2009 April archive
Chinese Grand Prix grid 18th April 2009, 8:08
Here’s the grid for the Chinese Grand Prix. The weights of each of the cars will be announced in a few hours’ time. 1. Sebastian Vettel 1’36.184 2. Fernando Alonso 1’36.381 3. Mark Webber 1’36.456 4. Rubens Barrichello 1’36.493 5. Jenson Button 1’36.532 6. Jarno Trulli 1’36.835 7. Nico Rosberg 1’37.397 8. Kimi Raikkonen 1’38.089 [...]
Chinese Grand Prix qualifying live blog
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Chinese Grand Prix Practice 3 Live Blog
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F1 links: Ferrari rue KERS switch 17th April 2009, 14:57
Ferrari: Removing KERS has not helped Stefano Domenicali: “Here we are also running without KERS and as a result, we are losing even more performance, in addition to not having as much aerodynamic downforce as the best cars. Our fight for the championship is ever more compromised.” Hamilton and Vettel among Laureus Award nominees McLaren’s [...]
Soft tyre rule: exciting or artificial? (Poll)
This weekend the drivers will once again have to cope with the ‘super soft’ tyre. It made for interesting racing in Australia – but should F1 be resorting to gimmicks like forcing drivers to use un-competitive tyres? Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Chinese Grand Prix predictions
The 2009 F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship starts here! Get your predictions in for the Chinese Grand Prix for your chance to win some cool F1 prizes… Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Chinese Grand Prix practice 2 live blog
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Chinese Grand Prix practice 1 live blog
Review the live blog for the first free practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix below… Share this article with your friends: Tweet
McLaren brings new diffuser to China 16th April 2009, 21:55
McLaren have brought a new diffuser solution to China which seems to use some of the concept of the ‘double decker diffuser’ that was passed legal by the FIA earlier this week: (Original image) F1 Fanatic’s tech expert John Beamer reckons: “Doesn’t look as open as Brawn/Williams/Toyota. They’ve only really put on a narrow central [...]
The explanations for Dennis’s departure
The timing of Ron Dennis’s announcement that he is stepping down as CEO of McLaren Racing is bound to provoke speculation that it is a consequence of the FIA’s latest investigation of the team. But could Lewis Hamilton and father/manager Anthony have played a role in Dennis’s departure? Or did he quit in the hope [...]
