2009 F1 - Ferrari Legal Action - F1 Resume Crisis Actions

Formula One

Champions Ferrari, the sport's most successful and glamorous team, have said they will bring down the curtain on 60 years of involvement in Formula One if the published rules are not rewritten.

According to the reports Briton said "The idea that they are indispensable is 'It's a little bit like poor Senna. He was the most important driver in 1994 but when he very sadly got killed Formula One went on.

FIA want an optional £40 million cost cap, offering greater technical freedom than available to those teams staying on unrestricted budgets, that they say is needed for the sport's survival in the face of the global financial crisis.

F1 more cynical participants have long joked that the letters FIA really stand for Ferrari International Assistance rather than International Automobile Federation.

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali last week said For us Formula One is very important, it's our life, We want to fight in order to make sure that we will be in the championship in the right way."

Even if Ferrari win the first round, the fight will not be over. The FIA has said it will appeal, a move sure to keep the pot bubbling through the weekend's showcase Monaco Grand Prix and beyond.

Live Spanish GP - Montmelo - Formula 1 Next Race - F1 Race Schedule

Live Spanish GP - Montmelo

Jenson Button is at present leading the Table with 41points, As Button close competitor Rubens Barrichello and Sebastian Vettel are with 27points and 23points.

Last Year 2008 Spanish GP was K.Raikkonen-Ferrari with record 1'21''670

Some of the Facts about Spanish GP Montmelo
Length 4.655 km

Laps 66 (307.104 Km)

Last Year Top Three
1. K. Raikkonen
2. F. Massa
3. L. Hamilton

Record Lap
K. Raikkonen - 1'21''670 (2008, Ferrari)

Record Pole
F. Massa - 1'21''421 (2007, Ferrari)

Last Year Pole
K. Raikkonen - 1'21''813 (Ferrari)

Previous Year Winner
2008 K.Raikkonen (Ferrari)
2007 F.Massa (Ferrari)
2006 F. Alonso (Renault)
2005 K. Raikkonen (McLaren)
2004 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)
2003 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)
2002 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)
2001 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)

Formula One Race 2009 - Button Wins his fourth victory

Formula One Winner Jenson Button

Jenson Button won his fourth victory in the Five Race.

After the Spanish Grand Prix Button said "I feel like I'm on top of the world at the moment".

Australian Mark Webber was third for Red Bull, Jack Brabham's first victory in Formula One, ahead of German team-mate Sebastian Vettel.

Spain's Fernando Alonso snatched fifth place on the final lap from Ferrari's Felipe Massa.

World Champion Lewis Hamilton was ninth position.

Live Spanish GP Race 65 Laps - Formula One Update

Spanish GP - The Race 65 Laps

This week Formula one Race will be headed to Europe, with the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya.

About Spanish Grand Prix
Length
4.655 Km

Laps
66(307.104km)

Record Laps
K. Raikkonen - 1'21''670

Record Pole
F. Massa - 1'21''421

Last Year Pole
K. Raikkonen - 1'21''813

Last Year Top Three
1. K. Raikkonen
2. F. Massa
3. L. Hamilton

Previous Year Winners
2008 K.Raikkonen (Ferrari)
2007 F.Massa (Ferrari)
2006 F. Alonso (Renault)
2005 K. Raikkonen (McLaren)
2004 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)

8th May 2009 Friday
09.ooam Free Practice 1
10.00am Free Practice 2

09th May 2009 Saturday
10.00am Free Practice 3
01.00pm Qualifying

10th May 2009 Sunday
01.00pm The Race - 65 Laps

Formula One Race - KERS Kick Start - F1 Race Update

KERS

Last Week KERS came under question.

It seems either a cheap customer option or standardized system will come into place for 2010.

There was much talk of the exciting new technology ahead of the season and once the rather inconvenient problems with electronic discharge through mechanics and drivers were solved there seemed to be a general confidence that the concept was worth investing in, for the sake of Formula One and the future of cars on the road.

If the standardized KERS solution is voted in, those that have not finalised their designs will need to decide whether the advantage it gives is worth spending all that money to get it on their cars later in the year only for their work to be rendered meaningless and of no advantage by its end.

Hamilton was the lead KERS car on the grid, starting fifth for McLaren, and with the boost button fully depressed when the lights went out, he gained two places to rocket up to third then pressed it again to pass Trulli for second later in the lap, although he was re-passed having run out of the limited amount of boost available.

Raikkonen, too, seemed to be a big winner at the start, moving up three spots by the end of the lap.