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Coming into the 2007 Formula One season, it was expected that Team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes will place in a excellent performance. The reason behind this is two-fold. First, McLaren showed that their new car is quicker. The second reason is that two-time defending Formula One champion Fernando Alonso joined the British team.

During the previous two seasons, Alonso was able to take the championship from seven-time champion Michael Schumacher. And when he jumped from Renault to McLaren, it is expected that he will have a very excellent chance of winning his third consecutive driver’s title.

It is expected that the race for the championship this year will be chose between Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen who went from McLaren to Ferrari after Schumacher’s departure. After seven races so far this season, Raikkonen ranked fourth behind teammate Felipe Massa. Alonso, on the other hand, is second in the standings behind his teammate – the rookie Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton is a 22-year ancient British driver who is the first driver of Caribbean or African descent to participate in a Grand Prix. He is also the youngest individual to secure a Formula One contract. The young driver has so far managed to take podium finishes in all of his seven Formula One races. He now leads the driver’s championship race with 58 points and that is ten more than Alonso’s.

Through the first five races of the season, Hamilton recorded one third-place end and four second-place finishes. His consistency allowed him to take the distinction of being the youngest Formula One driver to lead the driver’s championship. His first Formula One win came at the Canadian Grand Prix. At the same race, his teammate only managed to place seventh. At the United States Grand Prix, the young rookie sensation proved that his win in Canada is no fluke by scoring his second victory.

While both Alonso and Hamilton use similar Formula One cars with Mercedes-Benz wheels and Bridgestone tires, it was Hamilton who showed a greater driving prowess at the Canadian and United States Grand Prix.

The competition between Hamilton and Alonso on the track became the basis for speculations that the two divers are involved in a power struggle inside McLaren. To this speculation though, Alonso responded that he and Hamilton are friends. “We both are very competitive people and we try to beat each other,” says the Spaniard. “We perform, I reckon, really close at this point of the championship. The 10 points I’m behind at the moment was mainly two races. I had problems with the brakes in Canada and I had the safety car when I had to pit, so the luck will also play a excellent factor in this championship, so I need to improve on that maybe. ”

Hamilton for his part downplayed the rumors that he is involved in a power struggle with Alonso. “Fernando has helped me and worked with me and he is a fantastic driver, a two-time world champion,” he said. “There is still a long way to go in this championship. ”

Alonso reiterated that the relationship between him and his teammate is a pleasant one saying: “We are getting to know each other better now. There are some jokes I say to him, like, `You are lucky. ‘ And he tells me that, too. At the moment, it’s a very friendly relationship. ”

At 27 years ancient, Spanish race car driver Fernando Alonso captured the first race in the inaugural Formula One Singapore Grand Prix – this was Alonso’s first win of the current season and his 50th overall since he started racing professionally.
Sunday’s race was a thrilling affair, although reports are coming out that President of Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo is none too pleased with the event. Quotes published online have di Montezemolo criticizing the racecourse as being unsuitable for a Formula One event. He said that the track used for the first night event was better suited “for a circus. ” Whether this had any bearing on the outcome of the race is anyone’s guess.
Ten teams with a combined total of 20 drivers took to the circuit to compete in the event. In the beginning of the race, winner Alonso’s teammate, Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, Jr. was the first casualty. Was it not for this mishap, the Italian team would no doubt have captured a one-two end. But, Piquet’s crash resulted in the safety car being brought out. This resulted in some confusion. It caused Ferrari’s Italian team of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen to end up at the back of field. Piquet was followed by Robert Kubica (BMW-Sauber) and Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota), who finished up in the pit. But, this did not prevent Nico Rosberg from maintaining his second place position throughout the race.
The top eight drivers for the event were:
o Fernando Alonso (Renault)
o Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota)
o Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes)
o Timo Glock (Toyota)
o Sebastian Vettel (STR-Ferrari)
o Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)
o David Coulthard (Red Bull Renault)
o Kazuki Nakajima (Williams Toyota)
Alonso’s winning time was 1:57:16. 304. This was Alonso’s first win since last year’s Italian Grand Prix held September 7 to 9, 2007 at the Autodromo Nationale Monza, Italy. His win was not expected: “After qualifying, our homes were gone already. It was nearly over, but it shows that Formula One is unpredictable on Sunday. ”
The 2008 Formula One SingTel Singapore Grand Prix is the first Formula One race where artificial lighting was used. The lights, 1,500 lighting projectors, were positioned so that the beams took on the shape of the track.
The event also happened to be the 15th round of the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) Formula One World Championship races. The event was held September 26 to 28 in Marina Bay, Singapore. The Singapore Grand Prix was formerly billed in the 1960s and 1970s as a Formula Libre event. In many ways this was an historic event as the first Formula One race to be held at night.
His team may not have won the Singapore Grand Prix, but McLaren-Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton is full of confidence. With three major Grand Prix races left to compete in for the year and points to spare, he and his team have reason to be hopeful. (They came away with six points in Singapore. )
The three huge events left on the calendar are the Japan Grand Prix to be held from October 10 to 12, The China Grand prix scheduled for October 17 to 19 and Brazil’s event to be held from October 31 to November 2.
In fact, even though settling for third place at the Singapore Grand Prix, Hamilton’s team may have place themselves in the position of finishing the season on top, having extended his team’s Championship lead. Hamilton reportedly said of the Singapore’s showing, “We only finished third, but we couldn’t really have questioned for more from the result – all I can do now is take one race at a time, while keeping one eye on the final result at the end of the year. ”

World champion Fernando Alonso, Spanish 25 years was the best that Mercedes-Benz has to offer, the ultra-rare Mercedes-McLaren 722. Alonso McLaren described as the most gorgeous car “in the world.” The McLaren 722 was constructed in the heart of Woking, Fantastic Britain, which saw the race car MP4-22 well. The Special edition SLR is one of 150 cars in production – developed with the help of supercar legend Gordon Murray. The 722 labeling was taken after a career in 1955 with Stirling Moss and his co-driver Denis Jenkinson in a Mercedes Benz competes with 300 SLR. The race started exactly at 7:22 am at the Mille Miglia, which the mark 722. Alonso is not the only one with a new coupe same rookie teammate Lewis Hamilton will have a new Mercedes-Benz coupe. The manufacturer has not yet announced whether this model would be some sources of class B, probably would be given to Hamilton. Data Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a sports car and a super car developed by DaimlerChrysler in collaboration with McLaren Cars. It is also one of the fastest cars with automatic transmissions in the world. The SLR stands for “Sportlich, Leicht, Rennsport” German “Sport, Light, Racing”. It is also synonymous with “super-Leicht, Rennsport” or super-light, racing. A new version of the SLR was introduced in 2006 called “2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR 722 Edition.” 722 Edition makes 650bhp with a top speed of 337 km / h. To counter the problems with the products previously SLR, a new suspension is used with the addition of alloy wheels 19 inches, a rigid damper configuration and 0. 4 inches lower body. Speaking of the above problems, one of the most critical parts of the SLR was the previous brakes. According to Richard Hammond of Top Gear, “It does not work, they do, but how they do: they are either inside or outside.” Despite the brakes are extremely powerful EPA described as a binary if it was designed for emergency stops at 200 miles per hour. Critics of the ancient product recommend SLR Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG is a better buy, since this car is more planted more powerful engine with 738 lb-ft of torque. It can also accelerate from 0-60mph 0. 1 second slower and has a top speed limited to 155 mph. According to Mercedes-Benz SLR production will end in 2008, production of auto parts, fortunately, the quality and its well loved bar and tie Mercedes SLR for another range of Mercedes cars will continue.

The Renault driver Fernando Alonso, the Spanish driver has won his first Grand Prix Formula One victory of the year after winning the Singapore race held last Sunday. Alonso chances were very low until the day before his vehicle was hurt and this situation puts the driver in place of the holders of race fifteenth.

 

It had been more or less a year that Fernando Alonso has not won a race in the Formula One calendar since its last September 9, 2007 at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. This time on the first night race in Singapore, Alonso was time to take the first podium 1:57:16:304 as he has done many times before. Second, came the Williams driver Nico Rosberg of Germany and third in 2:957, the principal of McLaren Lewis Hamilton 5:917.

 

Last Sunday, the double world champion has won its appearance in the 50th podium of his career in Formula One career. The Spanish rider took about 385 days behind on a total of 19 runs before holding a Grand Prix title. In addition, for the Renault team, which is the group of Alonso for the campaign this year, the line does not win, summarizes 31 tracks.

 

As Alonso started the race in 15th position, I had to take risks and changed its strategy, what he did, we saw how he had two stops and fuel was very low prior to longest stop. Right at the starting line immediately won three seats have become less than fourteen knees teammate Nelson Piquet faces an accident in the safety car period.

 

The career development started to change radically the image that Alonso was in a better position because he was the only one who had passed through the pits to refuel and had a clear path for moving forward. Germany Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) and Poland’s Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) were the first to stop a movement that has cost them the race.

 

At the turn of the 34th, the Spaniard took the lead in the competition and once to the advantage of avoiding any possible surprises Alonso. He stopped a second time but he managed a distance that allows him to return to the head of the group.

 

After the race, Lewis Hamilton leads the championship with seven points ahead of Brazilian Felipe Massa (Ferrari), and a total of 84 points. On the other hand, South America saw Massa ruined his chances for his team failed at the first stop. Resumption of the race without enough fuel and had to break into a second stop in the pit area. It was the worst nightmare of Massa when he started on pole position and finished last with no points.

 

Poland’s Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) finished in eleventh place with 20 points, followed by the head of Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) with 57 points.

 

Fernando Alonso, the Spanish driver of the Ferrari team was able to earn his second win of the season after overcoming his teammate Felipe Massa in Sunday’s controversial German Grand Prix.

It is the victory of Fernando Alonso 23 as a rider in the World Championship of Formula 1. Alonso won his first race of the season at the Grand Prix of Bahrain Grand, after finishing a race well trained in the first game of the season. With this victory, the Spaniard has won 25 points on his battle to win the championship. At press time, Alonso has 123 points and is fifth in the standings.

Fernando Alonso finished second on the grid. It was followed in the third on teammate Felipe Massa. The pole position belonged to the German Sebastian Vettel, who drives for Renault.

From the beginning, Vettel has done everything possible to avoid being overtaken by Alonso. The Renault driver has made an effort to block the Spaniards, pushing against the security fence, close to what he believed to be his most perilous deficiency. But, Vettel Massa was unable to react when pushed from the outside. Massa made a nice gesture and took the lead thanks to the completion of the first curve.

From there, the boys from the Scuderia Ferrari took control of the race. Massa managed to stay ahead of 46 of 67 laps. Alonso sat down, awaiting the right moment to make a pass. Vettel for his part was pushed to the limits in his attempt to be in the range of about two Ferraris.

While Massa has managed to stay ahead, it became obvious there was a fantastic rivalry between the two teammates. Nearly succeeded in blowing up the head when the pilots were on the verge of colliding with each other at any time around the tower 21.

Massa managed to divert and avoid Alonso, who had his goal. The Italian has managed to stay ahead, but the team leaders have had infuriated by his irresponsible riders. Despite what could be, both drivers maintained their pace, and manage to place seven seconds Vettel Germany. There was small to do for Sebastian. The two Ferraris were simply quicker and better at listening, then, with his Renault.

As they completed lap 46, Fernando Alonso set a best lap. Massa has been ordered by the chief engineer of the team, Rob Smedley, a small and let the passages in Spanish. Smedley has justified his choice by saying that Alonso is making it quicker, then becomes Alonso. The Brazilian obeyed the order and the next round, slowed, giving more than Alonso.

Alonso, without losing a moment, took advantage to pass Massa take the lead in the race. The Nano, as it is known in the racing circuit, be released until they reach the goal scored. Massa finished second. Sebastian Vettel completed the podium.

It was a controversial call by the Ferrari team because of the ban by the authorities of the Formula 1, which states that computers can not tell their runners to let someone else pass. This is not the first time that Ferrari has been involved in such a situation. In 2002, during the Austrian Grand Prix, the Scuderia has ordered Rubens Barrichello, Michael Schumacher to stop.

Ferrari was fined after a fine of one hundred thousand $. It is expected that the team will face some sort of punishment by the F1 authorities.

After 11 races, Lewis Hamilton Council sits atop the standings with 157 points, followed by Jenson Button (143) and Mark Webber, with 136 links.

Spain’s Fernando Alonso and Britain’s Lewis Hamilton achieved first and second for McLaren in the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix.
Alonso started from pole position and achieved the fastest lap time, and for most of the 78 lap race kept a three or four second lead over team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Monaco was Alonso’s 17th Formula 1 victory.
With five races in this year’s F1 Championship now gone, Spaniard Alonso and Brit Lewis Hamilton share the lead in the drivers’ championship with 38 points each, with the next two races scheduled for Canada and the US.
In his first F1 season, Lewis Hamilton has now achieved five podium finishes from five races, extending his record winning run. And although tipped by some commentators to win this year’s Monaco GP, Alonso’s fluent driving kept him at bay throughout the race.
Fellow Brits – and Monte Carlo residents – Jensen Button and David Coulthard finished the race outside of the points and well down the field, a disappointing result particularly for previous winner Coulthard, who was on the podium to receive his third place trophy in last year’s Monaco GP.
David Coulthard is part owner of the Columbus Hotel, in the Fontvieille district of Monaco.
Robert Kubica in a BMW, who like Hamilton was making his debut at Monaco, achieved an impressive fifth position, ahead of team-mate Nick Heidfield.
Appropriately named American Scott Speed was another driver who will leave Monaco pleased, having climbed from 18th on the grid to end 9th.
The final positions were:
1. Alonso (McLaren)
2. Hamilton (McLaren)
3. Massa (Ferrari)
4. Fisichella (Renault)
5. Kubica (BMW Sauber)
6. Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)
7. Wurz (Williams)
Speaking after the race Alonso said ‘It has been a fantastic weekend, no doubt, and to score this hat trick of pole, fastest lap and win is something very special and even more here in Monaco. I loved very much today’s race, with a perfect car all through the race. It was so excellent to drive such a nice car for 78 laps and win at the end. ‘
Lewis Hamilton commented, ‘I knew we were both extremely quick, so I could only apply pressure, but he’s a two-time world champion and he doesn’t really make mistakes. ‘
The Grand Prix is 77 laps around the narrow, winding streets of Monte Carlo, making the Monaco Grand Prix the most exciting in the world, with small room for driver error.
Since the first Grand Prix on April 14 1929, organised by Monte Carlo resident and founding president of the Automobile Club de Monaco Antony Noghes, the average fastest speed has risen from 50mph (80 kph) to 88mph (143 kph).
The 2008 Monaco Grand Prix will be held on Sunday 25 May.

The Spaniard Renault’s driver Fernando Alonso just conquered his first Formula One Grand Prix win of the year after his win at the Singapore race held last Sunday.   Alonso’s chances were very low as the previous day his vehicle was hurt and this situation positioned the driver in the fifteenth place for the race starters.

 

It had been more less a year since Fernando Alonso had not win a race in the Formula One calendar as his last one had been on September 9th, 2007 at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. This time at the first night race in Singapore, Alonso arrived first timing 1:57:16:304 taking the podium as he did many other times before. In second place arrived the Williams’ driver, the German Nico Rosberg at 2:957 and in third place the leading McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton with 5:917.

 

Last Sunday the two times world champion achieved his 50th podium appearance in his Formula One professional career. The Spaniard’s come back took approximately 385 days and a total of 19 races before holding a grand prix title. On the other hand, for the Renault team, which is Alonso’s group for this year’s campaign the non-winning streak, summed up 31 races.

 

As Alonso started the race in the 15th position he had to take some risks and changed his strategy, which he did, we witnessed how he only took two stops and went very low of fuel before making the longest stop. Just at the starting line he won three places straight away which became less as in the fourteen lap his teammate Nelson Piquet faced an accident in the safety car exit.

 

The race development started to change radically the panorama as Alonso was in a more favorable situation, as he was the only one that had passed by the pits to refuel and had a free road to go forward.   The German Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) and the Polish Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) were the first to stop a go that cost them the race.  

 

During the 34th lap, the Spaniard took the competition leadership and once at the lead Alonso avoided all possible surprises. He did stop a second time but he managed a distance to allow him to return to the leading pack.

 

After this race, Lewis Hamilton leads the Formula One world championship with seven points more than the Brazilian Felipe Massa (Ferrari), and a total of 84 points. On the other hand, the South American Massa saw his chances ruined as his team failed in the first refueling. He resumed the race without enough fuel and had to break in for a second stop in the pits zone. It was Massa’s worst nightmare as he started in pole position and finished last with no points.

 

The Polish Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) finished in the eleventh position at 20 points of the leader followed by the Finnish Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) with 57 points.

Well here we have it, the most entertaining and exciting season in F1 for many years, there are two main reasons for this, firstly the retirement of the F1 master Michael himself and secondly the emergence of McLaren and Lewis Hamilton.
This by itself would make for an entertaining season but of course there is a large slice of lime in the cocktail now that gives it a refreshing sharpness. Of course I am referring to the now very public divorce of Lewis and Fernando within the McLaren team.
The latest spat has resulted in them not talking to each other; presumably this will be separate meals, separate training and separate beds if it continues. So where will this end? And what is the underlying reason for so much terrible feeling from two successful drivers.
Well its as simple as this, enter Alonso, current world champion and expected to be the dominant force for 2007, then enter Hamilton the rookie, no experience, young, never raced in an F1 grand prix and a complete pretender.
No pressure then for Alonso we thought, but underneath he was already concerned, here was a young guy with nothing expected of him, it was his rookie season to get confidence and bag a few points. Already Hamilton had shown speed in testing and preparation, already he was showing a cold professional edge, already he was the subject of much media attention and that alone would make Alonso squirm, after all Fernando is the world champion and so that alone demanded attention.
As the initial races unfolded there were 3 words written in praise for Lewis for every positive word written about Alonso, within 6 races most of the publicity for the current world champion was starting to look very negative.
He was beaten in testing, beaten in qualifying and beaten in the races, he was also being beaten in the drivers standings! Underneath he had already started the excuses, the its not honest routine, the team is biased, I am not getting my number 1 driver support all of the usual excuses one sees when a sport person is falling from grace.
The body language was all negative, the after race comments sour and the expression was green with envy. At this point Alonso needed something quick, he needed to place the rookie back in place and for a couple of races he did, and so did Ferrari. But at the last GP Lewis showed his mettle, he showed his hunger and he showed his will to win.
Alonso had nothing to respond with, Lewis showed his steely edge in early qualifying before Alonso blocked him in the pit lane as his response. The official version seems somewhat sanitised but the outcome was Alonso relegated from pole position and Hamilton winning the race.
The end result is a very open dissention by both drivers who seem to be acting independently of the team and the orders of the boss. I am sure that Ron Dennis is at best displeased at the current maverick approach by his drivers, certainly a picture of him throwing his headphones around is not related to him having no sugar in his tea.
The real winners here are the sports followers, the spectacle of fantastic racing, a honestly even, huge personalities and the drama of driver conflict, what more could we want from a racing season?

The 2007 season was a classic. McLaren seemed primed for a huge year with Fernando Alonso and budding star Lewis Hamilton on board. Ferrari was looking less certain with Kimi Raikkonen coming on board for a retired Michael Schumacher. Still, the two dominant teams were primed to battle and battle they did. Alas, it was McLaren that fell apart as in team fighting led to strife and, shockingly, Ferrari squeezing by to take the driver’s title in the very last race by one point. Soon thereafter, Fernando was back at Renault and McLaren was being investigated for using Ferrari intellectual property to improve their cars.

Flash forward two years and what do we find. The 2009 season is staggering to a close. Ferrari and McLaren have been nowhere to be seen most of the season although both have improved in the latter half and snagged a win or two. Instead of the huge boys, we have the Brawn and Red Bull teams staggering to the end seeing who can choke the most. Dominant in the early part of the season, leader Jenson Button considers it a excellent day now when he snags a few points from a race. All and all, 2009 is ending with a whimper, but 2010 is looking very promising.

Ferrari versus McLaren. Alonso vs. Hamilton. Regardless of which teams or drivers you like, nothing could be better than a red hot rivalry between the dominant teams in the sport. It is akin to the Yankees versus the Red Sox, Arsenal versus Manchester United and whatever other fantastic barnstormer comes to mind. Classic rivalries make classic sports and that is what we will see in 2010.

So, can things go incorrect in 2010? Of course. Both cars should be up to snuff as the teams are already working on the new chassis, but there are a couple of points that make one wonder a bit. The largest issue appears to be at McLaren. All indications are the McLaren-Mercedes relationship is not what it once was. Mercedes will apparently buy the majority of the Brawn Team, which makes one wonder how much like it will be giving McLaren. The loss of support might not show up in 2010, but you can expect it to down the road.

The other huge potential problem is the driver pairings. Both drivers prefer to be strong number ones. How will Alonso get along with Massa? Hamilton is already whining about the potential go of Raikkonen to McLaren, which would certainly place Hamilton up against a competitive driver. Of course, Kimi hasn’t exactly shown much motivation the last two years, so Hamilton may have nothing to worry about. Regardless, both drivers have shown they don’t play well in a team environment, so it will be fascinating to see what happens.

All and all, 2010 looks like it will be a barn burner in Formula One with Ferrari and McLaren coming into prime form after a lackluster 2009. I’ll be watching!

Well, here we have the most fun and exciting season in F1 for many years, there are two main reasons, first retirement from F1 maestro himself, Michael and the other the emergence of McLaren and Lewis Hamilton. That in itself would make for a fun season, but of course there is much lime in a cocktail, now that gives you a refreshing sharpness. Of course, I mean a very public divorce and Lewis and Fernando at McLaren. The last line has led to them not to talk to each other, it will probably separate meals, training and independent separate beds if you continue. So where will it end? And what is the underlying reason for a terrible mood, it is based on two pilots successfully. For as simple as that between Alonso, world champion and should be the dominant force in 2007, then type the rookie Hamilton, inexperienced, young, never raced in F1 Grand Prix and a complete pretender. No pressure for Alonso, so we thought, but really worried now, that a young man who expects nothing of him was his first season to win the confidence and the stock of some items. Hamilton has shown in tests of speed and preparation, already showed a head start as cold working has been the subject of media attention and not squirm Alonso, after all, Fernando is the world champion and just the attention required. Since the original breeds have been developed three words in honor of Lewis for every word written on Alonso positive in all six races of most advertising for the current champion of the world started to seem very negative. He was beaten in the race, beaten and beaten in qualifying for the race, was also beaten in the championship! Below she had already begun an apology, not just your schedule, the team is biased, I do not get my number one driver support all the usual excuses that you see when an athlete is to fall disgrace. The body language was all negative, bitter comments after the race and the expression was green with envy. At this stage, Alonso needs something quick, it needs to set up the rookie and a pair of runs he made, like Ferrari. But at the last GP Lewis has shown his character, showed his hunger and showed his will to win. Alonso had no answer to Lewis has shown his steel spike to mark time before Alonso blocked him in the pit lane as their response. The official version seems a small sanitized, but the result has been relegated Alonso on pole and win the race to Hamilton. The end result is a very open dissent by the two drivers who seem to act independently of the team and the orders of the boss. I’m sure Ron Dennis is the best of the discontented in the Maverick’s current approach to their drivers, without a doubt a picture of him throwing a helmet around is not related to what you do not have sugar in tea . The real winners are sports enthusiasts, the sight of the huge races, a honestly uniform, huge personalities and drama of a war pilot, what can you question a racing season?