Get up to the minute F1 news at www.F1Junkie.com - The most comprehensive Formula 1 news source. Breaking F1 News from around the world! http://f1junkie.com 2008-12-01T16:55:08+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/images/M_images/powered_by.png.jpg text/html 2008-02-11T09:45:18+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/110/ Here is the latest list of F1 Teams & their Driver Line up text/html 2007-11-13T11:21:39+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/108/ TEST REPORT - BARCELONA - DAY ONE Date:Tuesday 13th November 2007 Driver:Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett Location:Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona Track Length:4.627km Weather:Overcast during the morning, with sunny spells during the afternoon: Track temperature, 24.4°C / Ambient temperature, 15.7°C Laps Run:Total - 109 Kilometres Covered:Pedro - 292km approx / Gary - 213km approx. Best Lap Time:Pedro - 1m22.687 at 16:09 / Gary - 1m23.008 at 15:17 Programme: Formula 1 testing began again today at the Circuit de Catalunya on the outskirts of Barcelona. Vodafone McLaren Mercedes test drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett were both present as all the teams took to the track. Work for both drivers focused on running without driver aids on the MP4-22. There were a number of red flag stoppages during the day; however the team was able to complete its scheduled running for the session. Drivers for Day Two:Pedro and Gary Duration of Test:Three days (Tuesday 13th - Thursday 15th November) Unofficial times*: Pos Driver Constructor Time Laps 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1m21.922 64 2 Luca Badoer Ferrari 1m22.129 76 3 Pedro de la Rosa Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m22.687 63 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1m22.802 81 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1m22.883 56 6 Gary Paffett Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 1m23.008 46 7 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m23.187 66 8 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m23.332 55 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m23.624 46 10 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m23.671 75 11 Nico Rosberg Williams 1m23.847 58 12 Franck Montagny Toyota 1m23.861 61 13 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1m24.048 77 14 Andreas Zuber Super Aguri 1m24.065 77 15 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1m24.193 51 16 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 1m24.246 70 17 James Rossiter Honda 1m24.480 69 18 Karun Chandhok Red Bull Racing 1m24.896 39 19 Giedo van der Garde Force India 1m25.317 84 20 Roldan Rodriguez Force India 1m26.973 87 *no official times available text/html 2007-10-23T16:04:06+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/107/ Tuesday 23rd October 2007: The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team confirms that it has, via its UK governing body, the MSA, filed a notice of appeal to the FIA’s International Court of Appeal against the decision not to exclude cars 09, 10, 16 and 17 from the result of the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix. text/html 2007-10-23T08:40:14+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/106/ FINAL FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS TABLES text/html 2007-10-23T08:26:55+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/105/ The final race of the F1 season was as un-real as the entire season. I went through all the scenarios in which the red team could win...and the chances were so slim...but wow...three drivers within one point! Good for Kimi. Ron Dennis and McLaren look like fools for the "no #1 driver" rule. Alonso was in the rookies head down the stretch run, you could tell. Do you think someone should have sat the rookie down after CHINA and said..."look son, all you need is a 6th place in Brazil, just take it easy and don't risk the race with un-necessary chances". Someone probably did, but Lewis, being his smug "I know everything" self, surely assured them that he already knows how to win. Lewis didn't look like a rookie all year...until he had the drivers championship by and large locked up. During his last races, it became obvious that he was in fact, a very talented rookie. Not that I don’t like Lewis, but winning his rookie year would have made him unbearable…could you imagine? It also would have minimalized all the former Formula One champions that came before him. And, let’s face it, this was KIMI’s best chance to get a championship. My guess is, Lewis will be as dominant as Shummy was in his hay day. Hamilton should get the majority of the titles over the next 10 years, he has the most talent, has the biggest balls, and is with a team with something to prove. 2007 was a bizarre year in F1! text/html 2007-10-22T11:11:49+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/104/ text/html 2007-10-18T16:35:52+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/103/ Here is a complete list of all, or at least most of the possibilities of where your favorite driver will end up. The table has three options, all hinging on whether Fernando drives for Ferrari, Renault, or Toyota in 2008. Click the link above to view the table. text/html 2007-10-09T15:53:50+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/102/ The 2007 Formula One drivers championship is still undecided, although Lewis Hamilton would have to be the odds on favorite to win the championship. This would be an historic event, as no rookie F1 driver has ever won the championship during his inaugural season. Lewis would need to lose his four point lead in order to lose his top spot. The point structure on the right is useful if you want to spend some time running through the different scenarios. Kimi and Fernando join Lewis as the two other drivers that are still in the hunt to take top honors for 2007. What a wild F1 year it has been...with Brazil and the silly season upon us, we may be in for a bit more excitement before it is all done! Place Points 1 10 2 8 3 6 4 5 5 4 6 3 7 2 8 1 9+ 0 2007 F1 Driver Standing through the Chinese GP Position Drivers Standings Points Back 1 Lewis Hamilton 107 0 2 Fernando Alonso 103 -4 3 Kimi Raikkonen 100 -7 4 Felipe Massa 86 -21 5 Nick Heidfeld 58 -49 6 Robert Kubica 35 -72 7 Heikki Kovalainen 30 -77 8 Giancarlo Fisichella 21 -86 9 Nico Rosberg 15 -92 10 David Coulthard 14 -93 11 Alexander Wurz 13 -94 12 Mark Webber 10 -97 13 Jarno Trulli 7 -100 14t Jenson Button 6 -101 14t Sebastian Vettel 6 -101 16 Ralf Schumacher 5 -102 17 Takuma Sato 4 -103 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi 3 -104 19 Adrian Sutil 1 -106 20 Markus Winkelhock 0 -107 20 Rubens Barrichello 0 -107 20 Scott Speed 0 -107 20 Christijan Albers 0 -107 20 Anthony Davidson 0 -107 20 Sakon Yamamoto 0 -107 text/html 2007-10-09T15:33:13+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/101/ Ferrari is the 2007 Formula One Constuctors Champion as a result of McLaren being disqualified due to cheating. Position Constructors Standings Points Back 1 Scuderia Ferrari 186 0 2 BMW Sauber F1 94 -92 3 ING Renault F1 51 -135 4 AT T Williams F1 Toyota 28 -158 5 Red Bull Racing Renault 24 -162 6 Panasonic Toyota Racing 12 -174 7 Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari 8 -178 8 Honda Racing F1 Team 6 -180 9 Super Aguri Honda 4 -182 10 Spyker F1 Ferrari 1 -185 11 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 0 186 text/html 2007-10-02T12:54:54+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/100/ McLaren 2007 CHINESE GRAND PRIX PREVIEW Woking, UK, Tuesday 2nd October: The penultimate race of the 2007 Formula 1 World Championship takes place this coming weekend at the Shanghai International Circuit. This year will mark the fourth running of the Chinese Grand Prix, which due to its positioning towards the end of the season, has often seen exciting racing as Championship battles are drawn to a close. text/html 2007-10-02T12:46:39+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/99/ "My retirement in Japan has not made it easy for me in the Championship, but there are still 20 points to be won and I am going to ... text/html 2007-10-02T12:45:35+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/98/ "We are going into these races with a really tight Drivers’ battle with only 12 points between me and Fernando. Anything is still... text/html 2007-10-02T12:43:56+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/97/ Martin Whitmarsh, CEO Formula 1, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes text/html 2007-10-02T12:42:46+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/96/ Norbert Haug, Vice President, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport text/html 2007-09-21T08:56:51+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/95/ Team Red Bull and Eddie Sharp Racing are pleased to announce today that former Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Scott Speed will drive the No. 21 Red Bull Toyota in the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 5, 2007. This will mark Speed's debut in stock car racing. text/html 2007-09-20T10:49:00+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/94/ 2008 Formula One Calendar: 16-Mar Australia (Melbourne) 23-Mar Malaysia (Sepang) 6-Apr Bahrain (Sakhir) 27-Apr Spain (Barcelona) 11-May Turkey (Istanbul) 25-May Monaco 8-Jun Canada* 22-Jun France 6-Jul Britain (Silverstone) 20-Jul Germany (Hockenheim) 3-Aug Hungary (Hungaroring) 24-Aug Europe (Valencia)** 7-Sep Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps) 14-Sep Italy (Monza) 28-Sep Singapore** 12-Oct Japan (Fuji) 19-Oct China (Shanghai) 2-Nov Brazil (Interlagos) *Provisional **subject to circuit approval text/html 2007-09-13T16:28:26+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/93/ text/html 2007-09-13T15:56:28+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/92/ McLaren loses 2007 Constructors' points and gets $100m fine (updated) The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team has lost its points in the Constructors' World Championship for 2007 and will not be allowed to score in the final four races - and has been fined $100m, although this will be reduced because the team will be credited the money that it would have won this year. text/html 2007-09-07T16:20:16+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/91/ McLaren's drivers have been warned of "serious consequences" if they do not co-operate with the F1 spying probe. text/html 2007-09-07T16:12:05+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/90/ OFFICIAL MCLAREN STATEMENT Monza, 7th September 2007: text/html 2007-09-07T16:06:05+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/89/ The FIA has published the letter that was sent to the three McLaren drivers. This letter indicates that this issue has just taken a huge leap forward. Previous to this there was no known connection as to whether McLaren actually used the information from the Ferrari Documents that it was passed. If the drivers gained an advantage from stolen Ferrari Documents, it would not be a stretch to think that McLaren and all their drivers will be stripped of their points. To take it a step further, the drivers could have their super license's suspended for cheating. This just got really bad for McLaren! Click on the title to read the FIA letter to Pedro de la Rosa text/html 2007-08-27T14:18:17+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/88/ Istanbul, Turkey Aug 26 , 2007 It was not the most exciting race to watch due to the fact that Ferrari's lead was not challenged and FELIPE MASSA took his pole position start to finish on to the top of the podium Sunday in Turkey. Kimi used the softer tires and the clean side of the track to his advantage, and beat everyone else in the field to the first corner, and then held position behind Felipe for most of the race. Fernando Alonso comes in 3rd place in the 100th race of his F1 career. text/html 2007-08-23T15:53:26+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/87/ The latest news out there about Scott Speed is that he is looking to join REDBULL's NASCAR Busch Team! Begs the question, "How far has one fallen?" text/html 2007-08-13T08:28:23+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/86/ Aug 12, 2007(scottspeed.com) It has been a great ride, but I’m coming home! Over the past 5 years I have had the privilege of driving at some of the most challenging and exciting racing circuits in the world. It did not always go the way I wanted, but Formula One racing has been a great experience for me, and I really appreciate the support from all of my fans. It has made me stronger, smarter and a better racer. text/html 2007-08-10T09:39:01+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/85/ Scuderia Toro Rosso announced that Three-time Champ Car Champion Sebastion Bourdais will drive along side German Sebastian Vettel in 2008. text/html 2007-08-05T11:19:46+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/84/ Aug 5th 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix Results P DRIVER TEAM LAPS RESULT 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 1h35m52.991 2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 70 0.715 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW 70 43.129 4 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 70 44.858 5 Robert Kubica BMW 70 47.616 6 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 70 50.669 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 70 59.139 8 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 70 1m08.104 9 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 70 1m16.331 10 Jarno Trulli Toyota 69 1 Lap 11 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 69 1 Lap 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 69 1 Lap 13 Felipe Massa Ferrari 69 1 Lap 14 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 69 1 Lap 15 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 69 1 Lap 16 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari 69 1 Lap 17 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 68 2 Laps 18 Rubens Barrichello Honda 68 2 Laps DID NOT FINISH DNF Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 42 Electronics DNF Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 41 Accident DNF Jenson Button Honda 35 Throttle Sensor DNF Sakon Yamamoto Spyker-Ferrari 4 Accident text/html 2007-08-05T11:07:12+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/83/ Hungaroring, Sunday 5th August 2007 Fernando Alonso, MP4-22 06 Lewis Hamilton, MP4-22 05 T-car, MP4-22 04 2007 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. After 70 laps, 306.663 km and a total race time of 1:35:52.991 hrs, Lewis who started from pole position won 0.7sec ahead of Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari). Fernando came home fourth. Both drivers were on two-stop strategies. Lewis came in on laps 19 (9.7seconds) and 50 (4.9 seconds) whilst Fernando pitted on laps 17 (9,9 seconds) and 50 (7.0 seconds). Lewis maintained the lead in the Drivers’ Championship with 80 points followed by Fernando in second position with 73 points. Vodafone McLaren Mercedes maintained the lead in the constructors' table with 138 points ahead of Ferrari on 119. This is the team’s 50th victory since the beginning of the McLaren and Mercedes-Benz partnership back in 1995. text/html 2007-08-05T11:04:07+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/82/ After all the infighting an inuendo yesterday in the McLaren Garage the team issued the following statement: text/html 2007-08-04T22:32:51+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/81/ After the German GP's rain infused race incidents, you may have been looking forward to a straight forward event this weekend...not so fast. Massa and Ferrari completely botched their effort in the second round of qualifying by forgetting to fill Massa's Ferrari with gas during the last pit stop...Duh! Felipe will start in 14th spot.This left the door wide open for McLaren. Hamilton had the best pace and was sure to take pole. During the last pit stop of the session Fernando held up Hamilton, so that Hamilton would not have time to complete a qualifying lap. Alonso took pole amid this crazy infighting in what seemed to be as unsporting as one could imaging. Turns out the stewards also didn't like the McLaren shenanigans either, ruling that McLaren would forfeit any points earned on Sunday in Budapest. That's not all, FIA officials ruled that Fernando is to be penalized 5 spots on the starting grid. Unbelievable! Full Qualifying Results click here (http://f1junkie.com/content/view/81/54/) text/html 2007-07-27T10:11:18+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/80/ FOLLOWING THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE WORLD MOTOR SPORT COUNCIL text/html 2007-07-22T11:32:14+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/79/ 2007 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX[McLaren Press Release] Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Fernando Alonso claimed victory at a chaotic European Grand Prix. Fernando overtook Felipe Massa four laps from the end and achieved the team’s fifth win in the 10th race of the season. Lewis Hamilton ended up ninth. Due to the changeable weather conditions, both drivers made four pit stops. Fernando came in on laps 1 (10 sec), 12 (7.7sec), 37 (7.7sec) and 53 (7.1sec). Lewis made his stops on laps 1 (10.4 sec), 6 (9.2.sec), 35 (9.3sec) and 54 (10 sec). Despite missing the podium and a points finish for the first time in the 10 Grands Prix of his Formula One career, Lewis maintained the lead in the Drivers’ Championship with 70 followed by Fernando in second position with 68 points. Vodafone McLaren Mercedes extended the lead in the constructors' table with 138 points ahead of Ferrari on 111. text/html 2007-07-22T11:06:44+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/78/ WOW! What a race! text/html 2007-07-21T19:17:31+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/76/ Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Fernando Alonso will start tomorrow’s European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring second on the grid after setting a time of 1m31.741. In the final part of Saturday’s qualifying, Lewis Hamilton went off at Turn Eight, five minutes from the end of the session. The session was red flagged and continued after half an hour. If Lewis is able to race tomorrow he will start from tenth on the grid. text/html 2007-07-21T19:11:00+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/75/ Watch this VIDEO of the high-speed crash during the final qualifying session at the Nurburgring...Lewis Hamilton F1 Formula 1 Qualifying Crash text/html 2007-07-21T19:04:34+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/74/ Here is the McLaren statement regarding Lewis Hamilton's condition after the major crash during Qualifying session three. text/html 2007-07-20T10:31:11+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/73/ Nürburgring, Friday 20th July 2007 Fernando Alonso MP4-22 06 Lewis Hamilton MP4-22 01 T-car MP4-22 04 text/html 2007-07-20T10:00:53+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/72/ Seven drivers are within a half second(.54) of session two leader Kimi Raikkonen text/html 2007-07-18T22:36:46+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/71/ Bernie Ecclestone is making a big mistake by pulling F1 out of the US market. He must be losing his mind to think that the sponsors will not care if F1 is not in the number 1 consumer market in the world. Read the latest post on the F1Junkie Forum (http://www.f1junkie.com/formula1) text/html 2007-07-16T14:57:58+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/70/ STATEMENT Woking, United Kingdom, 16th July 2007: McLaren is concerned that erroneous speculation has arisen from inaccurate and misleading reference to the contents of confidential legal papers filed at court in response to Ferrari’s UK action to recover its intellectual property. This is unfortunate and is prejudicial to a fair interpretation of these matters. McLaren can confirm from its own investigation that no Ferrari materials or data are or have ever been in the possession of any McLaren employee other than the individual sued by Ferrari. The fact that he held at his home unsolicited materials from Ferrari was not known to any other member of the team prior to the 3rd July 2007. Furthermore, McLaren has categorically established that no Ferrari information has at any stage been used to develop its car. McLaren looks forward to having the opportunity to present the complete and accurate picture of events in the appropriate forum, that is before the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris on 26th July 2007. - ENDS - text/html 2007-07-12T17:53:09+01:00 http://f1junkie.com http://f1junkie.com/content/view/69/