Magny-Cours – the technical requirements

Magny-Cours – the technical requirements

The Grand Prix circuit in Magny-Cours includes an interesting variety of challenges for drivers and cars alike: three high-speed corners at the start of the lap; a very slow hairpin at Adelaide; two enjoyable high-speed chicanes; and more changes of gradient than the flattening eye of television shows. As always, the [...]

250 CC CLASS SHOW OF Kallio reaps benefits

Kallio reaps benefits of Simoncelli-Bautista battle with Donington victory
Sunday, 22 June 2008
With echoes of Jerez ringing through Donington Park, Mika Kallio maintained his 250cc World Championship lead with an unexpected victory.

Mika Kallio emerged victorious from a three-rider tussle for victory at Donington Park, maintaining the lead of the World Championship in the most unlikely of [...]

DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP

Pos
Driver
Nationality
Team
Points

1
Felipe Massa
Brazilian
Ferrari
48

2
Robert Kubica
Polish
BMW Sauber
46

3
Kimi Räikkönen
Finnish
Ferrari
43

4
Lewis Hamilton
British
McLaren-Mercedes
38

5
Nick Heidfeld
German
BMW Sauber
28

6
Heikki Kovalainen
Finnish
McLaren-Mercedes
20

7
Jarno Trulli
Italian
Toyota
18

8
Mark Webber
Australian
Red Bull-Renault
18

9
Fernando Alonso
Spanish
Renault
10

10
Nico Rosberg
German
Williams-Toyota
8

11
Kazuki Nakajima
Japanese
Williams-Toyota
7

12
David Coulthard
British
Red Bull-Renault
6

13
Timo Glock
German
Toyota
5

14
Sebastian Vettel
German
STR-Ferrari
5

15
Rubens Barrichello
Brazilian
Honda
5

16
Jenson Button
British
Honda
3

17
Nelsinho Piquet
Brazilian
[...]

FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2008

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2008

Pos
No
Driver
Team
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Pts

1
2
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
70
1:31:50.245
2
10

2
1
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
70
+17.9 secs
1
8

3
11
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
70
+28.2 secs
4
6

4
23
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren-Mercedes
70
+28.9 secs
10
5

5
4
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
70
+30.5 secs
5
4

6
10
Mark Webber
Red Bull-Renault
70
+40.3 secs
6
3

7
6
Nelsinho Piquet
Renault
70
+41.0 secs
9
2

8
5
Fernando Alonso
Renault
70
+43.3 secs
3
1

9
9
David Coulthard
Red Bull-Renault
70
+51.0 secs
7

10
22
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren-Mercedes
70
+54.5 secs
13

11
12
Timo Glock
Toyota
70
+57.7 secs
8

12
15
Sebastian Vettel
STR-Ferrari
70
+58.0 secs
12

13
3
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
70
+62.0 secs
11

14
17
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
69
+1 Lap
20

15
8
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams-Toyota
69
+1 Lap
15

16
7
Nico Rosberg
Williams-Toyota
69
+1 Lap
19

17
14
Sebastien Bourdais
STR-Ferrari
69
+1 Lap
14

18
21
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India-Ferrari
69
+1 Lap
17

19
20
Adrian Sutil
Force India-Ferrari
69
+1 Lap
18

Ret
16
Jenson Button
Honda
16
Accident damage
16

France Race analysis

Race analysis – Massa capitalises as Ferrari extend advantage

With the 2008 season rapidly approaching the halfway mark, Felipe Massa left France with the lead of the drivers’ championship. And on recent form, who’s to say he can’t go all the way? He may have benefitted from team mate Kimi Raikkonen’s technical woes, but even with [...]

World Championship

World Championship

MotoGP

Pos.
Rider
Nation
Team
Points

1
Valentino ROSSI
ITA
Fiat Yamaha Team
162

2
Dani PEDROSA
SPA
Repsol Honda Team
151

3
Casey STONER
AUS
Ducati Marlboro Team
117

4
Jorge LORENZO
SPA
Fiat Yamaha Team
104

5
Colin EDWARDS
USA
Tech 3 Yamaha
82

6
Andrea DOVIZIOSO
ITA
JiR Team Scot MotoGP
68

7
Nicky HAYDEN
USA
Repsol Honda Team
57

8
James TOSELAND
GBR
Tech 3 Yamaha
53

9
Loris CAPIROSSI
ITA
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
51

10
Shinya NAKANO
JPN
San Carlo Honda Gresini
49

11
Chris VERMEULEN
AUS
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
48

12
John HOPKINS
USA
Kawasaki Racing Team
32

13
Marco MELANDRI
ITA
Ducati Marlboro Team
29

14
Toni ELIAS
SPA
Alice Team
29

15
Alex DE ANGELIS
RSM
San Carlo Honda Gresini
25

16
Randy DE PUNIET
FRA
LCR Honda MotoGP
22

17
Sylvain GUINTOLI
FRA
Alice [...]

Stoner proves unstoppable at Donington Park

Stoner proves unstoppable at Donington Park
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Casey Stoner repeated his 2007 triumph with victory at the bwin.com British Grand Prix.

Casey Stoner proved uncatchable for his MotoGP rivals as he cruised to a second Donington Park victory in as many years. The 2007 World Champion was the fastest off the line from pole position, [...]

FIA post-race press conference – France

FIA post-race press conference – France
Reproduced with kind permission of the FIA
Drivers: 1st Felipe Massa (Ferrari), 1h31m50.245s; 2nd Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), 1h32m08.229s; 3rd Jarno Trulli (Toyota), 1h32m18.495s.
Q: Congratulations Felipe with a win from the front row. Kimi led early on until his problem but you were a conclusive winner by the end.
Felipe Massa: It was [...]

Stoner elated – Melandri deflated

Stoner elated – Melandri deflated in contrasting fortunes for Ducati at Donington
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Casey Stoner´s Donington win put him back on track in the MotoGP World Championship, but teammate Marco Melandri once again cut a dejected figure.

With a second victory of the season at the bwin.com British Grand Prix, Casey Stoner is hoping that [...]

wrong for Hamilton

It all goes wrong for Hamilton in Magny-Cours

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton always knew he was going to have a tough weekend at Magny-Cours, after picking up a ten-place grid penalty for his pit-lane misdemeanour in Canada, but he probably didn’t think it would be quite this tough.
Even starting 13th, Hamilton was at least hoping for points, [...]