2010 April archive
Webber in Naples demonstration (Pictures) 26th April 2010, 11:56
Mark Webber appeared in front of a crowd of 40,000 at a Red Bull show in Naples on Saturday. Speed limit restrictions at public events like this are far less strict in Italy than they are here in Britain, so Webber covered the 1.2km strip from Piazza della Repubblica to Piazza Vittori at speeds of [...]
Technical review: the fly-away races
The next round at Barcelona will be a feast for technology fans as teams bring their biggest updates yet to their 2010 cars. John Beamer looks at the developments so far this year and what to expect in Spain. Despite spending the first four races far from home the rate of development has been impressive [...]
Barcelona “a Red Bull circuit” – Sutil
Adrian Sutil reckons Red Bull will be the team to beat in the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona in two weeks’ time. The Force India driver believes the RB6 will be best-suited to the Circuit de Catalunya: There you just need downforce, so I think it’s a Red Bull circuit again. You have a long [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 26/4/2010
It’s the start of the second week of the three-week break between the Chinese and Spanish rounds. If going that long without a Grand Prix is getting you down, remember this is the longest break we’ll have until the end of July. Here’s today’s round-up: Links ‘Button is seeing the bigger picture’ (ESPN) Stirling Moss: [...]
Branson heads Ecclestone on Rich List 25th April 2010, 19:42
Virgin boss Richard Branson has overtaken Bernie Ecclestone to become the richest Briton in F1, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. Branson’s personal wealth has been estimated at £2.6bn this year, up £1.4bn from last year as the end of the credit crunch has boosted Virgin’s revenues. He is 18th on the list. Eccletone, [...]
Your questions: “F1 2010″, overtaking, pit lane penalties and more
I’ve left my inbox unattended far too long and it’s high time I rounded up a bunch of answers to readers’ questions. Today’s batch includes questions on the forthcoming Codemasters “F1 2010″ game, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel’s Shanghai reprimands and how to hear radio commentary at the Spanish Grand Prux. Share this article with [...]
Coulthard 13th on DTM debut
David Coulthard finished 13th in his first race for Mercedes in the DTM. He started 17th on the grid behind fellow ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, who’s in his third year in the German touring car series. Schumacher finished tenth in the season-opener at the Hockenheimring behind another former F1 driver, Markus Winkelhock, also in an [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 25/4/2010
I’ll be keeping an eye on the BTCC race from Rockingham today as suggested by Allan yesterday. How are you spending your Sunday? Let us know in the comments. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Silverstone is born again… Hamilton and Button now have a £5m Grand Prix home to be proud of (Daily Mail) “It is [...]
What should F1 be? (Making F1 better) 24th April 2010, 16:00
We began our discussion about how to make F1 better yesterday by asking what made F1 great in the past and what – if anything – is missing from it now. In part two we’ll tackle a question that often provoked disagreement and debate between F1 fans: just what is Formula 1 supposed to be? [...]
Why you should watch… BTCC
Looking for a racing series to fill the F1-free weekends before the Spanish Grand Prix? The British Touring Car Championship is racing on the next two Sundays. Guest writer Allan Mooney tells you why you should tune in.
