2010 October archive
Unpredictable Korea may be McLaren’s last chance (Korean Grand Prix preview) 20th October 2010, 8:20
F1 heads to the brand new and hastily-completed Korean International Circuit with question marks over the state of the track and facilities. But the situation for the McLaren drivers is clear. With three races to go Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button may have to give up on their championship chances if they fail to get [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 20/10/2010
The F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship is open for Korea so you can’t start getting your predictions in for this weekend’s race. As usual the deadline is the start of practice three on Saturday. Here’s today’s round-up. Links Expats excited about F1 Korean GP (The Korean Times) “For Liz Poustie, a teacher in Seoul, it will [...]
Massa hoping to help Alonso in Korea 19th October 2010, 14:37
Felipe Massa says he aims to be in among the five drivers contesting the championship in the Korean Grand Prix: As for my aims this weekend, firstly we need to qualify well on Saturday and after that, in the race, I want to be in the middle of the battle for the Drivers’ championship, fighting [...]
Korea “ready” but construction continues
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, who run the Australian Grand Prix, has sent a team of marshals to Korea to help support and train the 700 Korean marshals in preparation for their inaugural Grand Prix this weekend. Among them is F1 Fanatic reader and experienced marshal John Booker. Here’s his view of the state [...]
He’s 14 points behind but Vettel should be leading the championship by 59
Sebastian Vettel should be going into this weekend’s Korean Grand Prix on the verge of clinching the world championship. Instead a combination of unreliability and a few disastrous mistakes at the wheel mean he’s trailing championship leader Mark Webber with three races to go. And with this year’s championship so finely poised any further mistakes [...]
Ecclestone came close to cancelling Korea
Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he was on the verge of cancelling the Korean Grand Prix last month due to the late-running construction work. Speaking to The Guardian he said: It’s done now. It’s all right. Last month I didn’t think it would be finished. And it would have been cancelled then – for sure. But [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 19/10/2010
Thanks as ever to Cari for taking care of the Monday round-up yesterday. I spent my Sunday at the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch where I saw some great racing and this terrifying crash which saw Robert Wolk somersaulting through the air at Paddock: Incredibly, he was unhurt. Dennis Lind of Denmark won the [...]
Try the brilliant new Championship Calculator designed by Jamie 18th October 2010, 21:51
Reader and JScript guru Jamie has knocked up a new version of the Championship Calculator which makes my feeble effort look like it was scrawled on the back of an envelope. Which, er, it was… Jamie’s new version lets you figure out how any of the remaining three races could affect the standings in the [...]
Force India pair expect busy Friday
The Force India drivers are anticipating busy first day’s work at the new Korean International Circuit on Friday as they get used to the new track and try revised parts for the VJM03. Vitantonio Liuzzi will be using a new chassis this weekend after being hit by Felipe Massa at Suzuka: My first impression of [...]
Korea has “a bit of everything” – Kubica
Robert Kubica has been scouring Youtube for videos of the new Korean International Circuit but admits there’s nothing like driving a track for the first time to learn a circuit properly: I have seen the videos on You Tube and collected as much information as I can with the team. I will do some virtual [...]
