Ferrari has an enviable record at the home of the Chinese Grand Prix: 2004 winner: Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari 2005 winner: Fernando Alonso, Renault 2006 winner: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari 2007 winner: Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari On the face of it, Ferrari will be the team to beat this weekend, which is good news for Felipe Massa’s title … Continue reading Shanghai: Ferrari’s stomping ground (2008 Chinese Grand Prix preview)
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Chinese Grand Prix weather forecast
Posted onThe weather forecast for the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend is for a largely dry event. There’s a small chance of rain on race day, and air temperatures will be in the mid to low 20s (Celsius). Details and links below.
FOTA discusses F1 refuelling ban
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Toyota video on F1 electronics
Posted onVideo on F1 technology
Any truth in di Resta rumours?
Posted onDTM star linked to Force India for 2009
Will Honda drop Barrichello for 2009?
Posted onRubens Barrichello became the most experienced F1 driver of all time earlier this year. But that, his nine Grand Prix wins and a well-deserved podium in the rain at Silverstone this year may not be enough to earn him a place on the 2009 grid. Should Honda keep Barrichello?
Links: Alonso backs Massa
Posted onAlonso wants Massa to win title
Japanese Grand Prix progress chart
Posted onHere’s the Japanese Grand Prix progress chart showing how far apart each of the drivers were on each lap. It shows how Renault strategically out-manoeuvred BMW to get Fernando Alonso ahead of Robert Kubica, and how Kubica fought a rearguard action to keep Raikkonen behind.
2008 Japanese GP stats and facts
Posted onFernando Alonso became the first driver to win the Japanese Grand Prix at two different venues. Sebastien Bourdais led a race for the first time, and his penalty allowed Mark Webber to reach his points century. Here’s the statistics round-up from the Japanese Grand Prix.
Kimi Raikkonen out of title hunt
Posted onF1 to get 29th world champion
Alonso wins as Hamilton and Massa collide
2008 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso won the Japanese Grand Prix but controversy reigned again at Fuji after penalties for Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa.
Bourdais gets 25s penalty
Posted onMassa promoted to seventh
Championship standings after Fuji
Posted onFerrari back on top after Japan
Japanese Grand Prix result
Posted onFernando Alonso wins at Fuji
Rate the race: Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onWhat did you think of the Japanese Grand Prix? Rate the race out of ten and share your thoughts below:
Hamilton and Raikkonen’s Fuji clash – the penalty they got wrong (Video)
Posted onLewis Hamilton made a rash mistake at the start of the Japanese Grand Prix – but did it deserve the drive-through penalty he received? Or to put it another way, has a driver ever got a penalty for forcing another driver off the track before?
Massa and Hamilton’s Fuji crash – the penalty they got right (Video)
Posted onFelipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton clashed in the opening laps of the Japanese Grand Prix in highly controversial fashion. Hamilton had dived down the inside of Massa at turn ten. But Massa cut across the inside of the following bend and tipped Hamilton into a spin which left him last.
Links: Ecclestone on Massa & co.
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Japanese GP: thoughts on the start
Posted onFor Felipe Massa, 0.053 seconds could be the difference between a winnable race and a damage limitation exercise. Those five hundredths of a second are the difference between Massa, fifth on the grid, and Heikki Kovalainen, third. With Lewis Hamilton starting from pole position Ferrari will have to bring Kimi Raikkonen, who starts alongside the … Continue reading Japanese GP: thoughts on the start
Japanese GP history, 2000-2007 (Video)
Posted onSorry for the delay in bringing you the final instalment of Journeyer’s guide to Japanese GP history. Parts one and two are here. The start of the decade pointed to dominance for a certain red team, but as the decade passed, we still saw some spectacular races, including a couple of championship showdowns, as well … Continue reading Japanese GP history, 2000-2007 (Video)