Coulthard ends Barcelona test on top
Motorsport.com – Thursday was the only day this week that there wasn’t a Ferrari at the top of the times — Felipe Massa was back behind the wheel for the Scuderia’s final day but was hampered by a technical problem in the morning. He managed less than 30 laps of dry

Massa gives Ferrari a hat trick in Spain
espnstar.com – London (espnstar.com) – Felipe Massa continued Ferrari s unrelenting domination at this week’s test in Spain by setting the fastest time on day three. Following Tuesday s downpour, the damp Barcelona track still managed to catch out Williams

McLaren interview with Whitmarsh
Motorsport.com – In many ways probably his start in Malaysia, the way in which he dealt with the pressure from Felipe Massa at the beginning of the race and then resist great pressure from Kimi Raikkonen at the end was a particular highlight. Q: Does the team enjoy

Bahrain GP – Friday – Practice Session 2 Report
GrandPrix.com – Felipe Massa was fourth quickest in his Ferrari, ahead of Fernando Alonso, with Alexander Wurz sixth ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg. The top 11 cars were all within a second of Raikkonen’s best which also suggests that we have not seen the

‘Four-horse title race won’t last long’
Planet F1 – The lead in the standings is a tie between Alonso, his team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, while Felipe Massa is lying in fourth place, just five points adrift. However, Alonso feels that it’s only a matter of time before one or

Auto racing glance
Columbus Telegram – Felipe Massa of Ferrari won the Bahrain Grand Prix on April 15. Lewis Hamilton of McLaren finished second, becoming the first driver to start his F1 career with three straight top-three finishes. Next race: Spanish Grand Prix, May 13, Barcelona. On the

Updated Ferrari is ‘new car’ – Tost
Home of Sport – We are at least half a second faster than before,” team racer and Bahrain GP winner Felipe Massa is quoted as admitting. ‘Sport Bild’ estimates that Ferrari’s advantage over McLaren ahead of the Spanish grand prix may have blown out to more than one

Ferrari Barcelona test notes
Motorsport.com – Having been held up with a technical problem on his car in the morning, Felipe Massa was unable to get in much dry running, completing just under thirty laps, concentrating mainly on finding the best set-up for the F2007. In the afternoon, Felipe ran

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Work sucks
New Straits Times – But maybe the worst driving job ever might ve been jointly held by Felipe Massa, Rubens Barrichello, Eddie Irvine and Johnny Herbert, all of whom had to play second fiddle to the incorrigible Michael Schumacher. Great driver though he was, it must

Formula One would consider possible night race
ESPN.com – which have been highlighted and some of which haven’t yet, and we want to look at that very carefully before we sanction it,” said Mosley, attending the launch in London of a U.N. global road safety week with former world champion Michael Schumacher .

Online Press Release
PRWeb – The recognized leader in online news and press release distribution service for small and medium-sized businesses and corporate communications. PRWeb pioneered Free Press Release Distribution and continues to set the standard for online news

Dan Farber & Larry Dignan
ZDNet Blogs – Salesforce Platform editions have been in beta test with a few customers, including The Schumacher Group, which has been Bloomberg has fended off encroachment from Reuters, Dow Jones and Thomson Financial to name a few and made Michael

Will Lewis Turn Off F1`s Old Audience?
Planet F1 – Jenson Button’s victory in Hungary, for instance, altered viewing figures not a jot, and Michael Schumacher maintained a hefty following in Blighty throughout his career. Committed F1 fans are not, as a rule, partisan. The flip side, as demonstrated

Brawn coy on comeback – for now
Planet F1 – The highly rated Englishman was Scuderia’s technical director during the team’s period of domination in the Michael Schumacher era and is currently on a twelve-month sabbatical with no contractual obligations with the Italian squad. The 52-year-old

SAN MARINO GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Michael Schumacher (2nd, 1:25.371): “We are happy with the work done today, which has left me in a positive mood. I see no reason to be pessimistic, even though that doesn’t mean we were slow at the previous races. We have made progress in various

Scoreboard: Rodeo
Billings Gazette – Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas (16) $23,562; 5. Coby Jones, Gatesville, Texas (15) $23,440; 6. Jake Long, Alva, Okla Schumacher, Hillsboro, Wis. (16) $82,852; 2. Chance Smart, Philadelphia, Miss. (24) $52,908; 3. Luke Haught, Weatherford

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Massa keeps Ferrari on top at Barcelona
Motorsport.com – Robert Kubica took over from Nick Heidfeld at BMW Sauber and was sixth fastest. The Pole focused on set up and tyres for the next race and will continue his preparations tomorrow, as well as catching up on some of the programme that Heidfeld was

HUNGARIAN GP – FRIDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 2 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Robert Doornbos gave Dutch fans something to cheer about with fourth fastest ahead of Anthony Davidson (Honda), Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli (Toyota), Michael Schumacher and Nick Heidfeld. The BMW driver was just faster than his newly-appointed

Alonso-Hamilton in McLaren one-two
CNN – Nick Heidfeld of BMW-Sauber finished fourth Sunday for the second straight race. Massa lost the lead to Alonso and Hamilton in the run to the first turn. The Brazilian went onto the grass on the sixth lap trying to overtake Hamilton, losing five

F1: 2007 BMW Motorsport Experience
Motorsport.com – Andy Priaulx, Jorg Muller, Augusto Farfus, Nick Heidfeld, Dr Mario Theissen and Sebastian Vettel . All material and photos are copyrighted material and owned by their respective owners. Click on a photo to see the

Malaysian GP – Thursday – Press Conference
GrandPrix.com – 5 APRIL 2007 DRIVERS: David COULTHARD (RED BULL), Nick HEIDFELD (SAUBER BMW), Nelson PIQUET JNR (RENAULT), Nico ROSBERG (WILLIAMS), Takuma SATO (SUPER AGURI) Q: A question for you all: first of all, you’ve obviously tested here for the first time

which offers you
Sportnetwork.net – BMW Sauber F1 Driver News Nick to Toyota? Nick Heidfeld fans grow Drivers will adapt BMW confirms Glock role Karting, the first step BMW Sauber F1 Driver Profiles Timo Glock Sebastian Vettel Robert Kubica Jacques Villeneuve Nick Heidfeld BMW History BMW

Felip-ing heck!
GrandPrix.com – What was clear was that McLaren and Ferrari wree well clear of the rest of the field with a half-second gap from Hamilton to Nick Heidfeld’s BMW. Behind him was Nico Rosberg, looking good for Williams, with Robert Kubica next, having gone for his

Heidfeld hopes BMW keep up with ‘big boys’
f1press.net – May 2 (GMM) Team race driver Nick Heidfeld agrees that the next step for the impressive BMW-Sauber camp is to keep up with the development pace of Ferrari and McLaren in 2007. Hinwil based BMW-Sauber is clearly the third force in formula one this

Kimi by a country mile
GrandPrix.com – Nick Heidfeld was sixth and there was a surprise to see local hero Mark Webber next in the Red Bull, a great effort considering that David Coulthard ended the session being one of the six cars that failed to make the cut. There was rejoicing down at

BMW Sauber interview with Theissen
Motorsport.com – The BMW Sauber F1 Team has made a successful start to the 2007 World Championship. Nick Heidfeld has recorded three fourth places and Robert Kubica a sixth-position finish to put the team on 18 points and leave them lying third in the constructors

Burton overtakes Kenseth for victory
Detroit News – Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari was third, and Nick Heidfeld of BMW-Sauber was fourth. Hamilton, Formula One’s first black driver, finished third at the Australian GP and second at the Malaysian GP. The previous best start to an F1 career was Peter Arundell

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Alonso-Hamilton in McLaren one-two
CNN – Giancarlo Fisichella, last year’s winner here, was sixth for Renault but more than a minute behind. He was followed Toyota’s Jarno Trullie and Heikki Kovalainen, who replaced Alonso at Renault. In the constructors race, McLaren now leads with 32

Bahrain GP – Sunday – Race Notes
GrandPrix.com – Nick Heidfeld finished in fourth in the BMW, followed by Fernando Alonso in fifth for McLaren-Mercedes, Robert Kubica in sixth for BMW, Jarno Trulli in seventh for Toyota and Giancarlo Fisichella in the final points paying position in his Renault. At

Renault Barcelona test notes
Motorsport.com – Although rain interrupted running at lunchtime, limiting the useful work that could be accomplished during the afternoon, the team completed a large part of its programme during the morning, with Giancarlo Fisichella at the wheel of chassis R27-05.

Coulthard tops final test day at Barcelona
Eurosport.it – Fourth fastest was Giancarlo Fisichella with the Renault driver one of the few to put in any meaningful running once the track was wet. Robert Kubica’s BMW Sauber was fifth quickest with Ralf Schumacher’s Toyota next up. The German said: Today I

Car costing Kovalainen – Briatore
Ananova – After a wretched debut in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix – one that was heavily criticised by Briatore – the Finn has since improved to finish eighth in Malaysia and ninth in Bahrain, each time closely behind team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella.

Australian GP – Sunday – Race Notes
GrandPrix.com – Fourth place went to Nick Heidfeld in the BMW, followed by Giancarlo Fisichella in the Renault in fifth, Felipe Massa from the back of the field to finish sixth in the Ferrari, Nico Rosberg in the Williams-Toyota in seventh place, and the final point

SPANISH GP – SATURDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 3 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – The Saturday morning practice session in Barcelona was headed by Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari, which is not a surprise now and he had Giancarlo Fisichella right with him and Nick Heidfeld not far behind. The big surprise of the weekend has been the

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Ralf predicts mid-year comeback
Home of Sport – Ralf Schumacher says he and Toyota could make a major step forward in the middle of the 2007 season. The German has been the subject of intense speculation and criticism so far this year, after conspicuously struggling to match the pace of his lesser

Ralf positive ahead of Spanish GP
Planet F1 – Ralf Schumacher reckons Toyota can expect to see an improvement at next weekend’s Spanish GP, although by what margin he can’t yet say. Toyota have spent the past four days testing at Barcelona, where they worked on aerodynamics and suspension set-up

Ralf`s Confused As Are Some Readers
Planet F1 – Ralf Schumacher is showing signs of confusion if he thinks he’s going to get a BMW or Renault drive next season, according to P-F1 readers. But then again, so are some P-F1ers who believe Schumi’s Sekret Diary is factual. Got something to say

CHINESE GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – Further back Kubica begins to make up places passing Felipe Massa and Ralf Schumacher to move up to 15th. * Lap 3: The lead increase to 5.3secs. Kubica continues his recovery, passing Jarno Trulli for 14th place. * Lap 4: Kubica passes Nico Rosberg

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Renault Barcelona test notes
Motorsport.com – Although rain interrupted running at lunchtime, limiting the useful work that could be accomplished during the afternoon, the team completed a large part of its programme during the morning, with Giancarlo Fisichella at the wheel of chassis R27-05.

Fisichella confident of Renault improvement
Motorsport.com – I have to say that I have mixed feelings,” Giancarlo Fisichella told Renault’s website about the start of the season. “The car is clearly not performing how we had hoped, so that makes it disappointing because I came into this season believing I had

BAHRAIN GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – Next up is Giancarlo Fisichella in the second Renault ahead of Mark Webber and Christian Klien. Kimi Raikkonen has a good first lap and moves from 22nd to 13th. Towards the back of the field there is excitement as Nico Rosberg spins and Christijan

Around the tracks
Dallas Morning News – Renault has just nine points in the first three races, eight from Giancarlo Fisichella. “A car’s speed is dictated in the wind tunnel and design office, not by a driver’s feedback,” Briatore said in an interview with Formula One’s

Australian GP – Sunday – Race Notes
GrandPrix.com – Fourth place went to Nick Heidfeld in the BMW, followed by Giancarlo Fisichella in the Renault in fifth, Felipe Massa from the back of the field to finish sixth in the Ferrari, Nico Rosberg in the Williams-Toyota in seventh place, and the final point

Coulthard tops timesheets on final day at Barcelona
Pitpass – Although the rain interrupted running at lunchtime, limiting the useful work that could be accomplished during the afternoon, Renault completed a large part of its programme during the morning, with Giancarlo Fisichella at the wheel of chassis R27-05.

Massa sees off Hamilton in Bahrain
CNN – Poland’s Robert Kubica scored his first points of the season, in sixth place for BMW Sauber, with Italian Jarno Trulli seventh for Toyota. Italian Giancarlo Fisichella handed champions Renault, winners for the past two years at Bahrain’s Sakhir

On the lap of luxury in Monte Carlo
CNN – Vincent, the driver, looked a little like Formula 1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella, but that was as far as the comparison went. Instead of a proper foot-to-the-floor start, we motored gently from the hotel towards the start line, Vincent asking me where

Massa wins Bahrain GP, Hamilton second
USA Today – Robert Kubica of BMW-Sauber was sixth with Toyota’s Jarno Trulli seventh and Renault’s Giancarlo Fisichella eighth. Alonso won the Bahrain GP last year to begin a stretch in which he won six of the first nine races for Renault. He switched to McLaren

Bahrain GP – Saturday – Qualifying Session Report
GrandPrix.com – and to find the two BMWs next was totally expected but behind them the tussle for seventh place on the grid (or rather to be the fourth fastest team) was still raging away with Williams this time ending up behind Renault (Giancarlo Fisichella), Red

Alonso grabs F1 victory at Malaysian Grand Prix
ESPN.com – Giancarlo Fisichella , last year’s winner, was sixth for Renault but more than a minute behind. He was followed Toyota’s Jarno Trullie and Heikki Kovalainen , who replaced Alonso at Renault. Renault had taken the last two Malaysian races but struggled

Barca: Coulthard finishes on top
Planet F1 – Massa, though, also experienced problems as a hydraulic pump failure kept him sidelined for part of the morning session, while a spin from fourth placed Giancarlo Fisichella was the Renault driver’s worst issue of the day. Robert Kubica finished in

BRITISH GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – * Lap 1: At the start of the race Fernando Alonso uses his pole position to good effect to take the lead from Kimi Raikkonen, Michael Schumacher, Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella. Behind them are Nick Heidfeld and Juan Pablo Montoya. At Becketts

This Week in Auto Racing April 6 – April 8
NewsWatch 50 – After two straight championships, Renault looked a little out of sorts with their lineup of Giancarlo Fisichella and rookie Heikki Kovalainen. They could only manage to finish fifth and 10th, respectively. “It was a tough race for me,” said

Bahrain GP – Sunday – Race Notes
GrandPrix.com – Nick Heidfeld finished in fourth in the BMW, followed by Fernando Alonso in fifth for McLaren-Mercedes, Robert Kubica in sixth for BMW, Jarno Trulli in seventh for Toyota and Giancarlo Fisichella in the final points paying position in his Renault. At

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‘Almost’ doesn’t cut it for Wheldon
Indianapolis Star – He is the fifth Ohio native and first since Bobby Rahal in 1986. . . . Hornish’s 19 laps led is the fewest by a winner since 1995, when Jacques Villeneuve led 15. . . . Despite the high temperatures, Honda had no engine failures. This was Honda’s first

UNITED STATES GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (16th, 1:13.857): “The car is competitive but the track is a little bit slippery. We need to work on the set up a little bit, but I think we should be all right for the rest of the weekend.” Dr. Mario Theissen, BMW Motorsport

Spain 13 May
Formula 1 – shifted as a result. Our aim is very clear – to maintain our position as the third-best team on the grid. At last year s Spanish Grand Prix, BMW Sauber scored one point, thanks to Heidfeld s eighth place. His then team mate Jacques Villeneuve

SAN MARINO GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (12th): “It was not that exciting because I had a problem in the first pit stop. We were not as competitive as we expected. However, the balance was good and with this we should have been able to do some quick laps. The start was

Instant Analysis: Talladega
FOXSports.com – Chris from Latham, N.Y.: I heard that Jacques Villenueve signed a deal with Roush Racing. Is that true and if it is, in According to Smith, Villeneuve is looking for a NASCAR ride, but he will not drive one of the Roush’s Cup cars anytime soon

Waltrip sits out this one
Indianapolis Star – A Canadian newspaper has reported that 1995 Indianapolis 500 winner Jacques Villeneuve will be the next Formula One driver to move to NASCAR, following Juan Pablo Montoya .

BRITISH GP – SUNDAY – RACE NOTES
GrandPrix.com – Fourth place went to the second Renault of Giancarlo Fisichella, Felipe Massa in the second Ferrari was fifth, Juan Pablo Montoya was sixth in the his McLaren while Nick Heidfeld and Jacques Villeneuve took the final points paying positions in their

AUSTRALIAN GP – FRIDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – This was bad news for Jacques Villeneuve, who was the only major runner to do a lot of laps because he had to do the work which Kubica had been scheduled to do. He ended the session third fastest. After Kubica’s disappearance and a spin from Scuderia

No heat and dust
GrandPrix.com – the most damaging being spins for Christijan Albers (Midland-Toyota) and Tonio Liuzzi (Scuderia Toro Rosso), who both ended up in the wall, although the damage in both cases was minimal. After the session BMW revealed that Jacques Villeneuve will be

UNITED STATES GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve is next followed by Ralf Schumacher. As the tail-enders try to get into the corner there is a mess as Christian Klien tries to go down the inside as he makes a move to pass the two Midlands. Klien does not slow enough and so runs

BAHRAIN GP – SUNDAY – RACE REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve had a decent race but this ended with a very smoky engine failure. Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli finished 14th and 16th which meant that this was not a classic weekend for Toyota. In fact the word “disaster” seemed a little more

SAN MARINO GP – SATURDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 3 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Jenson Button was a second slower than the fastest time in seventh ahead of Jacques Villeneuve’s BMW, Christian Klien’s Red Bull and the Toro Rosso of Tonio Liuzzi. Rubens Barrichello was 11th fastest with Mark Webber next, Williams preferring not to

This week’ race
Lansing State Journal – The youngster is the first rookie to reach the podium in his debut since Jacques Villeneuve finished second in 1996. “To lead my first Grand Prix was a fantastic feeling,” Hamilton said. “It was extremely tough. I had Fernando behind me for a long

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BMW Oracle Racing, Luna Rossa stay top after wins
MSNBC – Emirates Team New Zealand, which had retired seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher onboard as 18th man, beat +39 Challenge of Italy by 0:45 to stay third with 22 points. Also on the northern “Romeo” course, Desafio Espanol stayed in

Latest Cycling News
Cycling News – T-Mobile had one rider involved in the crash, too, Michael Barry, who ended up with multiple scrapes on his left Van Kessel doesn’t see his riders as favourites in the Worlds, saying that would more likely be “Stefan Schumacher

Yachting: Schumacher experiences a different type of acceleration
New Zealand Herald – Formula One legend Michael Schumacher got a taste of a different type of top-level racing today, and at a much more leisurely pace than he’s used to. Schumacher was Team New Zealand’s “18th man” for the first of their two latest wins in the America’s

The Weekend Warrior
Coming Soon! – Maria Menounos, Christopher McDonald, Miguel N ez Jr., Aris Alvarado, Bobby Lee, Debra Jo Rupp, Alan Ruck, Michael Plot Summary: Justin Schumacher (Jamie Kennedy) was in a coma for 20 years after a freak break-dancing accident in high school

All Sections Formula One Who will win the technical race Ferrari
Home of Sport – He combined the best qualities of Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna and Juan Pablo Montoya – a dazzling talent, an unquenchable spirit and desire, and a magnetic charisma that attracted millions of fans.” Andrew Benson (BBC) about Gilles Edited by Racer

F1 viewing figures looking good
GrandPrix.com – In Germany audiences have declined since the retirement of Michael Schumacher but the TV stations were happy with a result that was slightly down on last year, as this was a strong year in comparison to 2005. The percentage share of the viewers was

Monday’s High School Box Scores
Ann Arbor News – Michael Chou 6-2, 6-0. Neil Baskshi (S) d. Garek Ng 6-0, 6-2. Jake Burnstein d. Lenny Kugel 6-1, 6-2. Dave Benson (S) d. Zak Goldstein 6-4, 6-1. Doubles: Matt Benston/Tyler Jeleniewski (S) d. Nick Winkler/Arjun Mahajan 6-3, 7-5. Steven Wang/Brad

Six Apply for Open Judge Seat
WQOW – Harry Hertel, John Hertz, Michael O’Brien, Michael Schumacher, Tim Sullivan, Pamela Vieth. More candidates could be added to the list. The applications had to be postmarked by Friday, so the governor’s office could still receive them in the next few

Each by a Whisker, BMW Oracle Wins a Pair
Washington Post – TNZ had some speed vibes in the back of the bus as ex-Formula One Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher rode as non-participating 18th man. But the races that had spectators on pins and needles were Oracle’s, both against unheralded opponents. Against

A Golden Road
Film Stew – the banner The True Story of the World: On the Road at 50, Kerouac friends and associates Diane DiPrima and Michael Coppola (who has owned the rights for nearly 30 years and who at one time had the truly horrendous idea that Joel Schumacher

Brawn coy on comeback – for now
Planet F1 – The highly rated Englishman was Scuderia’s technical director during the team’s period of domination in the Michael Schumacher era and is currently on a twelve-month sabbatical with no contractual obligations with the Italian squad.. The 52-year-old

How to promote your driver
GrandPrix.com – Hulkenberg’s biggest advantage is that he is managed by A1 Team Germany’ owner Willi Weber, who is best known for his work with Michael Schumacher. Weber pulled a suitable stunt this week by having Schumacher turn up at the A1 GP Awards Dinner in

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MALAYSIAN GP – SATURDAY – QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve moving up in his BMW from 14th to 10th. Team mate Nick Heidfeld will be 11th with the Toro Rossos of Scott Speed 12th. Michael Schumacher will be 13th with Tonio Liuzzi 14th. Behind him, if theory becomes reality, will be

BAHRAIN GP – SUNDAY – RACE REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve had a decent race but this ended with a very smoky engine failure. Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli finished 14th and 16th which meant that this was not a classic weekend for Toyota. In fact the word “disaster” seemed a little more

Instant Analysis: Talladega
FOXSports.com – Chris from Latham, N.Y.: I heard that Jacques Villenueve signed a deal with Roush Racing. Is that true and if it is, in According to Smith, Villeneuve is looking for a NASCAR ride, but he will not drive one of the Roush’s Cup cars anytime soon

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Star-Gazette – Kubica, the first Polish driver in Formula One, was a BMW Sauber’s reserve driver when he took over for Jacques Villeneuve, who left the team in August. In just his third start, Kubica captured a third-place finish in the Italian Grand Prix. Vettel

No heat and dust
GrandPrix.com – the most damaging being spins for Christijan Albers (Midland-Toyota) and Tonio Liuzzi (Scuderia Toro Rosso), who both ended up in the wall, although the damage in both cases was minimal. After the session BMW revealed that Jacques Villeneuve will be

Spain 13 May
Formula 1 – shifted as a result. Our aim is very clear – to maintain our position as the third-best team on the grid. At last year s Spanish Grand Prix, BMW Sauber scored one point, thanks to Heidfeld s eighth place. His then team mate Jacques Villeneuve

Ambition and wealth: The family behind Milosevic
CNN – He has a playboy reputation with a passion for fast cars — wrecking more than 20 — and bleached blond hair in homage to his Formula 1 hero Jacques Villeneuve. He has a posse of bodyguards but once complained: “I’ve been isolated since I was 13

Some very odd times
GrandPrix.com – Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso were fifth and sixth ahead of Rubens Barrichello’s Honda, Jacques Villeneuve’s BMW Sauber and the two Toro Rossos of Tonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed. Jenson Button was 11th ahead of David Coulthard (Red Bull

Instant Analysis: Homestead
FOXSports.com – PBumpers from Chicago: Hey, Tom, Jacques Villeneuve has not made it a secret that he would like to race in Nascar. What puzzles me is Roush and Yates are in tough situations right now with the #6 and #88. Roush had the choice between multiple rookies

MALAYSIAN GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (7th): “I got held up early on behind Trulli, which was a pity because it cost me time, but once I had overtaken him it was just a question of running to the end. Physically it was an easier race than I had expected and I knew I

Introducing Mr. Montoya
FOXSports.com – Now, he is packing his things and heading west to go stock car racing, and in the days since his announcement, both former F1 champ Jacques Villeneuve and IRL darling Danica Patrick have admitted interest in NASCAR. Champ Car ace Paul Tracy is still

SAN MARINO GP – SATURDAY – QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Also out were Jacques Villeneuve’s BMW, Nico Rosberg’s Williams, David Coulthard’s Red Bull, Nick Heidfeld’s BMW (which the German spun at the end of the mini-session and Tonio Liuzzi’s Toro Rosso, which had done well to get through the first

MONACO GP – THURSDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Jacques Villeneuve (20th, 1:17.874): “The car is fairly competitive here, but due to the problem on Robert’s car we had to stop early so we don’t really know where we are yet. We have quite a lot of work to do.” Nick Heidfeld (22nd, 1:18.257): “I was

Waltrip sits out this one
Indianapolis Star – A Canadian newspaper has reported that 1995 Indianapolis 500 winner Jacques Villeneuve will be the next Formula One driver to move to NASCAR, following Juan Pablo Montoya .

UNITED STATES GP – SUNDAY – RACE REPORT
GrandPrix.com – A few laps later Jacques Villeneuve’s engine went boom and half the field was gone with 50 laps still to run. The message was very clear. Those who got to the finish were likely to score points. In those early laps it was clear that Ferrari’s

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Massa sees off Hamilton in Bahrain
CNN – Kimi Raikkonen, winner of the season-opener in Melbourne last month, completed the top three for Ferrari with Germany’s Nick Heidfeld a strong fourth for BMW Sauber — his third successive fourth place. Double world champion Fernando Alonso, who led

Heidfeld hopes BMW keep up with ‘big boys’
f1press.net – May 2 (GMM) Team race driver Nick Heidfeld agrees that the next step for the impressive BMW-Sauber camp is to keep up with the development pace of Ferrari and McLaren in 2007. Hinwil based BMW-Sauber is clearly the third force in formula one this

BMW Sauber: Spanish GP Preview
Sportnetwork.net – The BMW Sauber F1 Team has just completed four days of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya with race drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica. After establishing itself as the third-strongest outfit on the grid in the first three grands prix of the

Vettel not guaranteed BMW seat in 2008
Home of Sport – BMW is now reviewing this questionable policy, but Theissen’s affection for the youngster is well known and some observers wonder if the Vettel saga could be linked with Nick Heidfeld’s wait for a new contract. The news agency ’sid’, however, insists

Podium just a matter of time thinks Nick Heidfeld
Sportnetwork.net – Nick Heidfeld is currently the most successful German driver in Formula One. Following his remarkable overtaking manoeuvre against reigning World Champion Alonso in Bahrain, the BMW Sauber F1 Team driver teems with self-confidence and has

Heidfeld drives the Nordschleife
Motorsport.com – Today, Saturday, a modern Formula 1 vehicle was driven round the 20.8 kilometre race track for the first time in 31 years in front of a crowd numbering 45,000 BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld was extremely enthusiastic after three laps in the

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Red Bull improvement
F1 Central – David Coulthard finished the final day of the Barcelona test in top spot, further confirming the progress made by Red Bull with the Renault -engined RB3. The Scot set his time in the dry morning on a qualifying simulation, his time of 1:21.066 two

Flawless Massa wins Bahrain GP, Hamilton makes history
Monsters and Critics – Also into the points drove Robert Kubica of Poland in the second BMW as well as Italians Jarno Trulli (Honda) and Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault). British veteran David Coulthard was the unluckiest man as he had to retire with gearbox problems after

Coulthard sets new Barcelona lap record
Home of Sport – David Coulthard turned a few heads on Thursday by setting a new unofficial lap record as the four day Barcelona test drew to a close. The Red Bull driver, whose ‘RB3′ was equipped with a new seamless shift gearbox that also impressed in the hands of

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Bumpy ride so far for Red Bull Racing
ESPN.com – A big round zero in the championship points’ tables after the first three races of the 2007 season isn’t much to brag about Ninth doesn’t sound too impressive until you put it into perspective with F1’s large and fiercely contested midpack this

Sutil hopes for Spain improvement
Motorsport.com – The last two races weren’t helped by the fact that, unlike the opposition, the team hadn’t tested at either Sepang or Sakhir But right now I can’t wait until the next race. I’m always looking forward, and I’m just enjoying F1 at the moment!”

BMW Sauber: Spanish GP Preview
Sportnetwork.net – Barcelona offers the F1 teams the first opportunity of the year to roll out their stylish yet practical motorhomes, meaning As announced, following the overseas races we have been looking closely at the driver line-up for the Friday of the GP weekends

Spanish GP: Spyker preview
Motorsport.com – After a four-week hiatus, the longest break between races in several years, the FIA Formula One World Championship returns to Q: You’ve raced at Barcelona twice before in F1, in 2005 and 2006, plus have the experience from testing too – does this

Heidfeld drives the Nordschleife
Motorsport.com – round the 20.8 kilometre race track for the first time in 31 years in front of a crowd numbering 45,000 BMW Sauber F1 Team is rather like a second home, not simply because of numerous past successes – including 18 overall victories at 24 hour races

Lauda expects thrilling F1 season in which Hamilton could prevail
Earthtimes – Lauda expects thrilling F1 season in which Hamilton could prevail McLaren’s Hamilton and Alonso top the drivers standings along with Kimi Raikkonen of the Ferrari team after three season races

New F1 Names
Sportnetwork.net – It’s all to see in the rRenault series 3.5,(where v/d Garde makrs is money,being one of the topers)!Because of is positive curriculum,he was chosen to the demonstrations F1 in Z-america,where oncle Bernnie want to comme back with other races ,like in

Dutch – Jordan
Sportnetwork.net – I was a HUGE Jordan fan – Jordan F1 was the reason I started following F1 (Being Irish – and a small Irish team joining F1 I can’t really warm to Albers, so much like Jos, soooo overhyped. Sutil looks decent, just needs a few smooth races to calm him

Latest – Sportnetwork f1 story:
Sportnetwork.net – This is an important test session for the team, as preparations are made for the next two races on the 2007 calendar: Spain Giancarlo Fisichella will take the wheel of the R27 for the final day of work before the fourth round of the 2007 F1 season

Battles for the soul of F1
GrandPrix.com – I absolutely disagree with Briatore that F1 should adopt the GP2 format, with two races and the top eight grid finishers in the first race being reversed on the grid for the second race. Making changes to make the sport more TV friendly is a short

Talking About ITV`s F1 Coverage
Planet F1 – I agree with Ross Brawn, ITV coverage is abysmal. Martin Brundle’s insight into a race is always interesting but he is being held back by that wet lettuce we call “James Allen”. * In the last few races he has declared Rubens Barrichello to be a

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Spanish GP: Spyker preview
Motorsport.com – After a four-week hiatus, the longest break between races in several years, the FIA Formula One World Championship returns to Q: You’ve raced at Barcelona twice before in F1, in 2005 and 2006, plus have the experience from testing too – does this

Latest – Sportnetwork f1 story:
Sportnetwork.net – This is an important test session for the team, as preparations are made for the next two races on the 2007 calendar: Spain Giancarlo Fisichella will take the wheel of the R27 for the final day of work before the fourth round of the 2007 F1 season

Renault Barcelona test notes
Motorsport.com – ING Renault F1 Team today completed its third day of testing at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. The team made the most of There were some interesting developments in chassis set-up, and I think they are promising for the coming races. We are moving

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Museum Displays Auto Racing History
Caspar Star-Tribune – Martin Kieslich, a German exchange student, was pleased to see helmets worn by retired F1 driver Michael Schumacher during a recent visit, which included a museum-sponsored ride around the famed race track _ in a shuttle bus, though, not a race car.

Exclusive dpa interview with F1 world champion Fernando Alonso
Raw Story – “So far there is a small gap between the two top teams and BMW. But there may be no gap on some tracks. Nick will surely fight for top positions as in Bahrain. We will see some races in which not only McLaren-Mercedes and Ferrari, but also Nick will

LE MANS LEGEND IS STAR TURN
Daily Express – But it was in sports cars that Bell s future fame and glory lay, not in F1. He will see that split in his career path in the two cars he will drive at Silverstone in July and he is able to dissect his career path with the precision one expects from

F1 engine ace hits rock bottom with two wheels
Home of Sport – He soared to championship-winning heights with Mika Hakkinen and McLaren-Mercedes in Formula One, but Mario Illien’s MotoGP project is on a fast-track to rock bottom. The 57-year-old Swiss engineer, whose Ilmor power plants have also won the Indy 500

The farm as a new destination
Manila Bulleting Online – It uses the best technologies from Taiwan, such as the commercial production of selective vegetables using F1 hybrid varieties, soil and land cultivation, layout and bed formation, basal fertilization and mulching. With such a diverse menu of

New SENKOADL board camera lens for compact dome cameras
Security Park – The speed of this lens (F1.5) means that it can be used successfully in low-light locations. The units have IR correction to accommodate the focus shift when switching from white to infra-red light. There is also an IR cut filter option which ensures

Solara Announces 2006 Financial and Operating Results and Reserve
CCNMatthews – The Form 51-101-F1 summary of the GLJ Report and associated Company information is available for public viewing on SEDAR at www.sedar.com . Solara Exploration Ltd. is an emerging junior oil and gas company focused on the exploration, development and

F1: Rosberg in practice crash
Beeld – Madrid – Germany’s Nico Rosberg on Wednesday was hospitalised following a crash in private testing in Barcelona, though his Williams team said he had emerged unscathed. Rosberg, the son of former world champion Keke and ninth in the new season

Peter Kerr
GrandPrix.com – He later moved on to the March F1 team as the team’s very first employee where he worked for Max Mosley, as mechanic to the likes of Ronnie Peterson and Niki Lauda. He then moved on to Shadow and ultimately to Arrows where he stayed until his

New F1 Names
Sportnetwork.net – It’s all to see in the rRenault series 3.5,(where v/d Garde makrs is money,being one of the topers)!Because of is positive curriculum,he was chosen to the demonstrations F1 in Z-america,where oncle Bernnie want to comme back with other races ,like in

Indianapolis month of May schedule
Motorsport.com – 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Public Gates Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Public Track Laps/Garages Open to Public 11 a.m.-noon, Freedom 100 Driver Autograph Session, F1 Garage Area 1:30-5:30 p.m., Indy 500 Driver Autograph Session, Garage Area May 24: FREEDOM 100 PRACTICE

Fitch Assigns Washington Mutual Program’s US Covered Bonds Expected
Forbes – The issuer is a Delaware statutory trust purposely established while the sponsor of the program is Washington Mutual Bank (WMB; rated ‘A/F1′), one of the largest U.S. mortgage lenders. Under this program, WMB will issue floating-rate, U.S. dollar

Who do we think we are?
Sportnetwork.net – Phil is the websites owner and publisher. He has been running Jordan Fans Online for four years and with the demise of Jordan and the phoenix from the flames, he has decided to give Midland F1 all the support he can. “I remember spending Sunday

Cumbre Ventures Inc. Announces Executed Letter Agreement
CCNMatthews – An independent technical report (“Technical Report”), dated April 22, 2007, conforming to the reporting requirements under National Instrument (“NI 43-101″), companion policy NI 43-101 CP and Form 43-101 F1 has been prepared by David R. Melling, an

Brawn to decide F1 future in July
Home of Sport – Ross Brawn says he will meet with Ferrari’s Jean Todt in July before deciding where his future lies within the Formula One paddock. The highly respected Englishman, who was Maranello based Ferrari’s technical director throughout the ultra-successful

Will Lewis Turn Off F1`s Old Audience?
Planet F1 – Them: “Oh, I’m not. But I watched the last one because of Hamilton .” I’ve experienced such discourses innumerable times over recent weeks. Although in itself these conversation reveal nothing other than many people have empty diaries on Sunday

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F1 engine ace hits rock bottom with two wheels
Home of Sport – He soared to championship-winning heights with Mika Hakkinen and McLaren-Mercedes in Formula One, but Mario Illien’s MotoGP project is on a fast-track to rock bottom. The 57-year-old Swiss engineer, whose Ilmor power plants have also won the Indy 500

D: Adrien Tambay Oschersleben preview
Motorsport.com – Adrien Tambay, the 16-year old son of F1 Grand Prix winner, Patrick, begins his single-seater career this weekend, at the opening round of the Formula BMW (FBMW) Deutschland championship at Oschersleben, Germany. Identifying the ultra-competitive

F1 switch for Rossi not likely – Bernie
Home of Sport – Bernie Ecclestone has backed multiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi’s decision last year to call off his switch to Formula One. The F1 supremo, who chatted with the Italian rider on a visit to the Istanbul round recently, said Rossi would have been

McLaren to use radical wing in Spanish GP
Home of Sport – But despite some suggestions that the piece had not lived up to engineers’ expectations, McLaren’s F1 CEO Martin Whitmarsh on Friday confirmed that the team was “pleased” with the results of its Spanish test. Drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Fernando

Museum Displays Auto Racing History
Caspar Star-Tribune – Martin Kieslich, a German exchange student, was pleased to see helmets worn by retired F1 driver Michael Schumacher during a recent visit, which included a museum-sponsored ride around the famed race track _ in a shuttle bus, though, not a race car.

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Peter Kerr
GrandPrix.com – He later moved on to the March F1 team as the team’s very first employee where he worked for Max Mosley, as mechanic to the likes of Ronnie Peterson and Niki Lauda. He then moved on to Shadow and ultimately to Arrows where he stayed until his

All Sections Formula One Who will win the technical race Ferrari
Home of Sport – It is still early in the season and Ferrari still seems to have the edge particularly in the all important qualifying. Mclaren have a new front wing, possibly for use in Spain which runs above the nose cone ,this is a new development in F1 Whatever

Ross Gets Cross With ITV-F1
Planet F1 – Though you might think we’d be one of the first to join in Ross Brawn’s criticism of ITV coverage we’re not. Brawn has been talking to Autosport about a whole range of F1 subjects – how he’s going to have a meeting with Jean Todt in July to discuss

All Sections Formula One FIA wants to spice up F1
Home of Sport – Every time the FIA intervenes to spice up the racing, the racing gets worse. I don’t see this changing anytime soon. There are a few tracks which limit passing (Monaco, Hungary, etc) but the rest can’t be blamed for a lack of excitement during a race

Latest – Sportnetwork f1 story:
Sportnetwork.net – After yesterday s rain, the Circuit de Catalunya was bathed in sunshine today as the ING Renault F1 Team continued testing in good conditions on the third day of work in Spain. Continuing his work at the wheel of chassis R27-05, Heikki was able to

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Ferrari makes rivals eat dust
GrandPrix.com – Kimi Raikkonen set the pace with a lap of 1m33.162s, half a second faster than his team mate Felipe Massa. There was then a gap of four-tenths of a second back to Lewis Hamilton, who outpaced Fernando Alonso by a tiny margin in the first 90 minute

Lauda tips Hamilton glory
Sportal.com.au – As well as the current top three, Raikkonen’s team-mate, Felipe Massa, who won last time out in Bahrain, is only five points off the leaders as McLaren and Ferrari slug it out for supremacy. “This season will be the most exciting for years, we will

SAN MARINO GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Felipe Massa (5th, 1:25.879): “All in all, I am happy with what we achieved today. In the morning, we struggled a bit to find the best set-up, however we improved the car in the afternoon. I used the same set of tyres throughout the two hours to

Red Bull improvement
F1 Central – The rain at lunchtime put paid to any quick times in the afternoon, and precluded Ferrari from claiming a clean sweep this week as Felipe Massa set third fastest time of the day. Next came Giancarlo Fisichella , the Renault driver a few tenths slower than

Coulthard tops final test day at Barcelona
Eurosport.it – Felipe Massa was only third making it the first of the four days of testing that a Ferrari did not top the timesheets and the Brazilian was dogged by a hydraulics failure during the morning. Fourth fastest was Giancarlo Fisichella with the

Does Bourdais have an F1 deal for 2008?
GrandPrix.com – If this is the case, it is down to the work of Nicolas Todt, the man who is a partner in the ART GP2 team and who manages Felipe Massa – and who also happens to be the son of (Toro Rosso engine supplier) Ferrari’s Jean Todt. Last autumn Todt took over

Spain 13 May
Formula 1 – With the sun shining once again on Barcelona s Circuit de Catalunya, all 11 teams reverted to their scheduled test programmes on Wednesday. Felipe Massa was the fastest, picking up where team mate Kimi Raikkonen had left off to maintain Ferrari s

Ferrari maintains its lead in Barcelona tests
GrandPrix.com – Ferrari has dominated the first three days of the Barcelona test with Felipe Massa setting the best overall time of 1m21.506s. Kimi Raikkonen was fastest on the first two days before he handed over the work to Massa. Red Bull Racing has, however

Australian GP – Sunday – Race Report
GrandPrix.com – It was slightly worrying that the Ferrari of Felipe Massa had the same kind of advantage as Raikkonen and yet could not get through the midfield. If you need an advantage of more than a second a lap on the car ahead to pass, we are going to see a lot

Bahrain GP – Saturday – Qualifying Session Report
GrandPrix.com – Felipe Massa took pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix despite difficult conditions with wind and sand making the track very treacherous. But despite the good news for the Brazilian, the F1 spotlight remained firmly fixed on young Lewis Hamilton

Bahrain GP: The Usual Suspects, With a Twist
FastMachines – Felipe Massa did not commit any acts of overt brain fade today, and converted his pole starting position into a convincing win. The podium consisted of the usual suspects, the top three qualifiers, Massa, Hamilton and Raikkonen. All of my concerns

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Formula One would consider possible night race
ESPN.com – Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso said this month that he considered the idea to be impossible. “There are all sorts of factors there, some of which have been highlighted and some of which haven’t yet, and we want to look at that very carefully

Coulthard ends Barcelona test on top
Motorsport.com – Fernando Alonso was on track earlier in the week and was happy enough with the work done ahead of his home race. “On Tuesday there were difficulties with the weather, so we lost a little bit of track time on that day, but on the other three days we

Bahrain Grand Prix Overview
GrandPrix.com – The wind was blowing in Bahrain. The wind of change. With Michael Schumacher gone we expected to go into an era of Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen. We have had three terrific Grands Prix this year, with the pendulum swinging backwards and forwards

Massa gets win; Hamilton makes history at Bahrain GP
ESPN.com – Two-time defending world champion Fernando Alonso was fifth, creating a three-way tie in the drivers’ standings. Alonso, Hamilton and Raikkonen each have 22 points, but Alonso and Raikkonen have already won this season. Massa is next with 17 points.

Hamilton could be F1’s best ever
CNN – Hamilton, 22, came second and beat his double world champion team mate Fernando Alonso in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix after finishing runner-up to the Spaniard the previous weekend in Malaysia. He had been third in the Australian season-opener. His

Missing you
espnstar.com – The Renault boss was asked if he was missing the input of double world champion Fernando Alonso, who has moved to McLaren. He said: If you re missing somebody important in the team it s lost, you know? Like in any company, any time you are

Around the tracks
Dallas Morning News – Renault team leader Flavio Briatore said that Fernando Alonso’s departure for McLaren after last season isn’t responsible for his team’s 2007 struggles. Renault has just nine points in the first three races, eight from Giancarlo

Rain in Spain a pain for Alonso
Ireland On-Line – Reigning Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso completed just one installation lap as rain in Spain dominated the second day of testing at Barcelona s Circuit de Catalunya. The conditions have led to an extension of the test that will now run

Spaniards rather drink a beer with PM than Penelope Cruz
Raw Story – The Socialist prime minister, with 11.8 percent of preferences, came in ahead of Oscar-nominated Spanish actress Penelope Cruz who was named by six percent of respondents. Spain’s reigning two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso came in

Federer completes World Sportsman hat-trick
Swiss Info – The many distinguished guests included King Juan Carlos of Spain. Federer beat off stiff competition from home favourite Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso, former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, captain of the victorious

Lauda lauds ‘fearless’ Lewis
Star – He is as fast as (Fernando) Alonso,” Lauda told www.formula1.com yesterday. McLaren’s Hamilton and Alonso top the drivers’ standings along with Kimi Raikkonen of the Ferrari team after three races. Also in the frame is the other Ferrari driver, Felipe

Spain 13 May
Formula 1 – Championship leaders McLaren chose to abandon their programme altogether after Fernando Alonso completed just one installation lap in the afternoon. Although Raikkonen s quickest lap, a 1m 30.280s, was a full nine seconds slower than his Monday time

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Coulthard ends Barcelona test on top
Motorsport.com – Ralf Schumacher was sixth fastest for Toyota and worked on aerodynamics and suspension before the weather turned. After that he did some limited runs for systems checks. “Today I spent the morning working on some comparisons on aero parts and some

Coulthard tops timesheets on final day at Barcelona
Pitpass – Ralf Schumacher had already put in over 40 laps of work on aerodynamics and suspension set-up when the first spots of rain began to fall. On the damp track the German did some further work on systems but not many more laps due to the limited mileage

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Barcelona Day 3: Fernando Alonso 5th.
Sportnetwork.net – Today Fernando got to try out the updated MP4-22 at Barcelona on a dry track, and finished 5th out of 11, but he was a full second behind pace setter, Felipe Massa. All the attention was on McLaren and Fernando though, as the Spanish fans wanted to

Bahrain GP: Winners’ press conference
Motorsport.com – Felipe Massa : Yeah, definitely. For sure now we have a good break, so it will be a good time to think about things and enjoy this nice result. The results in the first two races were not like I expected. I think something was missing, especially in

Massa sees off Hamilton in Bahrain
CNN – MANAMA, Bahrain — Ferrari’s Felipe Massa won the Bahrain Grand Prix in Manama on Sunday but McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton drove into the Formula One record books with another stunning second place. Brazilian Massa’s third career victory, from pole

Coulthard tops final test day at Barcelona
Eurosport.it – Felipe Massa was only third making it the first of the four days of testing that a Ferrari did not top the timesheets and the Brazilian was dogged by a hydraulics failure during the morning. Fourth fastest was Giancarlo Fisichella with the

Bahrain GP – Sunday – Press Conference
GrandPrix.com – Felipe MASSA: Yeah, definitely. For sure now we have a good break, so it will be a good time to think about things and enjoy this nice result. The results in the first two races were not like I expected. I think something was missing, especially in

Brawn says Ferrari come first
Reuters India – or it could be a similar role I played at Ferrari when I arrived, which was a restructuring one.” Ferrari have won two of the races so far this season, with Finland’s Kimi Raikkonen victorious in the Australian season-opener and Brazilian Felipe Massa

Ferrari Barcelona test notes
Motorsport.com – Having been held up with a technical problem on his car in the morning, Felipe Massa was unable to get in much dry running, completing just under thirty laps, concentrating mainly on finding the best set-up for the F2007. In the afternoon, Felipe ran

Massa wins Bahrain GP; Hamilton earns another spot on podium
CBS Sportsline – SAKHIR, Bahrain — Felipe Massa of Ferrari won the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, and Lewis Hamilton of McLaren finished second, becoming the first driver to start his Formula One career with three consecutive top three finishes. Hamilton, Formula One

Kimi by a country mile
GrandPrix.com – Kimi Raikkonen gave notice of his intentions this year by taking pole in Melbourne by half a second. Felipe Massa in the second Ferrari had gone with a gearbox problem in the Q2 session and so the fight to be first bridesmaid went to Fernando Alonso

‘Kimi needs more time’
Planet F1 – The Finn joined the Italian team this year after five seasons with McLaren. Felipe Massa was quicker than his team-mate in winter testing and has also been faster than Raikkonen in qualifying. Nonetheless the 27-year-old is ahead of Massa in the

Burton overtakes Kenseth for victory
Detroit News – Felipe Massa of Ferrari won the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, and Lewis Hamilton of McLaren finished second, becoming the first driver to start his Formula One career with three straight top-three finishes. Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari was third, and Nick

Bahrain Grand Prix Overview
GrandPrix.com – Qualifying Report – Wind, sand and Lewis stars Felipe Massa took pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix despite difficult conditions with wind and sand making the track very treacherous. But despite the good news for the Brazilian, the F1 spotlight

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Ralf happier with TF107`s handling
Planet F1 – Ralf Schumacher says that Toyota have take a major forward in the development of the TF107 as the car is now handling better. Rumours over the German driver’s future with the Cologne-based team have circulated around the paddock in lieu of his poor

Australian GP – Friday – Team Quotes
GrandPrix.com – Ralf Schumacher (16th, 1:29.574): “It’s always difficult to say where you stand on Friday but that was a decent afternoon of work. Other than the break for the red flag we didn’t have any problems and we worked through our programme. The conditions

Ferrari makes rivals eat dust
GrandPrix.com – Jenson Button was doing all right as well with the 11th fastest time ahead of Heikki Kovalalinen’s Renault, the second Toyota of Ralf Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella. The Red Bull-Renaults were not looking very good with Mark Webber and David

A funny old world
GrandPrix.com – Alonso overtook Trulli in the first corner and had a look at passing Ralf Schumacher as well. That did not happen and in the laps that followed Alonso was trapped behind Schumacher Jr as Big Brother edged away at the front with Massa scampering along

MALAYSIAN GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Ralf Schumacher (8th): “That was a very interesting race and it is obviously good news to have scored our first point of the year so we are very happy with today’s result. We certainly could not have expected that with a three-stop race from the back

HUNGARIAN GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Ralf Schumacher (6th, 1:23.747): “It’s unusual to see the Hungaroring in cool conditions like this so it was a difficult day for all of us because we were prepared for different temperatures. Tyre graining is always a problem in low temperatures like

TURKISH GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Ralf Schumacher (7th): “It was always going to be hard work starting so far back on the grid today so it was a big achievement to score two points. Of course there was also the danger of being caught up in an incident at the first corner here and so

SAN MARINO GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Ralf Schumacher (22nd, 1:27.639): “Today was obviously not the perfect way to start the weekend. But Jarno showed that we have good potential here so I still have strong hopes. We saw in Melbourne that we can now get much more out of our package. We

TURKISH GP – SUNDAY – RACE REPORT
GrandPrix.com – In the middle of all this Ralf Schumacher did one of his “I’m coming through without looking” moves and bashed into his own team mate Jarno Trulli, who reckoned that he had been hit from behind as well. Down at the back Takuma Sato smashed into Speed

Now is the time when the axe will swing
GrandPrix.com – He later moved to Tyrrell where he worked with Harvey Postlethwaite until deciding to move to Williams in 1998 where he worked as race engineer with Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Ralf Schumacher before being lured away to BAR to work with Jenson Button

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SAN MARINO GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Ralf Schumacher (9th): “It is a pity that we missed out on the points but that was not the best afternoon for me. We had a very aggressive strategy but circumstances played against us. We were a bit unlucky with traffic and the safety car didn’t help

TURKISH GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Ralf Schumacher (7th): “It was always going to be hard work starting so far back on the grid today so it was a big achievement to score two points. Of course there was also the danger of being caught up in an incident at the first corner here and so

Bahrain GP – Friday – Practice Session 2 Report
GrandPrix.com – his grid position given the new rules which allow engine changes on Fridays and that Rubens Barrichello managed to drag his Honda to 11th fastest, ahead of Heikki Kovalainen, Anthony Davidson, Mark Webber and Giancarlo Fisichella. Ralf Schumacher was

Now is the time when the axe will swing
GrandPrix.com – He later moved to Tyrrell where he worked with Harvey Postlethwaite until deciding to move to Williams in 1998 where he worked as race engineer with Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Ralf Schumacher before being lured away to BAR to work with Jenson Button

JAPANESE GP – SATURDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Ralf Schumacher (3rd, 1:29.989): “That was a great achievement for the whole team. After the last two races we needed that to show where we really are in terms of pace. We knew from the previous races that we were always there from a lap time point of

Red Bull improvement
F1 Central – Ralf Schumacher set sixth fastest in the Toyota TF107, while Japanese rivals Honda caused the sensation of the day when Christian Klien ran the RA107 with additional appendages sprouting from the nosecone of the car, resembling ears and earning the

Raikkonen top in test
Eurosport.it – Ralf Schumacher was fourth for Toyota and told formula1.com: “In general it was a successful day and we made it through everything that we had planned. “I’ve had some problems with the front end at the last couple of races in low grip conditions but

Bahrain GP – Saturday – Qualifying Session Report
GrandPrix.com – Out at the end of that session were Alexander Wurz in his Williams, Heikki Kovalainen in the Renault, Anthony Davidson, the fastest of the Honda runners, Ralf Schumacher (having another off day) and the unhappy Honda duo of Rubens Barrichello and

BRITISH GP – SUNDAY – RACE NOTES
GrandPrix.com – At the start, Alonso led the field away from pole, while Ralf Schumacher is touched by Scott Speed, spins and was collected by Mark Webber bringing out the safety car and taking all three out of the race. Heidfeld making a great start to jump from

HUNGARIAN GP – FRIDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 2 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Robert Doornbos gave Dutch fans something to cheer about with fourth fastest ahead of Anthony Davidson (Honda), Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli (Toyota), Michael Schumacher and Nick Heidfeld. The BMW driver was just faster than his newly-appointed

Ralf targets BMW or Renault seat
Planet F1 – Ralf Schumacher has opened the door to this year’s silly season, hinting that he is planning on leaving Toyota at the end of the year. According to the German, he will be in the market for a new drive next season, and is confident of getting one with

Massa collects second straight pole
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher, Anthony Davidson, Renault rookie Heikki Kovalainen and Alex Wurz were dropped. For the third straight race, the Honda factory team failed to reach the final session. The final session with

CHINESE GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Ralf Schumacher (17th, 1:38.888): “Given that we had very little time available for running before the rain arrived, that was a reasonable afternoon of practice. We obviously have less data than usual, but it’s the same for everyone. Tomorrow morning

Schumacher reviews Bahrain
Motorsport.com – Q: After Melbourne and the Malaysian test and race, did you get a chance to relax in the Middle East before Bahrain? Ralf Schumacher, Toyota Racing. Photo by xpb.cc. Ralf Schumacher : No actually, I went back home! I know it’s been a long trip for a

BAHRAIN GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – Further back Liuzzi passes Coulthard for 12th and Heidfeld moves ahead of Ralf Schumacher to take 16th. Monteiro is also on the move, passing Takuma Sato. * Lap 6: Heidfeld continues his progress passing Speed for 15th. * Lap 7: Michael continues to

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JAPANESE GP – SATURDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Giancarlo Fisichella (6th, 1:30.599): “We did all we could this afternoon in qualifying, we just needed more pace on one lap. The grip levels were not fantastic, which meant that the balance was a bit inconsistent – some high-speed understeer and

Renault Barcelona test notes
Motorsport.com – We are moving in the right direction, and we hope that our situation will improve a little in the coming weeks.” The team will complete its test programme tomorrow with Giancarlo Fisichella at the wheel of the R27. Heikki Kovalainen Chassis: R27-05

Who drives for me?
GrandPrix.com – Briatore mentioned “Fernando and Heikki” when saying how happy he was with the current driver line-up, a slip of the tongue that will not be very confidence-inspiring for Giancarlo Fisichella. At least he did not say Nelson and Heikki. Todt made a

HUNGARIAN GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Giancarlo Fisichella (DNF, Damage): “It was a tough afternoon for me. The wet conditions are usually very good for me, but the car was very difficult to drive in the early part of the race, with understeer into the corners then big snaps of oversteer

Car costing Kovalainen – Briatore
Ananova – After a wretched debut in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix – one that was heavily criticised by Briatore – the Finn has since improved to finish eighth in Malaysia and ninth in Bahrain, each time closely behind team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella.

Bahrain GP – Friday – Practice Session 2 Report
GrandPrix.com – will not affect his grid position given the new rules which allow engine changes on Fridays and that Rubens Barrichello managed to drag his Honda to 11th fastest, ahead of Heikki Kovalainen, Anthony Davidson, Mark Webber and Giancarlo Fisichella. Ralf

This Week in Auto Racing April 6 – April 8
NewsWatch 50 – After two straight championships, Renault looked a little out of sorts with their lineup of Giancarlo Fisichella and rookie Heikki Kovalainen. They could only manage to finish fifth and 10th, respectively. “It was a tough race for me,” said

BRAZILIAN GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Giancarlo Fisichella (6th): “I am so happy this afternoon. Psychologically, this was a tough race at the end of a very hard season. But we went out there today, and did the job. For me, the key parts of the race were with Michael Schumacher in the

Ferrari makes rivals eat dust
GrandPrix.com – Jenson Button was doing all right as well with the 11th fastest time ahead of Heikki Kovalalinen’s Renault, the second Toyota of Ralf Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella. The Red Bull-Renaults were not looking very good with Mark Webber and David

CHINESE GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Giancarlo Fisichella (10th, 1:37.718): “This was a promising start for me today. We improved the car a little bit during the session, in spite of the changing conditions owing to the rain, and the performance felt good. I didn’t put together a full

TURKISH GP – SUNDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Giancarlo Fisichella (6th): “In the end, it was a good race for me and I showed today that I was quick, and the car was too. I got a good start and was close to the guys in front. Michael was weaving quite a lot on the track, and the other drivers

Shake up in the desert
GrandPrix.com – On this occasion Jarno Trulli dragged the Toyota across the line to finish in seventh with Giancarlo Fisichella right up his chuff. Fizzy had his team in ear, urging him to overtake. A way behind them Kovalainen crossed the line with Nico Rosberg on

Alonso grabs F1 victory at Malaysian Grand Prix
ESPN.com – Giancarlo Fisichella , last year’s winner, was sixth for Renault but more than a minute behind. He was followed Toyota’s Jarno Trullie and Heikki Kovalainen , who replaced Alonso at Renault. Renault had taken the last two Malaysian races but struggled

Coulthard ends Barcelona test on top
Motorsport.com – Giancarlo Fisichella was on duty to wrap up Renault’s week and was fourth overall. With the rain showers interrupting in the afternoon, the Italian worked on general set up and tyre comparison. “Giancarlo was pretty happy with the car straight way

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MALAYSIAN GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – Rosberg is then overtaken by Juan Pablo Montoya and Nick Heidfeld, another very fast starter. There is a mess in the midfield Rubens Barrichello is given a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pitlane and so loses all the advantage he had hoped

JJ, Gordon, Teammates and Seattle
Associated Press – wants his teammate to move over so he can win a race, he’ll have to change his name to Schumacher, hire Rubens Barrichello Of course, we’ve already seen that basic rule violated when Juan Pablo Montoya took out teammate Scott Pruett in the Busch

UNITED STATES GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – Behind them Fernando Alonso beats Rubens Barrichello off the line and then slots into third ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella What is clear is that Juan Pablo Montoya runs into the back of his team mate Kimi Raikkonen. The two McLarens both spin and

MONACO GP – THURSDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Juan Pablo Montoya (3rd, 1:16.138): “A good start to the weekend for us. We seem to be quite competitive and have definitely Rubens Barrichello (13th, 1:17.456): “I think today has shown that it is going to be very hectic in qualifying this weekend

Round 7 – Europe
Sporting Life – Nick Heidfeld kept up the strong form by equalling his career-best result to take second place while Rubens Barrichello gave three points for sixth despite starting from the pit lane after stalling his Renault on the grid while Juan Pablo Montoya

SPANISH GP – SUNDAY – RACE REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Juan Pablo Montoya started with a lot of fuel after his ghastly qualifying and was aiming to do a one-stop race but he spun at the finish was Jenson Button, who managed to avoid the humiliation of going a lap behind (which befell Rubens Barrichello

SAN MARINO GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – Juan Pablo Montoya (9th, 1:26.334): “So far so good, and we achieved everything we needed. I did two short runs just to check Rubens Barrichello (13th, 1:26.653): “There was traffic everywhere today which made clean runs very difficult, however I had a

CANADIAN GP – SATURDAY – QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – That left Alonso, Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, Rosberg, Raikkonen, Fisichella, Trulli, Felipe Massa, Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button to fight it out for pole position. If the truth be told it never looked like that would go to anyone

Round 1 – Australia
Sporting Life – Ultimately, Rubens Barrichello took his Ferrari to second and Fernando Alonso gave Renault third to keep the Scotsman off the long run in third, although the home hero equalled his best-ever result by taking fifth ahead of McLaren’s Juan Pablo Montoya

Round Eight – Canada
Sporting Life – The German’s record fifth triumph on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with team-mate Rubens Barrichello finishing third Younger brother Ralf could only finish seventh after a botched pit-stop while fellow Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya

MALAYSIAN GP – FRIDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 2 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – follow with Tonio Liuzzi spinning his Toro Rosso into the pitlane and Juan Pablo Montoya Fisichella, Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button, Villeneuve and Rubens Barrichello. Further back were Jarno Trulli, Heidfeld, Robert Kubica (BMW), Montoya, Liuzzi

A lesson from the Oxford Don
GrandPrix.com – Behind them came Felipe Massa, Juan Pablo Montoya and the BMWs of Nick Heidfeld and Jacques Villeneuve Honda, Williams and Rubens Barrichello ran around in the midfield. After Webber’s demise only Nico Rosberg remained for Williams and he finished a

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Bahrain GP: The Usual Suspects, With a Twist
FastMachines – The drive of the race belonged to David Coulthard, who worked his way up to seventh place before his Red Bull expired. Welcome back from the dead David, if Red Bull can only find some reliability you may go into retirement with a podium this year. And

BAHRAIN GP – SUNDAY – RACE REPORT
GrandPrix.com – David Coulthard was not as fortunate. “In the second part of the race I flat-spotted a tyre and got a lot of vibration and I couldn’t read the dials on the steering wheel,” he said. “I was wondering whether the front suspension was going to hold

BRAZILIAN GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – David Coulthard (24th, 1:15.214): “A normal Friday practice. Nothing to report.” Robert Doornbos (28th, 1:16.251): “A pretty quiet day really. We just did one lap this morning and this afternoon our planned programme was cut short due to a suspected

CHINESE GP – SUNDAY – RACE INCIDENTS
GrandPrix.com – Further back Mark Webber passes David Coulthard for 11th. Back in 16th place Felipe Massa goes off but is able to keep going. * Lap 8: Alonso continues to pull away. Further back Schumacher passes Barrichello to fifth. Further back Heidfeld passes

SAN MARINO GP – FRIDAY – TEAM QUOTES
GrandPrix.com – David Coulthard (20th, 1:27.503): “I don’t think we’re suddenly going to take a big step forward here, but we’re starting to get a better understanding of the car. Inevitably that will help with future development. I honestly don’t know where we are

Malaysian GP – Thursday – Press Conference
GrandPrix.com – 5 APRIL 2007 DRIVERS: David COULTHARD (RED BULL), Nick HEIDFELD (SAUBER BMW), Nelson PIQUET JNR (RENAULT), Nico ROSBERG (WILLIAMS), Takuma SATO (SUPER AGURI) Q: A question for you all: first of all, you’ve obviously tested here for the first time

SPANISH GP – SATURDAY – PRACTICE SESSION 3 REPORT
GrandPrix.com – Christian Klien and David Coulthard were fourth and fifth in the session ahead of Rubens Barrichello’s Honda, Felipe Massa’s Ferrari, Fernando Alonso’s Renault and the McLarens of Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Raikkonen. Jenson Button was 11th fastest

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