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
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
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
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
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
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
Albert Park: 1, 2, 3…Qually
Free Practice 1 Ferrari: Fernando Alonso looked in good form, he finished the day in P3, close to the time of rival Vettel. But teammate Felipe Massa ended in an off-pace P11. Force India: Last years Brazilian pole sitter Nico Hulkenberg took Paul di Resta’s car for a spin and took P18. Adrian Sutil finished … Continue reading
Yas Marina: Free Practice 1
I wake up (late…so much for saying the drivers can’t be caught napping!) to Twitter being lit alight with shock at the weather. The McLaren garage was quoted as saying that they told Hamilton not to worry about the rain. Maybe they jinxed it because everyone was squawking about the rain (which turned out to … Continue reading
Interlagos: Free Practice 1
Okay, this is my first weekend of full Grand Prix coverage, I’ll split it up into the practices, qualifying and the race itself. And if you’re wondering exactly what happens during the run up to the race weekend? Check out my ‘Race Weekend’ guide to get a brief insight into what a team does on … Continue reading
Rookie F1 