Posted by rookief1 on November 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The end of any season is a nervous time for any driver, whether they are in contention to become the next world champion and are having to battle for every inch of asphalt, or on the verge of losing their seat and watch their dream come to a premature end. Concerning the latter this season … Continue reading →
Category 2012 season, Caterham F1, Force India, HRT, Lotus, Williams · Tagged with Bruno Senna, Heikki Kovalainen, Kamui Kobayashi, Narain Karthikeyan, Pastor Maldonado, Paul di Resta, Pedro de la Rosa, Romain Grosjean, Vitaly Petrov
Posted by rookief1 on November 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Day One Position Driver Team Time Laps 1 Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1:42.661 40 2 Antonio Felix da Costa Red Bull 1:42.717 79 3 Gary Paffett McLaren 1:43.407 44 4 Robin Frijns Sauber 1:43.775 78 5 Nicolas Prost Lotus 1:44.194 52 6 Luiz Razia Toro Rosso 1:44.691 67 7 Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1:45.936 57 … Continue reading →
Category 2012 season, Abu Dhabi, Caterham F1, Lotus, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Sauber, Testing, Toro Rosso · Tagged with can der Garde, Cecotto Jr, Felix da Costa, Frijns, Gutierrez, Magnussen, Mortara, Paffett, Prost, Razia, Rossi, Turvey, Valsecchi, Yas Marina, Young Drivers Test
Posted by rookief1 on October 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
As Formula One hurtles towards the final four races of what had proved to be a turbulent season, we have been left with just two drivers battling for their third titles. The Bull and the Horse. The new kid on the block and the elder statesman. The energy drink and the historic marque. We’ve seen … Continue reading →
Category 2012 season, Ferrari, Lotus, McLaren, Red Bull Racing · Tagged with 2012 season, Championship, F1, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel
Posted by rookief1 on May 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“While the competition on track may be as fierce as ever, but times like these are a reminder that as a sport, we are very much a community.” When you consider Formula One as a sport it is highly apparent it is one of the most competitive fields out there, not only do you have … Continue reading →
Category 2012 season, Lotus, Spain, Williams · Tagged with Ayrton Senna, Circuit de Catalunya, Felipe Massa, Jackie Stewart, Lotus, Robert Kubica, Roland Ratzenberger, Rubens Barrichello, Williams
Posted by rookief1 on March 15, 2012 · 1 Comment
We have had to bid adieu to a fair few drivers this year, it has been hard to utter a final farewell to some stalwarts of the grid however it hasn’t just been fresh faced youngsters that have replaced them. Not quite, in fact you should recognise the new recruits. Looking back to the 2011 … Continue reading →
Posted by rookief1 on March 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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 →
Category 2011 season, Australia, Caterham F1, Ferrari, Force India, Free Practice 1, Free Practice 2, Free Practice 3, HRT, Lotus, Marussia, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Qualifying, Red Bull Racing, Sauber, Williams · Tagged with Albert Park, DRS, F1, flap, free practice, KERS, Moveable rear wing, qually, results, rookie
Posted by rookief1 on February 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Think it’s about time I started these up again, a truckload of gossip/rumour/news has gone down since the last 411, so without further delay… Update on Robert Kubica: When Robert Kubica seriously injured himself in Italy during a rally stage in Andora, it was the power of Twitter that alerted the world to what was going … Continue reading →
Category 2011 season, 411, Bahrain, Lotus · Tagged with Bahrain, Bernie Ecclestone, Eddie Jordan, Fernando Alonso, Fleetwood Mac, Lewis Hamilton, Lotus, Mark Webber, Nick Hamilton, number 1, Renault, Robert Kubica, The Chain, 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