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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. ”

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.

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.