2010 January archive
Top ten… Ways to finish an F1 race 19th January 2010, 6:00
As we saw yesterday Christian Fittipaldi really raised the bar when it comes to crossing the finishing line in style. But drivers who want to make it home with a little flair have plenty of options. Here’s ten of the more unusual ways to finish an F1 race featuring memorable moments from Michael Schumacher, Fernando [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 19/1/2010
The Monte Carlo Rally begins today with Robert Kubica taking part in a Renault Clio with co-driver Jakub Gerber. The event ends – 1,600km later – on Friday. There’s some especially interesting stuff in the links today including more details on US F1′s car. Here’s today’s round-up: Links US F1 Type 1 revealed (Racecar Engineering) [...]
Incredible amateur video of Christian Fittipaldi’s 1993 Monza somersault 18th January 2010, 20:30
No-one who saw the 1993 Italian Grand Prix will forget Christian Fittipaldi’s heart-stopping backflip across the finishing line – and plenty of other fans will know it from the video that aired at the time. But I’d never seen this video of the accident filmed by a fan at the track before. Skip to 6’15 [...]
Alguersuari set to keep Toro Rosso seat
Jaime Alguersuari is likely keep his seat at Toro Rosso according to Red Bull’s Helmut Marko. Marko told Italian site 422race.com: “It will be Alguersuari. We must still resolve some contractual details, but our choice will be him.” He denied reports the team was considering replacing Alguersuari with Mirko Bortolotti or taking Bruno Senna from [...]
Should drivers be forced to pit? (Poll)
Rumours continue to grow that a late change to the 2010 F1 rules will force drivers to make at least two pit stops per race. The plan has received a largely negative reaction on F1 Fanatic so far, so let’s put it to the vote and find out what most fans think of it: *This [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 18/1/2010
The ‘Crashgate’ fall-out is going up a gear with the news that Flavio Briatore is preparing to sue the FIA for loss of income. The FIA has earlier announced it will protest the Tribune de Grande Instance’s ruling that the lifetime ban they gave Briatore was illegal. That story and more in today’s round-up: Links [...]
Driving the F1 simulator which gives teams “the best way to cheat” 17th January 2010, 18:22
F1 drivers will get their first runs in their new cars at Valencia in two weeks’ time. Actually, that’s a lie – they started driving them months ago. The increased use of simulators in F1 means that while the FIA puts ever greater restrictions on testing mileage, teams are relying more heavily on virtual testing [...]
Great F1 cars of the last six decades: Renault R25 (Autosport International)
The Renault R25 is featured at this year’s Autosport International show as one of the great racing cars of the last six decades. The R25 was the last of a breed – the final V10-engined machine to win the world championship, and the car which broke Ferrari’s six-year winning streak in the constructors’ world championship. [...]
Kubica visits Renault team (Updated)
Another first glimpse of an F1 driver with his new team – Robert Kubica has been to visit the Renault factory in Enstone. Kubica met new team principal Eric Boullier during his visit. The Renault R30 will be launched on January 31st but Kubica’s team mate has not been announced yet. Here’s the first pictures [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 17/1/2010
We’re eight weeks away from the first race of the year at Bahrain. Here’s today’s F1 Fanatic round-up: Links No “equalising” of engines for 2010 (James Allen) “After extensive discussions got nowhere, the FIA is believed to have ruled that the engines will stay as they are with no re-tuning.” M I G BANK – [...]
