It is quite obviously a fake. But a great idea for a viral from Blackberry and Vodafone.
Incidentally, Lewis is the brand ambassador for Blackberry Storm. I just wish they had more of him driving it. It would have wrecked the car for sure though!
Hat tip: Bhavik Chauhan.
| Position | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Felipe Massa | 39 |
| =2 | Fernando Alonso | 37 |
| =2 | Sebastian Vettel | 37 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | 35 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | 35 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 31 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | 30 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | 24 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | 10 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | 9 |
| 11 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 8 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | 5 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | 2 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | 1 |
| =15 | Bruno Senna | 0 |
| =15 | Sebastien Buemi | 0 |
| =15 | Vitaly Petrov | 0 |
| =15 | Jarno Trulli | 0 |
| =15 | Heikki Kovalainen | 0 |
| =15 | Karun Chandhok | 0 |
| =15 | Pedro de la Rosa | 0 |
| =15 | Kamui Kobyashi | 0 |
| =15 | Timo Glock | 0 |
| =15 | Lucas di Grassi | 0 |
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 76 |
| 2 | McLaren | 66 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 61 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 44 |
| 5 | Renault | 30 |
| 6 | Force India | 18 |
| 7 | Williams | 6 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 2 |
| =9 | HRT | 0 |
| =9 | Lotus | 0 |
| =9 | Sauber | 0 |
| =9 | Virgin | 0 |
An excellent qualifying session ended with Hamilton on pole followed by Sutil. Sutil had a brilliant Q3 but was let down by a small wobble at Lesmo resulting Hamilton beating him by 0.2 seconds. The Ferrari of Kimi was behind them on row 2. So the Force India IS better than the Ferrari :)
On the two drivers on new cars, Liuzzi managed an impressive 7th place but Fisi could only get 14.
Here is how they all line up for tomorrow:
An exciting race ahead with the KERS powered cars predicted to gain 15 metres right at the start. Sutil better watch out!
The final practice of the Italian GP has brought about an amazing irony. Fisichella who left Force India to join the team that beat him to the finish line in Belgium is now last. And the team he left is still first.
Adrian Sutil has just set the fastest time in the final practice session followed by a late bloomer Jenson Button who managed to up his pace only in the last ten minutes. Fisichella was dead last but to be fair, he had also crashed out in the middle of the session. By comparison, Kimi was 12th fastest. However, not yet sure if the KERS powered cars did use KERS properly in the practice sessions.
Well, the Ferraris seem out of pace, but the Brawns are trying to fight back.
We shall see in less than two hours when the Qualifying session for the Italian GP starts off.
In a move that was expected to take place for more than a week now, GF has finally moved to Ferrari for the rest of the 2009 season. He will replace Luca Badoer who had one of the most disappointing stint in F1 ever.
GF thanked Force India boss Dr. Vijay Mallya for letting him go and allowing him to drive for Ferrari for the rest of the season. Mallya said he had made the decision to release his driver for the good of Fisichella and of Formula One racing, and not in exchange for any financial settlement. He also hinted that the 36-year-old’s Ferrari deal extends beyond 2009, suggesting a possible testing role for the Roman next season. Wow Dr. Mallya! Very generous indeed. He added that a competitive Italian driver in a Ferrari for Monza is a positive story for Formula One, which can only help raise the sport's profile in these difficult times.
If only everyone was this altruistic and level headed! But this is a masterstroke by the Indian boss. There was nothing that anyone could do to stop GF from moving to Ferrari and the smartest thing to do was the make the most of the situation. For sure GF has helped Force India in more ways than we can imagine. But for this exact reason it would be so hard to part ways with him and see him in a rival car. The best thing he did was to not charge any settlement fee.
Force India is truly Indian!
The next question would be, who would drive the now vacant car number 21? My guess would be Vitantonio Liuzzi who is the test driver. Well, my guess is as good as yours.
So I finally manage to post about something that the whole world knows and is talking about.
It was a great weekend at the best race track in tha calendar and the result was more in my favor than I could ask for. Not only did Kimi win the race in the Ferrari, but Fisichella in his Force India managed a second place without much sweat. In fact he was good for the win too if Kimi didnt have the KERS to keep him ahead.
I dont want to say much about the race and the result. Everyone already knows about it and has read reams of newsprint regarding it. All I want to say is: Thank You Dr. Mallya!
Nobody can believe it! GF is on pole position for the Belgium GP!
This pole is the result of an extremely quick car which was evident throughout the qualifying session. He was quickest in Q1 which is not a fuel dependent run and also 4th quickest in Q2 before taking pole in the dying seconds of Q3.
I hope all of you will be watching Force India take what can be their first podium finish. I really want them to win, but considering that this is the first time they have done so well, I am counting out the nerves and butterflies they would have built up in the past 24 hours.
I am with the Force! Are you?
