03 Jul 2009

Ask the Expert - Williams' Kazuki Nakajima

In what record-breaking time did Usain Bolt complete the 100m run at last year’s Olympics? Who won the 2007 GP2 championship and how many points did he score? How many colleges are there at the famous Oxford University? And what is Japan’s best-selling pop song?

These are just some of the questions we thought Kazuki Nakajima would take in his stride after he agreed to be the latest participant in our personal trivia test, ‘Ask the Expert’...

VOTE

All three are yet to win a Formula One race, but which of these German drivers do you rate most highly?

Timo Glock
start point start point start point 26.99%
Nico Rosberg
start point start point start point 62.27%
Adrian Sutil
start point start point start point 10.73%

ASK THE EXPERT

McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen

Ice hockey, Formula One statistics, James Bond, and his team principal's employment history - did the Finn take our trivia test in his stride?

MID-SEASON REPORT

Brawn GP's story so far

Backmarkers made good, the former Honda team have taken six wins and lead the constructors' championship with a sizeable advantage...

GALLERY

Schlegelmilch photographic review - Great Britain

  • Sebastian Vettel's father, Norbert, and Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko after the podium ceremony
  • Red Bull's Adrian Newey enjoys a champagne shower
  • Race winner Sebastian Vettel holds his trophy aloft

BRITISH RACE ANALYSIS

Vettel in a class of his own

Red Bull's dominant one-two breathed new life into the title chase but are Brawn really playing catch-up?

CELEBRITY CENTRAL

Stars flock to catch race

With the sun shining, the British Grand Prix proved to be as popular as ever with celebrity fans…

GALLERY

British Grand Prix - Sunday at Silverstone

  • Race winner Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing celebrates with the team. Formula One World Championship, Rd 8, British Grand Prix, Race, Silverstone, England, Sunday, 21 June 2009
  • Red Bull Racing celebrate a 1-2 finish for the team. Formula One World Championship, Rd 8, British Grand Prix, Race, Silverstone, England, Sunday, 21 June 2009
  • Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren MP4/24. Formula One World Championship, Rd 8, British Grand Prix, Race, Silverstone, England, Sunday, 21 June 2009

GALLERY

British Grand Prix atmosphere

  • The podium, British Grand Prix 2009, Silverstone, Sunday, 21 June 2009. © Martin Trenkler
  • Nelson Piquet (BRA), Renault, Renault R29, British Grand Prix 2009, Silverstone, Sunday, 21 June 2009. © Martin Trenkler
  • Heikki Kovalainen (FIN), McLaren, McLaren MP4-24, British Grand Prix 2009, Silverstone, Sunday, 21 June 2009. © Martin Trenkler

COSWORTH - AN F1 HISTORY

Legendary engines to return

Cosworth will power three new teams next season, ending a three-year F1 hiatus. Prior to that they enjoyed an unbroken 38-year run in the sport...

THREE NEW NAMES FOR 2010

FIA confirm trio of debutants

Campos Grand Prix, Manor Grand Prix and Team US F1 have all been granted entries to the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship...

GALLERY

GOSH Children's Charity Official F1 Party, London, UK

  • Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity F1 Party, V&A Museum, London, Wednesday, 17 June 2009
  • Speakers address the audience. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity F1 Party, V&A Museum, London, Wednesday, 17 June 2009
  • Atmosphere. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity F1 Party, V&A Museum, London, Wednesday, 17 June 2009

GALLERY

Vettel collects Bandini Trophy, Brisighella, Italy, May 31 2009

  • Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel on his way to collect the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy, Brisighella, Italy, May 31 2009. © Red Bull Racing
  • Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel with Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi and Gerhard Berger, Brisighella, Italy, May 31 2009. © Red Bull Racing
  • Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel on his way to collect the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy, Brisighella, Italy, May 31 2009. © Red Bull Racing

GALLERY

Amber Fashion show, Monaco, 23 May 2009

  • Escala play at the Amber fashion show. Formula One World Championship, Rd 6, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Friday, 22 May 2009
  • Nico Rosberg (GER) Williams at the Amber fashion show. Formula One World Championship, Rd 6, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, Friday, 22 May 2009
  • Drivers wives, girlfriends and family at the Amber fashion show. Formula One World Championship, Rd 6, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, Friday, 22 May 2009

COMING SOON

New official F1 video games

Codemasters have announced the next generation of official F1 gaming, based on the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship...

F1 IN SCHOOLS

2009 world championships

Thirty teams of school children from across the globe will gather in London later this year to put their design and engineering skills to the test...

GALLERY

Ecclestone Grand Prix Heritage Collection, Sakhir, Bahrain

  • Ecclestone Grand Prix Heritage Collection. Formula One World Championship, Rd 4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Preparations, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Thursday, 23 April 2009
  • Auto Union Grand Prix car as part of the Ecclestone Grand Prix Heritage Collection display. Formula One World Championship, Rd 4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Preparations, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Thursday 23 April 2009.
  • Ecclestone Grand Prix Heritage Collection. Formula One World Championship, Rd 4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Preparations, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Thursday 23 April 2009.

F1 ROCKS™

Now it's official...

A new agreement between Universal Music and F1 will combine iconic music stars with the world's most popular annual sporting series...

F1 IN ABU DHABI

All-new venue for '09 finale

The final round of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship will be hosted by the spectacular new Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi...

GALLERY

Renault Roadshow in Dubai, UAE, 9-12 April 2009

  • Nelson Piquet in the R28 at 'Ski Dubai', an indoor ski slope as part of the Renault Roadshow - Dubai(UAE) 09/04 to 12/04/2009 - Photo: Eric Vargiolu / DPPI
  • Renault Roadshow - Dubai(UAE) 09/04 to 12/04/2009 - Photo: Eric Vargiolu / DPPI
  • Nelson Piquet takes a dip as part of the Renault Roadshow- Dubai(UAE) 09/04 to 12/04/2009 - Photo: Eric Vargiolu / DPPI

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LAST RACE

Great Britain
01 S.Vettel 1:22:49.328
02 M.Webber +15.1 secs
03 R.Barrichello +41.1 secs
Fastest Lap
S.Vettel 1:20.735
Pole Position
S.Vettel 1:19.509
CAPTURED SUN Race at 12:55:18
Welcome to a cloudy Silverstone for the 2009 British Grand Prix
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:03:00
The grid is set and ready to go
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:03:36
Vettel storms away at the front from Barrichello and Webber
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:04:53
Button has a poor start and finds himself fighting to get past Massa for eighth
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:06:49
Massa slides over the line and Button capitalises on the mistake
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:10:20
Hamilton, lighter on fuel than most at the rear of the grid, tries to find a way past Kubica
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:15:57
Alonso works to find an opening to pass Heidfeld for 12th
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:24:23
Nakajima is the first to stop
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:14:23
A huge crowd here at Silverstone today
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:28:22
Button shadows Trulli into the pit to try and get past the Toyota
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:29:14
Trulli emerges ahead of Button but finds himself hounded by Raikkonen
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:32:15
Race leader Vettel stops on Lap 21 but has a large enough lead to emerge in front
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:43:04
Sutil, Alonso and Hamilton all squabble for 15th position
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:44:46
Hamilton outbrakes Alonso diving into Copse
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:50:15
Kovalainen pits for the first time on Lap 33
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:51:53
Disaster for the McLaren driver as Bourdais runs into him on his out lap, the Toro Rosso losing its front wing
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:51:33
Kovalainen suffers a left-rear puncture and has to make a hasty return to the pits
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:05:03
Hamilton's McLaren kicks out into a spin
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:11:20
Glock leaves the pits and immediately finds himself under huge pressure from Fisichella
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:11:41
Button makes his second stop, returning to soft tyres, and he rejoins in sixth
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:26:17
Vettel wins the British Grand Prix with an immaculate drive
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:26:26
Webber completes a Red Bull 1-2 with an exemplary drive
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:27:00
Barrichello brings the Brawn home in third, whilst Massa and Rosberg manage to hold off a marauding Button to take fourth and fifth
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:32:44
Vettel has reason to be elated having won convincingly from pole
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:35:55
The Red Bull pair celebrate

DRIVER STANDINGS

01 Jenson Button 64
02 Rubens Barrichello 41
03 Sebastian Vettel 39
04 Mark Webber 35.5
05 Jarno Trulli 21.5
06 Felipe Massa 16
07 Nico Rosberg 15.5
08 Timo Glock 13
09 Fernando Alonso 11
10 Kimi Räikkönen 10

CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS

01 Brawn-Mercedes 105
02 RBR-Renault 74.5
03 Toyota 34.5
04 Ferrari 26
05 Williams-Toyota 15.5
06 McLaren-Mercedes 13
07 Renault 11
08 BMW Sauber 8
09 STR-Ferrari 5