Bahrain GP Race Result
Jenson Button has taken victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix from fourth on the starting grid. The World Championship leader pulled clear of the chasing pack as Sebastian Vettel and pole-sitter Jarno Trulli completed the rostrum. Champion Hamilton finished fourth as Kimi Räikkönen scored Ferrari’s first points of the year.
Jenson Button had strong doubts over his chances in the Bahrain Grand Prix, especially after qualifying fourth on the grid in qualifying. Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock were the men to steal the show on Saturday by taking Toyota’s first ever front row lockout, with Sebastian Vettel’s heavier fuelled Red Bull lining up third. Temperatures soared to 38°C (100°F) at the start of the race, as weather conditions couldn’t have been any different to those in China last weekend. (more…)
Bahrain GP Qualifying Results
Jarno Trulli has taken pole position in Bahrain as the Toyota team locks out the front row for the first time in their history. Chinese Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel will start third ahead of British contenders Button and Hamilton. Both Ferraris qualified in the top ten, with eighth and tenth for Massa and Räikkönen.
Something Mark Webber wasn’t expecting, however, was being held up by Adrian Sutil in the dying stages of Q1. The Australian, who finished second in China last weekend, passed the Force India before the last corner – ruining one lap – only to be overtaken again at the start of his final attempt. The German apologised soon after for Webber’s ’screwed’ qualifying session, as the Red Bull starts the race a provisional 19th on the grid. He will be joined on the back row by Sébastien Bourdais, who struggled again with his Toro Rosso. Sutil qualified in 16th place, missing out on the Q2 by one tenth, ahead of Buemi and Fisichella. (more…)
Shanghai GP Qualifying Result
Sebastian Vettel claimed his first Pole ever for the Red Bull Racing team in China ahead of a rejuvenated Fernando Alonso for Renault. The second Red Bull of Mark Webber is third with Rubens Barrichello the first Brawn car in fourth. Jenson Button fails to claim his hattrick of poles will be starting from fifth.
Kimi Räikkönen could only manage the 9th position for Ferrari while the controversy hit McLaren of Lewis Hamilton comes in at 10. Massa was in 13th and Kovalainen was just one spot above him in 12th in the other McLaren.
Red Bull is estatic with the pole position while Ferrari must be wondering whether it was the right thing to do to run without the KERS in this GP. The many straights on this circuit definitely could benefit the KERS users especially with that additional power boosts when over taking is needed.
We could only wait and see what the result will bring tomorrow at the Shanghai GP. (more…)
Malaysian GP Qualifying Result
With a later start compared to previous years, the rain didn’t show itself as the Qualifying session kicked off. A Qualifying full of drama as Button takes Pole again after Melbourne. Joining him on the front row is Toyota’s Jarno Trulli. Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello were third and fourth, but grid penalties for both mean Toyota’s Timo Glock and Williams’ Nico Rosberg will form row two.Ferrari’s Raikkonen could only land himself in the 9th position while Massa qualifying in 16th. McLaren was 13th and 14th respectively after the controversial Melbourne GP still haunting them.
Button is looking set to show that the win at Melbourne is no fluke while Ferrari and McLaren will be looking to reclaim the throne that Brawn GP so comfortably control this season. Will the April 14th hearing regarding the diffuser affect how the 3 teams running the controversial diffuser perform? It’s all to watch for tomorrow. The Full result of the Qualifying is as follow… (more…)
Australian GP Result
A fantastic win by Jenson Button, a win that’ll make all his critics eat their word. Rubens Barrichello made it a Brawn GP 1 2. In one of the most anticipated World Championships ever in Melbourne after a dramatic winter break, the race proved to be one for the history book with an unfamiliar front row in the make of 2 Brawn GP cars.
Lewis Hamilton started the race at the back of the grid following a five-place penalty for a gearbox change. Toyota elected to start its cars from the pit lane when Glock and Trulli were also relegated for running illegal, flexible rear wing elements during qualifying.
Barrichello made a bad start while Button pulled away comfortably from the rest of the field. Rubens’ action created a chain reaction at Turn 1 as contact from Kovalainen’s McLaren pushed Rubens into Webber’s Red Bull which forced the Australian into Nick Heidfeld. The BMW’s spin, in turn, forced Alonso’s Renault into evacuation across the grass. Webber’s resultant half-spin in the middle of the pack saw him finally collected by Kovalainen, putting Heikki out of the race at the end of the lap with the Red Bull and BMW also out of contention for the remainder of the afternoon
Massa was third for Ferrari during the opening laps while Räikkönen was battling it out for fourth with Kubica. The first of two safety cars was deployed when Kazuki Najajima lost control of his Williams, putting two wheels over the kerb of Turn 4 – the Japanese driver suffered a heavy impact as the car’s front end took off briefly after contact with the concrete wall and a subsequent double spin. (more…)
F1 2009 Driver’s list
The drivers line-up for the 2009 F1 Calendar is out!
Can’t wait for the 2009 season to start, with new designs and rule changes. It’s going to be an interesting one. Here’s the driver’s line up as released by the FIA.
1. Lewis Hamilton – VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES
2. Heikki Kovalainen – VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES
3. Kimi Raikkonen – SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO
4. Felipe Massa – SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO (more…)
Ferrari 312 PB replica Made from Scratch!
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a huge, huge, hugeeeeeeeeeee Ferrari fan. I can’t say that I own any thing Ferrari though except for the Ferrari F1 Uniform which I wear whenever there’s an F1 race happening on the weekend and quite a number of car models.
But I must say the guy in the video was just awesome! Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear fame interviewed him way back in 1998 but I only saw the video yesterday and just have to share it here. His name is Pierre Scerri, this Ferrari enthusiast built a perfect scale model of a Ferrari 312 PB. Painstakingly create all the parts all by himself. Truly stunning to see, what single minded devotion has accomplished over 15 years.
And the car can actually be driven, if we could find someone small enough to fit in. Yes, every single parts works, from the gearbox to the engine to the indicator lights. In his own words “I could not buy one, I had to make one.” He began his project for the model in 1978, out of desire for having a Ferrari that could function in his dining room. Pierre Bardinon, owner of the Mas du Clos race track, allowed Scerri to take detailed photographs of the actual car on display at the adjacent Ferrari museum. Based on those photographs, he drafted the schematics and made the molds for all parts of the model, a process which took 15 years. (more…)
Ferrari Novitec Tunero F430
I’m sure some of you would know by now that I’m a huge fan of Ferrari, both the F1 team and the car itself. Still is a big dream of mine to own a Ferrari once I’ve reached the “summit”. This one here will just remain as a dream of course, looking at the set-up and the HP involved, there’s no way the Malaysian government would allow it to step into the country.
McLaren’s Hamilton Howler
I know I’m 3 days too late in posting this but then, heck, I’ve been busy!
Anyway, looking at the Canadian GP Flashback, I’m really disappointed with Lewis Hamilton. I’m no McLaren fan mind you. I’m disappointed with Lewis for doing such a silly error in the Pitlane, practically a rookie mistake that only rookies in their first years would have done. 10 Grid Penalty doesn’t seem like a just punishment for this Driver, I say they should also fine him a good $100,000 as well along with the 10 Grid Penalty @ the next race. That’ll be more like it.
I guess you can say… Like Father, Like Son.
