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Video of Lewis and Kimi

2008-09-09T14:58:00.001-05:00

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ovii_wwwformulamagcom-hamiltonkimi_sport

Check it out

Why don't we give Ferrari the Championship ?

2008-09-07T14:06:00.002-05:00

Well, how far FIA will go to benefit Ferrari?
Come on now, Where in the rules sayis you have to be behind a car for.. 1 corner or 2 , or maybe until the Checkered flag falls in front of the other car first?

First Kimi did the Michael, so used to see the Red cars do that, pushing people out to stay ahead, then it wasn't enough to stay in front and Lewis se the car behind him to make the next move.

I love F1 since i was a kid, but this things makes me sick.

Rumors of 2009 Grid

2008-08-10T12:30:00.002-05:00

Scuderia Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen (contract until 2009)
Felipe Massa (contract until 2010)

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Stability

Lewis Hamilton (contract untill 2012)
Heikki Kovalainen (multiple-year contract)

BMW Sauber F1

Nick Heidfeld (possibility)
Robert Kubica (possibility)
Christian Klien (possibility)

Panasonic Toyota Racing

Jarno Trulli (contract until 2009)
Timo Glock (multiple-year contract)

ING Renault F1

Fernando Alonso (possibility)
Nelson Piquet Jr. (possibility)
Lucas di Grassi (possibility)
Romain Grosjean (possibility)

Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber (new contract)
Sebastian Vettel (new contract)

AT&T Williams F1

Nico Rosberg (contract until the end of 2009)
Kazuki Nakajima (possibility)
Nico Hülkenberg (possibility)

Honda Racing Team

Jenson Button (possibility)
Rubens Barrichello (possibility)
Fernando Alonso (possibility)

Scuderia Toro Rosso

Sebastien Bourdais (possibility)
Bruno Senna (possibility)
Sebastien Buemi (possibility)
Karun Chandhok (possibility)

Force India

Adrian Sutil (possibility)
Giancarlo Fisichella (possibility)
Vitantonio Liuzzi (possibility)
Karun Chandhok (possibility)

Alonso keeps insisting and crying.

2008-08-07T08:25:00.002-05:00

In a recent article on Planet F1 (http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_3939687,00.html) he insists that by the end of the year the situation with McLaren was irreversable, and he was not getting the support of the Team the he betrayed. Well, what would you expect, Fernando?
after you behaved as a BRAT and betrayed the team and your INEXPERIENCED Team Mate, or at least played into his game? That the Team will look after you? because you are whom? oh a 2 time WC? please, it is an achievement but they are not 5 or 7, and come on, I wouldn't want you in my team ether. I really don't know if you are helping Renault or not right now.
All your bad talking and your dismissal of any achievements they can concer even in the next season, it doesn’t look to me to be a positive thing to say for the team that rescued you from your downfall with Macca.

Stop crying, you scrwe things up big time behaving as a child, then again I'm convinced even more with every new article you are a Brat in F1 and... We’ll see but you maybe a trouble maker in any Team you go to. Plus very Hypocrite since you want a contract like Michael had, that type of Contract you were so vocally against it when Michael was around. ;;; Contradicting yourself you are my young apprentice.... " ;-)

Hungary: Ferrari blows, Kovy cashes in, Toyo ;-)

2008-08-04T08:23:00.004-05:00

Hungary was a surprise, well not surprise in that right.
Well I think Ferrari is really desperate to catch McLaren and so for they tuned up their engines to the max and went over the safety limits.
Not Only Massa blew but Kimi slowed down a lot, which means they were not comfortable with the probabilities of the engine finishing the race at that pace. Yes it could have been just in case, but for some reason I don't think so. Ferrari was slower than that all weekend long, and I don't think sandbagging was the case. Pressure in Italy is big for Ferrari and I think they gamble with it, and reliability hit them hard in the chin. We'll see if the same pace is there next time out.
Kovy, well congrats man, I know you were not the fastest, but you have to be there in the right time, he had some bad luck when he had a better pace to fight for the win, and now luck smiled at you. Well Done.
Toyota’s pace: that is a nice Surprise, not to BMW I'm sure, but to the World of F1 it is nice to see teams coming to speed.
I'm enjoying the Championship.

Torque Control + McLaren = Case Closed

2008-08-01T17:24:00.003-05:00

Well finally we have all the facts.
Torque Control, is Legal if is changed by the DRIVER
Torque Control has to be separated from the Gear changing paddles
Now is Known that Ferrari, Mclaren and renault already have it.

Is also known that teams were keeping it as secret, so who knows who else is using it.

NO BODY IS CHEATING.

On Kimi, Kovy and Massa

2008-07-28T11:16:00.002-05:00

Let's go to our current world Champion.
I used to be a fan of Kimi, not that I'm don't like him any more, but sometimes I feel like he has let go to the hunger of winning world championships or winning in general.
I wonder if his dream of becoming World champion is over now that he already got it. I don’t think that Massa is match for Kimi, nor for many other drivers in the field to be honest. I know he can be quick with the right car and with no troubles around him. But the guy is not Kimi, or Lewis, or Fernando, or Robert, Nick, Mark, Heiki. And so far is like kimi is not even bothering to get the most out of him and his car. I really think the reds has a car to push hard and win, but I don’t feel Kimi pushing for it like he used to, or like he could.
The Retirement talks are too many, and now his thought of Rally switching is just adding up more to it. Hey Nothing against rally, did it myself, and it feels so good. Is such a team sport, Driver and Co-Driver trust and the team, and the group between teams even though the rivalries, is like a big family.

OK on Kovy, well I don’t really think Maccas brought Kovy over to be a team supporter, I don’t think he is doing such a good job ether, cause if he would Maccas will have much more points in the Constructors. But I think the car is not the ideal for Kovy as it is for Lewis. But again great drivers learn how to adapt.

Ferrari Shark fin

2008-07-25T14:48:00.002-05:00

This weeks testing in Jerez shows another of the big guys testing more fins.
This time Ferrari and the engine cover shark.

Engine Check? - Routin?

2008-07-25T08:29:00.003-05:00

OK here we go again. It is FIA behind McLaren?
From f1-live.com: "The inspection, although the first of its kind this season, is apparently both random and routine,..."
So how much Routing is being the first one and oh is already half the Season but nobody else got that?

I wonder what next?
Let's wait and see the findings.

More Winglets - McLaren

2008-07-24T13:49:00.003-05:00

Well it seams that the ugly front wings on top of the nose of F1's is spreading..

Now McLaren has run a test witht them. For some reason they don't look that ugly, but still they are.

McLaren's 4 or 6 Paddle system

2008-07-24T10:11:00.005-05:00

This is an image from Melburne this year, We can see the 4/6 Paddles in the Mc's already there, so is not something new. Unless the system was in place but not functioning correctly or not functioning at all because of some problems.

If it was then the new form on the Silver Arrows might be something else.

The ENgine Torque control has to be made ONLY by the Driver and it can't be an electronic device doing it by itself. SO so far is right witht he Rules. The Driver is doing it.

Alonso. Team Player??

2008-07-23T11:49:00.003-05:00

This is actually the second article that calls my attention about our 2 time World Champion now. The first one was on ITV I think.
Instead of congratulating Nelson on his first podium, he critized the poor guy.
Ok I need to say this, Piquet Jr, (sorry if you don't like it Nelson, but you are JR) is not one of my fav drivers, he seams to lack some abilities, so far he has never impressed me. I know about his racing in South America, and he won with the best car possible. Is a matter for a long article about it... is not as the results will show that he won formula Renault in South America, he did but.. .. don't get me started.
Well but the guy drove a good race, his strategy was one stop and the Safety car rules, good or bad, helped him to get there, but hey Lewis got to overtake him but Massa with a powerful Ferrari couldn't get to him in like 15 laps. Well at least he deserves the Congrats for getting so lucky don't you think? Any how, Alonso is showing once more the ropes of a very very bad looser. Some people think he was played with in McLaren, I don't agree so much.

I think Alonso is Hypocrite. Why? well I remember a couple of time while Michael was still around and Fernando will always said the Michael had a Championships bought because of the Contract with Ferrari stipulating a #1 for him. We know that was right, and licked it or not it was that way. Although Michael was never my favorite cup of tea, I can't avoid to say that the guy is a hell of a driver, and the point with him for me was that he really didn't needed that kind of arrangements.

So back to Alonso, if he thought that then... why change it when he got to McLaren? why wanted to be #1? because he already was at Renault and nobody really thought about it too much to print it in a paper or website? Shame on you Fernando. Don't criticize others if you do the same. Glad you are off McLarens

Mid Season + Mercs + Red's + Bimmer's

2008-07-23T10:57:00.001-05:00

Interessting mid season, I can't remember having 3 drivers with the same ammount of points at this stage and the 4th being only a couple of points behind. I'm not saying it never happened, I don't have that data right now, I'm just saying wow, not in a long time at least.

Now after Germany things are still pretty close, maybe McLaren's got the upper hand now, but the way this is going, Ferrari can suprise us again as soon as next race, witch I dubt it at this point.

I think Ferrari got some how confortable thinking that the Maca's will have to work really hard to recover the small difference they had in favor. Personally I thought that the pace of McLaren at Silverstone was just because the circuit suit them better than the ferraris, but now after Germany... well I strting to think they find the way.

I read that a double paddle shifting (2 on each side) at the McLarens have made the difference on wheel spining out of the corners. I'm hoping somebody can enlight me better.
The idea I get is that the driver can shift into a higher gear or a gear with less power by using the alternative gear when they get out of a corner to avoid wheel spining. And then use the regular when they are increasing om straight line.

My thinking is the Ferrari will probably strugle for another race before recuping from it. I for sure think this is far from over. McLaren needs to cash on this opportunity.

I Know that Lewis would have been in a better possition in the Championship if he would have been more carefull in Canada and had a bit more pacience in the early stages. but... never leave points for tomorrow... Championship is long and anything can change.

BMW's wow, Canada was a deserved win for Robert, but, to be honest it wasn't to be in normal conditions. He wasn't in the pace of Lewis or Kimi that day.
Now they seam to be a clear step... or 2 steps back now. Maybe working into the 2009 contender or just can't get more out of that car. Shame, I like a good battle at the front.

Intro

2008-07-23T10:54:00.000-05:00

Well I finally decided to get my own Blog and invite readers and F1 Fans to comment and discuss my views in our favorite sport.

For me F1 is the only sport I follow with great passion.
As an amateur racer myself, I feel that Racing cars is the only thing that moves me.

I hope I can find some good fellas out there and make this a good place to exchange points of view.