2010 August archive
Jean Todt’s Approval Rating VIII 21st August 2010, 8:00
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: 21/8/2010
The latest Jean Todt’s Approval Rating will be up on the site later today. Until then, here’s today’s round up: Links Sauber eyes more progress at Spa (Autosport) “Sauber is optimistic that it can maintain its recent improved form at the Belgian Grand Prix as it eyes adding more points to its tally. “The Hinwil-based [...]
Ferrari: “Lauda missed out on a fine opportunity to keep his mouth shut” 20th August 2010, 19:16
Ferrari has hit back at Niki Lauda’s following his public outburst against the team and its use of team orders at the German Grand Prix – claiming the Austrian has “missed out on a fine opportunity to keep his mouth shut”. The comments were made on Ferrari’s official website on Friday, in a column entitled [...]
Yamamoto keeps Hispania seat for Belgium
Sakon Yamamoto will continue to race alongside Bruno Senna at the Belgian Grand Prix, HRT confirmed today. The Japanese driver made his first outing for the team at Silverstone, replacing Senna, and has since made another three appearances standing in for Karun Chandhok. It had been expected that Chandok would return behind the wheel after [...]
Hamilton on Spa: “Back into title hunt”
Lewis Hamilton is ready to renew his title race when the season resumes next week in Spa for the Belgian Grand Prix. “Personally, I think Spa is one of the ‘great’ Formula One tracks, and one I’d really love to win,” said Hamilton. “I’ll be going flat-out to try and get us back into the [...]
Schumacher upbeat despite grid penalty
Michael Schumacher is upbeat about returning to Spa for the Belgian Grand Prix, despite a ten-place grid penalty that will hamper his chances of a good result. “Spa has always been my favourite racetrack and so for that reason alone, I am really looking forward to going back and racing there,” said Schumacher. “It has [...]
Silverstone’s architects on making F1 circuits challenging but safe (Part 2)
Safety restrictions have made life difficult for track designers who want to create exciting and challenging racing circuits. To make tracks worthy of the best racing series in the world designers have to strike compromises between spectacle and safety – and satisfy the conflicting demands of bike and car racing. Drew MacDonald of Populous explained [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 20/8/2010
The second instalment of Keith’s interview with Silvertone designers Populous will be up later today – I hope you all enjoy it. Until then, here’s today’s round up: Links De la Rosa driving “better than ever” (Autosport) “Pedro de la Rosa thinks he is now driving better than he has ever done in his career [...]
Lauda: Ferrari will get a pasting from WMSC 19th August 2010, 21:26
Former world champion and Ferrari driver Niki Lauda has said he expects the Italian team will be heavily punished by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) next month for their use of team orders at the German Grand Prix. “What they did in Hockenheim was against all rules,” Lauda said in an interview with [...]
From the stands: Tommy B and Katy watch the German GP at Hockenheim
Long-standing F1 Fanatic fans Tommy B and Katy were in Hockenheim to watch the German Grand Prix. Read their account from the Hockenheimring as they squeezed in plenty of driver spotting and – thanks to a bit of clever Tweeting – were invited into the paddock. Here’s their view from the stands. Share this article [...]
