Archive for August, 2007

2007 F1 Round 12 of 17: Turkish Grand Prix

Highlights: Hamilton in 3rd until his tire shreds umpteen laps before the end…manages to retain 5th place….but Alonso capitalizes and takes 3rd.

Race result:

1. Massa (Ferrari)
2. Räikkönen (Ferrari)
3. Alonso (McLaren)

2007 Constructors Standings:

1. McLaren-Mercedes – 148 (163 – if the previously penalized points are reinstated)
2. Ferrari – 137
3. BMW – 77

2007 Drivers Standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes – 84
2. Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes – 79
3. Massa Ferrari – 69

Next up: Italian Grand Prix (Monza), 6:30AM Central, 9-September on SpeedTV.

New family addition – “Bob” the cat

New family addition

The girls finally wore me down enough….. We visited a few shelters and spent time with many different cats and finally found a keeper. We brought “Bob,” a 2+ year-old white / brown / gray tiger stripe male with a great, calm demeanor, home tonight. Here’s to hoping he gets acclimated and comfortable pretty quickly in his new home.

2007 F1 Round 11 of 17: Hungarian Grand Prix

Highlights: Alonso penalized 5 places in the starting grid for holding up Hamilton in qualifying; the McLaren-Mercedes prevented from scoring points during the race.

Race result:

1. Hamilton (McLaren)
2. Räikkönen (Ferrari)
3. Heidfeld (BMW)

2007 Constructors Standings:

1. McLaren-Mercedes – 138
2. Ferrari – 119
3. BMW – 71

2007 Drivers Standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes – 80
2. Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes – 73
3. Räikkönen Ferrari – 60

Next up: Turkish Grand Prix, 6:30AM Central, 26-August on SpeedTV.