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46-631: The STR2 was the first Faenza -based Formula One car to utilize Ferrari engine since the Minardi M191 in 1991 and the first V8-powered Faenza-based Formula One car since the Minardi M197 in 1997. Spyker and Williams before and throughout the season repeatedly stated their belief that the STR2 was in fact identical to the Red Bull RB3 . Central to their objection was their belief that

92-624: A Williams splitting the Ferraris in fourth. On the third and final day, the Toyota of Jarno Trulli finished in first place with the fastest lap of the testing weekend, recording a lap time of 1:20.801. Second was the Red Bull driver David Coulthard who missed the previous two days' running due to requiring treatment on a trapped nerve. “There are definitely four cars that are quicker than us, so we'll get our heads down this evening and work on

138-490: A collision with Kazuki Nakajima. Fernando Alonso was able to move up the field as a result of the high number of retirements and overtaking of Kovalainen and Räikkönen in a single move and was fifth with eight laps left. Räikkönen retired with Ferrari's second engine failure of the race on lap 54, after driving slowly into the pit lane. Sébastien Bourdais was competing in his first Formula One race, but it ended on lap 56 after suffering an engine failure from fourth position. At

184-423: A loop-hole for STR around the prohibition of chassis sharing, as both teams were legally using a car developed by an 'independent' third party. Team Principal Franz Tost commented at the launch that "We are quite optimistic, I think we can make a step forward with the new car and the new engine. We have one very experienced driver and the second we will see [...] Therefore it is becoming better and better and we expect

230-645: A new barge board development. The STR2 was fitted with a "arch" over the nose on the front wing around the Italian Grand Prix , the Red Bull RB3s did not sport such a wing design until around the Japanese Grand Prix . The STR2 was developed further to include the new McLaren Electronic Systems "Standardised Electronic Control Unit" that prevented the cars having electronic driver aids like engine braking and traction control. The car

276-723: A puncture in the opening laps. ( key ) * Only 2 points scored using the STR2B. Did not finish the race but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance. Faenza Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 220212692 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:51:01 GMT 2008 Australian Grand Prix The 2008 Australian Grand Prix (officially known as

322-506: A quite successful season." Generally the STR2 and RB3 received aerodynamic revisions at different stages through the season. The STR2 was fitted with a new front wing in Monaco , similar to the one that sister team Red Bull implemented in the previous round, with 2 curved upper profiles that improve airflow over the car and increase downforce. The team further developed the STR2 in Turkey with

368-403: A third time. On the same lap, due to a false signal from the chief mechanic, Barrichello left a pit stop before the fuel hose had been removed from his car. Several mechanics suffered minor injuries. He would also serve a ten-second stop and go penalty as the pit stop was taken while the pit lane was closed. The race restarted on lap 47 and one lap later Kubica was forced out of the race after

414-730: The 2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 16 March 2008 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit , Melbourne , Australia. It was the first race of the 2008 Formula One season . In qualifying for the event, Lewis Hamilton for the McLaren team started from pole position ahead of Robert Kubica in the BMW Sauber by 0.15 seconds. The 58-lap race featured three safety car interruptions due to collisions on lap 1, 26, and 42. A high rate of attrition meant that only 7 cars of

460-534: The 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix both cars failed to score any points; Bourdais spun off in the first lap and Vettel retired with an engine failure. Bourdais finished 15th at the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix , while Vettel retired on the first lap with engine failure. Coming back to Europe for the start of the European season, the team hoped that the STR2B would have its last race at the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix , with

506-644: The Concorde Agreement clearly requires all teams to construct their own individual chassis. Both teams threatened legal action over the possible breach of regulations, particularly Colin Kolles , the Spyker team principal. The car was launched in a low key event on a test day at the Circuit de Catalunya on 13 February 2007, and immediately attracted the expected controversy when photos were released. There

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552-750: The Drivers' Championship and Constructors Championship , respectively. This event also marked the first race in seven years, since the 2001 San Marino Grand Prix , not to feature cars competing using traction control , which was banned by the FIA at the end of 2007 . The Grand Prix was contested on 16 March 2008 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit , Melbourne , Australia by 22 drivers, in 11 teams of two. The competing teams, known as constructors , were Ferrari , McLaren - Mercedes , Renault , Honda , Force India , BMW Sauber , Toyota , Red Bull Racing , Williams , Toro Rosso and Super Aguri . The race

598-552: The STR3 being raced for the first time at the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix . The new car's debut was later delayed until the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix , as Chief Engineer Laurent Mekies said they didn't have enough parts to run the team in a professional manner over the weekend of the Turkish Grand Prix. At the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix, both drivers again failed to finish the race, after they were involved in separate collisions in

644-540: The Toyota and Nico Rosberg in the Williams completed the top eight positions. In preparation for the qualifying session, many teams put their cars on soft tyres for the third practice session. The soft tyre gives better performance than the harder type of tyre but is less durable than the harder compound. The BMW Sauber team topped the third practice session with first and second positions with Robert Kubica finishing

690-424: The 22 participants finished the race, with six being classified after sixth place Rubens Barrichello was disqualified for exiting the pit lane illegally. Of the six, Hamilton lead most of the race and finished first ahead of Nick Heidfeld in second in a BMW Sauber and Nico Rosberg in third in a Williams . This was Rosberg's first podium finish . In winning the race, Hamilton and McLaren led

736-582: The Finnish driver again being joined by Felipe Massa . As in the previous season, the same 11 teams took to the grid for the start of the new season. The final mass testing session before the new season took place at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló , Spain between 25 and 27 February 2008. All the teams, with the exception of Super Aguri attended this three-day test which was affected by rain on

782-549: The Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel in the Toro Rosso also suffered problems, with Webber spinning off in session two due to brake failure , leaving him down in 15th. Vettel was scheduled to be in the third session, but his Toro Rosso suffered oil pump failure , preventing him from setting a time in the session. Timo Glock in a Toyota finished qualifying in ninth position, however, he was demoted to 19th after being given two five-place grid penalties. His first five-place penalty

828-411: The best start to the season, so today’s result is a great beginning to my career as a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver." Heikki Kovalainen, commenting on his qualifying performance. Qualifying for the race was split into three stages. The first stage of qualifying ran for 20 minutes with cars finishing in the last six positions not progressing to the next stage and retaining their position for

874-432: The collision was the others fault. This led to a second safety car being deployed. With other cars pitting, Räikkönen decided to stay out to move up the order. The race restarted without a safety car on lap 30 and Räikkönen made an ambitious move on Heikki Kovalainen on turn 3, but went into the gravel trap and lost several places. Twelve laps later he spun the car again whilst attempting to pass Timo Glock into

920-405: The end of the penultimate lap, Kovalainen passed Alonso coming out of turn 13 to take fourth place, but moments later on the pit straight he accidentally hit the speed limiter designed for use in the pit lane allowing Alonso to regain fourth position. Seven cars finished the race but Barrichello was later disqualified for passing a red light at the pit lane exit. Lewis Hamilton won

966-480: The first day. On the first day of testing, Lewis Hamilton representing McLaren set the fastest lap a 1:22.276. Second was the Ferraris of Räikkönen and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher . Hamilton continued to top the timesheets on day two with Kovalainen second. Räikkönen was third with a time of 1:21.722, having been joined at the track by his teammate Felipe Massa. Massa's best lap of 1:22.513 only made him fifth fastest, with Kazuki Nakajima in

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1012-525: The first lap. After the safety car was left the race on lap three, Räikkönen was stuck behind Rubens Barrichello, finally passing him lap 19 for sixth place. Sutil retired with hydraulic failure on lap 10. During the first set of pit stops Toyota driver Jarno Trulli was forced to retire due to electrical problems. On lap 26, Massa attempted to pass David Coulthard with the two colliding forcing Coulthard to retire, and later Massa retired with an engine failure three laps later. Both Massa and Coulthard suggested

1058-539: The front suspension at the Barcelona test on 1–3 February, This was to make better use of the Bridgestone Potenza tyres, but also to clean up the area from the front wing to under the drivers seat, improving the efficiency of the rear diffuser, thus providing more grip. The team's results during the season were generally poor compared to its rivals. For the first half of the season, the STR2 did not reach

1104-433: The lead into the first corner with Kubica behind in second position. Vettel stalled on the grid and therefore pulled away very slowly, and lost several positions in the process. Behind the leading two, Massa spun coming out of turn one whilst racing Kovalainen, and damaged his front wing against the barriers. Nelson Piquet Jr. made contact with Giancarlo Fisichella at the first corner forcing Fisichella to retire from

1150-555: The level of competitiveness expected, especially when compared to the 'sister' Red Bull Racing team. The car's main weakness, which it shared with the RB3, was the new seamless shift gearbox, which frequently failed during races. Results did pick up slightly in the second half of the season, as both Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso started to find more reliability with the car. A double points finish in China, with Vettel fourth and Liuzzi sixth, gave

1196-454: The opening laps; Force India driver Adrian Sutil hit Vettel on lap one, while Bourdais collided with Nelson Piquet Jr. on the second lap. Bourdais retired on the seventh lap due to suspension damage sustained in this coming together. Fortunes did not improve during the following round in Turkey, where Bourdais span off the track and Vettel finished in 17th, and last, position after suffering

1242-546: The pace. Rookie Nelson Piquet Jr. caused a brief red flag in the session, spinning off at the Ascari corner. Hamilton lapped faster than Räikkönen in the second practice session with a time of 1:26.559. Webber was second in the Red Bull, nine-tenths of a second behind Hamilton. Coulthard, Webber's teammate, was fifth, three-tenths behind Kovalainen, who finished the session fourth. The Ferraris were third and sixth; Massa in 3rd and Kimi Räikkönen in sixth. Jarno Trulli in

1288-483: The pit stop the lollipop was lifted just a fraction early while the fuel hose was just coming off the car. After the pit stop Rubens exited the pit lane when the lights were still red and obviously this is in breach of the regulations. A tough set of circumstances after an otherwise very committed drive by Rubens." Ross Brawn , team principal of the Honda team. In a post-race press conference , Hamilton commented on

1334-420: The race having led all but 5 laps during pit stops. Nick Heidfeld finished second and Nico Rosberg recorded his first podium in third. Kazuki Nakajima was the final car to finish, but was later given a ten-place grid penalty for the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix , the next race, after making contact with Kubica under safety car conditions. Bourdais, in his debut scored two championship points, despite not finishing

1380-465: The race information before qualifying tomorrow. It's pretty windy out on the track, but it's an issue for everyone." Mark Webber , after recording the second fastest lap in the second practice session. Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first was held on Friday morning and the second on Friday afternoon - both of these sessions lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes with weather conditions dry throughout. The third session

1426-401: The race, and classified seventh. "Shortly after we called Rubens in for the second of two planned pit stops, Timo Glock had a crash and the safety car was deployed. We had no alternative but to continue to bring him in because he was out of fuel, although we realised that the pit lane was going to be closed due to the safety car and that this would result in a ten-second stop-go penalty. During

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1472-475: The race. At turn three Mark Webber, Anthony Davidson , Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel made contact and all had to retire. Following the collision, Kazuki Nakajima drove into Vettel as he spun and lost his front wing and had to pit in for a new one. A safety car was deployed in response to the accidents. By the end of the first lap, Lewis Hamilton retained his lead followed by Kubica and Rosberg. Kimi Räikkönen elevated himself from fifteenth to eighth on

1518-409: The race. The second stage saw the next six slowest drivers not progress similarly and lasted for 15 minutes. The final stage of qualifying determined the positions from first to tenth with the fastest racer gaining pole position . Hamilton won his seventh career pole position, with a time of 1:26.714 in the third session. Second was Kubica, who was a tenth of a second behind Hamilton. Kovalainen

1564-454: The race: "I felt fantastic. I never thought it would have been as physically a breeze as it was. It is great preparation for Malaysia so bring it on, I am really looking forward to it." He also commended the work of his McLaren team on both his scheduled stops on laps 18 and 43 respectively: Heidfeld picked up his first podium since the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix and was relieved to have kept Rosberg behind him, believing that his fellow German

1610-479: The rest of the year for similar results saying "I think we have a solid car to start the season with. I am hoping to have a nice development through the season and I think we can have a good year. Also after the race, Nakajima received a ten-place grid penalty to be applicated in the following race in Malaysia, having collided with Kubica on lap 48 of the race. As this was the first race of the season, Hamilton led

1656-475: The same corner. Sato retired on lap 34 due to a transmission problem. Timo Glock ran wide onto the grass on lap 44 and the bottom of his car hit two substantial bumps, the second of which caused it to briefly fly up in the air and land with force sufficient to break the Suspension . Glock spun twice and came to rest against the wall further down the track. He was forced to retire and the safety car came out for

1702-490: The session ahead of teammate Nick Heidfeld . Alonso was third in the Renault, with Rosberg in fourth. "I am pleased to qualify third, but there is still room for improvement. It was a fairly smooth lap, and the balance of the car felt good. At the end I didn’t nail a perfect lap, but throughout the weekend I have just been taking things steady, not making any mistakes and keep pushing harder and harder. Last year I didn’t make

1748-485: The team a total of eight world championship points. This gave Toro Rosso a 7th-place finish in the Constructors' Standings after the disqualification of McLaren. The STR2Bs of Vettel and Bourdais failed to finish the 2008 Australian Grand Prix . Bourdais scored points, however, as he was classified in seventh position, albeit that while he did not finish the race he had completed 90% of the race distance. However, at

1794-401: Was a pre-event fear of the car not being ready but work through the previous night by the mechanics ensured that it was unveiled on time. Liuzzi was confirmed as one of the team's drivers at the launch but the announcement of his teammate was delayed due to 'contractual issues'. Scott Speed, who partnered Liuzzi at the team in 2006, was believed to be the most likely choice, and his re-appointment

1840-421: Was a result of a gearbox change, while his second five-place penalty was for impeding Webber during the session. Adrian Sutil spun and stalled during his final hot lap in first qualifying and damaged his chassis. The conditions for the race were dry with the air temperature 37 °C (99 °F). The race started at 15:30 AEDT ( GMT +10). Hamilton, from pole position on the grid , held onto

1886-413: Was also adapted for the new rules on driver safety with higher headrests around the cockpit. Another development was a new gearbox, as the 2008 rules stated that cars must have a gearbox that lasts for four races: if one failed, the driver faced a penalty of five places on the starting grid. The STR2B car was utilized 2007-spec Ferrari 056 engine rather than 2008. The STR2B underwent a total re-working of

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1932-405: Was fuelled longer than he actually was. He commented that Rosberg "came in earlier than expected on the same lap as myself. What we lost at the start we regained on the pit-stop, so our pit-stop crew, just did a fantastic job to just get me out ahead of [Rosberg]. Then I was lucky on the pit-stops in terms of the safety car." Rosberg was delighted at his first podium finish, and was looking towards

1978-476: Was held on Saturday morning and lasted an hour. Räikkönen, the defending champion, set the fastest time in first practice, posting a lap time of 1:26.461, four-tenths of a second quicker than Hamilton and Massa, in second and third places respectively. Heikki Kovalainen completed the top four in the McLaren, with Mark Webber in the Red Bull and Alonso in the Renault in fifth and sixth positions, two seconds off

2024-433: Was later confirmed. The car itself was, as explained, a development version of Red Bull Racing's RB3. The Red Bull RB3 was designed by Adrian Newey , who earned a reputation as one of the most successful F1 designers with Championship-winning cars at both Williams and McLaren . In order for Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso to use the chassis, Newey was employed by 'new' consortium named Red Bull Technology . This provided

2070-474: Was the first of the 2008 Formula One season , with several teams opting to retain the same drivers as they had in 2007 , however some teams changed for 2008. One of the main driver changes involved McLaren driver Fernando Alonso , who chose to move back to Renault for the 2008 season, with Heikki Kovalainen moving in the opposite direction to McLaren. The 2007 Drivers' Championship winner Kimi Räikkönen stayed at Ferrari after his title-winning campaign, with

2116-467: Was third, with Massa fourth, four-tenths slower than Hamilton in the third stage. Heidfeld, Trulli, Rosberg and Coulthard completed the top eight positions. In contrast to Massa's fourth place, his teammate, Räikkönen finished qualifying in 16th place. His Ferrari car suffered a fuel pump problem at the end of stage one, with the Ferrari team unable to fix the problem before the second session. Webber in

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