A photograph showing the state of progress of the track surface at Korea has emerged. It’s not clear when the picture was taken but it’s possible to see some of the buildings that were in photographs released by the circuit earlier this week. Those pictures showed little of the ground around the buildings which, as … Continue reading Korean F1 track aerial photo emerges
Vitantonio Liuzzi says he would have easily passed Jaime Alguersuari if the Toro Rosso driver hadn’t cut the chicane during the Belgian Grand Prix. Alguersuari was given a 20-second time penalty by the stewards after the race, demoting him to 13th and promoting Liuzzi to tenth. Liuzzi said: We could have easily passed him, but … Continue reading Liuzzi: “I’d have passed Alguersuari easily”
No F1 race this weekend but I’m going to Brands Hatch on Sunday to watch the DTM and F3 Euroseries. Are you taking in any races this weekend? Are you going to Brands? Let us know in the comments. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Good weekend, bad weekend (ITV) My latest article for ITV’s F1 site. … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 3/9/2010
Colin Kolles says he wants HRT to finish tenth in the constructors’ championship. Asked where he think the team will end the year the team principal for the Spanish squad said: We push to end up in 10th position in the constructors championship. Colin Kolles HRT are currently 11th out of 12 teams. At the … Continue reading Kolles hints at no change in HRT drivers
Jenson Button has denied he braked early for the Bus Stop chicane in the Belgian Grand Prix, causing Sebastian Vettel to crash. Writing on his official website Button said: No, absolutely not. Obviously, I?éÔÇÖ’d lost the floor-plate of one of my front wing endplates ?éÔÇôand that was affecting the car?éÔÇÖs balance ?éÔÇô but I didn’?éÔÇÖt … Continue reading Button denies braking early in Vettel crash
Rubens Barrichello reached a landmark 300 F1 races at the Belgian Grand Prix last weekend. Explore the Brazilian driver’s career statistics in full with the interactive charts below which include all the qualifying and race results from his time with Jordan, Stewart, Ferrari, Honda, Brawn and Williams.
Lewis Hamilton has described the moment he almost lost his win in the Belgian Grand Prix. The McLaren driver slid off the track at Rivage on lap 35 when the heaviest rain began to fall during the race. He explained what happened: My heart was absolutely pumping. In my mind, I was absolutely on the … Continue reading Hamilton “wasn’t pushing” when he went off
Here’s today’s round-up: Links Di Grassi joins forces with Addax GP3 (Autosport) “Virgin Formula 1 driver Lucas di Grassi has become a part-owner in the Addax team’s GP3 operation.” Boutsen: Technology has taken over F1 (F1 Pulse) “Technology has taken over. The driver is somebody who is just driving the car but the influence of … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 2/9/2010
Rubens Barrichello won’t care to remember his 300th F1 race, which lasted less than a lap. Fortunately he has many better memories from his 18-year F1 career which has made him the first driver to reach a triple-century of races. Take a look at some of the memorable moments from his career in the pictures … Continue reading Barrichello’s 300 races in 50 pictures
Lotus is testing Malaysian racing driver Nabil Jeffri at Duxford aerodrome today. The 16-year-old is part of the Air Asia ASEAN Driver Development Program run by Air Asia CEO and Lotus Racing team principal Tony Fernandes. He is driving in one of the team’s allocated straight-line aerodynamic test days: Image (C) Lotus F1 Read more: … Continue reading Lotus tests 16-year-old Jeffri (Pictures)
Fernando Alonso believes it’s time for his bad luck to come to an end over the final six races of the year. The Ferrari driver said he’d run into trouble on the opening laps of five races so far in 2010: It seems that this year, the opening laps have not gone too well for … Continue reading Alonso: “It’s payback time!”
The circuit design for the 2012 United States Grand Prix has been revealed. Designed by Hermann Tilke, the track incorporates sections similar to those at Silverstone, Istanbul and the Hockenheimring. It appears to be an anti-clockwise configuration.
In today’s round-up an early look at the trailer for the forthcoming Ayrton Senna film: Links Ayrton Senna film trailer (YouTube, Japanese) Renault: Petrov still needs to improve (Autosport) “It is sometimes hard to forgive a mistake like that he made, but this is F1 and it is not easy. He did a very good … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 1/9/2010
Title contenders Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button’s failure to score in Belgium meant we saw a very low-scoring round of the F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship. But not for Athos Merkis who made the best prediction to claim 29 points plus a Lotus DVD boxset.
Spa served up another classic race and could prove a turning point in the world championship as Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber pulled away from their nearest rivals. Find all the F1 Fanatic Belgian Grand Prix coverage in one place below – from Friday practice to the post-race review and our live comments on every … Continue reading 2010 Belgian Grand Prix – the complete F1 Fanatic race weekend review
Today is Luca di Montezemolo’s birthday – the Ferrari president is 63 years old. What sort of present could you possibly buy for the man who has unrestricted access to any Ferrari he chooses? Anyway, happy birthday to him! Here’s today’s round-up: Links F1 teams to have more pre-season tests in 2011 (Reuters) Martin Whitmarsh: … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 31/8/2010
Ferrari are to conduct one of their permitted straight-line aerodynamic tests at Vairano following their “unsatisfactory” performance at Spa. The team said in a statement that the new parts introduced in Spa had not performed as expected and would get a ‘real-world’ test ahead of their home Grand Prix at Monza next week: One can … Continue reading Ferrari to test new aero at Vairano
Which driver did the best job during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend? See below for my pick of the best drivers in the Belgian Grand Prix. Review each driver’s race weekend in detail below and vote for who you thought was the most impressive driver.
There may have been a four-week break between Hungary and Belgium but the result was much the same for the two Red Bull drivers. Mark Webber grabbed every point available while Sebastian Vettel threw them away. But the team did not enjoy anything like the performance advantage they had in Hungary. That could have been … Continue reading Damage limitation for Webber – but not Vettel (Red Bull race review)
Fernando Alonso was tipped for victory after topping both practice sessions on Friday. But Ferrari’s pace seemed to desert them on Saturday morning. And, as far as the drivers’ championship is concerned, it was the ‘wrong’ driver who brought home points.