Monthly Archives: August 2006

F1 – CIRCUITS: IMOLA (AUTODROMO ENZO & DINO FERRARI)

CIRCUITS: IMOLA (AUTODROMO ENZO & DINO FERRARI)GrandPrix.com – F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone gave the Italian GP back to Monza in 1981 but, keen to continue with races at Imola, launched the San Marino GP. The tiny republic of San Marino … Continue reading →

F1 – LAUDA: SCHUMI’S LOSING FORM 

LAUDA: SCHUMI’S LOSING FORM  Sporting Life - Aug 30 3:10 AM Former F1 world champion Niki Lauda believes Felipe Massa is fast overtaking Michael Schumacher as Ferrari’s number one driver as witnessed at the Turkish Grand Prix.Save to My Web Massa wins … Continue reading →

F1 – Now Showing at local movie theaters 

Now Showing at local movie theaters  Vail Daily - 21 minutes ago Now showing at Crossroads Cinema A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION Cast: Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson, Virginia Madsen, Maya Rudolph, … Continue reading →

F1 – Hugo Chavez Gets U.S. Handouts

Hugo Chavez Gets U.S. HandoutsNewsMax.com – He believes that Venezuela could be earning as much as an extra $1 million a day that would otherwise go to the U.S. Treasury. Story Continues Below Few details are available about the complicated … Continue reading →

Formula 1 – Camcorder Buying Guide

Camcorder Buying GuideWHO-TV – You will see an aperture rating of f2.0, f1.4 or f1.2. Unfortunately, you cannot choose between one aperture rating and another for an specific model. You get what the manufacturer gives you. Realize the lower the … Continue reading →

F1 driver – TURKISH GP – THURSDAY – PRESS CONFERENCE

TURKISH GP – THURSDAY – PRESS CONFERENCEGrandPrix.com – Q: (Dan Knutson – National Speed Sport News) David and Jenson, you both know Jacques Villeneuve very well. Could you maybe reflect a little bit on his F1 career and also on … Continue reading →

F1 driver – Turkish GP: BMW Sauber race notes

Turkish GP: BMW Sauber race notes Motorsport.com, Canada - Aug 27, 2006 "My start was quite okay, but at the first corner Giancarlo Fisichella spun so I had to go wide with Rubens Barrichello and lost a lot of positions. Disappointing Race … Continue reading →

Drivers – TODT HAILS MARVEL MASSA 

TODT HAILS MARVEL MASSA  Sporting Life - Aug 28 7:27 AM Ferrari boss Jean Todt claims it was no surprise to see Felipe Massa step out of Michael Schumacher’s shadow to win for the first time in the Turkish Grand Prix.Save to … Continue reading →

Drivers – Button takes first F1 victory; Schumacher, Alonso scoreless

Button takes first F1 victory; Schumacher, Alonso scorelessCBS Sportsline – BUDAPEST, Hungary — Jenson Button in a Honda won his first Formula One race on Sunday, taking the Hungarian Grand Prix with second place for Pedro De La Rosa of … Continue reading →

F1 driver – Massa kicks off test in style

Massa kicks off test in style ITV.com, UK - Aug 29, 2006 Fresh from his maiden grand prix victory in Istanbul, Felipe Massa kept the momentum going by setting the fastest time on the first day of this week s major 'Politics' … Continue reading →

F1 driver – Savior Ronaldo!

Savior Ronaldo! Turkish Daily News – it’s going at the moment it’s going to be very, very difficult for anybody to challenge except for Rubens.” Rubens Barrichello Then came Monaco on May 23, when Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya bumped … Continue reading →

F1 driver – MONACO GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES

MONACO GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTESGrandPrix.com – Ralf Schumacher (8th): “To come away with a point is something, but it could have been so much more for Toyota today. We lost too many places at the start and I … Continue reading →

F1 driver – Ten million reasons why Villeneuve's wrong about Schumi

Ten million reasons why Villeneuve's wrong about Schumi Montreal Gazette (subscription), Canada - Aug 25, 2006 My apologies for taking so long to react to Jacques Villeneuve's latest verbal assault on Michael Schumacher. Sometimes it takes Official: Jacques Villeneuve Out at BMW … Continue reading →

F1 driver – Team by team analysis Turkish Formula One

Team by team analysis Turkish Formula One Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - Aug 29, 2006 choice while Heidfeld was caught by Fisichella in the first corner chaos and had to pit for a new front end.RED BULL (Christian Klien 11, David … Continue reading →

Drivers – Schumi supreme in confidence of beating Alonso

Schumi supreme in confidence of beating Alonso Zee News – Istanbul, Aug 28: Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher believes he can beat Fernando Alonso to the Formula One title despite falling 12 points behind the Spaniard with four races remaining. ”Today I … Continue reading →

Drivers – Renault’s Turkey debrief 

Renault’s Turkey debrief  F1-Live.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Aug 29 1:30 AM ”It was an Alonsoesque’ performance” : Sunday afternoon’s mano a mano duel between Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher was Chapter Four in a story that is being … Continue reading →

F1 driver – Massa holds off Alonso to register first victory 

Massa holds off Alonso to register first victory  drive.com.au - Aug 27 8:16 PM Schumacher upstaged by team-mate’s debut victory in Turkey; Webber 10th. Brazilian Felipe Massa roared to his first Formula One victory in Turkey today as Ferrari team mate Michael … Continue reading →

Drivers – DC: It’s F1′s loss if Klien doesn’t find a drive. 

DC: It’s F1′s loss if Klien doesn’t find a drive.  Crash.Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Aug 25 1:27 AM David Coulthard has admitted that Christian Klien may have been too young to compete in Formula One, the Scot speaking … Continue reading →

F1 driver – Politics could cost Turks grand prix

Politics could cost Turks grand prix Business Day South Africa – In 2002, Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, team-mate Rubens Barrichello and Ferrari were fined $1m for their actions on the Austrian Grand Prix podium. Schumacher had switched places … Continue reading →

F1 driver – Montreal: Pre-race notes, schedule 

Montreal: Pre-race notes, schedule  Motorsport.com - Aug 23 5:13 PM A.J. Allmendinger (#7 INDECK Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) got his season back on track when he recorded his fourth victory of the season in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains of Denver.Save to My Web … Continue reading →

F1 driver – Turkish GP: BMW Sauber race notes 

Turkish GP: BMW Sauber race notes  Motorsport.com - Aug 27 5:56 PM The best starting positions of the year – fifth and eighth – gave the BMW Sauber F1 Team confidence that it could score points today but it left Istanbul empty … Continue reading →

Drivers – Press Conference

Press Conference GrandPrix, NY - Aug 24, 2006 David COULTHARD: Well I think as the others said, it's a great track and one of the better new circuits that we have because of the challenge of the corners. Red Bulls play it … Continue reading →

Drivers – Massa looking for more after F1 win 

Massa looking for more after F1 win  Boston Globe - 31 minutes ago Felipe Massa went for a couple nice rides last Sunday. First, he tooled his Ferrari around Istanbul Park 58 times for his first Formula One victory. Afterward, Fernando Alonso … Continue reading →

F1 driver – Button breaks drought with F1 win

Button breaks drought with F1 win Advertiser Adelaide, Australia - Aug 6, 2006 Rubens Barrichello was fourth in a Honda, with Coulthard fifth for Red Bull and Ralf De La Rosa was called in to replace Juan Pablo Montoya two races ago … Continue reading →

Drivers – Maiden pole position for Massa at Turkish GP 

Maiden pole position for Massa at Turkish GP  Motorsport.com - Aug 27 6:01 PM Ferrari’s Felipe Massa claimed his maiden F1 pole position in qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix, beating teammate Michael Schumacher by nearly four tenths of a second. Massa … Continue reading →