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2008 FORMULA ONE CALENDAR:
 
March 16     Australia (Melbourne)
March 23     Malaysia (Sepang)
April 6      Bahrain (Sakhir)
April 27     Spain (Barcelona)
May 11       Turkey (Istanbul)
May 25       Monaco
June 8       Canada (Montreal)
June 22      France (Magny-Cours)
July 6       Britain (Silverstone)
July 20      Germany (Hockenheim)
Aug 3        Hungary (Hungaroring)
Aug 24       Europe (Valencia)
Sep 7        Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
Sep 14       Italy (Monza)
Sep 28       Singapore
Oct 12       Japan (Fuji)
Oct 19       China (Shanghai)
Nov 2        Brazil (Interlagos)
 
REVISED 2009 F1 CALENDAR:

29 March      Australia
 5 April      Malaysia
19 April      Bahrain
10 May        Spain
24 May        Monaco
 7 June       Turkey
21 June       Great Britain
28 June       France
12 July       Germany
26 July       Hungary
23 August     Europe (Valencia)
30 August     Belgium
13 September  Italy
27 September  Singapore
11 October    Japan
18 October    China
 1 November   Brazil
15 November   Abu Dhabi


2008 ENTRY LIST-TEAMS AND DRIVERS

SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO
1 Kimi Raikkonen (FIN)
2 Felipe Massa (BR)

BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM
3 Nick Heidfeld (D)
4 Robert Kubica (PL)

ING RENAULT F1 TEAM
5 Fernando Alonso (E)
6 Nelson Piquet (BR)

AT&T WILLIAMS TOYOTA
7 Nico Rosberg (D)
8 Kazuki Nakajima (J)

RED BULL RACING RENAULT
9 David Coulthard (GB)
10 Mark Webber (AUS)

PANASONIC TOYOTA RACING
11 Jarno Trulli (I)
12 Timo Glock (D)

SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO FERRARI
14 Sebastien Bourdais (F)
15 Sebastian Vettel (D)

HONDA RACING F1 TEAM
16 Jenson Button (GB)
17 Rubens Barrichello (BR)

SUPER AGURI HONDA F1 TEAM
18 Takuma Sato (J)
19 Anthony Davidson (GB)

FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM
20 Adrian Sutil (D)
21 Giancarlo Fisichella (I)

VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES
22 Lewis Hamilton (GB)
23 Heikki Kovalainen (FIN)


DRIVERS FINAL SEASON STANDINGS 2008 SEASON
(AFTER RACE 18, BRAZIL November 2, 2008)

POS DRIVER                NATIONALITY   TEAM                  POINTS
 1  Lewis Hamilton        British       McLaren-Mercedes         98
 2  Felipe Massa          Brazilian     Ferrari                  97
 3  Kimi Raikkonen        Finnish       Ferrari                  75
 4  Robert Kubica         Polish        BMW Sauber               75
 5  Fernando Alonso       Spanish       Renault                  61
 6  Nick Heidfeld         German        BMW Sauber               60
 7  Heikki Kovalainen     Finnish       McLaren-Mercedes         53
 8  Sebastian Vettel      German        STR-Ferrari              35
 9  Jarno Trulli          Italian       Toyota                   31
10  Timo Glock            German        Toyota                   25
11  Mark Webber           Australian    Red Bull-Renault         21
12  Nelsinho Piquet       Brazilian     Renault                  19
13  Nico Rosberg          German        Williams-Toyota          17
14  Rubens Barrichello    Brazilian     Honda                    11
15  Kazuki Nakajima       Japanese      Williams-Toyota           9
16  David Coulthard       British       Red Bull-Renault          8
17  Sebastien Bourdais    French        STR-Ferrari               4
18  Jenson Button         British       Honda                     3
19  Giancarlo Fisichella  Italian       Force India-Ferrari       0
20  Adrian Sutil          German        Force India-Ferrari       0
21  Takuma Sato           Japanese      Super Aguri-Honda         0
22  Anthony Davidson      British       Super Aguri-Honda         0

Note - Super Aguri withdrew from the championship after round 4, Spain

CONSTRUCTOR FINAL SEASON STANDINGS 2008 SEASON
(AFTER RACE 18, BRAZIL, November 2, 2008) POS TEAM POINTS 1 Ferrari 172 2 McLaren-Mercedes 151 3 BMW Sauber 135 4 Renault 80 5 Toyota 56 6 STR-Ferrari 39 7 Red Bull-Renault 29 8 Williams-Toyota 26 9 Honda 14 10 Force India-Ferrari 0 11 Super Aguri-Honda 0

RACE 18 - FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, OCTOBER 19, 2008

MASSA WINS RACE, HAMILTON GETS CHAMPIONSHIP IN BRAZIL


Going into the final lap at Interlagos Felipe Massa was set to be champion - he was leading, Lewis Hamilton was sixth. A late pass from the McLaren driver on Toyota's Timo Glock moved him to the fifth place he needed for the championship, and caused the smiles to turn to tears in the Ferrari garage.

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FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008 RACE RESULTS, NOVEMBER 2, 2008
POS  NO  DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
 1    2  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               71          10
 2    5  Fernando Alonso       Renault               71           8
 3    1  Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               71           6
 4   15  Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           71           5
 5   22  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      71           4
 6   12  Timo Glock            Toyota                71           3
 7   23  Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      71           2
 8   11  Jarno Trulli          Toyota                71           1
 9   10  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      71
10    3  Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            70
11    4  Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            70
12    7  Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       70
13   16  Jenson Button         Honda                 70
14   14  Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           70
15   17  Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 70
16   20  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   69
17    8  Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       69
18   21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   69
Ret   6  Nelsinho Piquet       Renault                0
Ret   9  David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault       0


RACE 17 - 2008 FORMULA 1 SINOPEC CHINESE GRAND PRIX
SHANGHAI, CHINA, OCTOBER 19, 2008

HAMILTON TAKES 5TH WIN OF THE SEASON WITH VICTORY IN SHANGHAI

Lewis Hamilton's words:

"Everything just went right this weekend: our car has been simply phenomenal, I made one of my best-ever starts and had perfect balance during the race. I owe so much of that to the guys in the team - both at the track and back home; they did an amazing job so a big thanks to them. I've got a seven-point lead in the world championship, but that doesn't allow me to take anything for granted. It might be another step towards my dream but we've still got to stay calm and keep our heads. I just hope we can pull through."

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2008 FORMULA 1 SINOPEC CHINESE GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS, OCTOBER 19, 2008
POS  NO  DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
 1   22  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      56          10
 2    2  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               56           8
 3    1  Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               56           6
 4    5  Fernando Alonso       Renault               56           5
 5    3  Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            56           4
 6    4  Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            56           3
 7   12  Timo Glock            Toyota                56           2
 8    6  Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               56           1
 9   15  Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           56
10    9  David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      56
11   17  Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 56
12    8  Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       56
13   14  Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           56
14   10  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      56
15    7  Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       55
16   16  Jenson Button         Honda                 55
17   21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   55
Ret  23  Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      49
Ret  20  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   13
Ret  11  Jarno Trulli          Toyota                 2

RACE 16 - 2008 FORMULA 1 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
FUJI, JAPAN, OCTOBER 12, 2008

ALONSO GETS 2ND WIN IN A ROW

Reproduced with kind permission of the FIA

1st Fernando Alonso (Renault), 1h30m21.892s; 2nd Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), 1h30m27.175s; 3rd Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), 1h30m28.292s.

POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE WITH FERNANDO ALONSO

Q: Fernando, that was a great Grand Prix win, a fantastic start, lots of action in front of you at the first corner, let's talk about that, and then talk about that great race-defining second stint.

Fernando Alonso: Yeah, the start was probably the most exciting part of the race, for sure. I saw the people in front of me going quite aggressively into turn one. I myself locked the front tyres and I went a little bit wide. But I think it surprised us in a way as with the cold temperatures most of us started with the prime tyres and then we locked the tyres and everybody went long, so I took the benefit of that and I put myself behind Robert and from that point the race was a little bit easier. Then in the second stint we managed to have some free air, no one in front of us, the car was very nice to drive again and I was pulling a nice gap and maybe part of the victory was in the second stint.

Q: You took on less fuel in the first stop, so perhaps that was influential in how the car handled?

FA: Yeah, obviously we were P2 when we stopped for the first time, so I asked the team if we can manage to exit the pits in front of Robert because I wanted some free air in the second stint, so they had to give me less fuel to do that but the problem is you need to open a gap in the second stint. Sometimes you can do it, sometimes you can't but today the car was perfect and I was able to do it.

Q: I guess Robert got in front of you at the first corner when you locked up?

FA: Yeah, he went a little bit wide and then I saw the action in front me, everybody going straight, so I backed off a little bit and Robert overtook me. Then I was trying not to lose too much of a gap to Robert in the first stint and then control the race until the end as we did not know exactly how the soft tyres would perform in the last stint, so as many seconds as possible you need to be comfortable.

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2008 FORMULA 1 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS, OCTOBER 12, 2008
POS  NO  DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
 1    5  Fernando Alonso       Renault               67          10
 2    4  Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            67           8
 3    1  Kimi Räikkönen        Ferrari               67           6
 4    6  Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               67           5
 5   11  Jarno Trulli          Toyota                67           4
 6   15  Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           67           3
 7    2  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               67           2
 8   10  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      67           1
 9    3  Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            67
10   14  Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           67
11    7  Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       67
12   22  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      67
13   17  Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 66
14   16  Jenson Button         Honda                 66
15    8  Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       66
Ret  21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   21   Gearbox
Ret  23  Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      16   Engine
Ret  20  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari    8   Puncture
Ret  12  Timo Glock            Toyota                 6   Accident
Ret   9  David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault       0   Accident


RACE 15 - 2008 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

The F1 cars are in Singapore for their first ever night race under artificial lights. Should be interesting, especially since it is rainy season in that part of the world.

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FERNANDO ALONSO WINS SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX

The rains held off and the Singapore night was light up as bright as normal daylight, resulting in near perfect conditions for the first ever F1 race held after dark.

A yellow flag prompted by his team mate Nelson Piquet crashing out helped Renault's Fernando Alonso to an unexpected, but well-deserved, victory in Sunday's inaugural Singapore Grand Prix.

Williams Nico Rosberg took second, ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, whose main championship rival, Ferrari's Felipe Massa, failed to score after a dramatic refuelling incident.

With only 3 races left in the 2008 season, Lewis Hamilton leaves Singapore with a 7 point lead over his rival Felipe Massa.

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2008 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS, SEPTEMBER 28, 2008
POS  NO  DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
  1   5  Fernando Alonso       Renault               61          10
  2   7  Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       61           8
  3  22  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      61           6
  4  12  Timo Glock            Toyota                61           5
  5  15  Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           61           4
  6   3  Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            61           3
  7   9  David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      61           2
  8   8  Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       61           1
  9  16  Jenson Button         Honda                 61
 10  23  Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      61
 11   4  Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            61
 12  14  Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           61
 13   2  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               61
 14  21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   61
 15   1  Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               57
RET  11  Jarno Trulli          Toyota                50
RET  20  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   49
RET  10  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      29
RET  17  Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 14
RET   6  Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               13


RACE 14 - FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2008
MONZA, ITALY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

The F1 cars will do 53 laps on the 5.793 km track at Monza.

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SEBASTIAN VETTEL WINS ITALIAN GRAND PRIX

Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso (1st):

"A fantastic race, a fantastic weekend with pole as well and a fantastic strategy this afternoon. As for the podium ceremony it was unbelievable and this is the best day of my life. I will never forget these feelings. It is so unbelievable. It is better than I had ever expected. A big thank you to everyone in the team for their great work. After a poor start to the season, we got better and better. Maybe in today's conditions, we could close the gap with a bit more effort or by staying on the throttle a bit longer. I'm speechless. As for the race, we were very fast in a straight line because we didn't go for high downforce as we thought it might be dry, so we stayed on the dry level. Being out in front with no visibility problems was the key and I could build up a solid gap to Heikki straightaway. Then I was pushing very hard, maybe going over the limit sometimes and I nearly lost the car. In the last stint I was in a very good position on the intermediate tyre. I couldn't believe it when it kept saying "P1" on my board. But I kept my focus and kept pushing so as not to lose concentration. A perfect weekend."

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Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren (2nd):

"In today's tricky weather conditions I struggled to keep temperature in the brakes, and in the opening stages of the race I had problems with my extreme-wet tyres. First I thought it would improve after a few laps, but it didn't. Only at the end was I able to match the lap times of Sebastian Vettel in front of me. In today's conditions he was just too fast for me - congratulations to him for his very first grand prix win. I'm happy to have scored eight points, and I look forward to the next race in Singapore."

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Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber (3rd):

"I'm very happy to finish on the podium today! Yesterday qualifying was difficult when I was the first one not to make it into the top ten. The only advantage of this was I could choose my race strategy, and we decided to go for just one stop with a very long first stint. At the start the visibility was really bad. When the safety car went in after two laps, I overtook Nick (Heidfeld) before the first chicane without even seeing him. It was really dangerous. Then I was able to drive at my own pace, but towards the end of my first stint I was having problems with the tyres, obviously because the car had been very heavy. We were then lucky with our pit stop, because it was just the right time to change to intermediate tyres. From then on I was easily able to control my position on the track. Third place was a well deserved reward for the whole team. Congratulations to Sebastian and the Toro Rosso team for winning here today!"

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FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2008 RACE RESULTS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
POS  NO  DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
1    15  Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           53         10
2    23  Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      53          8
3     4  Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            53          6
4     5  Fernando Alonso       Renault               53          5
5     3  Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            53          4
6     2  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               53          3
7    22  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      53          2
8    10  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      53          1
9     1  Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               53
10    6  Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               53
11   12  Timo Glock            Toyota                53
12    8  Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       53
13   11  Jarno Trulli          Toyota                53
14    7  Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       53
15   16  Jenson Button         Honda                 53
16    9  David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      52
17   17  Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 52
18   14  Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           52
19   20  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   51
Ret  21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   11      Accident

RACE 13 - 2008 FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

The F1 cars will do 44 laps on the 7.004 km famed Spa-Francorchamps.

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HAMILTON TAKES BELGIAN GRAND PRIX


This will be remembered as one of the most exciting finishes of a Formula 1 Grand Prix Race ever.

With just 3 Laps to the end of the race, rain started to plague the drivers. What started as light rain, and a slight nuisance, changed to a heavy downpour in lap 42.

To take rain tires or not, this close to the finish, was to decide the race. Leaders Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastien Bourdais decided to carry on with dry's. Nick Heidfeld and Felipe Massa running in the back ten dicided to come in for intermediate tires.

The gamble paid off for some, not for others. Lewis Hamilton won on dry tires and Kimi Raikkonen crashed into the wall in lap 43. Felipe Massa ended up 2nd, and Nick Heidfeld made podium in 3rd place. Sebastien Bourdais fell back to 7th.

Lewis Hamilton has an 8 point lead over Felipe Massa in the overall drivers standings.

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MASSA INHERITS WIN AFTER HAMILTON PENALIZED

Ferrari's Felipe Massa has been declared the winner of Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix after McLaren' Lewis Hamilton was handed a 25-second time penalty following the race. Hamilton drops to third place as a result, with BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld moving up to second. Hamilton had crossed the finish line with a 14 second lead.

Lewis Hamilton was penalised after stewards decided he had gained an unfair advantage by cutting through the final chicane in his late race battle with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. McLaren can't appeal the decision since the infraction would have resulted in a last lap pit lane drive through.

Hamilton now only has a slim 2 point lead over Massa in the F1 Championship

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FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2008 RACE RESULTS, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008
POS  NO  DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
 1    2  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               44          10
 2    3  Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            44           8
 3   22  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      44           6
 4    5  Fernando Alonso       Renault               44           5
 5   15  Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           44           4
 6    4  Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            44           3
 7   14  Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           44           2
 8   12  Timo Glock            Toyota                44           1
 9   10  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      44
10   23  Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      43
11    9  David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      43
12    7  Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       43
13   20  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   43
14    8  Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       43
15   16  Jenson Button         Honda                 43
16   11  Jarno Trulli          Toyota                43
17   21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   43
18    1  Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               42
Ret  17  Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 19
Ret   6  Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               13


RACE 12 - FORMULA 1 TELEFONICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE
VALENCIA, SPAIN, AUGUST 24, 2008

FILIPPE MASSA TAKES WIN

Here are the top three drivers of the race with their comments:

Felipe Massa, Ferrari (1st):
"It's fantastic having won this race, especially after the disappointment of Budapest. The team did an amazing job in preparing for this Grand Prix and the benefits of that could be seen right from the very first day. Yesterday, I got pole and today the win, with the race fastest lap as the icing on the cake. You cannot ask for more especially at my one hundredth grand prix with every single one of them powered by a Ferrari engine. I got a good start and I pushed to the maximum right from the early laps. In the second part of the race, the car was exceptional, but also in the final stint, when I had the softer tyres, I could do the lap times easily. This is an important moment in my career and I must continue to work in this way. I am sorry for what happened to Kimi: we have to look very carefully at our reliability. I am confident the team knows which countermeasures to take to react to this issue, as it has always done in the past."

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren (2nd):
"I can't complain with second place today. This was a strong weekend for us despite my having a few problems health-wise, but we pulled through. The track was pretty difficult to overtake on, but I maintained the gap - our lap times showed that our overall pace was good, which was encouraging. Heikki (Kovalainen) and I scored 13 points today, which is very positive for the team, so I' d describe it as a satisfactory weekend for us."

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber (3rd):
"I started pretty well but in corner one I went over the kerb and Lewis was closing. In the second corner I was going to overtake Lewis, but I saw Felipe braking quite early. It would have been too much of a risk, as I could end up overshooting the braking point and crashing into him. Over the next few laps I was consistently a bit slower than Lewis. Suddenly I saw a white plastic bag flying across the track, but could not avoid it and it went under the car. I couldn't steer for two corners, which was extremely dangerous. Fortunately most of the bag soon flew away, but my confidence was very low over the next sector, and I lost around three seconds. In the end I finished third. Eventually I think my good qualifying result yesterday was crucial for today's result."

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FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE 2008 RACE RESULTS, AUGUST 24, 2008
POS  NO  DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
 1    2  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               57          10
 2   22  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      57           8
 3    4  Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            57           6
 4   23  Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      57           5
 5   11  Jarno Trulli          Toyota                57           4
 6   15  Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           57           3
 7   12  Timo Glock            Toyota                57           2
 8    7  Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       57           1
 9    3  Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            57     
10   14  Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           57
11    6  Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               57
12   10  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      56
13   16  Jenson Button         Honda                 56
14   21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   56
15    8  Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       56
16   17  Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 56
17    9  David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      56
Ret   1  Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               45       Engine
Ret  20  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   41       Accident
Ret   5  Fernando Alonso       Renault                0       Accident damage
 

RACE 11 - FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2008
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, AUGUST 3, 2008

HEIKKI KOVALAINEN WINS ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2008

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FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2008 RACE RESULTS, AUGUST 3, 2008
POS  NO  DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
 1   23  Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      70          10
 2   12  Timo Glock            Toyota                70           8
 3    1  Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               70           6
 4    5  Fernando Alonso       Renault               70           5
 5   22  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      70           4
 6    6  Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               70           3
 7   11  Jarno Trulli          Toyota                70           2
 8    4  Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            70           1
 9   10  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      70
10    3  Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            70
11    9  David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      70
12   16  Jenson Button         Honda                 69
13    8  Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       69
14    7  Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       69
15   21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   69
16   17  Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 68
17    2  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               67
18   14  Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           67
Ret  20  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   62
Ret  15  Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           22

RACE 10 - GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND
HOCKENHEIM, JULY 20, 2008

LEWIS HAMILTON WINS GERMAN GRAND PRIX

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FORMULA 1 GERMAN GRAND PRIX 2008 RACE RESULTS, JULY 20, 2008
POS  NO  DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
 1   22  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      67          10
 2    6  Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               67           8
 3    2  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               67           6
 4    3  Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            67           5
 5   23  Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      67           4
 6    1  Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               67           3
 7    4  Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            67           2
 8   15  Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           67           1
 9   11  Jarno Trulli          Toyota                67
10    7  Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       67
11    5  Fernando Alonso       Renault               67
12   14  Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           67
13    9  David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      67
14   21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   67
15    8  Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       67
16   20  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   67
17   16  Jenson Button         Honda                 66
Ret  17  Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 50
Ret  10  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      40
Ret  12  Timo Glock            Toyota                35


RACE 9 - SILVERSTONE, GREAT BRITAIN, JULY 6, 2008

THE F1 CARS ARE BACK IN BRITAIN

Heikki Kovalainen was fastest in Friday's 2nd practice. Kovalainen's McLaren posted a 1m 19.989s. Here is his thoughts after practice "We seemed to find a nice balance almost immediately and waited for the track to come to us throughout both sessions. The trick here is to balance the set-up between the high and slow-speed corners and I feel that we're getting closer to achieving that. We shouldn't get carried away with being fastest on Friday afternoon, but we've got a good basis for Sunday."

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LEWIS HAMILTON TAKES WIN IN RAIN
LEWIS HAMILTON AT SILVERSTONE McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has retaken the lead of the drivers' championship after a stunning win on his home track in a very wet British Grand Prix. He finished over a minute ahead of BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld. Rubens Barrichello came in third to get Honda's first podium since 2006.
Hamilton lapped all but two cars in the field this Sunday and finished more than a minute ahead of Nick Heidfeld in a race that was full of spinouts and near misses.

Lewis Hamilton now shares 1st pace in the overall drivers standings with Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa at 48 points each.
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2008 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS
POS  NO  DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
 1   22  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      60          10
 2    3  Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            60           8
 3   17  Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 60           6
 4    1  Kimi Räikkönen        Ferrari               59           5
 5   23  Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      59           4
 6    5  Fernando Alonso       Renault               59           3
 7   11  Jarno Trulli          Toyota                59           2
 8    8  Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       59           1
 9    7  Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       59
10   10  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      59
11   14  Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           59
12   12  Timo Glock            Toyota                59
13    2  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               58
Ret   4  Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            39
Ret  16  Jenson Button         Honda                 38
Ret   6  Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               35
Ret  21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   26
Ret  20  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   10
Ret  15  Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari            0
Ret   9  David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault       0


RACE 8 - MAGNY-COURS, FRANCE, JUNE 22, 2008

THE F1 CARS ARE BACK IN FRANCE

Ferrari is on top this weekend. Kimi Raikkonen took Ferrari's 200th pole position on Saturday as he and team mate Felipe Massa dominated the qualifying session for the French Grand Prix.
The Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa will be on the front row being followed by Renault's Fernando Alonso and Toyota's Jarno Trulli in the second row to start this years' French Grand Prix.

THE FERRARI'S ARE ON TOP
Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen claimed 1st and 2nd respectively for Ferrari at the French Grand Prix. Filling the 3rd position on the podiun was Jarno Trulli for Toyota. Congratulations to all that participated in this race.

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FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2008 RACE RESULTS
POS  NO  DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
 1    2  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               70          10
 2    1  Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               70           8
 3   11  Jarno Trulli          Toyota                70           6
 4   23  Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      70           5
 5    4  Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            70           4
 6   10  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      70           3
 7    6  Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               70           2
 8    5  Fernando Alonso       Renault               70           1
 9    9  David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      70
10   22  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      70
11   12  Timo Glock            Toyota                70
12   15  Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           70
13    3  Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            70
14   17  Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 69
15    8  Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       69
16    7  Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       69
17   14  Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           69
18   21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   69
19   20  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   69
Ret  16  Jenson Button         Honda                 16




RACE 7 - MONTREAL, CANADA, JUNE 8, 2008

THE F1 CARS ARE COMING TO CANADA

It's good to have the Formula 1 Series back in Canada. Of all the drivers on the F1 circuit Nick Heidfeld of BMW Sauber expresses it best.

"Last year's Canadian Grand Prix was a very special race for me. We put in a very strong showing in 2007. I came third in qualifying and finished second in the race on my own merit. Initially that result was obviously overshadowed by Robert's (Kubica) accident. Only when we knew he was okay were we able to celebrate. Of course I'm very much hoping I'll do well in qualifying this time. I'm working with the engineers to get the tyres back fast enough into the temperature zone where they really build up grip. At any rate, the Montreal race is one of my favourites. I love the city, the atmosphere and the race track. It's a very fast course and features mainly chicanes and straights. We drive with relatively low downforce and the brakes come in for a great deal of punishment."

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LEWIS HAMILTON CLAIMS POLE FOR MCLAREN-MERCEDES IN CANADA

See the starting order below.
     FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2008 (Qualifying June 7,2008 13:00 PM)
POS NO  DRIVER               TEAM                Q1         Q2         Q3
 1  22  Lewis Hamilton       McLaren-Mercedes    1:16.909   1:17.034   1:17.886
 2   4  Robert Kubica        BMW Sauber          1:17.471   1:17.679   1:18.498
 3   1  Kimi Räikkönen       Ferrari             1:17.301   1:17.364   1:18.735
 4   5  Fernando Alonso      Renault             1:17.415   1:17.488   1:18.746
 5   7  Nico Rosberg         Williams-Toyota     1:17.991   1:17.891   1:18.844
 6   2  Felipe Massa         Ferrari             1:17.231   1:17.353   1:19.048
 7  23  Heikki Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes    1:17.287   1:17.684   1:19.089
 8   3  Nick Heidfeld        BMW Sauber          1:18.082   1:17.781   1:19.633
 9  17  Rubens Barrichello   Honda               1:18.256   1:18.020   1:20.848
10  10  Mark Webber          Red Bull-Renault    1:17.582   1:17.523
11  12  Timo Glock           Toyota              1:18.321   1:18.031
12   8  Kazuki Nakajima      Williams-Toyota     1:17.638   1:18.062
13   9  David Coulthard      Red Bull-Renault    1:18.168   1:18.238
14  11  Jarno Trulli         Toyota              1:18.039   1:18.327
15   6  Nelsinho Piquet      Renault             1:18.505   1:18.393
16  14  Sebastien Bourdais   STR-Ferrari         1:18.916
17  20  Adrian Sutil  Force  India-Ferrari       1:19.108
18  21  Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:19.165
19  16  Jenson Button        Honda               1:23.565
20  15  Sebastian Vettel     STR-Ferrari
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KUBICA TAKES HIS 1ST F1 WIN AT CANADIAN GRAND PRIX

Robert Kubica got his and BMW Sauber's first Formula One victory at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Team mate Nick Heidfeld came in 2nd, with David Coulthard getting third place for Red Bull-Renault.
Pole sitter Lewis Hamilton retired after a pit lane crash early on in the race.


Winner Robert Kubica       © BMW AG
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FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2008 RACE RESULTS
POS  NO  DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
 1    4  Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            70          10
 2    3  Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            70           8
 3    9  David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      70           6
 4   12  Timo Glock            Toyota                70           5
 5    2  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               70           4
 6   11  Jarno Trulli          Toyota                70           3
 7   17  Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 70           2
 8   15  Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           70           1
 9   23  Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      70
10    7  Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       70
11   16  Jenson Button         Honda                 70
12   10  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      70
13   14  Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           69
Ret  21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   51
Ret   8  Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       46
Ret   5  Fernando Alonso       Renault               44
Ret   6  Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               39
Ret   1  Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               19    Accident
Ret  22  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      19    Accident
Ret  20  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   13

RACE 6 - MONACO, MAY 25, 2008

HAMILTON WINS WET - DRY MONACO RACE

Lewis Hamilton's post race press conference words were these. "I was able to get a good start and felt comfortable at the beginning. I knew that I had a good car underneath me and I knew that I would be able to challenge Felipe at some point. I could not really see anything, so I just stayed in second because there was so much spray, so you can't see if it is raining more or less. Through turn 12, Tabac, there was a sort of river coming through and as I was catching Felipe I hit this river and just oversteered and just slid across into the barrier. I couldn' t believe it and I knew I had only just touched it and I had a rear puncture and fortunately I was able to tell the team quickly and they were able to react as quickly as possible and get out. They did a fantastic job and without them I wouldn't have been able to do it today."
A job well done on a wet track.

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FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2008 RACE RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
 1  22 Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      76          10
 2   4 Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            76           8
 3   2 Felipe Massa          Ferrari               76           6
 4  10 Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      76           5
 5  15 Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           76           4
 6  17 Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 76           3
 7   8 Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       76           2
 8  23 Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      76           1
 9   1 Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               76
10   5 Fernando Alonso       Renault               75
11  16 Jenson Button         Honda                 75
12  12 Timo Glock            Toyota                75
13  11 Jarno Trulli          Toyota                75
14   3 Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            72
Ret 20 Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   67    Accident
Ret  7 Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       59    Accident
Ret  6 Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               47    Accident
Ret 21 Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   36     Gearbox
Ret  9 David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault       7    Accident
Ret 14 Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari            7    Accident


RACE 5 - ISTANBUL TURKEY, MAY 11, 2008

The Formula 1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix will come to us from Istanbul Turkey This weekend. Juan Pablo Montoya holds the track record of 1:24.770 set in 2005.

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SUPER AGURI REFUSED ISTANBUL PADDOCK ACCESS

May 4, 2008/ The struggling Super Aguri team has been denied access to the Turkish Grand Prix circuit. A deal for a buyout by Magma Group of the United Kingdom fell through and an offer of purchase by the Weigl Group wasn't sweet enough for Honda to take serious. Honda, which is owed aproximately $100 million by Super Aguri has aparently shut the door and cut of the teams' funding, effectivly closing their operation. Stay tuned for further developments.

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SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT

May 6, 2008/ Super Aguri Formula One Team has today announced its withdrawal from the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Participating in Formula One since the 2006 season, the Team, which scored its first championship points after only 22 races (Spanish Grand Prix, 2007) and finished ninth overall in the 2007 Constructors' Championship, will cease all activities as of 6th May 2008. Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal, SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM

"In order to realize my dream to become an owner of a Formula One Team, I applied for a grid position in the FIA Formula One World Championship in November 2005. Since then, I have participated in the championship for 2 years and 4 months as the SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM, but regretfully I must inform you that the team will be ceasing its racing activities as of today.
The team has competed against the many car manufacturer backed teams and has succeeded in obtaining the first points after only the 22nd race finishing in 9th place overall in the 2007 Constructors' Championship. However, the breach of contract by the promised partner SS United Group Company Limited resulted in the loss of financial backing and immediately put the team into financial difficulties. Also, the change in direction of the environment surrounding the team, in terms of the use of customer chassis, has affected our ability to find partners.
Meanwhile, with the help of Honda, we have somehow managed to keep the team going, but we find it difficult to establish a way to continue the activities in the future within the environment surrounding F1 and as a result, I have concluded to withdraw from the Championship.
I would like to express my deepest thanks to Honda, Bridgestone, the sponsors, all the people who have given us advise during various situations over the past couple of years all the Team Staff who have kept their motivations high and always done their best, Anthony Davidson who has always pushed to the limit despite the very difficult conditions, Takuma Sato who has been with us from the very start and has always fought hard and led the team and lastly our fans from all over the world who have loyally supported the SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM."

TOKYO, Japan/ LEAFIELD, UK

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2008 FORMULA 1 PETROL OFISI TURKISH GRAND PRIX- RACE RESULTS

1    2 Felipe Massa          Ferrari               58          10
2   22 Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      58           8
3    1 Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               58           6
4    4 Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            58           5
5    3 Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            58           4
6    5 Fernando Alonso       Renault               58           3
7   10 Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      58           2
8    7 Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       58           1
9    9 David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      58
10  11 Jarno Trulli          Toyota                58
11  16 Jenson Button         Honda                 57
12  23 Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      57
13  12 Timo Glock            Toyota                57
14  17 Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 57
15   6 Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               57
16  20 Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   57
17  15 Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           57
Ret 14 Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           24
Ret  8 Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota        1
Ret 21 Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari    0

RACE 4 - BARCELONA SPAIN, APRIL 27 2008

KIMI RAIKKONEN FOR FERRARI KIMI RAIKKONEN GETS POLE POSITION AT CATALUNYA

Kimi Raikkonen gets pole position for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix by .091 seconds over 2nd pace starter Renault's Fernando Alonso at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. This puts puts the only two world driving champions in Formula One on the front row for Sunday's race.

Felipe Massa in the other Ferrari lines up third next to Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber. The McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen hold Row 3 ahead of Mark Webber of Red Bull and Jarno Trulli of Toyota on Row 4, with Nick Heidfeld in the other BMW Sauber and Nelsinho Piquet of Renault rounding out the top 10. The rest of the field is as follows:
Rubens Barrichello, Kazuki Nakajima, Jenson Button, Timo Glock, Nico Rosberg, Sebastien Bourdais, David Coulthard, Sebastian Vettel, Giancarlo Fisichella, Adrian Sutil, Anthony Davidson and Takuma Sato round out the field of 22 starters.
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KIMI RAIKKONEN WINS SPANISH GRAND PRIX FOR SCUDERIA FERRARI

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RACE RESULTS SPANISH GRAND PRIX
POS NO DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
1    1 Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               66          10
2    2 Felipe Massa          Ferrari               66           8
3   22 Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      66           6
4    4 Robert Kubica         BMW Sauber            66           5
5   10 Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      66           4
6   16 Jenson Button         Honda                 66           3
7    8 Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       66           2
8   11 Jarno Trulli          Toyota                66           1
9    3 Nick Heidfeld         BMW Sauber            66
10  21 Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   65
11  12 Timo Glock            Toyota                65
12   9 David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      65
13  18 Takuma Sato           Super Aguri-Honda     65
Ret  7 Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       41  Mechanical
Ret  5 Fernando Alonso       Renault               34  Engine
Ret 17 Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 34
Ret 23 Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      21  Accident
Ret 19 Anthony Davidson      Super Aguri-Honda      8
Ret 14 Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari            7  Accident
Ret  6 Nelsinho Piquet       Renault                6  Accident
Ret 20 Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari    0  Accident
Ret 15 Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari            0  Accident

RACE 3 - 2008 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
APRIL 6 2008

Ferrari's Felipe Massa takes the Baharain Grand Prix Victory, while Kimi Raikkonen takes the drivers top point standing and BMW Sauber moves into the constructors race lead.

RACE RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
1    2 Felipe Massa          Ferrari               57          10
2    1 Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               57           8
3    4 Robert Kubica         BMW                   57           6
4    3 Nick Heidfeld         BMW                   57           5
5   23 Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      57           4
6   11 Jarno Trulli          Toyota                57           3
7   10 Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      57           2
8    7 Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       57           1
9   12 Timo Glock            Toyota                57
10   5 Fernando Alonso       Renault               57
11  17 Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 57
12  21 Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   56
13  22 Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      56
14   8 Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       56
15  14 Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari           56
16  19 Anthony Davidson      Super Aguri-Honda     56
17  18 Takuma Sato           Super Aguri-Honda     56
18   9 David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      56
19  20 Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   55
Ret  6 Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               40
Ret 16 Jenson Button         Honda                 19
Ret 15 Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari            0

RACE 2 - SEPANG MALAYSIA, MARCH 23 2008

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen won the Malaysian Grand Prix and placed the Italian Constructor Ferrari back into contention.

RACE RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
1    1 Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari               56          10
2    4 Robert Kubica         BMW                   56           8
3   23 Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes      56           6
4   11 Jarno Trulli          Toyota                56           5
5   22 Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      56           4
6    3 Nick Heidfeld         BMW                   56           3
7   10 Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      56           2
8    5 Fernando Alonso       Renault               56           1
9    9 David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault      56
10  16 Jenson Button         Honda                 56
11   6 Nelsinho Piquet       Renault               56
12  21 Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   55
13  17 Rubens Barrichello    Honda                 55
14   7 Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota       55
15  19 Anthony Davidson      Super Aguri-Honda     55
16  18 Takuma Sato           Super Aguri-Honda     54
17   8 Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota       54
Ret 15 Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           39    Hydraulics
Ret  2 Felipe Massa          Ferrari               30    Spin
Ret 20 Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari    5    Hydraulics
Ret 12 Timo Glock            Toyota                 1    Accident
Ret 14 Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari            0    Spin

RACE 1 - MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA, MARCH 16 2008

The race will go into history as one of the most destructive Formula 1 race ever. The Brit Lewis Hamilton managed to keep the carnage behind him and out of harms way, giving him a much deserved victory.

RACE RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER                TEAM                 LAPS        PTS
1   22 Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes     58           10
2    3 Nick Heidfeld         BMW                  58            8
3    7 Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota      58            6
4    5 Fernando Alonso       Renault              58            5
5   23 Heikki Kovalainen     McLaren-Mercedes     58            4
6    8 Kazuki Nakajima       Williams-Toyota      57            3
7   14 Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari          55  Engine    2
8    1 Kimi Raikkonen        Ferrari              53  Engine    1
Ret  4 Robert Kubica         BMW                  47  Accident
Ret 12 Timo Glock            Toyota               43  Accident
Ret 18 Takuma Sato           Super Aguri-Honda    32  Transmission
Ret  6 Nelsinho Piquet       Renault              30  Accident
Ret  2 Felipe Massa          Ferrari              29  Engine
Ret  9 David Coulthard       Red Bull-Renault     25  Accident
Ret 11 Jarno Trulli          Toyota               19  Electrical
Ret 20 Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari   8  Hydraulics
Ret 10 Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      0  Accident
Ret 16 Jenson Button         Honda                 0  Accident
Ret 19 Anthony Davidson      Super Aguri-Honda     0  Accident
Ret 15 Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari           0  Accident
Ret 21 Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari   0  Accident
DSQ 17 *Rubens Barrichello   Honda                58
*Barrichello disqualified from sixth place for exiting the pits under a red light.

FORMULA 1 - 2007 SEASON


FINAL DRIVERS STANDINGS 2007

Pos Driver                Nationality   Team                  Points
 1  Kimi Raikkonen        Finnish       Ferrari               110
 2  Lewis Hamilton        British       McLaren-Mercedes      109
 3  Fernando Alonso       Spanish       McLaren-Mercedes      109
 4  Felipe Massa          Brazilian     Ferrari                94
 5  Nick Heidfeld         German        BMW                    61
 6  Robert Kubica         Polish        BMW                    39
 7  Heikki Kovalainen     Finnish       Renault                30
 8  Giancarlo Fisichella  Italian       Renault                21
 9  Nico Rosberg          German        Williams-Toyota        20
10  David Coulthard       British       Red Bull-Renault       14
11  Alexander Wurz        Austrian      Williams-Toyota        13
12  Mark Webber           Australian    Red Bull-Renault       10
13  Jarno Trulli          Italian       Toyota                  8
14  Sebastian Vettel      German        STR-Ferrari             6
15  Jenson Button         British       Honda                   6
16  Ralf Schumacher       German        Toyota                  5
17  Takuma Sato           Japanese      Super Aguri-Honda       4
18  Vitantonio Liuzzi     Italian       STR-Ferrari             3
19  Adrian Sutil          German        Spyker-Ferrari          1
20  Rubens Barrichello    Brazilian     Honda                   0
21  Scott Speed           USA           STR-Ferrari             0
22  Kazuki Nakajima       Japanese      Williams-Toyota         0
23  Anthony Davidson      British       Super Aguri-Honda       0
24  Sakon Yamamoto        Japanese      Spyker-Ferrari          0
25  Christijan Albers     Dutch         Spyker-Ferrari          0
26  Markus Winkelhock     German        Spyker-Ferrari          0


CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS 2007
Pos  Team                    Points
1    Ferrari                 204
2    BMW                     101
3    Renault                  51
4    Williams-Toyota          33
5    Red Bull-Renault         24
6    Toyota                   13
7    STR-Ferrari               8
8    Honda                     6
9    Super Aguri-Honda         4
10   Spyker-Ferrari            1
-    McLaren-Mercedes          0
Note - McLaren stripped of all 2007 constructors' points after being found in breach of International Sporting Code through possession of confidential Ferrari data.

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