http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ GPUpdate.net - Every day updated news! (For news, results, photos and more!) Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:00:13 +0200 120 35 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ http://images.gpupdate.net/if/rss/rsslogo.jpg http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/08/mclaren-boss-we-did-everything-right/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/08/mclaren-boss-we-did-everything-right/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +0200 McLaren team boss Ron Dennis was insistent after the Belgian Grand Prix that his team and Lewis Hamilton had done everything right after the championship leader cut the chicane while fighting for the lead with Kimi Raikkonen. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/08/raikkonen-not-giving-up-yet/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/08/raikkonen-not-giving-up-yet/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:00:00 +0200 Kimi Raikkonen saw his championship chances dealt an almost certain knock-out blow at Spa Francorchamps after he crashed in wet conditions while lapping Nico Rosberg. However, the Finn refuses to give up, despite falling 19 points behind Hamilton with just five rounds remaining. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/08/ferrari-wont-rush-team-orders-decision/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/08/ferrari-wont-rush-team-orders-decision/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:00:00 +0200 After the sensational conclusion to the Belgian Grand Prix weekend Ferrari found itself in a better position than it originally seemed, as Hamilton's penalty gave Massa the win and moved him to within two points in the drivers' championship with five rounds remaining. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/08/alonso-is-best-driver-in-f1-brawn/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/08/alonso-is-best-driver-in-f1-brawn/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0200 Honda team principal Ross Brawn continued his charm offensive towards Fernando Alonso as he bids to persuade the former double champion to join Honda in 2009. Speaking to reporters at Spa Brawn described Alonso as the best driver in F1. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/mclaren-to-appeal-hamilton-penalty/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/mclaren-to-appeal-hamilton-penalty/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:29:00 +0200 McLaren has registered its intention appeal against Lewis Hamilton's 25-second penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix which cost the driver victory and dropped him to third place overall. The penalty cut his lead in the championship to two points. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/ferrari-boss-responds-to-hamilton-penalty/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/ferrari-boss-responds-to-hamilton-penalty/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:10:00 +0200 Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali left Spa Francorchamps this evening with more than he expected after the end of the race as three hours later news emerged that Hamilton had been penalised and Ferrari's Felipe Massa inherited the win. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/hamilton-penalty-hands-massa-victory/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/hamilton-penalty-hands-massa-victory/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:45:00 +0200 Lewis Hamilton has been penalised by race stewards at the Belgian Grand Prix who deemed he had cut a chicane while fighting for the lead with Kimi Raikkonen. The ruling means that Felipe Massa is now the official winner of the race and moves to within two points of Hamilton in the championship. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/heidfeld-gamble-pays-off-for-bmw/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/heidfeld-gamble-pays-off-for-bmw/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:36:00 +0200 Due to a perfect decision in the final stages of the Belgian GP, Nick Heidfeld claimed the ninth podium of the season for the BMW Sauber F1 Team. After 42 of the 44 laps Nick changed to wet weather tyres, and moved up from seventh to third. It was his fourth podium of the season. His team-mate, Robert Kubica, had been ahead of him until he was delayed refuelling at his second pit stop. The pole had started from eighth and finished the action packed grand prix sixth.  http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/glock-given-25-second-penalty/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/glock-given-25-second-penalty/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:20:00 +0200 Timo Glock has been given a 25-second time penalty added to his total race time after stewards ruled that he had overtaken Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber under a yellow flag following Kimi Raikkonen's accident. The penalty drops Glock from eighth, and out of the points. Webber moves up one spot to be officially classified as eighth. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/red-bulls-upstaged-by-toro-rossos/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/red-bulls-upstaged-by-toro-rossos/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:05:00 +0200 Red Bull Racing drivers Mark Webber and David Coulthard missed out on points in the Belgian Grand Prix as they finished ninth and eleventh, being upstaged by Toro Rosso drivers Vettel and Bourdais who finished fifth and seventh. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/double-points-finish-moves-toro-rosso-up/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/double-points-finish-moves-toro-rosso-up/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:56:00 +0200 A double points finish for Scuderia Toro Rosso moved the team to eight in the constructors' championship on 17 points, three ahead of Honda. The points came from fifth place for Sebastian Vettel and seventh place for Bourdais. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/renault-encouraged-by-alonso-s-fourth/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/renault-encouraged-by-alonso-s-fourth/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:50:00 +0200 It was a mixed afternoon for the Renault team as Fernando Alonso finished the Belgian Grand Prix in a solid fourth place, while teammate Nelson Piquet retired in the early stages. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/force-india-happy-to-get-both-cars-to-flag/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/force-india-happy-to-get-both-cars-to-flag/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:44:00 +0200 The Force India Formula One Team drivers both survived the challenging conditions, with Adrian Sutil finishing 13th and Giancarlo Fisichella in 17th positions. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/disappointing-day-for-williams/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/disappointing-day-for-williams/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:36:00 +0200 Williams team managed to make some modest progress over their qualifying positions in today's Belgian GP by running a one stop strategy for both Kazuki Nakajima and Nico Rosberg. However, the progress was not sufficient to enable either driver to challenge for points.  http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/pointless-day-drops-honda-to-ninth/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/pointless-day-drops-honda-to-ninth/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:29:00 +0200 Jenson Button was the only Honda driver to finish this afternoon's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The British driver came home in 15th place, while his team-mate Rubens Barrichello retired just before half distance with a gearbox problem.  http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/glock-makes-point-for-toyota/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/glock-makes-point-for-toyota/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:20:00 +0200 Timo Glock ended up salvaging a single point from a difficult weekend for the Toyota team at Spa Francorchamps while Jarno Trulli ended a dismal day in sixteenth.  http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/hamilton-kimi-pushed-me-wide/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/hamilton-kimi-pushed-me-wide/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:55:00 +0200 As news broke after the Belgian Grand Prix conclusion that he was under investigation for an incident while he and Kimi Raikkonen tussled for the lead, the McLaren driver insisted that Raikkonen forced him wide at the Bus Stop. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/massa-happy-with-second/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/massa-happy-with-second/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:46:00 +0200 Felipe Massa was happy to bring his Ferrari home in second place, a position better than he thought he could manage after losing the battle for the lead to Hamilton and Raikkonen in the early stages of the Belgian Grand Prix. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/hamilton-and-raikkonen-under-investigation/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/hamilton-and-raikkonen-under-investigation/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:34:00 +0200 Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen are under investigation by race stewards for their conduct while fighting for the lead in the final stages of the Belgian Grand Prix. The two had contact in the Bus Stop corner which Hamilton was forced to cut, and then again at La Source.  http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/hamilton-wins-thrilling-belgian-grand-prix/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/07/hamilton-wins-thrilling-belgian-grand-prix/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:23:00 +0200 Lewis Hamilton tip-toed to victory in a thrilling conclusion to a completely unpredictable Belgian Grand Prix. Felipe Massa took second place ahead of Nick Heidfeld while Kimi Raikkonen saw his championship hopes end in the wall following a downpour just a two laps from the chequered flag.