Posts Tagged with: "formula1"

  • Down the memory lane – Australia 2011

    Chit Chat 06/03/2012 18:19

    I thought that now with the winter testing over and less then two weeks before the new Formula1 season will start it will be a good time to remember what 2011 season has offered us with all its 19 races that took place from March to November. AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX [...]

     
  • Barcelona – Test 2, Day 4

    Barcelona – Test 2, Day 4

    Top Stories 04/03/2012 19:10

    Kimi Raikkonen ended the winter tests in the same way as he started them, by finishing first. If what he did is going to translate in the same manner starting March 18th then the “big teams” will have a real fight on their hands.   Today was the last day [...]

     
  • Barcelona – Test 2, Day 3

    Barcelona – Test 2, Day 3

    Top Stories 03/03/2012 19:44

      Sergio Perez was the man with the speed today at Circuit de Catalunya stopping the clock at just 01:22.094 making this the best time registered at the Barcelona track in both pre-season tests sessions.   The third day of testing in Barcelona offered numerous changes both in terms of [...]

     
  • Barcelona – Test 2, Day 2

    Barcelona – Test 2, Day 2

    Top Stories 02/03/2012 16:30

    Romain Grosjean leads again in the sixth day of testing at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona   Romain Grosjean became this Friday the first driver who managed to be the fastest one on two different days during this pre-season testing. After being third in the morning, Grosjean had a very busy [...]

     
  • Barcelona – Test 2, Day 1

    Barcelona – Test 2, Day 1

    Top Stories 01/03/2012 18:15

    Romain Grosjean placed Lotus on top today after he managed in the afternoon to score a better time that Jenson Button from McLaren did in the morning session.   Grosjean brought smiles back in Lotus F1 garages today after the team was forced to cancel its entire schedule last week [...]

     
  • Last official test drivers line-up

    Last official test drivers line-up

    Top Stories 01/03/2012 01:10

      Ten Formula1 teams have confirmed the drivers line-up for the final pre-season test that will take place before the 2012 championship will start in Australia in about three weeks time.   Among the runners will be once again Team Lotus who was forced to abandon last week tests after [...]

     
  • Montmelo – Day 3

    Montmelo – Day 3

    Top Stories 23/02/2012 17:17

      After two days when we had no less than four world champions on the track Thursday the driver’s shift has been made and new guys like Mark Webber (Red Bull), Jenson Button (McLaren), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes ) and Felipe Massa (Ferrari) get to “play” with the new toys but [...]

     
  • Engine mapping a hot subject

    Engine mapping a hot subject

    Top Stories 23/02/2012 16:05

      According to German press Renault and Red Bull are working very hard to find the adequate engine mapping in order to be able to compensate for the loss of the blown diffuser settings. This information did not only leaked into the press but some FIA officials also heard about [...]

     
  • Schedules and driver line-ups for F1 tests at the Circuit de Catalunya

    Schedules and driver line-ups for F1 tests at the Circuit de Catalunya

    Top Stories 20/02/2012 13:24

      Tomorrow at 9:00 CET, the new F1 cars will hit the asphalt and start the second round of the Formula 1 official winter testing, the Montmeló based facility will fill up with engine roars and emotions while the teams are going to test new bits and pieces of the [...]

     
  • Vettel will receive the most important sports distinction in Germany

    Vettel will receive the most important sports distinction in Germany

    News 15/02/2012 22:20

      The last two world titles won by Sebastian Vettel in 2010 and 2011 impressed a lot of people around the world and including in he’s home country, next Friday as a token of appreciation for he’s performances Vettel will receive Germany’s highest sports distinction called “Silver Bay Laurel Leaf”. [...]

     
  • Jerez Day 4 – Alonso quickest for Ferrari

    Jerez Day 4 – Alonso quickest for Ferrari

    Top Stories 10/02/2012 16:41

    Last testing day at Jerez track has ended, with some teams being upbeat about their cars and others let’s say not happy at all with the progress made, among them the “unbeatable structure” who in all fairness got it’s first beating right here in Spain. Here are the complete times [...]

     
  • Bahrain, to be or not to be

    Bahrain, to be or not to be

    Top Stories 09/02/2012 16:11

      After last year race cancelation in Bahrain one would thought that the political situation in such a small country will be resolved in one year time, but it seems that are still problems there and all the Formula1 team bosses are expressing concerns about the situation there, but there [...]