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Renault might have sold their Formula One operations to Luxembourg investment company Genii Capital, but the French manufacturer could in fact regain ownership of their Enstone organization in the near future. And that’s because it seems Renault F1’s ...
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The fact that most teams were looking to secure a deal with German manufacturer Mercedes for the 2010 season of Formula One might have been caused by the fact that the Stuttgart-based carmaker worked heavily on their V8 powerplant amid the engine freeze that was ...
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Ferrari’s Felipe Massa will enter the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix with a different engine than he used in the qualifying session on Saturday. According to a press release from Ferrari’s website, it seems that some worrying problems on the Ferrari ...
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It seems that all the controversy this season has gathered inside the McLaren Mercedes garage, as another part of the McLaren MP4-25 used by world champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button doesn’t seem compliant with the current technical book of the ...
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Sebastian Vettel Takes Pole Position in BahrainF1Sebastian Vettel will start the season opening race of Bahrain Grand Prix from the first spot on the grid, ahead of Ferrari’s duo Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso. These three drivers were actually the only ones in the field to drop under 1:55 seconds in Q3, as McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton had to settle for the 4th place more than a second behind. Mercedes GP’s best placed driver was Nico Rosberg, in 5th place, ahead of Mark Webber and 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher, Reigning world champion Jenson Button scored only the 8th fastest time of the Q3, after previously struggling in the final stages of Q2. The last two positions on the grid – inside the Top 10 – belonged to Renault’s Robert Kubica and Force India’s Adrian ... >> Read more |
The new FIA president, Jean Todt has revealed Friday after Formula One’s Bahrain practice that he favors the reintroduction of the 107 percent rule. After the closing moments of the first official practice sessions of the 2010 F1 championship it was clear ...
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The first day of action in the 2010 Formula One championship ended a couple of hours ago, and most of the drivers – with the sole exception of HRT F1's Karun Chandhok – got a taste of how racing is going to look like in Bahrain this weekend.
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The second practice session on Friday lacked the action from the opening outing on the Sakhir International Circuit this morning, as most of the competitors focused on long stints to simulate race conditions. Under the circumstances, it was Mercedes GP's Nico ...
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Another Formula One season has gotten under way this weekend and Rubens Barrichello doesn't seem to change the way he looks at the sport. Most of you might remember that the majority of the recent F1 seasons started with the Brazilian veteran telling the media that ...
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We're not sure what Flavio Briatore's plans for the future are, but what we can bet on is that the 59-year old Italian will never return to Formula One in the future. And that's because the Italian himself admitted it when recently asked if he is considering an F1 ...
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Former McLaren Mercedes F1 Team boss Ron Dennis decided to keep his word and came to Bahrain to join his team at the start of a brand new campaign in Formula One. As revealed a few months ago, Dennis plans to visit his former F1 team a few more times this season, being ...
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Bernie Ecclestone was a fan of the newly established Stefan GP team from the get go, as the Formula One supremo constantly lobbied for the Serbian outfit throughout the media in recent months. However, when the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) met a couple of weeks ...
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Former 4-time Formula One champion Alain Prost will be part of the stewards' panel for the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend. The Frenchman will therefore watch closely the decision-making process within the panel in case a racing incident will arise ...
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The first practice session of the 2010 Formula One season has ended, and the first blow came from Force India Mercedes' driver Adrian Sutil. The German surprised everyone by setting the fastest time in P1, managing to end the first one and a half hour of action ...
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Renault has finally secured an official partner for the 2010 and 2011 Formula One seasons. After several sponsors left the boat last year as a consequence of the crash-gate in which the French manufacturer was involved, the new Genii Capital-controlled outfit ...
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Although Red Bull Racing and Ferrari don't seem to care too much whether McLaren's aerodynamic tricks are given the all clear by the FIA or not – the ruling body ruled them as legal after the Thursday scrutinizing process in Bahrain – it seems the danger of ...
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Following the International Automobile Federation (FIA) approving McLaren's aerodynamic features implemented on the MP4-25 during the course of Thursday, the Woking based team's boss Martin Whitmarsh is convinced that the rival team will copy them in the near ...
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McLaren Mercedes can leave their alternative bodywork in the garage for the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend, as it has emerged that the International Automobile Federation (FIA) approved their controversial rear wing design for the race.
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Although one can hardly believe this, a 30-year old racer was named the Breakthrough Sportsman of the Year during this year's Laureus Awards. Obviously, we're talking about the reigning Formula One champion Jenson Button, who last year clinched his first title in ...
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Brazilian driver Bruno Senna insisted that he has no problem with the criticism showed by several F1 drivers and teams regarding the slower pace the new teams will show during the early stages of the 2010 season.
Coming to Bahrain without a single mile of ...
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