After testing for almost a month and with three drivers tied on the top spot, Spanish Grand Prix was filled with a lot of expectations. It had a great qualifying, one of the best I should say for ages. The new turns added in the final sector did not seem to trouble any of the drivers.
It was an almost perfect race for Fellipe Massa except the First corner hiccup from alonso and a pit lane fire at the first pit stop. Otherwise it was just a brilliant race by Massa. He had an excellent Qualifying and followed it up with even more better race. The same cannot be said about his teammate Kimi Raikonnen. If there was anyone who was most disappointed that would be Kimi. We can term it unlucky to lose on with an engine failure at the early stages of the race. But there is still time to bounce back.
F1 Racing had a great driver retiring last season but we can say there is a perfect replacement for him in the form of the rookie Lewis Hamilton. The maturity with which he has been driving his Mclaren took everyone in the F1 world by surprise. He infact leads the Driver's championship at this point of time with no race wins but 4 podium places. We could well see him surging past Alonso in the points tally at the end. Alonso had mixed fortunes this race. He would have loved to win in front of his home crowd. But, a 3rd place finish was not less.
Another team which showed quite some power to match the ferrari's and Mclaren's is BMW Williams. It has an excellent straight line speed and both the drivers are now quite experienced. Nick Hiedfield will be diappointed though with his pit crew's blunder during his first stop and eventually it cost him the race and a good 5 points.
The Renault's are thriving to make a comeback. They have infact worked on their 3 stop strategy for Kovalainen pretty well. But made a blunder with Fisichella.
All set now for the bigger races to come this season. Can Ferrari which has been fantastic in North America as always stop the rookie Hamilton? We have to just wait and watch.
Until then, its bye from my side. Wish u a Happy and Safe Driving.
Thankyou
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Melbourne GP - A great race without the great one
It was a rarity till yester year a formula one grid without the great Michael Schumacher. Well, it might be heart-breaking for hard-core schumi fans (myself one among them). But the sport has not lost the thrill and drama. The sport is in fact greater than any personality.
The Ferrari's gamble in this race with a newly modelled design for their car has worked out and they are looking stronger and faster than any other car on the circuit. Kimi heroics started in the final practice and continued till the chequered flag. He has completely dominated the race. He has perfectly adjusted to the new scarlet car and we may well witness some magic from him as the season progresses. Massa, I should say was unfortunate but he too showed dominance with the new car. Ferrari have a great car and new team of technical engineers. A good race strategy was required and they have done it by putting Massa on a one-stop strategy.
The next biggest competitor this season would be the McLaren's. They have two new drivers viz.. Alonso, the reigning world champion and Lewis Hamilton. Both were aggresive and they did commit few mistakes. But only time will tell whether they will be good enough for beating the Ferrari. They stand top on the constructors at this moment.
Talking about other teams, reigning Constructor Champion Renault too seem to have a promising car. But the drivers look wayward. Fisichella was the best of the two. But, the new comer Kovalanien drove as if he was learning to drive a F1 car. There were too many mistakes commited by the debutant. If Renault have to be competitive they need their drivers to deliver.
The dangerous moment of the race was when David Coulthard launched over Alexander Wurz. But that's what makes Formula 1 Racing so fascinating. Goodness gracious no damage to the drivers.
All in All, the race went on with huge drama, with some great overtaking manouvers and spins. This season just looks like an entertainment thriller. We have to wait and see what the Ferrari's deliver at Kuala Lumpur in three weeks time. Until then, Good Bye from my side.
The Ferrari's gamble in this race with a newly modelled design for their car has worked out and they are looking stronger and faster than any other car on the circuit. Kimi heroics started in the final practice and continued till the chequered flag. He has completely dominated the race. He has perfectly adjusted to the new scarlet car and we may well witness some magic from him as the season progresses. Massa, I should say was unfortunate but he too showed dominance with the new car. Ferrari have a great car and new team of technical engineers. A good race strategy was required and they have done it by putting Massa on a one-stop strategy.
The next biggest competitor this season would be the McLaren's. They have two new drivers viz.. Alonso, the reigning world champion and Lewis Hamilton. Both were aggresive and they did commit few mistakes. But only time will tell whether they will be good enough for beating the Ferrari. They stand top on the constructors at this moment.
Talking about other teams, reigning Constructor Champion Renault too seem to have a promising car. But the drivers look wayward. Fisichella was the best of the two. But, the new comer Kovalanien drove as if he was learning to drive a F1 car. There were too many mistakes commited by the debutant. If Renault have to be competitive they need their drivers to deliver.
The dangerous moment of the race was when David Coulthard launched over Alexander Wurz. But that's what makes Formula 1 Racing so fascinating. Goodness gracious no damage to the drivers.
All in All, the race went on with huge drama, with some great overtaking manouvers and spins. This season just looks like an entertainment thriller. We have to wait and see what the Ferrari's deliver at Kuala Lumpur in three weeks time. Until then, Good Bye from my side.
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