watch motoGP instead....the catalan gp yesterday was one of the best races i've seen all season, it makes any other form of motorsport look boring 
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Spot on.
F1 this season has been really boring.
Kimi Raikkonen is a bit rubbhish tbh.Ferrari need a few major changes.
yeah...the bikes are class.
Raikkonen is cool enough, you don't become crap overnight and he drove away with the first race of the year. Ferrari would want to have a look at themselves before they look at Kimi.
Raikkonen is cool enough, you don't become crap overnight and he drove away with the first race of the year. Ferrari would want to have a look at themselves before they look at Kimi.
that black flag for Massa also cost Ferrari badly when he was pushing hard in 4th place.
I agree though Formula One has become so boring with very little over-taking oportunity, unlike Moto GP.
I agree though Formula One has become so boring with very little over-taking oportunity, unlike Moto GP.
did you watch the Catalan GP yesterday? it was neck and neck between Rossi, Stoner and Pedrosa until the finish
Nice one mate, that's two more than what I've seen. I've made up my mind to do Montreal next yr no matter what, hopefully that'll work out.
It's still early for Lewis just yet, but I was more shocked at Alonso's unforced mistakes. Think the lesser downforce req at Indy will help the Ferraris put up a much better performance.
Hamilton gets pole
well done lewis, i think he'll win tomorrow even though alonso wil be right behind him in 2nd. Alonso has never really done well in america
Seems like Ferrari have really gone off the boil 
what time does it actually start today?
I cant see Hamilton and Alonso staying in the same team after this year. Ferrari will bring out all the stops to sign either one.
Its looking good so far for Lewis.
wow, great stuff from lewis, alonso was right up his arse, almost certain to overtake him but lewis managed to hold out, exciting stuff
Well said poisson...very cool bit of driving from Hamilton - I would hate to have Alonso on my bumper, he is going to lose his head sooner or later.
Come on Hamilton, hang on in there!
Come on Hamilton, hang on in there!
That was the last set of pit stops right? Seems to have survived that. Should win it now.
How many laps left? Is Hamilton still winning?
Hamilton wins again
Hamilton wins!
Perfect drive from him and his team.
Perfect drive from him and his team.
7 podiums out of 7 races.
Good stuff Lewis, F1 is becoming interesting again.
The Hamilton/Alonso 'split' has got me.
Good stuff Lewis, F1 is becoming interesting again.
The Hamilton/Alonso 'split' has got me.
£££££££ Cheers Lewis
Another McClaren 1-2, and Hamilton beat Alonso once again.
I was at indy and it was the best gp I've watched there. Our seats were at the first corner/first chicane and it was a blast. I thought the ferrari fans outnumbered everyone else 5-1 easily but the thing that stood out to me was the strong and vocal polish contingent...shame Kubica didn't race.
feckin hell, that Hamilton lad must have fast twitch muscles to be able to race so well.
Hamilton beaten.
Hamilton beaten.
Hamilton beaten.
Hamilton beaten.
Hamilton beaten.
Did anybody see the Ernesto Viso crash in the GP2 race? It was shocking. He was launched into the air and then barrel rolled along the top of the crash barrier. The race was red flagged and stopped for an hour whilst they got him out, took him to hospital and cleared up the mess. Like Kubica, he was miraculously unharmed.
Not so much of a miracle...modern technology has made racing far safer than it was even a few years ago.
Whoppie, Massa on pole. Come on son !
True, on telly here, they mentioned that a driver called Marco Campos had a very similar shunt at the same spot 12 years ago in the old F3000, of which GP2 is the modern equivalent, he died.
Michael Schumacher chauffeurs Zidane for charity
Two retired sport icons - seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher and soccer legend Zinedine Zidane - in one car. That alone would make headlines.
Add in the fact that the vehicle - a Ferrari FXX - was Schumacher’s personal car (one of only 30 built), that it was Zidane’s track baptism and that the route was a fast lap of Magny-Cours - and you are guaranteed a media frenzy.
That is exactly what happened at the French Grand Prix meeting on Saturday and there was a good cause behind the special track display: both Schumacher and Zidane were there to support the Institute for Cerebral and Medullar Disorders (ICM).
“The hotly-contested 2007 F1 world championship is very interesting for lovers of motorsport like myself,” said Zidane. “But I am here above all to support the ICM, the association whose aim is provide the necessary means to combat certain serious neurological diseases”
Getting out of the car, the Frenchman added: “Gee, that was quite an experience - and incredible, how late Michael was braking before beating the car around the curves! I would not want to try that on a normal road!”
And Schumacher, quite monosyllabic of late when confronted with the media, added: “Sport has given the both of us an immense amount - and this was a great occasion to give something back by raising the awareness for the research of the Institute for Cerebral and Medullar Disorders. And it was a personal pleasure!”
Two retired sport icons - seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher and soccer legend Zinedine Zidane - in one car. That alone would make headlines.
Add in the fact that the vehicle - a Ferrari FXX - was Schumacher’s personal car (one of only 30 built), that it was Zidane’s track baptism and that the route was a fast lap of Magny-Cours - and you are guaranteed a media frenzy.
That is exactly what happened at the French Grand Prix meeting on Saturday and there was a good cause behind the special track display: both Schumacher and Zidane were there to support the Institute for Cerebral and Medullar Disorders (ICM).
“The hotly-contested 2007 F1 world championship is very interesting for lovers of motorsport like myself,” said Zidane. “But I am here above all to support the ICM, the association whose aim is provide the necessary means to combat certain serious neurological diseases”
Getting out of the car, the Frenchman added: “Gee, that was quite an experience - and incredible, how late Michael was braking before beating the car around the curves! I would not want to try that on a normal road!”
And Schumacher, quite monosyllabic of late when confronted with the media, added: “Sport has given the both of us an immense amount - and this was a great occasion to give something back by raising the awareness for the research of the Institute for Cerebral and Medullar Disorders. And it was a personal pleasure!”
race over, kimi wins, massa 2nd, hamilton 3rd. Hamilton leads world championship by 14 points. Silverstone GP next sunday, cant waiT!!!!!!!
Ferrari 1-2!!
What a whinge from Massa...kept going on and on in the press conference about how he lost the race because of traffic. Just maybe, maybe Kimi put in a couple of great laps before his pit stop.
Poor by McLaren, cool by Kimi. Massa looked confused and inconsolable at the press conference, and thankfully we were spared the 'It's a dream come true' routine from Lewis Hamilton.
Typical Ferrari had to fix everything.They robbed Massa of this race.Massa never put a foot wrong all weekend and all over sudden he comes 2nd.Weird.At least it was a Ferrari 1-2.
You can't glaze over it by saying 'all of a sudden'. There are reasons for Massa not winning. He complained about being held up at a crucial time, also Raikkonen was putting in his best laps of the race at that time, and was stationary for a shorter time, because he was carrying more fuel all the way though qualifying and the race - so he could be in just such a position. Massa didn't do a whole lot wrong, but Raikkonen was able to get one over on him by being able to drive a heavier car at more or less the same speed as Massa's slightly lighter car.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6264904.stm
What do you think of this. I have a bad feeling about this I hope Lewis doesn't get points deducted. It is interesting all this started when Ferrari suspending Nigel Stepney before the Monaco GP and that when McClaren got a huge advantage over Ferrari
What do you think of this. I have a bad feeling about this I hope Lewis doesn't get points deducted. It is interesting all this started when Ferrari suspending Nigel Stepney before the Monaco GP and that when McClaren got a huge advantage over Ferrari
Nasty business that, but I doubt if points deductions would come into it, not for the drivers at any rate....a lot has to happen before punishments are handed out, if any. It's also worth considering what the technical information could have been. The cars are so precise and conceptual in their design, that although they may look similar to the casual observer, they're completely different and incompatible with each other. There's talk that it's more along the lines of how Ferrari managed to get around a test on their rear wing, i.e. how they got their rear wing to pass the FIA test.
Hard to know what to make of Ron Dennis. He comes across as a scrupulously fair bloke, but I've no doubt he has a nasty streak a mile wide as well. I don't think he would have santioned anything like this though, considering the risk to McLaren, his McLaren. I'd side with him on this.
Pole position for Hamilton at Silverstone.
What a great fecking lap, this kid is a genius.
What a great fecking lap, this kid is a genius.