All Posts Tagged With: "Belgian Grand Prix"
What Others Have To Say On That Penalty
The F1 world has received a lot of publicity this week; some good and some bad, depending on your own view. But needless to say, just about everyone has an opinion on the penalty Lewis Hamilton received after his on-track skirmish with Kimi Raikkonen at the end of the Belgian Grand Prix. Many Formula One [...]
McLaren Lodge Intention Of Appeal To Stewards Decision
As expected, McLaren have announced they will be appealing the decision made by the stewards after the Belgian Grand Prix. As it stands currently, McLaren have lodged their intention to appeal and firmly believe Lewis Hamilton played fair by backing off and allowing Kimi Raikkonen to move ahead before continuing. And as the previous post [...]
Belgium 2008: Amended Race Result
After the news that Lewis Hamilton has been handed a 25 second penalty for his battle with Kimi Raikkonen in the final stages of the Belgian Grand Prix, this obviously effects the final outcome of the race. The added 25 seconds puts Hamilton back to third, and promotes Felipe Massa and Nick Heidfeld up the [...]
Belgium 2008: Hamilton Loses Victory, Massa Now Winner
As Ago has just pointed out in the previous post, Lewis Hamilton has been handed a 25s penalty for cutting the chicane while battling with Kimi Raikkonen for the lead of the race. The penalty, which is a drive-thru after the completion of the race, means 25 seconds is added to Hamilton’s overall time and [...]
Belgium 2008: A Sensational Race From Start To Finish
They say Spa Francorchamps has it’s own little micro-climate, throwing up surprising weather conditions and playing havoc with the teams and drivers. And that is exactly what happened during the Belgian Grand Prix today, as incidents were plentiful in the build up to the final lap. On the track, it was Lewis Hamilton who took [...]
Belgium 2008: Race Result
What a sensational race! Lewis Hamilton has won the Belgian Grand Prix after a lot of confusion towards the end – the rain started to fall and overtaking was plentiful. Although Hamilton took to the podium, the stewards are looking into a move between the McLaren driver and Kimi Raikkonen. Hamilton ran wide going through [...]
Belgium 2008: Live Blog
Once again, BlogF1 will be taking part in the Live Blog hosted by F1Fanatic. Along with all the regulars, we’ll be discussing the Belgian Grand Prix as it unfolds before us. With Hamilton on pole but Massa not too far behind, it should be a good race, especially if the weather throws up a few [...]
Belgium 2008: The Grid
The McLarens line up on the Spa Francorchamps grid one directly in front of the other, as do the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen. Lewis Hamilton claimed the pole position by some margin, while Heikki Kovalainen displaced Raikkonen with his last gasp attempt in Q3. Felipe Massa splits the McLarens while Kimi rests [...]
