Showing posts with label British Grand Prix. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British Grand Prix. Show all posts
Posted on Sunday, July 8, 2007 by George S.
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Ferrari's successful start in this season of Formula 1 World Championship was followed by a series of failures. As a Scuderia Ferrari's passionate fan, I was extremely disappointed by this. But Kimi Raikkonen's success at Magny-Cours last week, followed by today's magnificent victory made me happy :) Ferrari showed that it's way too early to consider this season's fate decided. Both last week and this week, Ferrari showed that their cars were equally fast, if not faster than those of the rival McLaren-Mercedes.It was extremely unfortunate that Kimi's teammate Felipe Massa had to start from the last position because of his Ferrari stalling on the grid in the original start. But Massa did a little miracle and finished the 5th. Had he not had to start from the pit lane, Hamilton's podium would have been under a question. All in all, the British driver continues his record by "renting" a place on the podium.
While the gap between McLaren and Ferrari is considerable (25 points), the gap between Alonso and Raikkonen has been reduced to 6 points. Raikkonen has a 18 point handicap to Lewis Hamilton. However, considering Ferrari's progress past two weeks, we can safely assume that the upcoming races will be breathtaking.
While the gap between McLaren and Ferrari is considerable (25 points), the gap between Alonso and Raikkonen has been reduced to 6 points. Raikkonen has a 18 point handicap to Lewis Hamilton. However, considering Ferrari's progress past two weeks, we can safely assume that the upcoming races will be breathtaking.
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Posted on Monday, June 11, 2007 by George S.
I've been a passionate Formula 1 fan for quite long for now and the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday was one of the most interesting and fascinating races I've ever watched. I believe no F1 fan would watch the race without excitement and yes without fear.
Eight drivers had to retire from the race and two drivers (Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella) have been disqualified. Accidents? The Canadian Grand Prix had pretty of them and BMW's Robert Kubica had a terrible one.
Nevertheless, Lewis Hamilton was the happiest man in the world. After five podiums in a row he finally managed to win the race. His magnificent victory followed his equally well qualification on Saturday, which brought him the pole position.
Despite the intense race full of accidents and restarts, Lewis was driving calm and he showed a nearly perfect driving.
Congratulations to Lewis and the McLaren team.
Eight drivers had to retire from the race and two drivers (Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella) have been disqualified. Accidents? The Canadian Grand Prix had pretty of them and BMW's Robert Kubica had a terrible one.
Nevertheless, Lewis Hamilton was the happiest man in the world. After five podiums in a row he finally managed to win the race. His magnificent victory followed his equally well qualification on Saturday, which brought him the pole position.
Despite the intense race full of accidents and restarts, Lewis was driving calm and he showed a nearly perfect driving.
Congratulations to Lewis and the McLaren team.
Posted on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 by George S.
There is a possibility that we won't see the British Grand Prix in the Formula 1 calendar in 2010. Silverstone is old and needs to be reconstructed. Bernie Ecclestone has suggested that the British government covers the reconstruction costs, as well as pays the fees demanded by the F1 Group. No money means no British Grand Prix, which is sad indeed.
An estimated budget for the reconstruction is around $200 million. Not a cheap job, however, the amount is far less than that spent on the Olympcis by the British government.
From pure economic point of view, the Olympics is a one-time event (though lasting a couple of weeks, bringing in a steady stream of tourists and revenues), while a Formula 1 grand prix is an annual event. This means that in the long run, a Formula 1 grand prix can bring in higher revenue for a country than the Olympics can.
An estimated budget for the reconstruction is around $200 million. Not a cheap job, however, the amount is far less than that spent on the Olympcis by the British government.
From pure economic point of view, the Olympics is a one-time event (though lasting a couple of weeks, bringing in a steady stream of tourists and revenues), while a Formula 1 grand prix is an annual event. This means that in the long run, a Formula 1 grand prix can bring in higher revenue for a country than the Olympics can.
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