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SPOILER ALERT: Settling the Score at the Malaysian Grand Prix
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Scuderia Ferrari got its game on this past weekend, taking a step closer to defending its world titles at the Malaysian Grand Prix in claiming both pole position in Saturday qualifying and the checkered flag in the race on Sunday. Raikkonen and Massa nearly completed a one-two finish for Ferrari until Felipe's car spun out in the closing laps, taking the #2 car out of the race. Instead Robert Kubica took a career-best second place for BMW Sauber (while his team-mate Nick Heidfeld took 6th), prompting team principal Mario Theissen to declare that BMW could claim its first victory this season.
Gallery: 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix
Things did not go so well for McLaren, however. Both Kovalainen and Hamilton were penalized by five places on the starting grid, having been ruled to have impeded Fernando Alonso (Renault) and Nick Heidfeld (BMW) during qualifying. Starting 8th and 9th respectively - behind Alonso, Mark Webber (Red Bull), Heidfeld, Kubica, Jarno Trulli (Toyota), Raikkonen and Massa - the McLaren duo took third and fifth after Hamilton suffered a botched pitstop that took ten seconds longer than it should have due to a jammed wheel nut. Trulli sandwiched respectably between the McLarens over the finish line, with Heidfeld, Webber and Alonso following them in.
The result still leaves Hamilton in the lead for the championship at 14 points, but commanding a narrower lead over Raikkonen and Heidfeld, tied with 11, two rounds
[Source: Autosport]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dr Kum 8:50AM (3/25/2008)
Woohoo!
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Yago Bal 9:00AM (3/25/2008)
Now that's a fast news service... :p no, not really.
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Chocolate 9:09AM (3/25/2008)
Perhaps instead of double-posting about safe cars, one of you could of written about this SUNDAY morning.
But then again, that's just my opinion. I've stopped looking to AB for this type of news
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nagmashot 9:54AM (3/25/2008)
it is not Nascar and it has nothing to do with GT-R... enough reason to get no attention by autoblog, no matter that it is the most important and biggest motorsport event in the world.
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info 10:29AM (3/25/2008)
NASCAR and F1 don't belong in the same sentence just like a dug out canue and a cigarette open ocean racing boat don't.
Derek 12:55PM (3/25/2008)
nagma, I've been looking for a good site to follow F1, ALMS, etc. Any reccomendations?
Yago Bal 12:58PM (3/25/2008)
I usually check the official www.formula1.com, and www.grandprix.com, but I'm sure there are better ones out there.
Peter 3:03PM (3/25/2008)
"it is not Nascar and it has nothing to do with GT-R..."
and ofcourse audi.....
nagmashot 3:06PM (3/25/2008)
sorry I can´t help you with english pages, as a German I get most information from german language sites.
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/formula-1/
the english side from the Eurosport TV channel together with yahoo looks informative with little bit deeper look into the F1 race series..
pmiddle5 12:33PM (3/25/2008)
They forgot to metion Heidfeld scored the fastest lap of the race in the BMW Sauber..Thats a bit of a hint of their pace as well
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Luis 1:52PM (3/25/2008)
Crash.net is pretty good...
MikeInNC 1:31PM (3/25/2008)
Excellent F1 source: http://www.gpupdate.net/en
They also cover MotoGP, A1GP...etc.
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