Mark Webber appeared in front of a crowd of 40,000 at a Red Bull show in Naples on Saturday. Speed limit restrictions at public events like this are far less strict in Italy than they are here in Britain, so Webber covered the 1.2km strip from Piazza della Repubblica to Piazza Vittori at speeds of … Continue reading Webber in Naples demonstration (Pictures)
Month: April 2010 articles archive
Technical review: the fly-away races
Posted onThe next round at Barcelona will be a feast for technology fans as teams bring their biggest updates yet to their 2010 cars. John Beamer looks at the developments so far this year and what to expect in Spain. Despite spending the first four races far from home the rate of development has been impressive … Continue reading Technical review: the fly-away races
Barcelona “a Red Bull circuit” – Sutil
Posted onAdrian Sutil reckons Red Bull will be the team to beat in the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona in two weeks’ time. The Force India driver believes the RB6 will be best-suited to the Circuit de Catalunya: There you just need downforce, so I think it’s a Red Bull circuit again. You have a long … Continue reading Barcelona “a Red Bull circuit” – Sutil
F1 Fanatic round-up: 26/4/2010
Posted onIt’s the start of the second week of the three-week break between the Chinese and Spanish rounds. If going that long without a Grand Prix is getting you down, remember this is the longest break we’ll have until the end of July. Here’s today’s round-up: Links ‘Button is seeing the bigger picture’ (ESPN) Stirling Moss: … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 26/4/2010
Branson heads Ecclestone on Rich List
Posted onVirgin boss Richard Branson has overtaken Bernie Ecclestone to become the richest Briton in F1, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. Branson’s personal wealth has been estimated at £2.6bn this year, up £1.4bn from last year as the end of the credit crunch has boosted Virgin’s revenues. He is 18th on the list. Eccletone, … Continue reading Branson heads Ecclestone on Rich List
Your questions: “F1 2010”, overtaking, pit lane penalties and more
Posted onI’ve left my inbox unattended far too long and it’s high time I rounded up a bunch of answers to readers’ questions. Today’s batch includes questions on the forthcoming Codemasters “F1 2010” game, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel’s Shanghai reprimands and how to hear radio commentary at the Spanish Grand Prux.
Coulthard 13th on DTM debut
Posted onDavid Coulthard finished 13th in his first race for Mercedes in the DTM. He started 17th on the grid behind fellow ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, who’s in his third year in the German touring car series. Schumacher finished tenth in the season-opener at the Hockenheimring behind another former F1 driver, Markus Winkelhock, also in an … Continue reading Coulthard 13th on DTM debut
F1 Fanatic round-up: 25/4/2010
Posted onI’ll be keeping an eye on the BTCC race from Rockingham today as suggested by Allan yesterday. How are you spending your Sunday? Let us know in the comments. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Silverstone is born again… Hamilton and Button now have a £5m Grand Prix home to be proud of (Daily Mail) “It is … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 25/4/2010
What should F1 be? (Making F1 better)
Posted onWe began our discussion about how to make F1 better yesterday by asking what made F1 great in the past and what – if anything – is missing from it now. In part two we’ll tackle a question that often provoked disagreement and debate between F1 fans: just what is Formula 1 supposed to be? … Continue reading What should F1 be? (Making F1 better)
F1 Fanatic round-up: 24/4/2010
Posted onThe second “Why you should watch…” will be up later today and, for the first time, a guest writer will be picking one of their favourite racing series and urging us all to watch it. Some time after that the next part in the “Making F1 better” series will be on the site. In the … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 24/4/2010
When was F1 at its best? The rose-tinted spectacles problem (Making F1 better)
Posted onIn the golden days of F1 every Grand Prix was a classic, with 20 changes of lead and a photo finish. Dashing drivers would climb from beautiful, sponsor-free cars, light a cigarette and regale the world’s press with quick-witted quips. Nonsense, of course. It’s easy to write off modern F1 as a pale shadow of … Continue reading When was F1 at its best? The rose-tinted spectacles problem (Making F1 better)
The pecking order as the teams ready their Barcelona performance upgrades
Posted onWith the four ‘flyaway’ races behind us the teams look to the start of the European season to accelerate development of their cars. Aside from a quick excursion across the Atlantic for the Canadian Grand Prix, from now until late September the teams will be racing at venues much closer to their factories, making it … Continue reading The pecking order as the teams ready their Barcelona performance upgrades
F1 Fanatic round-up: 23/4/2010
Posted onToday’s your last chance to enter the competition to win one of five copies of Stuart Codling’s “Art of the Formula 1 Race Car.” Get your entry in before midnight GMT. Here’s today’s round-up: Links The big man is hungry (Metro F1) Toro Rosso’s Giorgio Ascanelli on developing an F-duct for the STR5: “If I … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 23/4/2010
Making F1 better: a discussion series
Posted onIn recent years F1 has become fixated with “improving the show”. And the calls for better racing doubled after the dull season opener at Bahrain. Since then we’ve had three much better races. That doesn’t necessarily mean F1’s problems are solved. In a new series starting today I aim to start a constructive debate on … Continue reading Making F1 better: a discussion series
Button: Avoiding mistakes key to title
Posted onChampionship leader Jenson Button says avoiding mistakes during race weekends will put him in a good position to win this year’s championship. Speaking after his second race win of 2010 he said: What’s most important is that we didn’t really make any mistakes in China we didn’t really drop the ball. And I know from … Continue reading Button: Avoiding mistakes key to title
Mosley attacks “weak” di Montezemolo
Posted onFormer FIA president Max Mosley has fired off another broadside at Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo in an interview with F1 Racing magazine. He also said letting that Ferrari keep their one-two win in the 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix was a mistake: Luca is very, very good company with people and he’s certainly a very … Continue reading Mosley attacks “weak” di Montezemolo
F1’s tyre wars
F1 statistics
Posted onFind out more about F1’s tyre wars.
F1 Fanatic round-up: 22/4/2010
Posted onI had the chance to fix a couple of problems on the site yesterday. Coming up on the site today we’ll have a look at tyre wars in F1 and, time permitting, the beginning of a new discussion series to run between now and the next race. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Tony goes to China … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 22/4/2010
A step forward in stewarding – so far
Posted onThe standards of refereeing in Formula 1 has been a hotly-disputed topic in recent years after a catalogue of controversial judgements. For the first time this year experienced racing drivers have been brought in to advise the stewards. At the same time, the role of permanent steward previously occupied by Alan Donnelly has been abolished. … Continue reading A step forward in stewarding – so far
Senna scores first F1 win in Estoril deluge
1985 Portuguese Grand Prix flashback
Posted onToday is the 25 anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s first win in Formula 1. Despite atrocious conditions, which F1 cars would not be allowed to race in today, the Brazilian dominated and won by more than a minute.