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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

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

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

Lewis Hamilton has taking pole position for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix, beating a strong attack from Kimi Raikkonen. Timo Glock impressed during the hour and both Scuderia Toro Rossos got into Q3. Fernando Alonso set a fine lap at the end to get into third and Felipe Massa will start in fifth. Red Bull Racing suffered, as did Nick Heidfeld in the BMW. But at the top, it is all about Raikkonen and his sudden improvement. Continue Reading

Friday’s running has now been completed and the Formula One teams are undoubtedly pouring over data as I type, trying to understand how to improve their set up before qualifying tomorrow. And the driver who leaves Fuji Speedway this evening with the biggest smile? Toyota driver Timo Glock. The young German set his fastest lap quite early on in the 90 minute session and despite the best efforts of McLaren, Ferrari and Renault, Glock remained unbeatable as the practice drew to a close. Continue Reading

The first 90 minute session for the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix has come to a close with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton at the top of the timing sheet. The McLaren driver was closely followed by Felipe Massa a little over a tenth behind, while Heikki Kovalainen posted the third best time of the morning 0.2s shy of Massa. Kimi Raikkonen completed the McLaren/Ferrari sequence by going fourth and Renault slotted into fifth and sixth with Fernando Alonso going faster than Nelson Piquet Jr. Continue Reading