Felipe Massa hit the nail on the head when he labelled Ferrari’s efforts in Malaysia as nothing but “stupid” after the Scuderia cost themselves any chance of scoring points.
Ferrari looked set for a good weekend ahead after dominated Friday’s second practice session when Kimi Raikkonen led home Massa for a 1-2 result. But from there their weekend went downhill.
Massa’s chances of a solid points-finish were undone by a silly mistake in qualifying when …Â Details
David Coulthard made an ill-advised comment not long before he retired following a stellar career last year. The comment, though ill-advised, has however has turned out to be rather accurate.
He said that Lewis Hamilton wouldn’t be doing nearly so well if he didn’t have the best car in the paddock to drive. That he would be right up there too, if he was sitting in Hamilton’s position. That the car you are driving is important… Details
Only two rounds into the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship and the largest number of rule changes in the history of the sport have well and truly reshuffled the deck. We took a close look at the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) before the opening round got underway in Melbourne, Australia, but it turns out the biggest news in Formula One at the start of the season is the rear diffusers being used by the Brawn, Toyota and Williams teams to improve aerodynamics. The diffusers in question were cleared by the FIA as long ago as January but the matter will again be considered by the FIA’s International Court of Appeal on April 14.
The controversy surrounding these devices stems from a clever interpretation of the rules by the three teams in question and the fact that they obviously have a clear on track advantage, Brawn having claimed both poles and won both races so far this year… Details and Pictures