News headlines from Formula1.com http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/ en-GB Formula1.com Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:47:11 GMT Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:47:11 GMT 15 http://www.formula1.com/photos/225x150/sutton/2008/d08gbr1701.jpg http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8060.html Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren in the post-race press conference. Formula One World Championship, Rd 9, British Grand Prix, Race, Silverstone, England, Sunday, 6 July 2008 1st Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), 1h39m09.440s; 2nd Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber), 1h40m18.017s; 3rd Rubens Barrichello (Honda), 1h40m31.713s. Q: Lewis, you started the season with a win, you won the Monaco Grand Prix, but now the moment's yours. Let's savour the moment, describe your emotions on that slow-down lap, having won the British Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton: It is by far the best victory I've ever had. It was one of the toughest races I've ever done and as I was driving I was thinking if I win this, this will definitely go down as the best race I've ever won... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8060.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:38:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8060.html Formula1.com At 36 years-old Honda's Rubens Barrichello could have been forgiven for thinking his podium days were over. But on Sunday at Silverstone that is exactly where he found himself after a stunning drive to third in the British Grand Prix. Starting 16th on the grid, the Brazilian, who last took a podium at the 2005 United States Grand Prix, hadn't held much hope of a strong result... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8059.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:09:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8059.html Formula1.com McLaren's Lewis Hamilton on making amends for recent errors with a win at his home Grand Prix; Felipe Massa on his race to forget for Ferrari; and BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica on ending up in the gravel trap. The drivers report back on all the action at Silverstone… http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8057.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:27:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8057.html Formula1.com McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has retaken the lead of the drivers' championship after a stunning home win in a very wet British Grand Prix. He finished over a minute clear of BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld, with Rubens Barrichello scoring Honda's first podium since 2006 in third. The result means Hamilton now sits atop the standings, level on 48 points with Kimi Raikkonen, who finished fourth, and Ferrari team mate Felipe Massa... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8058.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:27:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8058.html Formula1.com Welcome to race day for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the ninth round of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship and, effectively, the midpoint. The skies above Silverstone were dark and overcast first thing Sunday, and the forecast remains for unpredictable weather with frequent heavy rain showers and an ambient temperature high between 17 and 18 degrees Celsius... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8027.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:22:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8027.html Formula1.com Drivers: 1st Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren), 1m 21.049s; 2nd Mark Webber (Red Bull), 1m 21.554s; 3rd Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), 1m 21.706s. Q: What a moment for you to score your maiden pole in front of a British crowd and in a country where you spent much of your motor racing life. Heikki Kovalainen: Absolutely, it has been going really well all weekend and we managed to put some more pace to the car last week and all week here it has just been carrying on from that... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8052.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:48:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8052.html Formula1.com McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen and Red Bull were delighted with their performances during qualifying for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Saturday. Kovalainen took his maiden pole position, while Red Bull clinched their first-ever front-row grid slot, after Mark Webber clocked Q3's second-fastest time. At first it had seemed that Webber would be on course for his first P1, but in the end it was Kovalainen, who snatched the prime slot in the session's dying moments, with a stunning lap of 1m 21.049s. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8051.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:33:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8051.html Formula1.com Nico Rosberg on wrestling with his 'jumping' Williams; Red Bull's David Coulthard on failing to clinch a top ten grid slot for his final home Grand Prix; and McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen on taking his maiden pole position. All 20 drivers report back on Saturday's action… http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8050.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:03:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8050.html Formula1.com The home fans wanted it to be Lewis Hamilton, but it will be the other McLaren of Heikki Kovalainen that will start Sunday's British Grand Prix from P1 on the grid. The Finn won his first F1 pole the hard way, fighting rain spits and high crosswinds during the first Q3 qualifying runs. On his second, Kovalainen nailed it to displace surprise second-place man Mark Webber, who gave Dietrich Mateschitz's emergent Red Bull team their first front-row start... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8049.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:50:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8049.html Formula1.com It was Fernando Alonso's turn to set the pace in the final practice session at Silverstone on Saturday morning. The Spaniard lapped his Renault in 1m 20.740s right at the end of a session which began with a wet track after torrential rain this morning but ended mainly dry. Mark Webber also improved at the end, to move his Red Bull into second place on 1m 20.988s. Prior to that the pacesetter had been McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen, who pushed his MP4-23 round in 1m 21.266s to head team mate Lewis Hamilton on 1m 21.668s... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8047.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:24:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8047.html Formula1.com Following discussions with Formula One Management, the FIA has confirmed that the British Grand Prix will be retained on the Formula One World Championship calendar, moving from Silverstone to its new home of Donington Park from 2010. FIA President Max Mosley said, “After many years of patient but fruitless negotiation with the BRDC, we are delighted that Bernie (Ecclestone) has nevertheless been able to ensure that the British Grand Prix will keep its place on the Formula One World Championship calendar... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8039.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:41:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8039.html Formula1.com Team principals: Ross Brawn (Honda), John Howett (Toyota), Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren), Sir Frank Williams (Williams). Q: A question to you all. There has been a letter from the FIA to all the constructors regarding the rules and the course of the regulations. What are your thoughts on that letter? Frank Williams: The most important part of the letter which we received from Max was of course his statement that he wants to keep further downward pressure on costs... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8043.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:15:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8043.html Formula1.com Ferrari's Felipe Massa on his morning crash; Toyota's Jarno Trulli on his similar-looking (but differently caused) afternoon off; and Mark Webber and David Coulthard on a positive second session for Red Bull. All 20 drivers give their verdict on day one at Silverstone (note - times and positions based on practice two)… http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8042.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:47:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8042.html Formula1.com Friday's second practice at Silverstone saw many leading runners focus on race set-up running. It was Heikki Kovalainen who set the pace for McLaren with the only sub-1m 20s lap of the afternoon, a 1m 19.989s - a time that would have given him fifth place in this morning's quicker session. As Felipe Massa settled in his repaired Ferrari F2008, and team mate Kimi Raikkonen worked on long-distance runs, it was Mark Webber who placed his Red Bull RB4 in the runner-up slot with 1m 20.520s, which was just sufficient to prevent Lewis Hamilton making it a McLaren one-two... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8041.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:57:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8041.html Formula1.com Ferrari's Felipe Massa set the fastest time in Friday's first practice session for the British Grand Prix here at Silverstone this morning, but also brought out the red flag for 15 minutes after crashing immediately after establishing the benchmark. The Brazilian had just lapped in 1m 19.575s when he encountered freshly spilled oil at Stowe corner, courtesy of Fernando Alonso whose Renault had just lost its engine. The Brazilian's Ferrari snapped sideways and went off backwards, hard, into the tyre wall on the outside. Massa was unhurt, but his F2008 is a mess... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8040.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:55:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8040.html Formula1.com