Thursday, April 24, 2008

The race for the Formula One title


Race 1: Australia
Lewis Hamilton wins in Australia from pole after dominating the weekend for McLaren. Ferrari afflicted by fuel-feed problems in Melbourne, masking their real pace. Neither car completed a race distance.

Race 2: Malaysia
Reigning champion Kimi Raikkonen bounces back with a dominant win for Ferrari from pole.
Both McLarens handed five-place grid penalty qualifying infringements.
Hamilton's race is ruined at the first pit stop by a faulty wheel nut, and he is forced to settle for four points for fifth place.
Red tide

Race 3: Bahrain
Ferraris post a one-two, with Felipe Massa taking maximum points. Hamilton hits the start-sequence button on his steering wheel too late on the grid, sending his car into anti-stall and losing seven places, then he collides with Fernando Alonso as he tries to make up ground. No points.

Race 4: Barcelona
Ferrari took the honours with pace to spare in the last two races. McLaren need to show their car can keep up through Barcelona's lightning-quick corners, where the Italian team had an aerodynamic edge last year. Another Ferrari success here and it could be a long season for Hamilton.

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