Yesterday (Saturday), Tirminyl and I took an hour-long trip out to Topeka Kansas to watch the SCCA Runoffs. Despite driving through

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Hamilton continued to impress with his second Formula One race by pulling off an incredible drive. After qualifying the grid set out to be Ferrari, McLaren, Ferrari, McLaren… Felipe Massa took pole with Alonso sitting right beside him. Raikkonen started 3rd and Hamilton 4th. At the first turn, Alonso got around Massa, and Hamilton got around Raikkonen AND Massa with an impressive and forceful inside turn on the first corner. Massa, dropping back two spots, was now under pressure to pass Hamilton and catch Alonso before he pulled further from the group. Massa’s first attempt should have told him to stay calm as Hamilton was unfaded an continued to drive on the limit. Massa’s second attempt to overtaking Hamilton sent him off track and Hamilton off into the distance. Massa then spent the remainder of the race behind Nick Heidfield in the BMW.

Raikkonen, did what I expected. He showed many that he CAN nurse a car when needed. As you may not know, Kimi experienced overheating issues during the last leg of the Australian GP. Instead of replacing the engine and suffering a 10 spot penalty, Ferrari decided to continue with the engine. Kimi, drove a conservative race, kept the car out of sticky situations, kept the engine intact and made a safe drive throughout the entire HOT race. Though, the mechanics may have been happy with the performance of the engine because we can only assume they told Kimi to turn it up. With Hamilton being 8+ seconds ahead of Kimi…the IceMan started to gain ground by .5 sec per lap. Maybe Ferrari was too late in giving Kimi the go ahead because all he needed was 1 lap to pass Hamilton. Instead we finished the race by filling Hamiltons mirrors with red.

Overall, great drive by Hamilton. Massa continues to confirm my assumption of him. Kimi is still my boy and I can’t wait for the next race 4/15/07!

Results:

Pos		No		Driver	Team		Laps		Time/Retired	Grid		Points
1		1		Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Mercedes		56		1:32:14.930	2		10
2		2		Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes		56		+17.5 secs	4		8
3		6		Kimi R ]]> http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/04/f1-a-mclaren-12/feed/ 0 http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/03/f1-kimi-wins-debut-race-with-ferrari/ http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/03/f1-kimi-wins-debut-race-with-ferrari/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:14:16 +0000 tirminyl http://tirminyl.net/blog/?p=94 Continue reading →]]> Throughout winter testing I have read many downplay Kimi and his abilities with the car. He was practically thrown at the steak for consistently being beat by his teammate Massa and others. “Testing is testing”, which is what I said. Though it was understood that Massa would definitely have the advantage due to time with the team and car. Well, guess who shocked us all with a blazing fast qualifying lap? Kimi of course. Guess who followed through from pole qualy to pole winner? Kimi, the IceMan did! Kimi did a great job. Hamilton, also performed exceptionally well getting a podium finish with his debut race. ]]> http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/03/f1-kimi-wins-debut-race-with-ferrari/feed/ 0 http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/03/f1-kimi-on-pole-for-qualifying/ http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/03/f1-kimi-on-pole-for-qualifying/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:22:03 +0000 tirminyl http://tirminyl.net/blog/?p=93 Thats right. My boy, Kimi Raikkonnen has placed Ferrari on the pole for the Australian GP in his debut race with the team. ]]> http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/03/f1-kimi-on-pole-for-qualifying/feed/ 0 http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/03/grandam-speedsource-mazdaspeed-rx8-takes-win/ http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/03/grandam-speedsource-mazdaspeed-rx8-takes-win/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:25:31 +0000 tirminyl http://tirminyl.net/blog/?p=92 Continue reading →]]> That’s right. The Mazdaspeed RX8 by SpeedSource took home first and third place this past weekend in Mexico. Nick Ham was able to put the #70 RX8 on pole in qualifying ahead of the Porsche GT3′s, and Pontiac GXP.R’s with the #69 SS RX8 qualifying 9th. ]]> http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/03/grandam-speedsource-mazdaspeed-rx8-takes-win/feed/ 0 http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/02/f1-dont-waste-time/ http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/02/f1-dont-waste-time/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:55:19 +0000 tirminyl http://tirminyl.net/blog/?p=91 Alonso didn’t. ]]> http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/02/f1-dont-waste-time/feed/ 0 http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/02/f1-dont-waste-time-2/ http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/02/f1-dont-waste-time-2/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:55:19 +0000 tirminyl http://tirminyl.net/blog/?p=91 Alonso didn’t. ]]> http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/02/f1-dont-waste-time-2/feed/ 0 http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/01/rolex-24/ http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/01/rolex-24/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:44:10 +0000 tirminyl http://tirminyl.net/blog/?p=90 A great race this weekend indeed! Of course I would have a complaint about the event, that is: Too much DP coverage. ]]> http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/01/rolex-24/feed/ 0 http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/01/f1-kimis-debut/ http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/01/f1-kimis-debut/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:47:25 +0000 tirminyl http://tirminyl.net/blog/?p=89 Kimi made his debut with Ferrari today at Valleunga. ]]> http://tirminyl.net/blog/2007/01/f1-kimis-debut/feed/ 0