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	<title>safety-car &amp;laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed</title>
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<title><![CDATA[Nem ao céu e nem ao inferno]]></title>
<link>http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/?p=139</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Carlão</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[O GP da Alemanha estava chato(com Hamilton em primeiro), e previsível até a batida do alemão Tim]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>O GP da Alemanha estava chato(com Hamilton em primeiro), e previsível até a batida do alemão Timo Glock da Toyota que provocou a entrada do carro de segurança ou em <strong>inglês safety car</strong>.</p>
<p>A partir daí, o que se viu foi todo mundo entrando no box menos Hamilton em uma tática estranha e com isso caiu para sexto após sua parada e Massa em segundo e com Nelsinho em primeiro ao arriscar tudo em uma parada só. Claro que Piquet Jr contou com a sorte, mas depois foi dono de uma pilotagem irretocável apenas sendo superado pela Mclaren do inglês.</p>
<p>Agora considerações:</p>
<p>1- Hamilton ainda não é um gênio e sim um grande piloto. Para mim Alonso é melhor que ele ainda </p>
<p>2- Massa é um bom piloto só que a Ferrari levou de goleada da flecha prateada durante todo fim de semana.</p>
<p>3- esse fato de dois brasileiros no mesmo pódio (com Nelsinho em 2o e Massa em 3o), não acontecia desde 91 (nesta data Senna chegou em 1o e Piquezão em 3o).</p>
<p>A corrida foi essa:</p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Pos</th>
<th>No</th>
<th>Driver</th>
<th>Team</th>
<th>Laps</th>
<th>Time/Retired</th>
<th>Grid</th>
<th>Pts</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/828.html">Lewis Hamilton</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2930.html">McLaren-Mercedes</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>1:31:20.874</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>6</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/823.html">Nelsinho Piquet</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2922.html">Renault</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+5.5 secs</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/18.html">Felipe Massa</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2920.html">Ferrari</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+9.3 secs</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>3</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/16.html">Nick Heidfeld</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2921.html">BMW Sauber</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+9.8 secs</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/813.html">Heikki Kovalainen</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2930.html">McLaren-Mercedes</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+12.4 secs</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>1</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/12.html">Kimi Räikkönen</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2920.html">Ferrari</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+14.4 secs</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>4</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/815.html">Robert Kubica</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2921.html">BMW Sauber</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+22.6 secs</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>15</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/822.html">Sebastian Vettel</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2926.html">STR-Ferrari</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+33.2 secs</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/14.html">Jarno Trulli</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2925.html">Toyota</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+37.1 secs</td>
<td>4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>7</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/809.html">Nico Rosberg</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2923.html">Williams-Toyota</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+37.6 secs</td>
<td>13</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>5</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/30.html">Fernando Alonso</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2922.html">Renault</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+38.6 secs</td>
<td>5</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>14</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/834.html">Sebastien Bourdais</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2926.html">STR-Ferrari</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+39.1 secs</td>
<td>15</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>9</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/11.html">David Coulthard</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2924.html">Red Bull-Renault</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+54.9 secs</td>
<td>10</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>8</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/827.html">Kazuki Nakajima</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2923.html">Williams-Toyota</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+60.0 secs</td>
<td>16</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>20</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/818.html">Adrian Sutil</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2929.html">Force India-Ferrari</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+69.4 secs</td>
<td>19</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td>21</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/17.html">Giancarlo Fisichella</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2929.html">Force India-Ferrari</a></td>
<td>67</td>
<td>+84.0 secs</td>
<td>20</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>16</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/6.html">Jenson Button</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2927.html">Honda</a></td>
<td>66</td>
<td>+1 Lap</td>
<td>14</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ret</td>
<td>17</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/8.html">Rubens Barrichello</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2927.html">Honda</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>Accident damage</td>
<td>18</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ret</td>
<td>10</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/21.html">Mark Webber</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2924.html">Red Bull-Renault</a></td>
<td>40</td>
<td>Oil leak</td>
<td>8</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ret</td>
<td>12</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/791.html">Timo Glock</a></td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2925.html">Toyota</a></td>
<td>35</td>
<td>Accident</td>
<td>11</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>O campeonato é esse:       </p>
<p> </p>
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<th>Pos</th>
<th>Driver</th>
<th>Nationality</th>
<th>Team</th>
<th>Points</th>
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<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/828.html">Lewis Hamilton</a></td>
<td>British</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2930.html">McLaren-Mercedes</a></td>
<td>58</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/18.html">Felipe Massa</a></td>
<td>Brazilian</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2920.html">Ferrari</a></td>
<td>54</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/12.html">Kimi Räikkönen</a></td>
<td>Finnish</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2920.html">Ferrari</a></td>
<td>51</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/815.html">Robert Kubica</a></td>
<td>Polish</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2921.html">BMW Sauber</a></td>
<td>48</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/16.html">Nick Heidfeld</a></td>
<td>German</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2921.html">BMW Sauber</a></td>
<td>41</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/813.html">Heikki Kovalainen</a></td>
<td>Finnish</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2930.html">McLaren-Mercedes</a></td>
<td>28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/14.html">Jarno Trulli</a></td>
<td>Italian</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2925.html">Toyota</a></td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/21.html">Mark Webber</a></td>
<td>Australian</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2924.html">Red Bull-Renault</a></td>
<td>18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/30.html">Fernando Alonso</a></td>
<td>Spanish</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2922.html">Renault</a></td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/8.html">Rubens Barrichello</a></td>
<td>Brazilian</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2927.html">Honda</a></td>
<td>11</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/823.html">Nelsinho Piquet</a></td>
<td>Brazilian</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2922.html">Renault</a></td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/809.html">Nico Rosberg</a></td>
<td>German</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2923.html">Williams-Toyota</a></td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/827.html">Kazuki Nakajima</a></td>
<td>Japanese</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2923.html">Williams-Toyota</a></td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/11.html">David Coulthard</a></td>
<td>British</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2924.html">Red Bull-Renault</a></td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/822.html">Sebastian Vettel</a></td>
<td>German</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2926.html">STR-Ferrari</a></td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/791.html">Timo Glock</a></td>
<td>German</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2925.html">Toyota</a></td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/6.html">Jenson Button</a></td>
<td>British</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2927.html">Honda</a></td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/834.html">Sebastien Bourdais</a></td>
<td>French</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2926.html">STR-Ferrari</a></td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/17.html">Giancarlo Fisichella</a></td>
<td>Italian</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2929.html">Force India-Ferrari</a></td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/20.html">Takuma Sato</a></td>
<td>Japanese</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2928.html">Super Aguri-Honda</a></td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/818.html">Adrian Sutil</a></td>
<td>German</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2929.html">Force India-Ferrari</a></td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/driver/2008/28.html">Anthony Davidson</a></td>
<td>British</td>
<td><a href="http://dominiodebola.wordpress.com/results/team/2008/2928.html">Super Aguri-Honda</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<p>Até a Hungria(corrida chatérriiima)</p>
<p>informações: F1.com</p>
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<title><![CDATA[GP Alemanha 2008, A Corrida Completa]]></title>
<link>http://f1review.wordpress.com/?p=648</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Romario Jr</dc:creator>
<guid>http://f1review.wordpress.com/?p=648</guid>
<description><![CDATA[FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2008




Pos
No
Driver
Team
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><span style="color:#008000;">FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2008</span></h2>
<div class="contentContainer">
<table class="raceResults" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th><span style="color:#008000;">Pos</span></th>
<th><span style="color:#008000;">No</span></th>
<th><span style="color:#008000;">Driver</span></th>
<th><span style="color:#008000;">Team</span></th>
<th><span style="color:#008000;">Laps</span></th>
<th><span style="color:#008000;">Time/Retired</span></th>
<th><span style="color:#008000;">Grid</span></th>
<th><span style="color:#008000;">Pts</span></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">1</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">22</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Lewis Hamilton</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">McLaren-Mercedes</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">1:31:20.874</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">1</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">10</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">2</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">6</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Nelsinho Piquet</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Renault</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+5.5 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">17</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">8</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">3</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">2</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Felipe Massa</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Ferrari</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+9.3 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">2</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">6</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">4</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">3</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Nick Heidfeld</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">BMW Sauber</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+9.8 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">12</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">5</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">5</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">23</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Heikki Kovalainen</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">McLaren-Mercedes</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+12.4 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">3</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">4</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">6</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">1</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Kimi Räikkönen</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Ferrari</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+14.4 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">6</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">3</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">7</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">4</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Robert Kubica</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">BMW Sauber</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+22.6 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">7</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">2</span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">8</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">15</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Sebastian Vettel</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">STR-Ferrari</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+33.2 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">9</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">1</span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">9</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">11</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Jarno Trulli</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Toyota</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+37.1 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">4</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">10</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">7</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Nico Rosberg</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Williams-Toyota</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+37.6 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">13</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">11</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">5</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Fernando Alonso</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Renault</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+38.6 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">5</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">12</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">14</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Sebastien Bourdais</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">STR-Ferrari</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+39.1 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">15</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">13</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">9</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">David Coulthard</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Red Bull-Renault</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+54.9 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">10</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">14</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">8</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Kazuki Nakajima</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Williams-Toyota</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+60.0 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">16</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">15</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">20</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Adrian Sutil</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Force India-Ferrari</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+69.4 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">19</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">16</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">21</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Giancarlo Fisichella</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Force India-Ferrari</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">67</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+84.0 secs</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">20</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">17</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">16</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Jenson Button</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Honda</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">66</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">+1 Lap</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">14</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">Ret</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">17</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Rubens Barrichello</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Honda</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">50</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Accident damage</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">18</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">Ret</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">10</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Mark Webber</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Red Bull-Renault</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">40</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Oil leak</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">8</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></td>
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<td><span style="color:#008000;">Ret</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">12</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Timo Glock</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Toyota</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">35</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">Accident</span></td>
<td><span style="color:#008000;">11</span></td>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Mais uma sensacional e surpreendente corrida nesta movimentada temporada 2008. E que resultado do Nelson Piquet [Renault], hein? É bobagem creditar seu pódio apenas à sorte, pois todo o tempo em que ele andou lá nas primeiras posições ele manteve o mesmo ritmo dos demais; foi o Hamilton [McLaren] que andou demais e o Massa [Ferrari] que andou de menos.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Com direito à <a href="http://f1review.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/gp-alemanha-2008-pane-em-hockenheim/">pane nos computadores</a>, mais um martírio da Ferrari, um acidente espetacular, um <em>safety car</em> que muda completamente a história da corrida, um erro de estratégia da McLaren e o primeiro pódio de Piquet Jr., seguem abaixo todas as emoções do Grande Prêmio da Alemanha 2008, em vídeo da transmissão de TV aberta e também a opção de áudio da transmissão de rádio da CBN - esta gravação tem até a entrevista coletiva oficial em português. Divirta-se!</p>
<h6><a href="http://www.megavideo.com/?v=5ONBIJSL"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-592" src="http://f1review.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/object_14.png" alt="" width="32" height="32" /></a> <span style="color:#99cc00;">Clique aqui para assisitir a corrida completa no Megavideo</span></h6>
<h6>[audio=http://media.switchpod.com/users/ffyahoo/GPalemanha2008radioCBN.mp3] <span style="color:#99cc00;">Clique aqui para ouvir a transmissão da Rádio CBN neste player</span></h6>
<h6><a href="http://media.switchpod.com/users/ffyahoo/GPalemanha2008radioCBN.mp3" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-593" src="http://f1review.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/music_01.png" alt="" width="32" height="32" /></a> <span style="color:#99cc00;">Clique aqui com o botão direito e "salvar como" para pegar o MP3 e ouvir no <a href="http://www.submarino.com.br/software_productdetails.asp?Query=ProductPage&#38;ProdTypeId=10&#38;ProdId=21190837&#38;ST=SR&#38;franq=215319">iPod</a></span></h6>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em><span style="color:#808080;">Clique e aproveite estas bat-ofertas no Submarino:<br />
<a href="http://www.submarino.com.br/toys_productdetails.asp?Query=ProductPage&#38;ProdTypeId=3&#38;ProdId=21365447&#38;ST=SR&#38;franq=215319" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.s8.com.br/images/toys/cover/img7/21365447.jpg" alt="Triciclo Batmovel - Brinquedos Bandeirante" width="128" height="131" /></a>   <a href="http://www.submarino.com.br/toys_productdetails.asp?Query=ProductPage&#38;ProdTypeId=3&#38;ProdId=21371204&#38;ST=SR&#38;franq=215319" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.s8.com.br/images/toys/cover/img4/21371204.jpg" alt="Toca Instantânea c/ 100 Bolinhas Batman" width="148" height="133" /></a>   <a href="http://www.submarino.com.br/toys_productdetails.asp?Query=ProductPage&#38;ProdTypeId=3&#38;ProdId=21199362&#38;ST=SR&#38;franq=215319" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.s8.com.br/images/toys/cover/img2/21199362.jpg" alt="O Bat-Tanque, Charada e Esconderijo do Bane Lego" width="137" height="131" /></a><br />
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Marco</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Grande gara e trionfo per la McLaren di Hamilton, che si è imposto su tutti gli altri piloti, dimos]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.cascorosso.com/drupal/files/pictures/temp/circuiti/Nurburgring.jpg"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.cascorosso.com/drupal/files/pictures/temp/circuiti/Nurburgring.jpg" alt="" width="272" height="190" /></a>Grande gara e trionfo per la McLaren di Hamilton, che si è imposto su tutti gli altri piloti, dimostrando di avere, almeno per questa gara, qualche possibilità in più di vincere il mondiale.<br />
È stato il dominatore dell'intera gara e ha superato ogni minima difficoltà senza troppa fatica.<br />
Merito, forse, anche della strategia azzeccata, utilizzata pure dal pilota che, per secondo, ha tagliato il traguardo, il figlio del tre volte campione del mondo, Piquet.<br />
La gara, infatti, può essere divisa in due parti. La prima, molto regolare, e la seconda, nata dal brutto incidete di Timo Glock, sul rettilineo d'arrivo. Pur rimanendo illeso, il pilota ha distrutto la sua Toyota, rendendo inevitabile l'entrata della safety-car in pista.<br />
È proprio in questo momento che Hamilton ha vinto la sua gara. Mentre la maggior parte dei piloti rientravano ai  box, il pilota britannico ha deciso di attendere fino al cinquantesimo giro.<br />
Da questo punto, la gara è diventata entusiasmante grazie ai diversi sorpassi di Hamilton che, dalla quinta posizione, è riuscito a ottenere di nuovo la prima, mantenuta poi fino al traguardo.<br />
Ma non solo la strategia vincente ha permesso, al pilota delle frecce d'argento, di vincere la gara. Complici sono stati anche i due piloti delle rosse. Massa non ha potuto nulla contro la furia di Hamilton, mentre Raikkonen ha corso una gara piuttosto tranquilla, chiudendo nella stessa posizione da cui era partito, la sesta.<br />
Grande gara, invece, per il giovane Piquet, che, dalla diciassettesima posizione, si è ritrovato sul secondo gradino più alto del podio, e per il tedesco Heidfeld, che, proprio nel circuito di casa, ha dimostrato di essere molto maturato negli ultimi anni.<br />
Gara positiva per la McLaren, quindi, che però non permette alla scuderia inglese, nè hai suoi piloti, di modificare di molto la situazione in classifica generale.<br />
Nel campionato costruttori, la Ferrari (105 punti) è sempre di più prima, con più di quindici punti sulla seconda, la Bmw (89), seguita dalla McLaren (86).<br />
Unico cambiamento nella classifica piloti, invece, è l'allungo, di soli quattro punti, da parte di Hamilton (58 punti), su Massa (54). In terza posizione rimane l'altro ferrarista, Raikkonen (51), seguito da Kubica (48), Hedfeld (41) e Kovalainen (28).</p>
<p>Di seguito l'ordine d'arrivo della gara di oggi:</p>
<p>1 Lewis Hamilton 	1:31:20.874 <img class="alignright" src="http://www.corrieredellosport.it/images/61/C_3_Media_370761_immagine_det.jpg" alt="" width="470" height="288" /><br />
2 Nelsinho Piquet +5.5 secs<br />
3 Felipe Massa 	+9.3 secs<br />
4 Nick Heidfeld +9.8 secs<br />
5 Heikki Kovalainen +12.4 secs<br />
6 Kimi Räikkönen +14.4 secs<br />
7 Robert Kubica +22.6 secs<br />
8 Sebastian Vettel +33.2 secs<br />
9 Jarno Trulli +37.1 secs<br />
10 Nico Rosberg +37.6 secs<br />
11 Fernando Alonso +38.6 secs<br />
12 Sebastien Bourdais +39.1 secs<br />
13 David Coulthard +54.9 secs<br />
14 Kazuki Nakajima +60.0 secs<br />
15 Adrian Sutil +69.4 secs<br />
16 Giancarlo Fisichella	+84.0 secs<br />
17 Jenson Button +1 Lap</p>
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<title><![CDATA[German Grand Prix Data Sheet]]></title>
<link>http://f1punter.wordpress.com/?p=141</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>f1punter</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[



A slightly abridged data sheet this week, taking into account that the German GP isn&#8217;t alw]]></description>
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<td>A slightly abridged data sheet this week, taking into account that the German GP isn't always held at Hockenheim these days and that the track layout was significantly modified after 2001.  Early thoughts are that it is no surprise to see the majority of bookmakers odds-on about a Kimi fastest lap.</td>
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<p>Title: <em><a title="German Grand Prix Data Sheet" href="http://f1punter.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/ger.pdf" target="_blank">German Grand Prix Data Sheet</a></em> &#124; Format: <em>PDF </em>&#124; Filesize: <em>80.4kb</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Natte Formule 1 race verwacht]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wedden</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[De regen daalt neer in Engeland en dat is geen goed nieuws voor de rijders die straks van start gaan]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>De regen daalt neer in Engeland en dat is geen goed nieuws voor de rijders die straks van start gaan in de formule 1 te Silverstone. Maar dit is wel goed voor de wedders want er zijn een paar mooie weddenschappen te vinden. Met deze regen is een Safety Car natuurlijk een veel voorkomend iets. Unibet geeft je 1.65 x je inzet terug als je daar nu op inzet!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[El Audi R8 es el nuevo Safety Car del DTM]]></title>
<link>http://mrnolla.wordpress.com/?p=1124</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mr. Nolla</dc:creator>
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Después de que hace dos meses se anunciara que el coche de seguridad del DTM sería un Mercedes C6]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;">Después de que hace dos meses se anunciara que el coche de seguridad del DTM sería un Mercedes C63 AMG, hoy Audi acaba de anunciar a los medios que ellos proporcionarán el coche de seguridad para el DTM, y no siendo otro que el superdeportivo R8, el cual estará presente a partir de la cita de Norisring.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;">Según Werner Frowein, -ejecutivo de Quattro-; dadas las excepcionales cualidades deportivas del R8 las mejoras introducidas han sido mínimas –aunque no se comunican en qué consisten–. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;">A primera vista sólo llaman la atención las luces de emergencia y la decoración especial, así como el alerón y el faldón de competición rebajado del racing taxi.</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Objetivo: Safety Car]]></title>
<link>http://paraelvulgo.wordpress.com/?p=83</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jorenob</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Espero que no le de ideas a Hamilton, todos sabemos que es muy aficionado a esas cosas.

Vía Racing]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Espero que no le de ideas a Hamilton, todos sabemos que <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbVM-1lfj5o&#38;feature=related">es muy aficionado a esas cosas</a>.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/HQACcl7y92g'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/HQACcl7y92g&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Vía <a href="http://www.racingpasion.com/2008/07/01-cuando-hasta-el-safety-car-se-tiene-que-andar-con-ojo">Racingpasion</a></p>
<p><strong>Bola Extra</strong><br />
Parece que Hamilton ya está entrenándose para darnos otra nueva alegría:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/sailing/article4237610.ece">Oh nooo, Christ, s**t!</a> (Times)</li>
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<p>Gracias por el enlace <a href="http://www.ayuspikids.net/">Kentx</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[British Grand Prix Data Sheet]]></title>
<link>http://f1punter.wordpress.com/?p=137</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>f1punter</dc:creator>
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Click the pdf icon for a summary of the historic data for forthcoming British Grand Prix.  No sa]]></description>
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<td>Click the pdf icon for a summary of the historic data for forthcoming British Grand Prix.  No safety car last year was unusual for Silverstone, with five in the previous four years.  Is the even money at Betfair for it to be seen again too big?  And who will come out on top in the race, Ferrari or McLaren?</td>
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<title><![CDATA[French Fancies]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>f1punter</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I thought that I had spotted some value in the winning margin market.  Bet365 are offering Evens tha]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/f1punter-48.jpg' align='left' height='48' width='48' />I thought that I had spotted some value in the winning margin market.  Bet365 are offering Evens that the winning margin in Sunday’s race will be greater than six seconds.  The average winning margin around Magny-Cours in the last ten years is 9.97 seconds.<!--moreContinue reading...--> In those ten races the winning margin has been greater than six seconds no less than eight times.  Have Bet365 made a gaffe?</p>
<p>Possibly not, as the one thing that I am afraid of is a Ferrari one-two.  Since Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa became teammates they have shared six one-two finishes; none of which have seen a gap between them of more than six seconds.</p>
<p>The only way I would get involved in this market now is if for any reason I thought that a one-two was unlikely – namely if it was raining (which slightly increases the average winning margin too).</p>
<p>This got me looking at the other markets and my eye was drawn to SkyBet’s ‘Without the Big Six’ market.  This is an outright market that excludes Raikkonen, Massa, Hamilton, Kovalainen, Kubica and Heidfeld.  Following his impressive qualifying session Fernando Alonso is an odd-on shot.  Is this right?</p>
<p>Magny-Cours is of course a home race for Renault.  How much pressure were they under to mask their performance in qualifying with a light fuel load?  The logical comparison would be Fernando Alonso’s home grand prix in Spain.  There, a stellar qualifying performance saw him qualify second on the grid, but his true race pace had him pegged in sixth and falling into the clutches of Mark Webber (+1.7 seconds) before his untimely engine failure.</p>
<p>Lets look at the seven races so far this season and who has won the race without the big six:</p>
<p>2 x Win – Mark Webber<br />
2 x Win – Jarno Trulli<br />
1 x Win – David Coulthard<br />
1 x Win – Fernando Alonso<br />
1 x Win – Nico Rosberg</p>
<p>Interestingly Red Bull have been best-of-the-rest in three out of the last four races.  In Turkey where Fernando Alonso took this accolade it was again Mark Webber who followed him home.  We have already got <a href="http://f1punter.com/2008/06/20/magny-cours-points-to-coulthard/">David Coulthard covered with a points finish</a>, but at 13/2 Mark Webber must be worth a shot with each-way terms available for those that are inclined.</p>
<p>Elsewhere an uneventful start to the Canadian GP has seen the average lap of the first retirement in 2008 jump up to 2.86 laps.  Magny-Cours is a circuit where another clean start is possible: the average lap for the first retirement in the last ten years is a mammoth 10.5 laps.  Bet365 are offering 6/4 that the first retirement will come during the second lap or later.  This looks a value price to me, but beware that the last three races here at Magny-Cours have seen early retirements.</p>
<p>Nelson Piquet Jnr. has failed to complete five out of the seven races this season.  He raced at Magny-Cours four times in GP2 and didn’t trouble the chequered-flag twice.  Despite this he can be laid at odds-on to be classified in Sunday’s main feature.  Well I certainly wouldn’t be backer.</p>
<p>Finally, there is some 4/5 available on Betfair that we won’t see the Safety Car deployed.  With one outing here in the last ten years that would appear to be value, but with the FIA speculating that there could be thunderstorms during race-day (they predicted heavy rain for Saturday that failed to materialise) I am happy to pass it over.  If it is still available at 2pm local time and there is blue sky above Nevers then I may reassess.</p>
<p>Whatever you fancy for tomorrow, good luck!  If you spot any value anywhere or simply have a strong inclination for an outcome then please post in the comments.</p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<td>Here is the betting data sheet for the forthcoming French Grand Prix.  The key difference between this race and the last one in Canada, has to be the scarcity of the Safety Car.  It is also interesting to note the mastery that David Coulthard held over one lap of this circuit for the five years between 1998 and 2002.</td>
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<p>Title: <em><a title="French Grand Prix Data Sheet" href="http://f1punter.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/fra.pdf" target="_blank">French Grand Prix Data Sheet</a></em> &#124; Format: <em>PDF </em>&#124; Filesize: <em>85.6kb</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada: Thoughts On The Race]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/f1punter-48.jpg' align='left' height='48' width='48' />Lewis Hamilton is odds-on for victory following his highly impressive qualifying performance at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.  As I type, he is currently trading at around 1.64 – 1.65 on <a href="http://www.betfair.com">Betfair</a> and at that price I feel that he has to be opposed.  There is no doubt about his ability to wring a lap from his McLaren around here, but all of the press reaction subsequent to qualifying has been about his ‘dominance’ over the other drivers and I think that this, in part, is responsible for such an unattractively short price.<!--moreContinue reading...--></p>
<p>Hamilton qualified six-tenths of a second faster than Kubica and nearly a second quicker than the nearest Ferrari. I believe that this, to some degree, has to be fuel-related.  Martin Brundle remarked in ITV commentary that teams were expecting to have problems with the soft-compound Bridgestone tyre in the race and that it would only be viable for use in the latter stages once the track had rubbered-in.  We know from Turkey that Hamilton can have problems with the softer tyre’s wear and on that occasion McLaren chose to switch him to a three-stop strategy to minimise the impact.  I wouldn’t be surprised to see the same thing again here in Canada.</p>
<p>Throw in the possibility of inclement weather, the track breaking up, the inevitable safety car periods, the crazy safety car pit lane rules and the groundhogs; there is no way I would want to be backing the Brit at that price.</p>
<p>After missing out on a big-priced points finish for Kazuki Nakajima in Monaco I don’t want to make the same mistake again.  <a href="http://f1punter.com/2008/05/10/one-to-watch-kazuki-nakajima/">Full reasons here</a>, but in short his qualifying performance doesn’t seem to hamper his ability to get his Williams in to the points.  There is plenty of 5/2 available and possibly bigger on the exchanges.</p>
<p>Finally, I am going to take a punt on Sebastian Vettel steering his Toro Rosso in to the points from a pit-lane start.  The pit lane exit in Montreal feeds out into the exit of turn two so hopefully he will be able to miss any first corner carnage.  From there he will still need to negotiate his way through the pack, but a) Montreal is a circuit where passing is possible and b) <a href="http://f1punter.com/2008/06/05/classified-in-canada/">I have already predicted</a> that there will be a large number of retirements, potentially making his job easier.</p>
<p>The main rationale behind this bet though is that there remains a possibility of rain.  Last time out in Monaco, Vettel managed to secure a fifth place finish in the extremely tricky conditions.  This comes on the back of a fourth place finish in the rain in China and a supremely strong drive in the wet in Japan last year. 4/1 is currently available on the exchanges; the 120/1 for a podium is perhaps just stretching it a little!</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<td>This week's data sheet for the Canadian Grand Prix...  The statistics for the Safety Car and the number of retirements gives us an insight into what we can expect to see on Sunday, particularly with the potential for rain being forecast.</td>
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<title><![CDATA[An Introduction To F1 Betting]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A guest post written on the excellent Forumula1.net.
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 21:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Oh dear. Poor Sutil. Pranged from behind in the Monaco GP held around the streets of Monte Carlo. Hi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh dear. Poor Sutil. Pranged from behind in the Monaco GP held around the streets of Monte Carlo. Hit by the flying Finn forgetting Ferrari has poor grip on cold tyres. Forgetting that tyres cool down during safety car periods - especially when it's wet. C'mon Kimi, we expect better from you than that!</p>
<p>Well done to Adrian Sutil though, a great race. You've just had your Alesi moment... (the one that got Alesi his reputation, when after being overtaken by Senna he immediately took Senna back at the next corner, thus ensuring nobody ever questioned Alesi's driving skills from that moment on - rightly or wrongly). People will notice you now. Your career can only go up from here!</p>
<p>Well done Hamilton too, despite your self-inflicted early puncture. Coming back to earth a bit after last year are we? About time. Nice win though; shame about the safety car when you had a 40 second lead...</p>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 21:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.cascorosso.com/drupal/files/pictures/temp/circuiti/Monte-Carlo.jpg" alt="" width="259" height="181" />Forse oggi, finalmente, dopo tanti anni di elettronica, abbiamo potuto apprezzare una gara di formula 1 senza quel traction control che, forse, avrebbe limitato le difficoltà su una pista come quella di Monaco.<br />
È stato, inoltre, un gran premio bagnato e la pioggia non ha certo migliorato le condizioni in cui i sono trovati a guidare i piloti.<br />
Ma la pioggia, da un certo punto di vista, se ha sfavorito la maggior parte delle scuderie, ha permesso alla McLaren di Hamilton di tagliare per prima il traguardo.<br />
Infatti, anche se alla partenza, l'inglese aveva imposto la sua velocità su Raikkonen, già nei primi giri, un problema alla gomma posteriore destra, gli ha imposto di rientrare ai box e, quindi, modificare la strategia di gara.<br />
Hamilton carica più carburante, ma perde qualche posizione a favore di Raikkonen e del sempre più sorprendente Kubica che, durante la gara, riuscirà a guadagnare, anche se per poco tempo, la prima posizione.<br />
Felipe Massa è ancora primo quando la Safety Car deve entrare in pista, annullando tutti i distacchi. Ma è l'errore alla St. Devote che fa perdere la prima posizione al brasiliano. Errore che commetterà anche il compagno di squadra, qualche giro dopo.<br />
Il resto della gara è un susseguirsi di errori e incidenti che, se non per poco, non finiscono per alterare le posizioni.<br />
Da segnalare il brutto incidente di Rosberg alle piscine e il tamponamento di Raikkonen su Sutil all'uscita dal tunnel.<br />
Proprio in quel momento, la Force India si ritrovava alla quarta posizione, ma il sogno di portare a casa cinque punti, svanisce per l'impatto col ferrarista.<br />
Ad Hamilton non resta che amministrare la sua prima posizione e tagliare il traguardo seguito dalla Bmw di Kubica.<br />
Grazie a questo gran premio, il pilota inglese riconquista la prima posizione nel mondiale piloti, mentre, per quanto riguarda la classifica dei team, l'esperienza dei piloti Ferrari e la maggiore affidabilità della rossa premiano la scuderia di Maranello.<br />
Mondiale piloti più che mai aperto quindi, con quattro piloti nel giro di sei punti: Hamilton (38), Raikkonen (35), Massa (34) e Kubica (32).<br />
Diversa è, invece, la situazione nel mondiale costruttori, dove la Ferrari (69) continua ad avere un distacco maggiore sulla McLaren (53) e la Bmw (52).</p>
<p>Di seguito l'ordine d'arrivo di oggi:<img class="alignright" src="http://www.cascorosso.com/drupal/files/pictures/temp/000_mclaren__vince_monaco_04.preview_0.jpg" alt="" width="404" height="288" /></p>
<p>1  Lewis Hamilton   	2:00:42.742<br />
2  Robert Kubica        +3.0 secs<br />
3  Felipe Massa         +4.8 secs<br />
4  Mark Webber          +19.2 secs<br />
5  Sebastian Vettel 	+24.6 secs<br />
6  Rubens Barrichello   +28.4 secs<br />
7  Kazuki Nakajima 	+30.1 secs<br />
8  Heikki Kovalainen 	+33.1 secs<br />
9  Kimi Räikkönen 	+33.7 secs<br />
10 Fernando Alonso 	+1 Lap<br />
11 Jenson Button 	+1 Lap<br />
12 Timo Glock 	        +1 Lap<br />
13 Jarno Trulli         +1 Lap<br />
14 Nick Heidfeld 	+4 Laps</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Monaco Grand Prix Data Sheet]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 22:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Here is the data sheet for this weekend&#8217;s Monaco Grand Prix.  It makes interesting reading]]></description>
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<td>Here is the data sheet for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.  It makes interesting reading and perhaps dispels some of the myths about the circuit. If you find anything useful then please post it up in the comments.</td>
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<p>Title: <em><a title="Monaco Grand Prix Data Sheet" href="http://f1punter.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/mon.pdf" target="_blank">Monaco Grand Prix Data Sheet</a></em> &#124; Format: <em>PDF </em>&#124; Filesize: <em>87.1kb</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[De nuevo, el Safety Car, a la palestra]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Parece que está condenado a ser el eterno problema. El Safety Car, pensado para evitar problemas y ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Parece que está condenado a ser el eterno problema. El <strong>Safety Car</strong>, pensado para evitar problemas y desajustes, parece que no tiene contento a nadie, y el problema no es suyo, si no de los reglamentos que se establecen "a su alrededor".</p>
<p>En 2007, y para evitar las peligrosas aglomeraciones que se producían en boxes cuando un <strong>Safety Car</strong> salía a pista, se decidió prohibir que ningún coche lo hicieran. Muchos preveían el problema, y ya lo anunciaron en su momento, pero no tar<img class="alignleft" style="float:left;margin:5px;" src="http://blogs.as.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/04/hamiltonsafety.jpg" alt="Safety Car" width="239" height="125" />daron en aparecer los primeros perjudicados. Todo recordamos los casos en que Alonso ha sido el damnificado por el Safety, pero ha habido más.</p>
<p>Este fin de semana en concreto le ha tocado a <strong>Heidfeld</strong>, que ha tenido que optar por la penalización establecida por la <strong>FIA</strong> (un <em>Stop &#38; Go</em>) para no quedarse tirado, vacío de combustible: "<span style="color:#8a0000;"><span style="color:#008080;">Debía optar entre quedarme sin combustible o ingresar a los boxes y que me penalizaran</span></span><span style="color:#000000;">", ha declarado el piloto de <strong>BMW</strong>. </span></p>
<p>El propio <strong>Klien</strong>, otrora piloto titular, y ahora probador el <strong>BMW</strong>, también ha alzado su voz para protestar contra esta norma injusta: "<span style="color:#008080;">Si tu monoplaza se queda sin combustible, no queda otra alternativa que parar en boxes</span><span style="color:#000000;">".  Todos claman a la <strong>FIA</strong> para que lo modifiquen, pero todo apunta a que hasta 2009 no sabremos que medidas se adpotan. </span></p>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Seconda doppietta consecutiva per la Ferrari in un gran premio di Spagna non molto appassionante.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.cascorosso.com/drupal/files/pictures/temp/circuiti/Catalunya.jpg" alt="" width="249" height="174" />Seconda doppietta consecutiva per la<strong> Ferrari</strong> in un gran premio di Spagna non molto appassionante.<br />
Il ritmo della gara, infatti, dominata dal primo all'ultimo giro dalle rosse, è stato più di una volta spezzato dall'ingresso in pista della <strong>safety-car</strong>, in seguito ad alcuni incidenti più o meno gravi.<br />
Se da un lato, la scuderia italiana può esultare per la grande prova di potenza e affidabilità, coronata non solo dalla doppietta finale, ma anche dalla pole position e dal giro più veloce eseguito da <strong>Raikkonen</strong>, dall'altro, continua la crisi della <strong>McLaren</strong>, che dopo una buona partenza nel mondiale, sembra aver perso le qualità necessarie per concorrere alla vittoria finale.<br />
Un gran premio triste, inoltre, sempre per le frecce d'argento, anche per il grave incidente di <strong>Kovalainen</strong>, che va dritto in curva, infilandosi persino sotto la prima linea di protezione del circuito. Dopo alcuni attimi di preoccupazione però, il pilota è riuscito a liberarsi e a farsi trasportare in ospedale, dimostrando di essere cosciente.<br />
Gara utopica, invece, quella di <strong>Alonso</strong>, le cui speranze di poter vincere nel circuito di casa, sfumano, insieme al motore della <strong>Renault</strong>, a circa metà gara.<br />
Continua, invece, la buona stagione delle Bmw, in particolare del polacco <strong>Kubica</strong>, che si aggiudica il quarto posto a soli 1,5 secondi da <strong>Hamilton</strong>.<br />
Ottavo e decimo posto, invece, per gli italiani Trulli e Fisichella, che continuano a condurre un mondiale senza alcun colpo di scena.<br />
Allunga, quindi, Raikkonen (29 pt.) su Hamilton (20) nella classifica generale. Si conferma competitivo Kubica (19), seguito da Massa (18), Heidfeld (16) e Kovalainen (14).<br />
La Ferrari (47), supera la <strong>Bmw</strong> (35), seguita dalla McLaren (34), nella classifica costruttori.</p>
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<p>Ordine d'arrivo:<br />
1   Kimi Räikkönen  1:38:19.051<br />
2   Felipe Massa  +3.2 secs<br />
3   Lewis Hamilton  +4.1 secs<br />
4   Robert Kubica  +5.6 secs<br />
5   Mark Webber  +35.9 secs<br />
6   Jenson Button  +53.0 secs<br />
7   Kazuki Nakajima          +58.2 secs<br />
8   Jarno Trulli  	          +59.4 secs<br />
9   Nick Heidfeld  +63.0 secs<br />
10 Giancarlo Fisichella  +1 Lap</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A versenyzők érdekeit képviselő GPDA tárgyalásokat kezdeményez a Formula-1 versenyigazgatójával Charlie Whiting-gal a Safety Car szabályok esetleges módosításáról. Mark Webber, a szervezet társelnöke elárulta, hogy a Spanyol Nagydíj hétvégéjén ülnek össze a rendelkezés kitárgyalására.</p>
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<em>Safety Car: valakinek az előnyére van, valakit hátrányosan érint</em></p>
<p><!--more-->Mint ismeretes: 2007-es évad óta a biztonsági autó beküldése esetén tilos tankolni mindaddig, amíg a mezőny fel nem sorakozott mögötte. Aki éppen benzinhiánnyal küszködik ezekben a körökben és mindenképpen tankolnia kell, az akaratlanul is szabályszegésére kényszerül, áthajtásos büntetést kap. De a tankolási tilalom mások versenystratégiáját is tönkvághatja. Emlékezzünk csak Heikki  Kovalainen nagyszerű versenyzésére az idénynyitó Ausztrál Nagydíjon. Biztos dobogós helyezést ért volna el, ha nincs a Safety Car-os időszak. Mindemellett veszélyesnek tartják a versenyzők azt, hogy a boxutca lezárásakor és megnyitásakor hirtelen kell döntést hozniuk. Erre pedig Kimi Raikkönen este a mérvadó példa, mikor is már a boxba hajtva kellett visszatérnie a pályára. Mi lehet a megoldás? Az én felvetésemet olvashatjátok a mai postomban.</p>
<p>A kiüresedő benzintank problémáját nehézkesen lehet kiküszöbölni, hiszen a balesetek váratlanul érik a versenyigigazgatóságot és a versenyzőket is egyaránt, így előre belekombinálni a versenystratégiába a biztonsági autós szakaszt eléggé lehetetlen küldetésnek tűnik. Ha éppen Maylander mögötti körözgetés alatt fogy ki a nafta, az az adott pilótát hátrányosan érinti. Ami igazságtalanságot szül.<br />
<strong>Megoldás:</strong> a safety caros körözgetés ne a célegyenesben, hanem a boxutcában történjen, így a benzinhiánnyal szenvedő versenyzők tankolhatnának.<br />
<strong>Hátránya:</strong> zsúfolt boxutca, ami koccanáshoz vezethet.</p>
<p>No de itt van még a Kovalainen féle probléma. A csapatnak az ilyen biztonsági autós szakaszban döntenie kell arról, hogy melyik pilótáját hívja ki elsőként a boxba. Aki kint marad, megintcsak hátrányt szenved. Kettős kiállást pedig nem igazán vállalnak be a csapatok. Bár a Ferrari sokszor meglépte ezt a Schumi-Barrichello érában.<br />
<strong>Megoldás:</strong> két szervíz-team egy csapaton belül, így akár a csapat mindkét pilótája egyszerre ki tudna állni tankolásra, illetve kerékcserére.<br />
<strong>Hátránya:</strong> plusz költség a több szervízes alkalmazása. Különösen a mai költésgcsökkentésre irányuló intézkedések közepette.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bahrain Grand Prix Data Sheet]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<td>There is not as much data to go on as usual, with just four previous F1 races held at the desert track. Hopefully the attached data sheet will still prove useful in the forthcoming battle with the bookies. Let me know what you think.</td>
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<p>Title: <em><a title="Bahrain Grand Prix Data Sheet" href="http://f1punter.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/bah.pdf" target="_blank">Bahrain Grand Prix Data Sheet</a></em> &#124; Format: <em>PDF </em>&#124; Filesize: <em>76.4kb</em><br />
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It is difficult to draw conclusions from so little data, particularly when the 2008 season is yet to properly bed-down.  It does however look like a circuit where one driver can dominate the entire weekend; the pole-sitter is sure to be odds-on come Sunday.  SportingBet have some interested related-contingency bets (Pole/Win and Win/Fastest Lap), but I haven't calculated what kind of margin they are working to yet.</p>
<p>Nico Rosberg's Fastest Lap stands out on that sheet and is a reminder of a great weekend for the German.  Having tasted success here in the past in GP2 and with a podium under his belt already this season, he is a driver that I will be watching closely throughout the weekend.</p>
<p>More thoughts to follow through the weekend...</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Há 15 anos - Mario Bauer estréia na F1]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[  Isto mesmo: No dia 28 de março de 1993 aconteceu em Interlagos a minha estréia em um GP de Fórm]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gpinsider.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/ha-15-anos-mario-bauer-estreia-na-f1/ayrton-senna-brazilian-gp-1993/" rel="attachment wp-att-795" title="Ayrton Senna, Brazilian GP 1993"><img src="http://gpinsider.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/1993-podium-brazil-sm.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ayrton Senna, Brazilian GP 1993" /></a>  Isto mesmo: No dia 28 de março de 1993 aconteceu em Interlagos a minha estréia em um GP de Fórmula 1... como jornalista oficialmente credenciado pela FIA. E que lembrança se tornou aquela corrida, hein? Arrepia até hoje de lembrar o autódromo todo vibrando com a vitória do Ayrton Senna – a ultima dele em casa.</p>
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Naquela época vivia na Alemanha e curtia, já que tive que encerrar a carreira de piloto, relatar sobre carros de rua e de competição que testava com freqüência para algumas revistas. Além dos <i>test drives</i> fui chamado também para escrever avaliações de pré-temporada sobre uma variedade de campeonatos. Já que o meu estilo parecia agradar, resolvi aproveitar os meus contatos e inventei entrevistar o Nelson Piquet – na época ainda um amigo – e o Ayrton Senna, ex-adversário na Formula Ford 2000. O Nelson tinha se recuperado mais ou menos da horrível acidente em Indianápolis, mas não falava nem à paulada com a imprensa. E o Ayrton estava em uma fase de descobrir o mundo dos negócios e tinha até lançado a sua empresa, promovendo a marca Senna.</p>
<p><a href="http://gpinsider.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1302" rel="attachment wp-att-1302" title="Nelson Piquet, Indianapolis 1992"><img src="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/92piquetindy500t92002.jpeg" alt="Nelson Piquet, Indianapolis 1992" /></a></p>
<p>Já que ninguém tinha como oferecer estas matérias foi moleza vendê-las para uma revista especializada alemã. Liguei então para a FIA em Paris e pedi informação sobre o procedimento de credenciamento. Conversei com uma moça bastante atenciosa, acho que o nome dela era Sally, e que me concedeu uma credencial de free lancer para um evento, mesmo com o prazo de pedido já vencido, mas que teria que enviar cópia do trabalho para eles em seguida. Beleza, fiz reserva do vôo pra São Paulo, fiz a mala e me mandei rumo a minha cidade natal. Com a ansiedade de estrear como jornalista de Formula 1 cheguei a Guarulhos cedinho na manhã da sexta-feira do GP. Peguei um táxi para o Hotel Transamérica, onde a FIA entrega as credenciais aos jornalistas até hoje. Só que não havia credencial alguma para mim. Pior: Ninguém se empenhava para descobrir por onde a minha credencial, oficialmente concedida ale do prazo. Não tinha como imaginar que este seria o primeiro golpe de muitos deste tipo que certo personagem da FIA aprontaria comigo dali pra frente. Mas essa eu conte em outra ocasião.</p>
<p>Lá estava eu no saguão do Transamérica, pensando no que fazer agora. Nisto encontro o Willy Weber, empresário do Schumi e que conhecia desde a época em que ele pilotava um Formula 3 com banco de couro (...), e o Harry Hawelka. Sobre este ultimo já relatei por aqui, era o nutricionista/fisioterapeuta da Benetton e se tornaria um grande amigo. Resolveram me dar carona até o circuito e que deveria resolver as coisas por lá. Havia um amigo do Michael acompanhando, então chegamos de carro lotado no portão do autódromo, onde todo mundo tinha que mostrar o passe da FIA. Os outros estava com os passes da Benetton e foram mostrando e eu... acabei mostrando o meu cartão de milhagem da empresa aérea. E quando o cara olhou mandei o Harry descer a bote e... tchum, tava dentro. Jeitinho brasileiro, sabe? Uma vez na área do paddock faltava o portão que dava acesso ao. Ali parava cada personagem conhecido, jornalistas, fotógrafos, membros de equipe e pedia para entregar uma notinha ao Martin Whitaker na sala de imprensa. A época o Martin era o assessor de imprensa da FIA nos GPs e F1 e quando a mesa dele se encheu daquelas notinhas minhas, resolveu descer ao portão para ver que raios estava acontecendo, quem seria este Mario Bauer.</p>
<p><a href="http://gpinsider.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1305" rel="attachment wp-att-1305" title="Martin Whitaker, 2007"><img src="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/whitaker-martin.jpg" alt="Martin Whitaker, 2007" /></a></p>
<p>Uma vez relatada a história ao Martin, ele foi pegar uma credencial de imprensa oficial da FIA e me entregou o passe sem rodeio. O Martin me salvaria a pele várias vezes durante a temporada, aplicando sensatez onda a FIA costumava demonstrar falta da mesma. Enfim, meu primeiro compromisso profissional começava ali e a primeira coisa que pesquisei foi a retirada oficial da equipe March de F1 do Mundial. A ex-equipe de Max Mosley tinha ainda embarcado para a etapa de abertura em Kyalami, mas faltaram os trocados para pagar os motores da Ilmor e, em conseqüência do suíço recusar levar calote, a equipe não teve outro jeito senão desistir. Depois da Brabham, da Pacific e da equipe espanhol Bravo, cujo projeto foi realizado pela Simtek de Nick Wirth, mas não foi adiante, a March tornou-se mais uma vítima da recessão da época.</p>
<p>As Williams-Renault de Alain Prost e Damon Hill pareciam – como na etapa anterior na África do Sul – imbatíveis e ocuparam devidamente a primeira fila com o francês marcando a pole. Atrás destes mísseis azul-amarelos e de motores V10 alinhavam as equipes sem-oficiais da Ford e seus V8s. Ayrton Senna (McLaren-Ford) e Michael Schumacher (Benetton-Ford) na segunda fila, Michael Andretti (McLaren-Ford) e Riccardo Patrese (Benetton-Ford) na terceira. Logo atrás JJ Lehto com a Sauber e Jean Alesi e sua Ferrari. O Outro Sauber de Karl Wendlinger e o Ligier de Mark Blundell na fila seguinte.</p>
<p><a href="http://gpinsider.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1303" rel="attachment wp-att-1303" title="Mike A"><img src="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/1993-bra_race_andretti_berger.jpg" alt="Mike A" /></a></p>
<p>Senna largou muito bem e conseguiu passar por Hill na primeira freada, tentando não perder o contato com o Prost. Mais para trás o Andretti e o Berger se estranharam, os dois batem no muro e a McLaren sai voando por cima da Ferrari. Conheço dois fotógrafos alemães que comemoram esta data como segundo aniversário. Por sorte ninguém se feriu. Na ponta o Prost abre vantagem ao Senna que faz de tudo para manter o Hill atrás dele. Mas na 11ª volta não temos como resistir à superioridade da super-máquina, o FW15C. O tricampeão é obrigado a ceder ao piloto novato, agora ocupa a 3ª posição na frente de Schumacher. Pior: recebe uma penalidade de 10-segundos por ultrapassagem sob bandeira amarela e isto parece o fim das esperanças de Senna enquanto subir ao pódio.</p>
<p>Mas feito encomenda, um temporal desce em Interlagos, a começar pelo retão, e surpreende Aguri Suzuki e o compatriota Ukyo Katayama. Ambos perdem controle e batem no muro dos boxes. Senna parou para trocar pneus e só após disto veio receber a "multa". Enquanto isto os boxe já estavam em caos, e a Benetton de Schumacher cai do macaco atrasando o alemão. Christian Fittipaldi e o líder Alain Prost, prestes a colocar uma volta no brasileiro, ambos não entenderam as chamadas das suas equipes e Christian acabou rodando, parando de contramão após a elevação da freada da primeira curva. O francês é surpreendido tanto pela quantia de água na pista como pela Minardi que de repente surge no trajeto e acaba escorregando ao encontro do carro do brasileiro. Um momento histórico, pois pela primeira vez entre em ação o Safety Car – a versão F1 do carro madrinha - em um GP. Momento de confusão para os pilotos, pelo que parece, já que o Alesi passou vários carros atrás do carro madrinha. O que não pode, Jean!</p>
<p><a href="http://gpinsider.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1304" rel="attachment wp-att-1304" title="Ayrton Senna &#38; Damon Hill, 1993 Brazilian GP"><img src="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/sennaehill.jpg" alt="Ayrton Senna &#38; Damon Hill, 1993 Brazilian GP" /></a></p>
<p>A equipe Lotus foi a primeira a reagir assim que o sol voltou a brilhar e chamou o Johnny Herbert logo após a re-largada para trocar de volta aos pneus slick, mesma coisa para o Alex Zanardi. Senna no entretempo levantou a galera nas arquibancadas passando por Hill na freada da Ferradura ainda no molhado e o inglês parecia conformado em conquistar pelo menos o seu primeiro pódio. Estava de bom tamanho, afinal era somente a sua quarta corrida de F1. Alesi, advertido pelas maluquices atrás do carro madrinha, e Schumacher ambos passam pelos boxes para pagar as devidas penalidades com um stop-go cada. Mas o alemão ainda consegue arrancar mesmo assim no finalzinho o 3º lugar do Herbert que acabou em 4º à frente de Blundell e Zanardi.</p>
<p>A galera no autódromo nem prestava mais atenção a estes detalhes e fez o maior carnaval pra celebrar a 2ª vitória de Senna em casa com uma invasão de pista que parou a volta de honra do tricampeão. A McLaren também tinha motivos de sobra para celebrar. Foi a 100ª vitória da marca em GPs de Formula 1. Mas já na 2a-feira fui encontrar o Ayrton lá na rua Olávo Egídio, o prédio onde hoje continua o Instituto Ayrton Senna. Mesmo com pouco tempo disponível o Ayrton foi antecioso como sempre, assim como e toda a sua equipe. E como seus familiares vem me recebendo desde então. Do "amigo" Piquet não posso dizer a mesma coisa, mas isto conto numa outra.</p>
<p><a href="http://gpinsider.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=1306" rel="attachment wp-att-1306" title="Ayrton Senna, Winner 1993 Brazilian GP"><img src="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/senna_93_brazil.jpg" alt="Ayrton Senna, Winner 1993 Brazilian GP" /></a></p>
<p><b>Grande Prêmio do Brasil de Formula 1</b>, São Paulo.</p>
<p><b>Pole Position:</b> Alain Prost, Williams FW15C-Renault,  1m 15.866s, 205.230 km/h de média.</p>
<p><b>Resultado:</b> Vencedor – Ayrton Senna, McLaren MP4/8-Ford, 71 voltas x 4,325 km = 307.075 km distância total em 1h51m15.485s.</p>
<p>2) Damon Hill, Williams FW15C-Renault   + 16.625s<br />
3) Michael Schumacher, Benetton B193-Ford   + 45.436s<br />
4) Johnny Herbert, Lotus 107B-Ford   + 46.557<br />
5) Mark Blundell, Ligier JS37-Renault   + 52.127<br />
6) Alessando Zanardi, Lotus 107B-Ford   + 1 lap</p>
<p><b>Melhor volta: </b> Michael Schumacher, Benetton B193-Ford, 1m 20.024s na volta 61 = 194.567 km/h de média.</p>
<p><b>Destaques entre os pilotos:</b></p>
<p>- Ayrton Senna liderou um GP pela 80<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';">ª</span> vez (novo recorde)</p>
<p>- Ayrton Senna liderou por 2723 voltas em GPs (novo recorde)</p>
<p>- Riccardo Patrese largou pela 243<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';">ª</span> vez em um GP (novo recorde)</p>
<p>- Ayrton Senna vence pela <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';">2ª </span>e ultima vez em casa.</p>
<p>- Damon Hill conquista o <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';">1º</span> pódio em um GP.</p>
<p><b>Destaques entre as equipes, </b><b>construtores e fornecedores:</b></p>
<p>- McLaren conquista a 100<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';">ª </span>vitória em GPs</p>
<p>- Renault conquista a 75<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';">ª </span>pole position como fabricante de motores</p>
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<title><![CDATA[15 years ago: Senna wins on my F1 debut]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[  That’s right: 28th of March 1993 was the day I had my Formula 1 Grand Prix debut in Interlagos]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/4th-of-december/felice-nazzaro-1908/" rel="attachment wp-att-795" title="Ayrton Senna, Brazilian GP 1993"><img src="http://gpinsider.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/1993-podium-brazil-sm.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ayrton Senna, Brazilian GP 1993" /></a>  That’s right: 28th of March 1993 was the day I had my Formula 1 Grand Prix debut in Interlagos... as a nofficially FIA sanctioned journalist. And what a great memory that race would provide for many years to come. It still gives me goose bumps to remember the roar of the crowd as Ayrton Senna won at his home track – for the last time.</p>
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In those days I lived in Germany and having enjoyed writing for a couple of magazines, mainly testing road and race cars as well as season previews for all sorts of championships, I had made up my mind that my old pal Nelson Piquet and former Formula Ford 2000 grid mate Ayrton Senna would probably be happy to concede exclusive interviews. Nelson had smashed his feet in Indianapolis, mind you, and wasn’t talking to the media at all. And Ayrton went about to establish his businesses away from motor racing. Good stuff, I guessed.</p>
<p><a href="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/15-years-ago-senna-wins-on-my-f1-debut/nelson-piquet-indianapolis-1992/" rel="attachment wp-att-1302" title="Nelson Piquet, Indianapolis 1992"><img src="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/92piquetindy500t92002.jpeg" alt="Nelson Piquet, Indianapolis 1992" /></a></p>
<p>Having already “sold” the story to a German sports publication, I checked with the FIA media accreditation bureau in Paris and a lovely lady, I think her name was Sally, would allow me to do my first work on a single race accreditation but commiting mytself to send them a copy afterwards. Deal done, I booked a flight to São Paulo and on my way I was to my debut as a Formula 1 journalist. Arriving in Guarulhos International Airport early Friday morning I took a taxi to the Transamérica Hotel, where the FIA runs the accreditation center for decades now, only to find out that no-one knew anything about my media pass. And no-one seemed interested to check what had gone wrong. Turns out it was only the beginning of my hardships with the FIA media office. But I’ll tell you more about that one some other day.</p>
<p>While I was contemplating what to do now, I bumped into Willy Weber and Harry Hawelka, Schuey’s manager and Benetton's health guru. They gave me and another friend of Michael’s a lift to the race track and once we arrived at the gate you were supposed to show your FIA pass. The other three guys showed the correct passes, I held up the Air Miles card of the carrier I flew in with... and it worked! Once I was at the outer paddock aerea I stopped each and every single person I knew, journalists, photographers, team members at the gate. Each delivered a little note at Martin Whitaker’s desk in the media center. At the time Martin was FIA’s on-site Media Officer and once he got flooded badly enough with those little stick-on memos, he came down to the gate to find out who the hell Mario Bauer was.</p>
<p><a href="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/15-years-ago-senna-wins-on-my-f1-debut/martin-whitaker-2007/" rel="attachment wp-att-1305" title="Martin Whitaker, 2007"><img src="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/whitaker-martin.jpg" alt="Martin Whitaker, 2007" /></a></p>
<p>It didn’t take long for Martin to come back with an FIA media pass, apparently forfeited by another journalist, and handed it out without much ceremony. Martin would become my guardian angel throughout the year, applying common sense whenever the FIA seemed to lack any of it. Anyway, my first professional commitment in Formula 1 had begun and the first thing I learnt was that the March F1 team was now definitely out of business. They had made it to the opening round in Kyalami, but were somewhat short of money to pay for the Ilmor engines and as a consequence they withdrew from the World Championship. After Brabham, Pacific and Bravo, March became the latest victim of the recession.</p>
<p>The Williams-Renaults of Alain Prost and Damon Hill seemed – as in the opening round in South Africa - unbeatable and duly filled the front row with the Frenchman on pole. Behind the two V10 powered blue-yellow missiles were the fastest Ford V8s, Ayrton Senna (McLaren-Ford) and Michael Schumacher (Benetton-Ford) in row two, Michael Andretti (McLaren-Ford) and Riccardo Patrese (Benetton-Ford). JJ Lehto's Sauber, Jean Alesi's Ferrari, Karl Wendlinger's Sauber and Mark Blundell's Ligier-Renault lined up behind those.</p>
<p><a href="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/15-years-ago-senna-wins-on-my-f1-debut/mike-a/" rel="attachment wp-att-1303" title="Mike A"><img src="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/1993-bra_race_andretti_berger.jpg" alt="Mike A" /></a></p>
<p>Senna got away with a perfect start, squeezed past Hill into the first corner and tried to keep up with Prost. Further back Andretti and Berger collided, both crashing into the outer wall with the McLaren flying over the Ferrari. Prost was opening up a gap and Senna was doing his best to keep Hill behind. On lap 11 the Brazilian had to give way and was now third ahead of Schumacher. But a 10-second stop-go penalty for overtaking under yellow flags seemed to be the end of all of Senna’s hopes.</p>
<p>But then a massive downpour flooded the main straight and a surprised Aguri Suzuki and fellow countryman Ukyo Katayama both lost control of their cars crashing into the pit wall. Senna came in to switch to rain tires and only after that he stopped for his penalty. Chaos broke out in the pits, Schumacher’s car fell off its jack. Back marker Christian Fittipaldi and leader Alain Prost, about to lap the young Brazilian, both didn’t hear their crews’ call to come in and so first Christian spun over the brow of the first corner and then a surprised Alain slid helplessly into the stalled Minardi. A historic moment, as the new F1 Safety Car was sent out for the first time ever. A confusing moment, too, as Alesi overtook a number of cars behind the SC. Which is not allowed, Jean!</p>
<p><a href="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/15-years-ago-senna-wins-on-my-f1-debut/ayrton-senna-damon-hill-1993-brazilian-gp/" rel="attachment wp-att-1304" title="Ayrton Senna &#38; Damon Hill, 1993 Brazilian GP"><img src="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/sennaehill.jpg" alt="Ayrton Senna &#38; Damon Hill, 1993 Brazilian GP" /></a></p>
<p>The Team Lotus was spot on to bring in Johnny Herbert very soon after the re-start in order to switch back to slicks, same for Alex Zanardi. Senna meanwhile had the public roaring as he went into the lead past Hill under braking into Ferradura on the still wet track and the Brit, on his way to his first ever podium, seemed content with what seemed within reach for him in his only fourth Formula 1 Grand Prix. Alesi, penalized for his antics behind the Safety Car, and Schumacher were summoned to the pits for stop-go penalties but the German still grabbed 3rd place away from Herbert who finished 4th ahead of Blundell and Zanardi.</p>
<p>That didn’t matter much to the Brazilian fans as carnival broke out on the grandstands and a massive track invasion  meant the post race party began right there on the back stretch as Ayrton scores yet another home win and McLaren's 100th GP victory.</p>
<p><a href="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/15-years-ago-senna-wins-on-my-f1-debut/ayrton-senna-winner-1993-brazilian-gp/" rel="attachment wp-att-1306" title="Ayrton Senna, Winner 1993 Brazilian GP"><img src="http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/senna_93_brazil.jpg" alt="Ayrton Senna, Winner 1993 Brazilian GP" /></a></p>
<p><b>1993 Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix</b>, São Paulo.<b></b></p>
<p><b>Pole Position:</b> Alain Prost, Williams FW15C-Renault,  1m 15.866s, 205.230 km/h (127.551 mph) average.</p>
<p><b>Race Result:</b> Winner – Ayrton Senna, McLaren MP4/8-Ford, 71 laps x 4,325 km (2.688 miles) = 307.075 km (190.848 miles)  total race distance in 1h51m15.485s.</p>
<p>2) Damon Hill, Williams FW15C-Renault   + 16.625s<br />
3) Michael Schumacher, Benetton B193-Ford   + 45.436s<br />
4) Johnny Herbert, Lotus 107B-Ford   + 46.557<br />
5) Mark Blundell, Ligier JS37-Renault   + 52.127<br />
6) Alessando Zanardi, Lotus 107B-Ford   + 1 lap</p>
<p><b>Fastest Lap: </b> Michael Schumacher, Benetton B193-Ford, 1m 20.024s in lap 61 = 194.567 km/h (120.924 mph) average.</p>
<p><b>Milestones among drivers:</b></p>
<p>- Ayrton Senna led a Grand Prix for the 80th time (new record)</p>
<p>- Ayrton Senna has led 2723 laps in a Grands Prix (new record)</p>
<p>- Riccardo Patrese started into his 243rd Grand Prix (new record)</p>
<p>- Ayrton Senna’s second and last Grand Prix win on home soil.</p>
<p>- Damon Hill’s first podium finish at a Grand Prix.</p>
<p><b>Milestones</b><b> among teams constructors and suppliers:</b></p>
<p>- McLaren’s 100th F1 Grand Prix Win</p>
<p>- Renault's 75th Pole Position as engine manufacturer</p>
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<title><![CDATA[No Safety Car in Sepang]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I have to admit that I have been lining this up for a while and when I saw that 6/5 was available ab]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to admit that I have been lining this up for a while and when I saw that 6/5 was available about a no show I was delighted.  Sepang is a huge wide track with incredibly generous gravel traps and run-off areas.  Even in the event of a multi-car smash the resulting debris is usually well clear of the racing line and can be dealt with under waved-yellows.  This is borne out by the fact that there has been no safety car in Malaysia for six years.<!--moreContinue reading...--></p>
<p>There are two things that have prevented me from placing this bet though.  Firstly, there is the number of incidents last week that are in part being attributed to the new rules.  In truth I am not overly concerned about this, believing that safety car appearances are much more related to individual tracks rather than the drivers or cars, however it is playing on my mind.</p>
<p>Secondly, and far more crucially, is the weather.  All reports and forecasts that I have read are predicting rain.  This clearly heightens the chance of incidents and critically the potential for incidents to occur in unusual places.  Last time we saw a Safety Car here in 2001 it was as a direct result of the inclement conditions.  Here is the quote from the official FIA race comments:</p>
<blockquote><p><i>Lap 4: With the track deluged by rain many drivers spin off. Villeneuve, Bernoldi, Montoya and Nick Heidfeld all go off and are not able to continue. Both Trulli and Coulthard spin and Barrichello has a second off. A Safety Car is despatched and the race placed under caution.</i></p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/weekend/MYXX0031?from=36hr_topnav_business" title="Weather.com" target="_blank">Weather.com</a> are predicting a 60% chance of precipitation on race day.  That is enough for me to decide to keep my powder dry.  If come the time of the race, the threat of rain has retreated completely and the 6/5 is still available, then I will probably look to get involved.</p>
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<td>Back-to-back races mean a quick turnaround in to our preparation for Sepang. Attached to this post is a data sheet containing some useful trends and statistics about the past nine races at the Malaysian track. Let me know what you think.</td>
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Nothing immediately leaps out at me in the same way as at Melbourne: perhaps a lay of the safety car or a buy of winning margin?</p>
<p>Until last year we had usually seen a fairly high attrition rate.  Will the trend carry over from the first race in Melbourne, or will the drivers all be a bit more cautious?  Certainly some of the early retirees in Australia are ruing the missed chance to pick up some points.</p>
<p>Check back later in the week for some more detailed analysis.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>[por Rubén]</strong> </span>Primera carrera de la temporada. Tan esperada, como accidentada. Sólo ocho supervivientes. Sobresaltos, salidas, accidentes e incluso roturas. Vamos con las conclusiones que se pueden sacar de la carrera.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">- Tal y como se vio en la pretemporada, los problemas de fiabilidad de Ferrari son evidentes y por ahora, no han podido sumar ni un punto.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">- Fernando Alonso es un tipo con mucha suerte. Con ese coche, quedar cuarto podría calificarse de milagro, pero viendo cómo le han ido sonriendo los acontecimientos (pese a que el Safety Car no le ha beneficiado),<em> </em>lo que tiene es mucha fortuna.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">- Al hilo de lo comentado justo arriba, el Renault no anda ni para atrás. No ha conseguido superar ni siquiera a un Toro Rosso y sus problemas de velocidad punta son o deberían de ser, preocupantes. Desde luego, no llegan a la altura de BMW, ni de Williams y creo que tampoco superan a los Red Bull.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">- Nelsinho Piquet está muy, pero que muy verde para conducir un Fórmula 1. Si no hay pilotos mejores que él para ocupar ese puesto...</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">- Los BMW no andan mal, pero siguen sin ser, por ahora, una alternativa a McLaren y a Ferrari (pese a que éstos últimos han dejado mucho que desear).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">- Por lo que podemos apreciar, va a ser difícil sacar a Hamilton del primer puesto. Esto huele a paseo con el consiguiente aburrimiento. Y lo que es peor, que puede que sea para muchas temporadas. Al menos, mientras que el Mercedes vaya tan bien.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">- Quiero que alguien me explique qué hizo Kovalainen en la última vuelta, tras pasar a Alonso en la recta de meta. No pudo pensar que la carrera se había acabado porque ni siquiera había pasado la línea.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">- Lo del control de tracción era una 'milonga'. Mucho se hablaba de que habría más espectáculo y adelantamientos, pero las carreras son como las del año pasado. Sí, hay más salidas y errores (muchísimos errores),<em> </em>pero el que sale en la pole, tiene todas las de ganar, y arrasando.</p>
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