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FIA post-race press conference - Britain
1st Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), 1h39m09.440s; 2nd Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber), 1h40m18.017s; 3rd Rubens Barrichello (Honda), 1h40m31.713s. Q: Lewis, you started the season with a win, you won the Monaco Grand Prix, but now the moment's yours. Let's savour the moment, describe your emotions on that slow-down lap, having won the British Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton: It is by far the best victory I've ever had. It was one of the toughest races I've ever done and as I was driving I was thinking if I win this, this will definitely go down as the best race I've ever won... Honda's Barrichello rejoices in podium return At 36 years-old Honda's Rubens Barrichello could have been forgiven for thinking his podium days were over. But on Sunday at Silverstone that is exactly where he found himself after a stunning drive to third in the British Grand Prix. Starting 16th on the grid, the Brazilian, who last took a podium at the 2005 United States Grand Prix, hadn't held much hope of a strong result... British Grand Prix - selected driver quotes McLaren's Lewis Hamilton on making amends for recent errors with a win at his home Grand Prix; Felipe Massa on his race to forget for Ferrari; and BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica on ending up in the gravel trap. The drivers report back on all the action at Silverstone Flawless Hamilton triumphant at sodden Silverstone McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has retaken the lead of the drivers' championship after a stunning home win in a very wet British Grand Prix. He finished over a minute clear of BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld, with Rubens Barrichello scoring Honda's first podium since 2006 in third. The result means Hamilton now sits atop the standings, level on 48 points with Kimi Raikkonen, who finished fourth, and Ferrari team mate Felipe Massa... The Bridgestone e-reporter GP2 diary - Britain Since its inception in 2004, the GP2 Series has established itself as a serious breeding ground for Formula One talent - with the likes of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton as evidence. And official tyre suppliers to the series, Bridgestone, are helping to do the same for motorsport journalism, with their e-reporter competition. The nine 2008 finalists will each get to report from one European round of the series, and will be supplying Formula1.com with details of the GP2 action, plus a diary reflecting their experience as a first-time paddock correspondent. For Britain, it's 22-year-old British writer, James Aitcheson... Sunday weather update - heavy showers forecast Welcome to race day for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the ninth round of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship and, effectively, the midpoint. The skies above Silverstone were dark and overcast first thing Sunday, and the forecast remains for unpredictable weather with frequent heavy rain showers and an ambient temperature high between 17 and 18 degrees Celsius... Paddock Postcard from Silverstone As usual, Silverstone was en fete for the British Grand Prix, with Royalty mixing with echoes of Hollywood. Sir Jackie Stewart was escorting the visiting Duke of Kent early in the proceedings, while the Toyota team and Warner Bros celebrated the summer UK release of the film The Dark Knight on July 25. This is the follow up to the 2005 action hit Batman Begins and reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who again portrays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Michael Caine, the late Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman also star... FIA post-qualifying press conference - Britain Drivers: 1st Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren), 1m 21.049s; 2nd Mark Webber (Red Bull), 1m 21.554s; 3rd Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), 1m 21.706s. Q: What a moment for you to score your maiden pole in front of a British crowd and in a country where you spent much of your motor racing life. Heikki Kovalainen: Absolutely, it has been going really well all weekend and we managed to put some more pace to the car last week and all week here it has just been carrying on from that... Kovalainen and Red Bull thrilled with qualifying firsts McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen and Red Bull were delighted with their performances during qualifying for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Saturday. Kovalainen took his maiden pole position, while Red Bull clinched their first-ever front-row grid slot, after Mark Webber clocked Q3's second-fastest time. At first it had seemed that Webber would be on course for his first P1, but in the end it was Kovalainen, who snatched the prime slot in the session's dying moments, with a stunning lap of 1m 21.049s. Qualifying - selected driver quotes Nico Rosberg on wrestling with his 'jumping' Williams; Red Bull's David Coulthard on failing to clinch a top ten grid slot for his final home Grand Prix; and McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen on taking his maiden pole position. All 20 drivers report back on Saturday's action Kovalainen storms to maiden pole at Silverstone The home fans wanted it to be Lewis Hamilton, but it will be the other McLaren of Heikki Kovalainen that will start Sunday's British Grand Prix from P1 on the grid. The Finn won his first F1 pole the hard way, fighting rain spits and high crosswinds during the first Q3 qualifying runs. On his second, Kovalainen nailed it to displace surprise second-place man Mark Webber, who gave Dietrich Mateschitz's emergent Red Bull team their first front-row start... Final practice - Alonso tops wet-dry session for Renault It was Fernando Alonso's turn to set the pace in the final practice session at Silverstone on Saturday morning. The Spaniard lapped his Renault in 1m 20.740s right at the end of a session which began with a wet track after torrential rain this morning but ended mainly dry. Mark Webber also improved at the end, to move his Red Bull into second place on 1m 20.988s. Prior to that the pacesetter had been McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen, who pushed his MP4-23 round in 1m 21.266s to head team mate Lewis Hamilton on 1m 21.668s... Qualifying analysis - Kovalainen on the brink? After playing second fiddle to McLaren team mate Lewis Hamilton for much of 2008, Heikki Kovalainen has his best chance yet of a maiden Formula One win on Sunday, following his spectacular qualifying performance at Silverstone. However, with changeable weather predicted, the grid for the British Grand Prix may yet prove academic. After three sessions of qualifying in which rain spots and heavy crosswinds played significant roles, this is how it was formed British Grand Prix at Donington Park from 2010 Following discussions with Formula One Management, the FIA has confirmed that the British Grand Prix will be retained on the Formula One World Championship calendar, moving from Silverstone to its new home of Donington Park from 2010. FIA President Max Mosley said, After many years of patient but fruitless negotiation with the BRDC, we are delighted that Bernie (Ecclestone) has nevertheless been able to ensure that the British Grand Prix will keep its place on the Formula One World Championship calendar... Friday analysis - little to choose between red and silver As expected in light of last week's test, Ferrari and McLaren proved to be closely matched during Silverstone's first two practice sessions for the British Grand Prix, with nearest rivals BMW Sauber falling some way short of their mark. We take a team-by-team look at the weekend's early running |
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