The Official 2007 F1 Series Thread.

[Hick]

Ferrari did, in fact, not get an email and the FIA has said they they will be more direct in the future when it comes to telling teams critical information. In the past the teams were approached with a written document in the hand of an FIA official that would be signed from the team boss. The cars were NOT allowed to start on inters and were going to be black flagged if they did not change the tires. But no one ran inters the entire race so it was a bad move to begin with.

Hamilton did not do well when behind other cars. His lap times were fast and consistent until he was forced to pit and was then 2 seconds slower than his times in the first stint. He said in the post race interviews that it was as a result of Kubica running into him, that it caused a vibration that lasted the remainder of the race. However his times were back up once he was at the front and had a relatively clear view of the track. Incidentally, Kubica being given a drive through for running into Hamilton was bunk, Kimi pulled off plenty of passes in the same corner, however the driver being passed gave him room where as Hamilton cut down on Kubica causing the accident.

Massa pit from 3rd just like Rubins pit from 8th. Both were in the point and ahead of their team mates. Get over it, Massa was not brought in to let Kimi pass, it would of been much better for Massa to 'run wide' and let Kimi pass, which would of also kept Massa in 4th. If the FIA wanted to they would of penalized Ferrari.

Needless to say. Hamilton, not impressed he was not met with adversity as he was out front the majority of the time. Kovalainen did well as the Renaults were obviously on a dry set up [stiffly sprung, low downforce] and Kimi coming from 21st to finish 3rd [almost 2nd] was the driver of the day.

[Jon325i]

i didnt get to see the begining of it but how did ferrari fall from row 2 to 18th and 21st?? was it because they slid off a few times ?

Actually, it was due to the fact that they started the Ferraris on intermediate wets when the race director (Charlie Whiting) informed all teams that every car was to start the race on full wets....the result was two very unstable red cars in the opening laps. What is interesting is that C. Whiting has a computer at his station which is networked to all the teams to relay info as warranted (he also can monitor team radio communication too). So his order was sent out (via e-mail) to all teams prior to the start of the race advising them of the full wet tire requirement. Ferraris' excuse? They said they didn't get the message. Yeah....sure you didn't Mr. Todt :roll:

or how about that last lap with kovi and kimi.

Yes, that was a good battle. But how about this one on the last lap between Kubica and Massa. Now this was a fight for position! (be sure to save it before the F1 Intellectual Property police come and yank it off YouTube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHrHwxhZO1Y

kovi did a good job for renault and it was his first podium finish and loved the fact that he held off his fellow fin in the ferrari during one probably the hardest race of his life.

Agreed. A job well done and almost a certain that his seat at Renault will be secure for next year. I think Fisichella's F1 career is coming to a close after Brazil in three weeks' time.

hami said it was his. and hes now 7 points ahead of alonso with only 2 races left.

Correction - Hamilton was 2 points ahead of Alonso prior to this weekends' race. Hamilton got 10 points for taking first while Alonso got squat since he crashed out. Hamilton is now a full 12 points ahead of his teammate with just two races remaining. Unless Lewis has an engine go kablamo or crashes out in China or Brazil (and Alonso wins both or gets one win and second while Lewis fails to finish in the points for both) then I'd say todays' race just about clinched the title for Hamilton. I'm not saying its a given, but it's looking pretty damn close.

Jon

[vivalegreg]

i didnt get to see the begining of it but how did ferrari fall from row 2 to 18th and 21st?? was it because they slid off a few times ? there were so many accidents left and right...even the two time world champion aka sneak alonso crashed hard in a wall. too bad about bmw....heifeld crashing that is...did you see how they were battling each other for positions? or how about that last lap with kovi and kimi. i loved how the podium finished up with hami winning ! sweet ! and then two fins. kovi did a good job for renault and it was his first podium finish and loved the fact that he held off his fellow fin in the ferrari during one probably the hardest race of his life. hami said it was his. and hes now 7 points ahead of alonso with only 2 races left.

[ldsbeaker]

that was VERY exciting, but booo on Hamilton. Jerk.

[dinanm3atl]

It was very good

[89isluv]

Hamilton is amazing. Raikkonen (sp) still alive for the championship. I loved speeds coverage of the Massa pit stop to allow Raikkonen to move into 3rd. Massa's final lap was crazy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59kzpLnhLxI

[vivalegreg]

wow what a race

[Jon325i]

The race is about start......and its wetter than a cheap Vegas whore in Fuji. Safety car start due to so much rain. The last time that happened was Belgium in 2000. All drivers are mandated to running full wet tires at the start.

This is going to be one helluva race. See you post checker ;-)

Jon

[Hick]

Mclaren is fast, Massa was struggling to keep up with them with several mistakes in the same corner. Im pretty sure this season will be over for Kimi with this next races [ie mclaren 1-2]

[dinanm3atl]

The drifting/sliding Spyker was awesome!

Damn TC caused him to spin!

[Jean]

Nice, can't wait to watch it. It's interesting to see how they do a new to them track out of the box so to speak...

[Jon325i]

Well I just finished watching the Friday afternoon practice at the Fuji circuit. I know that this day is usually a 'testing/sorting' day for most teams....especially considering that no current F1 driver has raced at this track. So its difficult to say who may be really on the pace since some teams may not want to show their cards until Saturdays' qualifying. With that being said, if anything can be taken from today, McLaren look strong. Ferrari has good pace but seem to be battling some grip issues is the slower, tighter turns. Biggest surprise - Trulli setting 4th fastest lap of the afternoon (splitting the red cars). BMW seems to be off pace too....but then again they may be saving it for quali tomorrow.

So its shaping up to be an interesting weekend. New track for everyone so that levels things a bit. There's only two other support races at Fuji this weekend so not a lot of rubber is getting put down on the track. Another factor to consider - and this could make things very interesting: according to weather.com, 40% chance of rain on Saturday and 60% chance for rain on Sunday.

Jon

[Jon325i]

It smells of the German tabloid Bild......right up there with the National Inquirer. If this story makes SpeedTV.com or Formula1.com (or the BBC for that matter), then its got some cred. Otherwise, just ignore it - pure hype to drum up some coverage for this weekends' race at the Fuji circuit in Japan.

Jon

[dinanm3atl]

WOW...

Alonso to head to Ferrari for $40 Million

A tabloid is reporting....


"Source - Insider"

hehehe

when it is on formula1.com I will believe it... it would be funny but not true just yet :)

[M42Technik]

WOW...

Alonso to head to Ferrari for $40 Million