Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and Nick Heidfeld have all changed their helmet designs for the 2009 seasons. Several others have made minor changes to their designs. Here’s a look at each of the helmets this year’s F1 drivers will be using. Among the design details I like are the world championship playing cards on Alonso’s … Continue reading 2009 F1 drivers helmets (Pictures)
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2009 F1 cars: which looks best? (Poll)
Posted onIt’s beauty contest time. The 2009 F1 cars are a strange looking bunch but there’s no mistaking some are better looking than others. Which is the fairest of them all? Vote and check out pictures of each of the cars below.
Toro Rosso STR4 launched – first pictures
2009 F1 season
Posted onThe Toro Rosso STR4 has been revealed, meaning the 2009 F1 grid is now complete.
Brawn GP’s BGP 001 breaks cover at Silverstone
2009 F1 season
Posted onThe new Brawn GP team tested its 2009 Formula 1 car at Silverstone today. Jenson Button was at the wheel of the BGP 001.
2009 F1 testing: March 3rd (Update: pictures added)
Posted onMore rain at Jerez yesterday meant Ferrari didn’t even bother sending Felipe Massa out on track. Fernando Alonso joins the test today and Adrian Sutil will get his first run in the Force India VJM02. But will they get a reprieve from the rain?
2009 F1 testing: March 1st (Pictures)
Posted onToday saw all eight of the 2009-specification F1 cars launched so far on track together for the first time at Jerez in Spain. Sebastian Vettel was comfortably fastest in the Red Bull, over 1.3s quicker than Felipe Massa’s Ferrari.
Pictures: Force India VJM02 revealed early
Formula 1
Posted onForce India’s VJM02 was due to break cover tomorrow but Anirudh has dug out some early pictures of it on Force India’s official website. They confirm the impression we got from the Force India calendar earlier this year that the new car replaces the bright red flashes of 2008 with orange and green. More pictures … Continue reading Pictures: Force India VJM02 revealed early
Williams FW31 livery – official pictures
Posted onWe’ve had sneak peeks of the Williams FW31’s final livery twice already but now the team have published official photographs of the final design. See below for more pictures.
Pictures: Williams FW31 livery revealed
Posted onIt looks like the leaked picture of Williams’ 2009 livery was accurate after all. These new photographs from Williams sponsor Allianz show the FW31 in what looks very much like a combination of the colour scheme seen on the leaked picture plus the sponsors layout shown on the interim car. By my reckoning this makes … Continue reading Pictures: Williams FW31 livery revealed
2009 F1 testing: February 17th (Updated: pictures added)
Posted onFerrari, BMW and Toyota continue testing at Bahrain today and we’ll be following their progress below.
New pictures of the McLaren MP4/24
Posted onMcLaren were a bit shy about putting up images of their new MP4-24 F1 car at first. Happily they seem to have had a change of heart and given us lots of new pictures to have a look at, including a few high-resolution ones too. Here they are:
Red Bull RB5 officially revealed
F1 pictures
Posted onThe Red Bull RB5 broke cover today – it’s the seventh 2009 F1 car to be revealed. Here are pictures of the RB5.
2009 F1 cars and 2008 cars compared
Posted onIt’s only when you get a look at pictures of the 2009 F1 cars alongside their 2008 predecessors that you realise how drastic the new 2009 rules are. Here’s some pictures of the 2009 Ferrari, McLaren, BMW and Toyota alongside last year’s cars.
Pictures: BMW Sauber unveil their F1.09 at Valencia
Posted onBMW Sauber drivers Rosberg Kubica and Nick Heidfeld revealed their new F1.09 chassis at the Valencia Ricardo Tormo circuit in Spain.
Pictures: Alonso and Piquet reveal Renault R29 in Portugal
Formula 1
Posted onFirst pictures of the new R29, the car Renault hope will put Fernando Alonso in contention for the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.
Renault R29 pictures leak out early
Posted onPictures of the Renault R29’s bodywork have appeared on the internet ahead of the car’s official launch later today. The pictures of Renault’s 2009 F1 car appear to show a revised livery with more use of yellow and orange and less blue. Dutch website F1today.nl claims the team will carry Total branding in additional to … Continue reading Renault R29 pictures leak out early
Pictures: McLaren reveal their MP4/24 for the 2009 season
2009 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren has shown off its 2009 Formula 1 car, the MP4/24, with which Lewis Hamilton will be looking to defend his crown.
Ferrari F60 and Toyota TF109 side by side – pictures (2009 F1 cars)
Posted onThe first two F1 cars of 2009 have been officially unveiled – so now we can get a close-up look at the pair of them and see where the designers have gone in different directions. Here’s a look at the Ferrari F60 and Toyota TF109 side by side.
Toyota reveals the TF109 – pictures and video
2009 F1 season
Posted onThe Toyota TF109 has become the second F1 car to break cover. Toyota used a live online launch to unveil their eighth car to contest the F1 world championship.
Ferrari F60 launched at Mugello – pictures and video
2009 F1 season
Posted onFerrari has launched its 2009 F1 car at Maranello. The F60 is the first Formula 1 car for the new season to break cover.