Official 2007 Formula 1 Season Thread

[Titanium_BD1103]

After last night, I must say Hamilton is tough, and as much of a stuck up pomp he can be off the track, on it he is a legend on wheels.... can't complain with what he did... he was superb on 4 wheels and deserved second...

Massa though continues to be consistent and show good form... I can't see this being anything but a Ferrari vs Mclaren battle in 07, with Alonso chiming in.

As for Webber, he must have step in front of a black cat, as he keeps having mechanicals even with a new team... shame for him as he had the RB car going strong...

From: www.foxsports.com.au

Bahrain Grand Prix results

1. Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari) 1hr 33min 27.515sec,
2. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) at 2.360sec,
3. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari 10.839,
4. Nick Heidfeld (GER) BMW Sauber 13.831,
5. Fernando Alonso (ESP) McLaren-Mercedes 14.426,
6. Robert Kubica (POL) BMW Sauber 45.529,
7. Jarno Trulli (ITA) Toyota 1min 21.371sec,
8. Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Renault 1:21.701,
9. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Renault 1:29.411,
10. Nico Rosberg (GER) Williams-BMW 1:29.916,
11. Alexander Wurz (AUT) Williams-BMW 1 lap,
12. Ralf Schumacher (GER) Toyota 1 lap,
13. Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Honda 1 lap,
14. Christijan Albers (NED) Spyker MF1 2 laps,
15. Adrian Sutil (GER) Spyker MF1 4 laps,
16. Anthony Davidson (GBR) Super Aguri F1 Team 6 laps

Failed to finish

Jenson Button (GBR) Honda accident 1st lap,
Scott Speed (USA) Toro Rosso accident 1st lap,
Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) Toro Rosso 27th lap,
Takuma Sato (JPN) Super Aguri F1 Team engine 35th lap,
David Coulthard (GBR) Red Bull drive shaft 37th lap,
Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull accident 42th lap standings

Drivers
1. Fernando Alonso (Spa) 22pts,
2. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) 22,
3. Lewis Hamilton (ENG) 22,
4. Felipe Massa (BRA) 17,
5. Nick Heidfeld (GER) 15,
6. Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) 8,
7. Jarno Trulli (ITA) 4,
8. Robert Kubica (POL) 3,
9. Nico Rosberg (GER) 2,
10. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) 1,
11. Ralf Schumacher (GER) 1

Constructors
1. McLaren-Mercedes 44pts,
2. Ferrari 39,
3. BMW Sauber 18,
4. Renault 9,
5. Toyota 5,
6. Williams-BMW 2

[Steelers]

Holy crap!?! I didn't even know there was a GP on this weekend. Very annoyed that I missed it :|

[Steel Dragon]

Three drivers on 22 points. Shaping up to be a very exciting battle in 4 for the championship. Ferarri currently have the qualifying speed, but the races so far have shown whoever can get a good jump at the start is looking good for the race.

GO McLAREN!!!

Jason

[Casey's Angel27]

Holy crap!?! I didn't even know there was a GP on this weekend. Very annoyed that I missed it :|

Hey Steelers. next GP is on 11-13 May at Circuit de Catalunya in Spain... so you dont miss it

[Steelers]

Hey Steelers. next GP is on 11-13 May at Circuit de Catalunya in Spain... so you dont miss it

It's already in the memory banks Cheers!

[Titanium_BD1103]

From: www.bbc.co.uk

Spanish Grand Prix result:

1. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari one hour 31 minutes 36.230 seconds
2. Lewis Hamilton (GB) (McLaren-Mercedes) at 6.790sec
3. Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren-Mercedes at 17.456
4. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 31.615
5. David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull-Renault 58.331
6. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota 59.538
7. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) Renault 1:02.128
8. Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda) one lap behind
9. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault 1 lap
10. Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda 1 lap
11. Anthony Davidson (GB) Super Aguri-Honda 1 lap
12. Jenson Button (GB) Honda 1 lap
13. Adrian Sutil (Ger) Spyker-Ferrari 2 laps
14. Christijan Albers (Ned) Spyker-Ferrari) 2 laps
R Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 50 laps completed
R Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota 48 laps
R Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 18 laps
R Scott Speed (USA) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11 laps
R Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 10 laps
R Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 9 laps
R Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault 8 laps
R Alexander Wurz (Aut) Williams-Toyota 0 laps

Fastest lap: Massa, one minute 22.680 seconds, lap 14.

Drivers' world championship 2007
Name Car Nat Points
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes GB 30
2 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes Spa 28
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari Brz 27
4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Fin 22
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber Ger 15
6 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber Pol 8
7 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault Ita 8
8 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota Ger 5
9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault GB 4
10 Jarno Trulli Toyota Ita 4
11 Heikki Kovalainen Renault Fin 3
12 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda Jpn 1
13 Ralf Schumacher Toyota Ger 1
14 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota Aut 0
15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault Aus 0
16 Rubens Barrichello Honda Brz 0
17 Jenson Button Honda GB 0
17 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari Ita 0
18 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari Ned 0
19 Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari US 0
20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari Ger 0
21 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda GB 0

Constructors' world championship 2007
Team Points
1 McLaren-Mercedes 58
2 Ferrari 49
3 BMW Sauber 23
4 Renault 11
5 Williams-Toyota 5
6 Toyota 5
7 Red Bull-Renault 4
8 Super Aguri-Honda 1
9 Honda 0
10 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0
11 Spyker-Ferrari 0

Positions after Spanish Grand Prix

[Steel Dragon]

Championship is hotting up. Top 4 drivers separated by 8 points. One DNF can make a big difference. What chance a four-way tie at seasons end?

Jason

[Steelers]

Congrats to Super Aguri for getting a point! Who would have thought that Takuma Sato would be ahead of Webber 4 rounds into the season...

[DIEHARD]

Congrats to Super Aguri for getting a point! Who would have thought that Takuma Sato would be ahead of Webber 4 rounds into the season...

Yea, this may be Webbers last season to reach his potential.

Good to see Super Aguri get a point.

Worst thing about F1 is some of the teams never last.

I miss Jaguar, Stewart Ford, Lotus...etc

[Casey's Angel27]

I just hope that Red Bull can sort out their gearbox problems... Poor Webber has has 3 DNF's in a row.

The car has speed, just needs some more reliability

[Steelers]

The car has speed, just needs some more reliability

It's Williams all over again for Mark

[Casey's Angel27]

Yep and it is a darn shame.

He always goes strong at Monaco too, scored his first and only podium there in 2005, and was coming in a clear 3rd last year when the williams carked it.

[Titanium_BD1103]

Well the F1 teams went to Canada this week and I only have one thing to say...

MARK WEBBER FINISHED A RACE...:woot:

Ok so he didn't get any points for it, but he did finish 9th and looked good for a large part of the race, ok besides the part where he spun off when racing against Kubica... and at least it is a start..

As for the actual race, well it was Lewis Hamilton showing them all how it's done, very impressive win there and he is looking like he might be able to win the championship in his debut season... he looked composed and took everything in his stride, including an unlucky safety car period and numerous incidents to lead and win his first race of the season.

Fernando Alonso was very shaky today... not sure what was going on but he kept going off road at crucial times, in particular at the turn 2 apex where he cut the turn about 7 times in the one race.. he wasn't there at all today. Massa was consistent but not brilliant, Raikonnen struggled at times and Heidfield provided some hope for BMW this season.. looking strong in his Sauber.

The biggest moment was a crash by Robert Kubica in which he went heavily into the wall after flying through the air... it was rather scary to watch... and I hope he is ok.

Next weekend is the North American Grand Prix and that is always one to bring up something to talk about...:eyebrow:

From: www.speedtv.com

2007 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 Winner 1 10
2 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 70 +4.3 secs 3 8
3 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 70 +5.3 secs 19 6
4 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 70 +6.7 secs 22 5
5 6 Kimi R?ikk?nen Ferrari 70 +13.0 secs 4 4
6 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 70 +16.6 secs 11 3
7 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 70 +21.9 secs 2 2
8 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 70 +22.8 secs 18 1
9 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 70 +22.9 secs 6 -
10 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 70 +23.9 secs 7 -
11 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 70 +24.3 secs 17 -
12 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 70 +30.4 secs 13 -
DNF 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 58 +12 Laps 10 -
DNF 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 54 +16 Laps 12 -
DNF 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 51 Black flagged 5 -
DNF 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 51 Black flagged 9 -
DNF 21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 47 +23 Laps 21 -
DNF 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 36 +34 Laps 14 -
DNF 10 Robert Kubica BMW 26 Accident 8 -
DNF 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 21 +49 Laps 20 -
DNF 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 8 +62 Laps 16 -
DNF 7 Jenson Button Honda 0 +70 Laps 15 -

2007 Formula One Points Standings

Pos Driver Nationality Team Points
1 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 48
2 Fernando Alonso Spanish McLaren-Mercedes 40
3 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 33
4 Kimi R?ikk?nen Finnish Ferrari 27
5 Nick Heidfeld German BMW 26
6 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Renault 13
7 Robert Kubica Polish BMW 12
8 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish Renault 8
= Alexander Wurz Austrian Williams-Toyota 8
10 Nico Rosberg German Williams-Toyota 5
11 David Coulthard British Red Bull-Renault 4
= Takuma Sato Japanese Super Aguri-Honda 4
= Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota 4
14 Ralf Schumacher German Toyota 2

[Steelers]

I was half expecting Mark's engine to blow or a tyre to puncture on the last lap, because it was hard to believe that he would finish a race. He was all over the standings this morning. Dropped back a long way early, timed his pit stop beautifully to jump up to the top, and then timed his 2nd pit stop shockingly to end up right back down the bottom. He had good pace, and was pushing the car to the limit, but couldn't quite crack into the points.

And I have to mention the great drive by Takuma Sato! He had faster pace than Kimi Raikkonen for a large part of the race, and towards the end he made a superb pass on the current champion Fernando Alonso. SUPER AGURI!

[Steel Dragon]

Brilliant to see McLaren winning again, and being reliable. Top drive by Lewis Hamilton. Wonder how jealous the former British darling Jensen Button is getting? Superb effort by Takuma Sato. Lost out badly with his second stop, but came back and passed Raikonen and Alonso on pace. Unbelievable. Webber is just damned unlucky. Cannot buy a trick, although I'm still scratching my head as to why he didn't pit under the safety car.

Go McLaren!

Jason