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 – Jerez February 11 – with images
The 2010 winter testing continues with the second day of action in Jerez. The weather is expected to be a bit better than on Wednesday. Michael Schumacher and Robert Kubica will replace Nico Rosberg and Vitaly Petrov today, the other eight teams will continue with same drivers as yesterday.The drivers in action today are:
2010
2010 F1 Cars – Renault goes black and yellow (and confirms Petrov)
The Renault F1 team took the wraps off its 2010 car in Valencia today. The R30 sports great black and yellow livery – a return to colour scheme Renault used in late seventies. There does not seem to be too much sponsor presence on the car other than Total and TW Steel.
2010
Robert Kubica confirmed by Renault
As expected Renault F1 team has confirmed that Robert Kubica will replace Fernando Alonso and will drive for the team from the 2010 season onwards. There has been no information about the length of Kubica’s contract with Renault. Kubica tested for Renault back in 2005 following his World Series by Renault title. There has been [...]
2009
Hot F1 topics of the week – BMW out, Schumacher in and then Renault
We all probably expected this to be a quiet week. It all turned out a bit differently.
BMW decided to pull the plug on F1. They surprised not only the public but also their drivers who had no idea such an option was even on cards (at least that is what Heidefeld, Kubica and Klien said). [...]
2009
2009 Formula 1 Cars – BMW Sauber F1.09 launched
The 2009 launch season continues with launch of BMW Sauber F1.09 in Valencia. The car is very similar to the very first hybrid tested in Barcelona in 2008. I must say, BMW Sauber is not the best looking 2009 Formula One car … It does look better than Renault though.
The traditional blue-white BMW livery [...]
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
Robert Kubica, shouldn’t he be happy about his 2008 season ?
The BMW Sauber team bosses are generally happy with the 2008 season. They are also happy with the overall progress of the team since the purchase of Sauber by BMW after 2005 season. Mario Theissen:
“BMW kept its schedule that was set in 2005 after acquiring Sauber: to be in the points in 2006, to be [...]
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 [...]
2009
Kubica and Heidfeld confirmed for 2009 season by BMW Sauber
The speculations about the future of Nick Heidfeld are over. BMW Sauber has confirmed their 2009 drivers line up. The announced today they will retain both Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld in the 2009 season. Christian Klien will also stay on as a test driver.
“We see Nick and Robert as a strong driver pairing and [...]
2008
Why it took that long to impose penalties that even the drivers themselves expected?
There has been a lot said about the current Safety Car regulations. If the Safety Car comes out in about the time one needs to pit for fuel there are only 2 options – pit and face the penalty or run out of fuel. Either of them is good enough to ruin the race.
But after [...]
2008
Robert Kubica’s helmet – 2008 Monza special
It has been rumoured that Robert Kubica will sport special helmet for the 2008 Italian Grand Prix to commemorate the anniversary of his maiden podium back in 2006. This greenish looking one is probably it (see inside the post for detailed view). This is not a first time Kubica races with a one race only [...]
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