Archive: May, 2007
News Round-up: Post Monaco
Monaco. What a kerfuffle that was! A less than exciting race followed by a ridiculous investigation into McLaren for rule-breaking followed by the FIA admitting the Mercedes-powered team did no wrong. On top of all that Anthony Davidson moaned about his drive-through penalty and Kimi Raikkonen and Ralf Schumacher had terrible weekends that could [...]
McLaren Cleared Of Wrong Doing
Follwing the investigation instigated by Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, McLaren have been cleared of any wrong doing regarding the possible breach of the International Sporting Regulations relating to race-controlling at Monaco last weekend. After it was made clear that team principal Ron Dennis told his two leading drivers to back down, the [...]
Is Formula One Boring?
As some of you may know, BlogF1 is a proud member of the 9rules Network. Over at 9rules Notes, there are lots of great discussions going on all the time, and when I asked for opinion on my style of writing, I got an interesting side-thought from one of the commenters. The interesting [...]
McLaren Under Investigation
As Kris pointed out in the comments in the previous post, McLaren are currently under investigation by Formula One’s governing body – the FIA – for using team orders to decide the outcome of the Monaco Grand Prix. After claiming pole position on Saturday, Fernando Alonso went on to win the race with team [...]
Monaco: Post Race Quotes
Following on from Fernando Alonso’s dominant win in Monte Carlo, below are a selection of quotes from the post race press conference. Both Mclaren drivers are elated to have given the Woking team a one-two finish at a circuit that means so much to their team boss. Felipe Massa also conceded that third place [...]
Alonso Wins From Hamilton At Monaco
Fernando has taken his second victory of the 2007 Formula One season, and now leads the championship by virtue of wins, but is tied with team mate Lewis Hamilton for points. The young rookie driver in the sister McLaren came home second after an intense battle with Alonso that went right up until the [...]
Monaco: Race Result
1.
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
10pts
2.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
8pts
3.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
6pts
4.
Giancarlo Fisichella
Renault
5pts
5.
Robert Kubica
BMW
4pts
6.
Nick Heidfeld
BMW
3pts
7.
Alex Wurz
Williams
2pts
8.
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
1pt
DC Will Start Monaco From… The Hills!
…I jest, but hopefully this will be the last amendment made to the grid before the Monaco Grand Prix commences tomorrow afternoon. Following David Coulthard’s blocking error during qualifying two, his times were initially scrubbed pending an investigation by the stewards. This put Coulthard in 16th place. However, it was also thought [...]
