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colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;border: 1px gray solid; padding: 1em; background: #ffffb1" \| ;The 2008 Formula One season is underway. With the relaxing atmosphere of the first round at Melbourne (where Lewis Hamilton won with Nick Heidfeld second and a superb Nico Rosberg in third after a very eventful race with only seven drivers finishing) behind us, the focus then shifted to Malaysia. A superior Kimi Räikkönen got back on track with a great win; Robert Kubica and Heikki Kovalainen finished in distant second and third places followed by a tremendous Jarno Trulli and unlucky Lewis Hamilton in fourth and fifth places respectively. Mark Webber, Fernando Alonso, David Coulthard and Jenson Button all showed their teams' strong improvements and performances in seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth respectively. The two Grands Prix have shown all the rivalries we will be seeing during the season and how dependent the results are on the removal of traction control and engine braking. Bahrain is here and I bet everyone out there is hoping for a very good and close-finishing race there. Chubbennaitor and -- Diniz (talk) 00:41, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
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style="vertical-align:top;border: 1px gray solid; padding: 1em; background: #ffffb1" \| ; Recent Formula One news [http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42177 Raikkonen:I'm not going to dominate '08] [http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=42175 Ecclstone :Mosley stay away from Bahrain] [http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42174 Coulthard pays tribute to old mentor David Leslie] [http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42171 Extra seats for British GP] [http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42169 FIA quiet about Max Mosely] [http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42168 FI confident for Q2] [http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42164 McLaren to the end of the pits] [http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42161 FIA confirm quali rule change] [http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42160 Ex-FIA president passes away] [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/F1_Times:Honda_not_in_with_the_points_for_Bahrain Honda not in with the points for Bahrain] [http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42146 Sepang: Night race main priority] [http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42142 Qatar wants to be a stop for the F1 circus] [http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42140 Schumacher to help with McLaren spy gate money] [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/F1_Times:Toro_Rosso_for_sale Toro Rosso is put on the market]
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Drivers' Championship ! Position ! Driver ! Team ! Points
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\|1st \| Lewis Hamilton \| McLaren \| 14
\|2nd \| Kimi Räikkönen \| Scuderia Ferrari \| 11
\|3rd \| Nick Heidfeld \| BMW Sauber \| 11

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Image:Fernando_Alonso_2006_Canada.jpg The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter
Year I - Issue 3 - April 2008

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"We will miss him a little bit as a driver, we will miss him a lot in the football matches." Jarno Trulli on Michael Schumacher. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5330382.stm]

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The Current Improvement Drive is {{Portal talk:Formula One/Management of selected articles/Current Improvement Drive}}.

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;The 2008 Formula One season is underway. With the relaxing atmosphere of the first round at Melbourne (where Lewis Hamilton won with Nick Heidfeld second and a superb Nico Rosberg in third after a very eventful race with only seven drivers finishing) behind us, the focus then shifted to Malaysia. A superior Kimi Räikkönen got back on track with a great win; Robert Kubica and Heikki Kovalainen finished in distant second and third places followed by a tremendous Jarno Trulli and unlucky Lewis Hamilton in fourth and fifth places respectively. Mark Webber, Fernando Alonso, David Coulthard and Jenson Button all showed their teams' strong improvements and performances in seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth respectively. The two Grands Prix have shown all the rivalries we will be seeing during the season and how dependent the results are on the removal of traction control and engine braking. Bahrain is here and I bet everyone out there is hoping for a very good and close-finishing race there. Chubbennaitor and -- Diniz (talk) 00:41, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

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{{User|Tompw}} (March 2, 2008)
{{User|PYLrulz}} (March 25, 2008)
{{User|SheffieldSteel}} (March 27, 2008)
{{User|Xtreme racer}} (March 30, 2008)
{{User| Sage Callahan}} (April 1, 2008)
{{User|Barkjon}} (April 2, 2008)
New Recipents --
{{User|Oahiyeel}} (March 18, 2008)
{{User|The359}} (March 30, 2008)
{{User|Barkjon}} (April 2, 2008)
The 1995 Japanese Grand Prix article has been listed as a Good Article.
:Image:Heidfeld and Rosberg - 2008 Melb GP.jpg has been promoted to Featured Picture status.
:Image:Lewis hamilton - 2008 Melb GP.jpg is a current Featured Picture candidate. Please leave comments here.
:Image:Kimi Raikkonen 2008 Australia.jpg is a current Featured Picture Candidate. Please leave comments here.
You can leave your comments on the Newsletter on either LB22's Newsletter Desk or Chubbennaitor's Newsletter Desk.
We now have an IRC channel. Only two of the editors will be able to see the queries.
The Newsletter is now being handed out by BCBot.

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;Editor's Comment

;We need a few users to help me with this newsletter. If you are interested, please leave me a message on my talk page (and the other contributors) or sign up on the "Contributors" list of the central newsletter page and we will tell you everything you need to know and answer your questions. Current contributors -

{{User|LB22}}
{{User|Diniz}}
{{User|Chubbennaitor}}

;Other areas where you can help -

Keep up some of the great facts in the "Did You Know" section of the Formula One portal! Remember, yours may be put in next Wednesday!
Help out with the articles in :Category:Formula One stubs.
Read the to-do list in Portal:Formula One and help to complete the tasks.

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Image:1971 Andrea de Adamich, March, Fuchsröhre.jpg

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; Recent Formula One news

[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42177 Raikkonen:I'm not going to dominate '08]
[http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=42175 Ecclstone :Mosley stay away from Bahrain]
[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42174 Coulthard pays tribute to old mentor David Leslie]
[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42171 Extra seats for British GP]
[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42169 FIA quiet about Max Mosely]
[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42168 FI confident for Q2]
[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42164 McLaren to the end of the pits]
[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42161 FIA confirm quali rule change]
[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42160 Ex-FIA president passes away]
[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/F1_Times:Honda_not_in_with_the_points_for_Bahrain Honda not in with the points for Bahrain]
[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42146 Sepang: Night race main priority]
[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42142 Qatar wants to be a stop for the F1 circus]
[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42140 Schumacher to help with McLaren spy gate money]
[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/F1_Times:Toro_Rosso_for_sale Toro Rosso is put on the market]

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Drivers' Championship

! Position

! Driver

! Team

! Points

|1st

| Lewis Hamilton

| McLaren

| 14

|2nd

| Kimi Räikkönen

| Scuderia Ferrari

| 11

|3rd

| Nick Heidfeld

| BMW Sauber

| 11

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Constructors' Championship ! Constructor ! Points
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\| McLaren \| 24
\| BMW Sauber \| 19
\| Scuderia Ferrari \| 11

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Constructors' Championship

! Constructor

! Points

| McLaren

| 24

| BMW Sauber

| 19

| Scuderia Ferrari

| 11

Standings after the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix. See 2008 Formula One season for further season summary and [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205144508/http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/ formula1.com] or [http://www.itv-f1.com/calendar.aspx ITV-F1.com] (and there is more there for the championship) for complete standings and statistics.

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Last race ! Driver ! Racing Time ! Fastest Last Qualifying Time
\| Kimi Räikkönen \| 1h31m18.555s \| 1m36.230s
\| Robert Kubica \| +19.57s \| 1m36.727s
\| Heikki Kovalainen \| +38.45s \| 1m36.613s \|

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Last race

! Driver

! Racing Time

! Fastest Last Qualifying Time

| Kimi Räikkönen

| 1h31m18.555s

| 1m36.230s

| Robert Kubica

| +19.57s

| 1m36.727s

| Heikki Kovalainen

| +38.45s

| 1m36.613s

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Last Race Grid Line up ! Driver ! Time
\|Felipe Massa \|1m35.748s
\|Kimi Räikkönen \|1m36.23s
\|Jarno Trulli \|1m36.711s* \|

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Last Race Grid Line up

! Driver

! Time

|Felipe Massa

|1m35.748s

|Kimi Räikkönen

|1m36.23s

|Jarno Trulli

|1m36.711s*

[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42102 Malaysian GP results]
[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/F1_Times:Sepang_Friday_test_2_results-Honda_on_strong_form_with_LH_topping_the_board Malaysian Grand Prix 2nd test results]
[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/F1_Times:Sepang_Friday_test_1_results-Ferraris_show_comeback Malaysian Grand Prix 1st test results]

*Jarno Trulli was promoted 2 places after Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were demoted 5 places for impeding in qualifying