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Started the year by clinching an entirely underwhelming Australian Grand Prix ... Age columnist Greg Baum on the Australian Grand Prix: "It is as well that there were so many 'Melbourne, Australia' signs; only they and the ungodly hour would have identified us to [Bernie] Ecclestone. Otherwise, one grand prix track looks pretty much like another: a hazy city skyline, a few fast-moving trees, Webber DNF-ing.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Australian Grand Prix 2008 Awards Mar 21, 2008
Hamilton Wins, Ferrari Fail, Rookies Surprise. Every race has its highlights. (Suite101.com)
Same team,different theme Mar 21, 2008
On course: Nick Heidfeld jubilates after his second place finish in last weekends Australian Grand Prix. It was just the result BMW Sauber wanted in their bid to win their first F1 race as they head into their third season of racing. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Too hot to handle Mar 21, 2008
Bad start: Kimi Raikkonens Ferrari being pushed into the pit after encountering mechanical problem during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix last week ... Ahead of last weekends Australian Grand Prix, Ferrari had looked strong enough to lead many to suspect they would dominate the Melbourne race in much the same way as they did last season. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Emphasis on skill Mar 21, 2008
The change followed last years Australian Grand Prix when David Coulthards Red Bull passed over the Williams driven by Alexander Wurz, narrowly missing the Austrians head. BIO-FUEL. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Set to soar higher Mar 21, 2008
High flyer: Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the rostrum after winning the Australian Grand Prix ... Hamiltons win for McLaren at last Sundays Australian Grand Prix almost went unnoticed at Albert Park. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
In the name of the father Mar 21, 2008
Historic: Williams driver Nico Rosberg celebrating his maiden podium finish after coming in third in the Australian Grand Prix last Sunday. AP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Looking back Nine great years Mar 21, 2008
Unfortunately team-mate David Coulthard, winner of the Australian Grand Prix two weeks earlier, was forced to retire on lap 15 with engine trouble. Renaults Fernando Alonso claimed his first pole position and eventually finished third. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Hamilton is no Tiger, says Mansell Mar 21, 2008
"Why shouldn't he (Hamilton) have the confidence? There is no question that the Australian Grand Prix was a fantastic win. The incredible thing is the speed of the McLaren car. I think it is the class act of the field at the moment.". (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Martin Petty). (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Ferrari aiming for quick turnaround after poor start to F1 season Mar 20, 2008
The 2007 F1 constructors' champion failed to get either of its cars to the finish at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last Sunday, although world champion Kimi Raikkonen was awarded a consolation point after another driver was disqualified. With only six days between the first two rounds, and the 11 F1 teams needing to relocate to Sepang for the Malaysian Grand Prix, Ferrari principal Stefano Domenicali said there was no time to waste on hysterics. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Motorsports report: Champ Car teams test at Sebring Mar 20, 2008
7 Of the 22 starters who finished Sunday in the Australian Grand Prix. QUOTABLE. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Alonso hopes to bounce back at favourite track Mar 20, 2008
The outcome of the qualifying day of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne last week showed that the Renault cars are struggling to keep up with the McLaren, Ferrari and BMW cars. Alonso and his Renault team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr missed out on making the top 10 of the final qualifying session. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Hamilton out to build on momentum at Sepang Mar 20, 2008
McLaren's Hamilton took the chequered flag in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last Sunday, a performance the 23-year-old Briton described as the best race of his career. Now he is eager to build on that momentum at Sepang. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Bring it on - Lewis Mar 20, 2008
The 23-year-old Briton, who produced a faultless exhibition of dominant driving to win the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last Sunday, reeled off nine successive podiums from the start of his rookie season last year. And this time he will be hoping for more of the same when he hits the track at the Sepang circuit, close to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. (iAfrica.com)
Red Bull to sell off Toro Rosso Mar 20, 2008
com) after last weekend's Australian Grand Prix ... Meanwhile, McLaren has said it will look into modifying its car's pitlane speed limiter system after Heikki Kovalainen accidentally activated it and lost fourth place in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hamilton hoping good times roll Mar 19, 2008
McLaren's Hamilton took the chequered flag in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last Sunday, a performance the 23-year-old Briton described as the best race of his career ... For the red cars of Ferrari, the Australian Grand Prix proved a black day. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
But organisers have said no to night race Mar 18, 2008
MELBOURNE: The Australian Grand Prix won't be held under lights, despite comments from Formula One head Bernie Ecclestone that the race needs a floodlit future. Victorian state leader Premier John Brumby ruled out a night race, but said his government would do everything possible'' to keep the Grand Prix in Melbourne. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
German duo delighted with podiums in Melbourne Mar 18, 2008
BERLIN: German Formula One stars Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg enjoyed a second-third finish to get their respective teams off to a flying start at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday. Britain's Lewis Hamilton enjoyed an emphatic opening-season victory for McClaren in Melbourne, controlling the race from the outset and had over five seconds to spare at the chequered flag. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Hamilton not too bothered by Ferrari fightback in Sepang Mar 18, 2008
Leading duo: Lewis Hamilton (left) and team-mate Heikki Kovalainen walk back to their pits prior to the start of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday. - AP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Aussie GP future to be decided later this year Mar 18, 2008 Team India finish ninth in A1 GP Mar 18, 2008 Hot Hamilton avoids Melbourne chaos Mar 17, 2008 Jubilant Hamilton warns he'll get faster Mar 17, 2008 Carnage claims Webber Mar 17, 2008 Childress wins top 3 at Bristol Mar 17, 2008 Hamilton kick starts F1 season with Aussie win Mar 17, 2008 Champ Car champ Sebastien Bourdais makes impressive start in F1 Mar 17, 2008 Rosberg overjoyed with first podium finish Mar 17, 2008 Hamilton opens Formula One season with victory Mar 17, 2008 Friberg claims 1st LPGA title Mar 17, 2008 Motor Racing | Formula One: Hamilton is off to a winning start in Australian Grand Prix Mar 17, 2008 * Hamilton wins F1 opener in Melbourne Mar 17, 2008 Stung Ferrari vow to hit back Mar 17, 2008 Hamilton wins Australian Grand Prix Mar 16, 2008 Back on track Mar 16, 2008 Glock dropped 10 places on starting grid Mar 16, 2008 Hamilton kicks off F1 season with Australian GP win Mar 16, 2008 'Bring It On': Perfect Start For Lewis In Australia Mar 16, 2008 NASCAR: Bowyer showered with praise Mar 16, 2008 * Hamilton beats Kubica to pole position Mar 16, 2008 Alonso upbeat despite slow start Mar 16, 2008 Ferraris Raikkonen makes slow start to title defence Mar 16, 2008 Hamilton kick starts 2008 F1 season with Australian Grand Prix title Mar 16, 2008 Bowyer outduels Kahne Mar 16, 2008 Hamilton wins amid the chaos in Australia Mar 16, 2008 Post-race point decision the only bright spot for Ferrari in dismal season start Mar 16, 2008 Hamilton closing in on Aust GP win Mar 16, 2008 Hamilton: I could've gone faster Mar 16, 2008 Hamilton lifts McLaren with dominant Aussie GP win Mar 16, 2008 Hamilton Wins Season-Opening Australian Grand Prix: Ferraris Don't Finish Mar 16, 2008 Australian GP Mar 16, 2008 Hamilton wins Australian GP Mar 16, 2008 This weekend on TV, radio Mar 15, 2008 Richards leaves comrade in a spin Mar 15, 2008 Hamilton on pole for Australian F1 GP Mar 15, 2008 Webber raises podium hope Mar 15, 2008 SPORTS CALENDAR Mar 15, 2008 More friction between Stewart and Goodyear Mar 15, 2008 Off-track maneuvering overshadows F1's season-opening Australian GP Mar 15, 2008 * Raikkonen, Hamilton renew rivalry Mar 15, 2008 Hamilton claims pole for Aussie F1 Mar 15, 2008 Hamilton tops in second practice, Raikkonen overall fastest Mar 15, 2008 Morning Tipoff Mar 15, 2008 Ingall slams Challenge format. Mar 15, 2008 Hamilton starts season on pole position Mar 15, 2008 Alonso upbeat about future despite slow start Mar 15, 2008 Weekend Time Schedule Mar 15, 2008 Australian Grand Prix Mar 15, 2008 Rivalry resumed Mar 15, 2008 Hamilton takes pole in Aussie GP Mar 15, 2008 Hamilton wins pole position Mar 15, 2008 Kyle Busch's start a moving story Mar 15, 2008 Melbourne GP announce 'compromise' Mar 10, 2008 Australian Formula One Grand Prix Plans Twilight Start to Safeguard Future Mar 10, 2008 Prostate cancer Victoria's biggest cancer threat Mar 10, 2008 Report: Ecclestone asks Australian prime minister to hold GP at night Mar 9, 2008 Lewis maps out plans - beat Kimi and become youngest champ Mar 8, 2008 Formula One 2008 Season Preview: Amid changes, Formula One hoping for a fresh start Mar 8, 2008 Hamilton and Raikkonen ready for battle Mar 7, 2008 Alonso has eyes on winning races not overall championship in return to Renault Mar 6, 2008 Dodgy numbers no shock Mar 2, 2008 Dennis ready to hand over McLaren reins? Mar 2, 2008 Model of decorum on the red Feb 29, 2008 Police visit McLaren executives Feb 29, 2008
Australian Grand Prix Corporation chairman Ron Walker also said he was confident a compromise was near. Mr. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
BMW Sauber have high hopes after strong show in Melbourne Mar 18, 2008
PETALING JAYA: BMW Sauber have yet to secured a podium finish in the Petronas F1 Malaysian Grand Prix but based on their strong performance at the just concluded Australian Grand Prix, things could change at the Sepang F1 Circuit this weekend ... Good mix: BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica speeds away from a pit stop during the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne over the weekend. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Australian Grand Prix 2008. Date: March 16, 2008. (India Times, India)
MELBOURNE, Australia -- McLaren's Lewis Hamilton cruised to victory in an accident-filled season-opening F1 race at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. Lewis Hamilton celebrates his victory at Albert Park, having led the race from the start. (CNN -- International)
A TRIUMPHANT Lewis Hamilton and his McLaren formula one team emerged from the scandals of last year to take a crushing, emotion-charged victory in a crash-laced Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne's Albert Park yesterday ... Hamilton wins Australian Grand Prix. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
His 2008 Australian Grand Prix weekend went from bad to worse yesterday when he was forced to retire from the race on the opening lap after the left rear of his new car was clipped by a rival in a melee back in the pack. Webber was able to guide his crippled car back to the pits, but a broken rear track rod meant the end of his race. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
" Stewart's accident set up a two-lap overtime sprint to the finish, with Hamlin now out front and Burton in second. Burton raced past him on the high side of the bullring, and his teammates followed. Hamilton takes Australian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton made it look easy. Last year's Formula One runner-up was never seriously threatened in winning an accident-filled Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne to open the season. "What a dream start to the season and my championship challenge," the British... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Last year's Formula One runner-up was never seriously threatened Sunday in winning an accident-filled Australian Grand Prix to open the season. "What a dream start to the season and my championship challenge," the British driver said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
MELBOURNE, Australia After dominating the U.S. Champ Car series for the past four years, Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais had an impressive Formula One debut by finishing in the points at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix ... Given that he failed to finish the Australian Grand Prix and Ferrari had its worst season-opening race since 1992, he was glad to have it. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
MELBOURNE: Nico Rosberg ended two years of frustration when he climbed onto the Formula One podium for the first time Australian Grand Prix yesterday ... He qualified seventh for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix but overtook three cars to move into fourth by the end of the first lap. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Lewis Hamilton, left, and runner-up Nick Heidfeld spray champagne after the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne ... Last season's Formula One runner-up was never seriously threatened Sunday in winning an accident-filled Australian Grand Prix to open the season. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Last year's Formula One runner-up was never seriously threatened Sunday in winning an accident-filled Australian Grand Prix to open the season. The McLaren driver started from the pole and stayed ahead of the mayhem to claim his fifth victory in 18 GP starts. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Hamilton is off to a winning start in Australian Grand Prix - International Herald Tribune ... Hamilton is off to a winning start in Australian Grand Prix ... Formula One inaugurated its 2008 season at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday with a nearly perfect recipe for a race: Tight competitive action up and down the pack, combined with equal parts driver skill and error, and the whole topped off with a worthy winner who reigned above the rest. (International Herald Tribune)
NEXT STOP SEPANG: The Briton improved on his third-place finish at last year's Australian Grand Prix and said that he was looking forward to his next race in Malaysia AP, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Monday, Mar 17, 2008, Page 20. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton started from pole position and avoided the carnage behind him to win an accident-filled Australian Formula One Grand Prix yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Ferrari vowed to fight back after a chastening season-opening Australian Grand Prix failure with Lewis Hamilton and fierce rivals McLaren ruling the roost on Sunday. The Italian giants endured a disastrous start to their title defence with world champion Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa both failing to finish the 58-lap race in intense heat. (iAfrica.com)
Lewis Hamilton consigned a year of McLaren misery to Formula One's rubbish bin on Sunday, dominating the Australian Grand Prix to complete a composed victory. Unruffled after 95 minutes spent in 48 celsius on-track heat, the Briton stamped his name on the 2008 season, leading from start to finish. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Australian Grand Prix. Highlights from India Fashion Week. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Toyota's Timo Glock was given two penalties following qualifying for the season opening Australian Grand Prix Formula One race. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hamilton kick starts 2008 F1 season with Australian Grand Prix title - MSNBC Wire Services - nbcsports ... Hamilton kic 00004000 k starts 2008 F1 season with Australian Grand Prix title. (MSNBC -- Sports)
More from Sky News on Channel 501. Lewis Hamilton Wins Australia Grand Prix. (Sky News)
Bowyer showered with praise in win 031608 - The Augusta Chronicle. Bowyer showered with praise in win Hamilton wins pole position; Raikkonen, Alonso struggle Associated Press Sunday, March 16, 2008. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Kimi Raikkonen talks to the media after failing to finish in the official qualifying session for the Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne yesterday ... Lewis Hamilton got the first jump on Kimi Raikkonen to capitalize on a Ferrari mechanical glitch and seize pole position for today's season-opening Australian Grand Prix ... Hamilton put his McLaren on pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix yesterday while world champion Raikkonen qualified 15th after... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Alonso won the Australian Grand Prix in 2006 and finished on the podium in 2004, 2005 and 2007 but said he was setting his sights a lot lower this year. With the starting position, aiming for points will be our target, he told reporters. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
LEWIS Hamilton put his McLaren on pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix yesterday while world champion Kimi Raikkonen qualified 16th after his Ferrari broke down ... Top three: Lewis Hamilton (centre) is all smiles after claiming pole position as he poses with second placed Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber (right) and third placed McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen after the qualifying session for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne yesterday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
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"He got it with strategy and help from the rain, but didn't mind."This race track has always been special to me, and you've earned it whenever you get to Victory Lane," Bowyer said.David Reutimann was third and was followed by Brad Keselowski, Mike Bliss, Jason Leffler and Kevin Harvick. David Ragan, David Stremme and Mike Wallace rounded out the top 10.ALSO SATURDAYAUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX: Lewis Hamilton got an early psychological edge over Kimmi Raikkonen by winning pole position for the... (News & Observer -- Sports)
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton avoided the mayhem around him to open the Formula One season with a pole-to-flag victory in a crash-strewn Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The 23-year-old Briton, last year's rookie sensation, finished 5. (International Herald Tribune)
Given he failed to finish the Australian Grand Prix and Ferrari had its worst season-opening race since 1992, he regarded that lone point as a bonus. Raikkonen, who won from pole in Australia last year to launch a championship-winning season, was forced to retire from Sunday's race five laps from the end. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
f1McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was on track to win the Australian Grand Prix with seven laps remaining at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne this afternoon. The young Briton, now McLaren's leading driver following the return of Fernando Alonso to rivals Renault, led German duo Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg. (ABC Online)
Lewis Hamilton warned his rivals that there was a lot more to come from him and McLaren after his consummate victory in the Australian Grand Prix. The British star controlled the chaotic race from the start, while his arch-rivals at Ferrari both retired after a catalogue of errors. (ITV.com)
Lewis Hamilton put a line under McLaren's tumultuous last season with an emphatic opening-season victory in the Australian Grand Prix as world champions Ferrari melted in the Melbourne heat on Sunday. The 23-year-old British star, who came within a point of landing the world driver's title in his rookie season in 2007, controlled the race from the outset and had more than five seconds to spare at the chequered flag. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Hamilton Wins Australian Grand Prix as Ferraris Fail (Update1) ... March 16 (Bloomberg) -- won the Australian Grand Prix for his first victory at the season-opening Formula One race, giving McLaren its first win in Melbourne in five years as both Ferrari cars failed to finish. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Australian grand prix - live from 4 ... Australian grand prix - as it happened. (Guardian Unlimited)
Hamilton wins Australian Grand Prix - News - News & Features - Indiatimes Racing ... Hamilton wins Australian Grand PrixINDIATIMES SPORTS ... NEW DELHI, March 16: McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the season-opener Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne that flagged off in a dramatic style on Sunday, with the safety car out on the first lap. (India Times, India)
Midnight - Formula One: Australian Grand Prix, Speed. PRO BASEBALL 1:05 p.m. - Exhibition: Red Sox vs. Reds, WRKO (680). (Boston Globe)
TEAMS racing - Blue Oval versus Red Lion - came to V8 Supercars yesterday in the inaugural non-championship V8 Supercar Manufacturers Challenge at the Australian Grand Prix. But someone forgot to tell Steven Richards. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The Briton scored a double blow when he reserved pole position for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix and saw arch rival Kimi Raikkonen removed from harm's way. Hamilton threaded his way through the final qualifying pack to clinch top spot from the BMW of Pole Robert Kubica and his McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
FOR about half an hour in yesterday's searing afternoon practice session for tomorrow's formula one Australian Grand Prix, Australia's Mark Webber grabbed the glory at Albert Park, topping the time sheet in his Red Bull Racing car until a few minutes from the end - when Lewis Hamilton's McLaren went 0. 9 seconds faster. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Formula One Australian Grand Prix. Speed. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Lewis Hamilton got an early psychological edge over Kimmi Raikkonen, winning the pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, while the world champion will start near the back of the grid. NFL. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
MELBOURNE, Australia Just days before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the focus is off the track as race organizers and Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone engage in some very public negotiations over the future of the event. In answer to sustained and pointed pressure from Ecclestone that the Melbourne race shift to a night time start to accommodate European television, Australian Grand Prix Corporation chairman Ron Walker offered a compromise by announcing Monday that the 2009 race... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
PROMISING START: Local boy Mark Webber, driving for Red Bull, turned in an impressive performance during practice for the Australian Grand Prix yesterday AGENCIES, MELBOURNE Saturday, Mar 15, 2008, Page 20. Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton renewed their rivalry yesterday with pace-setting performances in the two practice sessions for Formula One's Australian season-opener. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Agence France-Presse Saturday, March 15, 2008 (Melbourne) Briton's Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren claimed pole position for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in final qualifying on Saturday. Hamilton, runner-up to Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen by one point in last year's championship, claimed his seventh career pole and will start from the inside of the grid in the Australian GP.. (NDTV.com)
FERRARI'S world champion Kimi Raikkonen and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton renewed their rivalry at the top of the timesheets in practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix yesterday. Raikkonen laid down an early marker for tomorrow's race, scorching round Albert Park in 1:26. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Now 8 High 40 Low 23. LOADING Mar 15, 2008 - 04:06:25 CDT Trivia answer. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Australian Grand Prix, but will again lose spots on the grid for Sunday's final race. Advertisement. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Lewis Hamilton put his McLaren on pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday while world champion Kimi Raikkonen qualified 16th after his Ferrari broke down. The 23-year-old lined up a perfect start to his second season in Formula One by beating Poland's Robert Kubica, in a BMW Sauber, by 0. (International Herald Tribune)
Fernando Alonso did his best to put a positive spin on his disappointing return to Renault at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday ... Alonso won the Australian Grand Prix in 2006 and finished on the podium in 2004, 2005 and 2007 but said he was setting his sights a lot lower this year. (International Herald Tribune)
Formula One, Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, Australia, Mid. OTHER EVENTS. (International Herald Tribune)
Last Updated: Saturday, 15 March 2008, 04:54 GMT. Hamilton has started the season in superb style. (BBC Sport)
World champion Kimi Raikkonen and title runner-up Lewis Hamilton are expected to fight out Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix as Ferrari and McLaren reignite their fierce rivalry. The taciturn Finn, known as "The Iceman", swept to the F1 title in his first season as Ferrari's No.1 driver in the last race in Brazil, pipping Hamilton by by one point in a controversial 2007 season dominated by the "Spygate" scandal. (iAfrica.com)
Lewis Hamilton got the first jump on Kimi Raikkonen to capitalise on a Ferrari mechanical glitch and seize pole position for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The young British McLaren star swooped to grab the coveted inside of the front-row grid when he held off BMW-Sauber's Robert Kubica in Saturday's qualifying to claim his seventh career pole. (iAfrica.com)
BEIJING, March 15 -- Lewis Hamilton got an early psychological edge over Kimmi Raikkonen, winning pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix while the world champion will start near the back of the grid. McLaren's Hamilton had the fastest times in the second and third runs of the three-phase qualifying session on the eve of Sunday's race around the 5. (Xinhuanet, China)
Those questions and more are likely to be answered when Formula One gets underway tomorrow with the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne's Albert Park. With the reunification of the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series into one open-wheel circuit, Sebastien Bourdais, who will make his F1 debut tomorrow with the Scuderia Toro Rosso team, becomes the last driver to win a Champ Car title, having won the last four. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Australian Grand Prix organisers will move next year's race to a starting time of 5pm in a compromise plan to save the Melbourne event. Australian Grand Prix chairman Ron Walker said today that if this year's later starting time increased global TV audience figures as expected, the 2009 race would start at 5pm ... But Australian Grand Prix Corporation chairman Ron Walker said the corporation would soon reveal plans of a compromise. (The Age)
The Australian Grand Prix Corp., which has already put back the 2 p.m. start time by 90 minutes, said today it may stage a twilight race in 2009 as a compromise. Melbourne has hosted the Grand Prix since 1996 and has a contract until 2010. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Prostate cancer Victoria's biggest cancer threat. March 10, 2008 08:03am. (NEWS.com.au)
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone said discussions with Australia's prime minister had failed to break an impasse over the future of the Australian Grand Prix and the country faces losing its race, a report said. Ecclestone had been pushing for Australia to adopt a night race in the interests of European television ratings, but race organizers had resisted a move they considered impractical. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
The Australian Grand Prix on March 16 will be the opening skirmish on a battleground stretching around the world and including new street circuits in Singapore and Valencia, with the Asian state hosting the first night race in September. As champion, Raikkonen must be considered the favourite and few would bet against the 28-year-old putting down a marker by winning in Melbourne for the second year running. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
After the sport's winter of contemplation and restructuring, the 2008 Formula One season begins next weekend at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne with the promise of a new and exciting scenario. Key drivers and personnel have moved to different teams, technical regulations have been changed and there are two new street-track venues, one in Valencia, Spain, and the other in Singapore, featuring the sport's first-ever night race. (International Herald Tribune)
The Australian Grand Prix on March 16 will be the opening skirmish on a battleground stretching around the world and including new street circuits in Singapore and Valencia, with the Asian state hosting the first night race in September. RAIKKONEN FAVOURITE. (International Herald Tribune)
The 2008 car still needs time, which is short with the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 16. These kind of things you can't fix in a day, Piquet Jr. said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
The admission by operators of the Australian Grand Prix that attendance figures at the formula one race were "rubbery" came as no great surprise. A representative admitted before a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal that his office didn't know how many people attended the race, and that the number of tickets given away was kept secret to avoid undermining the event's appeal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The report claims that, perhaps prompted by the end of his seemingly solid 22-year marriage to wife Lisa, Dennis realises that the time has now come to devote more attention to his family, and could make the announcement that he is to step down as team principal sometime this week, before McLaren heads off to Melbourne for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Martin Whitmarsh, currently Dennis' right-hand man at McLaren, is expected to succeed his mentor as team boss - something that Dennis... (Yahoo! Eurosport)
In what appears an unusual choice, the Melbourne-born poppette was announced yesterday as the support slot for the US glam-rock outfit when they tour Australia next month, including singing the national anthem before the group's performance at the Australian Grand Prix. PRIVATE SYDNEY Andrew Hornery. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
None of this will be reassuring to Lewis Hamilton only 2; weeks before the 23-year-old British driver starts the 2008 world championship campaign at the Australian grand prix, hoping to go one better than his final position of runner-up last season. However, he has been consistently quick throughout the winter testing at the wheel of the new McLaren and yesterday completed a three-day test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya, where he had been subjected to racist taunts from the grandstand at a... (Guardian Unlimited -- Sport)
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