun. The atmosphere was amazing. I had loads of Polish people behind and they gave me a Polish flag to wave at the side of the track at the end of the race. I'm well chuffed for Kubica. I marshalled at the wall of champions yesterday ( the final turn ), it's unbelievable how close they come to the wall.
Number 6 Posted 9 June 2008 Posted 9 June 2008 Kubica looks like we're in for an interesting season. Betting on Kubica to be best of the rest every week is great
Wycombe Fox Posted 9 June 2008 Posted 9 June 2008 James Allen on Kubica "Brad Pitt he ain't but he's a great racing driver"
Brainy Posted 9 June 2008 Author Posted 9 June 2008 Wow, what a race! , I was on turn 7, which was were Alonso crashed out & Webber spun. The atmosphere was amazing. I had loads of Polish people behind and they gave me a Polish flag to wave at the side of the track at the end of the race. I'm well chuffed for Kubica. I marshalled at the wall of champions yesterday ( the final turn ), it's unbelievable how close they come to the wall. Jealous
isaidno Posted 9 June 2008 Posted 9 June 2008 I've got some cracking photo's. I'll upload some when I get back to England. Hamilton has to start the next race with a 10 place grid penalty, Rosberg aswell
isaidno Posted 19 June 2008 Posted 19 June 2008 It's the French Gp this weekend. The highest Hamilton can start is 11th. Should be interesting to see how many places he can make up. I think Massa will win this.
Brainy Posted 19 June 2008 Author Posted 19 June 2008 Im hoping for a Ferrari mechanical failure. And a Kovalainen pole. Kubica became the 99th winner of a GP (so I read) in Canada, its probably safe to say Kovalainen or Heidfeld will get the 100th, although they're both been inconsistent this season.
Gené and Tonic Posted 19 June 2008 Posted 19 June 2008 I read that too...really thought the figure would be higher than 99
isaidno Posted 19 June 2008 Posted 19 June 2008 Kovalainen has been really unlucky. He got robbed by the safety car in Australia, Tyre failure in Spain, Hit by Raikkonen in Turkey, Stalled at Monaco. Heidfeld has been out performed by Kubica. There are 99 winners. List Of Winners
isaidno Posted 20 June 2008 Posted 20 June 2008 First Practice: Massa, Hamilton, Kovalainen,Raikkonen, Kubica
isaidno Posted 20 June 2008 Posted 20 June 2008 Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has upped the pressure on Silverstone to come up with a deal to secure the future of British Grand Prix, by revealing he is also in talks with Donington Park about moving the race there.Ecclestone and Silverstone's owners, the British Racing Drivers' Club, are in deadlock in discussions about a deal that will keep the race at the Northamptonshire track from 2010. But with little movement on that front, Ecclestone revealed to The Times this morning that he was looking at alternative possibilities - and even claimed he would prefer it if Donington Park could put a deal together. "We are discussing the possibility of reaching an agreement with Donington to host the British Grand Prix," Ecclestone was quoted as saying. "We are trying to save the British Grand Prix and we want it to be staged at a venue which befits an event of its stature. I've been in negotiations for a long time and whether or not we're going to do a deal with Donington or Silverstone, I don't know. "Donington have said they are going to build everything we want. Have they got the money? Only time will tell. But I think there is more chance of Donington having the money than the BRDC." Although the amount of work Donington Park would need to be F1 ready makes a deal with them unlikely, the track's owners claim they are looking at it. Lee Gill, joint chief executive of the company, said: "Formula One is not a walk in the park. It has implications in planning consent and the infrastructure and commercial terms of an F1 deal need careful consideration. We are looking at what the implications are if we took it on." Donington Park boss Simon Gillett told this week's Motorsport News that F1 design guru Hermann Tilke had been contacted to draw up a revised layout for the track. "Any track that is trying to get a Formula One Grand Prix knows it would take significant investment," said Gillettt. "We'd have to have a look at how the regulations have changed over the course of the years to see what we would need to do to the circuit to bring it up to the standards required for Formula One in the modern age." I would love the grand prix to go to Donington, come on !
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