2010 June archive
Alonso expects improvements at Ferrari 16th June 2010, 10:28
Fernando Alonso is confident Ferrari’s performance will improve in the coming races as the team bring a series of updates to their F10. Alonso said: The next round is in Valencia in my home country. It will be nice to race in front of my fans and I would like to get on the podium [...]
Who will come out on top in the closest championship battle in years?
You have to go back a long way to find a championship as closely-fought as this one. Five different drivers have led the championship so far – and one of five different drivers’ could be leading it after the next round. It’s a far cry from this time last year, when Jenson Button could have [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 16/6/2010
After the next race I’ll be doing the usual drivers’ half-term rankings post so make sure you share your thoughts on how the drivers have got on so far this year in the forum. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Hamilton: F1 title fight tightest ever (The Independent) “You can see how tight this championship is. I [...]
Top prize goes to Zing Zang in Predictions Championship round eight 15th June 2010, 14:20
Zing Zang won round eight of the F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship – coming out on top of a three-way tie on points with two other players. The ‘guess the pole time’ tie-breaker decided the ultimate winner and Zing Zang’s guess was 0.005 seconds closer than runner-up Choltz’s. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
2010 Canadian Grand Prix – the complete F1 Fanatic race weekend review
Find all the F1 Fanatic Canadian Grand Prix coverage in one place below – from Friday practice to the post-race review and our live comments on every session. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
F1 Fanatic round-up: 15/6/2010
With so much going on in the Canadian Grand Prix the post-race team analysis articles took a lot longer than usual to produce. You can find them all on the front page of the site now. Find out how you did in the Predictions’ Championship with the results in full coming out later on today. [...]
Hamilton wins despite more pit stop problems (McLaren race review)
Hamilton delivered a top-drawer performance, under considerable pressure for most of the race, to win the Canadian Grand Prix and take the championship lead. McLaren made a risky call on strategy which was ultimately vindicated and Hamilton bounced back from another pit stop setback with some great overtaking. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Alonso blames traffic for losing first and second places (Ferrari race review)
Ferrari’s criticism of the new teams took a twist at the Canadian Grand Prix when Fernando Alonso blamed backmarkers for losing him the race. But Felipe Massa took advantage of the lapped cars to pull off one of the best passes of the race. It proved one of few highlights in a frustrating race for [...]
Petrov’s tough race (Renault race review) 14th June 2010, 23:32
The difference between the Renaults was as night and day in Montreal as Vitaly Petrov endured a tough introduction to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Robert Kubica Vitaly Petrov Qualifying position 8 14 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’15.682 (-1.162) 1’16.844 Race position 7 17 Average race lap 1’21.297 (-2.606) 1’23.902 Laps 70/70 68/70 Pit stops 3 [...]
Buemi leads and scores (STR race review)
A mixed race for the Toro Rosso duo. Buemi led for a lap and passed Michael Schumacher. But Alguersuari, who led his team mate at the start, clashed with Rubens Barrichello and finished out of the points. Sebastien Buemi Jaime Alguersuari Qualifying position 15 16 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’16.928 (-0.101) 1’17.029 Race position 8 [...]
