Istanbul Park: Free Practice 3 & Qualification
More talk about movement today, this time it was focusing on Daniel Ricciardo slipping into a Toro Rosso seat as soon as Silverstone, if Jaime Alguersuari or Sebastien Buemi fail to start winning consistent points. Buemi and Alguersuari, like Sebastian Vettel, were nurtured by Red Bull and were signed to the Red Bull Junior Team. … Continue reading
Istanbul Park: Free Practice 1 & 2
Despite the inevitability of new tyre compounds being tested today, gossip and rumour definitely surrounded who will be where in 2012. Commentators, journalists and fans have all been speculating over where certain drivers will be next year, regardless of whether they have a contract or not. Drivers in focus are Nico Rosberg, Paul di Resta, … Continue reading
Istanbul Park: What You Need to Know
After the trip to China, a three week break seems an ideal time to kick back and relax for fans and teams alike. Relaxation is a pipe dream for anyone in the industry, Turkey signals the beginning of the European leg of the season (despite being on the Asian side of Istanbul) and also the … Continue reading
Shanghai: Race Day
The Race: Have you recovered yet? Are you breathing? Did you watch the replay? It’s drama, drama, drama in Shanghai today right from the word go. I spoke about Malaysia being the amuse bouche, what do we make of this race, where does this fit into the 2011 F1 banquet? Examining the content and finish, … Continue reading
Shanghai: Free Practice 3 & Qualification
Visibility is much improved today, factories chucking out the murky cloud of pollution yesterday were more than likely shut due to the weekend. The weather is much cooler, which could lead to problems regarding keeping the heat in the tyres on these important laps, but could aid in their longevity. Free Practice 3: Ferrari: Alonso … Continue reading
Shanghai: Free Practice 1 & 2
Marbles are still an issue here, but by far a bigger concern might be the excessive smog and dust hanging around. Williams tweeted that at times it was hard to see the end of the pit lane. It’s filtered through that there is a cement factory nearby that could be chucking out the pollution, there’s … Continue reading
Shanghai: What You Need to Know
Things are definitely hotting up now, the combination of DRS, KERS and the new tyres gave us unprecedented levels of overtaking in Malaysia. In a single race we had more overtaking than we had in the majority of 2010, positions changed so often that journalists have called the race ‘chaotic’ and had a jab at … Continue reading
Sepang: Race Day
If this season was a meal, the race in Australia was merely you wiping your feet on the mat before entering the restaurant, by the end of this emphatic race, it proved to be the amuse bouche. A tiny taste of what was to come, something to tickle the tastebuds, to amuse the mouth. Oh … Continue reading
Sepang: 1, 2, 3…Qually
Free Practice 1 Ferrari: Both drivers were cruising around the track in typical Ferrari fashion and refusing to show their hand this early. Both were gathering data. Massa may have had issues with his front wing, and didn’t set a time until deep into the session. Force India: Hulkenberg proving a point with a healthy … Continue reading
Sepang: What You Need to Know
Compared to the unrest in Bahrain and the arguments over hosting in Melbourne, the run up to the race in Malaysia seems positively boring. However this is not necessarily the case, when the race calendar was stuffed full with 20 races Malaysia was seen as the first real race, the first real challenge, and it still is … Continue reading
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