All Posts Tagged With: "Japanese Grand Prix"
Fuji 2008: Felipe Massa & Lewis Hamilton Receive Penalties
Both title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa have received penalties during the Japanese Grand Prix following incidents at the start of the race. Hamilton had made a move on Massa up the inside at Turn Ten, but Massa couldn’t slow down in time and took to the grass. When the Brazilian returned to track [...]
The Secret Diary Of A Formula One Blogger: Part II
Part two of my Japanese diary and this early-morning I’m staying awake for the race having changed my plans yesterday following an extended nap which lasted for a few hours longer than it should have done. But that is what Formula One fans do when there are flyaway races; we mess up our routines just [...]
Fuji 2008: Race Live Blog
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 [...]
Fuji 2008: The Grid
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 [...]
Fuji 2008: Hamilton Storms To Japanese Pole Position
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 [...]
Fuji 2008: Qualifying Live Blog
It only seems like only yesterday that Fernando Alonso was winning Formula One’s very first night race and Singapore’s very first race ever. But in fact two weeks have passed and now we are about to witness the battle for pole position at Japan’s Fuji Speedway. It is really going to be a battle between [...]
The Secret Diary Of A Formula One Blogger: Part I
Last week I came to the realisation that I spend a lot of time on BlogF1. I think I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating: The site is essentially an extension of myself. My personality, thoughts and opinions. It is where I learn, where I inform and most importantly, it is where I have [...]
Fuji 2008: Friday Afternoon Practice
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 [...]
