2010 October archive
F1 Fanatic round-up: 13/10/2010 13th October 2010, 0:01
I’m hoping to get to Brands Hatch this weekend for the Formula Ford Festival. Make sure to say hello if you’re heading there too. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Why Robert Kubica is arguably the best driver in F1 (BBC) “When taking into consideration the machinery at their disposal, how much they have squeezed from what [...]
Alonso says five drivers can still win title 12th October 2010, 17:07
Fernando Alonso isn’t ruling the McLaren drivers out of contention for the championship despite them falling more than 25 points behind Mark Webber in the Japanese Grand Prix. He told the Ferrari website: I still think that the fight for the title is open for five drivers. Too many times this year we’ve seen someone [...]
2010 Japanese Grand Prix: the complete F1 Fanatic race weekend review
It’s advantage Red Bull in the championship after a dominant one-two in the Japanese Grand Prix. Find all the F1 Fanatic coverage of the Suzuka race in one place below – from Friday practice to the post-race review and our live comments on every session. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Perfect score at Suzuka fires Jimfaekillie into Predictions Championship lead
After 16 races we finally saw our first perfect scores in the 2010 F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship in the Japanese Grand Prix round. Four players all netted the maximum 50 points by predicting the pole sitter and top five finishers correctly. Jimfaekillie, winner of the British Grand Prix round and one of the four players [...]
FIA confirms Korean GP will take place
The Korean International Circuit has passed its FIA inspection, meaning the race meeting will go ahead as planned on October 22nd-24th. There had been doubts over the race as the FIA regulations require inspections to take place 90 days before a race. Korea’s inspection was delayed due to over-running construction work and the tarmac was [...]
F1 Fanatic round-up: 12/10/2010
The updated Predictions Championship standings will be on the site later today. In the meantime, here’s the round-up: Links Japan has something to look forward to (Top Car) “Will [Kamui Kobayashi] become Japan’s first Grand Prix winner? Already the books are open. Now all he needs is a Japanese motor manufacturer willing to return/enter the [...]
Who was the best driver of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend? (Poll) 11th October 2010, 22:00
Which driver did the best job during the Japanese Grand Prix weekend? See below for my pick of the best drivers in the Japanese Grand Prix. Review each driver’s race weekend in detail below and vote for who you thought was the most impressive driver. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Dominant win for Vettel piles pressure on Webber (Red Bull race review)
Sebastian Vettel took points off team mate Mark Webber for the third race in a row, and has halved his team mate’s championship lead in that time. Red Bull were able to translate their performance advantage into a one-two start and finish, giving them a 45-point lead in the constructors’ championship. Share this article with [...]
Aerial photos of the Korean F1 track
As we wait to learn the result of the FIA’s inspection of the Korean International Circuit, the race organisers have issued new photographs showing the extent of development at the circuit so far. It is widely believed next week’s race at the new circuit will go ahead and official word from the FIA is expected [...]
Disaster for Massa (Ferrari race review)
Going into the Japanese Grand Prix weekend Felipe Massa had the words of Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo ringing in his ears. Montezemolo made various remarks to the effect that he expected Massa to drive quicker and continue to help support team mate Fernando Alonso’s championship bid. Instead Massa had a weekend so dreadful it [...]
