F1/Formula 1 2008 Season

[Sheriff Ice]

this week the F1 Grand prix 2008 season begins

here is a quick view about the calendar and the drivers:


The Calendar:



The drivers:




The australian gran prix is the opening of the season this weekend:
times:
in beirut local time

سباق أوستراليا 2008

التجارب الرسمية:السبت 15 آذار
الساعة 05:00
السباق :الأحد 16 آذار
الساعة 06:30

[ALIAS]

ahhhhhhh finaly F1 fans

this is the best source of information (official site)

click here to check

plus you get a live countdown to the next race and there is the option for wich the race time is converted to your own local time

this is a saml update:

frist there is a samll change in the rules:

1-well all should have heard of the ellimination of the traction control
this control is mostly located in the rear of the car
it has the purpose of concerving rear tires and automaticly lowering gear at certain speed limit (this is one of the reasons that L. Hamilton is not doing that well overall even if he did win the first grand prix).

2-you do remember the "2 races,1 engine" rule: it has been modified:
this year the driver will be allowed only "one" change of engine between two concecutive races during the entire year: FIA felt that if the engine broke once than it might realy destroy any drivers hope to win the chanpionship bcz he will be hurt in the race and in the following race bcz of the 10 position "drop back" but if the engine brock a second time then it will be the teams fault and the driver will get penalized.

3-this year the "gear box" must last 4 races, if not then the driver will be penalized with a 5 position "drop back".

4-and finaly the Q3 of the qualifications is know 10 min instead of 15 bcz the fans wanted so .


i will try to keep this thread updated
later dudes

[ALIAS]

Reverse F1 grids - Williams boss

A radical idea to improve the spectacle of Formula One and make overtaking easier has been proposed by Williams team co-owner Patrick Head.

The veteran said races can be boring and wants the fastest cars to start at the back and the slowest at the front.

"I would like to see the grids in reverse order of championship position," Head told BBC Sport.

"It's the same for everybody, and over a whole season the right guy would still win the championship."

source (there is more to the articl)

here

but if so then the qualification session will be useless, so who ever wins the race starts at the end in the next one....... so what will be the purpose of the Qualifications??

what do you think?

[ALIAS]

ok ok ppl
it is time for the bahrain grand prix
it is this weekend
free practice 1 on friday at 10 AM
and free practice 2 on friday at 2 PM

so don't forget

[ALIAS]

reminder:
Q session at 2 pm today (bahrain)
i have watched the free practices and the ferrari are looking realy good

[Sheriff Ice]

the race started 1 hour 15 minutes ago the feraris are dominating hamilton had a crash and broke his car nose he is now in the 14th position

the positioning till now:
1- massa ferrari
2- raikonen ferrari
3- kubica bmw

[Sheriff Ice]

Race over:
1- Massa winner of the Bahrain Grand prix
2- Raikonen
3- Kubica

here the full chart:

[abousoun]

Monaco GP results (25-05-08) :
1 - Lewis Hamilton --- Mclaren
2 - Robert Kubica --- BMW
3 - Felipe Massa --- Ferrari
4 - Mark Webber --- Red Bull
5 - Sebastien Vettel --- Toro Rosso
6 - Rubens Barrichello --- Honda
7 - Kazuki Nakajima --- Williams
8 - Heikki Kovalainen --- Mclaren

Formula one Driver Standings :
1 - Lewis Hamilton (Mclaren) 38 points
2 - Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) 35 points
3 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 34 points


Team Standings:
1 - Ferrari --- 69 points
2 - Mclaren --- 53 points
3 - BMW-Sauber --- 52 points

Thank You ...

[abousoun]

Canada GP results (08-06-08) :
1 - Robert Kubica --- BMW Sauber
2 - Nick Heidfeld --- BMW Sauber
3 - David Coulthard --- Red Bull Renault
4 - Timo Glock --- Toyota
5 - Felipe Massa --- Ferrari
6 - Jarno Trulli --- Toyota
7 - Rubens Barrichello --- Honda
8 - Sebastian Vettel --- STR Ferrari

Formula one Driver Standings :
1 - Robert Kubica (BMW) --- 42 points
2 - Lewis Hamilton (Mclaren) 38 points
3 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 38 points


Team Standings:
1 - Ferrari --- 73 points
2 - BMW-Sauber --- 70 points
3 - Mclaren --- 53 points

Thank You ...

[abousoun]

France GP Results (22-06-08) :
1 - Felipe Massa --- Ferrari
2 - Kimi Räikkönen --- Ferrari
3 - Jarno Trulli --- Toyota
4 - Heikki Kovalainen --- Mclaren
5 - Robert Kubica --- BMW Sauber
6 - Mark Webber --- Red Bull
7 - Nilsson Piquet --- Renault
8 - Fernando Alonso --- Renault

Formula one Drivers Standing :
1 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari) --- 48 points
2 - Robert Kubica (BMW) --- 46 points
3 - Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) --- 43 points

Teams Standing:
1 - Ferrari --- 91 points
2 - BMW-Sauber --- 74 points
3 - Mclaren --- 58 points

Thank You ...