2010 July archive
Alonso: “Winning is a great feeling” 27th July 2010, 17:50
Fernando Alonso brushed off criticism of his German Grand Prix win calling it a “great feeling” to win again. Alonso said: All wins are special. Winning is a great feeling and that was the case in Hockenheim, especially when I think of the huge workload undertaken by everyone at Maranello to achieve this fantastic one-two [...]
Yamamoto’s blunders (HRT race review)
Sakon Yamamoto’s second appearance for HRT – this time in place of Karun Chandhok – did not go very well. Sakon Yamamoto Bruno Senna Qualifying position 22 20 Qualifying time comparison (Q1) 1’19.844 (+1.252) 1’18.592 Race position 19 Average race lap 1’26.680 (+2.7) 1’23.980 Laps 19/67 63/67 Pit stops 1 2 You need to upgrade [...]
Austin GP reveals backer and opens website
The organisers of the 2012 United States Grand Prix have launched their official website and revealed details of one of the race’s backers. Red McCombs, owner of a car dealer group in Texas and previously named one of the 400 richest men in America, has invested in the project. He has been involved in other [...]
Sakon Yamamoto keeps HRT seat
Sakon Yamamoto will drive for HRT again in the Hungarian Grand Prix. The team confirmed the Japanese will retain his place in the race squad for the third event in a row. He will once again drive alongside Bruno Senna. Yamamoto said: I can’t wait to go back to the Hungaroring as I know the [...]
Why the team orders rule must stay
“Team orders which interfere with a race result are prohibited”, says article 39.1 of the Sporting Regulations. It’s had little use since it was introduced eight years ago, but on Sunday Ferrari were found to have broken it, given a $100,000 fine and ordered to appear before the World Motor Sports Council. This has led [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 27/7/2010
Thanks to Cari for taking care of yesterday’s round-up. Here’s today’s selection of links and Comment of the Day: Links Whitmarsh to hold private Ferrari talks (Autosport) “You can go back to the late 90s and all sorts of times when things have happened – but we decide to race. I think having our drivers [...]
Flexing wings and more reliability woes (Red Bull race review) (Video)
As at Silverstone, Red Bull’s front wings were the centre of attention before the race at Hockenheim – but for a very different reason. The new front wings were observed to be flexing at high speeds, allowing parts of the wing to move closer to the ground and operate more efficiently. Share this article with [...]
Another setback (Mercedes team review)
Having hoped to qualify on the third row Mercedes only scraped one car into Q3. Michael Schumacher Nico Rosberg Qualifying position 11 9 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’15.026 (+0.008) 1’15.018 Race position 9 8 Average race lap 1’19.860 (+0.048) 1’19.811 Laps 66/67 66/67 Pit stops 1 1 You need to upgrade your Flash Player Open [...]
Montezemolo defends driver switch 26th July 2010, 23:25
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 [...]
Best of the rest (Renault team review)
Renault 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 [...]
