Formula One News — July 2007
JULY 10, 2007
Meanwhile in the High Court
Today in Court 59 at the High Court in London the case of Ferrari Spa versus Coughlan and Another will be heard by Mr Justice Briggs. It is anticipated that Ferrari's lawyers will give more details of their plans regarding legal actions but will probably also include a request to extend an injunction against McLaren chief designer Mike Coughlan which forbids Coughlan and others from giving data to a third party.
JULY 9, 2007
Race Report - Kimi walks away
After his pole position on Saturday, Lewis Hamilton was a national hero but down in the McLaren camp there were worries that the Ferrari pace was going to be too quick to stop.
JULY 8, 2007
Race Notes - Raikkonen wins British GP
British GP - Race Notes
Sunday Photos
British GP - Sunday Photos
Sunday Press Conference
British GP - Sunday Press Conference
Sunday Team Quotes
British GP - Sunday Team Quotes
Race Incidents
British GP - Race Incidents
Race Results
British GP - Race Results
Stepney speaks out
Ferrari's Nigel Stepney has been giving his version of events in the ongoing scandal over espionage and sabotage in Maranello. Stepney has been accused of both by Ferrari.
JULY 7, 2007
Qualifying Report - Hamilton keeps the fans happy
Lewis Hamilton blasted to pole position for the British Grand Prix in a knife-edge finish during the qualifying. Hamilton made no mistakes (as usual) and ended up edging out Kimi Raikkonen by a small margin when the Finn drifted wide at the final corner and lost traction in the run down to the start-finish line.
Saturday Photos
British GP - Saturday Photos
Saturday Press Conference
British GP - Saturday Press Conference
Saturday Team Quotes
British GP - Saturday Team Quotes
Qualifying Results
British GP - Qualifying Results
And so the scandals roll on...
The British Grand Prix weekend has seen the espionage scandal roll on with huge amounts of rumour and gossip, making it very difficult to figure out what is truth and what is speculation.
Practice 3 Report - Kimi stays ahead
Kimi Raikkonen remained at the front in the Saturday morning practice session ahead of McLaren's Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton. Onbce again the fastest of the chasers was Nico Rosberg in the Williams ahead of Ralf Schumacher's Toyota, the Toro Rosso of Tonio Liuzzi and Heikki Kovalainen's Renault.
Practice 3 Results
British GP - Practice 3 Results
JULY 6, 2007
Practice 2 Report - Ferrari on top at Silverstone
On Friday afternoon Kimi Raikkonen was again at the top of the F1 timesheets with Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa behind him. Whether this is a clear indication for the rest of the weekend remains to be seen but third fastest was Ralf Schumacher, a long way back in his Toyota.
Friday Photos
British GP - Friday Photos
Friday Press Conference
British GP - Friday Press Conference
Friday Team Quotes
British GP - Friday Team Quotes
Practice 2 Results
British GP - Practice 2 Results
Klien stands in for Button
Jenson Button is suffering from back pains and so is to miss the second practice session for the British Grand Prix. It is hoped that Button will be fit enough to be back in the car tomorrow.
Coulthard re-signs with Red Bull Racing
David Coulthard has been re-signed for another season with Red Bull Racing. The team is also expected to keep Mark Webber and that means that the young Red Bull drivers at Scuderia Toro Rosso will not be moving up into the main team.
Practice 1 Report - Hamilton gets the fans warmed up
A blustery Silverstone was treated to Lewis Hamilton setting the fastest time of the first session on Friday morning. The McLaren driver lapped the track at 1m21.100s, which ended up being a tenth faster than the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen.