The complete F1 Fanatic 2011 season preview
2011 F1 season preview
The 2011 F1 season is almost upon us.
Get ready for the new year with F1 Fanatic’s comprehensive season preview.
Including guides to all the teams and drivers, statistics, interactive maps and lots more across 26 articles.
Teams and drivers
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Jerez, 2011
Red Bull
Red Bull start 2011 season as the team to beat – They clinched both championships last year. Can they do it again?
Will Vettel be first driver in five years to keep his title? – Not since 2006 has a driver retained a championship title. Can Vettel buck the trend?
Jenson Button, McLaren, Barcelona, 2011
McLaren
McLaren start 2011 with doubts over radical car – Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have dropped hints that all is not well with the new McLaren.
Hamilton and Button: All smiles – for now – The camaraderie between McLaren’s drivers could come under more strain this year.
Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Barcelona, 2011
Ferrari
Ferrari set to resume battle with Red Bull in 2011 – Ferrari should push Red Bull every lap of the way for championship honours in 2011.
Scuderia Ferrari or Team Alonso? – Halfway through 2010 Ferrari threw its weight behind Alonso. Can Massa get back on terms this year?
Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Barcelona, 2011
Mercedes
Changes at Mercedes but concern over W02 – Ross Brawn has admitted Mercedes are looking for a big improvement from their car.
Will the Schumacher comeback project get back on track in 2011? – Schumacher needs progress in the second year of his return.
Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Barcelona, 2011
Renault
Renault turn to Heidfeld after Kubica’s disaster – Nick Heidfeld will lead Renault’s 2011 campaign following Robert Kubica’s crash.
Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Barcelona, 2011
Williams
Williams pin hopes on aggressive car for 2011 – A close look at the FW33 tells you a lot about what’s going on at Williams as they drop Nico Hülkenberg and bring in Pastor Maldonado.
Adrian Sutil, Force India, Barcelona, 2011
Force India
Force India aim high in fourth season – Improving on last year’s result of seventh looks like a tall order for Force India who’ve lagged among the mid-fielders in testing.
Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Barcelona, 2011
Sauber
Sauber put their faith in young drivers for 2011 – Sauber’s driver line-up recalls their successful pairing of Kimi Räikkönen and Nick Heidfeld who scored the team’s best championship result ten years ago.
Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Barcelona, 2011
Toro Rosso
Toro Rosso drivers under pressure as team seek step forward – Will Toro Rosso make another mid-season driver switch in 2011 with the highly-rated Daniel Ricciardo sitting on the sidelines?
Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Barcelona, 2011
Lotus
Lotus aim to compete in midfield in 2011 – Can Lotus make the transition from new team to midfield contenders and start bringing home points in 2011?
HRT F111
HRT
Hard to see much progress for HRT in 2011 – HRT head into their second F1 season in slightly more promising shape than 12 months ago but once again they haven’t got any testing mileage.
Jerome d'Ambrosio, Virgin, Barcelona, 2011
Virgin
Glock doubts Virgin will reach midfield in 2011 – Virgin hope to close the gap to the midfield this year but Timo Glock doubts they’ve done enough.
2011 season preview features
24 drivers, 5 champions and 6,000km of racing – It’s all change in the rules but most teams are sticking with the same drivers for 2011.
Rookies bring three countries back to F1 – Three countries which haven’t had F1 drivers for decades are represented once more in 2011.
Waiting to win: When each F1 driver last won a race – One driver on the 2011 grid has been waiting more than a decade for a win.
The changing F1 calendar
Interactive map: The growing F1 calendar, 1950-2011 – See how the F1 calendar has tripled in size since 1950.
How new tyres will change F1 in 2011 – More pit stops and fewer chances to make the cut in qualifying with F1′s new tyres.
DRS: Separating the good from the bad – Don’t be too hasty to write off a change that could add a lot to F1.
Which F1 races are you going to in 2011? – Tell us which races you’re going to and get tips from fans.
The 2011 F1 rules changes at-a-glance – A quick guide to the major rules changes this year.
The 2011 F1 season in 20 questions – Make your predictions on how the 2011 F1 season will unfold.
Pre-season technical review – Guest writer John Beamer reviews the innovations on the 2011 F1 cars revealed so far.
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briank said on 24th March 2011, 0:55
<<>> love it.
briank said on 24th March 2011, 0:57
The thing about Redbull is… they also have the fastest driver.
somerandomguy said on 24th March 2011, 7:07
Lets hope Webber wins at home this weekend! It would be a great story