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McLaren demoted to the last place in the pitlane

Bahrain Grand Prix organizers, apologized to Mclaren team's fans, for having to put McLaren team to the slow end of the pitlane for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Qualifing session, is modified

The formula one qualifying session will be changed, so that danger of drivers who are slowing down after their quick laps, to save fuel, while others are in full speed, can be prevented.

Hakkinen talks about Singapore night race - F1 News

Double world champion Mika Hakkinen spoke about the Singapore night race, saying that it would be a great challenge for all drivers, and the matter of safety there, can be achieved with preparation. The Finn said that testing there would be expensive and difficult to organize, but "If the lighting system and all the organization here in Singapore is at a top, top level, I don't think testing is necessary," he said.

McLaren punished once more - F1 News

Both McLaren drivers have been penalized and will start the race tomorrow 5 places behind their original grid position.

After their final quick laps they have slowed down, thus impending Alonso and Heidfeld, who were at the beginning of their quick laps.

Heikki Kovalainen will start the race tomorrow from P8 while his teammate, Lewis Hamilton, will be one position behind him in P9.

Stewart concerned about F1 safety - F1 News

Former F1 world champion, Sir Jackie Stewart, stated that he is dissapointed in Lewis Hamilton, as the young Brit has declined to join the Grans Prix Drivers' Association's attempts to make Formula one as safe as possible. Stewart believes that these attempts shoulb be backed up by every competitor, especially now that formula one got more dangerous after the driver aids removal.

Ferrari seems to have reliability problems

The first race of the season in Melbourne was a disaster for Ferrari as neither Kimi Raikkonen nor Felipe Massa were able to finish the race, due to engine problems. The Italian team seems to be facing serious reliability problems, and they are working hard to find the solution to it. The Ferrari engines were send back to Maranello to be examined by the team's engineers, in order to understand the reason why both engines failed during the race.

Dennis is leaving McLaren


McLaren boss Ron Dennis is going to leave the Woking team and formula one after all, even though the team denied that Dennis is going to abandon his post. The 61 year old Brit, is one of the greatest personalities in formula one. Dennis is expected to announce his departure from the team within this week.

Rumors are heard that if Dennis leaves McLaren then Hamilton may leave too, as he is Dennis' investment. But when the young Brit was asked about this he replied to the German magazine Focus, "If Ron wants to go then he must go. My partnership with Mercedes-Benz is just as strong as my relationship with McLaren, so I am completely relaxed."