Alonso vs Fisichella and Alonso vs Massa F1 2007 Championship Europe

Hot sittuation in the Pit Stop beetwen Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella. Alonso overtakes Massa in GP of Europe 2007 in changing weather conditions.

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F1.08 Grand Prix Teams Preview

A list of all the Formula One teams who will race in the Grand Prix 2008 season.

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Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro - Italy

Engine: Ferrari



Felipe Massa (Brazil)

Kimi Raikkonen (Finland)

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BMW Sauber F1 - Germany/Switzerland

Engine: BMW



Nick Heidfeld (Germany)

Robert Kubica (Poland)

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ING Renault F1- France/UK

Engine: Renault



Fernando Alonso (Spain)

Nelson Piquet Jr. (Brazil)

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Williams F1 - UK

Engine: Toyota



Nico Rosberg (Germany)

Kazuki Nakajima (Japan)

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Red Bull Racing - Austria/UK

Engine: Renault



David Coulthard (UK)

Mark Webber (Australia)

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Panasonic Toyota Racing - Japan

Engine: Toyota



Jarno Trulli (Italy)

Timo Glock (Germany)

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Scuderia Toro Rosso - Austria/UK

Engine: Ferrari



Sebastien Vettel (Germany)

Sebastian Bourdais (France)

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Honda F1 - UK/Japan

Engine: Honda



Jenson Button (UK)

Rubens Barrichello (Brazil)

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Super Aguri Formula One - Japan/UK

Engine: Honda



Takuma Sato (Japan)

Anthony Davidson (UK)

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Force India - Holland/UK

Engine: Ferrari



Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy)

Adrian Sutil (Germany)

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Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - UK

Engine: Mercedes



Lewis Hamilton (Britain)

Heikki Kovalainen (Finland)

Nigel Mansell At F1 Championship At Silverstone 1990

Nigel Ernest James Mansell is a British racing driver, who was born in the heart of England on August 8th 1953. Hi won world championship in Formula One in 1992.

Nigel start his driving career from karting in the 60's. He won his first race at age 14. The psychology was in place - approach every competition believing that winning is everything and losing doesn't exist.

As Nigel's father said Karting was fun but motor racing was serious. To realize his ambition of Formula 1 racing Nigel knew he had to climb the ladder and get noticed by a Formula 1 team. The only route was via British Formula Ford and Formula 3.

Nigel invested £15 in a one day lesson in Formula Ford. It was a wise move. He was good, he won his first race and in 1977 became the Formula Ford Champion.

Nigel Mansell salvaged his F1 career by mortgaging his home, illustrating the determination that on the track earned him the sobriquet “Il Leone” from the Tifosi and the enduring allegiance of British Formula One fans.

In Formula One he take part in 15 seasons. Mansell remains the most successful British Formula One driver of all-time in terms of race wins with 31 victories, and is fourth overall on the Formula One race winners list behind Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, and Ayrton Senna.

In 1981 Nigel became to F1 with the Lotus team. After just 5 races Ernest received his first podium.

1989 saw Nigel in the scarlet red car - number 27 FERRARI. He was the last driver to be picked by Enso Ferrari and this proved to be a wise choice for the late team owner. Nigel was nicknamed Il' Leone for his aggressiveness on the race track winning on his first time out for the Italian team in Brazil - A truly memorable race weekend.

Nigel returned to the Williams team in 1991 with the sole goal of winning the World Championship. The 91 season was successful and the following year on the 16th August - his daughter Chloe's birthday - in Hungary he won the long awaited moment: to stand on the podium as the 1992 Formula 1 World Champion. Has Formula 1 been the same since?

Usual car VS Rally car VS Formula one.

Here is a brilliant video from the British television show 'Top Gear'. This video displays the speeds of the Ford Cougar [driven by Jeremy Clarkson], Ford Focus (rally car) [driven by Colin McRae] and a Formula One - Stewart Ford F1. (F1) [driven by Johnny Herbert].

This program was featured in a British television show called 'Top Gear'. However it was on one of Jeremy Clarkson's DVD. This particular piece of footage I got from 'TOP GEAR' not 'JEREMY CLARKSON'S DVD'.

Holy sheiks that F1 is really fast... This video proves how good F1 cars are compared to road and other race vehicles.
The WRC rocks! Although its a very fast track the WRC shows a superb performance. But if one would like to go to the snowin' sweden or gravel roads u bet on the WRC :-D World Rally Cars are the one and only and rallying is the ultimate challenge!!!

Terrible Pit Stop Mistakes & Accidents at F1!
Karting crash: 360° degrees with the Go Kart around head!
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Formula 1 - Race, Crash, Pit Stop and Win

Lewis Hamilton Video Interview
Karting with a jet engine on it.

A race is a competition of speed. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed.

A car accident, sometimes called a F1 car crash or F1 car wreck, is an incident in which an car collides.

In motorsports, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tires, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, or any combination of the above.

Winner! One who has won or often wins.

Terrible Pit Stop Mistakes & Accidents at F1!

Pit stops have become one of the most tense and exciting features of a Grand Prix, and races are frequently won and lost in this high pressure environment. In just a few seconds a huge number of actions are carried out by a Formula One pit crew. Here they are broken down.

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The job in the pits is one of the most pressured in the world of Formula One. Pit stops have become more and more important over the last years. Since overtaking moves are rarer than ever, pit stops have become the prime opportunities to gain places. A pit stop, though, is never as easy as it looks. For seven seconds, if all goes well, the drivers' changes in the race are in the hands of his pit crew.

In Formula One, cars make pit stops with the primary purpose of refueling and changing tyres, although during the 2005 season tyre changing during the race was prohibited. Teams sometimes also make adjustments to the front and rear wings and perform minor repairs, most commonly replacing the nose and front wing assembly. Pit strategies generally call for between one and three scheduled stops, depending on the course.

Lewis Hamilton Video Interview
Karting with a jet engine on it.

When the car is approximately one lap away from making its stop, the team's pit crew will set up fresh tyres and all needed pit equipment. Because of the overhead fuel and pneumatic rig, the team may have all pit mechanics in position prior to the car's arrival, with the exception of the rear jack man.

A pit stop involves about twenty mechanics, with the aim of completing the stop as quickly as possible. It lasts for six to twelve seconds depending on how much fuel is put into the car. However, if there is a problem, such as a fuel pump failing or the engine stalling, or repairs having to be made, it can take much longer. Cars are fuelled at a rate of more than 12 litres per second. This is accomplished by a fairly complex closed system that pumps air out of the car's fuel tank as the fuel is being pumped in.

Interestingly, unlike almost all other forms of racing that feature routine pit stops, Formula One rules limit teams to a single pit crew for the mandatory two cars entered. Therefore, teams must stagger their pit schedules so that only one of their two cars is in the pits at any given time. Most other racing series that feature routine pit stops permit each car its own pit stall and crew.

As refuelling is a potentially hazardous situation, the mechanics are all wearing fire-resistant multi-layer suits & flame-resistant gloves, long underwear, balaclava, socks and shoes.

The clothes of the pit crew are very much like the oufit of the drivers. All the pit crew members wear a balaclava and a helmet. They also wear a suit made of lightweight Nomex fibre to protect them from fire.

A pit stop is not without danger. It wouldn't be the first time that a car caughts fire while being in the pits. The job of front jack operator isn't without danger as well, as the car is approaching the crew at 50km/h.

Being part of the pit crew is one of the most exciting parts of a race team. It is also potentially one of the most hazardous. The mechanics get no danger money and it’s almost impossible for them to find life insurance. Yet few would swap their job in the pit lane for anything else.

Pre-programming: Once the strategists have agreed on when the driver is to make a pit stop and the intended duration of the next stint, the driver's fuel rig is programmed to deliver the precise amount of fuel required.

Timing: The driver's race engineer tells him over the radio, usually on the preceding lap, when to pit. At the same time, the team manager — listening in to all team radio communications — scrambles the driver's pit crew, who gather their equipment and tires and move from the garage into the pit apron in front of the garage. The lollipop man — a crew member with a big carbon-fibre lollipop — stations himself in line with where the nose of the car will stop and holds out his lollipop directly in the driver's path, giving him a clearly visible guide for his precise stopping place.

Pit lane entry: The driver enters the pit lane at full racing speed but brings the speed down to the pit lane speed limit of 80 km/h (60 km/h in the very tight pit lane of Monaco) before he crosses the white line that denotes the start of the speed limit area. As he crosses the line, he engages a pit lane speed limiter that electronically prevents the car from accelerating above the speed limit. Selecting the limiter automatically pops open the fuel filler flap.

Karting crash: 360° degrees with the Go Kart around head!
Distribution of power in 2008 among F1 teams.

[via - f1technical.net]

Lewis Hamilton Video Interview

Ayrton Senna karting video
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Lewis Hamilton came into F1 as a long-standing protegé of Ron Dennis and the whole McLaren concern.

Never has a novice entered the sport with better connections or preparation. Hamilton was meticulously groomed in every facet of the game, from fitness to rule and regulation examinations. Lewis also spent a lot more time in McLaren's simulator than Alonso did.

"Lewis could have won the championship last season, but the team let him down,"

Ecclestone said in an interview with the Spanish sports daily Marca.

On top of that, the rookie had nothing to lose, which meant that Lewis drove the pants off the MP4-22 right from the word go, matching Alonso almost to a tenth in most pre-season tests.

He did manage to write off a chassis in a high-speed crash at Valencia, as well.

But he followed that up with a scintillating performance in Oz, passing his more illustrious team mate into Turn 1, before keeping him at bay up to the last round of pit stops.

What was significant, though, was the bold precision of Hamilton's driving into Turn 1 of his opening three GPs, overtaking Alonso in Oz and Raikkonen in Malaysia.

Beginner's luck it was not, for the Hammer kept toughing it out with more experienced pilots, gaining an edge in challenging opening skirmishes in Oz, Malaysia, Bahrain, Canada, the USA, the Nurburgring, Hungary, Turkey, Monza, Japan and China.

His passes on Trulli in Monaco, as well as Massa and Raikkonen at Monza - and his passing in general at the Nurburgring - also carried the hallmark of genius. Chasing hard and charging like the devil comes naturally to Lewis.

But so does a superb ability to defend - and with vigour, if necessary; witness Indy and Fuji (against Alonso) and the Hungaroring (against Raikkonen).

The last hurdle in establishing himself as a super talent, even in his maiden season, came in the rain - firstly at the Ring (where a chaotic race disguised a really good drive), then at Fuji (where Lewis scored an extraordinary win in crazy conditions) and finally in China (where Hamilton left the field for dead, and his tyre stop too late).

With dire consequences, yes. At the final hurdle, inexperience had done him in, especially when Lewis unnecessarily tried to dice it out with Alonso in Brazil.

His real downfall, however, came in more subtle shapes, like bad set-up at Silverstone and Spa, and tyre woes in Turkey, China and Brazil, mostly because Lewis drives with more oversteer than any other top F1 driver.

Following his near miss last season, when he came close to becoming Formula One's first rookie champion, Hamilton thinks he has everything he needs to get the job done in 2008.

"In terms of my (overall) package, there's no excuses," he said in an interview with The Associated Press news agency.

"Last year the only excuse was that I was a rookie and that it was all new. But this year, I'll continue to learn, so sure, there will always be mistakes but I don't feel there is any room for error."

Yet, the youngster came to within two points of clinching the most coveted crown in racing.

In his rookie year.

Yes, the car was extremely good.

But so was his team mate.

Asked how he'd think his former team mate would get on in 2008 Lewis responded 'It doesn't matter how he'll get on, he'll still be a two faced cock to me and Britain. Without him in the team McLaren will be a better place. Briatore (Alonso's new team manager and former as well) can ass lick once more with that queer back there.'

Then referring to his time alongside Fernando Alonso last year he said: "I think I established myself as equal last year. He was (the leader) at the beginning, wasn't he, but it changed.

"Well, he thought he was at the beginning. But I don't think that should be the case, we should be a team. It should be equal.

"He (Alonso) showed me just how not to behave as an F1 driver."

Distribution of power in 2008 among F1 teams.
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F1 in Russia as soon as possible!

According to the latest rumours, Bernie Ecclestone has issued a demand to the officials of the Formula One Australian Grand Prix to hold their race at night or be ready to lose the event after the contract expires in 2010.




The same source has Ecclestone interested in holding a race in Russia to replace the Australian GP. British newspaper the Daily Mirror has now claimed that Ecclestone will be travelling to St. Petersburg in the near future to discuss the possibility of replacing the Australian Grand Prix with a race in Russia from 2010 onwards.

The paper has claimed that Ecclestone will be meeting with St. Petersburgs’ governor, and possibly even the president Vladimir Putin, for talks about building a new circuit in the country.

“We would like to get it in the calendar as soon as we can”, Ecclestone said.
Completely new circuit to be called the Pulkovo Ring, which would be close to the airport.

Pulkovo is 10 miles south of St Petersburg and probably best known because of the Central Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which was established in 1839 and was a leading observatory for more than a century. It is also the home of the city's airport.



Construction plans for a racing circuit were approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin with a budget of $60m to build a track able to accomodate 150,000 spectators. The track itself would be 2.5 miles in length.



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Russian looking to f1?

There are reports that the unknown bidder for the Super Aguri F1 team is from Russia. We do not believe that this is the case but we hear that some of the money behind the bid may come from Russian sources, probably in the form of sponsorship.

One can speculate who this might be and perhaps it is worth remembering that a couple of years ago Russian liquor baron Rustam Tariko was showing keen interest in buying an F1 team. At the time his bid was being fronted by former F1 driver Eddie Irvine, himself a very rich man, who has got richer in recent years by trading in shares and real estate.

Tariko is the founder and owner of Russian Standard, which sells vodka but is also a consumer bank and insurance business. Money is not really a problem as Tariko is estimated to have a fortune worth around $5.4bn. Unlike many of the other Russian super-rich, Tariko built the company from scratch rather than by acquiring a former government entity. Standard is Russia's number one selling premium vodka brand with around 60% of the market share. The company recently paid $3m for the web domain www.vodka.com.

A link with Russia is something that the Formula One is believed to be keen to see as the market remains open for F1. There has long been talk of a race in Russia and GP2 driver Vitaly Petrov is on the verge of F1, having won his victory in GP2 last year with Campos Grand Prix. It is also perhaps worth noting that the GP2 team is owned by Alejandro Agag, who has been mentioned in connection with a Spanish bid for Super Aguri. This is largely guesswork but would seem to tie in a number of players who seem to be interested.

What is clear is that a successful bid is needed soon if the team is to make it in 2008.

[via grandprix.com]

Distribution of power in 2008 among F1 teams.

The Formula 1 teams were testing again, the Formula 1 teams are now beginning to get a clearer idea of who is where in terms of overall speed, as the engineers in the different team have had a chance to digest the data that was created at the tests to date.

What is emerging from this is that everyone agrees that while some teams can set good times with low fuel loads, there is no-one close to the pace of Ferrari when the cars are running with normal fuel loads. We hear that the advantage currently enjoyed by the Italian team is in the region of 0.4sec, which is a big gap in Formula 1 terms. This may change as teams bring on new developments in the weeks before Melbourne, but Ferrari may also have some new parts waiting in the wings.

The McLaren team seems to be in a solid position in second place but from what we are hearing BMW is no longer confident that it will be third with the new F1.08 proving to be rather more difficult to drive than its predecessor.

The new Renault seems to be at around the same pace as the new Williams but what is not clear at the moment is whether this is ahead or behind the BMWs and it is not yet clear where Red Bull, Toyota and Honda fit into the picture.

It may be a while before there are any further indications of relative performance as Ferrari did not take part in the Barcelona test and the team's major rivals are not going to Bahrain.

Follwing the tests in Bahrain recently and the blistering form of Kimi Raikkonen, I don't think you can look anywhere else but his garage as to where the 2008 title will end up.

People mention Renault now they have Alonso back, but even Alonso won't be able give Renault the second that they were slower than BOTH Ferrari and McLaren last year. Also I think McLaren won't be as close to Ferrari as they were last year maybe in some races, but I think Ferrari will be strong on every track. Looking at Ferrari Kimi has been very strong in testing blitzing last years pole position lap at Bahrain by almost 2 seconds and even on the final day of testing when Massa tested aswell he was almost a second slower than Kimi. Kimi's consistencty will end up shining through against Massa who is prone to a mistake every now and then. Who do you lot think will win the title??

[via- grandprix.com & bbc.co.uk]