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The sixty-third photograph to feature in BlogF1’s caption contest. You know the drill, think of something funny and witty to say and leave it as a comment below. The 2008 class photo as of the Brazilian Grand Prix. With all the drivers together on the grid for the final time this season, I’m sure you can think of something to comment on. Massa and Hamilton discussing, Kubica and Alonso distracted, robotic Coulthard, Vettel (stripping off?) or Glock and Webber looking at the ground… Continue Reading

Well, that was a race and a half concerning pit stops. There were so many I actually lost count. The following information is just from my own observation, and I rushed the post for Sidepodcast and their live recording of their podcast. I think my math is wrong but I’ll correct it later tonight. Most started on wets, although Robert Kubica started on mediums, but pitted for wets and took the start from the pitlane. Continue Reading

Felipe Massa has won the Brazilian Grand Prix in dominant style, but all eyes are on Lewis Hamilton who has clinched the 2008 Drivers World Championship. Having almost lost it when Sebastian Vettel passed for fifth on the penultimate lap, Timo Glock slowed on the final lap, allowing Hamilton to reclaim fifth and the title. It was a truly great Brazilian Grand Prix that had tension from the start with rain, and rain once again in the last few laps. I’m off to grab a beer, so the report may not be up until much later tonight. Continue Reading

David Coulthard’s Brazilian Grand Prix came to an early end when the Scot tangled with Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima as the field went through the first corner on the first lap of the race. It appeared as though Rosberg just caught Coulthard, sending the Red Bull driver into spin. Unfortunately, Nakajima was on the inside and Coulthard clouted the second Williams. Although both Williams continued, Coulthard was unable to return to the track as his car was damaged. Continue Reading

Interlagos, home of the Brazilian Grand Prix and this weekend’s race, has reached agreement with Bernie Ecclestone to continue hosting the race through to 2014. The deal had been rumoured last season, but Ecclestone wanted to wait until the promised $15m of improvements had been finalised for the pit and paddock complex, the medical centre and the grandstands. With Ecclestone happy with the planned improvements, the deal has now been signed. Continue Reading

This is it, the big one. Formula One is about to crown a new world champion; either Felipe Massa or Lewis Hamilton. McLaren driver Hamilton is ahead in the points, but Ferrari pilot Massa is on pole. This is one race you are not going to want to miss. So join Keith from F1Fanatic, myself and a whole host of other Formula One fans in the live blog where we will commentate, discuss and analyse the Brazil Grand Prix. Continue Reading

With Felipe Massa on pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix, the 2008 World Championship showdown is going to be an electrifying race, especially the run down to the first corner on the first lap. Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton share the second row and Jarno Trulli is a little out of place, alongside Massa at the front. Whatever happens though, Formula One will be crowning a new world champion tomorrow. Here’s a quick run down of the grid, which will be updated should any penalties get handed out. Continue Reading

The grid has been decided for the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, and with the times as close as ever in the first two stages, it was Felipe Massa who took the pole position on home soil. Fellow title contender Lewis Hamilton will start the race from fourth with Jarno Trulli and Kimi Raikkonen separating the pair. The crowds cheered Massa over the line as the Ferrari driver took his third successive pole position at Interlagos. But as they say, qualifying is one thing, racing is another… Continue Reading

Felipe Massa has taken his third successive Brazilian pole position for what will be the most important race of his life. With a championship to be decided, the Brazilian driver has put his Ferrari in the best possible position for the start of tomorrow’s race. However, despite a strong effort from his team mate, Kimi Raikkonen was demoted to third after a stonking lap from qualifying-master Jarno Trulli. Lewis Hamilton will start the race from fourth, with Heikki Kovalainen just behind in fifth. Fernando Alonso took sixth with Sebastian Vettel in seventh, Nick Heidfeld in eighth, Bourdais in ninth and Timo Glock in tenth. Continue Reading

The final race of the season has brought about many special helmet designs and car liveries, each designed to commemorate how important the race is to the drivers and teams. Being the final race of the year, the championships will be decided and for some, it may be the last time they drive a Formula One car in anger. David Coulthard has already announced his retirement, and Rubens Barrichello’s future hangs in the air as Honda wait before revealing their 2009 driver line-up. Continue Reading