2007 SEASON HAS STARTED.
The start of the Formula 1 season was simply spectacular.The qualifying race gave and unexpected result.Team Ferrari got at the start of the racing grid.It was an ideal day for the season start.All the eyes were on "The 2 time world champion" Fernando Alonso as he was second on the starting grid.Just the car color had changed with the change in team from Renault to Mclaren. BMW's Nick Heidfeld started in third, and fourth-placed rookie driver Lewis Hamilton enjoyed the best grid position by a British driver on his Grand Prix debut since the 1950s.As the race proceeded Felipe Massa advanced to 16th position.Raikkonen was on the third position as the Alonso was the race leader for some time followed by rookie Lewis Hamilton.With a great pit stop strategy Raikkonen forwarded as the race leader and with an astonishing +7 second lead he crossed the line followed by Mclaren driver Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton shared the podium at the third position.
FIRST CASUALTY OF THE SEASON
Spyker's Christian Albers slides sideways into the tyre wall on Turn 3 but walks away from his damaged car without any ill effect. He was in 20th place at the time. Raikkonen's lead over Heidfeld just gets bigger - up to 9.1 seconds now.
Battling for 13th place, David Coulthard tries to get past Wurz on the inside and ends up flying over the top of the Williams and lands in the gravel. One of his wheels is left hanging off but the Scot walks away uninjured, from what could have been a dangerous incident.
The start of the Formula 1 season was simply spectacular.The qualifying race gave and unexpected result.Team Ferrari got at the start of the racing grid.It was an ideal day for the season start.All the eyes were on "The 2 time world champion" Fernando Alonso as he was second on the starting grid.Just the car color had changed with the change in team from Renault to Mclaren. BMW's Nick Heidfeld started in third, and fourth-placed rookie driver Lewis Hamilton enjoyed the best grid position by a British driver on his Grand Prix debut since the 1950s.As the race proceeded Felipe Massa advanced to 16th position.Raikkonen was on the third position as the Alonso was the race leader for some time followed by rookie Lewis Hamilton.With a great pit stop strategy Raikkonen forwarded as the race leader and with an astonishing +7 second lead he crossed the line followed by Mclaren driver Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton shared the podium at the third position.
FIRST CASUALTY OF THE SEASON
Spyker's Christian Albers slides sideways into the tyre wall on Turn 3 but walks away from his damaged car without any ill effect. He was in 20th place at the time. Raikkonen's lead over Heidfeld just gets bigger - up to 9.1 seconds now.
Battling for 13th place, David Coulthard tries to get past Wurz on the inside and ends up flying over the top of the Williams and lands in the gravel. One of his wheels is left hanging off but the Scot walks away uninjured, from what could have been a dangerous incident.
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