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The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team seemed to have some difficulty keeping up with the top runners Ferrari. Renault’s Fernando Alonso also surprised with starting second on the grid. Trulli and Webber also did well to get into the top 8.

It should be an interesting F1 race in Spain, hopefully McLaren have a good strategy to make the best of their current capabilities, it seems Alonso might be on a very light fuel strategy and we’ll have to see Kubica’s racing pace on Sunday, so I think the Hamilton will probably have a good chance for the podium, but we’ll have to see.

Spanish F1 Starting Grid:

1.  RAIKKONEN       Ferrari
2.  ALONSO          Renault
3.  MASSA           Ferrari
4.  KUBICA          BMW
5.  HAMILTON        McLaren
6.  KOVALAINEN      McLaren
7.  WEBBER          Red Bull
8.  TRULLI          Toyota
9.  HEIDFELD        BMW
10. PIQUET          Renault
11. BARRICHELLO     Honda
12. NAKAJIMA        Williams
13. BUTTON          Honda
14. GLOCK           Toyota
15. ROSBERG         Williams
16. BOURDAIS        Toro Rosso
17. COULTHARD       Red Bull
18. VETTEL          Toro Rosso
19. FISICHELLA      Force India
20. SUTIL           Force India
21. DAVIDSON        Super Aguri
22. SATO            Super Aguri

British Formula 1 racing sensation will start the Bahrain Grand Prix in 3rd position behind BMW’s Robert Kubica’s first pole position and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa. The Ferrari racing driver was pretty much dominating the racing weekend so far be setting lap-times of nearly a second faster.

The race should be very entertaining and hopefully Hamilton can create some spectacular overtaking maneuver’s in the first few corners of the race. But let’s not count out Kimi Raikonnen who should never be underestimated, he might have had a little trouble in qualifying but the Ice Man can really turn the heat on…

Bahrain 2008 Qualifying Results:

1.  KUBICA        BMW
2.  MASSA         Ferrari
3.  HAMILTON      McLaren
4.  RAIKKONEN     Ferrari
5.  KOVALAINEN    McLaren
6.  HEIDFELD      BMW
7.  TRULLI        Toyota
8.  ROSBERG       Williams
9.  BUTTON        Honda
10. ALONSO        Renault
11. WEBBER        Red Bull
12. BARRICHELLO   Honda
13. GLOCK         Toyota
14. PIQUET        Renault
15. BOURDAIS      Toro Rosso
16. NAKAJIMA      Williams
17. COULTHARD     Red Bull
18. FISICHELLA    Force India
19. VETTEL        Toro Rosso
20. SUTIL         Force India
21. DAVIDSON      Super Aguri
22. SATO          Super Aguri

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Lewis Hamilton continues his superb form in the Formula 1 2008 season in Melbourne, Australia with a superb pole position in his McLaren Mercedes.

1.  HAMILTON       McLaren
2.  KUBICA         BMW
3.  KOVALAINEN     McLaren
4.  MASSA          Ferrari
5.  HEIDFELD       BMW
6.  TRULLI         Toyota
7.  ROSBERG        Williams
8.  COULTHARD      Red Bull
9.  VETTEL         Toro Rosso
10. BARRICHELLO    Honda
11. ALONSO         Renault
12. BUTTON         Honda
13. NAKAJIMA       Williams
14. WEBBER         Red Bull
15. RAIKKONEN      Ferrari
16. FISCHELLA      Force India
17. BOURDAIS       Toro Rosso
18. SUTIL          Force India
19. GLOCK          Toyota
20. SATO           Super Aguri
21. PIQUET         Renault
22. DAVIDSON       Super Aguri

An exciting Formula 1 qualifying in Sao Paulo, Brazil saw the three title contenders: Hamilton, Massa and Alonso, all start in the first two row’s of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

It sure is going to be a spectacular Formula 1 finale with three potential world champions! It’s been the most exciting F1 season for some time, the race is going to be spectacular.

Brazil Formula 1 Qualifying Results:

1.  MASSA          Ferrari
2.  HAMILTON       McLaren
3.  RAIKKONEN      Ferrari
4.  ALONSO         McLaren
5.  WEBBER         Red Bull
6.  HEIDFELD       BMW
7.  KUBICA         BMW
8.  TRULLI         Toyota
9.  COULTHARD      Red Bull
10. ROSBERG        Williams
11. BARRICHELLO    Honda
12. FISICHELLA     Renault
13. VETTEL         Toro Rosso
14. LIUZZI         Toro Rosso
15. SCHUMACHER     Toyota
16. BUTTON         Honda
17. KOVALAINEN     Renault
18. SATO           Super Aguri
19. NAKAJIMA       Williams
20. DAVIDSON       Super Aguri
21. SUTIL          Spyker
22. YAMAMOTO       Spyker

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One small step for Lewis – one large step for Hamilton’s first Formula 1 World Championship!

Lewis Hamilton is on pole in Shanghai, China!

What an incredible lap Lewis pulled out of the bag in China’s final qualifying session. A perfect lap put him ahead of the Ferrari’s who were fastest all weekend. Alonso is starting from fourth, and an honorable mention has to go to David Coulthard and Ralph Schumacher who managed to get up to fifth and sixth, respectively.

It looks like it’s going to be another very interesting race on Sunday where Lewis Hamilton can become Formula One World Champion, and with a 90% chance of a wet race it’s certainly going to be a nail-biter.

China Formula 1 Qualifying Results:

1.  HAMILTON        McLaren
2.  RAIKKONEN       Ferrari
3.  MASSA           Ferrari
4.  ALONSO          McLaren
5.  COULTHARD       Red Bull
6.  SCHUMACHER      Toyota
7.  WEBBER          Red Bull
8.  HEIDFELD        BMW
9.  KUBICA          BMW
10. BUTTON          Honda
11. LIUZZI          Toro Rosso
12. VETTEL          Toro Rosso
13. TRULLI          Toyota
14. KOVALAINEN      Renault
15. DAVIDSON        Super Aguri
16. ROSBERG         Williams
17. BARRICHELLO     Honda
18. FISICHELLA      Renault
19. WURZ            Williams
20. SATO            Super Aguri
21. SUTIL           Spyker
22. YAMAMOTO        Spyker

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In an extraordinary wet qualifying at the Fuji Speedway in Japan, Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton drove a sensational pole position lap under tricky wet / damp conditions with time running out fast.

Lewis seemed to be struggling throughout the final qualifying session, hovering around fourth position and making a few pit stops along the way. But at his final qualifying lap he managed to get a stunning pole position lap in of 1m25.368s, around 0.1 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso.

Formula One Fuji Speedway Starting Grid:

1.  HAMILTON        McLaren
2.  ALONSO          McLaren
3.  RAIKKONEN       Ferrari
4.  MASSA           Ferrari
5.  HEIDFELD        BMW
6.  BUTTON          Honda
7.  WEBBER          Red Bull
8.  VETTEL          Toro Rosso
9.  KUBICA          BMW
10. FISICHELLA      Renault
11. KOVALAINEN      Renault
12. COULTHARD       Red Bull
13. TRULLI          Toyota
14. LIUZZI          Toro Rosso
15. SCHUMACHER      Toyota
16. ROSBERG         Williams
17. BARRICHELLO     Honda
18. WURZ            Williams
19. DAVIDSON        Super Aguri
20. SUTIL           Spyker
21. SATO            Super Aguri
22. YAMAMOTO        Spyker

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After an eventful few days, racing was finally back on the agenda when qualifying finally got underway in Spa, Belgium.

Qualifying didn’t go as well as usual, Lewis Hamilton starts fourth in Spa. Well, that’s actually still pretty good for a rookie. The Ferarri’s with Kimi and Felipe start first and second, then Alonso followd by Lewis.

It looks like it’s gonna be a very interesting race on Sunday, not only because it’s Spa, but to see how Lewis can maneuver his way to the front past his team-mate and the Ferarri’s.

Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying Results:

1.  RAIKKONEN      Ferrari
2.  MASSA          Ferrari
3.  ALONSO         McLaren
4.  HAMILTON       McLaren
5.  ROSBERG        Williams
6.  HEIDFELD       BMW
7.  WEBBER         Red Bull
8.  TRULLI         Toyota
9.  KOVALAINEN     Renault
10. SCHUMACHER     Toyota
11. COULTHARD      Red Bull
12. BUTTON         Honda
13. LIUZZI         Toro Rosso
14. KUBICA         BMW
15. WURZ           Williams
16. VETTEL         Toro Rosso
17. BARRICHELLO    Honda
18. SATO           Super Aguri
19. SUTIL          Spyker
20. DAVIDSON       Super Aguri
21. YAMAMOTO       Spyker
22. FISICHELLA     Renault

Lewis Hamilton starts the Italian Grand Prix in Monza from second position, only 0.037 seconds behind Fernando Alonso.

The McLaren’s were very competitive throughout qualifying and the practice sessions and after qualifying they are leading the field by 0.5 seconds!

Let’s see if the Ferrari’s can be competitive with the McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team in Monza tomorrow, otherwise it’ll just be Fernando Alonso racing Lewis Hamilton.

Heidfeld did very well in the BMW to start from fourth.

The qualifying results for the Italian Grand Prix:

1.  ALONSO        Mclaren      1m21.997s
2.  HAMILTON      McLaren      1m22.034s
3.  MASSA         Ferrari      1m22.549s
4.  HEIDFELD      BMW          1m23.174s
5.  RAIKKONEN     Ferrari      1m23.183s
6.  KUBICA        BMW          1m23.446s
7.  KOVALAINEN    Renault      1m24.102s
8.  ROSBERG       Williams     1m24.382s
9.  TRULLI        Toyota       1m24.555s
10. BUTTON        Honda        1m25.165s
11. WEBBER        Red Bull     1m23.166s
12. BARRICHELLO   Honda        1m23.176s
13. WURZ          Williams     1m23.209s
14. DAVIDSON      Super Aguri  1m23.274s
15. FISICHELLA    Renault      1m23.325s
16. VETTEL        Toro Rosso   1m23.351s
17. SATO          Super Aguri  1m23.749s
18. R SCHUMACHER  Toyota       1m23.787s
19. LIUZZI        Toro Rosso   1m23.886s
20. COULTHARD     Red Bull     1m24.019s
21. SUTIL         Spyker       1m24.699s
22. YAMAMOTO      Spyker       1m25.084s

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Lewis Hamilton was awarded the pole position in Hungary after the stewards deemed Alonso impeded Hamilton’s chances of taking pole position (which he obviously did!). Fernando Alonso is now starting from 6th position; McLaren Mercedes will also not earn any constructors points from either car this weekend.

Team principal Ron Dennis also told reporters after qualifying that the mix-up began because Hamilton didn’t follow instructions to allow Alonso past during the fuel-burning phase of Q3, thus throwing the McLarens out of sequence.

Now Mr. Dennis, that’s not very cool – publicly blaming one of your drivers even though they probably didn’t do anything wrong!

Good luck for the race Lewis!

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Vodafone McLaren Mercedes racing driver Lewis Hamilton starts the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix from second position.

A strange incident happened near the end of the final-qualifying session when Fernando Alonso was told to wait by the team to find a gap for his last qualifying lap – BUT when he was given the sign to go, Alonso still delayed for around 10 seconds while Lewis was already cued up behind him, costing Lewis valuable time which he needed to do a final qualifying lap as time was running out.

Fernando Alonso got pole in front of Lewis Hamilton who did not manage to cross the line before the time ran out – by only a few seconds. I’m sure Lewis Hamilton wasn’t very happy and Ron Dennis didn’t look too happy either.

If Lewis wins the race on Sunday it’s be the perfect answer to Alonso!

Hungary Qualifying Results:

1 Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.674
2 Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.781
3 Nick Heidfeld, BMW 1:20.259
4 Kimi Raikkonen , Ferrari 1:20.410
5 Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota 1:20.632
6 Ralf Schumacher, Toyota 1:20.714
7 Robert Kubica, BMW 1:20.876
8 Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault 1:21.079
9 Jarno Trulli, Toyota 1:21.206
10 Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault 1:21.256
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11 David Coulthard, Red Bull-Renault 1:20.718
12 Heikki Kovalainen, Renault 1:20.779
13 Alexander Wurz, Williams-Toyota 1:20.865
14 Felipe Massa, Ferrari 1:21.021
15 Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri-Honda 1:21.127
16 Vitantonio Liuzzi, STR-Ferrari 1:21.993
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17 Jenson Button, Honda 1:21.737
18 Rubens Barrichello, Honda 1:21.877
19 Takuma Sato, Super Aguri-Honda 1:22.143
20 Sebastian Vettel, STR-Ferrari 1:22.177
21 Adrian Sutil, Spyker-Ferrari 1:22.737
22 Sakon Yamamoto, Spyker-Ferrari 1:23.774

UPDATE: Autosport has spoken to Ron Dennis about the situation, procedures and what happened. Granted, there probably are procedures in place etc. – but it still just seems somewhat strange, when Alonso came out there wasn’t even a car in sight!

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