2010 June archive
Technical review: Canadian Grand Prix 21st June 2010, 9:36
Tyres, not F-ducts, provided the talking point in the Canadian Grand Prix. Guest writer John Beamer reviews the technical developments in the last round. At Montreal conventional wisdom was proven right. McLaren’s straight-line speed advantage, driven by a fully working F-duct and the Mercedes engine (worth up to 30bhp) allowed it to secure a one-two [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 21/6/2010
A new week begins, and this one has a Grand Prix at the end of it! Here’s today’s round-up: Links Fernando Alonso sees his chance to break F1′s two-horse race (The Guardian) “The claims by the Mercedes team principal, Ross Brawn, that his team are still in both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships appear a [...]
Prost Jnr drives F1 Renault (Pictures) 20th June 2010, 13:37
Nicolas Prost, son of four-times F1 champion Alain Prost, imitated his father by driving a Renault F1 car at Magny-Cours this weekend. Prost drove a 2009-spec Renault R29. The car carried the team’s 2010 colour scheme which harks back to the design used when his father drove for them in the early eighties. Share this [...]
Jean Todt’s Approval Rating VI
Are you happy with how F1 is being run by the FIA president? Once every month at F1 Fanatic we look at how the president of the sport’s governing body, Jean Todt, is managing the championship. Join in by casting your vote below. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
F1 Fanatic round-up: 20/6/2010
Bit of an odd Jenson Button story in the papers yesterday – have a look at the link below. Here’s the rest of the round-up: Links Formula 1 World champion Jenson Button sued Mercedes over £1million car ‘gift’ (The Daily Mail) “Button’s spokesman said that he will receive a 2009 Brawn BGP 001 from Mercedes. [...]
Indygate five years on: Why F1′s American farce could happen again 19th June 2010, 16:07
On this day in 2005 F1 plunged itself into controversy as only six cars took the start for the United States Grand Prix. Fourteen cars withdrew on the formation lap after tyre supplier Michelin discovered a problem with its product, and attempts to find a compromise solution failed. Five years on it’s hard to see [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 19/6/2010
Coming up this weekend on F1 Fanatic we’ll have the latest technical review from John Beamer and our monthly instalment of Jean Todt’s approval rating. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Woah, what’s going on? (The Buxton Blog) “All of which leaves us with little time to develop the tyres before next year. There has been much [...]
Carlin deny F1 team rumours 18th June 2010, 15:08
Carlin racing team have denied they have submitted an entry to compete in F1 next year. Racing director Trevor Carlin denied reports on some sites this morning claiming the team were gearing up for an F1 campaign in 2011: While F1 may be a long-term goal for the team, we have not submitted an application [...]
Sauber aim to bounce back in Valencia
Sauber hope to perform better in the European Grand Prix than they did in Montreal. They failed to get either car to the finish in Canada, two weeks after finishing tenth and 11th in Turkey. Technical director James Key said: We have a new aero upgrade for the European Grand Prix, which should make the [...]
Mercedes “within striking distance” – Brawn
Ross Brawn believes Mercedes are “within striking distance” of the championship leaders. He expects to cut their deficit with an upgrade package at next week’s European Grand Prix: Looking ahead to Valencia, the circuit is similar to Montreal in many ways with long straights connected by slow corners which should suit our car. We have [...]
