HRT technical director Geoff Willis would like to see the return of in-season testing – albeit on a limited basis. Willis said: From a purely engineering point of view, if we don’t have testing we have to compensate with rig testing and analysis. The money you don’t spend on testing you spend on that. The … Continue reading Willis wants testing return
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Win British GP tickets with F1 Fanatic
Posted onWould you like to be at Silverstone to see the first F1 race on the revised track next week? F1 Fanatic has a pair of tickets to this year’s British Grand Prix for one lucky reader to win. See below for details of how to enter the competition and more ways to win tickets for … Continue reading Win British GP tickets with F1 Fanatic
Hamilton, Button & Senna’s McLaren (video)
Posted onMcLaren have put out a video showing Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button poking around their store of old Formula 1 cars and pulling back the covers on a 1988 MP4-4. Both take turns sitting in the car which was driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, winning 15 of the 16 races they started. It … Continue reading Hamilton, Button & Senna’s McLaren (video)
Sauber “thrilled” by Kobayashi’s passes
Posted onPeter Sauber hailed Kamui Kobayashi’s performance in the European Grand Prix as “amazing”. The Japanese driver claimed seventh place after pulling off two overtaking moves in the final two laps, one on Fernando Alonso. The team owner said: I can only think of one word for it – amazing! I was obviously thrilled by his … Continue reading Sauber “thrilled” by Kobayashi’s passes
FOTA plans F1 emissions cut
Posted onThe Formula One Teams’ Association expects to reduce carbon emissions in the sport by 12.4% by 2012. A FOTA-commissioned report into the environmental impact of Formula found that each team produces an average of 215,558 tonnes of CO2 per year. Of that, 0.29% comes from the burning of fuel by F1 cars in testing and … Continue reading FOTA plans F1 emissions cut
2010 European Grand Prix – the complete F1 Fanatic race weekend review
Posted onValencia certainly provided a more exciting race this year than it did in 2008 and 2009 but it wasn’t without controversy. Find all the F1 Fanatic European Grand Prix coverage in one place below – from Friday practice to the post-race review and our live comments on every session.
F1 Fanatic round-up: 30/6/2010
Posted onThe Autocourse competition is closed but there’s a new competition with a cracking prize coming up on the site later today. Also it’s the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend so I’ve been planning F1 Fanatic’s biggest ever coverage of the event. If there’s anything you’d particularly like to see from the Festival please leave … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 30/6/2010