Hamilton comes a cropper of stewards.

Immediately after the end of the Belgium Grand Prix and Hamilton had been awarded his trophy for 1^st place a stewards enquiry began, it revolved around the fact that Lewis had seemingly gained advantage fron cutting a corner to take the lead from Kimi Raikonnen , a move that some see as necessary considering the alternative to cutting the corner was to collide with Raikonnen, after taking the position Hamilton immediately allowed raikonnen to re pass him so as not to incur a penalty, shortly after this Hamilton seemed to re position himself and line up for another attempt at taking the lead which he did successfully. Two hours after the race the stewards announced their deceision to dock Hamilton 25 seconds relegating him to 3^rd place, shortly after this McLaren gave a short press  conference stating their position and giving some technical information provided from the telemetry systems apparently showing that Hamilton had indeed lifted allowing Raikonnen to pass him, an appeal has also been submitted, we will have to wait to see the outcome.

Lewis Hamilton wins award

Lewis Hamilton has won the Sport Award at the Britain's Best 2008 awards.

Hamilton was absent at the ti me of the ceremony, but accepted it via videolink, the trophy was collected on Lewis' behalf, by his father and manager Anthony Hamilton.

Massa makes it a Hatrick

Congratulations to Felippe Massa apart from short periods around pit stops he lead the race from start to finish, Lewis Hamilton looked promising but turned out to be on a planned 3 stop strategy to preserve his tyres after last year’s disastrous tyre failure, however he managed to jump from 3rd place to 2nd before the first corner with a good start, he managed to finish second only 5 seconds behind Massa. Kimi Raikkonen finished 3rd in the second Ferrari with Robert Kubica 4th and Nick Heidfeld 5th, putting both BMW's in the top 5. Overall a good race with none of the incidents of stray dogs on the track of the earlier GP2 race.

Turkish Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton struggled in Q3 in qualifying for tomorrow’s Grand Prix and in the press conference admitted that his choice of the slower hard tyres was probably the wrong decision, his team mate Heikki Kovalainen beat him to second place with Massa taking pole for the third year in a row. Kimi Raikkonen qualified 4th after seeming to be held up by Fernando Alonso during his last run.

Jenson Button to stay at Honda next year

''I will be with Honda next season'' said Jenson Button at Friday's practice for the Turksih Grand Prix.

A sad goodbye to Super Aguri

Sadly we have seen the last of Super Aguri, the Spanish Grand Prix was to be their last, after they failed to find an investor after DIC pulled out of negotiations.

Aguri Suzuki issued a statement saying "In order to realise my dream to become an owner of a Formula 1 team, I applied for a grid position in the FIA Formula 1 world championship in November 2005,"

 

"Since then, I have participated in the championship for two years and four months as the Super Aguri F1 team, but regretfully I must inform you that the team will be ceasing its racing activities as of today."

 

This will leave 2 empty grid slots at the back of the grid which are unlikely to be filled this season.

Toro Rosso STR3 delayed

Toro Rosso has confirmed that its new car, (the STR3) will not be ready in time for it's debut in Turkey this weekend. The delay is blamed on the lack of spare parts for the new car.

Bernie Doesn't want Super Aguri to go April 30th 2008

 

Bernie Ecclestone has said that he hopes Super Aguri can find a way to continue in Formula 1. "I want them to stay," he told Reuters.

"I've been helping them the last week." "They don't look in very good shape at the moment, unfortunately," said Bernie. Mr Ecclestone noted that the team was currently in a very difficult position - the proposed buyout deal by the Magma Group having fallen through. Although the F1 grid has dropped down to 20 cars in the past, Ecclestone said he was keen to keep Super Aguri in the field.

Team owner Aguri Suzuki remains determined to keep the team alive.

"I'm trying very hard every week and every day," Suzuki told ITV Sport's Martin Brundle in Spain. "I have to find a good solution before the Turkish Grand Prix. "Our staff are working very hard and both drivers are doing a very good job. "Every year we need almost $100 million - it's very, very difficult to find, but we're pushing hard and will try to continue."

Despite the financial difficulties, Takuma Sato produced Super Aguri's best showing of the year at Catalunya - running as high as ninth and finishing out of the points in 13th.

Heikki Kovalainen leaves hospital well April 28th

 

McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen has left hospital in Bacelona following his accident in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. Kovalainen will stay in Spain for a few days’ relaxation, before returning home where he will untertake light training in preparation for his next race in Turkey.

The Finn was flown by helicopter to the Hospital General de Catalunya in Sant Cugat del Valles after being checked over at the mediacal centre at the circuit immediately following the crash. ere CT scans confirmed he had no head injuries and no broken bones. He was kept in overnight for observation, but further tests and scans on Monday morning showed no problems.

Spanish Grand Prix April 27th

Kimi Raikonnen took his 2^nd win of the year and Ferrari’s third, Starting from Pole he lead most of the race, his team mate Massa took second place on the starting grid from Fernando Alonso on the first lap. Overall it was an eventful race with just 13 of the 22 starters crossing the finish line, on lap 21 Heikki Kovalainen experienced a huge crash going off at around 140 MPH when taking a corner, he experienced a 27g deceleration. McLaren suspect a wheel-rim failure was to blame, but this is as yet unconfirmed, watching in slow motion something can clearly be seen coming away from the front near side wheel area followed by an immediate deflation of the tyre, leading to the car steering itself off the track and straight into the tyre wall.

Lewis Hamilton finished 3^rd behind Felipe Massa.

Is this the end for super aguri? April 16th 2008

Britain's magma group had been expected to complete the buyout last month, but they have now told the japanese team the deal is off.

It is believed magma's financial backers, dubai international capital, are having second thoughts. Super aguri are now said to be seeking new investors but warned they may be forced out of the spanish grand prix on 27 april.

A statement by the team said: "super aguri confirms that it has been informed by magma group, the potential purchasers of the team, that its investors no longer wish to fund the intended acquisition.

"it is with deep regret that [team owner] Aguri Suzuki is now forced to consider the future of the team, however negotiations with other parties continue."

A team spokesperson confirmed they may not be able to compete in the Barcelona grand prix, the team have also been missing from testing at the circuit de catalunya this week.