2010 April archive
Chinese GP race preparation in pictures 15th April 2010, 12:57
The teams are getting ready for the fourth round of the season which begins tomorrow. Force India have new UB Group logos on their VJM03s, Ferrari have been practising their pit stops, and Malaysian Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel has been walking the track with his team. See below for pictures of today’s pre-race preparations. [...]
Schumacher: we can still fight for title
Chinese GP racepreparation in pictures Michael Schumacher says he can still fight for the world championship despite having only scored nine points in the first three races. Schumacher believes the new points system introduced this year will help him get back in touch with the leaders – if Mercedes can develop the W01 quickly enough. [...]
Prodrive not making 2011 F1 application
Prodrive is not applying to be the 13th team in F1 in 2011, despite having made several attempts to join in recent years. A statement issued by the team said it is focussing on competing in the World Rally Championship and sportscar racing in 2011. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
2010 Chinese Grand Prix – the F1 Fanatic Unofficial Race Programme (Video)
Have all the important information for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix at your fingertips with the F1 Fanatic unofficial race programme: Share this article with your friends: Tweet
“No doubt” over Korean GP – Ecclestone
Whenever a new race is added to the F1 calendar it’s only a matter of time before stories appear claiming construction problems will prevent the race from happening. It happened with Abu Dhabi last year and with other purpose-built venues before that and, sure enough, stories claiming the Korean Grand Prix organisers were running behind [...]
Alexander Wurz joins Chinese GP stewards
Chinese GP racepreparation in pictures Those of you keeping tabs on which drivers have appeared as advisers to the stewards this year can add Alexander Wurz to the list. Of the four drivers to have taken the role so far this year Wurz has the most recent F1 racing experience having competed as recently as [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 15/4/2010
The F1 Fanatic mobile site is back up and running now so those of you viewing the site on mobile devices should find it loads more quickly. It’s using the same style sheet as before so if you’d rather view the normal site you can scroll to the bottom of the page and click to [...]
Virgin still working on fuel problems 14th April 2010, 19:04
Chinese GP racepreparation in pictures Virgin hope they have solved the fuel pick-up problems which have dogged their car in the opening races. The fuel system has been a bane of the VR-01, particularly the fuel tank whose small size means they have to conserve fuel to complete a race distance. They will not have [...]
Nico Rosberg off to a good start doing the hardest job in Formula 1
Before the season began it looked like Nico Rosberg had the worst job in Formula 1 – team mate to Michael Schumacher. But, three races in, Rosberg can hold his head up – he’s doing a far better job against the seven-times champion than any of Schumacher’s previous team mates have. Share this article with [...]
Will Shanghai see fourth winner of 2010? (Chinese Grand Prix preview)
Not since 1983 have four different teams won the first four races of an F1 season. But that could happen at Shanghai this weekend if the likes of Nico Rosberg or Robert Kubica can keep Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull off the top step of the podium. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
