In today’s F1 Fanatic round-up we have a strange photograph, a funny video, and a special birthday: Links A photograph of JLS in the back of a taxi driven by Jenson Button (Popjustice) This is curious because McLaren drivers are not normally allowed to have personal sponsorship deals, but the site reckons: “It’s something to … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 5/3/2010
Ferrari’s 2009 campaign was their least successful since 1993 and left the team with a lot of wounded pride. But they could put that behind them very quickly in 2010 with a competitive-looking car and a strong new driver line-up.
HRT has revealed the car which will be raced by Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok in 2010.
Karun Chandhok has taken the last place on the 2010 F1 grid with HRT. The Indian driver will partner Bruno Senna, who was his team mate at GP2 team iSport in 2008.
Lada may be one of the car manufacturers you’re least likely to associate with F1 but the Russian company is set to change that having agreed a sponsorship deal with Renault. The company’s logos will appear on the cockpit sides of the Renault R30 and on Vitaly Petrov’s overalls.
Are you happy with how F1 is being run by the FIA president? Once every month at F1 Fanatic we look at how the president of the sport’s governing body, Jean Todt, is managing the championship. Join in by casting your vote below.
The changes to the F1 rules are not as sweeping as they were last season. But there are several significant alterations such as the ban on refuelling during races and winners getting 25 points instead of ten. And there are some other small-but-significant changes for 2010 to keep an eye on too, all of which … Continue reading The new 2010 F1 rules: A quick guide
Today we expect to learn more about HRT’s (formerly Campos) plans for F1, including what their car will look like and who, along with Bruno Senna, will be driving it. Here’s today’s F1 Fanatic round-up: Links Exclusive interview with Ken Anderson (Autosport) The US F1 boss blames the delay over the 2010 teams list and … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 4/3/2010
The official 2010 F1 entry list has been published by the FIA. The US F1 team has been dropped from the list and Stefan GP do not appear in their place meaning there will only be 24 cars at the first race in Bahrain. A statement said: Having considered the various options, the FIA confirms … Continue reading US F1 officially out and no place for Stefan GP as 2010 entry list confirmed
Red Bull leapt from the midfield to the sharp end in 2009. Can they go one step further in 2010?
The BBC has confirmed F1 is being filmed in HD this year. But Formula One Management is not making the high definition feed available to broadcasters. Danielle Nagler, the BBC’s head of HD, wrote on her blog today: The events are being filmed in HD (as far as we know) but they are not made … Continue reading F1 being filmed in HD this year
The US F1 dream finally appears to be over. Now the post-mortem will begin on why a team we’ve known about for more than a year failed to make the grid for 2010. Should they have been given a place on the grid to begin with? And if not, is there something wrong with the … Continue reading A flawed way of choosing F1 teams
Campos Meta will change its name to HRT ahead of the 2010 season. It stands for Hispania Racing Team – Hispania being the name of a group owned by Jose Ramon Carabante, who took over the team last week. It’s not an ideal choice of name. The same acronym is used by the Holden Racing … Continue reading Campos changes name to HRT
Today is the birthday of former Andrea Moda driver and Top Gear’s original Stig Perry McCarthy. You can follow him on Twitter along with a small number of other ex-F1 drivers. Here’s the Wednesday round-up: Links Red Bull: Exhaust Driven Diffuser (Scarbs) Just what is going on at the back of the Red Bull RB6? … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 3/3/2010
They’re the reigning constructors’ championships and they’ve hired the most successful F1 driver ever. Surely all Mercedes have to do on their return to F1 is show up and collect the titles? It might not be quite as straightforward as that, but the title holders have a very strong hand heading into 2010.
US F1 has closed its factory less than two weeks before it was supposed to begin competing in Formula 1. According to Autosport the remaining staff have been laid off. I have been trying to contact the team for several days without success. There has not yet been an official announcement from the team. It … Continue reading US F1 closes down
Michael Schumacher’s career statistics must make daunting reading for his rivals. He’s already racked up more than 100 fastest laps and over 150 podium finishes. And if his Mercedes is up to the task, this year he could surpass 100 F1 career wins, something which has never been done before.
GP Prep, the young drivers testing initiative set up by Lewis Hamilton’s father Anthony, has been officially approved by Formula One Management. The scheme has launched a website inviting applications from drivers. The scheme will allow young drivers to test modern Formula 1 cars outside of the restrictions imposed on teams’ testing. Teams cannot test … Continue reading GP Prep opens for business
Heikki Kovalainen has denied saying his Lotus T127 is worse than the Minardi he tested in 2003. Kovalainen’s quotes in the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat were reported on several websites yesterday. The Finnish driver criticised the coverage using his Twitter account saying: Seen some news from Finnish media about Lotus/Minardi, comments taken out of context, … Continue reading Kovalainen unhappy with “Minardi” quotes
Ferrari has revealed a concept road car using F1 KERS technology at the Geneva Motor Show. The HY-KERS is based on a 599 GTB Fiorano but features a Kinetic Energy Recovery System similar to that used by the F1 team the F60 last year. Ferrari says the knowledge gleaned from running the technology in Formula … Continue reading Ferrari’s KERS hybrid road car (Pictures)