The drivers ran on the super-soft tyres for the first time this weekend in the second practice session – and discovered they may struggle with them in Sunday’s race. Take a look at the second practice times in detail with the interactive chart below.
Michael Schumacher’s grilling at the hands of the media over the 2006 Rascasse controversy provoked many comments on F1 Fanatic yesterday. Several of them drew comparisons between Schumacher’s track record and those of other drivers like Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. Today Hamilton said he wouldn’t want to be remembered in the same way Schumacher … Continue reading Hamilton doesn’t want Schumacher’s “tainted” legacy
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Fernando Alonso topped the times in the second practice session at Monaco – just as he did in the first. A few spots of rain towards the end of second practice and the usual traffic problems made life especially tricky for the drivers.
Robert Kubica gave Renault some encouragement with the third-fastest time in practice at Monaco this morning, less than one tenth of a second slower than Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari. Practice times are especially difficult to interpret at Monaco due to traffic and the ever-improving track surface. Take a closer look at who did what … Continue reading Kubica shows Renault potential in Monaco (Practice one interactive chart)
Fernando Alonso put Ferrari on top in the first practice session ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix. But Red Bull showed they aren’t far off the pace, with Sebastian Vettel lapping within one tenth of a second of Alonso’s time.
Join us for live commenting during the two Monaco Grand Prix practice sessions today at 9am and 1pm British time. In the meantime, here’s today’s round-up: Links Monaco moves on from the credit crunch (Reuters) Nick Fry: “I think the first part of last year was so close to the massive financial crisis at the … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 13/5/2010
Keep all the important information for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix at your fingertips with the F1 Fanatic unofficial race programme:
Michael Schumacher was unimpressed to face questions about his last Monaco Grand Prix appearance when he returned to the event today.
F1 2010 – the official Formula 1 game from Codemasters – is now available to order for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC formats. The first official F1 game in four years goes on sale on September 24th. It will feature all the teams, tracks and drivers from the 2010 F1 season. Retail prices are £35 … Continue reading F1 2010 for PS3, PC and Xbox orders open
Can Ferrari win their first Monaco Grand Prix since 2001 this weekend? With the teams using softer tyres for the race – the same compounds used in Bahrain, where Ferrari won – this could be their best opportunity. But with a chance of rain and hectic qualifying session in prospect, we could be in for … Continue reading Ferrari aim to end nine-year Monaco drought (Monaco Grand Prix preview)
Ferrari has confirmed it won’t use its F-duct (which it calls a blown rear wing) in this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. The teams says there is little benefit to be had from running it around the slow, twisty Monte-Carlo circuit: From the technical point of view, the two F10 cars were prepared at the Catalunya … Continue reading Ferrari not using F-duct in Monaco
It’s strange to think that practice starts for the next Grand Prix tomorrow – a by-product of back-to-back races plus Monaco’s unusual practice schedule which sees the cars running on Thursday. We’ll have lots of live commenting action as usual so be sure to join us. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Barclays in F1 tie-up search … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 12/5/2010
Round five of the F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship was won by Scunnyman, who picked up 31 points with the best prediction of the weekend. As well as winning a Lotus DVD boxset Scunnyman moves up to third in the championship behind new leader Arpi_ and former leader J-Canada.
There’s rain in the air ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix but exactly when it will fall and whether it will hit the track is hard to say at the moment. The rainfall radar for Europe shows several rain clouds in the area on Thursday, meaning the first two practice sessions could well be hit … Continue reading Mixed weather forecast for Monaco
Find all the F1 Fanatic Spanish Grand Prix coverage in one place below – from Friday practice to the post-race review and our live comments on every session.
Martin Whitmarsh said he was “sad” the teams had decided to ban the F-duct for the 2011 season, a technology his team had pioneered. Speaking in the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes phone-in he said: Inevitably the teams have got to consider range of technologies. The way in which FOTA works is we all have to make … Continue reading Whitmarsh disappointed by F-duct ban
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh said the team lost second place in the Spanish Grand Prix because of wheel rim failure. The rim failed on Lewis Hamilton’s car on the penultimate lap of the race, sending him straight into the barriers.
Here are the details of the BBC’s live video coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix and the F1 Fanatic live blogs which will take place during all five sessions this weekend. If you would like to help run the live blogs this weekend please get in touch by emailling me, using Twitter or leave a … Continue reading Monaco Grand Prix Live TV times
Mark Webber nearly scored the perfect result of a win from pole position with fastest lap and every lap led. But Lewis Hamilton snatched the fastest lap late in the race for only the fifth time in his career. Read on for more stats and facts from the Spanish Grand Prix.