Photos: Wednesday in Barcelona
2008-04-23 18:33:00
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McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton puts the racist abuse he suffered in Barcelona behind him as he prepares for the Spanish GP.
The assembly lines came to a standstill and the workforce gathered in anticipation in front of the production halls. Outside, Nick Heidfeld roared his way around BMW's Munich plant in his Formula One car. The BMW Sauber F1 Team put on Wednesday's spectacular driving demonstration to thank the employees at the plant for their support in its Formula One campaign. "It was long overdue and a really great event," said BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen.
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Super Aguri's participation in this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix remains in doubt as the team continue to look for a buyer.
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has played down continued talk of Fernando Alonso moving over to his outfit as a replacement for Felipe Massa.
Jarno Trulli has enjoyed a better start to the season than most people had expected, managing to take eight points from the first three races. Heading to Spain Trulli is hopeful he can still continue to mix it with the top six.
The Spanish Grand Prix could become the first wet race in the 2008 Formula 1 season. Forecasts in Spain predict rain on Saturday and Sunday while it should remain dry all day on Friday.
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The season starts now, says Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen will travel to Barcelona for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix as the championship leader. Even though the Fin showed he and team-mate Felipe Massa are in good shape at Ferrari Raikkonen will not sit back and relax. He realises the competition will be extremely motivated to chase the Ferrari duo.
Williams F1 driver Kazuki Nakajima is looking forward to his first Formula 1 race at Circuit de Catalunya. Last season the Japanese driver qualified himself in fifth position for the Spanish Grand Prix in the GP2 series. He now hopes to do well at the track near Barcelona this weekend.