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Kimi Raikkonen dominated both practice sessions ahead on Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, leading the McLaren of Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa in the second Ferrari and current championship leader Lewis Hamilton. The top four remained in the same positions for both 90 minute sessions, although the gap between Raikkonen and Alonso narrowed from a tenth in round one to a hundredth in round two. Continue Reading…

With low fog, pouring rain and a lot of standing water on the Fuji Speedway, race director Charlie Whiting listened to the teams and elected to start the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix from behind the safety car. Driven by Bernd Lammers, the Mercedes led the pack over the start/finish line, every competitor having been told to use extreme wet weather tyres. Fast forward 67 laps, and it was Lewis Hamilton who converted his mighty pole position into a well-deserving ten points in his title campaign. But what happened in between could not have been more interesting. Continue Reading…

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As reported yesterday afternoon, a number of concerns have been raised by the drivers concerning the fast entrance to the pitlane at the remodeled Fuji Speedway. The drivers met and discussed the issues yesterday, which appear to revolve around the fast right-left flick as the cars leave the circuit at high speed. While a number of competitors suggested shifting the speed limit forward, others wanted to see the pit lane entrance re-shaped, possibly into a simply straight run-in, just like at Monza. The FIA promised to take a look yesterday evening, and today they have said they are not in a position to make any changes. Continue Reading…

As the heavens opened on Fuji Speedway, the battle for the drivers title has gone into overdrive with only three races left to run and four drivers still mathematically able to take the glory. Today was a battle that may prove decisive in this epic Formula One season, and it was rookie driver Lewis Hamilton who once again came out on top. His McLaren team mate and reigning world champion Fernando Alonso wasn’t too far behind and reveled in the poor conditions, while Ferrari, although ominously present, couldn’t quite match the pace of the Mercedes-powered duo. Continue Reading…

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Kimi Raikkonen set the pace at the remodeled Fuji Speedway this afternoon in Japan. The Finnish driver was joined at the top of the tables by his team mate Felipe Massa, the pair separated by almost 0.4s. The McLaren duo were next up, the experience of Fernando Alonso getting the better of Lewis Hamilton. The Woking racers were split by 0.15s and dominated the session until the second half when Ferrari came back. Continue Reading…

Despite being excluded from the 2007 Constructors World Championship, it seems McLaren are still pressing ahead with its appeal of the points deduction from the Hungarian Grand Prix. The appeal hearing into the Hungary incident was due to take place on the 19th September, six days after the hearing surrounding the events of the spy scandal. It was originally thought that since McLaren cannot win the title, they would drop the appeal. But as their punishment from round one in Paris is a little complex, it may help the team if they can succeed in getting the fifteen points from the Hungarian race reinstated. Continue Reading…

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen has outperformed his team mate and shattered the pace of the McLarens this afternoon as he cruised to a fine win in the Ardennes forest. Felipe Massa brought home his Ferrari in second place, and the Scuderia have now officially sealed the 2007 constructors championship following McLaren’s exclusion. The loosing of the point over his team mate now means that Massa is unlikely to be pushed ahead for the title. Instead, Jean Todt will have to put the majority of resources behind todays winner as the season progresses away from Europe and into Asia. Continue Reading…

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