[2008]F1 Season

[ande_ka_funda]

Fernando ALONSO does it again!!!!

Just goes to prove what a great driver he still is!!

[soumyadut]

Japanese Grand Prix- Results

Latest StandingsPos Driver Team Lap Pitstops Last Lap Diff Status
1 Fernando Alonso Renault F1 67 2 1:22.506 0 ON TRACK
2 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 67 2 1:19.540 5.2 ON TRACK
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 67 2 1:19.178 6.4 ON TRACK
4 Nelsinho Piquet Renault F1 67 2 1:21.340 20.5 ON TRACK
5 Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 67 2 1:19.750 23.7 ON TRACK
6 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 67 2 1:19.912 34 ON TRACK
7 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 67 2 1:19.972 39.2 ON TRACK
8 Felipe Massa Ferrari 67 3 1:19.321 46.1 ON TRACK
9 Mark Webber Red Bull 67 1 1:20.376 50.8 ON TRACK
10 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 67 1 1:19.461 54.1 ON TRACK
11 Nico Rosberg Williams 67 1 1:19.621 62 ON TRACK
12 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 67 3 1:20.669 78.9 ON TRACK
13 Rubens Barrichello Honda 66 1 1:20.575 1 ON TRACK
14 Jenson Button Honda 66 1 1:20.849 1 ON TRACK
15 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 66 2 1:22.347 1 ON TRACK
16 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 21 1 1:21.577 46 RETIRED
17 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 16 51 RETIRED
18 Adrian Sutil Force India 8 59 RETIRED
19 Timo Glock Toyota F1 6 2 1:20.254 61 RETIRED
20 David Coulthard Red Bull RETIRED

Drivers' Standings

01 Lewis Hamilton 84 02 Felipe Massa 79 03 Robert Kubica 72 04 Kimi Räikkönen 63 05 Nick Heidfeld 56 06 Heikki Kovalainen 51 07 Fernando Alonso 48 08 Sebastian Vettel 30 09 Jarno Trulli 30 10 Mark Webber 21 11 Timo Glock 20 12 Nelsinho Piquet 18 13 Nico Rosberg 17 14 Rubens Barrichello 11



Standings for Constructor Championship

# Team PTS


1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 148
2 BMW Sauber F1 Team 136
3 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 135
4 ING Renault F1 81
5 Panasonic Toyota Racing 54
6 Scuderia Toro Rosso 41
7 Red Bull Racing 28
8 AT&T Williams F1 Team 26
9 Honda Racing F1 Team 14
10 Force India Formula One 0





if hamilton didn't win,massa didn't make a podium finish too
so it's a mixed day for me

kubica is looking athreat but i dont think he'll ultimately be one
lewis has to win it in china as massa will surely make it to the podium in brazil

[rmbt]

Awesome race!!

Start was amazing with Kimi taking the lead frm Mclarens unti Lewis spoiled it for everyone. Must say, ferrari is quick off the line.

Loads of incident happened and in the end Massa took 2 points away from Lewis.

My fav move was Massa on Webber.

My pick for WC: Lewis - Driver, Ferrari - Team

Again, FA shows how good a driver he is now and hats off to him and Renault team.

Kubica did a good job to hold on Kimi. He has a bright future too.

[arjun_jaiswal]

the only good thing abt the race was that Massa got some championship points and Lewis didn't manage any

[vivekkahn]

Good race....lots of incidents...fun to the core...

Lewis's ego hurt every1 in the first lap of the race itself...for whih he rightly got the drive thru...
FA man he was superb...remember sum1 here was arguing tat FA was not among the best drivers this yr, well FA gave yet another example...
mind you no luck factor this time...its just pure talent....

Move of the day...definitely Massa on Webber...superb...massa has looked better race after race...

Kimi finally got some pts...He had promised to do watever he can to help ferrari win the constructors...yday was all abt tat...Kubica showed good defence to hold kimi off...

Massa needs to win Chinese GP, or atleast a podium finish, ideally a Ferrari 1-2 is wat is needed...so tat massa chops atleast 4 points of Lewis...

[vivekkahn]

The 27-year-old later told Italy's Sky: "I didn't know why he (Hamilton) had been penalised. After last year, I want Ferrari to win. I will help Massa if I can."

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/081013105923.shtml

Lets c if Alonso can have a say in World Championship with 2 more races to go...

[vivekkahn]

Originally Posted by soumyadut

Standings for Constructor Championship

# Team PTS
1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 148
2 BMW Sauber F1 Team 136
3 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 135
4 ING Renault F1 81
5 Panasonic Toyota Racing 54
6 Scuderia Toro Rosso 41
7 Red Bull Racing 28
8 AT&T Williams F1 Team 26
9 Honda Racing F1 Team 14
10 Force India Formula One 0

Incorrect pts Soumya...correct standings...
01 Ferrari 142
02 McLaren-Mercedes 135
03 BMW Sauber 128
04 Renault 66
05 Toyota 50
06 STR-Ferrari 34
07 Red Bull-Renault 29
08 Williams-Toyota 26
09 Honda 14
10 Force India-Ferrari 0

[rmbt]

Originally Posted by vivekkahn

The 27-year-old later told Italy's Sky: "I didn't know why he (Hamilton) had been penalised. After last year, I want Ferrari to win. I will help Massa if I can."

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/081013105923.shtml

Lets c if Alonso can have a say in World Championship with 2 more races to go...

Well I think he has two good reasons to help Massa:

1. He will sooner or later get into Ferrari where Massa would be his team mate.(Assuming that Kimi retires).

2. He is anti Hamilton especiallay the way hamilton wanted to unlap himself at the end of the race.

Coming to WC: Both drivers are throwing points like they dont want to win the WC.
Ideally, Ferrari and kimi should have won the WC easily due to a superior car esp in the first few races. But they commited so many blunders.

Looking fwd to Shanghai now.

[amrutesh666]

Originally Posted by vivekkahn

The 27-year-old later told Italy's Sky: "I didn't know why he (Hamilton) had been penalised. After last year, I want Ferrari to win. I will help Massa if I can."

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/081013105923.shtml

Lets c if Alonso can have a say in World Championship with 2 more races to go...

Funny article, I must say. Sample this.

In the official post-race press conference at Fuji Speedway, Alonso admitted he agreed with the stewards' decision to penalise Hamilton for his first corner incident.

The 27-year-old later told Italy's Sky: "I didn't know why he (Hamilton) had been penalised. After last year, I want Ferrari to win. I will help Massa if I can."

Ridiculous article. But I wont be surprised if Alonso actually said that . Petty grudges against ex teammates quite aptly show his sportsmanship.

He also says

"After 16 races the leader has 84 points, but I had that many after nine races in 2006,"

Somebody remind him of 2007 please .

[vivekkahn]

Originally Posted by amrutesh666

Funny article, I must say. Sample this.

In the official post-race press conference at Fuji Speedway, Alonso admitted he agreed with the stewards' decision to penalise Hamilton for his first corner incident.

The 27-year-old later told Italy's Sky: "I didn't know why he (Hamilton) had been penalised. After last year, I want Ferrari to win. I will help Massa if I can."

Ridiculous article. But I wont be surprised if Alonso actually said that . Petty grudges against ex teammates quite aptly show his sportsmanship.

He also says

"After 16 races the leader has 84 points, but I had that many after nine races in 2006,"

Somebody remind him of 2007 please .

Its not just Alonso whos holding a grudge here...same's true on part of Lewis...desperate bid to unlap himself yday...a horrible overtaking move on alonso 2 or 3 races back...overtaking him and then closing the door and forcing alonso to go wide...So i guess its mutual...so do u mean lewis is also not being a sport....??

Reg 2007...it was clear ther was a bias against alonso in mclaren last yr...delaying his pitstop...not allowing him to get a flying lap in qualifiers...(for which mclaren had recieved a penalty..)
So 2007 doesnt prove a point....
Thou neither does alonso's 2006 line...as he had clear better car @ tat stage..still ferrari (schumi) made his life hell towards the end...