2009 November archive
Timo Glock happy with move to Manor Grand Prix for 2010 17th November 2009, 18:49
The 2010 F1 driver line-up took another step closer to completion today – but not with the widely predicted move by Jenson Button to McLaren. It was another of the new F1 outfits, Manor Grand Prix, who announced ex-Toyota racer Timo Glock had joined them for 2010. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Toyota in F1 2001-2009 in pictures
Toyota: they arrived, they spent staggering amounts of money without winning anything, and then they gave up. It’s not the kind of inspiring story that’s likely to get made into a film any time soon. But it wasn’t without its high points and interesting moments. Have a look at some of Toyota’s better memories in [...]
Mercedes Grand Prix take over Brawn for 2010 – but what about Jenson Button? 16th November 2009, 12:12
Mercedes has announced it is taking over Brawn GP and rebranding it Mercedes Grand Prix for 2010. But it remains to be seen whether they will keep world champion Jenson Button in the team. They are expected to bring in Nico Rosberg and may partner him with a second German driver – possibly Nick Heidfeld. [...]
F1 2009: The year in stats (Part 2)
The final part of our look at the 2009 F1 season in numbers will shed some more light on which were the best-performing drivers, and looks at how 2009 compared to other F1 seasons. Plus there’s a recap of all the major records broken in 2009 – from the youngest ever F1 driver to the [...]
Alonso gets stuck in gravel trap in first Ferrari appearance (Pictures & video) 15th November 2009, 17:56
The first public appearance at Ferrari for Fernando Alonso didn’t go entirely according to plan. The Spanish champion got stuck in a gravel trap while he and future team mate Felipe Massa were being driven around the Valencia circuit in a Ferrari California by Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo. They’d been trying to get as [...]
Indian F1 track design revealed
India is set to host its first F1 Grand Prix in 2011 – and here’s the first glimpse of the track where the race will take place. The circuit in the Jaypee Greens Sports City bears the usual hallmarks of a Hermann Tilke-designed track. But from this first impression it seems to have some of [...]
F1 2009: The year in stats (Part 1)
Next week’s installment of the F1 Fanatic post-season review will include the driver rankings, which I’m writing at the moment (and keeping a close eye on your suggestions in the forum). To help me work out who’s done the best job this year I’ve compiled some statistics on the drivers’ performances in 2009. Who was [...]
Why the UK government must protect live F1 broadcasts on free-to-air television 14th November 2009, 7:00
F1′s return to the BBC in 2009 was a success story to rival that of Brawn GP. Formula 1 coverage in Britain has at long last emerged from the dark days of ad-ridden and suffocatingly populist ITV. What a shame, then, that the British government is about to pass up on its first opportunity in [...]
BMW: Ten years in F1 in 100 pictures 13th November 2009, 12:30
BMW entered F1 at the beginning of this decade and left at the end of it. But as well as being an engine supplier to Williams for six years, then winning a race after taking over a team of their own, BMW also recognised the importance of doing something a bit special. They put Alessandro [...]
F1 2009: Which races did you go to?
Yesterday we looked back on another F1 season packed with live blogging fun. But the one thing better than seeing F1 on TV is being there are the track. Tell us about the races you went to this year. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
