- Formula 1 - Season 2008 -

[comtrak]

^^
yeh that was my point!
Alonso did good despite what resources he had..

[UncleKracker]

Toro Rosso team put up for sale

Scuderia Toro Rosso have been put up for sale, with joint owner Dietrich Mateschitz wanting a new buyer to be in place by the end of next season.

The Italian outfit have been surrounded by speculation for months that Mateschitz and fellow shareholder Gerhard Berger were looking at selling the team - although each time this was denied by those involved.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65874

[UncleKracker]

Raikkonen sure Ferrari will fix problems

Kimi Raikkonen is convinced his Ferrari team will be able to solve the reliability problems that hindered their Australian Grand Prix weekend.

The world champion was hit by trouble in qualifying, meaning he had to start from 15th place, and then retired from the race with an engine problem.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65878

[mehrozniazi1]

affcourse although i m not fan...but he is 2 times champion....and thats the reality....so he will take every thing out of that team that he can

[UncleKracker]

BMW: Too early to fight Ferrari, McLaren

BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen thinks it too early to say if his team are ready to take the fight to McLaren and Ferrari just yet, despite their strong showing in the Australian Grand Prix.

Robert Kubica just missed out on pole position in Melbourne, with Nick Heidfeld taking second place to equal the team's best ever result.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65873

[maaddyy]

raikonan did prove himself... 15th to 8th in 1st lap... thn 3rd... hats off... sad to c im retire...

[comtrak]

@rozzz
i agree mate!

@maaddy
mate you are right and as @uk said the fuel load kimi was carrying considering that the pace of ferarri was awesome! in my books at least... what say you??
and the first lap from 15th to 8th is it was the first time as i remember...

[mustaffa]

cuz at tht time the tires had the perfect grip.. as the grip went away so did his driving.. HA!! ALONSO the man... but Hamster is better.. if u see he likes to drift, thus damging the tires.. but i dnt know how he manages to fininsh and tht also in 1st place.. i think tht they changed his driving style so the tire wear is less... last year all the blowouts hapnd cuz of him.

[nightsurfer]

Ferrari suspects ECU to blame for Aus woes
Defending champions looking to find answers

Nightsurfer: I am so much missing this thread that I am posting here instead of going for lunch.

[nightsurfer]

Engine braking
A new challenge to get around

[comtrak]

^^^
guda guda

[ZORIX]

Shit HAPPENS....

Kimi was not that Comfortable coz of the 1pit strategy.

& MASSA was having nightmares in the race :d.

Hami boy was asusual Boring.

for me Nico and QuickNICk did a superbjob. Hard luck with Kubica aswell...

All in all taht was a Disastrous Start to the Season.

[UncleKracker]

Lewis: More speed to come in Malaysia

Lewis Hamilton is confident he can extract even more speed from his McLaren MP4-23 as he targets a “dream double” victory in Malaysia this weekend.

The British star got his title challenge off to the perfect start in Melbourne last Sunday, winning comfortably from pole position as his two main Ferrari rivals faltered.

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=42037

[UncleKracker]

Williams 'must do better' in qualifying

Williams technical director Sam Michael says his team must do better in Sepang qualifying - even though it started the season on a high with third place in Melbourne.

Although Williams was happy with its race day performance in Australia, Nico Rosberg's seventh on the grid had been a disappointment.

The German had lost a great deal of practice mileage to gearbox and differential problems, which Michael believes cost the team a better starting slot.

http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42032

[UncleKracker]

Renault: We let Piquet down in Oz

Renault engineering director Pat Symonds says the team should shoulder some of the blame for Nelson Piquet's poor Formula 1 debut.

The Brazilian qualified on the back row of the grid and then ran at the tail of the field until retiring due to damage sustained in his tangle with Timo Glock and Giancarlo Fisichella at the first corner.

http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42033

[UncleKracker]

Ten Conclusions From The Australian GP

F1 returned with a bang and a few improvements...

It's Great That Formula One Is Back
Because that was a lot of fun.

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3265_3311677,00.html

[UncleKracker]

Thursday's FIA press conference

Sebastian Vettel, Robert Kubica, Kazuki Nakajima, Felipe Massa and David Coulthard attended the opening press conference for the Malaysian GP weekend

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_3326755,00.html

[UncleKracker]

Massa confident engine glitches fixed

Felipe Massa is confident Ferrari has solved the engine problems that hit his and Kimi Raikkonen’s cars last weekend in Australia.

Although both drivers were already out of the running for the major points-paying positions after each making several major errors, it was a rare double engine failure that ultimately ended the team’s disappointing race.

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=42045

[UncleKracker]

Q & A with Kimi Raikkonen

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65912

Q & A with Lewis Hamilton

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65907

Q & A with Gerhard Berger

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65921

Q & A with Timo Glock

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65890

[UncleKracker]

On a Lighter note

AirAsia unveils F1 style aircraft

http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/65910