2010 April archive
Funky new interactive race charts 8th April 2010, 23:58
Here’s a new feature on the site which you should be seeing more of in the future. I’ve had some great feedback on the post-race analysis charts including one suggestion from Nick Someone on how we could make them more interactive and useful. Here’s my first attempt at implementing it. The graph below is the [...]
Points system surprises Button
Jenson Button says he expected F1′s new points system would make winning races more important in 2010: It’s still really close at the top, which is quite surprising in some ways. I don’t think I was the only one who thought that the new points system would reward the fastest drivers more than those who [...]
Can Key transform Sauber’s fortunes?
Sauber have had a difficult start to 2010, with four mechanical failures from six starts and zero points on the board. From the next race at China new technical director James Key will be in charge of the team. Can he turn their fortunes around? Share this article with your friends: Tweet
F1 Fanatic round-up: 8/4/2010
The guest top ten by Greg yesterday proved very popular – if you fancy writing a guest article of your own do get in touch by emailling me, using Twitter or leaving a comment below. Here’s today’s round-up: Links In praise of… Fernando Alonso (Who Are You, Anyway?) “Here is the real weakness of the [...]
Why low profile tyres make sense for F1 7th April 2010, 22:38
Rumours suggest F1 could embrace a radical change in its tyre regulations, increasing wheel sizes from 13 inches to 18 and having more than one tyre supplier for the first time since 2006. But a less drastic step to 15 inches could prove a better compromise.
Top ten… Weirdest F1 retirements
Greg – better known as Ned Flanders in the comments – makes his debut as an F1 Fanatic guest writer by picking ten of the oddest causes of driver retirements. Retiring from a motor race is often an unremarkable experience for an F1 driver. Although reliability has improved hugely in recent years, the sight of [...]
F1 Fanatics at the Australian Grand Prix
Mark Young arranged a meet-up for F1 Fanatic readers in Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix. Here’s who was there and what they had to say. During the jam packed program of activities at the Australian Grand Prix the F1 Fanatics got together to chew the fat, say G’day and discuss the best Formula 1 [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 7/4/2010
Coming up today we have the first guest article by regular commenter Ned Flanders – make sure you don’t miss it. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Video: BBC F1 ignore Toro Rosso (The Bull Run) OK, we all know where TommyB’s allegiances lie, but he might just have a point about the BBC overlooking Toro Rosso [...]
Dave Ofori wins round three, J-Canada holds Predictions Championship lead 6th April 2010, 17:08
Dave Ofori came out on top in a low-scoring third round of the F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship. He correctly named Sebastian Vettel as the race winner with Nico Rosberg third and Robert Kubica fourth to net 17 points on Sunday. But J-Canada still leads the running to win tickets to the 2011 British Grand Prix. [...]
2010 Malaysian Grand Prix – the complete F1 Fanatic review
Find all the F1 Fanatic Malaysian Grand Prix coverage in one place below – from Friday practice to the post-race review. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
