Canada: Free Practice 1 & 2
Free Practice 1 Ferrari: Both cars showed excellent pace, confirming that the Ferrari’s prefer the softer compounds. Massa spent a decent amount of time ahead of his team mate, but it was soon back to normal. The team have brought new front and rear wings and an updated blown diffuser, all with the intention of … Continue reading
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve: What You Need to Know
Fact File: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada Laps 70 Lap Length 4.361 km (2.71 miles) Race Length 305.270 km (189.686 miles) First Race 1978 Fastest Lap R Barrichello 1:13.622 (Ferrari, 2004) 2010 Winner Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) Layout and Approach: Let’s set the scene, this is a temporary circuit constructed out of a series of … Continue reading
Monaco GP: Race Report
Drama, drama, drama The Race: The race around the streets of Monaco is usually considered a processional, but it’s one we make an exception for. But let’s be honest Monaco is much more than a F1 race, it a massive excuse for the great and the good (and the questionable) turn up. Amongst the questionable … Continue reading
Monaco: 1, 2, 3…Qually
Free Practice 1 Ferrari: Very positive practice for the team as Alonso gets very close to the top spot, and Massa goes 4th. Force India: Di Resta returns to the track after 6 years, and his apprehension puts him far behind the more experienced Sutil. Both had been tasked with accessing updates that were abandoned … Continue reading
Monaco: What You Need to Know
So here we are, the ultimate blue ribbon race, the jewel in the F1 crown, the only race outsiders know of. Yeah, yeah, it’s the annual trip to Monaco, where the great and the good of the scary non-F1 world traverse the globe to get their picture taken with some of the best drivers in … Continue reading
Circuit de Catalunya: Race Day
Chasing the Charging Bull The Race: Spain holds the first true European race, and this certainly had the relaxed flavour we needed after frenetic pace of the slice of Turkish delight we treated ourselves to a couple of weekends ago. There are 24 seats around the table this year, but some are looking wobbly under … Continue reading
Circuit de Catalunya: Free Practice 3 & Qualifying
Free Practice 3: Ferrari: Big news overnight, the team was told that the new rear wing they tested yesterday (with a U-shaped cut out) could be declared illegal. The rest of the new components passed, but they have to run a standard rear wing. They were found to have extended the height of the rear … Continue reading
Circuit de Catalunya: Free Practice 1 & 2
It was a dominant day for Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel cruised into the lead and continued his dominant…ah…this is embarrassing. Seems I’ve been swept along with this ‘anyone but Vettel’ movement and assumed the Red Bull in front belonged to the German driver. Mark Webber is infact the one in front on Friday, he cruised … Continue reading
Circuit de Catalunya: What You Need to Know
Plenty has go on since we departed Turkey, not least the buzz surrounding Adrian Sutil and Eric Lux (Genii Capital CEO), the latter making a criminal complaint against the German Force India driver. Sutil issued a statement regarding the incident that occurred in China following the race, “At the event something happened that was a … Continue reading
Istanbul Park: Race Day
Turkish Delight…or Despair? The Race: So much for this season being considered a banquet, we have been here so many times before the shine might be wearing off the gilded tableware, but it isn’t for the pole sitter or the team that builds the carbon fibre around him. Or a slightly less pessimistic view on … Continue reading
Rookie F1 