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This was win number 201 from 758 Grands Prix entered by Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, the fifteenth from 122 race starts for Kimi. The Scuderia's number of wins in this race is now nine. Hamilton sets out his favourites Lewis Hamilton has set out his favourites to replace Fernando Alonso at McLaren in 2008 as the F1 driver market looks set for some big moves over the next few weeks. Hamilton says he expects to see any one of three drivers as his team mate next year: Nico Rosberg, Heikki Kovalainen or Adrian Sutil. Latest News F1 Globetrotter - Respect and chivalry Sunday was the best day I can remember in my motor racing career. I have thought about it a fair bit on the way home and while I have many great memories from 25 years in the sport, this one really stands out. Why? Because it was the most extraordinary piece of sporting theatre. Yes, but also because I was proud of the sport. Really proud. A hack looks back - On Brazil How much of a boost does a driver get from his home crowd when he's racing at his home circuit? Nigel Mansell used to insist it was worth a second a lap to be performing in front of the Silverstone fans, and although I am sure his engineers had sufficient data to pooh-pooh such an extravagant claim, there is undoubtedly a useful psychological advantage to have ten or twenty thousand people urging you on. Globetrotter - The Cavern Club, the Bund, Toy Town and reality TV The last few weeks have been spectacularly busy for the Formula 1 community with two trips to Asia and back - and three races in four weekends. This is useful if you are trying to qualify for an airline's frequent flyer gold card - which is a useful thing to have - or if you need to catch up on the new movies of the last 12 months, but not much good for the old body clock. A Hack Looks Back - On Japan and China As the F1 circus sets up its show this weekend at the foot of an extinct volcano in Japan's wettest prefecture, you might be tempted to imagine that Britain's own rain-master, the web-toed Lewis Hamilton, has a fine chance of repeating last year's five-star performance in torrential conditions and wading home to an easy win for McLaren-Mercedes. Insight - Applying science and commonsense to overtaking The Singapore Grand Prix was a disaster for Ferrari because despite being fast, the red cars could not overtake anyone. Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo blamed Formula 1 for holding races "on tracks where staging a circus or something else would be better" and said that the only spectacle "is supplied by the Safety Car". Globetrotter - That loving' feeling Twenty years ago, as a much younger Formula 1 reporter, I went to Adelaide for the first time. I had done a lot of travelling already by that point and knew Australia well after several visits to Bathurst and such places. Globetrotter - Perceptions and balance sheets Oh Singapore, I am not quite sure that you quite get the concept of what Formula 1 is supposed to do for your country. Stop for a minute and think about why the racing is coming to town. The Mole - A green valley far away The little old lady at the Barristers Benevolent Association telephoned The Mole on Monday to say that she had received a postcard addressed to WH Smith. The Mole knew that this meant that his most important asset, an agent called Dusty Road, wanted a meeting. A hack looks back - On the Italian Grand Prix If there had been an Italian among the three FIA stewards who so perversely ruled against Lewis Hamilton at Spa earlier this week, their decision would have been a little more understandable. After all, in recent years Monza hasn't been pulling in the fans like it used to do, and the old place needs a bit of a boost in order to stem the tide of red ink. A hack looks back - On the Belgian Grand Prix If Bernie ever achieves his ambition of selling all the FIA's world championship Grands Prix to publicity-seeking Asian despots and oil-rich sheikhs in the desert, the European circuit which I will miss the most is Spa-Francorchamps. I readily confess that there are personal factors involved here. It was from Spa in 1970 that my first (not very good) F1 race report was published, and Jim Clark, my second favourite driver after Fangio, won here four times. The Mole - The Don in full flow It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a small fortune is not in want of a wife, but is instead inclined to spend his money on idle entertainments, such as drinking or cricket. Or both. A hack looks back - On nothing in particular Are you enjoying the Olympics? If you happen to be British, I certainly hope so, because in four years' time it will be your tax money paying for all those athletes to descend on London and practise their peculiar trades in our fair country. The Mole - Chinese puzzles While The Mole was away on his sabbatical the decorators moved into the Motor Racing and Trade Development Department of the Secret Intelligence Service at Vauxhall Cross. They knocked down walls and applied new paint and a little Feng Shui. The Mole - The Mole returns from holiday The Mosley Scandal sent shudders through the British motorsport community in the early part of the summer. Formula 1 folk had to endure jokes about them liking a bit of spanking, which annoyed pretty much everyone. Then the British GP was sent to Donington Park. A hack looks back - The Hungarian GP A peculiar thing about the Hungarian GP and its reputation for processional racing is that it has also thrown up an occasional thriller. Choose your favourite. Most recently it was the wrangle in the rain, with Jenson Button coming through after a superb Prost-style finger-tip performance. The Man in the Pub - Rain or shine - it's Glorious Goodwood! July and it may as well be October. It is raining so hard here in the Cotswolds that it looks like it’s actually raining upwards and even the cows ambling down the road outside The Amberley Inn, looking for shelter, look totally fed up. A hack looks back - The German GP It's back to Hockenheim this weekend, after a two year gap now that the German GP is being alternated with the Nürburgring. I'm not so sure that this arrangement will be sustainable for much longer, given that Bernie's fees go up every year and the size of the crowd doesn't. That, my friends, is a recipe for disaster, one that the local municipality will not be willing to underwrite for ever. Feature - What a difference a year makes Lewis Hamilton wrestled his car to pole position at the 2007 British Grand Prix, and could seemingly do no wrong. Immediately afterwards, as dad Anthony headed down the paddock to congratulate his son, Hamilton senior was swamped by media wanting the inside track on the team's feelings. A hack looks back - The British GP When you consider how popular motor racing was to become in post-war Britain, it is surprising to reflect that in its 59 runnings as part of the FIA championship, our premier event, the British Grand Prix, has been held at only three venues. Since then, the only other circuits to have promoted the BGP have been Aintree and Brands Hatch. A hack looks back - The French GP If you had believed what the organisers of the French GP were saying this time 12 months ago, there wouldn't be a race to be writing about this year. Far be it from me to suggest that you should never believe a word a Frenchman says, but I am happy to report that no sooner had we all written the obituary of Magny-Cours and its race than a bout of arm-twisting by local dignitaries unlocked some secret funds, and we're all going back yet again to enjoy the farmyard smells of La France Profonde. Globetrotter - Ove I cannot remember when I first met Ove Andersson, but I know that we had a disagreement. I had written a lot about the error of Toyota in setting up its Formula 1 operation in Cologne in Germany. It was away from the F1 cluster in Britain, and that made it harder to attract the best F1 people. Ove disagreed. A hack looks back - The Canadian GP Before starting my usual nostalgic meanderings around Montreal and its Grand Prix, perhaps I might be permitted to reflect on last week's race at Monaco. Far be it from me to attribute great visionary powers to the magnificent electronic organ to which you have just directed your browser, but having warned you all about the rapaciousness of the Principality's hospitality industry it is a matter of record that the number of fans who went there two weeks ago to urge our own young Mr Hamilton to success was well down on the usual attendance. Globetrotter - Call the commissioner! The Agence France Presse story this morning about Max Mosley going to court in Paris against the News of the World over its allegations of a Nazi-style sex orgy sums up the problem that F1 is facing with the Mosley Scandal. Globetrotter - The glamour of Monaco and some curious stuff about Milton Keynes Reading Mike Doodson's article about his first visit to the Monaco Grand Prix transported me back to my first visit to the principality as a motor racing reporter. It was 1984 and I was covering the Formula 3 event. A hack looks back - The Monaco Grand Prix So it's Monaco this weekend, and good luck to everyone who's going there. Unless you're one of the fans who come in by train on Sunday and grab the free but rather precarious positions on the cliff face overlooking the exit from the Rascasse, you can be sure that you'll have had your pockets emptied by the rapacious hotel and restaurant owners, most of whom - like all the genuine Monégasque residents - are descended from a long line of Italian pirates. The Mole - F1 going to the dogs? They were in the middle of their post-Turkish GP briefing when Penelope (Benenden), the quiet one in The Mole's office, mentioned what she had been doing on Saturday night. A hack looks back - The Turkish GP This weekend's Turkish GP will be the country's fourth, which seems surprising when you recall what happened after the race two years ago. Rosberg aims for better season next year Nico Rosberg and the Williams F1 team have a difficult year behind them. Even though the German managed to finish on the podium in both Singapore and Australia he was unable to finish in the points on a regular basis. Williams F1 ended eighth in the constructors' championship. Barrichello admits Ferrari team orders Rubens Barrichello has admitted the Ferrari team gave him clear team orders in his years at Ferrari. The Brazilian was Ferrari's second driver and was even threatened to get fired if he wouldn't move over for team mate Schumacher. Australian Grand Prix expects Webber at the grid The organisers of the Australian Grand Prix have said they are confident Mark Webber will be recovered from his broken leg in time to race in next year's Grand Prix in Melbourne. "I am very confident that he will be on the grid," grand prix chief executive Drew Ward said. Villeneuve fastest in Speedcar test Jacques Villeneuve set the pace on the first day of the Speedcar Series test session at the Dubai Autodrome. This 2-day test is the final one before the start of Season 2 on 5-6 December, 2008. Coulthard becomes a father Just weeks after hanging up his Grand Prix racing helmet and retiring from F1 racing, David Coulthard has become a father for the first time. Coulthard and Jordan join BBC Former Formula One driver David Coulthard and former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan have joined the BBC as part of next year's presentation team in Formula One. David Coulthard will join Eddie Jordan as a pundit alongside anchor Jake Humphrey. Vettel: "Webber will be missed" Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel will have a lot of work to do now his team mate Mark Webber is injured and unable to attend the first scheduled test sessions for Red Bull Racing. The Australian broke his leg this weekend in his 'Pure Tasmania Challenge' and will be unable to get in a Formula 1 car the next few weeks. Chinese Grand Prix likely to stay According to the organisers of the Formula 1 race in Shanghai it is likely that the event will continue to be organised at the Shanghai International Circuit, unlike reports earlier this months where deputy director of the Shanghai sports ministry, Qiu Weichang, was quoted that he did not plan to extend the contract. Ecclestone offers French little hope Bernie Ecclestone has offered French Grand Prix oranisers little hope of returning to the F1 World Championship saying any such move is unlikely before 2011. Lots to learn about slicks - Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1 driver Nick Heidfeld has welcomed the return of slick tyres to F1 after testing the 2009 configuration BMW test car at Barcelona last week for the first time equipped with slick Bridgestone rubber. Photos: Toyota Motorsports Festival 2008 Kubica hopeful of competitive 2009 Robert Kubica is hopeful that he will be just as competitive in 2009 as he has been this season, although he admits that with the many rule changes, there is only so much that is in his power. Red Bull confident Webber will race in Australia Red Bull Racing has issued a statement claiming to be confident that Mark Webber will have recovered in time for the season opening round in Australia in March. Webber broke his right leg in a road accident while competing in his Tasmania challenge. Webber breaks leg in road incident Red Bull driver Mark Webber has broken his right leg after being involved in a road incident while riding his bicycle in Australia. "Valentino would have been an excellent F1 driver" After taking his fifth MotoGP world crown this year, Valentino Rossi made a return to Maranello to drive Ferrari's latest world beater having seen them wrap up their sixteenth Formula One Constructors' title in Brazil on November 2. With Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo present, Rossi's pace on the Mugello circuit was particularly noticeable. Photos: Friday in Mugello Teams to decide new qualifying format? With many modifications already in place for the 2009 season, it looks as though another one could be on the horizon regarding the much discussed qualifying format. The new idea would put an end to different fuel levels during the session, giving onlookers a better idea as to which team and driver combinations really are the quickest. Brundle confirms BBC switch Former driver Martin Brundle has confirmed he is to join the BBC for the upcoming Formula One season. Brundle, who last raced in F1 for Jordan in 1996, confirmed the move which had been rumoured since March when ITV announced the termination of their contract to hold the television rights to Formula One coverage in the United Kingdom. Fisichella not worried about drive Giancarlo Fisichella says he is not worried about his seat at the Force India team despite increasing speculation that the outfit could change one or both of its drivers over the winter, following its deal with McLaren. Photos: Rossi tests Ferrari F2008 Startpage | Circuits | Latest News | Standings | Regulations | Glossary | Wallpapers | F1 Video | About © 2006 f1-site.com