Thursday, September 25, 2008
yup, today is part 3 and i will review this yr moment
1st race of this season, as always is at Melbourne, Australia for the Australian GP. and Ferrari had a bad start for their regining constructors championship as well as Raikkonen engine failure 3 laps from end, makin it juz 1 pt for tht race. Massa had the same prob as well. Lewis Hamilton grab the victory here, followed by Nick Heidfeld of BMW and Nico Rosberg of Wiliams. here is the link for this race:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVdp4I0llAA&feature=related2nd race and we moved to Sepang for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Although Hamilton and his new team mate Kovalainen has made P4 and P3 respectively but bcoz they impeded some drivers of trying to make a lap time during qualifying, both of them receive 5 place penalty. As on race day, Massa crashed out yet again, making it no pts in 2 races le. Kimi Raikkonen is victorious here, with Kubica of BMW 2nd and Kovalainen 3rd. here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swC2P36Lt0A3rd race and we r at Bahrain for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton apparently had some engine prob at the start and it took few seconds b4 it get going but he lost a lot of places and after tht he clashed with Fernando Alonso, who is now at Renault and cost further trouble. Ferrari 1-2 ends here with Massa 1st and Raikkonen 2nd, while Kubica ends up 3rd despite his pole position during qualifying. here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCLa0QMYBgE&feature=related4th race and we move to Europe at Catalunya, Barcelona for the Spanish GP. homeboy Alonso get P2 for this race but on the race itself Alonso had an engine failure and retired from race, which agonized many fans there. Also, Kovalainen had a big crash but luckily he escaped unscathed. this race saw 9 retirements. Another Ferrai 1-2, this being Raikkonen 1st, Massa 2nd and Hamilton 3rd. here is a short video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtEWcYx9IQE5th race and is a pretty early race for this to b held. is at Istanbul for the Turkish Grand Prix. Raikkonen made a slow start for this race but eventually move back well up. in the end, Massa win here 3 yrs in a row, with hamilton 2nd and Raikkonen 3rd. here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOsMXd-cbbg6th race and we r Monaco for the Monaco Grand Prix. no video for this 1. but this race almost saw Adrain Sutil of Force India get 4th place but had to retire after Raikkonen clashed into the back of his car. he cried in the pit garage sia. Hamilton won this by 3 seconds of Kubica, while Massa comes 3rd.
7th race and we go to Montreal, Canada for the Canadian GP. this race forced a big turn onto the driver championship. during a pit stop, Raikkonen and Kubica go out at the same time to get tht 1st spot but they stopped bcoz of red light. this caused Hamilton to unable to see the red light and he accidentally hit onto the back of Raikkonen car and both retired from this race. in the end, Kubica get his 1st ever win and 1st win for BMW, with Heidfeld 2nd to complete a BMW 1-2 and Coulthard of Red Bull finishing 3rd. here is the link: blurry though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVw3KZnGzvE&feature=related8th race and we traveled back to France for the French Grand Prix. Raikkonen may have won this race but bcoz part of the structure at the engine area was burned off. he lost time with each lap. but it is still a Ferrari 1-2, with Massa 1st, Raikkonen 2nd, Trulli of Toyota at 3rd. Hamilton bcoz of tht Canadian GP was penalised for 5 place penalty cand did nt performed well after a drive through penalty again and eventually finish 10th. here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvbjZ3dHMdo9th race and we r at Sliverstone, Britain for the British GP. this race had a period of rain and heavy rain throughout the race. Massa has at least 5 times of 360 degress turn at the race, while a tactical mistake of keeping the same tyre they used b4 the 1st pit stop caused Raikkonen a chance of getting 1st. in the end he finished 4th, a lap down from Hamilton, who won the race significantly by 69 seconds ahead of 2nd place Heidfeld while Rubens Barrichello of Honda gets 3rd. this is also the 1st time to c a Briton to win a race in over 20 odd yrs since Damon Hill is the last Briton to win this race. here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0EDTcRFs5E&feature=related10th race and we moved to Nurburging for the German Grand Prix. this race actually does nt show much changes though rain also comes in. Hamilton won this again , with Nelson Piquet of Renault comes 2nd while Massa comes 3rd.
11th race and we head to Budapest, Hungary for the Hungarian GP. this race twisted the championship again by a lot. Hamilton had a tyre failure after his 1st pit stop and he has to make an unncessary pit stop again while Massa with 3 laps to go had an engine blow up and this caused him a chance of getting into the top spot. in the end, Kovalainen gets his 1st maiden win for himself at the 28th race while Glock from Toyota gets 2nd and Raikkonen 3rd. here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzYO-h0Re0o&feature=relatedas the 12th race comes we head back to Spain, this time at Valencia Street Circuit for the European GP. this is a brand new circuit injected this yr and many r unfamiliar with this circuit. Massa won this with Hamilton 2nd and Kubica 3rd. here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gurxU1uB1nI&feature=related13th race and we head to Belgium for the Belgian GP at Spa-Franchochamps. Raikkonen had a chance to win this race but within 2 laps to go the rain drops and Hamilton took over him and during the last 2 laps was the best laps i have seen so far. both of them had errors as they slide around and Raikkonen in the end had collided into the wall after he slid away from the circuit. but this is nt over. 2 hours after the race, the FIA decided to strip Hamilton win and penalised him for 25 seconds. the reason, he illegally cut through Raikkonen without giving him a chance to take control of the lead. as a result, Massa gets 1st, Hamilton drops to 2nd and Heidfeld gets 3rd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcFvTHEmXXg&feature=related14tn race and juz 2 weeks ago, the Italian GP at Monza. the qualifying saw an unexpected podium finish for Sebastian Vettel of Toro Rosso and he eventually held on to this place and grabs his first maiden win for himself and the team and bcome the youngest ever driver to win a race. Kovalainen comes 2nd while Kubica ends 3rd. Hamilton who qualified badly and end up at P15 get his place at 7th but his lead now between him and Massa is juz 1 pt. so wat will happen in S'pore 3 fays ltr? who knows?
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