Formula 1® Grand Prix special thread

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Alonso grabs shock Hungary pole

Fernando Alonso grabbed pole for Renault in a chaotic qualifying session that was delayed when Felipe Massa crashed head on into a tyre wall.

The session ended in confusion after a computer timing system failed leaving drivers unsure of their final places.

Eventually it emerged that Red Bull duo Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber would start second and third in Budapest.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton qualified in a season's best fourth position while Brawn's Jenson Button was eighth.

Massa was airlifted to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery and he will remain under observation in intensive care.

Source: BBC SPORTS

 

[Mbu]

Massa was airlifted to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery and he will remain under observation in intensive care.

Source: BBC SPORTS

...Kibs, Massa kumbe bado yupo kwenye induced coma? hatari sana madude haya... wiki iliyopita Henry Surtees wa formula 3 alifariki kwa freak accident kama hiyo...

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[Kibunango]

...Kibs, Massa kumbe bado yupo kwenye induced coma? hatari sana madude haya... wiki iliyopita Henry Surtees wa formula 3 alifariki kwa freak accident kama hiyo...

Yap.. hata hivyo kwa mujibu wa bosi wake anaendelea vema sasa, Baba yake pamoja na mke wake walitalajiwa kuwepo Hungary leo hii kumjulia hali.

 

[Kibunango]

Hungarian Grand Prix -Hatimae Lewis ashinda

Huu ni ushindi wake wa kwanza katika mwaka huu...Zaidi soma hapa

 

[BelindaJacob]

Bravo to Hamilton maana alikuwa na uhaba wa ushindi, atakuwa kapata ahueni. As for Massa, apone na kurudi kwenye race tuendelee kufurahia Ferrari!..

 

[Son of Alaska]

Will all pretenders to the throne,stay aside the man himself Michael Schumacher is in line to replace Massa.just cannot wait for the next race

 

[Kibunango]

Will all pretenders to the throne,stay aside the man himself Michael Schumacher is in line to replace Massa.just cannot wait for the next race

I'm really sorry for Massa, but I can't wait to see Micheal in action again!

 

[Kibunango]

Meanwhile BMW hawatashiriki tena F1 kuanzia msimu ujao...

 

[Kibunango]

Schumacher makes shock F1 return

Michael Schumacher will make a shock return to Formula 1 to replace injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa.

The seven-time world champion retired at the end of 2006 but will drive at the European Grand Prix on 23 August.

Ferrari said the 40-year-old will stand in for as long as Massa is sidelined by the serious injuries he sustained in the Hungarian Grand Prix last week.

"For team loyalty reasons I can't ignore this unfortunate situation," said the former Ferrari driver.

His spokesman Sabine Kehm had told the BBC on Tuesday that although Schumacher - who was working as an advisor for Ferrari - was not willing to make a full-time return to F1, he would not rule out standing in for Massa.

More at BBC SPORT: F1


SCHUMACHER'S F1 RECORD

1991: Makes F1 debut for Jordan, switches to Benetton

1992: First Grand Prix win (Belgium), finishes third in the championship

1994: Wins first world title with Benetton, winning eight races

1995: Retains world title, winning nine races

1996: Joins Ferrari

1997: Finishes season second but is disqualified from championship

1999: Breaks leg at Silverstone when leading world championship

2000: Ends Ferrari's 21-year wait for a world title, winning nine races

2001: Retains world title, again winning nine races

2002: Quickest ever world title win, with 11 race wins

2003: Breaks Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five world titles

2004: Wins seventh and final world title

2006: Retires at the end of the season

2009: Announces comeback to fill in for injured Felipe Massa

 

[Mbu]

I'm really sorry for Massa, but I can't wait to see Micheal in action again!

huh, hapo Raikonnen atarudishwa 'beki wa akiba'...yale yale yalomfanyisha Barrichelo kuondoka Ferrari! ...second fiddle!

 

[Belo]

Schumacher aangalie sana asije akatia aibu

 

[Kibunango]

huh, hapo Raikonnen atarudishwa 'beki wa akiba'...yale yale yalomfanyisha Barrichelo kuondoka Ferrari! ...second fiddle!

Micheal ana Strategy zake, ambapo kila dereva hupaswa kuwa nazo zaidi ya team strategy, sasa kama Kimi atashangaa basi ajue wazi Micheal atamshangaza. Lakini wakati Kimi yupo McLean aliweza kwa wakati fulani kuwa mbele ya Micheal, hii ilitokana na team strategy...! Kimi amerithi gari la Micheal hivyo inampasa kuwa ngangari kuhakisha kuwa haikuwa furuku bali ni uwezo wake katika kuendesha gari.

F1 is about to be fun again!

 

[Kibunango]

Schumacher aangalie sana asije akatia aibu

Anaweza kutia aibu kwa mujibu ya performance ya Ferrari this season! Magari yao yapo slow tena sana! Then ndio kwanza anarudi kiwanjani na mwaka huu hakuna kufanya mazoezi(testing) nje ya ratiba ya qualification, hii ina maana kuwa atakuwa na nafasi ya kujiweka sawa siku mbili kabla ya mpambano. Mind you kwamba alipata ajali ya pikipiki iliyopelekea kuumia kwa shingo yake... Hivyo kuna mambo mengi hapo katika siku yake ya kwanza kushindana tena...

 

[Son of Alaska]

huh, hapo Raikonnen atarudishwa 'beki wa akiba'...yale yale yalomfanyisha Barrichelo kuondoka Ferrari! ...second fiddle!

KIMI,has been nothing but a dissapointment to FERRARI.He is at most inconsistent,smiles only when partying,in all he has been a marketing disaster for FERRARI,playing second fiddle is his middle name and the sooner his contract is up the better.SCHUMACHER may not win,but in this expensive sport he is a marketing tool with no peer-he may be 40 but ignore him at your own peril-VALENCIA and the world is about to find out.In the meantime fasten your seat belts the roller coaster ride is about to begin- in SCHUMI we trust

 

[Son of Alaska]

schumacher this day has been behind the wheel of the 2007 ferrari,regulations dont allow the 2009 ferrari being used-he is now toning up for the do or die battle.RIVALS you have been warned

 

[Kibunango]

Schumacher calls off F1 comeback

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher has abandoned his comeback with Ferrari because of a neck injury.

The 40-year-old, who retired at the end of 2006, was set to deputise for the injured Felipe Massa at the European Grand Prix in Valencia on 23 August.

"Unfortunately we did not manage to get a grip on the pain in the neck which occurred after the private F1-day in Mugello," Schumacher told his website.
Veteran Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer will now stand in for Massa.

Schumacher aggravated a neck injury, suffered in a bike accident in February, whilst trying out a 2007 F1 car as he set about making his comeback.

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Barrichello snatches Valencia win

Brawn's Rubens Barrichello beat McLaren's Lewis Hamilton to win the European Grand Prix after the world champion suffered a pit-lane mix-up.

Hamilton, who led from the start, was engaged in a tight battle with Barrichello when he was delayed at his final pit stop because his tyres were not ready.

But the mix-up did not cost him the race - an analysis of lap times suggests Barrichello would have beaten him anyway.
Jenson Button was seventh and team-mate Barrichello is now his closest title rival.
The Brazili
an's victory puts him 18 points adrift of the Englishman with 60 remaining in the final six races of the season.

Red Bull's Mark Webber slipped to third in the championship 20.5 points behind Button, after finishing only ninth. His team-mate Sebastian Vettel, lying fourth, failed to finish following an engine failure.

Kimi Raikkonen finished third for Ferrari, ahead of Hamilton's team-mate Heikki Kovalainen, with Williams's Nico Rosberg fifth from Renault's Fernando Alonso, Button and the improved BMW Sauber of Robert Kubica.

Barrichello dedicated his victory to fellow Brazilian Felipe Massa, who is recovering at home after suffering a fractured skull in a crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

More story at BBC SPORTS: F1

 

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Fisichella on shock Belgium pole

Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella landed a shock pole for the Belgian Grand Prix as stuttering championship leader Jenson Button qualified 14th.

Button was 0.4 seconds slower than team-mate Rubens Barrichello in the second part of qualifying and expressed mystification at his lack of pace.

Fisichella's achievement marks Force India's first pole in Formula 1.

Toyota's Jarno Trulli will start second for Sunday's race ahead of BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld and Barrichello's Brawn.

A high-profile cast of casualties were knocked out of a remarkable second part of qualifying as McLaren's world champion Lewis Hamilton, who came first and second in the last two grands prix, came 12th ahead of Renault's Fernando Alonso and stumbling Button.

Zaidi Hapa

 

[Kibunango]

Raikkonen wins exciting Spa duel..

Kimi Raikkonen managed to keep Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella at bay to clinch Ferrari's first win of 2009 at an incident-packed Belgian Grand Prix.

World champion Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button crashed out early on, although the Brawn man's championship lead was cut by only two points to 16.

The incident saw the safety car come out, after which Raikonnen used his power-boost button to take the lead.

Red Bull's title-chasing Sebastian Vettel finished in third at Spa.
He started in eighth but posted the fastest lap of the race and now leapfrogs team-mate Mark Webber in the drivers' championship into third place behind Rubens Barrichello, who flopped over the line in seventh place with a Brawn engine that was close to blowing up.

BMW Sauber drivers Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld finished fourth and fifth respectively ahead of McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen.

 

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Fisichella makes Ferrari switch

Fisichella poses in Ferrari team kit at the factory
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Giancarlo Fisichella will drive for Ferrari for the rest of the 2009 Formula 1 season before taking a new role as their reserve driver in 2010.

The Italian, 36, will replace Luca Badoer as stand-in for the injured Felipe Massa for the final five races.

"It has always been an ambition," said Fisichella, who has been released from his contract with Force India.

Force India are yet to name a replacement for Fisichella with reserve driver Vitantonio Liuzzi the favourite.

Fisichella, who formerly raced for Minardi, Jordan, Benetton, Renault and Sauber, will begin his Ferrari career on home soil at the Italian Grand Prix on 13 September.

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali confirmed the appointment saying: "We considered what could be his role inside the team in the near future, also taking this year's experiences into account. He will be the reserve driver in 2010.

"We have chosen Fisichella because we can expect him to make a valuable contribution in this final part of the season.

"He has shown, throughout his long career, that he is fast and competitive and we are therefore proud to be able to run an Italian driver in our home race."

Force India team principal Mallya had insisted on Tuesday that he would turn out his regular team for Monza.

But after extensive discussions with Ferrari, Mallya has agreed to release Fisichella from his contract, which was due to expire at the end of the season.

"For any Italian driver, a Ferrari race seat is a long-held dream and for Giancarlo it was no exception," Mallya said. "No-one should stand in the way of this.

"The agreement will secure Fisichella's long-term future with Ferrari and it would be incorrect to jeopardise this.

"We would like to stress that we have not agreed any financial settlement with Ferrari and would like to thank Giancarlo for all his help over the past one-and-a-half seasons and for our first world championship points."

Fisichella's parting gift to Force India was second place at the Belgium Grand Prix, handing the team their first podium and points in their second season in F1.

Even before his impressive performance at Spa-Francorchamps, the 36-year-old had been tipped to replace Badoer, who has struggled since his promotion from Ferrari reserve driver.

Badoer was drafted in to replace Massa, who suffered serious head injuries at the Hungarian Grand Prix, after legendary seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher was forced to shelve his comeback plans.

While Massa is targeting a return in 2010, the Italian team ran out of patience with Badoer, who qualified last at both the European and Belgian GPs.

While Kimi Raikkonen claimed Ferrari's first win of 2009 in Spa, his team-mate trailed in last, nearly 48 seconds slower than the driver in front.

"We wish to thank Luca Badoer for the team spirit he demonstrated in these circumstances," added Domenicali.

"It is a shame he was unable to show his true worth in these last two races, tackled under conditions which anyone would have found difficult."

Fisichella, a veteran of more than 200 grands prix, will be expected to be much more competitive as Ferrari prepare to race in front of their enthusiastic home fans in Monza.

"I am grateful to Vijay Mallya for allowing me this opportunity," said Fisichella, a three-time race winner.

"For Vijay to have allowed it to become a reality is very generous and I hope in my turn I have helped Force India grow up and be on the right path to achieve their own ambitions."