Drivers’ championship Jenson Button 61 Rubens Barrichello 35 Sebastian Vettel 29 Mark Webber 27.5 Jarno Trulli 19.5 Timo Glock 13 Nico Rosberg 11.5 Felipe Massa 11 Fernando Alonso 11 Kimi Raikkonen 9 Lewis Hamilton 9 Nick Heidfeld 6 Heikki Kovalainen 4 Sebastien Buemi 3 Sebastien Bourdais 2 Robert Kubica 2 Adrian Sutil 0 Nelson Piquet … Continue reading Championship standings after Turkey
1. Jenson Button, Brawn-Mercedes 2. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault 3. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault 4. Jarno Trulli, Toyota 5. Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota 6. Felipe Massa, Ferrari 7. Robert Kubica, BMW 8. Timo Glock, Toyota 9. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari 10. Fernando Alonso, Renault 11. Nick Heidfeld, BMW 12. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams-Toyota 13. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes 14. … Continue reading Turkish Grand Prix result
Here’s a round-up of F1 news and other interesting links I’ve found today. If you’ve spotted a hot news story, interesting new website or just something funny from the world of F1, please share your links in the comments below. BMW deny Turkish GP boycott rumours “Wild rumours are circling in the paddock at Istanbul … Continue reading F1 links: Lotus and Britney
We’ve got the championship leaders in the top four positions, tricky track conditions and one of F1’s best modern circuits. Can Sebastian Vettel keep the heavier-fuelled Jenson Button behind? Is Rubens Barrichello the biggest obstacle to a Button win? And how much of a problem will the soft tyres be? Let’s take a look at … Continue reading Off-line start is bad news for Button (Turkish Grand Prix pre-race analysis)
Sebastian Vettel may be starting from pole position but Jenson Button is carrying more fuel than the Red Bull driver. Button’s Brawn is fuelled around two laps longer than Vettel and Mark Webber, fourth on the grid, is fuelled even further. Fuel weights in full below.
Sebastian Vettel dominated qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix, setting fastest time in all three parts of the session.
Here is the grid for the Turkish Grand Prix. 1. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault – 1’28.316 2. Jenson Button, Brawn-Mercedes – 1’28.421 3. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn-Mercedes – 1’28.579 4. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault – 1’28.613 5. Jarno Trulli, Toyota – 1’28.666 6. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari – 1’28.815 7. Felipe Massa, Ferrari – 1’28.858 8. Fernando … Continue reading Turkish Grand Prix grid
Here’s a round-up of F1 news and other interesting links I’ve found today. If you’ve spotted a hot news story, interesting new website or just something funny from the world of F1, please share your links in the comments below. Turkey Press Conference Flavio Briatore: "We’re not bluffing because when you have the responsibility of … Continue reading F1 links: Briatore denies bluff
F1 may finally be broadcast in true HD for the first time ever later this year. Discussions are under way about broadcasting the 2009 F1 season finale – the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – in high definition.
Join in the F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship by posting your picks for pole position and the top three on the podium below. Even if you haven’t joined in the four rounds so far, with 60 points up for grabs at each round and the championship leader on 105, it’s still worth joining in!
Red Bull’s sprawling mega-motorhome, dubbed the ‘Energy Station’, has been temporarily replaced for the Turkish Grand Prix. Unable to get their Monaco Grand Prix ‘floaterhome’ (I still hate that word) moved in time, the team brought this one along instead. It’s usually used for truck racing, which begs the question, is there any form of … Continue reading Red Bull’s new motorhome (Pictures)
Sebastian Vettel will add more new helmets to his collection at Turkey this weekend with this selection of fresh new designs: Images (C) Red Bull / Getty Read more 2009 F1 drivers helmets (Pictures) Sebastian Vettel using new helmet in 2009 Vettel’s special helmet (Pictures) Another new helmet design for Vettel Fernando Alonso’s new helmet … Continue reading More new helmets for Sebastian Vettel
Brabham is the latest former F1 team to be tipped to return to F1 in 2010, joining the likes of Lola and March. However the company that has submitted the entry for 2010 under the Brabham name is not linked to the man who founded the original Brabham team, three-times F1 champion Sir Jack Brabham. … Continue reading New row over use of Brabham name
Here’s a round-up of F1 news and other interesting links I’ve found today. If you’ve spotted a hot news story, interesting new website or just something funny from the world of F1, please share your links in the comments below. Q & A with Felipe Massa Felipe Massa on the future of F1: "if Ferrari … Continue reading F1 links: Massa mulls F1 sabbatical
Max Mosley has told the world that instead of reaching a compromise with the nine FOTA teams, he thinks they should leave F1: I say to them: If you want to draw up your own rules, then you can organise your own championship. But we have the Formula 1 championship. We draw up the rules … Continue reading Max Mosley is wrong. The only split F1 needs is a break away from him
BMW scored their first F1 win in the seventh round of 2008 in Canada. But this year they look to the seventh race – the Turkish Grand Prix – with hopes of turning their season around after a disastrous start to a year that promised much. Its F1.09 will finally have a double diffuser, over … Continue reading BMW need double diffuser to put their 2009 campaign back on track in Turkey
F1 Fanatic guest writer Journeyer reviews the career of the man who’s won three of the four Turkish Grands Prix – Felipe Massa. While the Turkish Grand Prix is a relatively new addition to the calendar, one person has made the track his own – Felipe Massa. The young Brazilian had a rough start to … Continue reading Felipe Massa’s F1 career in video
Here’s a round-up of F1 news and other interesting links I’ve found today. If you’ve spotted a hot news story, interesting new website or just something funny from the world of F1, please share your links in the comments below. N.Technology submits F1 application "MSC Organization Ltd, the company that owns the N.Technology racing team … Continue reading F1 links: N Technology readies F1 squad
With so much attention focused on which teams might be racing in F1 in 2010, less is being said about what circuits might feature on the world championship calendar. Many circuits are facing pressure from falling audiences and Bernie Ecclestone’s unrelentingly high prices. There is significant doubt over the planned races at Hockenheim, Fuji and … Continue reading The state of the 2010 F1 calendar
Here’s a round-up of F1 news and other interesting links I’ve found today. If you’ve spotted a hot news story, interesting new website or just something funny from the world of F1, please share your links in the comments below. British blow as Bernie Ecclestone eyes Rome "The possibility of an F1 race in the … Continue reading F1 links: Ecclestone registers Rome GP name