2010 October archive
Hamilton, Button, Alonso, Vettel and Webber re-create famous photograph 21st October 2010, 9:14
The famous photograph of 1986 world championship contenders Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet has been re-created by the five drivers in contention for the 2010 drivers’ title. Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel posed together and with Bernie Ecclestone at the Korean International Circuit. See below [...]
Vodafone extend McLaren title sponsorship
Vodafone will continue as title sponsors of McLaren until at least the end of 2013 under a new contract announced today. The telecommunications company will become the team’s “official total communications partner” McLaren Group executive chairman Ron Dennis said: The success that Vodafone McLaren Mercedes has enjoyed since our two companies’ partnership began in 2007 [...]
Korean Grand Prix live TV times
We’ll have live commenting during every session of the Korean Grand Prix at F1 Fanatic as usual. We’re always looking for people to help run the live comments sessions so please get in touch using the contact form if you’d like to help out. Here are the details of the BBC’s live video coverage of [...]
Dry weekend expected in Korea
With a new circuit and a greasy track surface to get to grips with, the last thing the drivers needs this weekend is rain. Fortunately for them the weather for the Korean Grand Prix looks likely to remain dry. The Korean International Circuit is outside Mokpo in the southernmost portion of South Korea. October is [...]
20 years since Senna took out Prost at Suzuka
Ayrton Senna clinched the 1990 world championship in a deeply controversial Japanese Grand Prix. He rammed into rival Alain Prost at the first corner at Suzuka, taking both of them out of the race.
F1 Fanatic round-up: 21/10/2010
Practice for the Korean Grand Prix starts tomorrow so don’t forget to get your race predictions in as soon as possible. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Ecclestone happy with F1 preparation (The Hindu) “I will come back if necessary. I don’t think it will be necessary before October. These people are quite capable, and I don’t [...]
McLaren plan to race new wing in Korea 20th October 2010, 13:04
McLaren principal race engineer Phil Prew says the team are “optimistic” they will be able to use their new rear wing at the Korean Grand Prix this weekend. The part was tested at Suzuka but not raced as Lewis Hamilton’s crash on Friday and rain on Saturday reduced the amount of available practice time available [...]
The new Korean International Circuit turn-by-turn in pictures
The teams have been walking the Korean International Circuit ahead of the first official action at the track in two days’ time. The pictures below show what each corner of the new track has in store for the drivers and how the circuit looks just days before the race weekend begins. Share this article with [...]
Villeneueve: FIA ‘backflipped’ over ’11 team
Jacques Villeneuve has said everything was in place for his planned tie-up with Durango to run an F1 team in 2011 and he doesn’t know why the FIA turned down their application to enter as a 13th team next year. The 1997 world champion told Adelaide Now: We were working hard on Formula One, but [...]
Maldonado-to-Williams rumours grow
Reports in the Brazilian press claim GP2 champion Pastor Maldonado will join Rubens Barrichello at Williams in 2011, replacing Nico Hülkenberg. There has been much speculation over Hülkenberg’s seat in recent days as Williams are believed to need a driver who can bring sponsorship to the team next year. Maldonado is heavily backed by Venezuela’s [...]
