Most of the team will swap their drivers for today’s test and early indications are the weather will be kinder to them today. Join us below to find out how the teams get on in their tenth day of testing.
Month: February 2010 articles archive
F1 Fanatic round-up: 19/2/2010
Posted onIt’s the tenth day of F1 testing and hopefully the weather will be kinder to the teams today. Here’s the Friday round-up: Links McLaren: Jerez developments (ScarbsF1) “Another tool commonly used and rarely seen are the tyre temperature sensors used in testing and often in Friday practice. McLaren have long since used tiny infrared cameras … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 19/2/2010
2010 F1 testing live: 18th February
Posted onThe rain looks set to stay at Jerez today as F1 testing continues at the track. Heikki Kovalainen will get his first run in the Lotus today and at Mercedes Nico Rosberg will take over from Michael Schumacher. Follow testing with us below.
F1 Fanatic round-up: 18/2/2010
Posted onWhile testing continues in Jerez it’s increasingly looking as though US F1 won’t be racing in F1 this year. Here’s the Thursday round-up: Links Key figures in F1 hit out at Olympic luge track design (The Times) The death of Olympic athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili in the luge event in training for the Winter Olympics has … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 18/2/2010
US F1 set to abandon F1 bid
Posted onUS F1 appear to be on the verge of giving up on their plans to compete in the 2010 F1 season. Reports in the Argentinean media claim Peter Windsor told Jose Maria Lopez the team will not race in F1 this year. There has been little news from the team for several weeks. It planned … Continue reading US F1 set to abandon F1 bid
Behind the scenes at Jerez
Posted onLast week I went out to Jerez for the second F1 test session. I’ve had a lot of questions about going to the test, which F1 events I’ll be covering in future and requests for a “behind the scenes” article on the test. Find out more about my experience at the track below.
2010 F1 testing live: 17th February
Posted onThe F1 teams reach the halfway point in their preparations for the 2010 season today – it’s the eighth day of their 15-day testing allocation. We now have 11 teams working at Jerez as Lotus has joined in with its newly-launched T127. Join us to follow testing as-it-happens below.
F1 Fanatic round-up: 17/2/2010
Posted onF1 testing resumes at Jerez later today – we’ll have a live post up in time for the start of the session. Here’s today’s round-up: Links McLaren F1 Merchandise – Don’t Accept Imitations! If anyone can find a shoddier excuse for F1 merchandise than this, I want to see it! Send pics in by email … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 17/2/2010
US F1 keeping Charlotte base
Posted onUS F1 has refuted rumours it is selling its F1 base in the USA. The building the team operates from in Charlotte, North Carolina has appeared for sale prompting fresh speculation about the future of the team. A US F1 spokesperson explained the team are tenants in the property and the owners have put the … Continue reading US F1 keeping Charlotte base
F1 needs a tyre supplier for 2011 – and a new tyre war isn’t the answer
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Posted onF1 needs a tyre supplier for 2011 and a return to the tyre war isn’t the answer. A new tyre supplier – or a new deal with the old one – is.
F1 Fanatic round-up: 16/2/2010
Posted onF1 testing resumes at Jerez tomorrow but the weather reports make for grim reading – the teams could face yet more wet weather setbacks. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Lotus F1 to stay in Norfolk (Autocar) “The involvement of Group Lotus is likely to see the team remain in Norfolk, according to LotusÔÇÖs Gino Rosato, who … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 16/2/2010
Lotus T127 launch and shakedown videos
Posted onLotus revealed their T127 F1 car last week. Here are some videos from the launch (above) and some footage of test driver Fairuz Fauzy driving the car at Silverstone (below). See more pictures of the Lotus T127 Video courtesy of Lotus F1
Who’s fast and who’s not? A closer look at the lap times from Jerez testing
Posted onF1 Fanatic has obtained detailed breakdowns of the fastest lap stints and lap times down by each of the cars in the most recent test at Jerez. What can they tell us about which teams are quick and who’s off the pace? Find out below.
F1 Fanatic round-up: 15/2/2010
Posted onI’m putting the finishing touches to today’s round-up as NASCAR’s Daytona 500 comes to an end after the best part of seven hours. Glad I only tuned in for the last two laps… The race was interrupted twice because of the track breaking up. You have to go back to 1985 to find an F1 … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 15/2/2010
F1 Fanatic round-up: 14/2/2010
Posted onApologies for the very late appearance of today’s F1 Fanatic round-up. I had a bit of a nightmare journey back from Jerez (or, rather, from Stansted Airport) and only made it home in the very small hours of the morning. There will be a few more updates from the test on the site later today. … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 14/2/2010
Second-fastest Sutil says pace is “real”
Posted onAdrian Sutil said the pace of the new Force India in the final day of F1 testing in Jerez is a true reflection of the car’s potential. Speaking after the test he said: I was not completely light, it’s not our goal to do that because there’s no reason to do that in our first … Continue reading Second-fastest Sutil says pace is “real”
Jerez test 1 statistics
Posted onThese are the fastest combined times from the Jerez test for each driver. I have some data on the sequences of laps done by each driver today which I will upload once I’ve processed it. Also below is the data on the total amount of distance covered by each driver, team and engine in the … Continue reading Jerez test 1 statistics
F1 testing live: 13th February
Posted onI’m in Jerez for the last day of the second F1 test of the year. Join us below as we follow developments from the track.
F1 Fanatic round-up: 13/2/2010
Posted onIt’s the final day of the second F1 test at Jerez. Also, now that Lotus have launched their 2010 F1 car, when are we going to see US F1 and Campos launch theirs? Will we see them at all? Let me know what you think in the comments – here’s today’s round-up: Links New look … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 13/2/2010
Di Grassi: Too early to judge performance
Posted onPictures: Lucas di Grassiin testing today Lucas di Grassi is keen to do as much mileage as possible in the final day of the second F1 test tomorrow after completing just eight laps in the Virgin VR-01 today. Di Grassi told F1 Fanatic: It was a bit frustrating to only do eight laps because the … Continue reading Di Grassi: Too early to judge performance