April 2007 Archives - 3/8 - F1 Fanatic archive
Champ Car Long Beach: Bourdais cruises to win 15th April 2007, 22:54
Three-time Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais was in imperious form at Long Beach, as if his nightmare race at Las Vegas had never even happened. He streaked away from the opposition at up to a second per lap and only a late safety car period that slashed his 20s advantage threatened to spoil his day. [...]
Bahrain Grand Prix 2007 wallpapers
A selection of photos from the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend are available to download for your desktop. Enjoy! Related links Wallpapers Tags: f1 / formula one / formula 1 / grand prix / motor sport Share this with your friends: Tweet
Tracy out, Servia in at Long Beach
Paul Tracy has been sidelined by a back injury incurred in practice for the Champ Car Grand Prix of Long Beach. Tracy crashed at turn one, cracking a vertebrae in his back, and could be out for the rest of the season. Spaniard Oriol Servia has been drafted into the car to make up the [...]
Bahrain Grand Prix 2007 race review: Massa takes cool win
Felipe Massa answered his critics in the best possible way with a clean and error-free drive to his first win of the season in the Bahrain Grand Prix. He was chased home by his nemesis from Sepang, Lewis Hamilton, who, significantly, beat team mate Fernando Alonso. Kimi Raikkonen finished third and Nick Heidfeld took fourth [...]
GP2 Bahrain 2: First win for Lapierre
Nicolas Lapierre finally took his first GP2 win in his third year in the series. Timo Glock finished second, as he did in the first race, while first round winner Luca Filippi completed the podium. Borja Garcia could only manage fourth having started on pole. But Briton Mike Conway evoked memories of Lewis Hamilton’s performance [...]
A1GP China Feature: Germany are champions
Third place in the Shanghai was good enough to make Team Germany the second ever A1 Grand Prix champions. Jonny Reid of New Zealand won the race after passing British driver Robbie Kerr for the lead. Hulkenberg finished third – but the German driver was conservatively minded as he calmly took the necessary points to [...]
“Mario Andretti World Champion” (Nigel Roebuck, 1979)
Regular readers of Nigel Roebuck’s “Fifth Column” in Autosport will know he has a couple of all-time favourite drivers. If Mario Andretti isn’t number one, he’s surely a close second to Gilles Villeneuve. But a professional closeness and admiration for someone can be a mixed blessing when it comes to writing a biography of them. [...]
A1GP China Sprint: Kerr wins for Britain
Britain took a second consecutive win in the A1 Grand Prix series as Robbie Kerr triumphed at a murky Shanghai. The British car made the most of pole position to lead away from the start and rebuffed Jonny Reid’s attempts to pass in the early laps. Meanwhile Nico Hulkenberg passed Jonathan Summerton for third and [...]
GP2 Bahrain 1: First for Filippi 14th April 2007, 15:07
The first race of the GP2 season got off to a slightly chaotic start as three cars stalled on the dummy grid and another three failed to get going at the start, forcing another formation lap and a restart. When the race finally got going Timo Glock scorched forward from seventh on the grid to [...]
Bahrain Grand Prix 2007 qualifying: Massa leads again
Felipe Massa put his Ferrari on pole for the second race in a row after leading every phase of qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. It sets up a fascinating race tomorrow as Lewis Hamilton joins him on the front row to rejoin their battle in the Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend. Team mates Kimi [...]
