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/ 22 May 2008

Ferrari strong, but Hamilton determined in Monaco

After four consecutive victories, the championship-leading Ferrari team and their defending world champion, Kimi Raikkonen, are expecting to be the dominant force again in Monaco on Sunday. The Finn, who leads this year’s title race ahead of Ferrari teammate Brazilian Felipe Massa, is convinced the Italian scuderia is in excellent shape.

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/ 12 May 2008

McLaren upbeat on Monaco after Turkey showing

Formula One title contenders McLaren left Turkey with their confidence up on Monday despite being beaten for the fourth race in a row by champions Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton finished second at Istanbul Park but the 23-year-old Briton described Sunday’s race as the best of his career after having to make an extra pit stop to ensure his tyres lasted safely.

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/ 11 May 2008

Massa takes Turkish hat-trick for Ferrari

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix from pole position for the third year in a row on Sunday after tyre concerns slowed Lewis Hamilton’s challenge. The Brazilian took the chequered flag 3,7 seconds ahead of the 23-year-old McLaren driver, who ran most of the race on the harder tyres and had to make three pit stops compared with his rival’s two.

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/ 10 May 2008

Alonso upbeat ahead of Turkish Grand Prix

Double world champion Fernando Alonso was upbeat about his Renault team’s prospects after a strong performance in Friday’s practice for Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix. The Spanish former world champion was fourth in the morning and ninth in the afternoon, despite not being happy with his car’s balance.

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/ 27 April 2008

Raikkonen extends lead with Spanish win

Ferrari’s world champion Kimi Raikkonen stretched his Formula One lead to nine points with a dominant win from pole position in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. Brazilian Felipe Massa sealed Ferrari’s second successive one-two finish, and third win in a row, with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton taking third place to revive his title challenge after a disappointing last race in Bahrain.

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/ 23 March 2008

Raikkonen speeds to victory in Malaysia

Defending drivers’ world champion Kimi Raikkonen bounced back to form and back into the scrap for this year’s title when he won the Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday. But the Italian team’s hopes of a dream one-two finish were wrecked by Brazilian Felipe Massa spinning off while running second.

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/ 23 March 2008

McLaren back in hot water in Malaysia

It has only taken two races of the new season for McLaren to get on the wrong side of Formula One officials — and Fernando Alonso — again. The team — kicked out of last year’s constructors’ championship — were back in trouble on Saturday, penalised for their drivers causing interference during qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

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/ 22 March 2008

Massa puts Ferrari on pole in Malaysia

Brazilian Felipe Massa secured pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix on an all-Ferrari front row on Saturday. Driving in hot and humid conditions under heavy cloud cover, Massa was joined at the head of the field by Formula One world champion team mate Kimi Raikkonen, who lapped 0,482 seconds slower than the pole sitter’s time of 1,35.748.