"Ecclestone has previously said that no European country should have more than one race."

ha ha ha... its all bout the money...

lol... no more air turbulence

virgil : the san marino circuits' pit complex is still under construction, right?

May 12 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen may both be out of place on the grid for Sunday's Spanish grand prix.

The duo qualified behind their respective McLaren and Ferrari teammates at the Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday, but there are suggestions that differing fuel strategies have played a role in the formation of the top grid placings.

Referring to the Ferrari pair, McLaren-Mercedes' Norbert Haug said in an interview with the broadcaster RTL: "Felipe Massa did a super job, but it would surprise me if he is on the same strategy of Kimi Raikkonen."

McLaren's Hamilton, meanwhile, spent a lot of time at the top of the practice time sheets in Barcelona prior to the qualifying hour, but had to settle for fourth on the grid -- the last of the 'big two' quartet.

He told the British broadcaster ITV: "We had a slightly different strategy than Fernando at least. I think we're in good shape for tomorrow.

"If you work it out, I was just as quick, if not maybe quicker. But we will see."

Lewis Hamilton believes he may hold a strategic card up his sleeve for the Spanish Grand Prix, even though he will line up only fourth on the grid.

Speaking to ITV-F1 pit reporter Louise Goodman immediately after qualifying, Hamilton all but confirmed that he was carrying more fuel than team-mate Fernando Alonso - saying this accounted for the 0.3s margin between them in Q3.

"We weren't able to get any further up than fourth - I'm getting used to that position now in qualifying," he said.

"But we had a slightly different strategy than Fernando at least, and I think we're in good shape for tomorrow.

"If you work it out, I was just as quick, if not maybe quicker. But we will see."

Hamilton admitted that McLaren had hoped to lock out the front row after dominating free practice at Barcelona.

But he said he wasn't surprised to find that Ferrari had been "sandbagging" and had always expected the Italian squad to show its colours in qualifying.

"Obviously we've been quickest for a lot of the weekend so far, so to not be 1-2 is a bit of a shame," he said.

"But I'm not surprised. [Ferrari] always seem to play games in practice and so you just pay no attention to it.

"They're going to be quick in qualifying, which they were, and Felipe did a fantastic job...so it's normal."

Mindful that overtaking is likely to be difficult even on the revised Circuit de Catalunya, Hamilton is looking for another of his demon starts to thrust him into contention.

"We'll keep pushing, I'm sure we've got a good strategy for tomorrow, and we're going to have to make sure we do a good job in the first corner again," he said.

the race started?

hoorayy... apelonso drop to fourth

anyone can elaborate on how hamilton overtake raikonen....

no astro... only rely on stu*** RTerukM :crying: