All Posts Tagged With: "Canadian Grand Prix"
Canada 2008: Race Result
Robert Kubica has win the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix. In a very interesting race that just about had everything, the Polish driver came through to win BMW’s first race. Nick Heidfeld in the sister car came home in second making the Swiss-German teams results even more sweeter. David Coulthard finished third and deservedly took to [...]
Canada 2008: Lewis Hamilton Retires From Race After Rear-Ending Raikkonen
Lewis Hamilton has retired from the Canadian Grand Prix after hitting the rear of Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari during the first safety car period of the race. On lap 16 the safety car was thrown out on track to allow marshals to clear the stricken Force India of Adrian Sutil off the track. As soon as [...]
Canada 2008: Live Blog
I often forget to publicise the live blog that Keith from F1Fanatic sets up for each race, but below is a way of viewing all that happens. You can either follow the comments here or head on over to the site itself by clicking the link below. Sign up and join in; the Canadian Grand [...]
Canada 2008: Hairpin To Be Resurfaced
During the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, it became apparent that parts of the track on Ile Notre-Dame were deteriating as the race progressed. Several drivers suffered at the loss of grip that occurs immediately off-line and the issue has repeated itself during yesterday’s qualifying. The hairpin is the most affected area of the track, but [...]
Canada 2008: Qualifying Results & Short Report
Judging by the comments and from watching the qualifying in my hotel room, the grid-deciding for the Canadian Grand Prix was certainly exciting. Sebastian Vettel couldn’t take part following an accident which rendered his Scuderia Toro Rosso undriveable for the afternoon, and then his team mate suffered a problem with his gear box in this [...]
Canada 2008: What Happened In Qualifying?
If you are reading this post, it means the hotel I’m staying at doesn’t have free/cheap internet access. As such, there is no qualifying result post or report post. I know, that’s almost as bad as Mosley getting a vote of confidence, but sometimes life deals you a lemon, or something. But all is not [...]
Flexi-Wings Return To The Fore For FIA
I think today has pretty much become Mosley-day, but we should not forget that this weekend we have a great race in Canada to look forward to, especially so as Lewis Hamilton’s Monaco win thrusts him back into the championship hunt. However, while the championship looks healthy, the FIA have renewed its clampdown on movable [...]
Tragedy & Elation: The History Of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
This coming weekend will see the Formula One circus descend on the Saint Lawrence river for the Canadian Grand Prix. The circuit, renamed in 1982 to honour Gilles Villeneuve, is one of the few tracks on the Formula One calendar that I truly like. WIth this interest came the urge to learn more about it, [...]
