Felipe Massa (Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro) will start from pole position for Bridgestone’s 200th Grand
Prix after achieving his fourth pole position of this season by using Bridgestone’s super soft
compound Potenza to go fastest in qualifying in Valencia for the European Grand Prix, round twelve
of the FIA Formula One World Championship.
Massa’s lap time - a 1min 38.989secs [...]
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Today’s qualifying for Sunday’s European Grand Prix saw the AT&T Williams team’s
fortunes improve. A competitive pace in Qs one and two eased Nico Rosberg into the
final round of qualifying, from where he achieved ninth on the grid for tomorrow’s race.
Meanwhile, team mate Kazuki Nakajima marginally missed out on a place in Q3, but
recorded a personal [...]
Massa On Pole
Sixth pole position of the season for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, the fourth
courtesy of Felipe Massa, while Kimi Raikkonen qualified fourth: that’s the
outcome of qualifying for the European Grand Prix. The Brazilian thus starts
from the number one spot for the thirteenth time in his career and it brings
the Scuderia’s pole tally in the Formula [...]
Qualifying Round–Up
Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-05)
Summary: Fine performance despite missing morning practice
PROVISIONAL GRID: 7th
Free Practice Session 3 20th
Best Lap Time: No lap time Laps: 2
Q1 1st Best Lap Time: 1m 37.948s (fastest) Laps: 10
Q2 4th Best Lap Time: 1m 37.928s (+0.086s) Laps: 5
Q3 7th Best Lap Time: 1m 40.309s (+1.320s) Laps: 6
“After our difficult [...]
Weather: overcast, some raindrops, 26-29C Air, 27-33C Track
Valencia (ES). Positive qualifying for the BMW Sauber F1 Team - Robert Kubica qualified
third for the maiden event at the Valencia street circuit. Nick Heidfeld finished qualifying for
the European Grand Prix in eighth.
Robert Kubica:
BMW Sauber F1.08-05 / BMW P86/8
Qualifying 3rd, 1:39.392 min (3rd Practice: 1st, 1:38.754 min)
“This was [...]
Source:F1: European GP: Qualifying times
After the promise of yesterday afternoon’s free practice session, in which Jenson Button set the third fastest time, today’s qualifying session in Valencia ended in disappointment for the Honda Racing F1 Team. Jenson and his team-mate Rubens Barrichello will start tomorrow’s European Grand Prix in 16th and 19th positions respectively.
Lap times around the 5.440km (3.380-mile) [...]
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM01/02):
FP3: 17th 1:40.019 (21 laps)
Q1: 20th 1:39.943 (9 laps)
Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM01/05):
FP3: 18th 1:40.059 (21 laps)
Q1: 18th 1:39.268 (10 laps)
The Force India Formula One Team experienced its most
competitive qualifying performance so far this season in Valencia, with
Giancarlo Fisichella just 1.3secs from the fastest time of the [...]
Source:F1: European GP: Starting grid
F1: European GP: Toro Rosso Friday practice report
Published August 23rd, 2008 in Formula 1. 0 CommentsSebastian Vettel (STR3-03)
“We had a good day. This is a very interesting track and quite different to a
typical street circuit, with the fact there are some run-off areas. It is lots of fun
to drive and technically demanding. While it might look a bit like Canada, it’s
actually completely different. The corners are tricky and it took [...]
F1: European GP: BMW Sauber Friday practice report
Published August 23rd, 2008 in Formula 1. 0 CommentsWeather: dry, partly cloudy, 28-30C Air, 33-44C Track
Valencia (ES). Both BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers had a trouble free first day on the new
street circuit round the harbour area of Valencia, which received compliments from every
direction. Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld completed their evaluation of the harder and
softer tyre compounds as planned, and both of [...]
Timo Glock (Car 12, Chassis TF108-06)
Summary: Two strong practice sessions, ending with the 7th quickest time of
the afternoon
P1 14th Best Lap Time: 1m 42.036s (+1.540s) Laps: 27
P2 7th Best Lap Time: 1m 39.967s (+0.490s) Laps: 32
“It’s always enjoyable to come to a new venue and I’m impressed. It was
pretty hot out there but the track [...]
Drivers and Team Principals:
Fernando ALONSO (Renault),
Flavio BRIATORE (Renault),
Robert KUBICA (BMW Sauber),
Mario THEISSEN (BMW Sauber)
Press Conference
Q:
A question to the drivers: your feelings about the track, safety and any
overtaking places?
Fernando ALONSO:
Well, the track I think is good. Obviously the first day is
difficult for everybody to get the braking points especially as it is very
hard on brakes. You [...]
F1: European GP: Renault Friday practice report
Published August 23rd, 2008 in Formula 1. 0 CommentsAs the inaugural race on the streets of the Spanish port, the circuit was
an unknown for the team, which meant that the main priority was to cover
lots of miles and gather data on the new circuit. Weather conditions were
ideal for both practice sessions, but the track was quite dusty and took
a long time to rubber-in, [...]
F1: European GP: Force India Friday practice report
Published August 23rd, 2008 in Formula 1. 0 CommentsFor the first time in its history, the streets of the
Spanish city of Valencia reverberated with the sound of Formula One cars
as the European Grand Prix kicked off with two opening free practice
sessions.
It was a strong day for the Force India Formula One Team, with Adrian
Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella completing a combined total of 103 [...]
Valencia’s Juan Carlos I Marina reverberated to the sound of Formula One cars for the first time today and after three hours of practice on the new 5.440km (3.380-mile) street track, the Honda Racing F1 Team drivers gave it a resounding thumbs up.
Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button spent the opening 15 minutes of the first [...]
BMW Sauber’s Formula One team announced Thursday they have discovered what
caused a shock to a mechanic during a test of a prototype kinetic energy
recovery system (KERS) last month at Jerez, Spain.
Markus Duesmann, in charge of powertrain development, blamed a “sporadic
capacitive coupling” for the incident. The mechanic, whose name the team did
not release, was knocked to [...]
Source:F1: European GP: Practice 1 times
F1: European GP: McLaren Mercedes Friday practice report
Published August 23rd, 2008 in Formula 1. 0 CommentsVodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen
finished today’s second free practice session for the European Grand
Prix in fifth and sixth positions respectively. Driving on the new
Valencia street circuit, Lewis completed 31 laps and set a fastest time
of 1m39.712; Heikki ran 30 laps and set a 1m39.954 best. This morning,
Lewis was third with a [...]
Raikkonen: “A good fun track”
Valencia - Kimi Raikkonen had his first look at the newest
circuit on the F1 calendar today and in the afternoon, he met up with the
media and told them what he thought of it. “It looks very nice and wide with
a smooth surface. It also looks like good fun track but we [...]
