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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Fernando Alonso takes pole in a incident filled Hungarian GP qualifying.
Felipe Massa airlifted to hospital after being hit on the head by debris is stable.
Sebastian Vettle puts his Brawn GP car on the front row.
Mark Webber settles for third and defending world champion Hamilton along side.
Jenson Button given just one run in Q3 and could only manage eighth.
Pos Driver Team Q1, Q2, Q3.
1. Alonso Renault (B) 1:21.313 1:20.826 1:21.569
2. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:21.178 1:20.604 1:21.607
3. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:20.964 1:20.358 1:21.741
4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:20.842 1:20.465 1:21.839
5. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:20.793 1:20.862 1:21.890
6. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:21.659 1:20.807 1:22.095
7. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:21.500 1:20.647 1:22.468
8. Button Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:21.471 1:20.707 1:22.511
9. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:21.407 1:20.570 1:22.835
10. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:21.420 1:20.823
11. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:21.571 1:21.002
12. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:21.416 1:21.082
13. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:21.558 1:21.222
14. Glock Toyota (B) 1:21.584 1:21.242
15. Piquet Renault (B) 1:21.278 1:21.389
16. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (B) 1:21.738
17. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:21.807
18. Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:21.868
19. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:21.901
20. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:22.359
Podcast number 363.
Hungarian Grand Prix where anything could happen!
Mark Webber signs new contract with Red Bull through 2010.
Alguersuari at 19 years old will be the youngest ever driver in F1 history.
Motorsports Mondial with Nasir Hameed.
Jaime Alguersuari: born March 23, 1990 in Barcelona. He took the British Formula Three Championship in 2008, having become the youngest title winner in championship history, aged 18 years and 203 days.
He deputised for the injured Mark Webber in the 2008 Race of Champions event at Wembley Stadium in December 2008.
He is competing in the World Series by Renault in 2009, continuing with his British Formula Three Championship-winning team Carlin Motorsport, and team-mate Oliver Turvey.
Alguersuari took over the role of reserve driver for the Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso from fellow Red Bull Junior driver Brendon Hartley in the second half of the 2009 Formula One season and less than two weeks later, rumours of Sébastien Bourdais leaving Toro Rosso were heightened with the announcement that Alguersuari was expected to be a race driver for the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.He will become the youngest ever Formula One driver at the age of 19 years and 125 days, breaking the record held by Mike Thackwell. On July 20, 2009 it was announced that Alguersuari would race for Toro Rosso in Hungary.
Saturday practice:
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:21.009 19
2. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:21.408 + 0.399 23
3. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:21.509 + 0.500 21
4. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:21.655 + 0.646 20
5. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:21.800 + 0.791 23
6. Glock Toyota (B) 1:21.849 + 0.840 12
7. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:21.911 + 0.902 19
8. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:21.935 + 0.926 19
9. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:21.936 + 0.927 16
10. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:21.971 + 0.962 21
11. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:22.076 + 1.067 20
12. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:22.097 + 1.088 25
13. Barrichello Brawn GP-Mercedes (B) 1:22.101 + 1.092 22
14. Piquet Renault (B) 1:22.210 + 1.201 17
15. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:22.270 + 1.261 20
16. Alonso Renault (B) 1:22.274 + 1.265 19
17. Button Brawn GP-Mercedes (B) 1:22.312 + 1.303 22
18. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:22.391 + 1.382 20
19. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:22.684 + 1.675 23
20. Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:23.231 + 2.222 16
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