The Season has just started, the opening race is going to be in Australia.
And here is the Current Qualifying Results
The Season has just started, the opening race is going to be in Australia.
And here is the Current Qualifying Results
Lewis Hamilton’s win for McLaren at the Australian Grand Prix almost went unnoticed in Albert Park this afternoon - and that tells you just what sort of race it was. The 23 year-old Briton dominated an event characterised by safety car interventions following a series of dramatic incidents that all happened behind him.
Hamilton would build a lead, lose it behind the safety car, build it again, lose it again. You get the picture. But if he was impressive here a year ago, he was even better on Sunday, never losing his composure as he took the lead of the world championship with almost insouciant ease.
If it was a great day for McLaren, it was a disaster for Ferrari. Felipe Massa spun on the first lap and was then involved in an incident with Red Bull’s David Coulthard before retiring, and Kimi Raikkonen, having benefited from the second safety car intervention, slid off the road trying to pass McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen and undid all that work. Then his Ferrari let him down when he was running seventh with three laps to go.
Indeed, McLaren should have had a one-two, but a third safety car intervention following a heavy accident for Toyota’s Timo Glock badly hurt Kovalainen’s chances as he had to pit when everyone had closed up. He dropped way back, was passed by Raikkonen, repassed him, then found himself overtaken by Renault’s Fernando Alonso as the Spaniard overtook both of his rivals in a wonderful move.
After fighting back, Kovalainen repassed the Renault with two laps to go, only to have his car falter momentarily as they crossed the line for the 57th time. As he wiped oil off his visor he accidentally triggered the pit-lane speed limiter and a relieved Alonso pounced to head his former team mate home in fourth place.
Ahead of them, Nick Heidfeld brought his BMW Sauber home an excellent second, chased by Nico Rosberg, whose Toyota-engined Williams was the fastest car on the track in the closing stages. It was the young German’s first podium.
The race began with drama as an incident in the first corner involved Honda’s Jenson Button, Force India’s Giancarlo Fisichella, Red Bull’s Mark Webber, Super Aguri’s Anthony Davidson and Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel, and led directly or indirectly to their retirements.
Jarno Trulli looked set for good points until his Toyota let him down, and Nelson Piquet’s debut for Renault was little short of disastrous as he trailed at the back and failed to make it home.
Sebastien Bourdais and his Toro Rosso crew made a great call on strategy and were running fourth, ahead of Alonso and Kovalainen with three laps to go, but were stymied by engine failure. Force India’s Adrian Sutil and Super Aguri’s Takuma Sato similarly failed to make the finish.
“The team did a fantastic job as always, and the car was phenomenal, a complete dream to drive compared to last year,” a delighted Hamilton said. “They pulled me in early on both stops and that kept us out of trouble. Physically the race was a breeze, and great preparation for Malaysia, so bring it on, I’m really looking forward to it.”
NEXT RACE
Malaysian Grand Prix - Kuala Lampur
Qualifying 22nd March 2008 - SAT 1200 HRS
Race 23rd March 2008 - SUN 1300 HRS
great. ami big time f1 fan. khela miss kori na.ei seasson valoi hobe mone hoy.
hmm,mone hoche ai season a out besi hobe...n mclaren seems strong frm ferrari n other teams.
bt i am a big fan of ferrari n also Kimi...so not a good race result 4 me....![]()
Well im actually a Schumi fan... and Ferrari Rocks for me..
Yeah quite a disappointing race for Ferrari and team.. but hope they will catch u soon!!
@ solid snake, finally i find a f1 fan!!! I will keep this thread updated all the time..
amar koyek ta big bro ar friend ase.f1 freak. oder sathe thaika amio f1 dekha suru korsilam.pore amon moja paisi.asole jara dekhe tara buje koto jotilzz.
tv sere jodi dekhi F1 choltese taile dekha hoi.
I will make sure.. f1 jokhon hoi.. tokhon jeno tomar tv on thake..
he he . fahad bhai we are counting on u. f1 fan aro baraite hobe.
Heki = Heki Kovaleinen or you talking about Mika Hakkinen dost?? konta
@solid, yeah but need everyone support here!
i actually a big fan of Kimi...
o jokhon mclaren a chilo tokhon mclaren support kortam..
r akhon ferrari te,tai akhon ferrari support kori.![]()
joss.. kimi.. the iceman.. I like massa too.. he just needs to b a little more stable..
Traction Control chara eta ki joke choltese?
No TC is supposedly better 4 spectators. Only if they want 2 see 7 cars finish.![]()
The guy shows some real talent.. i wonder what would be the result if you put Kubica or even Nico Rosberg in a McLaren or Ferrari!! they might do really good...
Im a big fan of Mclaren. And Mika Hakkinen is my all time favourite. And i hope KIMI returns to Mclaren.![]()