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Post by Vidic>Superman on Oct 14, 2007 17:08:34 GMT
Of course there is still the option of him taking Ralf Schumacher's place at Toyota next season. Who knows, we'll have to wait and see, I'll be on the edge of my seat in anticipation.
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Post by kokka78 on Oct 19, 2007 20:10:12 GMT
Lewis Hamilton's hopes of winning the Formula One world title have been potentially dealt a massive blow after he was put under investigation by FIA race stewards for breaking tyre rules in first practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The British world championship leader, 22, as well as two other drivers, are accused of using two sets of wet tyres on his McLaren during the 90-minute practice session, when only one is allowed under the sport's rules.
"Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Takuma Sato have used two sets of wet-weather tyres during the first free practice session which is breach of article 25.3 of the 2007 Formula One Sporting Regulations," the FIA's technical delegate Jo Bauer said in a statement.
Although McLaren insisted that they had simply made a mistake, the FIA confirmed that Hamilton, who is bidding to become the youngest world champion in F1 history and the first rookie to be crowned, would have his case assessed at the end of the day's on-track action.
There is no fixed punishment in the FIA rulebook for breaking the tyre regulations, meaning that Hamilton could potentially be given a fine, or even a five, or ten place penalty on the grid for the race.
Hamilton will win the world title with second place in the Interlagos race, while third place would be enough as long as his McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso, who trails him by four points does not win.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen is seven back and also stands a mathematical chance of being crowned champion.
Eurosport _________________________________________________ now please tell me can someone being more stupid(if this story its true) i mean u know the rules but you dnt care about them thats stupid. 
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Post by Vidic>Superman on Oct 20, 2007 15:49:22 GMT
Lewis Hamilton has avoided punishment for a minor rule infringement after finishing fastest in Friday's practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Drivers are only allowed to use one set of tyres during a session and Hamilton used two in the first session.
His McLaren team were fined 15,000 euros (£10,445) and made to return one set of wet tyres for the rule break.
Honda and Super Aguri received the same punishment after Jenson Button and Takuma Sato fell foul of the same rule.
The teams were asked to return a set of tyres to ensure no advantage was gained by using part-worn tyres.
But the loss of a set of tyres may not be a great setback if a weather forecast predicting dry weather on Sunday proves to be accurate.
Hamilton explained: "We did a slow out lap on wet tyres, then came in and went out on another set.
"It was an easy mistake to make. A couple of other teams did it, yet we haven't gained anything by it. We didn't do it intentionally. There wasn't any benefit."
Team boss Ron Dennis added: "It was a 100% team mistake.
"Lewis did an installation lap on one set of wet tyres and we just put on another set. It was nothing to do with Lewis.
"He only did an in-and-out lap. It wasn't as if there was any advantage, but it's clearly a breach of a rule.
"We are trying so hard and maybe there's a bit too much tension in the team that has led to a silly mistake.
"We can do no more than our best, and we are really trying hard. People make mistakes. I'm not trivialising it, but it perhaps shows we are all human.
"There's a rule there, we broke it, and now we have to get on with it."
Hamilton was fifth fastest in the first, wet session but led the way in the drier second session, ahead of McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso.
The 22-year-old Briton leads the double world champion by four points in the race for the drivers' championship, which will be decided on Sunday, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen a further three points behind.
Even Alonso admitted he wasn't too familiar with the regulation that Hamilton breached.
"I don't think we were totally aware of this rule," said the Spaniard. "I probably would have done the same thing."
Hamilton is aiming to become the sport's youngest champion as well as the first driver to win the championship in their debut season.
He clocked a time of one minute 12.767 seconds in the second session with Alonso managing 1:12.889.
Raikkonen had led a Ferrari one-two in the opening session ahead of Felipe Massa but Massa finished in third place ahead of his team-mate in the second session.
It was a wet start to Friday's practice at Interlagos with Hamilton opting to leave it late before heading out on to the track, while team-mate Fernando Alonso chose not to leave the pits at all.
"It was pretty evil out there in the wet," said Hamilton, who could become the first Briton to win the title since Damon Hill in 1996.
Alonso added: "We did not expect to stay wet for the rest of the weekend so we took the decision not to do any running in the morning.
"The session this afternoon was far better. I am looking forward to a competitive weekend."
The Ferraris looked good in the wet with both Raikkonen and Massa posting the fastest times.
"We are reasonably happy with the way today went," Raikkonen said. "But there is still a lot of room for improvement on the car."
"The track is great now," Massa added. "We don't have to worry about the bumps anymore. We need to congratulate those who worked on the track."
All three title challengers posted quick times during the later practice run, but it was Hamilton who proved quickest, although Alonso almost stole the lead with a fast lap with seconds remaining of the session.
If Hamilton needs an omen for the weekend, the driver who has posted the quickest practice time on Friday has subsequently won the race on 11 occasions this season.
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Times after Friday's first practice session:
1. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari one min 19.580 secs
2. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:20.062
3. Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) Renault 1:20.829
4. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams - Toyota 1:21.064
5. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:21.121
6. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota 1:21.243
7. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:21.598
8. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull - Renault 1:22.104
9. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:22.104
10. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:22.250
11. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:22.434
12. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 1:22.477
13. David Coulthard (Britain) RedBull - Renault 1:22.667
14. Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri - Honda 1:22.929
15. Adrian Sutil (Germany) Spyker - Ferrari 1:23.248
16. Kazuki Nakajima (Japan) Williams - Toyota 1:23.261
17. Anthony Davidson (Britain) Super Aguri - Honda 1:23.551
18. Sakon Yamamoto (Japan) Spyker - Ferrari 1:24.366
Opted out of practice: Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber, Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber, Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren, Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault
Times after Friday's second practice session:
1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren one min 12.767 secs
2. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1:12.889
3. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:13.075
4. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:13.112
5. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault 1:13.549
6. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:13.587
7. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams - Toyota 1:13.655
8. Kazuki Nakajima (Japan) Williams - Toyota 1:33.664
9. David Coulthard (Britain) RedBull - Renault 1:13.706
10. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:13.785
11. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota 1:13.829
12. Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) Renault 1:13.879
13. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:13.892
14. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 1:14.095
15. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:14.152
16. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:14.179
17. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:14.409
18. Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri - Honda 1:14.431
19. Anthony Davidson (Britain) Super Aguri - Honda 1:14.477
20. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull - Renault 1:14.543
21. Adrian Sutil (Germany) Spyker - Ferrari 1:15.095
22. Sakon Yamamoto (Japan) Spyker - Ferrari 1:15.715
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Post by kokka78 on Oct 20, 2007 16:09:28 GMT
GO KIMI!!!!!
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Post by Vidic>Superman on Oct 20, 2007 19:39:58 GMT
Briton Lewis Hamilton will start second in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix as he attempts to become the first driver to win the title in his debut season.
Hamilton, aiming for his fifth win of the year, finished 0.151 seconds behind Ferrari's Felipe Massa in qualifying.
Kimi Raikkonen, currently third in the drivers' standings, will start from the second row at Interlagos.
Fernando Alonso, who can take his third successive title if he wins with Hamilton third or lower, goes fourth.
Hamilton, 22, will become Britain's first world champion since Damon Hill in 1996 if he wins or comes second in his McLaren on the Sao Paulo circuit.
Hamilton obstructed Raikkonen as he left the pits for the last time.
He apologised to Raikkonen but also maintained that, after his McLaren team warned him of the danger as he exited the pits, he had done his utmost not to affect the Finn's all important final quick lap.
"I apologise if I got in his way, but I didn't think he was that close to me," said Hamilton.
"I stayed where I was and braked. I didn't feel I hindered his lap, and I did get out of the way."
Raikkonen hinted that Hamilton might have handled things differently.
"For sure it didn't help - I ran wide after I went beside him and lost some time.
"I don't know exactly how much time we lost but for sure there could have been a slightly easier way to let me past.
"But it is what it is now. I would rather be in the front, but third is an OK place to start the race from."
Hamilton leads McLaren team-mate Alonso by four points, with Ferrari's Raikkonen a further three back entering the defining weekend of a thrilling championship.
McLaren boss Ron Dennis said of Hamilton: "It's almost all in his hands now. We've got a bit of work to do but nothing too serious and it will be a good, clean fight for the championship."
Home town hero Massa was fastest in Saturday morning practice and for much of the qualifying session.
Massa celebrated with an extra lap after qualifying finished, which will affect the amount of fuel he has available for the race.
"It's a great feeling to be back in Brazil and on pole," said the home favourite.
"I was a a little bit afraid Lewis would beat me on the second flying lap. The atmopshere is always amazing here with all the Brazil flags waving.
"We had a fantastic weekend last year and hopefully we can finish this race in similar fashion."
Scot David Coulthard will go off 10th in his Red Bull-Renault. Of his fellow Brits, Honda's Jenson Button missed out at the second stage and will start 16th, while Anthony Davidson takes 20th spot.
Renault's Heikki Kovalainen, seventh place in the drivers' championship, will start in 17th place after being eliminated at the Q1 stage for just the second time this season following a late mistake.
Hamilton escaped any personal sanctions after his McLaren team fitted two sets of wet-weather tyres to his car during the first practice session on Friday.
McLaren were fined 15,000 euros (£10,445) and made to return one set of wet tyres but with dry weather forecast for Sunday's race, that setback should not prove too damaging.
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Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying times:
1. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1 min 11.931 secs
2. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:12.082
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:12.322
4. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1:12.356
5. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull - Renault 1:12.928
6. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:13.081
7. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:13.129
8. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:13.195
9. David Coulthard (Britain) RedBull - Renault 1:13.272
10. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams - Toyota 1:13.477
11. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:12.932
12. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault 1:12.968
13. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:13.058
14. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:13.251
15. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota 1:13.351
16. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 1:13.469
17. Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) Renault 1:14.078
18. Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri - Honda 1:14.098
19. Kazuki Nakajima (Japan) Williams - Toyota 1:14.417
20. Anthony Davidson (Britain) Super Aguri - Honda 1:14.596
21. Adrian Sutil (Germany) Spyker - Ferrari 1:15.217
22. Sakon Yamamoto (Japan) Spyker - Ferrari 1:15.487
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Post by Vidic>Superman on Oct 21, 2007 15:10:14 GMT
Massa can play a big role today. First corner will be crucial to Lewis' chances of getting the required result. Today is his day, bring it home Lewis. #thumb#
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Post by jigglymarina on Oct 21, 2007 15:23:00 GMT
Go Kimi!!!!
I hope Massa helps him, it would be about time!
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Post by kokka78 on Oct 21, 2007 15:42:20 GMT
Go Kimi!!!! I hope Massa helps him, it would be about time! Im sure Alonso will make cry someone today. GO KIMI!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Imy on Oct 21, 2007 15:43:25 GMT
COME ON LEWISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Post by Vidic>Superman on Oct 21, 2007 15:46:17 GMT
Go Kimi!!!! I hope Massa helps him, it would be about time! Im sure Alonso will make cry someone today. Hopefully himself. |
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Post by jigglymarina on Oct 21, 2007 16:00:45 GMT
Im sure Alonso will make cry someone today. Hopefully himself. lol |
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Post by Imy on Oct 21, 2007 16:04:41 GMT
shit, lewis has made a bad start, hes 8th now  |
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Post by Vidic>Superman on Oct 21, 2007 16:08:47 GMT
Kimi you c**t. Almost stopping in front of Lewis. WTF! #furious#
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Post by Imy on Oct 21, 2007 16:11:57 GMT
itv and there stupid fukin breaks
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Post by Vidic>Superman on Oct 21, 2007 16:18:48 GMT
I don't believe this. COME ON LEWIS!!!!
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