Starting from 19th on the grid after a precautionary overnight gearbox change, Lewis was always going to struggle to overtake cars around the twisting streets of Monte-Carlo. His early struggle for pace was exacerbated by damage to a front-wing footplate, caused after he tangled with Nick Heidfeld at Ste Devote in the early laps. Lewis [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 27, 2009
Who would have thought that Brawn GP would be leading both in the constructors and drivers leader board, with Button and Barrichello in the one and two position, just a month or so ago. This season has been turned upside down by the Brawn GP guys, as Mclaren Mercedes and Ferrari are having enormous difficulties [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 6, 2009
What a messy race that was yesterday in Malaysia. Due to torrential rain, the race was red-flagged on the 33rd lap and not restarted. Half points were awarded because less than 75 percent of the scheduled 56 laps (310.408 kms) had been covered. Brawn Mercedes driver Jenson Button took the second consecutive victory of the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 2, 2009
While some might think this is another April fools joke, it certainly is not. Officials from FIA have disqualified Hamilton from the Australian GP after new evidence has shown that they had provided false or misleading information during a post race hearing. Hamilton had finished the race in fourth position, but was moved to third [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 30, 2009
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, the first race of the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship, in third place. His team mate Heikki Kovalainen retired with a broken left front suspension, the consequence of a first-corner incident which was not his fault. Winner of the 58-lap race (307.574 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 13, 2009
Hope you’re all excited for the 2009 F1 season. In case you’ve missed it somehow, here is the video of the new Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes MP4-24 that Hamilton will drive to defend his crown. FIA is notorious for rule changes to “even out the playing field”, some reasonable, some just plain stupid; this year, we’ll [...]
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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