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2008 french grand prix articles archive
Pictures: 2008 French Grand Prix
Posted onHere are 21 pictures from Sunday’s French Grand Prix including the Ferraris romping off at the start, jarno Trulli scoring an emotional podium for Toyota, and McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen pictured with a 1908 Benz Grand Prix car.
Problem for Raikkonen hands win to Massa
2008 French Grand Prix review
Posted onFelipe Massa took over the lead of the drivers’ championship with a fortunate win at Magny-Cours at the expense of team mate Kimi Raikkonen.
Championship points after the French GP
Posted onFelipe Massa now leads the F1 drivers’ championship for the first time in his career. It’s also the first time a Brazilian driver has led the championship in 15 years, since Ayrton Senna topped the table after the 1993 Monaco Grand Prix. There was more good news for another Brazilian driver, Nelson Piquet Jnr, who … Continue reading Championship points after the French GP
Rate the race: 2008 French Grand Prix
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Can Hamilton do a Raikkonen in France?
Posted onLewis Hamilton lines up 13th for today’s French Grand Prix after taking a ten-place grid penalty. Three years ago Kimi Raikkonen, also driving a McLaren, started in the same position and climbed though the field to second. Can Hamilton do the same?
Rain at Magny-Cours ahead of French GP
Posted onRain has fallen on the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours this morning raising the prospects of a more interesting French Grand Prix than usual. However at present the track is only damp and is likely to be fully dry by the time the GP2 sprint race finishes. Some of the drivers even started the race on … Continue reading Rain at Magny-Cours ahead of French GP
French GP: Crucial first corner for Massa
Posted onFelipe Massa starts from second on the grid today – on the dirty side of the track. We had a discussion here earlier this year about the problems drivers have starting from the dirty side at some tracks and Magny-Cours is definitely one of the circuits where it has an effect. If he does lose … Continue reading French GP: Crucial first corner for Massa
2008 French GP qualifying: Raikkonen storms to Ferrari’s 200th pole position
Posted onFerrari were in crushing form at Magny-Cours and annexed the front row of the grid with little difficulty, Kimi Raikkonen leading Felipe Massa. It was Ferrari’s 200th pole position at a circuit where they’ve enjoyed great success in recent years. Lewis Hamilton, in what is expected to be a lightly-fuelled McLaren, was unable to beat … Continue reading 2008 French GP qualifying: Raikkonen storms to Ferrari’s 200th pole position
French Grand Prix qualifying Live Blog
Posted onThe French Grand Prix qualifying Live Blog has now finished. See below to review the Live Blog in full. The Live Blog for the French Grand Prix will start tomorrow at 12:00pm (British time).
French GP Free Practice 3 Live Blog
Posted onThe French Grand Prix free practice 3 Live Blog has now finished. See below to review the Live Blog in full. The qualifying Live Blog will start at 12:15pm.
French GP Free Practice 2 Live Blog
Posted onThe French Grand Prix free practice 2 Live Blog has now finished. See below to review the Live Blog in full. The free practice 3 Live Blog will start tomorrow morning at 10:00am.
French GP Free Practice 1 Live Blog
Posted onThe French Grand Prix free practice 1 Live Blog has now finished. See below to review the Live Blog in full. The free practice 2 Live Blog will start at 12:45pm.
Four tracks linked to future French GP
Posted onWith Bernie Ecclestone insisting that this year’s French Grand Prix really will be the last one held at Magny-Cours, all kinds of rumours have sprung up about where the race might be held in the future. Here are four of the tales doing the rounds this weekend – all highly speculative.
French GP preview: Predictions
Posted onWho’s going to win the French Grand Prix? Ferrari look set to be very strong this weekend and Lewis Hamilton is out of contention for the win before practice has even begun. Read my podium prediction below and make your own.
2008 French Grand Prix Live Blogs
Posted onAs ever we’ll be live blogging the French Grand Prix at F1 Fanatic this weekend. There will be two changes to the usual arrangement: first of all Doctorvee has kindly offered to host live blogs for the first two practice sessions. Those sessions will be live here at 9am and 1pm British time tomorrow. And … Continue reading 2008 French Grand Prix Live Blogs
2008 French Grand Prix preview: Last Tango in Magny-Cours
Posted onFor the second year in a row Formula 1 heads to the Circuit de Nevers in Magny-Cours expecting it to be the final visit. I?óÔé¼Ôäóve never found it the most exciting of F1 circuits – in fact, for me it’s the closest track I haven’t been to. And when we discussed the expected dropping of … Continue reading 2008 French Grand Prix preview: Last Tango in Magny-Cours
2008 French Grand Prix preview: Business as usual for Ferrari in France?
Posted onThe Circuit de Nevers in Magny-Cours has been very kind to Ferrari – they’ve won here five times in the last seven events. With Lewis Hamilton taken out of the equation by a ten-place grid penalty, the only question about who will win this weekend is whether it will be Felipe Massa or Kimi Raikkonen. … Continue reading 2008 French Grand Prix preview: Business as usual for Ferrari in France?
2008 French GP preview: McLaren tactics
Posted onLewis Hamilton is not the first person to receive a grid penalty for a race before the weekend has even started. But this weekend’s French Grand prix will be the first time a leading driver has gone into an event knowing he will drop ten places. Despite this Hamilton last week said he was “quite … Continue reading 2008 French GP preview: McLaren tactics