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Hello. Welcome to WPF1 where we improve Formula One related articles. You can sign up for the WPF1 Newsletter. Our main effort is to improve F1 articles, update the 'Did you know' section, Keep the F1 Portal up to scratch etc. Chubbennaitor 20:03, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Welcome to WPF1 Newsletter

Hi. Do you want the last Newsletter (NW)? If you want to become a contributor just add your name to he contributors list and I will tell you the rest of it. Chubbennaitor 19:53, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Here's the latest NW--

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year I - Issue 3 - April 2008
"We will miss him a little bit as a driver, we will miss him a lot in the football matches." Jarno Trulli on Michael Schumacher.
The Current Improvement Drive is Juan Manuel Fangio.
The 2008 Formula One season is underway. With the relaxing atmosphere of the first round at Melbourne (where Lewis Hamilton won with Nick Heidfeld second and a superb Nico Rosberg in third after a very eventful race with only seven drivers finishing) behind us, the focus then shifted to Malaysia. A superior Kimi Räikkönen got back on track with a great win; Robert Kubica and Heikki Kovalainen finished in distant second and third places followed by a tremendous Jarno Trulli and unlucky Lewis Hamilton in fourth and fifth places respectively. Mark Webber, Fernando Alonso, David Coulthard and Jenson Button all showed their teams' strong improvements and performances in seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth respectively. The two Grands Prix have shown all the rivalries we will be seeing during the season and how dependent the results are on the removal of traction control and engine braking. Bahrain is here and I bet everyone out there is hoping for a very good and close-finishing race there. Chubbennaitor and -- Diniz (talk) 00:41, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
News New members -- Tompw (talk · contribs) (March 2, 2008) PYLrulz (talk · contribs) (March 25, 2008) SheffieldSteel (talk · contribs) (March 27, 2008) Xtreme racer (talk · contribs) (March 30, 2008) Sage Callahan (talk · contribs) (April 1, 2008) Barkjon (talk · contribs) (April 2, 2008) New Recipents -- Oahiyeel (talk · contribs) (March 18, 2008) The359 (talk · contribs) (March 30, 2008) Barkjon (talk · contribs) (April 2, 2008) The 1995 Japanese Grand Prix article has been listed as a Good Article. Image:Heidfeld and Rosberg - 2008 Melb GP.jpg has been promoted to Featured Picture status. Image:Lewis hamilton - 2008 Melb GP.jpg is a current Featured Picture candidate. Please leave comments here. Image:Kimi Raikkonen 2008 Australia.jpg is a current Featured Picture Candidate. Please leave comments here. You can leave your comments on the Newsletter on either LB22's Newsletter Desk or Chubbennaitor's Newsletter Desk. We now have an IRC channel. Only two of the editors will be able to see the queries. The Newsletter is now being handed out by BCBot.	Editor's Comment We need a few users to help me with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave me a message on my talk page (and the other contributors) or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors - LB22 (talk · contribs) Diniz (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) Other areas where you can help - Keep up some of the great facts in the "Did You Know" section of the Formula One portal! Remember, yours may be put in next Wednesday! Help out with the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the to-do list in Portal:Formula One and help to complete the tasks. Selected Image -
Recent Formula One news Raikkonen:I'm not going to dominate '08 Ecclstone :Mosley stay away from Bahrain Coulthard pays tribute to old mentor David Leslie Extra seats for British GP FIA quiet about Max Mosely FI confident for Q2 McLaren to the end of the pits FIA confirm quali rule change Ex-FIA president passes away Honda not in with the points for Bahrain Sepang: Night race main priority Qatar wants to be a stop for the F1 circus Schumacher to help with McLaren spy gate money Toro Rosso is put on the market
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 14 2nd Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 11 3rd Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 11 Constructors' Championship Constructor Points McLaren 24 BMW Sauber 19 Scuderia Ferrari 11 Standings after the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix. See 2008 Formula One season for further season summary and formula1.com or ITV-F1.com (and there is more there for the championship) for complete standings and statistics.
Last race Driver Racing Time Fastest Last Qualifying Time Kimi Räikkönen 1h31m18.555s 1m36.230s Robert Kubica +19.57s 1m36.727s Heikki Kovalainen +38.45s 1m36.613s Last Race Grid Line up Driver Time Felipe Massa 1m35.748s Kimi Räikkönen 1m36.23s Jarno Trulli 1m36.711s* Malaysian GP results Malaysian Grand Prix 2nd test results Malaysian Grand Prix 1st test results *Jarno Trulli was promoted 2 places after Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were demoted 5 places for impeding in qualifying

and on the NW main page just add yourself to the list and I'll give u everything u need to know and then just ask me or any other contributors what u want to ask and know. Chubbennaitor 16:41, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Better Welcome

Welcome to Wikipedia

Personally from -Chubbennaitor 

Hello, Sage Callahan! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, feel free to ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. I am an adopter which means I can help you to get accustomed to Wikipedia. To get adopted put {{Adoptme}}. If you acknowledge me welcoming you please tell me on my talk page. Happy editing! Chubbennaitor 17:50, 11 April 2008 (UTC) Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial • The five pillars of Wikipedia How to: edit a page • upload an image • Get adopted Getting Help Frequently Asked Questions Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and Guidelines Neutral point of view • Reliable sources Verifiability • Citing sources • No original research What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The Community Community Portal • Adopt-a-user program Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • Resolving disputes Build consensus • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Things to do Be bold in editing • Help develop an article Pages needing attention • Peer review Join a WikiProject • Translating articles Cleaning up: General • Spam • Vandalism Miscellaneous Categories • Disambiguity • Stubs User pages • Talk pages Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

Contributor

Do u want to be a contributor or not. I can't tell u what to do until u put yur name on the contributors list. Chubbennaitor 07:01, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

The NW is created here. Anything else just tell us. Chubbennaitor 11:52, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

WPF1 Newsletter less work

You seem not to be doing any work on the Newsletter! Chubbennaitor 19:15, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Go to the page and do whatever is needed and ask us if u want to add something. Chubbennaitor 20:07, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

UBX's

\U can. There's no rule that I've come across that's stopped people doing so!!!!! Can u put links on your sig. please. Chubbennaitor 17:34, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Are u able to contribute to the NW? Chubbennaitor 17:34, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh, just read your user page. congratson the marraige and I hope it lasts aswell as my Great Grandparents marraige of 70 odd years and still going strong!

Good for u. Y can't u go to that link I gave to u and edit there and by sig I mean when u put ~~~~ your raw sig doesn't have links. Use my sig for guidance. Raw sigs are in ur preferences. Chubbennaitor 18:04, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Sig

Use this which I created in my snadbox. Sage J Callahan. and the driver idea just add. You can do that. Chubbennaitor 18:11, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

None at all. You're starting to sound like a School child. Your edits are fine and that monthly driver is all yours just put it under the monthly f1 pic. See ya. Do u live in the USA? Go to my sandbox and add nominees for the monthly pic.!Chubbennaitor 19:34, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Nominees

Do u like the Nominee pages I created. U should add a nominee for the F1POM!

Great! Remember we vote for the for it out of the best! Chubbennaitor 17:39, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Nominate for F1POM & F1DOM

YOU can nominate for the F1 picture of the month here and F1 driver of the month here. Chubbennaitor 18:08, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Hey u can ask anything about the next Newsletter on the talk page! Chubbennaitor 18:18, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Um. There are still some things needing finishing that u need to help out with; it goes out on either 3rd-5th. Chubbennaitor 17:01, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

I don't know. Whatever. You can add news or update anything u think needs doing! Chubbennaitor 19:30, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

WPF1 NW

We are having a final brush up on the NW and we would like u to do as much as possible. For the past few Grands Prix I've had to update the tables so could u help with that! Chubbennaitor 15:13, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

WPF1

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year I - Issue 4 - May 2008
"We're watching Ralf Schumacher... son, of course of double world champion Michael Schumacher..... er, the brother of Michael Schumacher.…." Murray Walker
The Current Improvement Drive is Juan Manuel Fangio.
Honda made significant changes to the RA108. The first flyaway stages of the 2008 season have come to a close with Bahrain, where Felipe Massa, Rubens Barrichello, Jarno Trulli and Giancarlo Fisichella drove storming races to 1st, 11th, 6th and 12th respectively. Robert Kubica also looked impressive (especially during qualifying), and looks for BMW Sauber to be in championship contention. The unfortunate Lewis Hamilton finished in 13th, losing the championship lead to Kimi Räikkönen. Jenson Button (who retired) had a race to forget after a qualifying session to remember. Then most of the cars got updated and the teams tested their first 2009-spec cars in tests at the Circuit de Catalunya. In a probable look into the future of Formula One design, Renault used RBR's idea of a 'shark fin' on the airbox and the teams looking into the 2009 regulations, including the planned introduction of slick tyres. Honda tried a 'dumbo wing' on the car's nosecone and every other team tried to improve. Super Aguri lost their deal with the Magma Group after the planned buyout last month fell through, but did make it to the Spanish GP; SA's future is in the air again and still looking poor. The Spanish GP got underway with the hope that the adaptions will give new teams chances to win or get in the points. Fernando Alonso starred in qualifying by setting a provisional pole position time just before Kimi Räikkönen took it away by 0.091s. Toyota have made a jump from their slot at 11th-12th on the grid to clear points positions. McLaren didn't have a nice time with fifth and sixth places, in addition to David Coulthard who could only manage 17th after having a bad last lap. The Circuit de Catalunya saw Kimi Räikkönen take the glory with Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton finishing in second and third places respectively. Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella all drove one of their most best races, with Kazuki Nakajima also showing that he and WilliamsF1 are worth their stay in Formula One. Heikki Kovalainen had a nasty crash, causing a prolonged Safety Car period. He was rushed to hospital for checks; thankfully he was announced to have no serious injuries. Toro Rosso had a race to forget after both their cars were crashed out by other drivers. At the start of the season the FIA threatened the cancellation of the Spanish and European GPs if racism continued in Spain after after hearing of the racial abuse directed at McLaren's Lewis Hamilton while he was testing the MP4-23 at Barcelona during Winter testing. However, this was considered 'stupid' and has not happened due to the Spanish GP is completed and the European GP sold out.' Chubbennaitor, Sage J Callahan, Diniz(talk),  Barkjon , Motofan
News New members -- Deltasquared (talk · contribs) (April 11, 2008) Clyde1998 (talk · contribs) (April 13, 2008) Colinsuper7 (talk · contribs) (April 18, 2008) Motofan (talk · contribs) (April 23, 2008) Notime2cry (talk · contribs) (April 25, 2008) New recipents -- Sage Callahan (talk · contribs) (April 10, 2008) Clyde1998 (talk · contribs) (April 13, 2008) Aldango (talk · contribs) (April 22, 2008) Motofan (talk · contribs) (April 24, 2008) New editors -- Barkjon (talk · contribs) (April 2, 2008) Sage Callahan (talk · contribs) (April 13, 2008) Motofan (talk · contribs) (April 30, 2008) YOU can nominate and vote for the F1 picture of the month here and F1 driver of the month here. If you want to redesign the Newsletter then please leave a comment and what you want to happen here	Editor's Comment We need a few users to help me with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors - LB22 (talk · contribs) (retired) Diniz (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) Barkjon (talk · contribs) Sage Callahan (talk · contribs) Motofan (talk · contribs) Other areas where you can help - Keep up some of the great facts in the "Did You Know" section of the Formula One portal! Remember, yours may be put in next Wednesday! Help out with the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the to-do list in Portal:Formula One and help to complete the tasks. Leave any queries at the Newsletter Desk Selected Image - April's Monthly F1 picture Jack Brabham leads a group of cars during the first lap of the 1963 Dutch Grand Prix.
Formula One news from the Month Fry pours cold water on SA deal BMW pushing to the edge for Turkey Kovy making big recovery and hopes for Turkey Honda are sure of strong car in Istanbul Rubens proud to beat Patrese's record Jaime Alguersuari will have first F1 test for RBR Mallya backs Sutil's recovery SA closing re-rescue deal BMW Sauber thinking about using Ferrari 'nose hole' nose cone Williams thinking over engine cover Mosley inocence declared in Paris Webber pushes for Barcelona track Heidfeld: SC rules stupid Oz ready for GP Track change Sato had the race of his life (2008) Button shocked over first points from '08 Drivers worried over tyre warmer ban Sato proud of SA's courage Schu's in the money... and the screens Silverstone looking at a secure future Negotiations still ongoing over SA 'EveryRace' anti-racist campaign underway Renault unsure on new car Brawn enthusiastic on Honda recovery Mosley: I have backing of FIA majority SA depending on Honda Magma group pulls out of SA deal RBR style 'shark fin' for Renault Lewis' wing broken before incident STR3 gets first run
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 29 2nd Lewis Hamilton BMW Sauber 20 3rd Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 19 4th Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 18 5th Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 16 6th Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 14 7th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 9 8th Mark Webber Red Bull 8 9th Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 7 10th Fernando Alonso Renault F1 6 11th Kazuki Nakajima WilliamsF1 5 12th Jenson Button Honda F1 3 13th Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 2 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Points 1st Scuderia Ferrari 47 2nd BMW Sauber 35 3rd McLaren 34 4th WilliamsF1 12 5th Toyota F1 9 6th Red Bull 8 7th Renault F1 6 8th Honda F1 3 9th Toro Rosso 2 10th Force India 0 11th Super Aguri 0 Standings after the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix. See 2008 Formula One season for further season summary and formula1.com or ITV-F1.com (and there is more there for the championship) for complete standings and statistics. Bahrain Grand Prix Driver Constructor Qualifying Time 1st Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1m33.123s 2nd Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 1m33.418s 3rd Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1m33.096s 4th Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m33.737s 5th Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1m33.488s 6th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 1m33.994s 7th Mark Webber Red Bull 1m32.371s 8th Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 1m34.015s 9th Timo Glock Toyota F1 1m32.528s 10th Fernando Alonso Renault F1 1m35.115s Bahrain Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1m33.096s Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1m33.123s Row two Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1m33.292s Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 1m33.418s Row three Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1m33.488s Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m33.737s Row four Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 1m33.994s Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 1m34.015s Row five Jenson Button Honda Racing F1 1m35.057s Fernando Alonso Renault F1 1m35.115s Massa answers critics with win Kubica hits tremendous pole Friday Practice 2: Hamilton Crashes whilst Ferrari's don't budge off 1-2 Friday Practice 1- Ferrari's lead while Williams star Spanish Grand Prix Driver Constructor Qualifying Time 1st Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 1m21.813s 2nd Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1m22.058s 3rd Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1m22.096s 4th Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1m22.065s 5th Mark Webber Red Bull 1m22.429s 6th Jenson Button Honda F1 1m21.211s 7th Kazuki Nakajima WilliamsF1 1m21.117s 8th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 1m22.529s 9th Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m22.542s 10th Timo Glock Toyota F1 1m21.230s Spanish Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 1m21.813s Fernando Alonso Renault F1 1m21.904s Row two Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1m22.058s Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1m22.065s Row three Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1m22.096s Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1m22.231s Row four Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m22.429s Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 1m22.529s Row five Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m22.542s Nelsinho Piquet Renault F1 1m22.699s Raikkonen cruises to an unchallenged victory Raikkonen beats amazing Alonso to pole Heidfeld at the top for Saturday morning Ferrari just pip Renault off top Ferrari top in Friday Practice Driver of the Month Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna at Imola 1989. Ayrton Senna at the 1991 United States Grand Prix. Ayrton Senna (da Silva) is most known for his push to win, much the same as Gilles Villeneuve. Senna is a three time Formula One Champion, winning in 1988, 1990, and 1991. Many people have compared Senna to Juan Manuel Fangio, who is known as "The Master" of Formula One. Senna is a Brazilian, and raced for Toleman, Lotus, McLaren, and Williams. Statistically, he is among the greatest ever, with 41 wins and 65 pole positions. His then-record of 65 pole positions was broken by Michael Schumacher in the 2006 San Marino Grand Prix. His rivalry with Alain Prost is among the most legendary in Formula One, going as far as Senna colliding with Prost in the first turn of Suzuka in 1990, giving Senna the title. Tragically, Senna died during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix when his Williams left the track at high speed, hitting the concrete retaining wall at around 135 mph. No driver since has been killed while driving a Formula One car. His skill in wet weather and bad conditions has made him stand out among other drivers. Where most people would choose to drive conservatively, to avoid causing a crash, Senna would still push his hardest. Following the death of Senna (and Roland Ratzenberger), many safety improvements have been made. What could possibly be better than his on-the-track skills was what he did off the track. His character and attitude has made him a legend among F1 fans. Nominated by Sage Callahan

BetacommandBot (talk) 13:45, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

F1DOM

I think our winning driver is Rubens Barrichello. If you want me to start tell me otherwise I'll leave you to it. Chubbennaitor 17:45, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

You haven't been on for a while. Chubbennaitor 06:50, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

No worries. Life comes first especially wife comes first. You have 2 weeks for it to be done and if you feel that's tight ask the other editors. I'm getting overworked updating the newssletter with the overview of Diniz who does 'copyediting'-ask him. Chubbennaitor 15:29, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the signing. You can know use ~~~ for just the name. Chubbennaitor 19:44, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Enjoy. I'm not missing the Monaco Grand Prix for the third time running. Chubbennaitor 20:01, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

"Everybody..." Completing

I'm not editing on Mon-Tue and only sending out the NW on Wed. I need anyone who is free to edit- to complete the month box and anything else. Even the F1POM with Sage. I need everyone to edit and add and review because I'm not here. It will need to be done otherwise it isn't going out. Chubbennaitor 20:15, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

WPF1 Newsletter (June)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year I - Issue 5 - June 2008
"Unless I'm very much mistaken....I AM very much mistaken!" Murray Walker agrees with most people who talk about him.
The Current Improvement Drive is Juan Manuel Fangio.
Lewis Hamilton lived up to McLaren's expectations with a memorable win at a rainswept Monaco Grand Prix. Carnage after the pit lane pile-up. Rosberg just becomes untangled while Hamilton and Raikkonen get out of their cars Carnage after the pit lane pile-up. Hamilton and Raikkonen's cars left stranded on the pit-lane exit. Robert Kubica secured his and BMW Sauber's first win at the Canadian Grand Prix. Rubens Barrichello had to be one of the drivers of the month after scoring consecutive points and out racing his team-mate Jenson Button. The week before the Turkish Grand Prix there was a controversy over Super Aguri being barred from the Istanbul paddock. This was a result of Honda's Nick Fry telling Bernie Ecclestone that Super Aguri wouldn't be competing in the race after worries that Weigl's sponsorship would be insufficient. The next day Super Aguri announced that they would be departing from Formula One, as the team was past saving. McLaren went into Turkey hoping for a good result and got a mixed one with Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen finishing second and twelfth respectively. The lights had a bit of a problem at the start but eventually the race got underway with Hamilton overtaking his team-mate. Kimi Räikkönen got overtaken by a fast-starting Alonso while Giancarlo Fisichella charged into the back of Kazuki Nakajima. Hamilton chose a three-stop strategy due to high tyre wear, but put in a fantastic overtaking manoeuvre on Felipe Massa. Late-race there was a three-way battle between Jenson Button, Nelsinho Piquet and a recovering Kovalainen, who had his left-rear tyre punctured by Räikkönen's front wing on the first lap. Button was struggling on the option tyre while Piquet was trying some moves; on his second overtaking chance he pushed Button into the pit entrance causing Button to slow. Probably thinking it was Hamilton lapping him, Button let Kovalainen pass on the corner immediately after (first corner). Massa thus won the first race of the month, with Lewis Hamilton and his Ferrari team-mate following in hot pursuit behind. Rubens Barrichello celebrated his 257th Grand Prix start by finishing 14th with a "257" paint job on the car and a special "257-themed" helmet. Barrichello's 257th GP race surpassed Riccardo Patrese's former record of 256 GPs, making him the most experienced driver in F1 history. After the Spanish Grand Prix he celebrated in a round of golf accompanied by ITV's Louise Goodman and fellow racers. A week before the Monaco Grand Prix a test was held at Paul Ricard. There were mixed results with only 11-12 cars being tested per day and the sessions being affected by changeable weather. Honda kept their promise and the wings on the nose got a makeover with other visible changes as well. Then the circus moved to Monaco, the stylish venue on the calendar mapped around the bay of Monte Carlo. McLaren's drivers had special diamond studded helmets for the occasion. On the Tuesday that week Mark Webber proved to be the man of the hour after using First Aid on his companion, AMD's Morris Denton, alongside cycling legend, Lance Armstrong. A car had hit Denton through some traffic works; he would need 90 stitches but arrived at the paddock that weekend. Fisichella didn't get his wish of a points finish on his 200th Grand Prix start after retiring with a jumping gearbox. At the start of the parade lap, Kovalainen stalled and had to start from the pit lane, but despite starting from there he grabbed the last of the points-paying positions with eighth and catching up to seventh; he finished three seconds behind Kazuki Nakajima after the gap was sixteen seconds just five laps before. The race started in the rain for the first time since 1997 and the Ferraris came under pressure from Hamilton at the start with Räikkönen falling back to third. Massa led early on, whilst Hamilton tapped the wall and sustained a puncture. However, the McLaren team was able to use the changed pit-stop strategy to their advantage due to frequent Safety Car periods and the gradual improvement in the weather that necessitated a switch to dry tyres before the end of the race. While Massa and Robert Kubica struggled on worn tyres and heavy fuel loads mid-race, Hamilton was able to build up a big enough lead to maintain first position after his second pit stop. Kubica, who jumped past Massa when the Ferrari driver had a brief excursion at Ste. Devote, finished ahead of the Brazilian in second place, but there was last-minute drama behind. Adrian Sutil was running in a strong fourth place after the final safety car period until a recovering Räikkönen, who had earlier damaged his front wing and been forced to pit, slipped up going into the Nouvelle Chicane. Kimi only put on another new front wing and rejoined in ninth, but a devastated Sutil had bad car damage and retired just before the race's 90% distance mark. This left the way clear for Webber, Sebastian Vettel (débuting the Toro Rosso STR3 chassis), Nakajima, Barrichello and Kovalainen to finish in the points. Two weeks later, the championship moved to Canada on its annual trip to North America. The track had been partially resurfaced since 2007, but these new sections of tarmac began to break up, causing a hazard throughout the race weekend. Nevertheless, Hamilton seemed unaffected as he set a pole position time 0.6 seconds faster than second-placed Kubica. In the race, the front two and third man Räikkönen held position until the first round of pit stops, which were taken under Safety Car conditions. Hamilton lost position to his two pursuers with a longer stop, but then compounded his problems by running into the back of Räikkönen as the Finn and Kubica waited for the green light to come on at the end of the pitlane. Both retired, whilst Nico Rosberg (who was also involved) lost his front wing. Both Hamilton and Rosberg have been given ten-place grid penalties for the next race of the season, in France. This incident, fuel rig problems for Massa and Kovalainen's poor pace turned the race into an all-BMW Sauber fight between Kubica and Nick Heidfeld. Choosing different strategies, the former prevailed by making an additional pitsop to the latter. The race marked Kubica's and BMW's first win in F1, and the first time since the 1999 European Grand Prix that neither Ferrari, McLaren nor Renault has appeared on the podium, as David Coulthard finished in third place to take his first points of the season. Timo Glock was also a first-time 2008 scorer as he beat the recovering Massa to the flag, and they were followed home by Jarno Trulli, Barrichello and Vettel. Massa performed the most impressive pass of the race in his progress from the back of the field following his fuel glitch by passing Jenson Button and Kovalainen simulataneously at the Old Pits Hairpin. The result has elevated Kubica into the lead of the Drivers' Championship, with Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen and Heidfeld not far behind. Chubbennaitor,  Barkjon , Diniz(talk) Sage J Callahan
News New members -- Cdhaptomos (talk · contribs) (May 9, 2008) JoBeSi (talk · contribs) (May 9, 2008) Bigmouth strikes (talk · contribs) (May 20, 2008) Ashley89H (talk · contribs) (May 25, 2008) Donnie Park (talk · contribs) (June 2, 2008) Wael.Mogherbi (talk · contribs) (June 7, 2008) New recipients -- Donnie Park (talk · contribs) (June 2, 2008) Cdhaptomos (talk · contribs) (June 11, 2008) New editors -- None If you have any comments or improvements for the Newsletter please post them at the Newsletter desk	Editor's Comment We need a few users to help me with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave a message on an existing editor's talkpage or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page, and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors - LB22 (talk · contribs) (retired) Diniz (talk · contribs) Chubbennaitor (talk · contribs) Barkjon (talk · contribs) Sage Callahan (talk · contribs) Motofan (talk · contribs) Other areas where you can help - Keep up some of the great facts in the "Did You Know" section of the Formula One portal! Remember, yours may be put in next Wednesday! Help out with the articles in Category:Formula One stubs. Read the to-do list in Portal:Formula One and help to complete the tasks. Leave any queries at the Newsletter Desk Selected Image - May's Monthly F1 picture Below is the F1 Picture for last month (found here) which is decided on every 25th-27th of each month. The picture has to be one uploaded that month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. May picture-Jenson Button at the Malaysian Grand Prix, notice the difference of the wings from what now stars.
The month's Formula One news Ove Andersson killed in rally crash Dennis receives motoring medal Hamilton and Rosberg get 10-place grid penalty after Kimi shunt Track resurfaced Mosley wins confidence vote in Paris Brawn confident of points finish at Canada Ecclestone calls Mosley to stand down Button focused on 2009 revival Silverstone gets planning permission for revamp Honda Racing F1 Team takes environmental pole position Mosley declines compromise deal Kovalainen praised by McLaren Heidfeld not to take official action over Alonso tangle Kubica: Title my aim Lewis sure Sutil will bounce back Mike Conway scores first GP2 win Bruno Senna keeps tradition with win at Monaco Hamilton in for Goodwood Frank Williams celebrates 600th GP start Alonso: Expect Monaco surprise Hamilton: Monaco win a dream Webber hero of the hour when saving friend Fisi looking for point at 200th GP Customer car row nearing resolution Hakkinen escapes house fire Williams regrets split with BMW Trulli fastest in rain-affected test Diamond-studded helmet for Hamilton Kubica to collect Bandini Trophy in... his F1.08 Raikkonen brings Ferrari back on track Monaco style test led by Hamilton Renault create YouTube page RA108 to have some visually interesting changes Blackmail plot against Sutil uncovered Q1 tweaked down to only 5 cars after SA departure Davidson: I WILL BE BACK Rubens to have special livery at Turkey STR3 to make debut at Monaco Super Aguri withdraw from Formula One FIA go into 'Nazi' controversy Sato was confused about SA being barred SA cars were barred from Istanbul paddock
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 42 2nd Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 38 3rd Lewis Hamilton McLaren 38 4th Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 35 5th Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 28 6th Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 15 7th Mark Webber Red Bull 15 8th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 12 9th Fernando Alonso Renault F1 9 10th Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 8 11th Kazuki Nakajima WilliamsF1 7 12th David Coulthard Red Bull 6 13th Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 5 14th Rubens Barrichello Honda F1 5 15th Jenson Button Honda F1 3 16th Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 2 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Points 1st Scuderia Ferrari 73 2nd BMW Sauber 70 3rd McLaren 53 4th Red Bull 15 5th Toyota F1 17 6th WilliamsF1 15 7th Renault F1 9 8th Honda F1 8 9th Toro Rosso 6 10th Force India 0 11th Super Aguri1 0* Standings after the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix. See 2008 Formula One season for further season summary and formula1.com or ITV-F1.com (and there is more there for the championship) for complete standings and statistics. ^Note 1: Super Aguri withdrew from the championship on the Wednesday before the Turkish Grand Prix. Turkish Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Felipe Massa2 Scuderia Ferrari 1h26m49.451s 2nd Lewis Hamilton McLaren +3.779s 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari +4.271s 4th Robert Kubica BMW Sauber +21.945s 5th Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber +38.741s 6th Fernando Alonso Renault F1 +53.724s 7th Mark Webber Red Bull Racing +1m04.229s 8th Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 +1m11.406s 9th David Coulthard Red Bull Racing +1m15.270s 10th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 +1m16.344s Turkish Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Felipe Massa2 Scuderia Ferrari 1:27.617 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:27.808 Row two Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:27.923 Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 1:27.936 Row three Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:28.390 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1:28.417 Row four Fernando Alonso Renault F1 1:28.422 Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 1:28.836 Row five Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:28.882 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:29.959 Massa takes hat-trick win Massa masters Istanbul qualifying again Practice 2:Raikkonen back on form Practice 1:Massa tops time sheets Note 1:Rubens Barrichello qualified 12th and finished 14th on his record-breaking 257th Grand Prix start beating Ricardo Patrese's record of 256 Grand Prix starts. ^Note 2: Felipe Massa took his hat-trick win and pole position at the Turkish Grand Prix. He won in 2006, 2007 and now 2008 Note 3:this was the first time in the 2008 season that Sebastian Vettel finished a race. Monaco Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 2h00m42.742s 2nd Robert Kubica BMW Sauber +3.064s 3rd Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari +4.811s 4th Mark Webber Red Bull +19.295s 5th Sebastian Vettel3 Toro Rosso +24.657s 6th Rubens Barrichello4 / Honda F1 +28.408s 7th Kazuki Nakajima WilliamsF1 +30.180s 8th Heikki Kovalainen McLaren +33.191s 9th Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari +33.792s 10th Fernando Alonso Renault F1 +1 Lap Monaco Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1:15.787 Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 1:15.815 Row two Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:15.839 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:16.165 Row three Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:16.171 Nico Rosberg WilliamsF12 1:16.548 Row four Fernando Alonso Renault F1 1:16.852 Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 1:17.203 Row five Mark Webber Red Bull 1:17.343 David Coulthard3 Red Bull no time Hamilton wins highlight Monaco win Massa and Ferrari get shock front row lock and pole Sat P: Kovalainen first even though crashing Thursday P.2:Hamilton takes back McLaren rule Thursday P.1:Raikkonen leads first Note 1:This was Giancarlo Fisichella's 200th Grand Prix start. ^Note 2: This was Frank Williams's 600th GP start as a manager of a WilliamsF1 ^Note 3: Sebastian Vettel, Fisichella and David Coulthard got five plae grid penalties for changing their gearbox. ^Note 4: Car #17 and #21 were under investigation for reasons undiscovered and there wasn't an outcome in the end Canadian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 2nd Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 3rd David Coulthard Red Bull 4th Timo Glock Toyota F1 5th Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 6th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 7th Rubens Barrichello / Honda F1 8th Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 9th Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 10th Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 Canadian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:17.886 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:18.498 Row two Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 1:18.735 Fernando Alonso Renault F1 1:18.746 Row three Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 1:18.844 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1:19.048 Row four Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:19.089 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:19.633 Row Five Rubens Barrichello / Honda F1 1:20.848 Mark Webber Red Bull no time4 LH takes pole while the rest of the grid seems to be turning upside down saturday P:Rosberg tops with Piquet shockingly going eighth Friday P2:Hamilton retakes glory while Button relives Canada woes Friday P1:Massa tops damp opener Note 1: Vettel didn't qualify after hitting the wall and damaging his STR3 in Saturday morning practice. Note 2: Bourdais changed his engine after qualifying and got a five-place grid penalty (to the back of the grid. Note 3: Button set one time of 1:23.565 but then drove back into the pits with a gearbox problem he started 18th on the grid in front of the two Toro Rossos. ^Note 4: Mark Webber spun at the end of Q2 but with a secured place in Q3. He did not set a time due to the car not being suitable to drive.

--Diniz(talk) 21:01, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

July WPF1 Newsletter

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year I · Issue 6 · June 12 – July 8, 2008
The Current Improvement Drive is Juan Manuel Fangio.
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Images Below is the F1 Picture for last month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded that month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. June picture - The start of the Canadian Grand Prix; Lewis Hamilton leads Robert Kubica and the rest of the pack. New images 1950 1978 1988 1990 1991 1993 1995 1996 1999 2000 2001 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 File:Raikkonen Australia 2008.jpg File:Kimi burning exhaust.jpg
Article of the month - 1995 Japanese Grand Prix, recent Good Article promotion and failed Featured article candidate. The 1995 Japanese Grand Prix (officially known as the XXI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on October 29, 1995 at the Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka. It was the 16th and penultimate race of the 1995 Formula One season. The race, contested over 53 laps, was won by Michael Schumacher for the Benetton team after starting from pole position. Mika Häkkinen finished second in a McLaren, and Johnny Herbert third in the other Benetton. Schumacher won his ninth race of the season, which equalled Nigel Mansell's record for victories in a season that was set in 1992. As both the Williams cars retired from the race, Benetton were confirmed as Constructors' Champions as Williams could not pass Benetton's points total with only one race remaining. Jean Alesi, driving for Ferrari, started second beside Schumacher. However, since his car had moved forward before the start, he was forced to serve a 10-second stop and go penalty. Alesi climbed up to second, before retiring on lap 25. (More...)
Championship standings and Grand Prix results Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 48 2nd Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 48 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 48 4th Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 46 5th Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 36 6th Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 24 7th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 20 8th Mark Webber Red Bull 18 9th Fernando Alonso Renault F1 13 10th Rubens Barrichello Honda F1 11 11th Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 8 12th Kazuki Nakajima WilliamsF1 7 13th David Coulthard Red Bull 6 13th Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 5 14th Timo Glock Toyota F1 5 15th Jenson Button Honda F1 3 16th Nelson Piquet, Jr. Renault F1 2 17th Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 2 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Points 1st Scuderia Ferrari 96 2nd BMW Sauber 82 3rd McLaren 72 4th Toyota F1 25 5th Red Bull 24 6th WilliamsF1 16 7th Renault F1 15 8th Honda F1 14 9th Toro Rosso 6 10th Force India 0 11th Super Aguri1 0* Standings after the 2008 British Grand Prix. See 2008 Formula One season for further season summary and formula1.com or ITV-F1.com (and there is more there for the championship) for complete standings and statistics. ^Note 1: Super Aguri withdrew from the championship on the Wednesday before the Turkish Grand Prix.
French Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1:31:50.245 2nd Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari +17.984 3rd Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 +28.250 4th Heikki Kovalainen McLaren +28.929 5th Robert Kubica BMW Sauber +30.512 6th Mark Webber Red Bull +40.304 7th Nelson Piquet, Jr. Renault F1 +41.033 8th Fernando Alonso Renault F1 +43.372 9th David Coulthard Red Bull +51.021 10th Lewis Hamilton McLaren +54.538 French Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 1:16.449 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1:16.490 Row two Fernando Alonso (Lewis Hamilton Renault F1 McLaren 1:16.840 1:16.693)1 Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 1:16.920 Row three Robert Kubica (Heikki Kovalainen BMW Sauber McLaren 1:17.037 1:16.944)2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:17.233 Row four David Coulthard Red Bull 1:17.426 Timo Glock Toyota F1 1:17.596 Row five Nelson Piquet, Jr. Renault F1 1:15.770 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:16.944 Only one retirement on Massa's and Piguet's day Honda woes with Raikkonen heading Ferrari front row and Piquet having best quali result Sat P: Piquet shows progress going fastest French GP announces revamp Fri P2: Alonso gives surprise attack with Vettel devouring the track Fri P1: McLarens and Ferraris lead with Honda struggling at the back ^Note 1: Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg both got 10 place grid penalties after causing the collision with Kimi Räikkönen at the Canadian Grand Prix. Hamilton started 13th and Nico Rosberg started 20th. ^Note 2: Heikki Kovalainen got a 5 place grid penalty for impeding Kazuki Nakajima and Mark Webber in qualifying.
British Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:39:09.440 2nd Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber +1:08.577 3rd Rubens Barrichello /Honda F1 +1:22.273 4th Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari +1 lap 5th Fernando Alonso Renault F1 +1 lap 6th Heikki Kovalainen McLaren +1 lap 7th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 +1 lap 8th Kazuki Nakajima WilliamsF1 +1 lap 9th Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 +1 lap 10th Mark Webber Red Bull +1 lap British Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:21.049 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:21.554 Row two Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 1:21.706 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:21.835 Row three Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:21.873 Fernando Alonso Renault F1 1:22.029 Row four Nelson Piquet, Jr. Renault F1 1:22.491 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:23.251 Row five Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1:23.305 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber no time Hamilton gets maiden British GP win and breaks UK's drought of none UK winners Kovalainen, Webber and Piquet all have best quali results ever. (Pole, 2nd, 7th) Sat Pr: Alonso gives last gasp of speed going fastest Fri P2: Kovalainen shows speed Donington gets British GP from 2010 Fri P1: Ferrari's quick blast

WPF1 Newsletter (August)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year I · Issue 7 · July 8, 2008 – August 6, 2008
The Current Improvement Drive is Juan Manuel Fangio.
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Images Below is the F1 Picture for last month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded that month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. July picture - Nelson Piquet testing for Renault at the Circuit de Catalunya. New images 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1988 1992 1993 1994 1995 1998 2003 2004 2006 2008 Helmets Track maps (more available) File:Zandvoort - Historical.svg
Article of the month: Forti (current GA candidate) Forti Corse, commonly known as Forti, was an Italian motor racing team chiefly known for its brief, and unsuccessful, involvement in Formula One in the mid-1990s. It was established in the 1970s and competed in lower formulae for two decades, with some success. The team graduated to F1 as a constructor and entrant in 1995 and continued into 1996, before succumbing to financial problems mid-season. The team competed in a total of 27 Grands Prix, scoring no points, and is recognised as one of the last truly privateer teams to race in an era when many large car manufacturers were increasing their involvement in the sport. (More...)
Championship standings and Grand Prix results Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 62 2nd Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 57 2nd Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 54 4th Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 49 5th Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 41 6th Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 38 7th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 22 8th Fernando Alonso Renault F1 18 9th Mark Webber Red Bull 18 10th Timo Glock Toyota F1 13 11th Nelson Piquet, Jr. Renault F1 13 12th Rubens Barrichello Honda F1 11 13th Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 8 14th Kazuki Nakajima WilliamsF1 7 15th David Coulthard Red Bull 6 15th Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 6 17th Jenson Button Honda F1 3 18th Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 2 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Points 1st Scuderia Ferrari 111 2nd McLaren 100 3rd BMW Sauber 90 4th Toyota F1 35 5th Renault F1 31 6th Red Bull 24 7th WilliamsF1 16 8th Honda F1 14 9th Toro Rosso 8 10th Force India 0 11th Super Aguri1 0* Standings after the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix. See 2008 Formula One season for further season summary and formula1.com or ITV-F1.com (and there is more there for the championship) for complete standings and statistics. ^Note 1: Super Aguri withdrew from the championship on the Wednesday before the Turkish Grand Prix.
German Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:31:20.874 2nd Nelson Piquet, Jr. Renault F1 +5.586 3rd Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari +9.339 4th Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber +9.825 5th Heikki Kovalainen McLaren +12.411 6th Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari +14.403 7th Robert Kubica BMW Sauber +22.682 8th Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso +33.299 9th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 +37.158 10th Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 +37.625 German Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:15.666 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1:15.859 Row two Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:16.143 Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 1:16.191 Row three Fernando Alonso Renault F1 1:16.385 Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 1:16.389 Row four Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:16.521 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:17.014 Row five Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:17.244 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:17.503 Vettel drives for RBR in 2009 Hamilton fastest at first day of test Hamilton fastest again Massa moves infront Massa pips the top infront of fast Button Fri P1:Hamilton goes fast in drizzly first session Fri P2:Hamilton pips Ferraris and fast German fleet Sat P:Kovy shows his hand with Kubica's problems Hamilton tops a very close field Hamilton takes home win with lucky Piquet following
Hungarian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:37:27.067 2nd Timo Glock Toyota F1 +11.0 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari +16.8 4th Fernando Alonso Renault F1 +21.6 5th Lewis Hamilton McLaren +23.0 6th Nelson Piquet Renault F1 +32.2 7th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 +36.4 8th Robert Kubica BMW Sauber +48.3 9th Mark Webber Red Bull +58.8 10th Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber +67.7 Hungarian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:20.899 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:21.140 Row two Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1:21.191 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:21.281 Row three Timo Glock Toyota F1 1:21.326 Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 1:21.516 Row four Fernando Alonso Renault F1 1:21.698 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:21.732 Row five Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 1:21.767 Nelson Piquet, Jr. Renault F1 1:22.371 Practice one - Ferrari dominate opening session Practice two - Piquet prevents a McLaren one-two Final practice - Massa heads the Hamilton chase Hamilton heads McLaren one-two in qualifying Ferrari failure helps Kovalainen to maiden win

--Diniz(talk) 22:32, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

September issue Newsletter

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year I · Issue 8 · August 6, 2008 – August 29, 2008
The Current Improvement Drive is Juan Manuel Fangio.
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Images Below is the F1 Picture for last month (found here) which is decided on every 25th-27th of each month. The picture has to be one uploaded that month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. August picture - Felipe Massa at the European GP Friday Practice session. New images 2005 2006 2007 2008 Circuits
Article of the month - Max Mosley, recently relisted as a Good Article Max Rufus Mosley (born 13 April 1940) is president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), a non-profit association that represents the interests of motoring organisations and car users worldwide. The FIA is also the governing body for Formula One and other international motorsports. Mosley is a former barrister and amateur racing driver, and a founder and co-owner of March Engineering, a successful racing car constructor and Formula One racing team. He looked after legal and commercial issues for the company between 1969 and 1977. In the late 1970s, Mosley became the official legal adviser to the Formula One Constructors Association (FOCA), the body which represents the Formula One teams. In this role he drew up the first version of the Concorde Agreement, which settled a dispute between FOCA and the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA), the governing body of Formula One. Mosley was elected president of FISA in 1991 and became president of the FIA, FISA's parent body, in 1993. Mosley has identified his major achievement as FIA President as being the promotion of the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP or Encap), a European car safety performance assessment programme. He has also promoted increased safety and the use of green technologies in motor racing. In 2008, Mosley retained his position after stories about his sex life appeared in the British press. Mosley is the son of Sir Oswald Mosley, former leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF), and Diana Mitford. He was educated in France, Germany and Britain before going on to attend university at Christ Church, Oxford where he graduated with a degree in physics. In his teens and early twenties Mosley was involved with his father's post-war party, the Union Movement (UM). He has said that the association of his surname with fascism stopped him from developing his interest in politics further, although he briefly worked for the Conservative Party in the early 1980s. (More...)
Championship standings and Grand Prix results Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Lewis Hamilton McLaren 70 2nd Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 64 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 57 4th Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 55 5th Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 43 6th Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 41 7th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 26 8th Fernando Alonso Renault F1 18 9th Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 18 10th Timo Glock Toyota F1 15 11th Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault F1 13 12th Rubens Barrichello Honda F1 11 13th Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 9 14th Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 8 15th Kazuki Nakajima WilliamsF1 7 16th David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 6 17th Jenson Button Honda F1 3 18th Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 2 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Points 1st Scuderia Ferrari 121 2nd McLaren 113 3rd BMW Sauber 96 4th Toyota F1 41 5th Renault F1 31 6th Red Bull 24 7th WilliamsF1 17 8th Honda F1 14 9th Toro Rosso 11 10th Force India 0 11th Super Aguri1 0* Standings after the 2008 European Grand Prix. See 2008 Formula One season for further season summary and formula1.com or ITV-F1.com (and there is more there for the championship) for complete standings and statistics. ^Note 1: Super Aguri withdrew from the championship on the Wednesday before the Turkish Grand Prix.
European Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1:35:32.339 2nd Lewis Hamilton McLaren +5.6 3rd Robert Kubica BMW Sauber +37.3 4th Heikki Kovalainen McLaren +39.7 5th Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 +50.6 6th Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso +52.6 7th Timo Glock Toyota F1 +67.9 8th Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 +71.4 9th Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber +82.1 10th Sébastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso +89.7 European Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari 1:38.989 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:39.199 Row two Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:39.392 Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari 1:39.488 Row three Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:39.937 Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:40.142 Row four Jarno Trulli Toyota F1 1:40.309 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:40.631 Row five Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 1:40.721 Sébastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:40.750 FP1: Vettel shows up big guns in learning the new track FP2: Late surge by Alonso and Button FP3: Kubica takes his turn at the top Qualifying: Massa puts Ferrari on pole for European Grand Prix Race: Massa keeps win after controversy in Valencia

Hope you enjoy. Chubbennaitor 08:38, 29 August 2008 (UTC)