New season, new drivers helmet designs. Here is the collection of 2010 F1 drivers helmets (click on the thumbnails to enlarge the images). Most of the returning drivers seem to have selected to stay with their traditional designs (or switch back back to them like Jenson Button). The most obvious changes are related to team [...]
2010
2010 Winter Testing – Valencia February 1 – With Photos
The winter testing has finally begun. Early today Mercedes GP and Scuderia Toro Rosso unveiled their new cars – MGP W01 and STR5. Then at 10am local time the first on track action of 2010 F1 year started.
Mercedes GP (Rosberg morning, Schumacher afternoon), McLaren (Paffet), Ferrari (Massa), Renault (Kubica), Barrichello (Williams), Buemi (Toro Rosso) and [...]
2009
Michael Schumacher calls off the F1 come back
Michael Schumacher has decided to call off his Formula One comeback. Luca Badoer will replace Felipe Massa for the European GP in Valencia. In the statement published on his website Schumacher explained that the persisting neck problems are the reason behind the cancellation of his F1 come back:
“Yesterday evening, I had to inform Ferrari president [...]
2009
Schumacher to replace Massa …
What a bizzare day in F1 this was. It started with BMW pulling out, it ends with news that Michael Schumacher is coming back.
Ferrari has confirmed that Michael Schumacher will replace Felipe Massa in Valencia. Hm, Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen as team mates …
“The most important thing first: thanks God, all news concerning Felipe [...]
2009
Update on Felipe Massa – Doctors believe full recovery possible
Earleir yesterday there were some reports suggesting that Felipe Massa might have sustained serious (and perhaps career threatening) eye injury. However later on yesterday there were more optimistic news coming from Colonel Dr. Lajos Zsiros, the chief surgeon of the Hungarian Defence Forces.
According to the doctor Massa has woken up and the doctors had no [...]
2009
Statement from Ferrari on Felipe Massa’s condition
Ferrari team issued statement on the condition of Felipe Massa who crashed heavily after being struck by a piece of flying debris from another car during the qualifying for Hungarian GP:
“After the accident during the qualifying session of the Grand Prix of Hungary, Felipe Massa was airlifted to the AEK hospital in Budapest. Felipe was [...]
2009
2009 F1 Drivers Helmets
With the teams revealing their 2009 Formula One cars we also have chance to see some of the 2009 F1 drivers helmets. Here they come, including the new yellow helmet of Jenson Button . I will be adding more (or better) pictures as they become available.
2008
Does Ferrari need only Alonso to win the drivers’ title again ?
The rumours about Fernando Alonso signing for Ferrari will probably keep on coming until the Spanish driver actually makes the move. But if we are to believe what we read in the news his eventual move to Ferrari would be a popular one in Italy. Several Italian racing figures voiced their support for Alonso-Ferrari link. [...]
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Felipe Massa’s F2008 1:18 Die Cast Model by Mattel now available
Fans of Lewis Hamilton have had their chance to get Lewis Hamilton 2008 World Championship die cast presentation for several weeks already. Now the 1:18 scale die cast model of Felipe Massa’s Ferrari F2008 is available too.
2008
November day in Formula 1 – Medals, Bulls, technology, banks and drivers
I planned only one round up a week (roughly) during this off season but this day deserves its own wrap up. Some of the developments of last 24 hours may have some serious implications of the future of Formula 1. Or not …
2008
2008 Formula 1 – Wolf’s Driver rankings – Part 4 – 5th to 1st
Sebastian Vettel, Robert Kubica, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton – arguably the class of the 2008 Formula 1 field. Picking these five for my top 5 was the easy part. But how to rank them from 5 to 1 ?
All these five drivers outclassed their team mates, in Alonso’s case brutally. Those two with [...]
2008
The “what ifs” or “How on Earth did Timo Glock get drawn into the 2008 title fight ?”
It is funny how the actions of the almost rookie driver became the topic of heated debates following the final race of 2008 season. But how did Glock actually end up in that position ?
Well on the Brazilian GP race day it was combination of his tactics and the weather. He was well behind Hamilton [...]
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