2010 July archive
Whitmarsh expects to race new diffuser 20th July 2010, 13:48
Martin Whitmarsh said he expects McLaren to race their exhaust-blown diffusers in Germany this weekend. It brought to the British Grand Prix but removed them after Friday practice. He said the configuration, which only Red Bull had on their cars at the start of the season, was one of two notable innovations in F1 this [...]
Ferrari eager for points in Germany
Ferrari are aiming for a substantial point haul in the German Grand Prix this weekend. The Italian team has scored just four points since introducing its exhaust-driven diffuser package at Valencia two races ago. It will have further changes to its diffuser for this weekend’s race. They expect the F10 will work well on the [...]
25 years today: Rosberg’s record lap
Keke Rosberg became the first man to lap an F1 circuit at an average speed of more than 160mph (258kph) on this day 25 years ago. His record stood for the best part of 20 years. That sub-66 second lap of Silverstone in a Honda turbo-powered Williams remains one of the most celebrated pole position [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 20/7/2010
Thanks to Cari for taking care of yesterday’s round-up. I’m back at the helm today… Links Button and Petrov burn around Kremlin (Youtube) While Robert Kubica appeared in Poland his team mate Vitaly Petrov also appeared before his home crowd, with Jenson Button in attendance in Russia too. Teams hopeful of logo-dispute solution (Autosport) Martin [...]
Kubica performs in Poland (Pictures) 19th July 2010, 22:57
Robert Kubica has made a rare appearance in front of his home crowd in a Formula 1 car. The Renault driver appeared at Poznan circuit and spent 20 minutes behind the wheel of a 2009-spec R29 in the team’s 2010 colours. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Fauzy to drive in Germany practice
Fairuz Fauzy will drive in a practice session for the third time this year at the Hockenheimring. Lotus previously said his additional outings in the T127 this year would be in Hungary, Singapore and Abu Dhabi. The Malaysian test driver is getting another run in the car because of the mechanical problems he suffered during [...]
Technical review: British Grand Prix
Looking back on the technical developments from Silverstone, here’s John Beamer. Silverstone was always pegged as a Red Bull track and a 0.7s qualifying gap confirmed it as such. To see the RB6′s superiority one need look no further than Abbey where it had an astonishing 10mph exit speed advantage. That is why the rest [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 19/07/2010
As Keith recovers from his stag do and a weekend at Rockingham watching the British F3 race, I’ll be filling in on today’s round-up. Come back later for the full British Grand Prix technical review. Links Mark Webber calls on Red Bull to give him a fair deal after front wing fiasco at British Grand [...]
Who is Germany’s best F1 driver? (Poll) 18th July 2010, 9:00
It’s the German Grand Prix next weekend – and fans at the Hockenheimring have never had it so good. They have six local drivers to cheer on – one-quarter of the F1 grid. But are any of them ready to take on the mantle of heir to herr Schumacher? Share this article with your friends: [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 18/7/2010
Today I’m at Rockingham watching the British F3 race – apparently Karun Chandhok is there too so I’ll see if I bump into him. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Motorsport SA’s position on F1 (Motorsport South Africa) “Dr Nyabadza shared the sentiment of millions of F1-fans that it would be wonderful to have F1 back in [...]
