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s18000rpm

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^all that coz the Brits didnt win anything :p

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Ferrari president - team cost Alonso the title

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, has praised Fernando Alonso's response to losing the world championship and suggested that Alonso only missed out on the title because McLaren mishandled their drivers.

The inter-team relationship at McLaren was one of the dominant storylines of the 2007 season, with Alonso outspoken in his demands for greater support from the squad.

The McLaren drivers ultimately ended the year tied on 109 points, as Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen snatched the title by a single point with his victory in Brazil.

"Alonso is a real champion, in every sense, an extraordinary driver. I've really appreciated his sportsmanship," di Montezemolo was quoted as saying by Gazzetta dello Sport.

"He lost the championship by a point and I don't think it was his fault, rather it was a consequence of his team's bad internal management.

"By congratulating Raikkonen already during the press conference, Alonso demonstrated to be a champion off the track too. It was a gesture we greatly appreciated."


Alonso offered further praise for Raikkonen in an interview with Italian radio station RAI yesterday.

"He is an extraordinary guy - a very, very nice personality even though you don't see it," the Spaniard said.

"The moments I have with him behind the podium and in the press conference, he always laughs and plays pranks, things you don't see when you then watch him on TV. :))

"So I think he is a really good person, very focused in the races. He loves F1, he is a really great driver. He fought in 2003 and 2005, now he's managed to win the title, I'm very happy."

Di Montezemolo was also critical of Lewis Hamilton's driving in Brazil, although he added that the British rookie's overall achievements in his debut year were praiseworthy.

"Hamilton made an error driven by youth and nervousness. Had he stayed behind Alonso, instead of trying to attack him, he would be champion now. He did something rash," said the Ferrari president.

"But it must be acknowledged that he's had an extraordinary season: so young and in his rookie season in F1 he was in the title fight until the last second. That's why he deserves respect and congratulations.

"But I must also recognise that during the season he did not always hold an exemplary behaviour. I didn't like, for example, the move on Raikkonen in qualifying in Interlagos." ( :x Bad Hamilton, no cookies for you)

There was a brief controversy at the end of qualifying in Brazil after Raikkonen encountered Hamilton while on his final flying lap. Hamilton, who was on an out-lap, apologised to Raikkonen and no action was taken.

*www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63606
 
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red_devil

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Hey why isn't this thread "sticky" anymore ??

Please put this thread back up there . . it deserves to be a "sticky" !
 

RCuber

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^^^ The season is over so is not sticky anymore. Next season thread will be created when time comes and made sticky ;)
 

red_devil

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@ ^^^

i know the season is over . .and that we may have a new thread for the next one.. but removing it from being a "sticky" means that there are chances of this one getting pruned and i really dont want to see that happening :(
there are many other threads that need to be pruned and NOT this one !

come-on ..this thread can easily serve as a memoir for all of us ...

so why not change the name of the thread to "F1 channel" like the other thread on football and make it a sticky.

Please somehow make it back to a sticky !
 

desiibond

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McLaren have filed an appeal against the decision taken by steward. But there is speculation that, if BMW and Williams are found guilty, only constructor's points will be stripped and the drivers will have their points intact, which means no harm to Kimi.

The bastards say "It's not about our team winning the world title by default: we just want to obtain clarification on the rules and that's in the interest of all teams," Mercedes Sport executive Haug said Tuesday in a press statement.
 

Ankur Gupta

Wandering in time...
Well there has been speculation that Force India's owner Vijay Mallaya is looking for an all Indian line up for 2008...And Narain and Karun Chandok are in the hot race to grab the seat...
Only time will tell who moves where but I think Force India will certainly become a much better team than what Spyker was...
 

RCuber

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Ankur Gupta said:
Well there has been speculation that Force India's owner Vijay Mallaya is looking for an all Indian line up for 2008...And Narain and Karun Chandok are in the hot race to grab the seat...
Only time will tell who moves where but I think Force India will certainly become a much better team than what Spyker was...

Na I dont think so , Mr. Malya has said that there wont be any Indian Driver in their first season as "Force India", Chandok needs atleast one season more on track in GP2. Where are naren .. we dono about his future.
 

Ankur Gupta

Wandering in time...
Its all under speculation at the moment so its hard to believe any particular rumour...Only time will tell...
BTW When is the next season starting?
 

mobilegeek

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Karun Chandok will be doing one more season in GP2
Chandhok says no to F1 drive in 2008 -> *uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22102007/13/chandhok-says-f1-drive-2008.html

Its all in the hands of Alonso .. where he goes decides who goes where...
as expected earlier.

If alonso goes to renault. mc-laren has 1 empty seat.. which is very likely.. then Nico Rosberg is told to be close to Hamilton he can go there, but williams head may not allow that, bcoz he is already in contract with them. then Narain might get a chance, but its very unlikely. bcoz they choose Nico above him in 2006 and after Wruz left they picked another rookie.
Toyota also has one empty seat after Ralf Schumacher left. Force India also undecided on the 2008 lineup.
So its all messy right now.. will take a while to get settled.. once Poor Alonso decides where he is going.

Only Ferrari has confirmed line up for 2008. Filipe Massa upto 2010 & Kimi upto 2009. ;)
 

sachin_kothari

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Ankur Gupta said:
BTW When is the next season starting?
2008 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Calendar

01 2008 Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne) 14 - 16 Mar
02 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix (Kuala Lumpur) 21 - 23 Mar
03 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain) 04 - 06 Apr
04 2008 Spanish Grand Prix (Catalunya) 25 - 27 Apr
05 2008 Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul) 09 - 11 May
06 2008 Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo) 22 - 25 May
07 2008 Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal) * 06 - 08 Jun
08 2008 French Grand Prix (Magny-Cours) 20 - 22 Jun
09 2008 British Grand Prix (Silverstone) 04 - 06 Jul
10 2008 German Grand Prix (Hockenheim) 18 - 20 Jul
11 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest) 01 - 03 Aug
12 2008 European Grand Prix (Valencia) ** 22 - 24 Aug
13 2008 Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps) 05 - 07 Sep
14 2008 Italian Grand Prix (Monza) 12 - 14 Sep
15 2008 Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore) ** 26 - 28 Sep
16 2008 Japanese Grand Prix (Fuji Speedway) 10 - 12 Oct
17 2008 Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai) 17 - 19 Oct
18 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix (Sao Paulo) 31 Oct - 02 Nov

* Provisional
** Subject to circuit approval

Source - *www.formula1.com/calendar_preview.html
 

s18000rpm

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Night race and 2008 calendar confirmed


The FIA has confirmed the 2008 Formula One calendar, including the world championship's first night race at the new Singapore track.

The schedule issued following today's World Motor Sport Council matched the provisional calendar released earlier this year, but with Canada, Singapore and Valencia all confirmed, and Singapore specified as the first floodlit evening Grand Prix.

The Montreal race had remained provisional on the previous schedule, while the new tracks in Singapore and Valencia (which will hold the European Grand Prix) were both subject to circuit approval.

Although it had always been anticipated that the Singapore GP would be run at night, the FIA wanted to be certain that it could be achieved safely before providing official confirmation.

*www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63631

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McLaren fine to be over $50 million




The fine that McLaren will have to pay as a result of the World Motor Sport Council's judgement in the spying affair will be 'in excess of $50 million (USD)', the FIA has confirmed.

The team were fined $100 million USD and lost all their constructors' championship points when found guilty of having benefited from the receipt of confidential Ferrari information.

But that total included the revenue that would have been earned in prize money for their eventual finishing position in the 2007 constructors' championship.

With the loss of constructors' points from the Hungarian Grand Prix taken into account, McLaren would have come second in the 2007 standings behind Ferrari at the end of the season.

With the final positions settled by the results of last weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix, the FIA has now been able to calculate how much money McLaren will have to pay.

"Following the judgement of the World Motor Sport Council on 13 September, a sum in excess of $50 million will be paid in December to the FIA," said an FIA statement.

The governing body also confirmed that the money would be distributed amongst national motorsport authorities and used to improve safety, and that Mercedes and Ferrari would be given a say in how it was spent.

(no golmaal:D)

"This will be used to establish the FIA Development Fund, which will assist the work of National Sporting Authorities (ASNs) in promoting the development of safer motor sport worldwide, especially in countries where the motor sport infrastructure is in need of support," said the statement.

"Representatives from Mercedes and Ferrari will be invited to join the Fund's board."


*www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63627
 

prateek_san

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2008 FIA Formula One World Championship
16/3 Australia
23/3 Malaysia
6/4 Bahrain
27/4 E Spain
11/5 Turkey
25/5 Monaco
8/6 Canada
22/6 France
6/7 Great Britain
20/7 Germany
3/8 Hungary
24/8 Europe
7/9 Belgium
14/9 Italy
28/9 Singapore (night race)
12/10 Japan
19/10 China
02/11 Brazil


Night race woohooo
 

RCuber

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Thanks for the update .. Now where will he go and who will fill his place at the maclaren :rolleyes:
 
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