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Grid for Turkey 8)
1. MASSA Ferrari
2. HAMILTON McLaren
3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari
4. ALONSO Mclaren
5. KUBICA BMW
6. HEIDFELD BMW
7. KOVALAINEN Renault
8. ROSBERG Williams
9. TRULLI Toyota
10. FISICHELLA Renault
1. MASSA Ferrari
2. HAMILTON McLaren
3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari
4. ALONSO Mclaren
5. KUBICA BMW
6. HEIDFELD BMW
7. KOVALAINEN Renault
8. ROSBERG Williams
9. TRULLI Toyota
10. FISICHELLA Renault
afraidtoshooteddie
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Button just did a faster lap than Alonso :shock:
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Frenchy said:
:err: he cant make a shit car go fast LOL
afraidtoshooteddie
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rockin_plumber said:
I thought he was supposed to be worth half a second a lap :?
:roll:
rockin_plumber
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Alonso’s stubble trouble
As if things were not strained enough at McLaren, world champion
Fernando Alonso tried his luck further on Friday, by turning up in Istanbul
with a rather threadbare beard, in defiance of the team's alleged ‘no facial
hair’ policy.
Legal experts insist such a rule would be difficult to enforce, but that
doesn’t explain why David Coulthard spent nine years at the team with a
chin as soft as a baby’s bottom, before sprouting a modest crumb-catcher
the minute he arrived at Red Bull.
However, it now appears that the reason Alonso whipped off the beard
before qualifying was not an edict from Ron Dennis, but a telephone call
from the Spaniard’s grandmother, who spotted her grandson looking less
than tidy on television.
Our source close to the team said: “Any form of face fungus is
discouraged so it was good to see the beard go, though we are still
monitoring the length of Lewis Hamilton’s sideburns which are getting a bit
close to the limit.”
As if things were not strained enough at McLaren, world champion
Fernando Alonso tried his luck further on Friday, by turning up in Istanbul
with a rather threadbare beard, in defiance of the team's alleged ‘no facial
hair’ policy.
Legal experts insist such a rule would be difficult to enforce, but that
doesn’t explain why David Coulthard spent nine years at the team with a
chin as soft as a baby’s bottom, before sprouting a modest crumb-catcher
the minute he arrived at Red Bull.
However, it now appears that the reason Alonso whipped off the beard
before qualifying was not an edict from Ron Dennis, but a telephone call
from the Spaniard’s grandmother, who spotted her grandson looking less
than tidy on television.
Our source close to the team said: “Any form of face fungus is
discouraged so it was good to see the beard go, though we are still
monitoring the length of Lewis Hamilton’s sideburns which are getting a bit
close to the limit.”
rockin_plumber
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Formula 1's on-going spy scandal has taken a sensational new twist after
the FIA announced on Wednesday that it is to re-open the investigation
into a breach of Article 151c of the International Sporting code by the
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team.
The world championship leaders were found guilty at the previous hearing
of possessing confidential information belonging to Ferrari, but were not
punished because the FIA had insufficient evidence to prove that the team
had acted upon it in any way.
However the case, which was set for appeal on September 13, has now
been referred back to the World Motor Sport Council after the FIA
announced it had received new evidence on the matter.
The nature of the evidence, and it's origin, remains unclear, but should
McLaren be found guilty in the second hearing, then it could face
disqualification from the 2007 and 2008 world championships.
:err:
the FIA announced on Wednesday that it is to re-open the investigation
into a breach of Article 151c of the International Sporting code by the
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team.
The world championship leaders were found guilty at the previous hearing
of possessing confidential information belonging to Ferrari, but were not
punished because the FIA had insufficient evidence to prove that the team
had acted upon it in any way.
However the case, which was set for appeal on September 13, has now
been referred back to the World Motor Sport Council after the FIA
announced it had received new evidence on the matter.
The nature of the evidence, and it's origin, remains unclear, but should
McLaren be found guilty in the second hearing, then it could face
disqualification from the 2007 and 2008 world championships.
:err:
afraidtoshooteddie
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An Italian magistrate believes he has gained “reasonable proof” that former Ferrari engineer Nigel Stepney is linked to the attempted sabotage of the team’s cars before the Monaco Grand Prix.
Ferrari has launched legal proceedings against its former stalwart, with Stepney – who has maintained his innocence throughout – accused of allegedly tampering with their cars' fuel rigs before the Monaco weekend and passing confidential information to McLaren’s suspended chief designer Mike Coughlan.
The magistrate looking in to the case says after studying white power found in the fuel and on Stepney’s trousers, he believes he has gained enough evidence for the case to continue.
"We have reasonable proof that Stepney was involved in this," Giuseppe Tibis was quoted as saying by the Guardian newspaper on Wednesday.
"We found powder in the fuel, while such a modest quantity was found on the trousers that I was concerned about destroying evidence and am asking for a further study to be undertaken by a judge," said Tibis.
Stepney was sacked by Ferrari in July after 14 years at the team.
He has continuously denied any wrongdoing in either matter, insisting he didn’t leak the data to Coughlan and had been set-up in the sabotage claims.
I reckon it was all a ploy by the Cosa Nostra to smuggle drugs into/out of Italy. :|
LOL
Ferrari has launched legal proceedings against its former stalwart, with Stepney – who has maintained his innocence throughout – accused of allegedly tampering with their cars' fuel rigs before the Monaco weekend and passing confidential information to McLaren’s suspended chief designer Mike Coughlan.
The magistrate looking in to the case says after studying white power found in the fuel and on Stepney’s trousers, he believes he has gained enough evidence for the case to continue.
"We have reasonable proof that Stepney was involved in this," Giuseppe Tibis was quoted as saying by the Guardian newspaper on Wednesday.
"We found powder in the fuel, while such a modest quantity was found on the trousers that I was concerned about destroying evidence and am asking for a further study to be undertaken by a judge," said Tibis.
Stepney was sacked by Ferrari in July after 14 years at the team.
He has continuously denied any wrongdoing in either matter, insisting he didn’t leak the data to Coughlan and had been set-up in the sabotage claims.
I reckon it was all a ploy by the Cosa Nostra to smuggle drugs into/out of Italy. :|
LOL