2010 April archive
“Art of the Formula 1 Race Car” – read the review and win one of five copies 12th April 2010, 11:46
At the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year I got talking to James Mann, a photographer who told me he’d been doing studio shots of classic F1 cars for an upcoming book. “Art of the Formula 1 Race Car” is the product of that work, a study of 18 of the most important, interesting and, [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 12/4/2010
Due to a technical hitch it seems some people weren’t able to see or comment on yesterday’s round-up. This was because of some work being done on the site to make it load more quickly which caused as problem with the site cache. Sorry for the inconvenience. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Fernando Alonso Bahrain 2010 [...]
Chinese Grand Prix live TV times 11th April 2010, 18:06
Here are the details of the BBC’s live video coverage of the Chinese Grand Prix and the F1 Fanatic live blogs which will take place during all five sessions this weekend: Friday 16th April 2010 Chinese Grand Prix Free practice 1 – 02:55-04:35 (BBC Red Button and online) F1 Fanatic live blog will run throughout [...]
F1 track records set to tumble
F1′s ever-tighter technical regulations haven’t stopped the cars getting even quicker in 2010. This year’s cars are lapping on a par with the 2004 machines which set many of the lap records at the tracks on this year’s calendar. That’s despite the cars of 2004 having much freer aerodynamic regulations, softer rubber because of the [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 11/4/2010
A little later than usual following some internet connection problems, here’s the Sunday round-up: Links Durango F1? Don’t make me laugh. (The Buxton Blog) “Durango’s time in GP2 was not short of controversy. From as early as Imola 2006 the team was in hot water for contravening regulations by manufacturing their own parts rather than [...]
Why you should watch… IndyCar 10th April 2010, 14:27
Think ‘IndyCar’ and many European racing fans think ‘ovals’. But this year’s IndyCar championship features more road and street tracks than ovals as the series becomes ever closer in spirit to its CART heyday.
F1 Fanatic round-up: 10/4/2010
After back-to-back races we have a weekend off, so what will you be doing instead of watching F1? I’ll have one suggestion soon as part of a new feature called “Why you should watch…”. If you want to make a case for why people should watch a particular form of motor racing, why not write [...]
While F1 dithers over KERS, road car hybrid technology leaves it behind 9th April 2010, 18:59
Right now, F1 should be enjoying a new turbo era. We had a taste of it last year as some teams deployed Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems to gain a power boost on the straights. Those without it tended to be quicker in the corners – and that crucial difference gave us some great racing. The [...]
Which races should Ecclestone cut? (Poll)
Bernie Ecclestone has said F1 can “afford to lose” certain rounds to make way for races in New York and Russia – two venues he’s been trying to get on the F1 calendar for decades. He told Autocar: We’re going to lose some races for sure, there are some races we can afford to lose [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 9/4/2010
Want to write a guest article for F1 Fanatic? You can find all the information you need in the revised and updated page here: Write for F1 Fanatic: Guest articles. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Classic Team Lotus Festival to feature priceless Grand Prix car display (Snetterton) Any Lotus enthusiasts or F1 fans in the Norfolk [...]
