In the wings of Catalan Grand Prix…
27 04 2008
After a break of three weeks, the F1-circus begins the European season this weekend... All the teams, with the exception of Super Aguri, prepared this fourth sleeve during the testing deprived from 14 till 17 April (Barcelona). Reassured by his victory in Qatar, Felipe Massa arrives in warrior… The Brazilian aims the perfect weekend in Catalonia. But Lewis Hamilton will have for unique mission to boost "Hamiltonmania" with the champagne of the first step… BMW, Renault and Toyota hope to disturb this hierarchy !… Who will have the last word on Sunday, April 27th ? And if one fourth driver invited itself on the list of the winners 2008 ? What happened in the paddock this week-end ? What are the latest gossip of the moment? What are the most beautiful girls seen in Barcelona ? All will be revealed in this article...
Red weekend !…
While Ferrari signs a new doubled, the adversity beats down on Fernando Alonso... Nick Heidfeld is a victim of the injustices of the regulation and Heikki Kovalainen is led to the hospital! … This race was rich in new developments and in renunciations !…
Kimi Räikkönen wins the seventeenth victory of its career on Sunday. Nevertheless, the day hero remains the child of the country… Fernando Alonso was capable of registering the points of the fifth place. His V8 Renault betrayed him) in the thirty-fifth tour but the public won't miss to greet the efforts carried out by "Magic Alonso". The exit of track of Heikki Kovalainen will stay in all the spirits. A failure of MP4-23 and the Finn fires quite straight ahead to fit in the wall of tyres… The help arrives and help the driver. He will be evacuate in helicopter to make detailed medical examinations. We would forget it almost to underline the good performance of Mark Webber, fifth. Jenson Button restores a breath to Honda with the points of the sixth position. Kazuki Nakajima makes a race without fault. The Japanese driver learns fast and offers to William two points. Jarno Trulli is loyal and reliable in the top 8. Bravo to him !… Giancarlo Fisichella and Takuma Sato surprise by their talent (a little forgotten) and deserve to be greeted !…
The page « Pre-Events » :
Ø At table !... Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubiça made a bend by a restaurant of Granollers, in Barcelona. The drivers BMW took the break in front of the traditional dish : the paëlla. This is the link of the picture : http://d.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/sp/ap_photo/20080424/all/l3141565.jpg
Ø Tribute to the champion !… The Avenue of the champions, in the paddock of the circuit of Catalunya, seemed incomplete without Nelson Piquet's track. A commemorative tablet will represent henceforth the triple Brazilian world champion. Nelsinho attended this inauguration. The day hero was naturally present. The site "F1-Live.com" announces that Nelson Piquet won’t live in the hotel this weekend but on his 64 metre yacht !... And some people camp, what error of taste !… There are the links of the pictures : http://d.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/sp/ap_photo/20080424/all/l3141957.jpg http://d.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/sp/ap_photo/20080424/all/l3141959.jpg
Ø Relaxation or almost !… The local hero, Fernando Alonso, made out a will on video Thursday during a promotional operation. There are the links of the pictures : http://d.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/sp/dpa/20080424/14/3457437770.jpg http://d.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/sp/ap_photo/20080424/all/l3141667.jpg
Ø Class models !... The European season begins this weekend. Williams takes advantage of the occasion to reveal its line of clothes 2008. The collection is signed McGregor. It allies the sobriety, the modernism, the sportsmanship to the British elegance. Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima were pleasantly accompanied to promote some models... There are the links of the pictures : http://www.adrivo.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/_414102.jpg http://www.adrivo.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/_414103.jpg http://www.adrivo.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/_414101.jpg http://www.adrivo.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/_414067.jpg http://www.adrivo.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/_414075.jpg http://www.adrivo.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/_414076.jpg http://www.adrivo.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/_414077.jpg http://www.adrivo.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/_414100.jpg http://www.adrivo.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/_414104.jpg
Ø GP2 Series party… Nelsinho Piquet, Luca di Grassi, Lewis Hamilton, Heikki Kovalainen, Christian Horner and Mark Webber were in the party of welcome of the GP2 Series…
Ø Force India party… On Friday, Force India inaugurated its new motorhome together with the leaders of teams, Bernie Ecclestone and with the numerous guests…
The patch of the gossips…
Schumi makes his cinema ?
Willi Weber, the manager of Michaël Schumacher, declared in the sports columns of the German newspaper "Bunte" that a film could be shot on the life of his champion. Indeed, a director of Hollywood contacted him to present him this project. He also wishes that "Schumi" interprets his own character. "A director of Hollywood is interested in Michael Schumacher's life. The film would be called Michael Schumacher Story with as main actor Michael. Michael is thinking about all this. At the moment, he above all wants to please, he likes making of the motorcycle." he declared.
Bom aniversário Felipe ! On Friday evening, Felipe Massa celebrated his birthday (27 years) with some friends. The dinner took place in a restaurant of Barcelona near the circuit. Among the dinner guests, there were Luciano Burti, Marcos Gomes and Thiago Camilo (drivers of Stock car), Galvão Bueno and Reginaldo Leme (reporters of “TV Globo”).
Paddock side…
As for the first three GP of the year, this column will be dedicated to the wifes of the drivers, to the VIP of Barcelona, to the Red Bull girls, to the heroes of the weekend and to Antonio Lobato.
Ø Their families
Carrie Davidson is present at every Grand Prix to encourage her husband Anthony. Luna Fisichella and the children (Carlotta and Christopher) came to discover the new team of Giancarlo. Claire Bourdais, Ann Neal, Jenni Räikkönen, Patricia Papen, Julia Wurz, Vivianne & Kelly Piquet, Vivian Sibold, Catherine Hyde, Karen Minier, Duncan Coulthard (David’s dad) and Christian Klien’s new girlfriend, Christine, are here.
There are the links of the pictures :
Carrie : http://www.racefreaks.nl/images/550/eapmfybkqjqzszflrah.jpg
Giancarlo Fisichella, Luna and the children : http://www.formula1.com/photos/597x478/sutton/2008/d08esp312.jpg
Claire : http://www.racefreaks.nl/images/550/uqpexagmfyeuwgmohak.jpg http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7725/2604claire023012482kb6.jpg
Ann : http://www.racefreaks.nl/images/550/jykmtvountzsyblrtmf.jpg
Jenni : http://static.f1hirek.hu//w1000/80869040_1000.jpg http://static.f1hirek.hu//w1000/80869045_1000.jpg http://www.racefreaks.nl/images/550/epbrnqjprblegqtmjov.jpg http://www.racefreaks.nl/images/550/zpvciodnczwciblrkda.jpg http://www.adrivo.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/_416222.jpg
Julia : http://www.racefreaks.nl/images/550/chwpslhodjcvfciouxq.jpg http://cache.latphoto.co.uk/2008/04/27/LAT2008042737754_PV.jpg
Karen : http://www.imageshadow.com/images/26042008g/26_04Karen02301201_2.jpg
Vivian : http://www.crashpa.net/dbpics/preview/434837.jpg
Vivianne Piquet : http://www.racefreaks.nl/images/550/cbmcvoqyolrxzflvole.jpg http://www.racefreaks.nl/images/550/ykjcvyekhacibhexekq.jpg
Kelly : http://www.formula1.com/photos/597x478/sutton/2008/d08esp2065.jpg
Ø The guest-stars Ricardo Patrese, Will Herron, Willi Weber, Gabriele Tarquini, Nelson Piquet, Michaël Schumacher, Mr Moko, Randy Mamola, Jorge Lorenzo, Lionel Messi, David Skrella, Patrick Tambay, Sir Jackie Stewart and Christian Danner would have missed, for nothing in the world, the first European Grand Prix of the season 2008.
Ø The Red Bull Girls
http://www.formula1.com/photos/597x478/sutton/2008/d08esp1327.jpg
Ø The men of the week-end
Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso... Le first took away the GP. But, his Spanish alter ego confirmed the expectations of Renault and his supporters. In spite of his renunciation, Fernando Alonso will have dazzled us by unspeakable sound talent ! We had almost forgotten that it was a redoubtable hunter of records… On Sunday, we found the champion ! ¡ Viva " El Nano!
Ø The portrait of the week-end
Antonio Lobato is the reporter sportsman's most famous of the Iberian Peninsula. In this paragraph, we’ll come back to his career. Among his colleagues, we count among other Gonzalo Serrano and Victor Seara… Pedro de la Rosa (Telecinco), Marc Gené and Jordi Gené (TV3) are consultants for Spanish television. On the Catalan regional channel, TV3, the Formula 1 Grand Prix are commented on by Francesc Latorre, Vicenç Aguilera, Jordi Ramos.
Antonio Lobato began his career as a sports reporter in 1987 on ABC. Columnist on “Radio España”, he joined after 1991, “Onda Cero” (radio). The young reporter works alternating with the private television channel “Telecinco”. It presents the program “Champions”. In 1994, Antonio leaves the radio to permanently integrate the sports information service of “Telecinco”. The following year, he covers the Giro Tour (cycling). In 1997, the channel entrusts him the magazine “The information Telecinco 14.30”. In June, he was appointed Deputy Director of Sports “Telecinco”. In September 2001, his sports broadcast aired at 20:30, “The tertulia deportiva”, will make famous him. He also is famous as Jose Antonio Abellán (Cope), Manolo Lama, Paco Gonzalez (Ser), Tomas Roncero (As) and Roberto Palomar (Marca). Since 2006, Antonio Lobato heads the department of events and sports broadcasts of the channel. It presents a magazine Monday through Friday, “The information Telecinco 20.30”.
This is the link of his picture : http://es.geocities.com/alobatodeportes/imagenes/lobatoparasecun.jpg
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