2010 January archive
Barrichello and Hülkenberg show off new Williams team kit (Pictures) 25th January 2010, 9:28
New Williams team mates Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg have appeared in their 2010 team kit – and it looks like they’ve been practising their moody gazes… Share this article with your friends: Tweet
F1 Fanatic round-up: 25/1/2010
We’re finally going to see some proper launch action later today, even if it is only Mercedes pulling back the back the covers on a BGP 001 painted silver and turquoise. Also expected today is an announcement from US F1 confirming Jose Maria Lopez as their first driver and possibly a bit more too. Here’s [...]
Your questions: Lewis Hamilton, F1 tickets and races in the snow 24th January 2010, 22:01
I’ve had a lot of questions sent in over the couple of weeks. I’ve finally got round to answering some of them covering topics as diverse as F1 tickets, avatars and getting a job in F1: Share this article with your friends: Tweet
“The Science of Formula 1 Design” by David Tremayne (Book review)
With the launch season almost upon us it was quite timely that I received an updated copy of “The Science of Formula 1 Design” (though not timely enough to help with writing Five problems F1 designers face in 2010 earlier this week). The third edition of David Tremayne’s technical guide to F1 offers a clear [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 24/1/2010
A quiet day yesterday though for no obvious reason the discussion sprang back to life on a four year-old article on F1 vs NASCAR. We’ve also had a new idea for a future F1 Fanatic article suggested on Skribit. If you’ve got an idea for a post, or would like to vote on the ideas [...]
Oliver Turvey: Alguersuari’s progress shows I’m ready for F1 (Interview) 23rd January 2010, 15:09
Jaime Alguersuari made his F1 debut last year and yesterday got a one-year contract extension with Toro Rosso. Briton Oliver Turvey was Alguersuari’s team mate for the last two seasons in Formula Three and Formula Renault 3.5. This year Turvey is racing in F1 feeder series GP2 – and believes Alguersuari’s progress proves that he [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 23/1/2010
Ferrari might not have released any lap times for Felipe Massa’s latest test but Random Chimp spotted them experimenting with their rie height during the test. See the Comment of the Day for more. Links Official Merecedes Grand Prix site Mercedes’ F1 site will be live soon, probably to coincide with their livery launch on [...]
Lopez-US F1 announcement on Monday
Reuters reports that Jose Marie Lopez will be confirmed as the first of US F1′s two drivers on Monday. The US F1 team confirmed via its Facebook page that a major announcement is planned for next week. As mentioned here earlier, Lopez hasn’t raced a single seater car since 2006. Lopez was dropped by Renault’s [...]
Massa racks up laps in Spain (Pictures) 22nd January 2010, 18:04
Felipe Massa covered 400km – around 20 laps more than a Grand Prix distance – at the Circuit de Catalunya today. He was back behind the wheel of the F2008, the car in which he almost won the 2008 championship. The team have not yet released details of his lap times for comparison with
Jaime Alguersuari stays at Toro Rosso
Jaime Alguersuari will remain at Toro Rosso for the 2010 season, the team have confirmed. Team principal Franz Tost said: This season, he will again face a steep learning curve, as all the circuits in the first part of the season will be new to him. Jaime’s appointment also confirms our team’s commitment to bringing [...]
