First Practice

1 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.382
2 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:15.447 0.065
3 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.154 0.772
4 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:16.214 0.832
5 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:16.268 0.886
6 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.277 0.895
7 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:16.338 0.956
8 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:16.407 1.025
9 10 Robert Kubica BMW 1:16.441 1.059
10 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:16.603 1.221
11 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 1:16.895 1.513
12 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:16.967 1.585
13 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:16.990 1.608
14 7 Jenson Button Honda 1:17.047 1.665
15 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 1:17.103 1.721
16 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:17.166 1.784
17 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:17.168 1.786
18 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:17.226 1.844
19 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:17.348 1.966
20 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:17.435 2.053
21 21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 1:18.178 2.796
22 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:18.419 3.037

Hamilton's car stopped on track after 17 laps

Second practice

1 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:15.453
2 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.488 0.035
3 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 1:15.773 0.320
4 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.780 0.327
5 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 1:15.952 0.499
6 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:15.958 0.505
7 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:16.003 0.550
8 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.049 0.596
9 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:16.162 0.709
10 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:16.184 0.731
11 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:16.205 0.752
12 10 Robert Kubica BMW 1:16.236 0.783
13 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:16.260 0.807
14 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:16.285 0.832
15 7 Jenson Button Honda 1:16.395 0.942
16 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:16.562 1.109
17 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:16.735 1.282
18 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:16.950 1.497
19 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:16.968 1.515
20 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:17.165 1.712
21 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:18.213 2.760
22 21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 1:18.708

Maybe Ferrari is restructuring itself in the right direction :irked: But there's no question it needs more success.

I had hoped to get some aerodynamic insight into just why Hamilton is doing so well and Coulthard not, since Adrian Newey flew the coop to Red Bull.

Thanks for the title, though - I had completely forgotten about the big race! "Magnus Corsus". Probably...

Coulthard thinks he can match, and do better than Hamilton if he had a more advanced car.

Saturday practice

1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:14.843
2 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:14.906 0.063
3 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.276 0.433
4 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:15.404 0.561
5 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:15.489 0.646
6 10 Robert Kubica BMW 1:15.535 0.692
7 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:15.735 0.892
8 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.742 0.899
9 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:15.801 0.958
10 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:15.802 0.959
11 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 1:15.872 1.029
12 7 Jenson Button Honda 1:15.902 1.059
13 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:15.925 1.082
14 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:15.944 1.101
15 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:16.060 1.217
16 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:16.102 1.259
17 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:16.104 1.261
18 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 1:16.161 1.318
19 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:16.221 1.378
20 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:16.573 1.730
21 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:17.517 2.674
22 21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 1:17.705 2.862

Qualifying.

Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:15.303 1:14.822 1:15.034
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:14.805 1:14.795 1:15.104
3 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:14.872 1:14.828 1:15.257
4 10 Robert Kubica BMW 1:15.778 1:15.066 1:15.493
5 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:16.047 1:15.227 1:15.674
6 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:15.524 1:15.272 1:15.826
7 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:15.783 1:15.149 1:15.900
8 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:16.118 1:15.379 1:15.935
9 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:16.092 1:15.331 1:16.328
10 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.322 1:15.084
11 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:15.760 1:15.534
12 7 Jenson Button Honda 1:16.113 1:15.584
13 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:16.140 1:15.761
14 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:15.746 1:15.806
15 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 1:15.980 1:16.049
16 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:15.915
17 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 1:16.142
18 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:16.241
19 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:16.244
20 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:16.366
21 21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 1:17.826
22 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:17.915

thinking about spoilers - they've all suddenly sprouted winglets at the front like the DeHavilland Javelin*!

Whoever would have predicted last year that Massa would get pole, two positions ahead of Kimi! (Even if Kimi has more fuel...)

Do you know, I went back to my original interrent home, itv-f1.com, and out of about 10 posts (I used to have several thousand) they have deleted 10%!

It was an inoffensive song too!

*Modern users probably know the "Javelin" only as a top 21st-century British product, i.e, a Japanese-made train running on track made to a French design using a Norwegian consultancy...

Rain is forecast.

Rain is forecast.Dutch TV say that only a small amount is forecast. Spykers have said on German TV that they wish it would rain.

What I can't work out is - why do you need a really big nose to work with B*W? ;)

I'm so glad to see Kubica has done so well. I do hope that Wurz will not be kicked out soon because his qualifying is really poor...

The chance of rain was put at 40%

so the sixty percenters had it!

I'm sure I heard a Dutch commentator say that those new "Javelin-wing" efforts are known as "donkey ears"...

Race results

1 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 70 1:30:54.200 3 10
2 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 70 +2.4 secs 1 8
3 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 +32.1 secs 2 6
4 10 Robert Kubica BMW 70 +41.7 secs 4 5
5 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 70 +48.8 secs 7 4
6 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 70 +52.2 secs 5 3
7 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 70 +56.5 secs 10 2
8 7 Jenson Button Honda 70 +58.8 secs 12 1
9 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 70 +68.5 secs 9
10 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 69 +1 Lap 11
11 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 69 +1 Lap 13
12 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 69 +1 Lap 14
13 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 69 +1 Lap 16
14 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 69 +1 Lap 18
15 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 69 +1 Lap 6
16 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 68 +2 Laps 22
17 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 68 +2 Laps 21
Ret 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 55 Technical 15
Ret 21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 28 Accident 20
Ret 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1 Accident 19
Ret 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1 Accident 7
Ret 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 0 Accident 17

Drivers championship after France.

1 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 64
2 Fernando Alonso Spanish McLaren-Mercedes 50
3 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 47
4 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Ferrari 42
5 Nick Heidfeld German BMW 30
6 Robert Kubica Polish BMW 17
7 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Renault 16
8 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish Renault 12
9 Alexander Wurz Austrian Williams-Toyota 8
10 Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota 7
11 Nico Rosberg German Williams-Toyota 5
12 David Coulthard British Red Bull-Renault 4
12= Takuma Sato Japanese Super Aguri-Honda 4
14 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull-Renault 2
14= Ralf Schumacher German Toyota 2
16 Jenson Button British Honda 1
16= Sebastian Vettel German BMW 1
18 Scott Speed USA STR-Ferrari 0
18= Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Honda 0
18= Anthony Davidson British Super Aguri-Honda 0
18= Adrian Sutil German Spyker-Ferrari 0
18= Christijan Albers Dutch Spyker-Ferrari 0
18= Vitantonio Liuzzi Italian STR-Ferrari 0

Team

1 McLaren-Mercedes 114
2 Ferrari 89
3 BMW 48
4 Renault 28
5 Williams-Toyota 13
6 Toyota 9
7 Red Bull-Renault 6
8 Super Aguri-Honda 4
9 Honda 1
10 STR-Ferrari 0
10= Spyker-Ferrari 0