Archive: June, 2007
Massa Takes Pole In Final French Grand Prix
As Fernando Alonso cruised back to the pitlane in his broken McLaren, the final shoot out for pole position for tomorrows French Grand Prix centred around the final three title contenders left. While Lewis Hamilton drove well to regain pace from Friday’s less-than-good practice sessions, the young rookie had to admit defeat to Ferrari’’s [...]
Magny Cours: Qualifying Result
1.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1m15.034s
2.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1m15.104s
3.
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
1m15.257s
4.
Robert Kubica
BMW
1m15.493s
5.
Giancarlo Fisichella
Renault
1m15.674s
6.
Heikki Kovalainen
Renault
1m15.826s
7.
Nick Heidfeld
BMW
1m15.900s
8.
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
1m15.935s
9.
Nico Rosberg
Williams
1m16.328s
10.
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
No Time
Magny Cours: Practice Sessions
Ferrari led the pace at Magny Cours this morning as the practice session for the French Grand Prix got underway. Kimi Raikkonen went fastest going 0.05s faster than his team mate Felipe Massa, who in turn was over 0.5s faster than the McLaren of Fernando Alonso. The current championship leader Lewis Hamilton languished in sixth [...]
News Round-up: Pre France
As the final French Grand Prix gets under away at the Magny Cours circuit in Nevers, many of Formula One’s elite have spent the last week or so in the headlines. Unfortunately, much of the news passed me by as I spent a lot of time at work, so I apologise for the lack of [...]
Goodwood 2007: Sunday Photos
The final day at Goodwood Festival of Speed, and boy did it rain. With continuous showers all day, the Goodwood estate was pretty muddy, but like those attending Glastonbury, spirits were not dampened by the poor weather and all cars continued to run up the hill, albeit with the addition of an umbrella for some. [...]
Goodwood 2007: Saturday Photos
Day two of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Again, I’m tired and worn out, but here are few photos gathered from today. Some Formula One test drivers (and Ralf Schumacher) were present to drive their machines up the hill, and Colin McRae drove the all-conquering Subaru Impreza WRC.
Also at Goodwood were Christine and “me” from [...]
Goodwood 2007: Friday Photos
I have just returned from Goodwood after a long day of looking and listening to some of the worlds greatest cars going up and down the famous hill. I’ll be completely honest, I’m totally knackered. I was hoping to write up a post on each day, but I really don’t have the energy [...]
Massa Finishes Silverstone Test On Top
Driving his Ferrari F2007, Felipe Massa has completed the third day of the Silverstone test in first place with the fastest lap of 1m20.805s, 0.4s faster than second placed driver Nico Rosberg. Massa’s day didn’t pass without incident though, causing three red flags during his afternoon, comforting Fernando Alonso’s single flag-inducing incident. Speaking of the [...]
