2007 GP Brasil de Fórmula 1
10-20-2007, 02:24 PM
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Ferrari accuses Hamilton for ruining Raikkonen's lap. Raikkonen lost 3tenths as he had to change line and slid wide. Hamilton who was exiting pitlane did not slow down to let Raikkonen trough... At first it was thought Ferrari had made a claim, but they did not...
Luca Baldisseri "we will not file a claim, this kid is allowed to do anything he wants without consequences. We will try to do a better start tomorrow, it is not up to us to decide these things, I hope the stewards can take a close look at what happened."
If Karma would be a science, Hamilton's engine would implode at first corner as he simultaneously loses 4 wheels.
"I honestly didn’t think Kimi was as close as he was,” said Hamilton. “When I realised he was, I pulled out of his way and let him take the corner. I didn’t think I hindered his lap, but I have apologised to him. I’m here this weekend to do a completely clean job. That’s what we’re trying to do as a team.”
Yeah sure, I'd like to see him in roles inverted, He would have been running crying to the FIA.. and Raikkonen would probably have been demoted 5 places, lol.
Luca Baldisseri "we will not file a claim, this kid is allowed to do anything he wants without consequences. We will try to do a better start tomorrow, it is not up to us to decide these things, I hope the stewards can take a close look at what happened."
If Karma would be a science, Hamilton's engine would implode at first corner as he simultaneously loses 4 wheels.
"I honestly didn’t think Kimi was as close as he was,” said Hamilton. “When I realised he was, I pulled out of his way and let him take the corner. I didn’t think I hindered his lap, but I have apologised to him. I’m here this weekend to do a completely clean job. That’s what we’re trying to do as a team.”
Yeah sure, I'd like to see him in roles inverted, He would have been running crying to the FIA.. and Raikkonen would probably have been demoted 5 places, lol.
10-20-2007, 04:10 PM
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Massa beats Hamilton to Brazilian GP pole
By Matt Beer Saturday, October 20th 2007, 17:04 GMT
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa beat the title contenders to pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos after a commanding performance in qualifying on Saturday.
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren will join Massa on the front row, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen beating McLaren's Fernando Alonso to third.
Local hero Massa was a comfortable four tenths of a second clear of his rivals after the first runs in Q3, and then improved his time by 0.2 seconds with his second lap.
Hamilton managed to go faster in the middle sector, but didn't quite have enough speed in the final part of the lap and missed pole by a tenth of a second.
Alonso had only been fifth quickest behind Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber at first, but improved on his final run to take fourth, 0.034 seconds slower than third-placed Raikkonen.
Although Webber was unable to hang on to his top four spot, he still finished the session in a superb fifth place, with teammate David Coulthard completed a strong qualifying performance for Red Bull in ninth.
The BMW Saubers took sixth and seventh, with Nick Heidfeld out-qualifying Robert Kubica with his last run after trailing the Pole throughout Q1, Q2 and the first Q3 runs.
Toyota's Jarno Trulli recovered from a poor practice to take eighth, with Williams driver Nico Rosberg filling the final top ten spot.
Renault's Heikki Kovalainen made a shock early departure from qualifying when he missed the Q1 cut by 0.024 seconds. The Finn will start 17th on the grid after a costly error at the final corner.
It was a disappointing session for the Renault team, as Kovalainen's teammate Giancarlo Fisichella only reached 12th.
Honda Racing driver Rubens Barrichello continued to show good form at home and came within 0.044 seconds of reaching Q3.
The Brazilian had to be content with 11th, but he still out-qualified teammate Jenson Button for the first time since the Nurburgring, as the Briton struggled to 16th.
Both Toro Rosso drivers escaped Q1 once again. Sebastian Vettel and Vitantonio Liuzzi will share the seventh row, ahead of Ralf Schumacher in his last start for Toyota.
Debutant Kazuki Nakajima had looked well-matched with Williams teammate Rosberg in Friday practice, but the GP2 graduate did not fare so well in his first F1 qualifying session and only managed 19th, between the two Super Aguris.
The Spykers completed the back row. Although Adrian Sutil's car ground to a halt with a fuel pressure problem after his first Q1 flying lap, he still managed to qualify ahead of teammate Sakon Yamamoto.
Brazil qualifying breakdown Session 1 Session 2 Session 3
Pos Driver Team Pos Time Lap Pos Time Lap Pos Time Lap
1. Massa Ferrari 1. 1:12.303 4 3. 1:12.374 3 1. 1:11.931 12
2. Hamilton McLaren 4. 1:13.033 3 2. 1:12.296 3 2. 1:12.082 13
3. Raikkonen Ferrari 3. 1:13.016 4 1. 1:12.161 3 3. 1:12.322 13
4. Alonso McLaren 2. 1:12.895 6 4. 1:12.637 3 4. 1:12.356 13
5. Webber Red Bull 5. 1:13.081 6 6. 1:12.683 6 5. 1:12.928 12
6. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 9. 1:13.472 6 10. 1:12.888 6 6. 1:13.081 12
7. Kubica BMW Sauber 6. 1:13.085 7 5. 1:12.641 3 7. 1:13.129 13
8. Trulli Toyota 8. 1:13.470 7 8. 1:12.832 6 8. 1:13.195 12
9. Coulthard Red Bull 7. 1:13.264 6 9. 1:12.846 6 9. 1:13.272 12
10. Rosberg Williams 13. 1:13.707 6 7. 1:12.752 6 10. 1:13.477 12
11. Barrichello Honda 12. 1:13.661 6 11. 1:12.932 6
12. Fisichella Renault 10. 1:13.482 6 12. 1:12.968 6
13. Vettel Toro Rosso 15. 1:13.853 6 13. 1:13.058 6
14. Liuzzi Toro Rosso 11. 1:13.607 6 14. 1:13.251 6
15. R.Schumacher Toyota 14. 1:13.767 6 15. 1:13.315 6
16. Button Honda 16. 1:14.054 6 16. 1:13.469 6
17. Kovalainen Renault 17. 1:14.078 7
18. Sato Super Aguri 18. 1:14.098 6
19. Nakajima Williams 19. 1:14.417 6
20. Davidson Super Aguri 20. 1:14.596 6
21. Sutil Spyker 21. 1:15.217 3
22. Yamamoto Spyker 22. 1:15.487 6
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa beat the title contenders to pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos after a commanding performance in qualifying on Saturday.
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren will join Massa on the front row, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen beating McLaren's Fernando Alonso to third.
Local hero Massa was a comfortable four tenths of a second clear of his rivals after the first runs in Q3, and then improved his time by 0.2 seconds with his second lap.
Hamilton managed to go faster in the middle sector, but didn't quite have enough speed in the final part of the lap and missed pole by a tenth of a second.
Alonso had only been fifth quickest behind Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber at first, but improved on his final run to take fourth, 0.034 seconds slower than third-placed Raikkonen.
Although Webber was unable to hang on to his top four spot, he still finished the session in a superb fifth place, with teammate David Coulthard completed a strong qualifying performance for Red Bull in ninth.
The BMW Saubers took sixth and seventh, with Nick Heidfeld out-qualifying Robert Kubica with his last run after trailing the Pole throughout Q1, Q2 and the first Q3 runs.
Toyota's Jarno Trulli recovered from a poor practice to take eighth, with Williams driver Nico Rosberg filling the final top ten spot.
Renault's Heikki Kovalainen made a shock early departure from qualifying when he missed the Q1 cut by 0.024 seconds. The Finn will start 17th on the grid after a costly error at the final corner.
It was a disappointing session for the Renault team, as Kovalainen's teammate Giancarlo Fisichella only reached 12th.
Honda Racing driver Rubens Barrichello continued to show good form at home and came within 0.044 seconds of reaching Q3.
The Brazilian had to be content with 11th, but he still out-qualified teammate Jenson Button for the first time since the Nurburgring, as the Briton struggled to 16th.
Both Toro Rosso drivers escaped Q1 once again. Sebastian Vettel and Vitantonio Liuzzi will share the seventh row, ahead of Ralf Schumacher in his last start for Toyota.
Debutant Kazuki Nakajima had looked well-matched with Williams teammate Rosberg in Friday practice, but the GP2 graduate did not fare so well in his first F1 qualifying session and only managed 19th, between the two Super Aguris.
The Spykers completed the back row. Although Adrian Sutil's car ground to a halt with a fuel pressure problem after his first Q1 flying lap, he still managed to qualify ahead of teammate Sakon Yamamoto.
Brazil qualifying breakdown Session 1 Session 2 Session 3
Pos Driver Team Pos Time Lap Pos Time Lap Pos Time Lap
1. Massa Ferrari 1. 1:12.303 4 3. 1:12.374 3 1. 1:11.931 12
2. Hamilton McLaren 4. 1:13.033 3 2. 1:12.296 3 2. 1:12.082 13
3. Raikkonen Ferrari 3. 1:13.016 4 1. 1:12.161 3 3. 1:12.322 13
4. Alonso McLaren 2. 1:12.895 6 4. 1:12.637 3 4. 1:12.356 13
5. Webber Red Bull 5. 1:13.081 6 6. 1:12.683 6 5. 1:12.928 12
6. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 9. 1:13.472 6 10. 1:12.888 6 6. 1:13.081 12
7. Kubica BMW Sauber 6. 1:13.085 7 5. 1:12.641 3 7. 1:13.129 13
8. Trulli Toyota 8. 1:13.470 7 8. 1:12.832 6 8. 1:13.195 12
9. Coulthard Red Bull 7. 1:13.264 6 9. 1:12.846 6 9. 1:13.272 12
10. Rosberg Williams 13. 1:13.707 6 7. 1:12.752 6 10. 1:13.477 12
11. Barrichello Honda 12. 1:13.661 6 11. 1:12.932 6
12. Fisichella Renault 10. 1:13.482 6 12. 1:12.968 6
13. Vettel Toro Rosso 15. 1:13.853 6 13. 1:13.058 6
14. Liuzzi Toro Rosso 11. 1:13.607 6 14. 1:13.251 6
15. R.Schumacher Toyota 14. 1:13.767 6 15. 1:13.315 6
16. Button Honda 16. 1:14.054 6 16. 1:13.469 6
17. Kovalainen Renault 17. 1:14.078 7
18. Sato Super Aguri 18. 1:14.098 6
19. Nakajima Williams 19. 1:14.417 6
20. Davidson Super Aguri 20. 1:14.596 6
21. Sutil Spyker 21. 1:15.217 3
22. Yamamoto Spyker 22. 1:15.487 6
10-20-2007, 04:11 PM
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Hamilton apologises to Raikkonen
By Jonathan Noble and Biranit Goren Saturday, October 20th 2007, 18:07 GMT
Lewis Hamilton has apologised to title rival Kimi Raikkonen for disturbing his final qualifying lap at Interlagos today but emphasized he did his best to get out of the Finn's way.
Hamilton was coming out of the pits following his last tyre change in the closing moments of qualifying, just as Raikkonen was on his final flying lap.
The McLaren driver was seen slowing down off the racing line as the Ferrari powered past him, but Raikkonen went wide and lost crucial time in the process, eventually qualifying in third behind Hamilton.
Asked about the incident, Raikkonen stated: "For sure it didn't help. I ran wide after I went beside him and lost some time.
"I don't know exactly [how much time] we lost - I haven't seen the data - but for sure there could have been a slightly easier way to let me past.
But it is what it is now. I would rather be in the front, but third is an OK place to start the race from. We should have a good car and see what we can do tomorrow."
Hamilton himself said he was warned by the team of Raikkonen's presence and did the best he could to get out of his way.
"I came out of the pitlane, and the team said 'you will be coming close to Kimi, at that speed your mirrors are vibrating and you can't see'.
"I apologise if I got in his way, but I didn't think he was that close to me. I stayed where I was and braked. I didn't feel I hindered his lap, and I did get out of the way.
"I did the best job I could do," added Hamilton. "And I did apologise to him."
Lewis Hamilton has apologised to title rival Kimi Raikkonen for disturbing his final qualifying lap at Interlagos today but emphasized he did his best to get out of the Finn's way.
Hamilton was coming out of the pits following his last tyre change in the closing moments of qualifying, just as Raikkonen was on his final flying lap.
The McLaren driver was seen slowing down off the racing line as the Ferrari powered past him, but Raikkonen went wide and lost crucial time in the process, eventually qualifying in third behind Hamilton.
Asked about the incident, Raikkonen stated: "For sure it didn't help. I ran wide after I went beside him and lost some time.
"I don't know exactly [how much time] we lost - I haven't seen the data - but for sure there could have been a slightly easier way to let me past.
But it is what it is now. I would rather be in the front, but third is an OK place to start the race from. We should have a good car and see what we can do tomorrow."
Hamilton himself said he was warned by the team of Raikkonen's presence and did the best he could to get out of his way.
"I came out of the pitlane, and the team said 'you will be coming close to Kimi, at that speed your mirrors are vibrating and you can't see'.
"I apologise if I got in his way, but I didn't think he was that close to me. I stayed where I was and braked. I didn't feel I hindered his lap, and I did get out of the way.
"I did the best job I could do," added Hamilton. "And I did apologise to him."
10-20-2007, 04:13 PM
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Nano,
Yes he did interfere with Kimi's lap , but it did not seem deliberate , he could have done better , by slowing more on the straight , in the end it is not LH's job to make it easy for Kimi..
The 1 st pit stop will tell the Fuel loads .... Only Kimi and Alonso can win this championship, Lewis can only lose it ....
Will someone please give Mark webber a Car......
10-20-2007, 04:29 PM
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Well he better be careful with webber on the inside on the good line he will be going for that 3rd spot by the 1 st corner......
Webber encouraged by strong qualifying
By Michele Lostia Saturday, October 20th 2007, 19:28 GMT
Mark Webber was satisfied with today's qualifying effort for the Brazilian Grand Prix, as his Red Bull Racing team are aiming to take fourth spot in the constructors' championship from rivals Williams.
The Australian will take the start at Interlagos from an impressive fifth spot on the grid, with teammate David Coulthard in ninth, just in front of the Williams of Nico Rosberg in tenth.
Williams are still four points ahead of Red Bull Racing, but debutant Kazuki Nakajima could only set the 19th fastest time in the other Williams car.
"That was a good qualifying session today," said Webber. "It's definitely going to be all about the tyres tomorrow, which should make it a very interesting race.
"Both cars are in a reasonable shape and we've been competitive all weekend. So, so-far-so-good and we'll see what we can do tomorrow."
Team boss Christian Horner hailed the progress made by the squad in recent times and, thanks to his cars' different strategies, pledges to fight hard to overhaul Williams.
"Another very strong team result clearly showing the progress that we've made during recent weeks," said Horner.
"Fifth and ninth with the cars on different strategies for tomorrow is a good position for us and we'll be fighting hard to try and achieve the four points we need to overhaul Williams in the Constructors' Championship."
Coulthard had some issues with his tyres and with the amount of fuel that went into his tank during the session, but ultimately was content with the afternoon's outcome.
"The option tyre at the beginning of that qualifying session felt really strange, I struggled on it, made a few mistakes and couldn't get it together," said the Scot. "I then managed to on my last flying lap, which got me through into the top ten.
"There was a very slight under fill when the team did my refuelling, so I had to try and do the laps without burning all the fuel, but we managed it okay."
Webber encouraged by strong qualifying
By Michele Lostia Saturday, October 20th 2007, 19:28 GMT
Mark Webber was satisfied with today's qualifying effort for the Brazilian Grand Prix, as his Red Bull Racing team are aiming to take fourth spot in the constructors' championship from rivals Williams.
The Australian will take the start at Interlagos from an impressive fifth spot on the grid, with teammate David Coulthard in ninth, just in front of the Williams of Nico Rosberg in tenth.
Williams are still four points ahead of Red Bull Racing, but debutant Kazuki Nakajima could only set the 19th fastest time in the other Williams car.
"That was a good qualifying session today," said Webber. "It's definitely going to be all about the tyres tomorrow, which should make it a very interesting race.
"Both cars are in a reasonable shape and we've been competitive all weekend. So, so-far-so-good and we'll see what we can do tomorrow."
Team boss Christian Horner hailed the progress made by the squad in recent times and, thanks to his cars' different strategies, pledges to fight hard to overhaul Williams.
"Another very strong team result clearly showing the progress that we've made during recent weeks," said Horner.
"Fifth and ninth with the cars on different strategies for tomorrow is a good position for us and we'll be fighting hard to try and achieve the four points we need to overhaul Williams in the Constructors' Championship."
Coulthard had some issues with his tyres and with the amount of fuel that went into his tank during the session, but ultimately was content with the afternoon's outcome.
"The option tyre at the beginning of that qualifying session felt really strange, I struggled on it, made a few mistakes and couldn't get it together," said the Scot. "I then managed to on my last flying lap, which got me through into the top ten.
"There was a very slight under fill when the team did my refuelling, so I had to try and do the laps without burning all the fuel, but we managed it okay."
10-20-2007, 05:20 PM
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10-20-2007, 06:16 PM
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Juan, Finn, I thought we where getting together to watch this last race, I guess we can Hash this out @ Daytona.......
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Congrats , a bottle of Wincarnis is on the way
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Congrats , a bottle of Wincarnis is on the way