F-1. 2010 Season - Michael Schumacher's Re- Entry and Beyond

[ajithfederer]

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[ajithfederer]

2007 Season

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/seasons/2007/

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2007 Season Teams and Drivers

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/teams.php

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2007 Season Drivers Standings

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/seasons/2007/standings/drivers/

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2007 Teams (Constructors) Standings

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/seasons/2007/standings/teams/

[ajithfederer]

Massa in pole for bahrain GP, raikkonen in three .........hamilton in 2nd

A request to all guys, Please discuss about the 2007 season in this thread and leave the F 1 thread for general news and updates

Thanks :D

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[sivank]

1 st GP win for Massa this year. Sensational. Raiko 3rd. Wonder kid Hamilto n 2nd. (Great).

The was how Heidfeld overtook Alonso at the 31st round was sensational. Altogether a very good race

[ajithfederer]

Kimi alonso and hamilton are in 22 points each with massa not far behind in 17........

Mclaren and ferrari locking horns :cool2:

Kimi u deserve a championship..u were unlucky for all these years :cry2:

[nemesis786]

:lol2:

[ThalaNass]

:lol2:

nemesis, neengalum kimi fan'a..?? :roll:
i wish hamilton win the championship.. rookie rules.. :swinghead:

[nemesis786]

:lol2:

nemesis, neengalum kimi fan'a..?? :roll:
i wish hamilton win the championship.. rookie rules.. :swinghead:

No i stopped watching racing when Ayrton Senna died :cry:

[ajithfederer]

Massa wins spanish GP :)

[ajithfederer]

Rookie hamilton leading the drivers table :shock:

[Raikkonen]

i have stopped watching f1 already.. 90 minutes racela 120 minutes-um "Hamilton" pattiye pechu.. mute pannni patta kooda avanayethan katranga... :oops:

[ajithfederer]

http://www.espnstar.com/formula1/formula1_newsdetail_5998904.html

[ajithfederer]

superabbu :banghead:

Mclaren 1st and 2nd

[Raikkonen]

it's gettin really boring nowadays... Monaco is normally my favorite in the calender, but yesterrday's race was a snorefest...

[ThalaNass]

oh, if ferrari doesnt make it then it means boring ah?? :huh:

Anyway i really happy to see Hamilton finished in podium position 1nce again.. 8-)

ferrari and Kimi :lol: :poke:

[Anoushka]

Hamilton wins Canadian Grand Prix!

[thilak4life]

Hamilton wins Canadian Grand Prix!

This kid scares me. And I'm worried

- Kimi fan.

[Raikkonen]

I have washed my hands over this stupid sports already.. The damage has been done.. <see my username, and watching Kimi nowadays really hurts me a lot>

The problem was the hiring of drivers..

One expanding school of thought is that both Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen went in the wrong direction last season. Whereas Raikkonen's sheer pace and familiarisation with the McLaren set-up may have unsettled Hamilton, Ferrari could have adorned Alonso with the preferential treatment that he evidently believes his status as double World Champion deserves.

If he is beaten by Hamilton this season, there must be a strong possibility that his petulance will manifest itself through a transfer request.

[ajithfederer]

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http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/7/6383.html

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[Devar Magan]

I have washed my hands over this stupid sports already.. The damage has been done.. <see my username, and watching Kimi nowadays really hurts me a lot>

The problem was the hiring of drivers..

One expanding school of thought is that both Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen went in the wrong direction last season. Whereas Raikkonen's sheer pace and familiarisation with the McLaren set-up may have unsettled Hamilton, Ferrari could have adorned Alonso with the preferential treatment that he evidently believes his status as double World Champion deserves.

If he is beaten by Hamilton this season, there must be a strong possibility that his petulance will manifest itself through a transfer request. siva, kimi won two races back to back.. :P dont u change ur opinion now?

[Raikkonen]

Yes :redjump:
Very happy indeed..
And Mclaren could be docked points for sabotage... yipppeeeeee

[ajithfederer]

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http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/7/6517.html

[Raikkonen]

Alonso and Massa trade bad words
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr5ipSHYBLU

[ajithfederer]

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[ajithfederer]

Too many ugly things !!!



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[ajithfederer]

Its official now!!! Mclaren have been stripped off thier Constructors points !!

Mclaren are at Zero and imposed a fine of 100 Million $ !!

http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/teams/

[ajithfederer]

[tscii:73a309731b]http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/9/6786.html

FIA President Max Mosley has revealed how Formula One racing’s governing body plans to spend the proceeds from McLaren’s record $100 million fine.

If Mosley has his way, McLaren’s rivals will receive a portion of the money, with the rest distributed among national motorsport authorities to help fund young driver programmes.
“Roughly half of it will go to the other teams, the other half we’re going - if the World Council agrees - to distribute to our ASNs worldwide to bring on young drivers,” Mosley told reporters at Spa.

McLaren’s fine - and the team’s exclusion from the 2007 constructors’ championship - came after the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council decided they had exploited confidential technical information obtained from Ferrari.
But whilst some in the paddock, including McLaren boss Ron Dennis, felt the punishment extreme, Mosley suggested the team were fortunate not to have received a harsher penalty.

“They were extremely lucky we didn’t quite simply say, ‘You have polluted the championship in 2007, you’ve probably polluted it in 2008 - because we’ve no way of knowing what information you’re using for what in your 2007 and 2008 cars - so you’d better stay out of the championship until 2009, because that way we know it’s completely clear.’

“We didn’t do that, and I think when the history of this gets to be written, it may be what we will be reproached not for doing too much, but for doing too little.”

McLaren have yet to confirm whether they plan to appeal the decision.
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[ajithfederer]

[tscii:6bb1d69315]FIA releases full WMSC judgement on McLarenCoughlan, De la Rosa, Alonso shared data obtained from Stepney

A number of McLaren employees - including Pedro de la Rosa and Fernando Alonso - knew about the team’s unauthorised possession of confidential Ferrari information, and some intended to use that information in the team’s own testing.

That was among the findings of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC), which published its full judgement on Friday afternoon following its decision to strip McLaren of their 2007 constructors' points and fine the team $100 million.

The findings contradict previous claims from McLaren that the Ferrari data had not spread beyond suspended chief designer Mike Coughlan, who allegedly received it from former Ferrari engineer Nigel Stepney.

In its judgement, the Council cites evidence of ongoing communications between Coughlan and Stepney, as well as between Coughlan and McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa, who the FIA claim “requested and received secret Ferrari information from a source which he knew to be illegitimate” and shared that information with world champion Fernando Alonso.

Emails between Coughlan, de la Rosa and Alonso formed part of the new evidence that prompted Thursday’s second hearing into the affair. July’s original hearing had found McLaren in breach of the International Sporting Code, but had not sanctioned the team due to lack of evidence.

The emails covered topics such as the weight distribution and braking system of Ferrari’s car, a flexible rear wing design and a gas used by the Italian team to inflate its tyres. They also suggested that Stepney had fed Coughlan real-time information on Ferrari’s pit stop strategy in this year’s Australian Grand Prix.

According to the Council, “The e-mails show unequivocally that both Mr. Alonso and Mr. de la Rosa received confidential Ferrari information via Coughlan; that both drivers knew that this information was confidential Ferrari information and that both knew that the information was being received by Coughlan from Stepney.”. In submitting their evidence, de la Rosa and Alonso were granted immunity from any personal sanctions.

The other new evidence related to communications between Coughlan and Stepney, which, according to reports from the Italian police, was of a far greater level than the Council had previously thought, leading it to conclude that Coughlan “was in receipt of a flow of confidential Ferrari information from Stepney.”

According to the Council, the new evidence makes clear that:

"...Coughlan had more information than previously appreciated and was receiving information in a systematic manner over a period of months;
- the information has been disseminated, at least to some degree (e.g. to Mr. de la Rosa and Mr. Alonso), within the McLaren team;
- the information being disseminated within the McLaren team included not only highly sensitive technical information but also secret information regarding Ferrari’s sporting strategy;
- Mr de la Rosa, in the performance of his functions at McLaren, requested and received secret Ferrari information from a source which he knew to be illegitimate and expressly stated that the purpose of his request was to run tests in the simulator;
- the secret information in question was shared with Mr. Alonso;
- there was a clear intention on the part of a number of McLaren personnel to use some of the Ferrari confidential information in its own testing. If this was not in fact carried into effect it was only because there were technical reasons not to do so;
- Coughlan’s role within McLaren (as now understood by the WMSC) put him in a position in which his knowledge of the secret Ferrari information would have influenced him in the performance of his duties."

The Council concluded that “some degree of sporting advantage was obtained, though it may forever be impossible to quantify that advantage in concrete terms.”


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[sgokulprathap]

F1 title decided off the track: Alonso
October 06, 2007

Fernando Alonso believes this year's Formula One world title race ended when stewards decided not to punish McLaren team mate Lewis Hamilton for his driving at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Hamilton took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday and just needs to finish ahead of Alonso and Finn Kimi Raikkonen on Sunday to become the first rookie world champion.

But it might have been very different had stewards investigating a crash behind the safety car in Fuji last weekend punished Hamilton by moving him down the grid for alleged erratic driving.

"I'm not thinking of this championship any more, it's been decided off the track," Alonso, who trails Hamilton by 12 points with two races left in the season, told Italy's Sky TV before practice.

The allegation that Hamilton's driving had contributed to the collision between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in Japan was discussed late on Friday at a meeting of the drivers presided over by Formula One race director Charlie Whiting.

"The drivers' briefing has no purpose," Alonso said.

"You go there to hear what Charlie Whiting and the other officials say. Twenty one drivers have an opinion, Charlie and the officials another, and so it's like talking to a wall.

"It's better not to waste time and try to have fun in the car."

DESTINY

The Spaniard did not have much fun in qualifying on Saturday, finishing fourth behind Hamilton and the Ferraris of Raikkonen and Felipe Massa.

"Fourth place is the worst place to start tomorrow in terms of the championship battle," he told reporters.

"I am a little bit pessimistic after the result today and after what happened all weekend. I really think that destiny means it is not my lucky year this time."

Despite that pessimism, the double defending world champion said he could still win Sunday's race if the rain clouds hurtling towards Shanghai ahead of typhoon Krosa get to the circuit in time for the race.

"We expect some rain tomorrow and we know what can happen in wet races, so fingers crossed for tomorrow for some rain and maybe I have a chance," he said.

The 26-year-old, in his first season with McLaren, said he had experienced more ups and downs this year than in any previous season and admitted to being angry at end of qualifying.

"I am always angry when I'm not in a good position and I don't perform as well as I can. That is normal."

[Devar Magan]

Alonso and Massa trade bad words
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr5ipSHYBLUThis video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Formula One Management :oops: :cry:

[Devar Magan]

A perfect finish for this season is on the cards..

Hamilton and Alonso crash before crossing the first corner itself, due to a suicidal move by alonso.

In the last lap, Massa leads the race with kimi raikkonen in 3rd position. This means that kimi raikkonen will fall short of Hamilton by 1 point. So, the Ferrari team management orders Massa to relinquish the lead and also allow kimi raikkonen to take the second place, resulting in Kimi winning the championship by 1 point ahead of Hamilton..

[Raikkonen]

You cant do that now unfortunately, team orders are banned in Formula one after the infamous 2002 Austrian GP..
i really hope Kimi will win the championship, because lets face it, hes the greatest drievr on the grid now i dont care about what people say about his attitude..
only one situation now.. Hamilton out, Alonso 3rd, and Massa in 2nd place..

[Devar Magan]

You cant do that now unfortunately, team orders are banned in Formula one after the infamous 2002 Austrian GP..
i really hope Kimi will win the championship, because lets face it, hes the greatest drievr on the grid now i dont care about what people say about his attitude..
only one situation now.. Hamilton out, Alonso 3rd, and Massa in 2nd place.. but, i think hamilton and alonso crashing out together is a big possibility

[ajithfederer]

Kimi matias raikkonen is the champion :P :P :P :clap: :notworthy: :victory:

[sivank]

Congrats Kimi :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Welldone Ferarri :2thumbsup: :2thumbsup: :2thumbsup: :2thumbsup:


Alonso :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Hamilton :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[thilak4life]

Kimi matias raikkonen is the champion :P :P :P :clap: :notworthy: :victory:

Dude, I can't believe this. I couldn't watch it because I didn't want to see the most talented racer of our time to loose again!! But looks like he has shown his mettle, and mantle ...:notworthy:

[ajithfederer]

Thalaivaa , thalai race-la pinni pedal eduthutaaru........ :)

The most deserved man in the circuit gets the thing what has eluded him so far :notworthy: :clap: :redjump: :bluejump:

Feel so happy for u kimi :)


Kimi matias raikkonen is the champion :P :P :P :clap: :notworthy: :victory:

Dude, I can't believe this. I couldn't watch it because I didn't want to see the most talented racer of our time to loose again!! But looks like he has shown his mettle, and mantle ...:notworthy:

[thilak4life]

"The most deserved man in the circuit gets the thing what has eluded him so far "

:exactly:

[thilak4life]

offtopic to Feddy bro: Fedex lost to Nalbandian :lol2:

[ajithfederer]

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Ellarum ella nerathuleeyum jeikka mudiumaa paa :?: :lol2:
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offtopic to Feddy bro: Fedex lost to Nalbandian :lol2:

[thilak4life]

/dig
Ellarum ella nerathuleeyum jeikka mudiumaa paa :?: :lol2:
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offtopic to Feddy bro: Fedex lost to Nalbandian :lol2:

Fedex ala mattum thaan mudiyum-nu kelvi patten. :P

[ajithfederer]

:notworthy:


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Ellarum ella nerathuleeyum jeikka mudiumaa paa :?: :lol2:
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offtopic to Feddy bro: Fedex lost to Nalbandian :lol2:

Fedex ala mattum thaan mudiyum-nu kelvi patten. :P

[Raikkonen]

Yeahhhhhh...
All Hail King Kimi..
He is the best driver on the grid by far, he has been unlucky before, and showed why he is the best with an astonishing race.. fastest laps, great start, and i also want to thank Massa who proved why teammwork and teammates are important for F1. Massa could and should have won the race, but he unselfishly let Kimi win, but i have doubts over it cause Kimi's pace was amazing when Massa was in pits. so 50-50..
I was particularly delightef that Kimi straight went to celebrate with Massa after the race, cause the dude deserved it..
Lewis blown it, he atleast should have let Alonso clean thru, and then make efforts on him later, but he showed his inexperience and wanted to overtake him early and paid the price..
and for Kimi... Your Rock.. Take a bow king

[Sanjeevi]

Kimi won F1 :clap:
Yest it is a miracle

[sivank]

Shocking News:

McLaren Mercedes has submitted a protest to FIA regarding the differences in the cooling temp. of Williams and BMW cars i.e. the 4th,5th 6th placed can be disqualified.

The 7th placed Hamilton will be the new 4th so the new champion with 112 points.

The FIA has investigated and spoke the teams involed free, but McLaren has filed a case in a sports court.

[Raikkonen]

If he wins by default or court orders, then it is an absoloute disgrace for the sport.. im not saying this because im a Kimi fan (see my id), but i feel that Championships should be decided in the tracks and not in courts, Kimi won fair and square with good teammwork by Massa and Ferrari crew.. Mclaren blew everything with their egomaniac drivers, and their team owner.. i can only see constructors points being deducted by FIA over those BMWs and Williams..

[Devar Magan]

You cant do that now unfortunately, team orders are banned in Formula one after the infamous 2002 Austrian GP..
i really hope Kimi will win the championship, because lets face it, hes the greatest drievr on the grid now i dont care about what people say about his attitude..
only one situation now.. Hamilton out, Alonso 3rd, and Massa in 2nd place.. but, i think hamilton and alonso crashing out together is a big possibility alonso break tested hamilton at the start of the race, which affected hamilton very much..

poor hamilton had another gear-shift failure..

but,
kimi raikkonen did drive like a worthy champion.. :P

[Raikkonen]

Change the thread name..

for the first time in his career, Kimi's starting the season as red (no pun) hot favorite.. Kid Lewis is confident that he will beat the World Champion (boy, don't i love this title)....

[wrap07]

Kimi deserves the favourite tag for sure. He has always been low profile talent but he showed it only last year. After Mika Hakkinen, this Finn is really ice cool driver, may be not too aggresive in Micheal mode

[wrap07]

and the most important thing this season is, we are back to the days of skill of driver with most of the automated software removed including traction control. This will ensure driving skills will play a major part in the season

[Devar Magan]

Change the thread name..

for the first time in his career, Kimi's starting the season as red (no pun) hot favorite.. Kid Lewis is confident that he will beat the World Champion (boy, don't i love this title).... siva, lewis is a kid.. but he is a very talented and skillful kid.. dont under estimate him.. Kimi starts off as favourite, but Lewis hamilton and alonso wont be quiet..

[sivank]

Let us not underestimate Honda this year. If Ross Brawn gets good support how he got in Ferrari he could make this Honda team a very successful team. Honda has got so much money and they would more than happy to succeed as the best Japanese team

[Raikkonen]

Honda looks promosing. Hopefully jenson will live to the hype..
Next week's race is in Malaysia :bluejump:, 3 years ago Nick Heidfeld & Felipe Massa came to a club nearby my house, i met them. Hopefully they can do same thing this year too..

For this week's race. I'm picking Kimi (no surprise, look at my username). I'm more worried bout Massa than Lewis and Alonso..

[ajithfederer]

[tscii:e7d450e6fd]http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/3/7494.html

Lewis Hamilton’s win for McLaren at the Australian Grand Prix almost went unnoticed in Albert Park this afternoon - and that tells you just what sort of race it was. The 23 year-old Briton dominated an event characterised by safety car interventions following a series of dramatic incidents that all happened behind him.

Hamilton would build a lead, lose it behind the safety car, build it again, lose it again. You get the picture. But if he was impressive here a year ago, he was even better on Sunday, never losing his composure as he took the lead of the world championship with almost insouciant ease.

If it was a great day for McLaren, it was a disaster for Ferrari. Felipe Massa spun on the first lap and was then involved in an incident with Red Bull’s David Coulthard before retiring, and Kimi Raikkonen, having benefited from the second safety car intervention, slid off the road trying to pass McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen and undid all that work. Then his Ferrari let him down when he was running seventh with three laps to go.

Indeed, McLaren should have had a one-two, but a third safety car intervention following a heavy accident for Toyota’s Timo Glock badly hurt Kovalainen’s chances as he had to pit when everyone had closed up. He dropped way back, was passed by Raikkonen, repassed him, then found himself overtaken by Renault’s Fernando Alonso as the Spaniard overtook both of his rivals in a wonderful move.

After fighting back, Kovalainen repassed the Renault with two laps to go, only to have his car falter momentarily as they crossed the line for the 57th time. As he wiped oil off his visor he accidentally triggered the pit-lane speed limiter and a relieved Alonso pounced to head his former team mate home in fourth place.

Ahead of them, Nick Heidfeld brought his BMW Sauber home an excellent second, chased by Nico Rosberg, whose Toyota-engined Williams was the fastest car on the track in the closing stages. It was the young German’s first podium.

The race began with drama as an incident in the first corner involved Honda’s Jenson Button, Force India’s Giancarlo Fisichella, Red Bull’s Mark Webber, Super Aguri’s Anthony Davidson and Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel, and led directly or indirectly to their retirements.

Jarno Trulli looked set for good points until his Toyota let him down, and Nelson Piquet’s debut for Renault was little short of disastrous as he trailed at the back and failed to make it home.

Sebastien Bourdais and his Toro Rosso crew made a great call on strategy and were running fourth, ahead of Alonso and Kovalainen with three laps to go, but were stymied by engine failure. Force India’s Adrian Sutil and Super Aguri’s Takuma Sato similarly failed to make the finish.

“The team did a fantastic job as always, and the car was phenomenal, a complete dream to drive compared to last year,” a delighted Hamilton said. “They pulled me in early on both stops and that kept us out of trouble. Physically the race was a breeze, and great preparation for Malaysia, so bring it on, I’m really looking forward to it.”

Well Done Lewis and bad luck Raikkonen

Another Exciting contest awaiting this year :thumbsup: [/tscii:e7d450e6fd]

[Raikkonen]

bad result. i admit Kimi made some driver errors, especially when overtaking Heikki, which effectively cost him the race.. he could've finished on the podim had he avoid the mistake

[mgb]

Lewis :thumbsup: keep it going :victory:

[sivank]

I simply missed the race. Can anyone tell me how was the overall impression of the Force India team?

[wrap07]

it was quite an eventful race with lot of incidents obviously
due to lack of traction control and change in rules. Kimi usually cool driver, made the mistake and lost an opportunity to be at podium. But, it is a long season ahead and reliability of engine is more imporant also. It is going to be good fight betwenn ferrari and mclaren

[wrap07]

I think Force India team has engine reliability problems which is quite natural since they are at develping stage. They have an experienced driver Fisichella and things will improve.

[Raikkonen]

Force had terrible race, both cars went out in first lap. Lewis had a good race, but i want to see what he can do when he starts in the middle and not on pole. MVP of the race:Sebastian Bourdois.. That kid is pure gold

[ajithfederer]

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/3/7539.html

Ferrari Front Row 8-)

[wrap07]

Raikkonen wins in style. he showed lot of patience and car control even when pushed by massa in the first corner. He deserved to win. I think this season will seen eventful fights. Though Ferrari is strong, massa missed a podium

[wrap07]

Though Jean Todt has quit Ferrari as CEO, Ferrari seems to strong technically and that is a good sign for them.

[Raikkonen]

That's why Raikkonen is no.1 and Massa is no.2

[wrap07]

you are right. But massa seems to think that he can match kimi which may not be possible considering kimi has got a cool head and massa seems to be impulsive like montoya

[wrap07]

kubica is the surprise pole man for bahrain grand prix. massa as usual is in the frone row. Considering hamilton and kimi in the second row, it is going to be a interesting race :P

[wrap07]

massa is the winner at bahrain grand prix. Raikonen is second. Great race for ferrari :D

[Devar Magan]

boring race .. renault looks too weak...

[wrap07]

ferrari seems to strong compared to mclaren at present.



Raikonen leading the points :D 8-)

[wrap07]

hamilton won the monoco(what a track) race in a day of rain and accidents and quite a tough conditions for drivers.

Massa came third. Kimi got a drive through penalty(ferrari's rare mistake) and a loss of concentratin from kimi hitting force 1 car added to his woes.

hamilton lead thr chmpship.
seems see saw fortunes for ferrari and mclaren.

[thilak4life]

Too bad for Sutil, and Force India. Blame it on Kimi/Ferrari. :twisted:

Anyways, go kimi go!

[wrap07]

kimi has apologised to sutil though this may not change anything. it is a nice gesture.

one has to feel for sutil who would have made it to the points

[wrap07]

hamilton on pole and kimi in third position. In for a quite an intriguing race.

[wrap07]

kubica won the wretched race with kimi & hamilton out of the race courtesy stupid pitstop procedure. Hamilton was punished with 10 positions in grid for next race.

kubica leads the points table.

somehow, the guile and fire of schumi is missed these days.

[wrap07]

kimi on pole for a change :D. hamilton will start from 13th. Ferrari looks strong.

[wrap07]

Kimi after leading till middle part of the race, completed the race in second position, courtesy exhaust problem in the new engine :banghead:. Massa won the race and is leading the champ'ship. Ferrari was just cruising today.

[wrap07]

hamilton won the british. Kimi damned by not changing the tyres messed up the race. Top three drivers are all on 48 points. What has happened to the so called straight line speed of ferrari.

Whenever there is rain in the race, you cant but recall the Rain Master Michael. He is really missed on the track.

[wrap07]

Kovalainen won the Hungara race in race of twists. Massa after leading till last three laps of the race had an engine failure. kimi seemed to be quite subdued nowadays. Massa's pass of lewis was brilliant in the first lap which is the only highlight of the race. Ferrari's reliability questions are asked time and again.

[wrap07]

Kimi after having done the hard work and having taken the lead from 4th position in the grid, spoiled the whole good work in the penultimate lap by crashing the car :banghead:

Unfortunately for him, rain came at that time enabling lewis to charge him and take the lead. However the kimi retook the lead with ferocious pass but crashed :( . The ice cool man became frustrated and the brilliant commentry of steve and co were finding fault with kimi's motivation levels :curse: :banghead:
how Michael is missed thesedays :cry2:

[wrap07]

lewis penalised and is 3rd in the race. Massa won the race.

[sivank]

It is raining in Monza. After the second stage Kimi is 14th, Hamilton is 15th, Kubica is 11th. Only Massa made it to the 3rd stage of the qualification by becoming 10th.

Let us see where Massa Lands after the 3rd stage

[Shakthiprabha.]

i want massa to win :lol2:

[sivank]

will be difficult for massa. Massa finished as 6th. Sebastian vettel gets his first pole in his formula 1 career followed by kovalainen and mark webber

[Shakthiprabha.]

:oops: okei, I just joked. sorry guys carry on :wave:

[wrap07]

unpredictable results and almost status quo remains in points.

[Anban]

i want massa to win :lol2: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

u follow f1??

[Vivasaayi]

i want massa to win :lol2: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

u follow f1??

actually by seeing "anban" as the last poster in f1 thread...naan indha reactiona kuduthen :lol:

sp :lol2:

[Dilbert]

Guys only 7 pages.. :( I thought F1 fever is high in India

However as a Tifosi Missing " THE RAIN GOD" in Historic RACE" in Singapore.

Historic moments like these makes us understand " Why they were called Legends"

[Vivasaayi]

dilbert,

lol

f1 and india...inga irukura roadla vandi otradhe periya f1 racethan

[Dilbert]

dilbert,

lol

f1 and india...inga irukura roadla vandi otradhe periya f1 racethan


:lol: :oops: they are 2 proposal F1 circuits..(Hyderbad & Kolkata)

[Anoushka]

Anyone saw the F1 yesterday, it was brilliant! :) managed to watch in bits and pieces after ages.

[wrap07]

yeah. :) It was quite different atmosphere. With the lights, it looked stunning. watched last part of the race. Alonso emerged winner in Renault from 15th and his first one in 2008. Hamilton continues to lead the table as ferrari messed up with pitstop for massa.

[Anoushka]

the pit stop for ferrari was interesting, when it happened, no one was sure whose mistake it was, then after a few replays, it was clear that Massa moved because he got the go ahead a few seconds early! It was a pity that he moved from 1st to last because of that goof up..

[vramesh]

just curious, no real offence to anybody who took the pains of posting - any explanation for the huge interest in English soccer and Formula 1 in metro cities despite the fact we are nowhere near to participantion in either sport at international level?

NOM at all, so please spare me the stones :)

[wrap07]

:) I would say there is some sort of adventure/thrill/risk and edge of the seat view associated with Formula1. Naturally it will attract people. & apart from legends Prost & Senna, Michael Schumacher is one of the primary reasons for reach of Car racing due to his style of driving and related incidents. I think Michael has a wide folowing in India, primary example is our own legend Sachin.

You are right about our lack of participation. Karun/Narain are also into that. Now, We have our Force India Team also owned by Vijay Mallaya. Though the team is struggling, given Mallayas's push, our team may do better. Fisichella, an experienced driver is part of our team.

In Tamil Nadu, we had actor Ajith(Thala), who is a fullfledged race driver, who also ventured into racing and reached respectable position. However, due to lack of sponsors, he could not pursue further. It takes lot of money to pursue this career.

The exposure of Television could be one more reason. There could be more but i have mentioned what i felt. May be with the difficulty associated with driving in our roads, we should have had some world champions in this sport.:)

Regarding Soccer, there are lot of devoted followers of the game in this thread who will be better placed to answer that. In my opinion, Maradona (since i am his fan :) ) could be one of the reasons for reach of this sport apart from many greats like pele.

[mgb]

Lewis :thumbsup:

[ajithfederer]

Lewis hamilton wins the championship

:clap:

[mgb]

:clap:

[wrap07]

"Even as Massa crossed the line, Hamilton was only sixth and the Brazilian was the champion. But as Vettel and Hamilton slammed out of the final corner, Glock’s Toyota was slowing in front of them, the German struggling for grip on his increasingly unsuitable rubber. From the jaws of defeat, the British driver snatched back the crown in one of the most dramatic title deciders in history. No Hollywood script could have been more exciting."- formula1.com

A stunning final race. After Massa crossed the line and lewis being behind vettel, Ferrari crew were celebrating and in the final moments, lewis won the position and the championship.
:clap:

[Raikkonen]

last 4 laps were the best i've ever seen in entire f1 history.
Good for Hamilton and his pussycat girlfriend, but the finish left me shocked and disappointed because i really felt Glock slowed down purposely to allow Lewis and Vetterl through. But results are results.
I feel for Massa because he did an unbelievable job yesterday, driving his finest gp to date..

Oh and Kimi got 3rd place :redjump: in championship :lol:

As a Kimi/Ferrari fan:
to lewis in vadivel style : Unakku chinna vengala kinnam koda kidayathu, chinna payale :lol:

As a f1 fan:
Great season, expecting a even better season next time around with Kimi winning it again :lol:

[thilak4life]

Lewis hamilton is a talented driver. He is fired up in deed. Kimi, Lewis, Massa, Alonso, and possibly Kubica will compete in future seasons. Lot of possible world champions there.

and btw Kimi had a poor year by his standards. I suppose he should go easy on his lifestyle, and other "distractions".

[ThalaNass]

Saw the greatest ever race yesterday :D woke up until 3 o'clock yesterday its worth it :P Kudos to Lewis :clap: :clap: feel bad for Massa though..

When vettel overtook Lewis in last lap, I told to myself, "dei marupadiyuma" :lol: :oops: Thank god Glock's car flopped at last corner 8-)

Anyway whata great season, looking forward to next year! Kubica gonna win da championship next year! :wink:

[ajithfederer]

f1 - 2009 season again

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/3/9095.html

Brawn GP take dramatic one-two victory in Melbourne.

[Raikkonen]

that was actually a very entertaining race. i only got the replay since i was away and it was a good win for Jenson. Rubens was probably the best driver on the day with bouncing back from middle to front continuously, but Jenson's driving was flawless..

:hammer: @ Kimi. something tells me that his heart is just not on the sport anymore. he made an absolute rookie mistake with 15 laps remaining and he could have easily ended up on the podium.. well he still did a good race despite the lack of pace shown by Ferrari throughout the week..

well the race is in my country this week :redjump: probably will be going for the race/ autograph sessions. Come on Kimi!

[ThalaNass]

Kubica :banghead:

2nd place'ku aasa pattu 3rd place'um illama pOchu :cry:

[ajithfederer]

Honda should be regretting the decision to have relinquished from F1.

Big time!!!.


:hammer: @ Kimi. something tells me that his heart is just not on the sport anymore.

[ajithfederer]

Lewis Hamilton and McLaren have been stripped of their podium finish and all points at the Australian Grand Prix.
The sport's world governing body, the FIA, said they were excluded "for providing evidence deliberately misleading to the stewards".
A post-race hearing promoted Hamilton from fourth to third after Jarno Trulli was penalised for passing Hamilton while the safety car was out.
Trulli and Toyota have been reinstated to third, and McLaren will not appeal.
An FIA spokesman said further action against McLaren "could not (be) rule out at this stage".
Trulli was initially handed a 25-second penalty for the incident which saw him demoted to 12th.
"We are disappointed by what has happened but in the circumstances we are not going to appeal," said McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7978186.stm

[ajithfederer]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7982956.stm

Rapid Button beats Trulli to pole

[Raikkonen]

:notworthy: af for keeping the thread alive..

what a horrible that was... rain wrecked the race.. button is the unluckiest (though he won), cause he lost 5 pts..

and kimi in the pit garage during the rain :rotfl2: :thumping_on_the_desk_laughing:... bermudas shorts, ice cream, diet coke and some cheap t-shirt.. :lol:

[ajithfederer]

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/4/9147.html

Button and Brawn victorious after rain stops play in Malaysia
It was always likely that the rain would affect Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix, but nobody expected the precipitation to play such a key role in a race that was full of excitement. The management of pit stops proved crucial as conditions changed and Brawn GP's Jenson Button won amid much confusion as the race was red flagged after 32 laps.

Button was leading when the expected rain finally arrived on the 22nd lap, despite making a second pit call (the first had been on the 19th lap) to switch from his second set of soft compound Bridgestones to wets. He resumed still in the lead and continued that way until it became clear just how fast Toyota's Timo Glock was going on intermediates after his stop on Lap 22. Button swept back in on Lap 29 for inters, and grabbed the lead back from Glock as the Toyota dived in at the end of Lap 30 for wets.

The conditions had changed again, so in came Button for a third time on lap 31 to go back to the deeply grooved rubber. He resumed in the lead again as Glock battled with BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld for second place, and that was when race director Charlie Whiting decided that it was time for the safety car. A lap later, out went the red flag. Confusion reigned.

Up to that point, the Malaysian Grand Prix had been a gripper.

Button made a poor start and was engulfed by Williams' Nico Rosberg, who made a super getaway. Button tried to run round the outside of him in Turn One and lost out also to Toyota's Jarno Trulli, and Renault's Fernando Alonso got in on the act briefly too before Button snatched back third before the lap was over.

Further back, Rubens Barrichello had sprinted up to fifth in the second Brawn car ahead of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, Red Bull's Mark Webber, Glock, Heidfeld and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.

In the second McLaren Heikki Kovalainen went off the road in Turn Five, while Robert Kubica's BMW Sauber was all but left on the grid and expired on the second lap.

Rosberg pulled away a little from Trulli, who had his hands full with Button, but after the German stopped on the 15th lap and the Italian on the 17th, Button got the hammer down and was able to concede the lead just to team mate Barrichello before taking it back when Rubens stopped on lap 23.

The biggest gamble of the day came from Ferrari. When Raikkonen pitted on the 18th lap they put him on wets early, and it proved a disastrous decision as he lapped 21s slower than Button. Further back, team mate Felipe Massa struggled with Hamilton as the world champion lost out in fights with the Red Bulls of Webber and Sebastian Vettel, who had been the first to pit, on lap 13.

Just before the rain, the order was Button, six seconds ahead of Rosberg, Trulli and Barrichello. Alonso was fifth from Hamilton (both yet to stop), then came Heidfeld and Massa, Piquet and Nakajima, Webber, Glock and Trulli who had all stopped, Raikkonen, and then the Toro Rossos and Force €ndias.

Then came the wholesale stops on the 22nd lap as the rain came, followed by thunder and lightning and all the drama that had been predicted.

By lap 25 things had stabilised a little as the drivers splashed their way around, and parts of the track became less wet than others. Button was still leading, from Rosberg, Trulli and Barrichello, but Webber was now fifth from Heidfeld after Alonso had briefly fallen off, then came Hamilton, Glock, Massa, Piquet, Nakajima, Vettel (also, like Glock, flying on inters), Alonso, Raikkonen et al. But conditions were still so tricky that many decided to change to inters, only to find, as Button did, that wets were the answer after all.

When the red flag came out on lap 32, the order read: Button, Glock, Heidfeld (a long way behind after a spin), Trulli, Barrichello, Hamilton, Rosberg, Webber, Massa, Bourdais, Alonso, Nakajima, Piquet, Raikkonen, Sutil, Vettel, Buemi and Fisichella (who had spun twice).

That was when the guessing began. Would they restart the race, as the rain eased but the sky became darker with the onset of evening? If not, when would they backdate the result, because of all the pit stops?

At 18.52 the race directors finally called it off. Button had won, it was just a matter of deciding how far they would go back to decide the order behind him. In the end, that was lap 31, giving a race finishing order of:

Button, Heidfeld, Glock; Trulli, Barrichello, Webber, Hamilton and Rosberg as the points scorers. Then: Massa, Bourdais, Alonso, Nakajima, Piquet, Raikkonen, Vettel, Buemi, Sutil and Fisichella.

Since the race had gone past the 50 percent mark but not 75 percent, half points were awarded. But for Button, it was the chance to extend his championship lead from 10 points to 15, with Barrichello next on 10 from Trulli on 8.5. In the constructors' championship, Brawn have 25 to Toyota's 16.5.

[ajithfederer]

Enna kodumai points system idhu

5, 4, 3, 2.5,2,1.5........ :banghead:

http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2009/806/

http://www.formula1.com/results/season/

http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/

http://www.formula1.com/results/team/

ferrari at zero and mclaren at one :rotfl:.

[Raikkonen]

.5 pts :lol:... namma lewis than 1 1/2.. :lol:

ferrari's tactics have been terrible so far.. mazhaye varathappe wet tyre poduranunga, mazhai vantha pit ku poorama veliya stay panranunga.. :lol:

[wrap07]

Ross Brawn- stunning results :clap:
nice to see micheal back again in ferrari. :)

[ajithfederer]

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/4/9181.html

Dennis relinquishes Formula One role at McLaren

[ajithfederer]

Sebastian Vettel wins chinese grandprix

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/4/9213.html

[Raikkonen]

:banghead:

ithellam oru sports, athuku naan ellam oru fanu.. :lol:

the new technologies and the politics have killed the sport. it's just not same anymore..

[ajithfederer]

[tscii:31e2bd41c1]http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/4/9266.html

Button makes it three wins from four in Bahrain
Race winner Jenson Button (GBR) Brawn Grand Prix celebrates in parc ferme. Formula One World Championship, Rd 4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Race, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, 26 April 2009 The podium (L to R): Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing, second; race winner Jenson Button (GBR) Brawn Grand Prix and third placed Jarno Trulli (ITA) Toyota. Formula One World Championship, Rd 4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Race Day, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, 26 April 2009 Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) McLaren MP4/24 and Robert Kubica (POL) BMW Sauber F1.09 battle for position. Formula One World Championship, Rd 4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Race Day, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, 26 April 2009 (L to R): Rock legends Eric Clapton (GBR) and Robert Plant (GBR) Led Zeppelin singer. Formula One World Championship, Rd 4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Race Day, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, 26 April 2009 Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Force India F1 VJM02 battles for position with Nelson Piquet Jr. (BRA) Renault R29 and Nick Heidfeld (GER) BMW Sauber F1.09. Formula One World Championship, Rd 4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Race Day, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, 26 April 2009

Jenson Button made it three wins out of four for Brawn GP in Bahrain on Sunday afternoon, with a finely judged performance that stretched his world championship score to 31 points.

Before the race the Englishman had suggested that Brawn’s domination was under threat. But when Red Bull dangerman Sebastian Vettel lost out at the start as McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton burst through to momentarily separate the Toyotas, Button was able to squeeze round the outside of the German in Turn One and was thereafter never threatened by him.

It was just a matter of waiting for the Toyota to make their stops (leader Glock on lap 11, polesitter Trulli on lap 12), and thereafter he only lost the lead after his own first stop on lap 15 (regaining it on lap 22 when Vettel and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen stopped), and after his second stop on lap 37, when Vettel again moved ahead for three laps.

Far from challenging, the young German had his hands full looking after his tyres in traffic, and as Button sped away the Red Bull driver had to contend with a strong challenge to the end from Trulli. A day that started well for Toyota ultimately yielded a podium finish, but after both cars started from the front row that had to count as a disappointment. Trulli blamed a long middle stint on the prime Bridgestone tyre which let Vettel pass in the final stops.

Hamilton quickly faded after his KERS-assisted start, but nevertheless ran strongly to a good fourth place for the improving McLaren team.

Rubens Barrichello had an up and down afternoon in the second Brawn with three pit stops, and grabbed fifth ahead of Raikkonen, who thus scored Ferrari’s first points of the season, having led laps 20 and 21 after a long opening stint. The Finn actually fell behind Glock when the German made his second stop, but used his KERS to squirt past into a sixth place that the Toyota driver challenged to the flag. Fernando Alonso completed the points scorers in eighth for Renault, fending off Nico Rosberg after the latter’s final stop.

Felipe Massa had a terrible afternoon after an extra stop to check damage sustained in first-corner traffic at the start, and could only finish a lapped 14th. Ahead of him were Nelson Piquet who drove a strong race for Renault, Mark Webber who charged from the back of the grid for Red Bull, Heikki Kovalainen who never recovered from a terrible start for McLaren, and Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Bourdais.

Behind were Giancarlo Fisichella, who collided with the Ferrari briefly and then held up Button on the 51st lap, his Force India team mate Adrian Sutil, Sebastien Buemi in the second Toro Rosso, and the BMW Saubers of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld which had a simply dreadful time with an initial heavy fuel load. Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima was the sole retirement, after a clash with Kubica.

Button now has 31 points from Barrichello on 19, Vettel on 18, Trulli on 14.5 and Glock on 12. Brawn have 50 points, to Red Bull’s 27.5 and Toyota’s 26.5. Ferrari got their points tally off the ground, and have three.[/tscii:31e2bd41c1]

[Raikkonen]

Kimi 8-) .. showed lot of drive (no pun intended) in the race.. too bad the other sappa teams are just so quick..

[Raikkonen]

Anne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer

Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Beyonce is the richest celebrity below thirty years old, according to the new list made by Forbes magazine. The R&B diva leads the list with $87 million earned from June 1, 2008 to June 1 this year.

Lucrative endorsements and various music, film and fashion projects, specifically her double LP "I Am... Sasha Fierce," made this former Destiny's Child singer a leader in the rich list.

Almost 30 years old (but not quite until October) Kimi Raikkonen drives in at second place. The Formula 1 racer managed to pull in $45 million in twelve months despite only placing third in last year's world championship standings.

Britney Spears also made it to the list at number four with $35 million. Her "Circus" album and subsequent tour became a moneymaker for the former tabloid train wreck.

Basketball star LeBron James and tennis champ Roger Federer came in at third and fifth place respectively.

Also in the list are tween sensations Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers along with "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe. They all got $25 million from their various projects.

Taylor Swift, another act sometimes associated with the tween stars, sits at number 12 with $18 million.

The Top 12 Best Paid Celebrities Under 30 by Forbes:

Beyonce Knowles, 27 - $87 million
Kimi Raikkonen, 29 - $45 million
LeBron James, 24 - $40 million
Britney Spears, 27 - $35 million
Roger Federer, 27 - $33 million
Ronaldinho, 29 - $30 million
Miley Cyrus, 16 - $25 million
Jonas Brothers, 16, 19 and 21 - $25 million
Daniel Radcliffe, 19 - $25 million
Gisele Bundchen, 28 - $25 million
Maria Sharapova, 22 - $22 million
Taylor Swift, 19 - $18 million

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015725745?Beyonce%20Named%20Richest%20Celeb%20Und er%2030%20By%20Forbes

Kimi :D :bow:

[Raikkonen]

Nasty Nasty Accident for Massa during the qualifying.. :shock:

I hope he's alright..

[sivank]

A dream comes true for me and many other Michael Schumacher fans. Michael announced that he spoke today afternoon (CET) with Ferrari Bosses and hge is ready to take over the cockpit of Felipe Massa.


As per German News medias MSC will be driving the Next Formel contest in Valencia.

I wish MSC all the best and I must say that I never thought that MSC will return to Formel 1. This is a very good news for the German fans as they were shocked to read in the Newspapers today morning that BMW will leaving Formel 1 aftet this season.

[sivank]

[tscii:a718bf3015]Michael Schumacher is working flat out to prepare for his surprise return to Formula 1 - but he still has his work cut out to be ready for the next race.

The record-breaking driver will be back in a Ferrari on August 23 to replace the injured Felipe Massa, who suffered a horrific accident in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday.

And no one - least of all him - thought they would see the 40-year-old F1 legend racing again.

But before he drives his Ferrari onto the starting grid for the European Grand Prix in Valencia, Schumacher still has a few things to do…

First he needs to get his F1 driving license from the FIA. A spokeswoman said that he should have little trouble getting it - although it will cost €10,000.

Then he has to pass a fitness test. The seven-times champion will spend several days with Dr. Johannes Peil at his sports clinic in Bad Nauheim. Schumacher has worked with the fitness team at the clinic before.

Dr. Peil said: "If Michael had not worked so hard in the past months then [his return] would never have been possible."

The driver’s spokeswoman Sabine Kehm is hoping doctors will give Michael the green light: “The only thing which could cause him problems is his neck. That is a risk,” she said.

Schumi will use a special machine to strengthen the muscles in his neck, which he injured in a motorbike crash in Spain in February.

Then he will have to start trying getting to grips with his new Ferrari.

Schumacher has never driven the Ferrari F60. Tyre and aerodynamic technology has changed in the three years since he retired and he has not got much time to familiarise himself with the changes.

Teams are not allowed to test drive their cars during the season so he will have to train in a Fiat simulator. The unfamiliar track in Valencia will add to his problems. as he has never driven there before.

Will his preprations be enough?

Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda said: “If they were going to do it fairly then they would have to give him at least one test day with the Ferrari on a track somewhere. Then Michael would at least get to know the car.”

Schumi is optimistic. He said he feels mentally and physically healthy and his manager Willi Weber is also positive about the comeback: “He will definitely be around two to three tenths of a second quicker than the test drivers, if not half-a-second. He is looking forward to the race.

“I was bored anyway,” said Weber “And so was Michael probably…” (courtesy- Bild Zeitung)
[/tscii:a718bf3015]

[Balaspike]

schumi is back. may expect some action from him :cheer:

[Dilbert]

Nice to See the Legend Back in action its a dream come true for me.

It will a great learning expreience for young drivers for sure to drive beside the legend

Who has nickname of "Rain God of formula 1"

[Raikkonen]

it's going to be amazing at Spa at the end of the month since two experts of the tracks (Schumacher and Raikkonen) going to head to head... on the same team..

[Dilbert]

it's going to be amazing at Spa at the end of the month since two experts of the tracks (Schumacher and Raikkonen) going to head to head... on the same team..

Yeap Already got my Schumi.. offical gear. !! with 50% off Coupon .. :oops: :lol:

[sivank]

A big surprise for all the Formula 1 fans and other teams. Gian Carlo Fisichella with his Force India car starts tomorrow from the pole position.

A big shock for all Jenson button fans who starts from place 14.

[wrap07]

Force India -second place :D :clap:
first podium, Fisichella :clap:
Fischi keeping pace with kimi till the end.

Kimi :clap:
From 6th position on grid, brilliant drive by kimi.

[Raikkonen]

fisichella was the star.. kimi had the kers advantage.. hey it's a win and i'm in dreamland..

both two could race for the same team on next race..

[Raikkonen]

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4383/raikkonenmoodsih8.jpg

:rotfl2:

[wrap07]

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/9/9866.html

Fisichella to race for Ferrari at Monza, reserve role for 2010

[Raikkonen]

good win for rubinho.. 8-) you see.. one stop strategy is still reliable..

lewis.. :rotfl2:

can't believe a world champion can make such a rookie mistake like he did in the final lap.. maybe Ferrari asked him to crash too.. :lol:

[wrap07]

kimi, ice cool. :)

(reminds mika often)

[Raikkonen]

The Crashgate (http://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17075&Itemid=219)

*facepalm*

self destruction of formula 1..

this is the 2nd time that Alonso is involved in a major scandal. and Ferrari wants to get rid of Kimi for him??? :huh:

[Raikkonen]

Alonso to Ferrarri
Kimi to McLaren

expect this to be officially announced in a week's time..

LDM genius.. getting rid of your first world champion since Schuamcher in favor of someone with long history of controversies.. on and off the track..

Lewis and Kimi 8-) ultimate dream team

[wrap07]

yes. ferrari going for alonso in place of kimi.
& "crashgate", this type of controversies make it quite murkier.

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Raikkonen+set+to+leave+Ferrari+an d+join+McLaren&artid=zyWIMDlE5qQ=&SectionID=Aw|qo8JJkxA=&MainSectionID=Aw|qo8JJkxA=&SectionName=||WM0BI9WGM=&SEO=

[Raikkonen]

i'm not sure what they don't see in kimi..

he has never complained about anything and he has never spoken bad about them. they have history of spoonfeeding massa.. :lol:, but not him.. suspicious..

i think it's all down to todt's departure. ldm is obsessed in finding schumi's replacement.. that's why they went after Kimi in first place and offered him a mammoth contract. now look.. who's suffering.

[wrap07]

yeah. kimi never complains. & I also feel the same abt todt's leaving.

[Raikkonen]

next season is going to be awesome.. :cool2:

4 best drivers in top 2 teams.. and some other good drivers like kubica and vettel in competitive teams.. not to mention the 2009 champion elect Jenson..

[wrap07]

yes. it is an even fight now and next year should be quite eventful and interesting. :)

[Raikkonen]

it's official now.. The spanish cheatman is heading to ferrari and kimi has been the shown the exit door..

and don't get me started with the baby boy Felipe..

well, everybody knows the truth and i don't want to add anything further.

Santandar can spoon feed Alonso for next 20 seasons and i'm not even bothered to tune to this sport anymore.

[ajaybaskar]

Vettel Wins..

http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2009/820/6687/

[Raikkonen]

funny Kimi interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq0e1mMffm8

interviewer: what is the most entertaining moment in a race weekend for you?
kimi: the race start.. always interesting..
interviewer: and which one is the most boring?
kimi: now

:rotfl3:

interviewer: three words you have in your mind when you think about lewis hamilton
kimi: i don't know..

:lol:

interviewer: massa or schumacher..
kimi: i don't know.. it's the same.

:rotfl2:

interviewer: your best holiday this summer.. where?
kimi: home

:rotfl:


and they say this guy is a boring character..

[Raikkonen]

Jenson Button :clap: :bow:

New World Champion 8-)

surely Bernie will be ecstatic right now.. :lol:

[Dinesh84]

funny Kimi interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq0e1mMffm8

interviewer: what is the most entertaining moment in a race weekend for you?
kimi: the race start.. always interesting..
interviewer: and which one is the most boring?
kimi: now

:rotfl3:

interviewer: three words you have in your mind when you think about lewis hamilton
kimi: i don't know..

:lol:

interviewer: massa or schumacher..
kimi: i don't know.. it's the same.

:rotfl2:

interviewer: your best holiday this summer.. where?
kimi: home

:rotfl:


and they say this guy is a boring character.. :rotfl2:

[Raikkonen]

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1330/kimisd.jpg

:rotfl3:

he loves the crowd... or not?

[Raikkonen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIy5ipdoKro

kimi's 1st win..

1:53 :rotfl3:

[Raikkonen]

German car giant Mercedes has bought the Brawn Formula 1 team in a move that is likely to see Jenson Button join McLaren as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate.

Brawn GP will be renamed as Mercedes GP for next season.

Nico the crash machine Rosberg will be their lead driver, with Nick-gerhard-berger's-unexciting-heir-of-the-decade-Heidfeld is expected to partner him..

:wave: Kimi.. :cry:

[Raikkonen]

ok it's official.. kimi is going to take a sabbatical for next season..

:cry: :cry: :cry:

so most politically honest, one of the fastest, a former world champion is out of seat for the season..

this is sad..

bye bye f1.. :wave:

[wrap07]

so sad. and unfair.

kimi was the reason for watching F1. it is over now.

[Raikkonen]

i'm just so sad atm..

sure, it's a sabbatical.. but by now everybody knows that sabbatical in f1 never worked and will never work.. it didn't work for mansall, it didn't work for prost, it didn't work for hakkinen and trust me it won't work for kimi.. :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Plum]

Any sport in which a british pansie becomes a champion is doomed...how the hell did Jenson Button become a world champion all of a sudden. With such a pathetic record for 10 years, are we even supposed to beleive that the driver has got anything to do with success these days in F1?

[Raikkonen]

he's a good driver.. and his championship this season was a reward for his loyalty in sticking with the god awful BAR Honda.

but he's certainly not in the league of Senna, Schumacher, Hakkinen (and even Hamilton)

[Plum]

he's a good driver.. and his championship this season was a reward for his loyalty in sticking with the god awful BAR Honda.

but he's certainly not in the league of Senna, Schumacher, Hakkinen (and even Hamilton)
Yes, Raiks. Good is just about it. I just dont buy that his driving skills brought him the championshi. I mean, for 10 years, he wasnt even a regular podium finisher?
The question I have is do people who follow F1 really take it seriously any more. To me, no more proof is required that it is a dead sport. "Jenson Button, World Champion" is an epitaph by itself.

[Raikkonen]

:lol:

it's a bit awkward (to call him a world champion).. but we have no choice. one world title and his stock has risen up to unimaginable heights..

but it also proved one thing.. it's not all about drivers now. it's all in the car and team. fastest cars in the track always have one champion elect (button in this case, hamilton last season) and a dummy piece (barrichello is an expert in this)..

when they have two equal drivers.. :lol: big ego clash will occur most certainly (Senna/Prost, ALonso/Hamilton)..

i was expecting similar battle for next season with alonso/massa and hamilton/raikkonen.. :cry: :oops:


// tamil cinema, werld cinema, cricket, ippa f1-nu ellathulatyum kalanthu kaati adikireengale baasu.. neenga oru sakalakala vallavar, plum.. :bow:

[ajithfederer]

Alonso steals Schumacher's thunder

http://beta.thehindu.com/sport/motorsport/article244818.ece?homepage=true

Ferrari Finish 1 and 2. Schumacher 6th.

http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2010/824/

[Raikkonen]

awful race..

kovaleinen and glock provided the most entertaining segment in the entire race. karun chandok tried his best to enlighten us by crashing out after 2 laps.

[Raikkonen]

Vettel & Webber :shock: :lol:

shockingly hilarious.

Come on Redbull.. fire Web and get Kimi..

[Raikkonen]

Alonso and Ferarri :twisted:

Massa.. you nice man, good man, gentleman.

[Raikkonen]

i have no idea wth schumacher is doing right now. he almost killed rubens.

i think it's time for him to go. he really ruined everything he has earned (except notoriety of course) this season.

[ajithfederer]

Mettalica concert postponed to today :fatigue:

Stray Dog enters during practice session. :sigh2: (Deccan chronicle first page news with photo)