Michael Schumacher will replace Felipa Massa at Ferrari.
BMW has announced it will leave Formula 1 at the end of the 09 season.
No decision on the team in Hinwil, sell or shut it down.
FIA hopes cost-cutting rules agreed to enough to prevent walk outs in the future.
F1weekly podcast number 365 featuring
Motorsports Mondial with Nasir Hameed and…
This weeks special interview with: Jacky Eeckelart.
Jacky Eeckelart is a Belgian racing engineer who was born in Antwerp, the diamond capital of the world. He cut his teeth in Formula Ford and Three as a driver.
Eeckelart has worked as an enginner for DAMS team in F 3000. He ran the Peugeot team in French touring car championship. In 1995 Peugeot Sport boss Jean-Pierre Jabouille put him in charge of their F1 testing program.
Eeckelart also worked for Prost GP team and in 2001 was race engineer to a driver who was brief and precise with his feedback, little Kimi at Sauber.
This conversation took place at Le Mans last month where was in charge of Colin Kolles Audi R10. My thanks to Jacky for his time and also for arranging the interview with his driver Narain Kartikeyan.
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Sunday Snapshot
Motorsport Mondial Presentation
Forza Felipe, baby! F1weekly would like to wish Ferrari star driver, Felipe Massa, a full and speedy recovery. The Brazilian driver was on Saturday when a piece of spring from Rubens Barrichello’s car hit him on the helmet. Massa is now being treated in a Budapest hospital.
Rain And-rea Shine: Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso scored his first Moto GP win in the final British Grand Prix at Donington Park. The series moves to Silverstone next year. The Honda rider finished ahead of Colin Edwards from Texas, second, on a Yamaha and Randy de Puniet, third, of France also riding a Honda.
Perfect Ten: The 2008 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, scored his first win of the season on Sunday in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Win # 10 of his career. This is McLaren’s third consecutive and ninth victory at the Hungaroring. Kimi Raikkonen was second for Ferrari with Mark Webber third for Red Bull.
Smile of success: Three wins in a row for Nico Hulkenberg in Saturday’s GP2 feature race at Hungaroring. Young German from Emmerich currently leads the championship and is also test driver for Williams. Managed by Wili Weber of Schumacher fame. Shades of yesterday. And a bright future.
Bowling Green to Spa Green: Chevrolet Corvette triumphs over Maserati and Audi to win the classic Total 24 Hours of Spa. Winning car was driven by Kurt Mollekens, Mike Hezemans, Anthony Kumpen and Jos Meneten. Jacques Villeneuve, the 1996 F1 World Champion, crashed out earlier in the rain.
Podcast #364
McLaren’ Lewis Hamilton dominates the Grand Prix of Hungary!
Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari bouncing back with a great second.
Mark Webber rounds off the podium salvaging points for Red Bull.
Brawn GP could only manage seventh and ninth.
Alonso looses out with a big mistake in the pits and a wheel falling off the car.
Vettel retired with suspension damage do to a startline run in with Raikkonen.
Alguersuari completes his first grand prix 15th, beating team-mate Buemi.
Massa remains in an induced coma for another 48 hours assisting his recovery.
Renault has been suspended from the European Grand Prix by the FIA.
The Hungarian Grand Prix
The Hungaroring, Hungary;
70 laps; 306.663km;
Weather: Sunny.
Classified:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1h38:23.876
2. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) + 11.529
3. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) + 16.886
4. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) + 26.967
5. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) + 34.392
6. Glock Toyota (B) + 35.237
7. Button Brawn-Mercedes (B) + 55.088
8. Trulli Toyota (B) + 1:08.172
9. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) + 1:08.774
10. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes (B) + 1:09.256
11. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) + 1:10.612
12. Piquet Renault (B) + 1:11.512
13. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) + 1:14.046
14. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes (B) + 1 lap
15. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) + 1 lap
16. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) + 1 lap
Fastest lap: Webber, 1:21.931
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