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Felipe Massa has once again outlined to his rivals that he can race superbly well by winning the European Grand Prix in dominant style. After claiming pole position yesterday, Massa drove well all afternoon, but an error in the pitlane could see the Brazilian penalised later this evening. Lewis Hamilton didn’t really have an answer for the pace of the Ferrari and came home second, and Robert Kubica returned to the podium with a fine third-place finish for BMW. Continue Reading

Felipe massa has won the first grand prix to be held on the new Valencia circuit in Spain. The Brazilian led from start to finish (pitstops aside) and took the fastest lap on his 36th tour. The race saw no safety car periods but Massa is under investigation following an issue from the pitstop. Kimi Raikkonen retired with a blown engine shortly after he left his pit box early, injuring a mechanic in the process. Lewis Hamilton finished second and Robert Kubica joined the podium in third. Continue Reading

Although I missed yesterday’s qualifying due to work commitments, BlogF1 will be joining in with the F1Fanatic Live Blog for the European Grand Prix at the brand new Valencia urban circuit in Spain. It should be a fantastic race and I for one cannot wait. Felipe Massa is on pole and given his form from the front, he should prove a difficult man to pass. But close behind is Lewis Hamilton and with Robert Kubica in third and Kimi Raikkonen in fourth, we are likely to be in with a treat today. Come join in and contribute your views and opinions as the race unfolds. Continue Reading

Timo Glock has avoided feeling the wrath of the stewards after Nick Heidfeld complained of his fellow German’s driving. During qualifying, Glock forced Heidfeld off his racing line, the result for the BMW driver was a lock-up and time lost. Although Heidfeld’s lap was destoyed, he was running the prime tyre at the time and had the ability to set another lap before the grip was gone. Nick Heidfeld managed a good lap the second time around but was absolutely furious with the Toyota pilot, gesturing so from the cockpit of hs car. Continue Reading

By far the most interesting part of qualifying was the electric pace of the two Scuderia Toro Rossos. To go significantly faster than their parent team, STR have embarrassed Red Bull Racing, who languish in fourteenth and seveneenth. Felipe Massa looks strong for a good race and Lewis Hamilton will be hungry after his Hungarian perofrmance. Heikki Kovalainen and Kimi Raikkonen look set to take up supporting roles, but the Finns cannot be ruled out entirely as Valencia stages it’s first grand prix on the new urban circuit. Continue Reading

Felipe Massa has claimed the first pole position at the new Valencia circuit in Spain. Following an interesting qualifying which saw some topsy-turvy times for some of the session, Massa came out as fastest as he managed to get ahead of Lewis Hamilton on his final lap. The other Ferrari driver, Kimi Raikkonen, didn’t enjoy qualifying as much and could only get his F2008 into fourth and was 0.5s shy of his Brazilian rival. Continue Reading

As qualifying closed on the Valencia urban circuit in Spain, it was Felipe Massa who took pole position and will lead the field off the grid for tomorrow’s race. The session saw a little rain at the end of the Q1 but it didn’t trouble the drivers too much. One of the bigest surprises is that both Scuderia Toro Rossos got into the final part of qualifying, Sebastian Vettel finishing in sixth and Bourdais in tenth. A full report will follow later this evening. Continue Reading

With the introduction of a new circuit to the Formula One championship, I thought it would be great to look at a few of the first photographs to come out of Spain on the first day of running. Unfortunately, in typical F1 fashion, the photographs aren’t too great at capturing the track, but as I had planned for this post, I might as well show a few of the cars running around the wide, sweeping urban circuit. Even from the some of them you can see just how stunning the place is. Continue Reading

With the second free practice session now completed at the new Valencia circuit in Spain, it is Kimi Raikkonen who leads local hero Fernando Alonso at the top of the tables. The Spaniard had posted a fastest lap towards the end of the 90 minute session but on his final tour, Raikkonen went 0.02s faster and went to the top. The real surprise of the afternoon was Jenson Button though, who managed to claim third in his Honda RA108. Continue Reading

The Formula One drivers finally got to drive around the new Valencia circuit earlier this morning as the free practice session got underway for Sunday’s race. Being a new track on the calendar, the tables look a little different as some drivers managed to get a great set-up from the word go while others started a little slower. And at the very top is Sebastian Vettel, charging around the streets in his Ferrari-powered Scuderia Toro Rosso. Continue Reading