Archive for the 'Japanese Grand Prix' Category



Lewis Hamilton gets pole position at Japanese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton steered his McLaren to a very important pole position today at the Fuji speedway. The rain from the morning had almost dried , and the conditions were ideal for the run of the mill qualifying session. Lewis Hamilton’s title rival Felipe Massa could only manage a fifth, while his teammate Kimi Raikkonen [...]

Lewis Hamilton wins the wet-wet Japanese Grand Prix

It was raining cats and dogs at the start and it was raining at the end, the Japanese Grand Prix was run under totally wet conditions, with a large number of laps being run directly behind the safety car. It was an unlucky day for two time world champion Fernando Alonso who crashed out in [...]

Lewis Hamilton grabs crucial Japanese Pole

It could have gone anywhere, all top four drivers(two from McLaren and two from Ferrari) were neck and neck, but in the end ,it was the rookie Lewis Hamilton who scored the lucky pole position for the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix. Nick Heidfeld a.k.a. Mr. Dependable put in another solid performance. However the most disappointing [...]

Guest Column : A visit To the Fuji Speedway, Japan

This special guest Article is written by Vinod Jacob, an automotive engineer and a freelance journalist covering travel and automotive topics. Its about his visit to the Fuji Speedway which will be hosting the 2007 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. While we all may be missing Suzuka, we gotta agree the Fuji Speedway is great [...]