Author Archive for Chris Hayes

Lewis will have his mirrors full on Sunday even with his KERS advantage, Forumula1.net reckons.

Adrian Sutil narrowly lost out to Lewis Hamilton in Saturday’s battle for pole position in Monza as Force India, fresh from their second place in Belgium, once again demonstrated the raw pace of the VJM09 in a low downforce environment.  Read more... (739 words, 1 image, estimated 2:57 mins reading time)

Hamilton on pole in Monza as Sutil shines for Force India

Lewis Hamilton charged to pole position for the Italian Grand Prix edging out a superb Adrian Sutil who put Force India on the front row of the grid for the second race in a row.  Read more... (1321 words, 1 image, estimated 5:17 mins reading time)

Adrian Sutil continued to demonstrate Force India’s pace in Monza after topping the timesheets for the second time this weekend in final practice ahead of qualifying.

The German, who set the pace on Friday with the quickest time in practice two, traded laptimes with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton throughout the session despite running on the harder tyres.  Read more... (219 words, estimated 53 secs reading time)

Round 13 of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship takes the Formula One circus to the outskirts of Milan for the Italian Grand Prix.

The 53-lap race is staged at the 5.793km (3.600-mile) Autodromo Nazionale di Monza and marks the end of F1’s European season ahead of the final flyaway races in Singapore, Japan, Brazil and Abu Dhabi.  Read more... (936 words, 9 images, estimated 3:45 mins reading time)

Lewis Hamilton is in with a shout of pole position in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday thanks to his KERS device, which he says is worth almost half a second at Monza.

The McLaren driver topped the timesheets in the first practice session on Friday and ran strongly in the afternoon on race fuel.  Read more... (239 words, estimated 57 secs reading time)

The Renault F1 Team and Fernando Alonso completed a successful Roadshow in Oviedo (northern Spain) on Saturday as Fernando drove his Formula One car on the streets of his hometown in front of 170,000 spectators.  Read more... (315 words, estimated 1:16 mins reading time)

All eyes will be on Giancarlo Fisichella at next week’s Italian Grand Prix as he fulfils a lifelong dream by climbing into a Ferrari cockpit for the first time, becoming the first Italian to race for the Scuderia at Monza since Ivan Capelli in 1992.  Read more... (312 words, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)

A group of Indian investors have made an offer to buy the BMW Sauber team.

BMW announced that it will pull out of Formula One at the end of year due to the costs of competing and a lack of results.  Read more... (173 words, estimated 42 secs reading time)

Lewis Hamilton expects McLaren to be competitive again in Monza next week after his Belgian Grand Prix ended in the wall.

After locking out the front row and taking second place in Valencia, Spa-Francorchamps turned out to be a weekend to forget for McLaren as Lewis Hamilton got punted into retirement on the first lap, while the best Heikki Kovalainen could manage was sixth place.  Read more... (422 words, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)

The BMW Sauber F1 Team is sensing an opportunity as the drivers and engineers prepare for the Italian Grand Prix. The revitalising effect of the team’s strong performance last time out at Spa-Francorchamps has boosted spirits ahead of the visit to Monza’s legendary high-speed circuit.
The 13th race of the season – taking place on 13th September – represents a farewell to Europe, both for Formula One as a whole for 2009 and for the BMW Sauber F1 Team on a permanent basis in its current guise. After the Italian GP, the teams will travel to Asia and South America for the four remaining races on this year’s calendar. At the same time, work continues on securing the future of the Hinwil factory in Switzerland.  Read more... (898 words, estimated 3:36 mins reading time)