2010 August archive
“F1 2010″: are you going to buy it? (Poll) 24th August 2010, 7:00
The first official F1 video game for major formats in four years goes on sale in one month’s time. And unlike many recent F1 games Codemasters’ “F1 2010″ will be a multi-format titles, with versions available for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Will you be buying it? What are your expectations of the long-awaited [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 24/8/2010
Apologies for all the technical problems yesterday – everything should now be running smoothly. A big thank you to Ed Marshall for all his help getting us back online. Here’s today’s round up: Links McLaren to remove F-duct for Monza (Autosport) “McLaren will remove the F-duct from its car for the first time this season [...]
Ecclestone signs sponsorship deal with UBS 23rd August 2010, 21:55
Bernie Ecclestone has announced a new deal to boost the sport with financial services company UBS to become a global sponsorship partner of Formula One. The agreement follows a comprehensive evaluation by UBS of worldwide sponsorship opportunities. The company decided that F1 offered the best opportunity to fulfil its desire for global reach and brand [...]
2010 Belgian Grand Prix live TV times
Here are the details of the BBC’s live video coverage of the Belgian Grand Prix and the F1 Fanatic live blogs which will take place during all five sessions this weekend. If you would like to help run the live blogs this weekend please get in touch by emailling me, using Twitter or leave a [...]
Spa’s long straights offer hope to Red Bull’s rivals (Belgian Grand Prix preview)
After a four-week break, F1 bursts back into life at the stunning Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The seven kilometre track in the Ardennes is a fabulous place to watch F1 cars at the peak of their performance. Which is why dozens of F1 Fanatic readers are making their way to Belgium this weekend. Force India impressed here [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 23/8/2010
Hope you all enjoyed the last weekend of the F1 holiday season. Don’t worry if you’re suffering from withdrawal symptoms because the Belgian Grand Prix preview will be up later today. Until then, here’s today’s round up: Links ‘Severe Punishment’ For Ferrari – Mosley (Speed) “Ferrari should receive a significant sporting sanction for breaking the [...]
Top ten… Hermann Tilke corners 22nd August 2010, 12:00
Guest writer Ned Flanders picks his ten favourite Hermann Tilke designed corners. Hermann Tilke – Formula’s 1 circuit guru of the moment – is not one of the most popular figures in F1. But with over half of the 2010 calendar partially or entirely drawn up by Tilke’s pen, it’s fair to say that modern [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 22/8/2010
Just a quick note from Keith – thanks to everybody who sent messages of congratulations, he’s looking forward to catching up on all the comments he’s missed when he gets back on Thursday. Here’s today’s round up: Links Vitaly Petrov gears up for Rotterdam demo (Renault and @rf1paddockpass) Image (C) Renault via Twitter “The Renault [...]
Virgin aiming for “coveted 10th place” 21st August 2010, 23:29
Virgin is confident that it will reach its target of being top of the new teams and “take that much coveted 10th place in the F1 Championship”. “We have come so far since March and the whole team have done an incredible job,” Technical Director Nick Wirth in an interview published on Virgin’s website. “I’m [...]
De La Rosa “hunting for more points”
Sauber is hopeful its improved form will continue the Belgian Grand Prix, following the team’s first two-car points finish of the season in Hungary. The team has said it has made good progress with its car since Valencia is confident of a strong performance at Spa. Technical Director James Key said, “Certainly we want to [...]
