Posted by rookief1 on February 7, 2011 · 1 Comment
Now this one is a little trickier to understand, The Belgian driver was signed as a reserve driver for Renault in 2010 (team principal Éric Boullier is his manager) and ended up as a Friday practice driver for Virgin Racing. He came close to Timo Glock’s times, but Virgin may have shot themselves in the … Continue reading →
Posted by rookief1 on February 3, 2011 · 1 Comment
The next rookie we’re taking a look at is Sergio Perez, the Mexican driver will be joining the Sauber team alongside one of last years rookies, Kamui Kobayashi. He will be replacing Nick Heidfeld, who is still looking for a seat, and brings with him substantial backing from Telmex, a large telecoms company from his … Continue reading →
Category 2011 season, Rookie Driver, Sauber · Tagged with Antonio Perez, BMW, Kamui Kobayashi, Mexico, NASCAR, Nick Heidfeld, Pastor Maldonado, Pirelli, Sauber, Telmex, Vitaly Petrov
Posted by rookief1 on February 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Today is the first day of the new season, so Happy New Year to you! Festivities out of the way, let’s get down to the business of what the new year brings. This is the first chance the teams gets to put rubber on the track after a long off-season since the sun set in … Continue reading →
Category 2011 season, Caterham F1, Ferrari, Lotus, Mercedes GP, Red Bull Racing, Sauber, Testing, Williams · Tagged with Adrian Newey, C30, Caterham F1, F150, Ferrari, Formula One, Lotus, Lotus Cars, Mercedes GP, Mike Gascoyne, R31, RB7, Red Bull Racing, Regenerative brake, Renault, rookie, Sauber, Sebastian Vettel, STR6, T128, Team Lotus, Toro Rosso, Valencia, Williams
Posted by rookief1 on January 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The 25 year old driver hails from Venezuela and has gained an impressive resume, warranting his first year in Formula One to be this season. The Venezuelan driver is replacing former 2010 rookie Nico Hulkenberg at Williams, his signing has been viewed as somewhat controversial as he’s coming with substantial backing. However if you look … Continue reading →
Posted by rookief1 on January 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Is he, isn’t he? That was the big question on everyone’s lips since the end of last season. And today he has been announced as Adrian Sutil’s teammate for the 2011 season, replacing the outgoing Vitantonio Liuzzi. The long awaited confirmation from Force India was no doubt due to the legal issues surrounding Liuzzi’s contract, which was valid for the … Continue reading →
Category 2011 season, Force India, Rookie Driver · Tagged with Adrian Sutil, DTM, Force India, Franchitti, Le Mans, McLaren, Mercedes, Paul di Resta, Vitantonio Liuzzi
Posted by rookief1 on December 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
What do you want for Christmas? If money was no object…what would you go for? If I had no need for a job it would have to be that golden ticket to follow the F1 season for the year…now who wouldn’t want that? Jetting across the globe, staying in love hotels and walking the pitlane? … Continue reading →
Posted by rookief1 on December 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Time for some gossip and rumor I think; the air is thick with more than rain and snow today… Off to greener pastures: There has been rumblings about turbo powered engines in 2013 for much of this past season. However it’s now been made official and we are heading towards a greener future in Formula … Continue reading →
Category 2011 season, 411, Off Season · Tagged with Bernie Ecclestone, BMW, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Honda, Hornettes, Jean Todt, Jeremy Clarkson, Jerome d'Ambrosio, Lotus Racing, Lucas di Grassi, Proton, Renault, Russia, Team Lotus, Timo Glock, Toyota, Virgin Racing, Vitaly Petrov
Posted by rookief1 on December 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Hope you’re coping well with the weather; trudging to work in the snow is not my favourite thing to do first thing in the morning. But once I returned home (through the sludge…snow is depressing once it’s walked on don’t you think?) I found the first sign of spring… FIA announce provisional 2011 entry list: … Continue reading →
Category 2010 season, 2011 season, 411, Abu Dhabi, Off Season · Tagged with Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Force India, Hispania Racing, Jaime Alguersuari, Karun Chandhok, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher, Nick Heidfeld, Nico Hulkenberg, Nico Rosberg, Pastor Maldonado, Red Bull Racing, Renault, Renault F1, Robert Kubica, rookie, Rubens Barrichello, Scuderia Ferrari, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Sebastian Vettel, Virgin Racing, Vitaly Petrov