War of Words Between Formula 1 drivers Scott Speed and Mark Webber

Formula 1 drivers and rivals Scott Speed(Scuderia Toro Rosso) and Mark Webber(Red Bull) got into a war of words prior to the Canadian Grand Prix followinf an on track incident during qualifying.

Scott Speed's Scuderia Torro Rosso car hit Mark Webber form behind and both drivers blamed each other for the incident.

"At the end of the session, for some reason I don't understand, Mark did the most strange thing I have seen since I've been in Formula One," Speed said.

"I haven't been brake-tested like that since my karting days and I'll be interested to see what Mark has to say about that."

Webber was unrepentant after the incident, saying: "We managed to fall over each other. I think he was a little bit asleep initially but then we managed to wake each other up.

"It was ongoing from a few laps before. He never once let anyone through by going off-line, he always sent everyone down on the inside on the marbles and was doing his thing.

The next time up, we got the chequered flag but we were both still pushing on the in-lap and I had a look at Turn Six and I thought if he was going to co-operate there then he will, but he didn't.

"I said to myself 'OK, fair enough' and we went down to Turn Eight and I thought we were cruising down there and I was very close to the rear of him and he braked 100 metres earlier than the previous lap.

"I thought I was going to harpoon him big time, really big, but managed then to get my stuff together and get down the inside, and then went round the next corner quite slow."

Michael should be proud of former student Massa

If the current Formula 1 championship point standings are any indication then Michael Schumacher can be proud of his former student - Felippe Massa. Massa has proved himself a serious title contender to the Formula 1 title as well as the No. 1 driver in the Ferrari paddock - both positions which were once held by Michael Schumacher before his retirement.

Giancarlo Fisichella believes Ferrari young gun Felipe Massa is now reaping the rewards of a Formula One education at the side of Michael Schumacher.

The 26-year-old Brazilian has been in Formula One since 2002, starting out alongside current team-mate Kimi Raikkonen at Sauber.

Massa was a former team-mate of Fisichella before his big break came in 2006 when he got the chance to drive at Ferrari with Michael Schumacher. He won twice and finished third in the drivers' championship behind the German and world champion Fernando Alonso.

Says Fisichella "He's a good driver and he's learned a lot in the last couple of years, especially at Ferrari next to Michael"

"Now he's doing really well, he's really comfortable with the team and he's doing his best, and at least at the moment, he's quicker than Raikkonen."

"Obviously when I was his team-mate I was quicker than him most of the time and I scored more points than him but he's learned quite a lot and he's grown up for sure."

Rumour: Timo Glock to replace Ralf Schumacher

Looks like Ralf Schumacher will soon be joining his famous brother Michael Schumacher for skiing in Switzerland as he won't be having his job for long.

Despite denying rumours, the talk is that Toyota has already started looking for possible replacements for Ralf Schumacher and has even started talking to some of the prospects. The name which tops thw list of potential replacements is that of Timo Glock, former Champ Car World series driver. He is currently leading the points battle in the GP2 series in Europe.

The younger Schumacher is hoping to bounce back to at least earn his first point this season in Canada where he has had some of his best F-1 results with a win in 2001 and a second-place finish to Michael in 2003.

But if his practice time yesterday -- one minute, 19.331 seconds, which almost was three seconds off Fernando Alonso's pace and good enough for only 19th best on the day -- was any indication, it might be best for Schumacher to not book any hotel rooms beyond next week's USGP in Indianapolis.

Young Canadian drivers hoping to replace Jacques Villeneuve

There may be no Jacques Villeneuve or any other Canadians in this year's Canadian Grand Prix, but there is no shortage of young talented drivers in Canada as a look at the Formula BMW USA series will show.

Daniel Morad, Jeffrey Petriello, Yannick Hoffman, Philip Major and Maxime Pelletier are some of the promising talents in the Formula BMW USA series who come from Canada.

"North America doesn't really have a strong formula car presence. It's more sports cars and NASCAR, basically," Morad said. "But it's going to be difficult. Not a lot of people respect North Americans as race car drivers, so you really have to go over to Europe and perform. You have to show people what you have so they respect you."

Of course, drivers need sponsors willing to foot the bill for them to compete in Europe and Petriello said that is actually the biggest challenge for a Canadian driver.

"To replace Jacques Villeneuve in Formula One will be tough," he said. "It's always a question of sponsors. It's the driver who shows up at the right time and knows the right people who will be able to break through."

F1 Drivers in constant danger

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Formula 1 craze: Article by Abhilash.................

what do you think if a person drives a vehicle and has a small accident.
AAA...h This is the sound he makes, isnt it...or say Maa..Mom etc.
This is only the case for a small vehicle say with minimum speed.
Just imagine a simple accident where a man is hurt.
He is badly injured, gets a fracture and maybe his legs may never become erect again sometimes.
You know the speed of a normal vehicle which you might have driven but have you ever thought about the formula one drivers in their cars.
Do you know what is the speed of ferrari,the guts of their drivers...?
NO you don't know.
That's the common mind of the mere audiences.They dont want to be bothered about the life of a driver,the accidents,injuries etc. This does count...
Have you ever thought to go through the specifications of any formula one racing cars or any popular brands. Just imagine a speed to win within seconds...It does make sense...It does count...
Here is a common specification for a ferrari

F430 Technical Specifications

Dimensions
Overall length: 4512 mm 176.6 in
Overall width: 1923 mm 75.7 in
Height: 1214 mm 47.8 in
Wheelbase: 2600 mm 102.3 in
Front track: 1669 mm 65.7 in
Rear track: 1616 mm 63.6 in
Curb weight: 1450 kg 3197 lb

Engine
Type: 90° V8
Bore/stroke: 92 mm x 81 mm 3.50 x 3.03 cu in
Unit displacement: 538.5 cc 32.86 cu in
Total displacement: 4,308 cc 262.89 cu in
Compression ratio: 11.3:1
Maximum power: 360.4 kW (490 CV*) at 8500 rpm
Maximum torque: 465 Nm (47.4 kgm or 343 lbft) at 5250 rpm
Specific horse power: 114 CV*/l
PerformanceMaximum speed: >315 km/h > 196 mph0-100 km/h (0-62 mph): 4.0 s

Now just imagine the speed and the methods adopted to win the race ..do think on this..
It's a great thing to think...
To imagine,To plan....
So dont wait "Go F1 GO RACE"
This is the general speed chart for the current circuit
Just imagine the efforts to reach ahead in this time.....Even the one with last position is the best

Saturday Practice - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Pos Driver Team Time
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:16.071
2. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:16.459 + 0.388
3. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:16.465 + 0.394
4. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:16.666 + 0.595
5. Sato Super guri-Honda (B) 1:16.864 + 0.793
6. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:16.975 + 0.904
7. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:17.071 + 1.000
8. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:17.329 + 1.258
9. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:17.391 + 1.320
10. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:17.391 + 1.320
11. Fisichella Renault (B) 1:17.454 + 1.383
12. Button Honda (B) 1:17.468 + 1.397
13. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:17.601 + 1.530
14. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:17.624 + 1.553
15. Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:17.742 + 1.671
16. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) 1:17.748 + 1.677
17. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:17.799 + 1.728
18. Sutil Spyker-Ferrari (B) 1:18.270 + 2.199
19. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:18.428 + 2.357
20. Wurz Williams-Toyota (B) 1:18.489 + 2.418
21. Kovalainen Renault (B) 1:18.758 + 2.687
22. Albers Spyker-Ferrari B) 1:18.933 + 2.862 13

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Alonso not ready to cede to Hamilton

Fernando Alonso has made it clear that he is not ready to give way to the young upstart Lewis Hamilton in yesterday's Montreal Grand Prix.

Alonso whipped around the Montreal Grand Prix track in his McLaren Mercedes in one minute, 16.550 seconds -- more than five-10ths ahead of Ferrari's Felipe Massa (1:17.090) and more than seven-10ths ahead of Hamilton in the other McLaren Mercedes in the second of two practice rounds.

Still, Hamilton's 1:17.307 lap around the 4.361-kilometre track was remarkable in that it was his first trip to the Montreal Grand Prix.

Alonso -- the defending Montreal Grand Prix champion -- and Hamilton are tied atop the world championship with 38 points, but Alonso has the edge with two wins to Hamilton's none. In his most recent win at Monaco, there were complaints that team orders had more to do with Alonso's victory than a faster car, but a probe by FIA -- F-1 racing's ruling body -- cleared the team of any wrongdoing.