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Let us return on the various events organized during this week…

Tuesday…

1. And the winner is...

Ross Brawn received a MIA award by Lord Drayson, the british minister of the innovation.

Wednesday…

1. A strange roadshow...

Sebastian Vettel was in Berlin in the forenoon for a roadshow with his Red Bull. But he met a reliability problem. This is the link : http://www.bild.de/BILD/sport/motorsport/2009/07/08/sebastian-vettel-red-bull-rennwagen/halteverbot-falschparken-in-berlin.html

1. Ola, Moto with Red Bull mobile…

Red Bull drivers attended at a Superbike race. This is the video : http://www.motorsport-total.com/videos/f1/1729

1. Press conference…

Nico Rosberg attended at a press conference in Wiesbaden. http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7897/33663846.jpg ; http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww68/T_Andi/f1_09/9_Germany/88902485.jpg ; http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/shadowfeli/deutschland/_dsc8008.jpg

1. Goal !!!!!

At 7:30pm, the Nazionale Piloti plays against the Bigg All Stars at the Brita-Arena in Wiesbaden. The drivers team lost the soccer match. http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww68/T_Andi/f1_09/9_Germany/88903511.jpg ; http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww68/T_Andi/f1_09/9_Germany/88903013.jpg ; http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww68/T_Andi/f1_09/9_Germany/88902308.jpg ; http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9387/66677075.jpg ; http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/shadowfeli/deutschland/_dsc8103.jpg ; http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/shadowfeli/deutschland/_dsc8248.jpg

Thursday…

1. Taxi, please !

Lewis Hamilton did a lap of circuit with Bernd Schneider, former DTM driver. http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0200668.jpg ; http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0200653.jpg

Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Heikki Kovalainen, Jarno Trulli, Norbert Haug, Nick Heidfeld, Sébastien Bourdais, Sébastien Buemi, Fernando Alonso, Nelson Piquet Jr, Marc Gené, Mark Webber and Adrian Sutil played the taxidrivers too. http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0200760.jpg ; http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0200761.jpg ; http://motorsport.com/photos/f1/2009/ger/f1-2009-ger-xp-0209.jpg ; http://motorsport.com/photos/f1/2009/ger/f1-2009-ger-xp-0204.jpg ; http://motorsport.com/photos/f1/2009/ger/f1-2009-ger-xp-0211.jpg ; http://motorsport.com/photos/f1/2009/ger/f1-2009-ger-xp-0205.jpg ; http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/7886/wri00002981190.jpg

One lap with NP : http://www.qik.com/video/2135905

1. A little of hesitation...

Lewis Hamilton tested the Mercedes W125 and his MP4-24 on the Nürbürgring. http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0200662.jpg ; http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0200660.jpg ; http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0200658.jpg

1. Press conference…

At 3pm, Timo Glock, Nick Heidfeld, Nico Rosberg, Adrian Sutil and Sebastian Vettel were invited in press room.

1. Launch…

Ferrari drivers attended at the launch of Ferrari shop at the Nürbürgring. http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2526/wri00002981224.jpg ; http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/15/wri00002981227.jpg ; http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/664/wri00002981226.jpg

Nick Heidfeld was at the opening ceremony of the new Nürbürgring managed by Walter Kafitz. http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3044/wri00002981208.jpg ; http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7140/wri00002981207.jpg

Friday…

1. Press conference…

At 4pm, Paddy Lowe, Sam Michael, Adrian Newey and Pat Symonds answered to journalists' questions.

1. Autographs sessions :

They took place during all the weekend.

Saturday…

1. Taxi, please !

The taxi races begin again saturday. Mercedes AMG, Lexus or Ferrari ? http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0201294.jpg ; http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0201288.jpg ; Catherine Hyde and her boyfriend Heikki Kovalainen : http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0201284.jpg

1. To aim the fight…

Nick Heidfeld and his wife, Patricia Papen, attended at a fight match at the Nürbürgring. Felix Sturm faces Khoren Gevor. http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/3563/88983828.jpg

Sunday…

1. To become a F1 driver...

Robert Kubiça explained to Lukas Podolski (soccer player - n°20 of Mannschaft) how work his steering wheel for the german TV channel "RTL". http://www.motorsport-total.com/bilder/2009/090712/1247400639.jpg

1. Nurburgland :

Michael Schumacher and Kai Ebel tested the new amusement park of Nürbürgring. http://www.motorsport-total.com/bilder/2009/090712/z1247398212.jpg ;

1. Nostalgia sequence :

Mercedes organized a race with the cars which did his success in F1. Niki Lauda, Pedro de la Rosa, David Coulthard, Alex Wurz, and others participated at show. http://www.formula1.com/photos/597x478/sutton/2009/d09ger1430.jpg ; http://www.formula1.com/photos/597x478/sutton/2009/d09ger1170.jpg ; http://www.formula1.com/photos/597x478/sutton/2009/d09ger1198.jpg ; http://www.formula1.com/photos/597x478/sutton/2009/d09ger1183.jpg

1. Drivers parade : http://www.motorsport-total.com/bilder/2009/090712/1247400013.jpg ; http://www.motorsport-total.com/bilder/2009/090712/z1247395838.jpg ; http://www.formula1.com/photos/597x478/sutton/2009/d09ger1435.jpg

Gossip page…

From Mönchengladback to Lindenfels by way of Stratford, Milton Keynes/Maranello, the Nürbürg, London, Oviedo, Faenza and the Finland, you're going to travel in this column…

To note :

1. Nick Heidfeld has a new helmet for his home GP. http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/0200546.jpg ; http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/0200548.jpg ; http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/0200553.jpg
2. Timo Glock has a helmet "special Germany GP" which was drawn by a child (7 years old). http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0200754.jpg ; http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0200749.jpg
3. Nick Fry and his girlfriend Kate celebrated their wedding the last weekend in Stratford.
4. Geoff Willis leaves Red Bull. Ferrari could recruit him.
5. This weekend, Force India met some problems with its motorhome. Friday morning, german policemen came to take single-seaters, team's equipment because of a problem of contract. The Force India lawyers took in charge the affair.
6. Friday, Tamara Ecclestone and her boyfriend were in London for the Serpentine gallery summer party. http://picture.belga.be/belgapicture/picture/prev/14551529.jpg ; http://picture.belga.be/belgapicture/picture/prev/14555959.jpg
7. Sébastien Loeb would like to race with Toro Rosso instead of Sébastien Bourdais.
8. On spetember 5th, Fernando Alonso will be in Oviedo for a Roadshow with Renault.
9. Ari Vatanen is candidate to replace Max Mosley in october.

Côté Paddock…

This column will be dedicated at drivers' families, the VIP, the beauties of the Eifel and its heroes…

1. F1-circus' families : Nelson Piquet, Norbert Vettel, Claire Bourdais, Isabell Reis, Rafaela Massa, Luis Antonio Massa, Dudu Massa, Alan Webber, Ann Neal, Catherine Hyde, Nicholas & Anthony Hamilton, Patricia Papen, are there.

Norbert Vettel : http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9703/wri00002981209.jpg

Nelson(s) : http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/8066/wri00002982015.jpg ; http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9980/wri00002984164.jpg

Isa : http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/9510/z1247301027.jpg

The clan Massa : http://i26.tinypic.com/5yz39k.jpg ; http://www.formula1.com/photos/597x478/sutton/2009/d09ger811.jpg

The clan Webber : http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww68/T_Andi/f1_09/9_Germany/ann.jpg

1. The guest-stars : Peter Windsor, Sir Frank Williams, Felix Sturm, Alexandre Metella, Bernd Schneider, Jos Verstappen et son fils Max, Rumen Petrov, Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Lukas Podolski, DC, Hermann Tilke, Kurt Beck, Ari Vatanen, DJ Bobo, Bogdan Nikolov, Michael Schumacher, Willi Weber, Dietrich Mateschitz and his girlfriend Marion Feichtner attended at Germany GP.

Verstappen dad & son : http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0201004.jpg

Schumi & Willi Weber : http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/foto/0,,21336720-EX,00.jpg

Ari Vatanen, next FIA President ? : http://www.motorsport-total.com/bilder/2009/090710/1247248212.jpg

Bernd Schneider : http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0201291.jpg

Dieter Mateschitz & Marion Feichtner : http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/images/500/q_75/sw_adrivo/se_sutton/0201272.jpg

1. The prettiest ladies of weekend : http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/1725/621205.jpg ; http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6733/621215.jpg ; http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/251/621229.jpg

1. The men of weekend : Nico Rosberg & Adrian Sutil