Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has defended his team’s decision to change the order of its drivers during yesterday’s German Grand Prix. The stewards of the meeting fined Ferrari $100,000 for the move. The World Motor Sports Council will investigate whether the team acted improperly by giving a coded instruction to Felipe Massa telling him … Continue reading Montezemolo defends driver switch
Day: 26 July 2010 articles archive
Best of the rest (Renault team review)
Posted onRenault got both cars in the points for the second time this year: Robert Kubica Vitaly Petrov Qualifying position 7 13 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’14.835 (-0.472) 1’15.307 Race position 7 10 Average race lap 1’19.711 (-0.215) 1’19.926 Laps 66/67 66/67 Pit stops 1 1 You need to upgrade your Flash Player Open lap times … Continue reading Best of the rest (Renault team review)
Tyre blunder (Force India race review)
Posted onForce India suffered a dreadful weekend and were fortunate not to be more severely punished for fitting the wrong tyres to their cars during the race. Adrian Sutil Vitantonio Liuzzi Qualifying position 19 21 Qualifying time comparison (Q1) 1’16.220 (-2.732) 1’18.952 Race position 17 16 Average race lap 1’21.267 (+0.158) 1’21.108 Laps 65/67 65/67 Pit … Continue reading Tyre blunder (Force India race review)
Starts ruin race (Williams race review)
Posted onBoth Williams drivers qualified inside the top ten but poor starts condemned them to end the race point-less. Rubens Barrichello Nico Hulkenberg Qualifying position 8 10 Qualifying time comparison (Q3) 1’15.109 (-0.23) 1’15.339 Race position 12 13 Average race lap 1’19.970 (-0.01) 1’19.980 Laps 66/67 66/67 Pit stops 1 1 You need to upgrade your … Continue reading Starts ruin race (Williams race review)
Both cars retire (Lotus race review)
Posted onNeither Lotus finished the German Grand Prix, but Heikki Kovalainen led the new teams before colliding with Pedro de la Rosa. Jarno Trulli Heikki Kovalainen Qualifying position 17 18 Qualifying time comparison (Q1) 1’17.583 (-0.717) 1’18.300 Race position Average race lap 3’16.052 (+111.142) 1’24.909 Laps 3/67 56/67 Pit stops 1 1 You need to upgrade … Continue reading Both cars retire (Lotus race review)
Split strategy fails (Sauber race review)
Posted onThe C29s weren’t as quick at Hockenheim as they had been at Silverstone and neither driver was able to score points. Pedro de la Rosa Kamui Kobayashi Qualifying position 14 12 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’15.550 (+0.466) 1’15.084 Race position 14 11 Average race lap 1’20.348 (+0.403) 1’19.945 Laps 66/67 66/67 Pit stops 2 1 … Continue reading Split strategy fails (Sauber race review)
Glock leads newbies (Virgin race review)
Posted onAfter a frustrating start to the weekend with several reliability problems Virgin showed some pace in the race: Timo Glock Lucas di Grassi Qualifying position 24 23 Qualifying time comparison 1’18.343 No time Race position 18 Average race lap 1’22.857 (-1.887) 1’24.745 Laps 64/67 50/67 Pit stops 1 0 You need to upgrade your Flash … Continue reading Glock leads newbies (Virgin race review)
Team-mates collide (STR race review)
Posted onToro Rosso’s race was ruined when their drivers collided on the first lap. Sebastien Buemi Jaime Alguersuari Qualifying position 16 15 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’15.974 (+0.386) 1’15.588 Race position 15 Average race lap 1’45.623 (+25.01) 1’20.613 Laps 1/67 66/67 Pit stops 0 2 You need to upgrade your Flash Player Open lap times interactive … Continue reading Team-mates collide (STR race review)
Ferrari and Red Bull out of reach in Germany (McLaren race review)
Posted onMcLaren ran their exhaust-blown diffuser for the first time – despite losing precious testing time with it after Lewis Hamilton crashed on Friday. But they weren’t able to challenge their main rivals in qualifying or the race and never looked likely to threaten for a podium position.
German Grand Prix pit stops
Posted onMercedes continue to post some of the fastest pit stops this year with Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher enjoying the fastest stops in the German Grand Prix. Here are the fastest pit stops during the German Grand Prix: Driver Team Pit stop time On lap 1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 3.992 24 2 Michael Schumacher Mercedes … Continue reading German Grand Prix pit stops
Crucial mistake delayed Alonso’s pursuit of Massa (Ferrari race review)
Posted onAfter failing to score at Silverstone Ferrari bounced back with a one-two at the Hockenheimring. But the race will only be remembered for their controversial decision to order Felipe Massa to let Fernando Alonso by to win. That might not have been needed had Alonso not made a crucial mistake which cost him an opportunity … Continue reading Crucial mistake delayed Alonso’s pursuit of Massa (Ferrari race review)
Boullier joins call for more testing
Posted onRenault team principal Eric Boullier has joined the call to increase the amount of testing in Formula 1, saying safety could be put at risk if teams are not allowed to test during the season. Speaking in the Renault F1 Team podcast he said: We need to have more testing, clearly, for many reasons. It’s … Continue reading Boullier joins call for more testing
100 races without a win for Williams (German Grand Prix stats and facts)
Posted onWhile all the attention was elsewhere Williams quietly reached a sad centenary of races without a win. And while Felipe Massa is yet to win a race in 2010 he has led more laps than team mate Fernando Alonso, who scored his second win. More stats and facts from the German Grand Prix below.
F1 Fanatic round-up: 26/7/2010
Posted onIt seems Keith spoke to soon in yesterday’s round-up. A year to the day since Felipe Massa’s horrific accident in Hungary, he came close to scoring his first victory since the crash. But the controversial circumstances of the race made for a subdued podium ceremony. Read our full German Grand Prix analysis. Here’s today’s round-up: … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 26/7/2010