The deadline for teams to submit their 2010 Formula 1 entries has passed. The only thing that is clear now is the next important date – June 12, the day when the 2010 Formula One entry list will be published.
Four new teams – Campos Meta, US F1 Team, Prodrive and Lola – submitted their entries [...]
2010
One deadline has passed, new one looms …
2010
FOTA comes up with proposal – Limit spending at £100 million for 2010, technical assistance for new teams
A day before the deadline for 2010 F1 entry submissions FOTA came up with their own plan how to assist new teams to enter F1. The new entrants would receive technical assistance from the established teams in order to be able to compete on a credible level with the much better funded teams. However, contrary [...]
2010
FOTA meets again today, three days left to submit 2010 entries
Following the constructive but not exactly conclusive talks in Monaco the FOTA representatives will meet again today, this time in London.
The comments coming out of all the camps (FIA, Bernie and FOTA) after Monaco were much calmer and much less confrontational than much of the talk in the past few weeks. However FOTA still felt [...]
2009
2009 Prediction Game Round 6 Results
The results of round 6 are here. The best scores of this round go to Wil and alicotero with 20 points – very respectable ! Few regulars missed this round and dropped down the provisional order. Well, no need to worry. Each player will have the worst score erased after Abu Dhabi so nothing is [...]
2009
A record for Jenson Button and Mercedes-Benz
This what Ross Brawn Nick Fry had to say (among other things):
“I think the other huge credit has to go to Mercedes-Benz. I don’t know if it has been observed but the engine in Jenson’s car is the first F1 engine to win three races in succession. To have an engine which is that good [...]
2009
Quickly on Indy 500
It was a big day for motor racing yesterday. Monaco GP for Formula One fans, the Indy 500 for those who prefer IRL and the oval racing.
We had the Indy500 here on TV live last night. Unfortunately thanks to time difference the race start in this part of the world is at 1am. That makes [...]
2009
2009 Monaco GP – Race result – Another win for Button
Jenson Button won the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix, his 5th win of the season. Rubens Barrichello completed 1-2 for Brawn GP. Kimi Raikkonen brought Ferrari to the podium for the first time this year. Felipe Massa finished 4th.
2009 Monaco GP race result:
1. J. Button – Brawn GP – 1:40:44.282
2. R. Barrichello – Brawn GP + [...]
2009
2009 Monaco GP – Post qualifying weights
FIA published the post qualifying weights short while ago. Brawn cars are the heaviest ones among the front runners while Sebastian Vettel is very lightly fueled. Fisichella, Bourdais, Kubica and Glock are extremely heavy.
Jenson Button – 647.5
Kimi Raikkonen – 644.0
Rubens Barrichello – 648.0
Sebastian Vettel – 631.5
Felipe Massa – 643.5
Nico Rosberg – 642.0
Heikki Kovalainen – 644.0
Mark [...]
2009
Video – McLaren and their new rear wing for Monaco
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes released this video offering a closer look at their new aero for the high downforce Monaco track.
2009
2009 Monaco GP – Qualifying – Another pole for Jenson Button
Jenson Button will start Monaco Grand Prix from pole position. Next to him on front row will be KERS equipped Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen. P3 went to Rubens Barrichello, P4 to Sebastian Vettel. Q3 times of some of the fornt runners are rather quick when compared to Q2 suggesting that top 8 may not have [...]
2009
2009 Monaco GP – Saturday practice – Alonso on top
Fernando Alonso posted the fastest time of the final practice session in Monaco, followed by Jenson Button and Heikki Kovalainen. Top seven drivers were separated only by 2 tenths. Looks like we are in for very unpredictable qualifying session with Brawn, Ferrari, McLaren, Alonso and perhaps Red Bulls as well all looking like pole position [...]
2010
FIA FOTA talks to continue, first 2010 entries submitted
There was no agreement reached during the talks between the teams and FIA yesterday in Monaco. The talks were however branded “constructive” and “making good progress”. The talks are set to continue although according to BBC there are no more talks planned for this weekend, Luca di Montezemolo has already left Monaco and is not [...]
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