Formula One 2008 Thread (Next Race 11th May Turkey GP)

[VR6Lee 1]

Fernando Alonso has said he can leave Renault at the end of this season.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7312280.stm

"I'm at Renault because I wanted to get back to winning, like in 2005 and 2006, if not this year then next year," Alonso told Spanish newspaper As.

"But I have an option to leave so I can be in the best possible car, and it is clear Ferrari is one of the best."

"It's early to talk about moves and rumours, but Massa has had two bad races with mistakes and that has kicked off speculation," Alonso said.

"It's logical, but it's too early."

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yea i jst read that altho alonso's ego would not work in any team where a driver is better than him this was proved in mclaren as kimi is better than him he just was unlucky while at mclaren

[jws vr6 0]

Alonso is a TW*T!! Cant stand the whining crybaby!!

[VR6Lee 1]

F1 Bahrain

Anyone watch It?

Well done Massa 1st 10pts lot of pressure was on him and he produced

because Lewis was waiting for a bus.

I do think Lewis has still got alot to learn

wouldn't be suprised if he does not make the top 5.

If BMW carry on they will be one of the top 2 end on the season

and Toyota are the most improved team so watch out McLaren.

But Lewis, Lewis what is wrong with him FFS :@

The Hamilton, Alonso incident did you think Alonso brake test Hamilton

Watch the gif below.

Watch Hamilton steering as he comes out of the corner,

was his car understeering or is the Reualt that much slower than Merc?

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i think the pressure put on lewis is 2 much he wont win every race nd i wudnt b supprised if alonso didnt accelerate as much as he cud ne way bring on spain a track mclaren are usually good at nd Hekki cud have done better jst a bad team performance

[thegoth 5]

Maclaren have admitted it was his/their fault. His front wing snapped a support, suddenly reducing the front down force and overall drag

[VR6Lee 1]

Maclaren have admitted it was his/their fault. His front wing snapped a support' date=' suddenly reducing the front down force and overall drag

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:-# Driver & mechanic error?

Mechanic from the start

Driver fault for hitting Alonso up the Ar5e.

[VR6Lee 1]

Testing times from Barcelona:

DAY 1 Monday

1. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:18.613

2. Alexander Wurz, Honda, 1:21.059

3. Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 1:21.566

4. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:21.679

5. Nelson Piquet, Renault, 1:21.913

6. David Coulthard, Red Bull, 1:22.193

7. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 1:22.431

8. Timo Glock, Toyota, 1:22.590

9. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, 1:22.846

DAY 2 Tuesday

1. Rubens Barrichello, Honda, 1:18.928

2. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India, 1:19.721

3. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:20.283

4. David Coulthard, Red Bull, 1:20.392

5. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 1:20.452

6. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1:20.616

7. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 1:20.800

8. Timo Glock, Toyota, 1:20.870

9. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:20.981

DAY 3 Wednesday

1. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1:18.483

2. Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1:19.323

3. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 1:19.424

4. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:19.785

5. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 1:19.841

6. Rubens Barrichello, Honda, 1:19.920

7. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 1:20.591

8. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 1:20.715

9. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:20.849

10. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 1:20.867

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dont read 2 much into that i bet its alot different on the 27th

[VR6Lee 1]

F1 Spain (h) Not a bad race,

no Hamilton this Hamilton that from ITV pundits (h)

Good win for Kimi due to his new hair cut

Kovalainen was knocked unconscious doing 220km/h on lap 22 a problem with his left front tyre.

Barrichello's clump with Fisichella in the pit lane left him dragging his nose for a whole lap

Good to see Alolso was on fire during the race :-p

David Coulthard taking over Takuma Sato

Good to see Button in the points.

1. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari one hour 38 minutes 19.051 seconds

2. Felipe Massa (Brz) (Ferrari) 3.228 seconds behind

3. Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren-Mercedes at 4.187

4. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber at 5.694

5. Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault at 35.938

6. Jenson Button (GB) Honda at 53.010

7. Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams-Toyota at 58.244

8. Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota at 59.435

9. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber at 1:03.073

10. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India-Ferrari one lap behind

11. Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota one lap

12. David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull-Renault one lap

13. Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda one lap

R Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota 41 laps completed

R Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 34 laps

R Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda 34 laps

R Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren 21 laps

R Anthony Davidson (GB) Super Aguri-Honda eight laps

R Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Toro Rosso-Ferrari seven laps

R Nelson Piquet Jr (Brz) Renault six laps

R Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India no laps

R Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso-Ferrari no laps

Drivers' points

1 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Fin 29

2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes GB 20

3 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber Pol 19

4 Felipe Massa Ferrari Brz 18

5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber Ger 16

6 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes Fin 14

7 Jarno Trulli Toyota Ita 9

8 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault Aus 8

9 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota Ger 7

10 Fernando Alonso Renault Spa 6

11 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota Jpn 5

12 Jenson Button Honda GB 3

13 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari Fra 2

14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault GB 0

15 Nelson Piquet Jr Renault Brz 0

16 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari Ita 0

17 Rubens Barrichello Honda Brz 0

18 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda GB 0

TEAM POINTS

1 Ferrari 47

2 BMW Sauber 35

3 McLaren-Mercedes 34

4 Williams-Toyota 12

5 Toyota 9

6 Red Bull-Renault 8

7 Renault 6

8 Honda 3

9 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2

10 Force-India Ferrari 0

11 Super Aguri-Honda 0