Red Bull team principal Christian Horner described claims that driver Mark Webber tried to take one of his championship rivals out during the Korean Grand Prix as “absurd”. After crashing into a wall on lap 19 of the race Webber’s car swung into the path of Nico Rosberg. The Mercedes driver was running fourth at … Continue reading Horner hits back over Webber criticism
Despite months of doubt over whether the race would actually go ahead the Korean Grand Prix did take place and produced a race to remember.
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The Goodwood Festival of Speed is a terrific event which brings together classic and contemporary racing cars along with their drivers in a summer tea party setting. I look forward to it every year. Does the DVD review bring it to life?
It’s a bumper round-up today so I’ll shut up and let you get on with reading it: Links RBR hopeful Vettel can avoid ninth V8 (ITV-F1) Christian Horner: “Hopefully he’s got enough engine mileage to be able to run unaffected to the end of the year. He was a bit tight already on engine mileage … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 27/10/2010
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo urged his team not to take success for granted after Fernando Alonso took the lead of the drivers’ championship in the Korean Grand Prix. Montezemolo told Ferrari staff, “Let’s keep our feet on the ground, because we have not actually won anything yet.” Alonso is 11 points ahead of Mark … Continue reading Montezemolo: “We haven’t won yet”
If Red Bull and McLaren were in any doubt of the advantages of throwing their championship efforts behind one driver, Fernando Alonso’s rise from fifth place before the German Grand Prix to championship leader should cause them to re-evaluate their approach.
The first-ever Korean Grand Prix was dramatic and unpredictable at every twist and turn – once the race finally got started! Find all the F1 Fanatic Korean Grand Prix coverage in one place below – from Friday practice to the post-race review and our live comments on every session.
The tie-breaker had to be invoked for round 17 of the Predictions Championship after seven players tied for best prediction. Guessing the pole position time for this race was always going to be tricky but H Mrkovic did the best job, getting within 0.032s of the pole time and scooping the top prize this weekend. … Continue reading Seven players tie for top score in Korean round of Predictions Championship
The results of the latest round of the F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship will be up later today. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Red Bull ready to evaluate team tactics (Autosport) Christian Horner: “I haven’t had time to look at all the mathematics and scenarios, but it is something that we will look at pretty closely between … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 26/10/2010
Which driver did the best job during the Korean Grand Prix weekend? See below for my pick of the best drivers in the Korean Grand Prix. Review each driver’s race weekend in detail below and vote for who you thought was the most impressive driver.
The Korean Grand Prix ended with one RB6 caked in mud and another in fire extinguisher foam. This couldn’t have been a more crushing result for Red Bull. Having annexed the front row of the grid for the eighth time this year they came away with nothing after a crash and a blown engine.
Fernando Alonso seized an 11 point championship lead over Mark Webber with his fifth win of 2010 in the Korean Grand Prix. He bounced back from a slow pit stop which cost him a place to Lewis Hamilton and stayed on top of tyre wear in the closing stages to score an impressive win.
Second place in Korea keeps Lewis Hamilton within range of the championship leaders heading into the last two races. But Jenson Button seems destined to lose his championship crown. He struggled for pace in the rain and slumped to a point-less 12th after spinning near the end of the race.
Michael Schumacher matched his best result of the year, passing Jenson Button on his way to fourth place in Korea. But it was a case of what might have been for team mate Nico Rosberg who was taken out of the race shortly after overtaking Lewis Hamilton.
Sixth place for Vitantonio Liuzzi equalled the best result of his F1 career. But team mate Adrian Sutil had a race to forget. Adrian Sutil Vitantonio Liuzzi Qualifying position 14 17 Qualifying time comparison (Q1) 1’38.572 (-0.383) 1’38.955 Race position 6 Laps 46/55 55/55 Pit stops 1 1 You need to upgrade your Flash Player … Continue reading Sutil fined (Force India race review)
Williams were on course for fifth and sixth places with five laps to go before their drivers hit trouble. They ended up with seventh and tenth which keeps them behind Force India in the constructors’ championship. Rubens Barrichello Nico Hulkenberg Qualifying position 10 11 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’37.511 (-0.109) 1’37.620 Race position 7 10 … Continue reading Eleven points lost (Williams race review)
Jaime Alguersuari came close to end a point-less streak that stretched back to the Spanish Grand Prix. Team mate Sebastien Buemi endured a messy race and eventually picked up a penalty for crashing into Timo Glock. Sebastien Buemi Jaime Alguersuari Qualifying position 16 15 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’38.594 (+0.741) 1’37.853 Race position 11 Laps … Continue reading Point lost on last lap (STR race review)
A heavy crash cost Vitaly Petrov a potential points finish. Robert Kubica Vitaly Petrov Qualifying position 8 20 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’37.179 (-0.62) 1’37.799 Race position 5 Laps 55/55 39/55 Pit stops 1 1 You need to upgrade your Flash Player Open lap times interactive chart in new window Robert Kubica Looked set to … Continue reading Petrov crashes out (Renault race review)
Both Sauber drivers lost places at the start of the race but made it to the end to score the team’s first consecutive double points finish of 2010. The two drivers were also able to change to intermediate tyres within two laps of the safety car coming in at the start of the race – … Continue reading Double points again (Sauber race review)
Williams have confirmed they will run Pastor Maldonado in the young drivers’ test days in Abu Dhabi in November. The news adds weight to rumours that Maldonado will replace Nico Hulkenberg at the team next year. The team also confirmed Dean Stoneman will drive for them in the two-day test following the Abu Dhabi Grand … Continue reading Williams to test Pastor Maldonado