2010 February archive
Stefan GP to test two drivers in February 2nd February 2010, 12:34
Stefan GP have announced they are sending race equipment to the first round of the championship at Bahrain – even though they don’t have an entry for the 2010 championship yet. A statement on their site says: SGP becomes the first team in F1 history who [sent] a 40 foot container full of equipment to [...]
Paul di Resta becomes Force India tester
Pictures: Paul di Resta’sForce India test Paul di Resta will join Force India as the team’s third driver in 2010. The team confirmed he will also get the chance to drive in Friday test sesions in order to learn the F1 tracks, raising the possibility of him driving for the team in 2011. Di Resta [...]
F1 testing pictures: February 2nd
The second day of F1 testing is underway at Valencia. Here’s a selection of pictures from today’s test. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
FOTA launch F1 fan survey
The F1 teams’ association has launched a new survey of fans’ opinions of the sport. It promises to be the “most exhaustive” survey yet and they’re not kidding – the questions cover pretty much every topic including where races should be held, overtaking, safety, broadcasting and more. One of the more controversial questions asks whether [...]
F1 Commission agrees new 2010 points and double diffuser ban for 2011
The F1 Commission has agreed on a second new points system for F1, amending the proposal they made in December. A win will still be worth 25 points and the value of a second place finish has been slightly reduced – but the value of other lower-placed finished has been increased. The Commission has also [...]
2010 F1 testing: February 2nd
Lewis Hamilton joins F1 testing today and Kamui Kobayashi will get his first laps at the wheel of a BMW Sauber. Join us as we follow the second F1 test day at Valencia. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
F1 Fanatic round-up: 2/2/2010
A very busy day on the site yesterday with so much interest in the start of F1 testing, Michael Schumacher’s and the launch of three more new cars. We’ll have a new testing post open soon but for now here’s the Tuesday round-up: Links Rosberg should ‘get out’ says Barrichello (Autosport) “When asked if he [...]
Mercedes W01 debuts (Pictures) 1st February 2010, 4:01
The new Mercedes W01 has appeared for the first time as test for the 2010 F1 season begins at Valencia. Here is the first picture of the W01 which will be driven by Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg in 2010: The first photo indicates the W01 has a high nose similar to that seen on [...]
Toro Rosso STR5 breaks cover (Pictures)
Toro Rosso have revealed their STR5 – the first car to be built by the Faenza-based team since it operated as Minardi. The first picture of the car shows it has a lot of similarities with last year’s STR4 – the high nose and shark fin have been retained. More pictures of the STR5 below. [...]
2010 F1 testing: February 1st
F1 finally bursts back into life today as more than half of the 2010 F1 teams send their new cars out on track. Michael Schumacher will get his first test of the first Mercedes F1 car since 1955. Williams and Toro Rosso will also be showing off their 2010 machines in public for the first [...]
