2010 May archive

Vettel’s late lap reveals Red Bull’s potential (Practice one interactive chart) 28th May 2010, 11:14

McLaren grabbed the headlines with the fastest time in first practice at Turkey but there’s no missing the potential of Red Bull either. Take a closer look at the data from first practice below. Share this article with your friends: Tweet

Hamilton heads Button in first practice

Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver in the first practice session in Turkey, setting setting a lap almost a second quicker than team mate Jenson Button. The two Mercedes were behind them, followed by Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull. Share this article with your friends: Tweet

Turkish Grand Prix Practice 1 Live Blog

Join us below to follow Turkish Grand Prix Free Practice 1 live. Share this article with your friends: Tweet

F1 Fanatic round-up: 28/5/2010

It’s Turkish Grand Prix practice day – see you in the live comments soon! Here’s the round-up: Links Ferrari set to hold on to Felipe Massa for 2011 (BBC) “Although Domenicali’s words are not definitive, his tone and manner in the interview give the impression that keeping Massa is the team’s strong preference.” What went [...]

Ferrari reveal special 800th Grand Prix livery (Turkish GP Thursday pictures) 27th May 2010, 22:18

Ferrari are marking their 800th Grand Prix start this weekend with a special design on their engine covers. Get a closer look at the design below along with other pictures from the pre-race weekend build-up at Istanbul. Share this article with your friends: Tweet

Glock says turn eight is “nothing special” and blue flags need to stay (Interview)

F1 Fanatic spoke exclusively to Virgin driver Timo Glock ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix. Here’s what he had to say about his team’s closely-fought battle with Lotus, racing with Fernando Alonso in Monaco, and those pesky blue flags. Share this article with your friends: Tweet

Why you should watch… TC2000

Long-time F1 Fanatic reader Fer No. 65 tells us all about the exciting Argentinean Touring Car Championship TC2000 which visits some fantastic tracks and boasts a cunning qualifying system designed to produce great races.

More updates for Lotus in Turkey

Lotus have brought a new rear wing for their T127 following the car’s substantial update just two races ago. Chief technical director Mike Gascoyne said: We’ll be using our new pillar mounted rear wing here, and have some new parts which will enable us to optimise the weight distribution, so again, I’m quietly confident we’ll [...]

2010 Turkish Grand Prix – F1 Fanatic unofficial race programme (Video)

Have all the important information for this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix at your fingertips with the F1 Fanatic unofficial race programme including a video lap of the track: Share this article with your friends: Tweet

F1 Fanatic round-up: 27/5/2010

Practice for the Turkish Grand Prix starts tomorrow. Remember if you want to join in our live blogs you can find details of all the sessions here. Also predictions for the race are now open. Make your predictions here now. You have until the start of final practice on Saturday to get your entries in. [...]