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Month: March 2010 articles archive
F1 Fanatic round-up: 28/3/2010
Posted onThose of you on Britain can hear me on Talksport radio tonight at around 8.45pm discussing the Australian Grand Prix. I understand one of the people I’ll be talking to is Eddie Irvine, who of course won the race back in 1999. I was also on Sky News yesterday at half one talking about Lewis … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 28/3/2010
Vettel looks hard to beat at Melbourne (Australian GP pre-race analysis)
Posted onAfter losing a likely win at Bahrain due to a car problem Sebastian Vettel starts from pole position again at Melbourne. Can he win this time? With a chance of rain, first-lap crashes and safety car appearances the Australian Grand Prix presents a challenging conundrum for race strategists.
A bad weekend gets worse for Hamilton
Posted onSo far it’s shaping up to be another weekend to forget in Australia for Lewis Hamilton. He became the first driver from one of the ‘big four’ teams to fail to make the cut for Q3 in qualifying this year. The timing couldn’t be worse – he’s already in the headlines for all the wrong … Continue reading A bad weekend gets worse for Hamilton
Vettel beats Webber to Melbourne pole (Australian Grand Prix qualifying)
Posted onSebastian Vettel denied team mate Mark Webber a pole position start in front of his home crowd at Melbourne. Vettel edged his team mate by less than a tenth of a second in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. But the biggest surprise of the session was Lewis Hamilton failing to make it into the … Continue reading Vettel beats Webber to Melbourne pole (Australian Grand Prix qualifying)
2010 Australian Grand Prix grid
Posted onRow 1 Sebastian Vettel 1’23.919Red Bull-Renault Mark Webber 1’24.035Red Bull-Renault Row 2 Fernando Alonso 1’24.111Ferrari Jenson Button 1’24.675McLaren-Mercedes Row 3 Felipe Massa 1’24.837Ferrari Nico Rosberg 1’24.884Mercedes Row 4 Michael Schumacher 1’24.927Mercedes Rubens Barrichello 1’25.217Williams-Cosworth Row 5 Robert Kubica 1’25.372Renault Adrian Sutil 1’26.036Force India-Mercedes Row 6 Lewis Hamilton 1’25.184McLaren-Mercedes Sebastien Buemi 1’25.638Toro Rosso-Ferrari Row 7 Vitantonio … Continue reading 2010 Australian Grand Prix grid
Webber fastest at home in final practice
Posted onMark Webber set the fastest time in final practice in front of his home crowd ahead of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was two tenths of a second quicker than round one winner Fernando Alonso around the Melbourne circuit.
F1 Fanatic round-up: 27/3/2010
Posted onIt’s qualifying day for the Australian Grand Prix! Look out for our free practice three and qualifying live blogs coming soon. Here’s today’s round-up: Links The declining standard of F1 television coverage (Doctorvee) An often-overlooked but very important part of the ‘improving the show’ argument. The latest on plans to improve the Formula 1 show … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 27/3/2010
Make your Australian Grand Prix predictions now to win F1 prizes
Posted onIt’s time to make your Australian Grand Prix predictions if you want to be in with a chance of winning one of our great prizes. The overall winner of our Predictions Championship will win British Grand Prix tickets and two winners will win F1 DVDs and an F1 painting this weekend. You’ve got to make … Continue reading Make your Australian Grand Prix predictions now to win F1 prizes
Australian GP practice two analysis
Posted onMcLaren ended the first day of practice in Australia in a positive mood, talking up their chances after a strong showing in both sessions. But Ferrari and Red Bull still look like the teams to beat ahead of qualifying tomorrow.
McLaren on top after wet second practice
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Jenson Button headed the times after today’s second practice session in Melbourne. The pair set their times in between the two rain showers which fell at the track early in the session.
Australian GP practice one analysis
Posted onWhile Robert Kubica topped the times in free practice one Ferrari once again look to have good long-run pace. And at this early stage it looks as though McLaren might have found a better set-up for Melbourne than they had at Bahrain. Take a closer look at the lap times from free practice one below.
Kubica quickest in disrupted first practice
Posted onRobert Kubica put Renault at the top of the times sheets at the end of free practice one for the Australian Grand Prix. But Sauber suffered a difficult session. Kamui Kobayashi suffered two broken front wings which caused a pair session stoppages and Pedro de la Rosa’s car rolled to a halt with ten minutes … Continue reading Kubica quickest in disrupted first practice
F1 Fanatic round-up: 26/3/2010
Posted onThe first practice session of the second race of 2010 is coming up very soon. Keep an eye out for the practice one live blog. Here’s today’s round-up: Links A1GP – Unique opportunity to acquire formula race cars ‘powered by Ferrari’ and Lola race cars (GoIndustry DoveBid) So who wants to set up their own … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 26/3/2010
Ecclestone still chasing New York dream
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Posted onBernie Ecclestone’s comments to La Gazzetta dello Sport about wanting to hold a New York Grand Prix in 2012 are an encouraging sign that he hasn’t forgotten the need for F1 to have a race in the USA. He’s been pursuing his dream of a race in the Big Apple for four decades. But I … Continue reading Ecclestone still chasing New York dream
2010 Australian Grand Prix – The F1 Fanatic unofficial race programme
Posted onHave all the important information for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix at your fingertips with the F1 Fanatic unofficial race programme:
Michael Schumacher’s career in video P2
Posted onF1 Fanatic guest writer Journeyer concludes his look at Michael Schumacher’s F1 career. After winning two championships with Benetton, Michael Schumacher moved to Ferrari in 1996 with the aim of winning the first drivers’ title for the team sine 1979. That success didn’t come as quickly as many people expected. But once it did it … Continue reading Michael Schumacher’s career in video P2
F1 Fanatic round-up: 25/3/2010
Posted onI’ll be in bed early tonight to get up to watch the Australian Grand Prix practice. Don’t forget to join us on the live blogs tomorrow! Here’s today’s round-up: Links Lewis Hamilton puts ‘lie-gate’ behind him as he and Jenson Button gel (The Guardian) Lewis Hamilton on last year’s Australian Grand Prix controversy: “I’ve always … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 25/3/2010
Harder tyres for Monaco and China
Posted onBridgestone will bring a different tyre allocation to the Chinese and Monaco Grands Prix than those used in 2009. F1’s official tyre supplier has announced which compounds will be brought to rounds four to seven of the 2010 season. At Shanghai the teams will use tyres one stage harder than were provided in 2009. Last … Continue reading Harder tyres for Monaco and China
Michael Schumacher’s career in video P1
Posted onF1 Fanatic guest writer Journeyer returns with his latest driver career history. We don’t need a FOTA survey to tell us Michael Schumacher is the number one star of Formula 1. It’s been that way for some time. Our first driver video history of 2010 looks at the career of the most successful F1 driver … Continue reading Michael Schumacher’s career in video P1