2010 July archive
Danny Sullivan is German GP steward 21st July 2010, 16:45
Former F1 driver Danny Sullivan will advise the German Grand Prix stewards this weekend. Although Sullivan only started a single season in F1, with Tyrrell in 1983, he had a very successful career in the American Indy Car series afterwards. He claimed the CART title for Penske in 1988, but was best remembered for his [...]
Massa unhappy to miss points in three races
Felipe Massa says he is not happy having failed to score in the last thee races: For sure I am not happy like I suppose I should be. The beginning of the season was not like I expected. The first few races were OK, we had two podiums, and then we didn’t have good races. [...]
Alonso predicts close qualifying battle
Fernando Alonso expects an exciting qualifying session on Saturday at the Hockenheimring as the short lap time will mean very close gaps between the cars. The Ferrari driver said: I think Hockenhenheim can be a good race for us, why not? The circuit is not too complicated. I think the times will be very short, [...]
Di Resta not driving in Germany
Paul di Resta will miss his customary appearance in a Force India during first practice for the German Grand Prix this weekend. Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi will drive their cars in all sessions as the team focus their efforts on coping with the wide difference in tyres Bridgestone are supplying: It’s a shame but [...]
Jean Todt’s Approval Rating VII
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: 21/7/2010
Today I’m going to be meeting Drew MacDonald from Populous who worked on the changes made to Silverstone this year and the new pits which are expected to be opened next year. If there’s anything you’d like to know about F1 circuit design in general and the new Silverstone in particular, please post your questions [...]
Grosjean replaces d’Ambrosio in GP2 20th July 2010, 18:44
Former F1 driver Romain Grosjean will drive for DAMS in this weekend’s GP2 race at the Hockenheimring. According to the official GP2 website Grosjean will take the place of Jerome d’Ambrosio: With testing strictly controlled in this category, Gravity Sport Management has made this decision in order to analyse the reasons why the d’Ambrosio/DAMS pairing [...]
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Williams drivers expect tyre challenge
Williams drivers Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg expect the German Grand Prix to be a difficult race for tyre management. Bridgestone are bringing their two most extreme tyre compounds – super-soft and hard – and the slow sections on the Hockenheimring can put severe strain on tyres. Barrichello said: Despite the revisions a few years [...]
Ecclestone’s escalator no worry for US GP
Texas Comptroller of Public Account Susan Combs said she is not concerned by the expected annual increase in the cost of hosting the United States Grand Prix. Bernie Ecclestone typically increases race hosting fees by seven to ten percent per year – known as his ‘escalator’ – but Combs told the Austin American Statesman that [...]
