2010 February archive
US F1 set to abandon F1 bid 17th February 2010, 22:56
US 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 [...]
F1 testing in pictures: 17th February
The third pre-season F1 test is underway at Jerez. Here’s some pictures of today’s action. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Behind the scenes at Jerez
Last 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. Share this [...]
2010 F1 testing live: 17th February
The 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. Share this article with your friends: [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 17/2/2010
F1 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 [...]
US F1 keeping Charlotte base 16th February 2010, 14:21
US 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 [...]
F1 needs a tyre supplier for 2011 – and a new tyre war isn’t the answer
Bridgestone announced last year it will stop supplying F1 tyres at the end of 2010. On the face of it, replacing them might not seem like the most pressing problem FIA president Jean Todt has to deal with. But F1 teams will be pressing ahead with their 2011 car designs soon and for that they’ll [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 16/2/2010 15th February 2010, 21:13
F1 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 Lotus’s Gino Rosato, who [...]
Lotus T127 launch and shakedown videos
Lotus 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 Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Who’s fast and who’s not? A closer look at the lap times from Jerez testing
F1 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. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
