formula one grand prix

This weekend 25th may see's the grand prix back at Monaco, the exciting race throught the city streets with some great scenery in the background. ( the city of the rich an famous...hmmm, might move there some day )
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championship table...
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1. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 35
2. Felipe Massa Ferrari 28
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes 28
4. Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 24
5. Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 20
6. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes 14
7. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 10
8. Fernando Alonso Renault 9
9. Jarno Trulli Toyota 9
10. Nico Rosberg Williams 8
11. Kazuki Nakajima Williams 5
12. Jenson Button Honda Racing 3
13. Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 2

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constuctors teams.
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1. Ferrari 63
2. BMW Sauber 44
3. McLaren Mercedes 42
4. Williams 13
5. Red Bull Racing 10
6. Renault 9
7. Toyota 9
8. Honda Racing 3
9. Scuderia Toro Rosso 2
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Felipe Massa insists he can be a competitive force on the streets of Monte Carlo, despite admitting it isn’t a circuit he particularly enjoys driving on.
The Brazilian has been accused of only being able to win on a handful of circuits, particularly Sakhir, Interlagos and Istanbul Park, where he claimed his third consecutive victory a fortnight ago.
Up until his distant third-place finish behind the McLarens in Monaco last year, Massa had made several major mistakes on the barrier-enclosed track during his four previous visits.
He admits the tight and twisty circuit is not one that particularly excites him, but refutes suggestions that this means he can't perform well there.
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what the drivers say about monte carlo.
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- To be fast in Monaco you have to be precise, delicate and above all brave. The street circuit represents the ultimate challenge for a contemporary Formula 1 driver.
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- Driving a Formula 1 car around Monaco is a crazy experience because it's so narrow, but it's also a fantastic challenge.
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- You have to decide everything on the corner entries and there's no space for error if you get it wrong.
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- The cars are doing about 185mph at the exit, which feels pretty quick, and you only brake for the harbour chicane at the 100-metre board. The braking area is downhill and a bit bumpy, so it's easy to lock up a wheel.
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c'mon Honda, gimme it some welly.... well, ive gotta Honda, so ive gotta support them..

"The cars are doing about 185mph at the exit, which feels pretty quick"

errr im pretty sure that is pretty quick


Nice post mikey - d

Keep up the good work

cool, i do like the formula one although if you think about it the people that start in the first 10- really are going to win, if you're at the back u got no chance so whats the point?

Well to see which one of the best wins, and the best started out at the back at some point so there is your point, you never know the next new super driver could be in the lineup someplace

yes, and also theres actually a few different races going on within the main race.
drivers at the front are racing against each other.
drivers in the middle are racing against each other.
and... same with the back markers.
theres a lot going on with the different car manufacturers within that whole race.
but its still good to watch anyway..

for tomorrows grand prix in monaco, weve got the Ferrari's in a 1 & 2 positions.
then the McLaren's in a 3 & 4 positions,
the first corners could be fun to watch, see who's gonna get round in one piece
also.... Red Bull's David Coulthard crashed heavily towards the end of the second session as he emerged from the tunnel, the fastest point of the twisting street circuit where cars reach around 280 kph.
i saw that bit, he was a bit shaken up, you could see it in his face...
but... that'd been me..... you woulda smelled the fear comin from me, i woulda pooped meself..

well, you cant say monaco is a boring race.........
after a few bumps n thumps, bashes n crashes, lewis hamilton brought the McLaren home to win the monaco 2008 grand prix.
The McLaren ace survived an early brush with disaster on a dramatic rain-hit afternoon on the tight and twisty streets, hitting the barrier at Tabac corner on lap five and puncturing a tyre.
Yet the mistake proved to be a blessing in disguise, as the unscheduled pit stop allowed McLaren to fill his car to the brim with fuel and delay his switch from intermediate to dry-weather tyres until the perfect moment.
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Rosberg was taken to hospital for precautionary checks after his violent crash in the closing stages of the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Williams driver was recovering after having to twice pit for replacement front wings when he lost control on the entry to the Swimming Pool complex, slamming into the barriers on both sides of the track before finally coming to a halt.
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Monaco GP result - 76 laps
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1. HAMILTON McLaren 2h00m42.7s
2. KUBICA BMW +3.1s
3. MASSA Ferrari +4.8s
4. WEBBER Red Bull +19.3s
5. VETTEL Toro Rosso +24.7s
6. BARRICHELLO Honda +28.4s
7. NAKAJIMA Williams +30.2s
8. KOVALAINEN McLaren +33.2s
9. RAIKKONEN Ferrari +33.8s
10. ALONSO Renault +1 lap
11. BUTTON Honda +1 lap
12. GLOCK Toyota +1 lap
13. TRULLI Toyota +1 lap
14. HEIDFELD BMW +4 laps
R. SUTIL Force India +9 laps
R . ROSBERG Williams +17 laps
R. PIQUET Renault +29 laps
R. FISICHELLA Force India +40 laps
R. COULTHARD Red Bull +69 laps
R. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso +69 laps
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( Fastest lap: RAIKKONEN 1m16.689s (lap 74)

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why is he moonwalking ?

nice posts mikey-d keep them coming

looks like he's hooked to the crane an getting lifted out of the way.. lol

today we got the canadian grand prix, so lets see how this one goes.
lewis hamilton won it last year.

Yeh well he is pretty good i rekon hes won it no problems

Bretteo wrote:Yeh well he is pretty good i rekon hes won it no problems

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you were saying mr. G. ..............
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Robert Kubica takes his and the BMW Sauber team's first Formula One victory in a dramatic Canadian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton crashed out in the pits.
that was a really wierd race.

I just cant get into this kinda thing..

Anyone watch nascar

i cant stand it..bloody boring

yeh i sometimes watch nascar aswell. i think its good racing.
i'm kinda into cars anyway, so i think thats why i like watching most car racing sports, to me, its an exciting sport to watch.
fast n furious.....

yeah there was another one at the weekend wasn't there.. hamilton came like 10th , he had to have 2 penalties cos he drove offroad on a corner or something, but he got pushed off the road by another car so it's a bit unfair, hey got bumped back to like last postition. They're just out to get poor lewis lol. I though he did well though he makes some good comebacks. come on hammy!

yeh hamilton didnt have a very good start to the race...then it just got worse..
he cut the corner at the chicane and the rules say if you cut a corner and gain a place by doing so, then you must give the place back.
but theres time yet for lewis to gain more experience.

yeah i know

Ritey-o guys, its the Brittish Grand Prix this weekend, so c'mon get your brains into gear...........
WHO's gonna win ?
c'mon, who do you think is gonna win the brittish grand prix ?
i think----> my guess. " Kimi Räikkönen " will be this years winner, but who do you think will win ?
remember, anything can happen in a grand prix race.
here's the list to help you think about it...
(ps. brett says he'll give a pound to the person who guesses correctly....and getting money from him is bloomin difficult ) lol..
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position......name................nationality........team....points.
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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 ............Renault----- 2
18---------- Sebastien Bourdais....... French............. STR-Ferrari---- 2
19--------- Giancarlo Fisichella......... Italian........... Force India-Ferrari--- 0
20---------- Takuma Sato........... Japanese ............. Super Aguri-Honda-- 0
21---------- Anthony Davidson......... British............. Super Aguri-Honda--- 0
22---------- Adrian Sutil .................German............ Force India-Ferrari ---0

well, all i can say is... that was some crazy race, there was that much water on the track, the cars were coming off left right and centre.
well done to lewis hamilton though, great bit of driving from him.

I saw the first 20 mins or so but i broke the TV AHHHHHH

But the spray from the cars on the starting line was crazy i dont know how anyone behind the first car saw where the hell they were going, it was some crazy stuff BUT I CANT BELIEVE I MISSED THE END! GRR