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The grid has been decided for tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix and it is Lewis Hamilton who is on pole, ahead of both Ferraris, Fernando Alonso and team mate Heikki Kovalainen. Mark Webber had actually qualified in an impressive sixth, but was forced to change his engine after Free Practice Three following a spectacular blow-up. This demoted the Red Bull pilot to sixteenth. Also receiving a penalty this weekend is BMW’s Nick Heidfeld. The stewards decided the experienced German driver had impeded David Coulthard during Q1 and has been dropped three places to ninth. Continue Reading…

Lewis Hamilton has again stormed to pole position, this time at the Shanghai circuit in China. Beating both Ferraris to the top position, the McLaren driver was fastest in all three qualifying sessions. Kimi Raikkonen will line up alongside the Briton on the front row, just as he did last weekend in Japan. In third is championship rival Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso placed his Renault in fourth. Heikki Kovalainen will start in fifth after a disappointing run in the final stint. Continue Reading…

Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, beating both Ferraris, Fernando Alonso and his team mate. Both STRs got into Q3, and Mark Webber had his engine replaced and will therefore receive a ten grid slot penalty. David Coulthard was particularly upset with Nick Heidfeld after the BMW driver held up the Red Bull before entering the pitlane. Coulthard had some unkind words to say and has taken the issue to the stewards. Another driver not doing so well in qualifying was Robert Kubica, who just got into Q2, but was then knocked out after qualifying in twelfth. Continue Reading…

Fernando Alonso has won his second race in succession, taking victory at the Fuji Speedway this afternoon and underlying the supreme effort the team have done to improve the R28. There was a little bit of luck on Alonso’s side but the fact that the Spaniard qualified fourth, held onto the fastest lap for half the race and went on to win shows that his influence on the squad is paying off once again. Continue Reading…

Following his tangle with Felipe Massa during the closing stages of the Japanese Grand Prix, Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Sebastien Bourdais has been given a 25s penalty. This added time demotes the Frenchman from sixth to tenth, therefore promoting team mate Sebastian Vettel, Felipe Massa, Mark Webber and Nick Heidfeld up the finishing order. The extra point will help Massa in his bid to claim the driver’s title, and the lost points will hurt both Bourdais and his team. Continue Reading…

Fernando Alonso has made it two wins in a row by taking victory at Fuji Speedway. In an interesting race the championship contenders both received penalties for separate incidents, and this enabled Robert Kubica to collect a fine haul of eight points for himself and BMW. Both Scuderia Toro Rossos finished in the points, with Sebastien Bourdais ahead of Sebastian Vettel. Nelson Piquet Jr. took fourth for Renault and Felipe Massa eventually came back to finish in eighth. Continue Reading…

Both title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa have received penalties during the Japanese Grand Prix following incidents at the start of the race. Hamilton had made a move on Massa up the inside at Turn Ten, but Massa couldn’t slow down in time and took to the grass. When the Brazilian returned to track he made contact with the McLaren and Hamilton spun through 180 degrees. For this, Massa received a drive-thru penalty. Continue Reading…

With Lewis Hamilton on pole and championship rival Felipe Massa in fifth, the Japanese Grand Prix is set to be an interesting race if anything else. Between the two title contenders are their team mates, Kimi Raikkonen on the front row and Heikki Kovalainen directly behind Hamilton in third. Fernando Alonso could be the proverbial cat among the pigeons, in fourth and especially so given his new found confidence in the R28. So join myself and many other like-minded fans for the live blog. You can follow and contribute below, or head over to CoverIt Live and sign up for a free account. Continue Reading…

Lewis Hamilton took his sixth pole of 2008 and will lead the pack off the grid for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix. This is Kimi Raikkonen’s first front row grid position since the French Grand Prix back in June. This is only the third time Kazuki Nakajima has out-qualified Nico Rosberg this year, the other times being Britain and Spain. It is the second time Scuderia Toro Rosso have got both drivers into the top-ten, and Nick Heidfeld has equalled his worse qualifying position of the season, sixteenth having been previously claimed by the BMW driver in Hungary. Continue Reading…

Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, fending off strong advances from Ferrari and Kimi Raikkonen. The Scuderia didn’t have a great qualifying session and it was thanks to Raikkonen’s sudden improvement that the team aren’t completely out of contention. Massa qualified down in fifth while Heikki Kovalainen claimed third after a great final run. Fernando Alonso will start the race in fourth and Robert Kubica managed sixth in his BMW. Continue Reading…