The performance data for the first four races of 2012 reveals F1 teams are even closer than they were in 2010.
Month: April 2012 articles archive
Mugello test crucial for Ferrari’s championship chances
2012 F1 testing
Posted onThe teams begin three days of testing at Mugello tomorrow. It’s home ground for Ferrari and they have a lot of work to do to get on the front runners’ pace.
Sauber confirm sponsorship from football team Chelsea
2012 F1 season
Posted onSauber have confirmed a new sponsorship deal with English Premier League football club Chelsea.
Rosberg: Tyres “couldn’t be better for F1”
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Nico Rosberg says F1 races have not become too much of a lottery in 2012 due to the tyres.
“If you’re not winning …you’re not trying” review
Review
Posted on“If you’re not winning …you’re not trying”, the insightful documentary on Lotus’s 1973 world championship campaign, has been re-released on DVD.
Button to do McLaren demo run in Budapest on Tuesday
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Jenson Button to do a demo run for McLaren in Hungary next week.
Caption Competition 12: Ferrari team mates
Caption Competition
Posted onThis week’s Caption Competition involves the two Ferrari drivers.
Lotus told Grosjean not to hold Raikkonen up
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: New video from the Bahrain Grand Prix shows Romain Grosjean was instructed to let Kimi Raikkonen past for second place.
First win makes Rosberg the Chinese GP Driver of the Weekend
2012 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg was emphatically voted Driver of the Weekend for the Chinese Grand Prix after scoring his first F1 pole position and win.
F1 should fix flawed rules before changing tyres
Comment
Posted onF1 should fix its flawed tyre rules instead of making knee-jerk changes to Pirelli’s tyres – which are giving us great races.
Button doubts benefit of Mugello test
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Jenson Button says McLaren won’t have “massive updates” for the Mugello test.
Should Lotus have used team orders in Bahrain?
Debates and polls
Posted onShould Lotus have used team orders to help Kimi Raikkonen pass Romain Grosjean in Bahrain?
Rosberg’s China win rated fifth-best race of last five years
Rate the race result
Posted onThe Chinese Grand Prix was rated the fifth-best race since the beginning of 2008 by F1 Fanatic readers.
Vergne denies Toro Rosso seat is audition for Red Bull
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne says he is not in a “fight” with team mate Daniel Ricciardo for a Red Bull seat in 2013.
FIA tests ‘front roll hoop’ to evaluate F1 safety improvement
2012 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has tested a front-mounted roll hoop in an effort to improve safety in single-seater racing cars.
HRT to miss Mugello test
2012 F1 testing
Posted onHRT have announced they will not participate in the three-day test at Mugello next week.
F1 handed Bahrain more than just a propaganda victory
Comment
Posted onF1 gave the Bahrain regime a propaganda victory from the moment they arrived until they left the circuit, passing banners bearing the legend “UniF1ed – we did it!”
Today in 1982: Villeneuve and Pironi’s fatal feud at Ferrari
1982 San Marino Grand Prix flashback
Posted onThe 1982 San Marino Grand Prix, 30 years ago today, began with a political row and ended with a bitter feud between team mates – which had tragic consequences.
Paul Ricard edges closer to race-share deal with Spa
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Bernie Ecclestone says financial terms have been agreed for the French Grand Prix to return to the F1 calendar.
Caterham to run Rodolfo Gonzalez at Mugello
2012 F1 testing
Posted onRodolfo Gonzalez will drive for Caterham in the three-day test at Mugello next week, the team has confirmed.