Felipe Massa says Ferrari’s upgrades for its F10 have not improved the car as quickly as they expected to. Writing on his blog Massa described the Turkish Grand Prix as “the poorest performance from Scuderia Ferrari so far this season.” He added: We were uncompetitive through the whole weekend from Friday through to Sunday, struggling … Continue reading Massa admits Ferrari development struggle
Month: June 2010 articles archive
‘It won’t happen again’ – Webber
Posted onRed Bull have issued another statement which the team hopes will ‘draw a line’ under the fall-out from their drivers’ collision on lap 40 of the Turkish Grand Prix. Mark Webber Said the pair will not allow a repeat of the collision: It’s a shame for the team, as we lost a good opportunity to … Continue reading ‘It won’t happen again’ – Webber
The track they should build in Austin
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Posted onThe United States Grand Prix organisers should make it their mission to build the fastest circuit in Formula 1 for its return to America in 2012.
Texas state paying $25m for 2012 F1 race
Posted onBernie Ecclestone is charging $25m (£17m / ?óÔÇÜ?¼20.29m) for the first United States Grand Prix in 2012 Local newspaper the Austin American-Statesman claims the local government is putting forward the money for the race. The money comes from a pot used to fund major sporting events such as the Super Bowl. The race promoters intend … Continue reading Texas state paying $25m for 2012 F1 race
Kobayashi: ‘Q3 means more than a point’
Posted onKamui Kobayashi praised his team’s effort in getting both cars to finish for the first time in 2010 last weekend. But he admitted reaching the top ten in qualifying gave him more satisfaction: Definitely qualifying means more to me because it shows my true performance. In a race you can always benefit from somebody else’s … Continue reading Kobayashi: ‘Q3 means more than a point’
F1 Fanatic round-up: 3/6/2010
Posted onIf you’ve not already tried it you can use the F1 Fanatic Google Calendar to get the times of every F1 practice session, qualifying and race throughout the rest of 2010. Find it here: F1 Fanatic Google Calendar Here’s today’s round-up: Links Good weekend, bad weekend (ITV-F1) My latest article for ITV-F1. Please leave any … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 3/6/2010
A minute’s noise for Bruce McLaren
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Posted onMcLaren held a minute’s noise in memory of the team founder Bruce McLaren at their headquarters today.
Mark Smith leaves Force India for Lotus
Posted onForce India’s design and technical director Mark Smith is set to leave the team and join Lotus. According Lotus, Smith will join them as technical director and report to chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne. The pair previously worked together at Jordan, Renault and Force India. The news is a blow to Force India who lost … Continue reading Mark Smith leaves Force India for Lotus
A brilliant race in Turkey shows F1 is on the right track (Making F1 better)
Posted onThe Turkish Grand Prix was a fantastic race – and it didn’t need a single drop of rain to liven things up. F1 Fanatic readers rated the Turkish Grand Prix higher than any other dry race weekend since our “Rate the Race” polls began at the start of 2008. After the criticisms of ‘boring F1’ … Continue reading A brilliant race in Turkey shows F1 is on the right track (Making F1 better)
Vettel to drive Red Bull at Zandvoort
Posted onZandvoort, the former home of the Dutch Grand Prix, will see a current F1 car in action this weekend as Sebastian Vettel demonstrates a Red Bull F1 car at the track. Red Bull are sponsoring the annual Masters of Formula Three race which takes place at the Dutch circuit this weekend. Recent winners of the … Continue reading Vettel to drive Red Bull at Zandvoort
Force India claim Lotus stole IP
Posted onForce India has begun a court action against Lotus which, it claims, used Force India’s intellectual property in designing its 2010 car. Force India issued a statement in which it drew attention to the fact that it recently paid money to Lotus’s chassis builder Aerolab, one of the companies named in the suit. Here is … Continue reading Force India claim Lotus stole IP
How much longer does Liuzzi have left?
Posted onWill Force India persist with Vitantonio Liuzzi until the end of the season – or will they draft reserve driver Paul di Resta in before the year is out?
F1 Fanatic round-up: 2/6/2010
Posted onAfter Red Bull’s statement yesterday I suspect the frenzy around the story will die down today. Look out for articles on some other post-Turkey developments today. Yesterday I also wrote a new article for ITV F1 which I’m expecting to go live on their site soon, I’ll post a link here when it goes up. … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 2/6/2010
Horner blames both drivers for crash
Posted onRed Bull have responded to criticism of their reaction to the crash between their drivers in the Turkish Grand Prix, issuing a Q&A with team boss Christian Horner in which he divides blame for the accident between both drivers. Horner also confirmed that Mark Webber had been instructed to turn his engine down before Sebastian … Continue reading Horner blames both drivers for crash
Near-perfect score for John Dobson in Predictions Championship round seven
Posted onThe Red Bull crash worked out very nicely for John Dobson. He won round seven of the F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship after predicting the top five finishers exactly. He only missed out on two points for predicting the pole sitter correctly. The runner-up prize this week goes to Costa who predicted four of the top … Continue reading Near-perfect score for John Dobson in Predictions Championship round seven
Renault aiming to beat Mercedes
Posted onTurkish Grand Prix in pictures Renault chief race engineer Alan Permane said the team were “disappointed” not to have beaten Mercedes in the Turkish Grand Prix. Permane said: Robert drove another great race and it’s good to pick up some more points, but we were a little disappointed not to get ahead of Mercedes because … Continue reading Renault aiming to beat Mercedes
2010 Turkish Grand Prix – the complete F1 Fanatic race weekend review
Posted onFind all the F1 Fanatic Turkish Grand Prix coverage in one place below – from Friday practice to the post-race review and our live comments on every session.
Red Bull’s Helmut Marko says “Webber should have let Vettel pass” (Video)
Posted onRed Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko has reiterated his belief that Mark Webber was solely to blame for his collision with Sebastian Vettel which put both cars out of the lead of the Turkish Grand Prix. Speaking to Speed TV Marko said: Mark for whatever reason was slower. He was getting lap by lap slower, … Continue reading Red Bull’s Helmut Marko says “Webber should have let Vettel pass” (Video)
F1 Fanatic round-up: 1/6/2010
Posted onIf you’ve not already rated the Turkish Grand Prix make sure you do as soon as the poll will be closing shortly. Later today we’ll have the results of the latest round of the Predictions Championship. Here’s the Tuesday round-up: Links And again a new front wing for Renault (F1 Technical) “Just one race after … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 1/6/2010