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Ferrari wing protested 19th March 2006, 7:03
Eight teams have given the FIA notice of their intent to protest Ferrari running what the other teams believe is an illegal wing – but it is their front wing, not their rear wing, which is coming under fire. The teams believe the uppermost part of the Ferrari wing deflects too greatly at high speed [...]
Ferrari engine woes 18th March 2006, 5:59
Going into the second round of the championship at Sepang, the team struggling most with the new two-race V8 engine rules appears to be Ferrari. Felipe Massa has now had his engine changed twice and Michael Schumacher will also use a new unit and take a ten-place grid penalty. Fellow Ferrari engine user David Coulthard [...]
ITV drop live qualifying 16th March 2006, 17:21
ITV will not be showing the qualifying session for this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix live on terrestrial television, despite the action taking place early in the morning in Britain. The qualifying session will be screened from 5.30am-7.15am, but only on the digital channel ITV3. ITV1 will carry a tape-delayed replay of qualifying at 1.10pm, and [...]
Just how good is Nico Rosberg?
Seriously good, according to a facinating article on autosport.com. Scarily good, in fact. The article, which is only available to autosport.com subscribers, explains how quick he was relative to the leaders while running in traffic. From overtaking Yuji Ide’s Suepr Aguri on lap nine until the end of the race, he lost only 3.0 seconds [...]
Sponsor money ‘up 25%’
Business F1 magazine have reported that F1 sponsorship revenue leapt by 25% in 2005 to a staggering US$2.5bn (UK£1.4bn). Kevin Eason in The Times attributes the growth to the good season’s racing we saw in 2005: Alonso’s World Championship success last season, followed by a spectacular first race of 2006 in Bahrain, has signalled a [...]
Bookies back Alonso again 15th March 2006, 19:23
We took a look at the odds offered by five different bookies on the Malaysian Grand Prix and found that each one tipped Fernando Alonso to repeat his 2005 win. Interestingly 2005 title runner-up Kimi Raikkonen is considered more likely to win than Michael Schumacher, who led for longest in Bahrain. The unusually competitive performances [...]
10-place penalty for Massa
Felipe Massa’s second Grand Prix for Ferrari is off to a poor start even before the first practice session. The Brazilian will start ten places further down the grid after Ferrari engineers replaced his faulty engine. This robs Ferrari of the option of running Massa light in qualifying in an attempt to protect Michael Schumacher [...]
No A1 ’till 2007 for UK
The second A1 Grand Prix of Great Britain will be held at the end of the 2006-07 series, in April, meaning the championship will not set foot on British soil this year. The first ever A1 Grand Prix was held at Brands Hatch last August, and the same slot had been reserved for 2006, but [...]
Bahrain Grand Prix media review 13th March 2006, 23:06
What did the British newspapers think of the first round of the new season? Find out in our exclusive media review. Related links Bahrain Grand Prix media review F1Fanatic Volume 2, Issue 2 Tags: f1 / formula one / grand prix / newspapers Share this with your friends: Tweet
Bahrain Grand Prix Media Review
Headline Champion Alonso off to flyer in Bahrain Page 72-73 of 80, plug on back cover They say “Jenson, don’t you like champagne?” We say Nice synopsis of top ten drivers. Cartoons not their strong point. Verdict Headline Alonso never holds firm in desert duel with Schumacher Page 72 of 84 They say “Just in [...]
