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Interlagos: Free Practice 3 & Qualifying
Free Practice 3: Ferrari: Alonso has an unidentified object flapping from his rear wing. It later transpires his DRS is not working, the team replaces the actuator (that part that opens the flap), and Alonso is back out on track. Massa is not having a great time at his home race. Alonso is the first … Continue reading
Interlagos: Free Practice 1 & 2
Free Practice 1 Pirelli have allocated extra sets of developmental tyre to each team to get ready for next year. Ferrari: Lots of flo-vis paint all over Massa’s front wing. Alonso spent time on the pit wall watching the action. Massa goes out with his front wing now covered in sensors to keep an eye … Continue reading
Interlagos: What You Need to Know
Fact File: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil Laps 71 Lap Length 4.309km (2.677miles) Race Length 305.909km (190.067miles) First Race 1972 Fastest Lap 1:11.473 JP Montoya (Williams 2004) 2010 Winner S Vettel (Red Bull) Overview: One of the best for spectators as from the grandstands you can see over half the track, so if … Continue reading
Young Driver Test: Day Three
Day three timesheets: Morning: Pos. Driver Nat. Team Time Laps 1 Jean-Eric Vergne FRA Red Bull 1:38.917 – 2 Jules Bianchi FRA Ferrari 1:41.347 – 3 Oliver Turvey GBR McLaren 1:42.346 – 4 Max Chilton GBR Force India 1:42.618 – 5 Alexander Rossi USA Team Lotus 1:44.381 – 6 Esteban Gutierrez MEX Sauber 1:44.531 – … Continue reading
Young Driver Test: Day Two
Day two timesheets: Morning: Pos. Driver Nat. Team Time Laps 1 Jean-Eric Vergne FRA Red Bull 1:40.188 17 2 Jules Bianchi FRA Ferrari 1:40.383 45 3 Valterri Bottas FIN Williams 1:42.548 38 4 Gary Paffett GBR McLaren 1:42.645 23 5 Esteban Gutierrez MEX Sauber 1:43.637 47 6 Sam Bird GBR Mercedes 1:43.734 43 7 Luiz … Continue reading
Young Driver Test: Day One
Day One Timesheets: Morning: Pos. Driver Nat. Team Time Laps 1 Jean-Eric Vergne FRA Red Bull 1:40.707 33 2 Jules Bianchi FRA Ferrari 1:42.632 34 3 Oliver Turvey GBR McLaren 1:43.502 35 4 Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams 1:43.816 47 5 Fabio Leimer SUI Sauber 1:44.354 34 6 Robert Wickens CAN Renault 1:44.579 29 7 Rodolfo … Continue reading
Abu Dhabi: Free Practice 3 & Qualifying
Free Practice 3: Ferrari: Massa gets a fast lap in quickly but it isn’t long before he has to relinquish it to a McLaren. Alonso’s car is being worked on, and Massa was out early for set up work. On the front wings, Alonso keeps his but Massa has given up on it, and has … Continue reading
Movember: The F1 Edition
Mo·vem·ber (the month formerly known as November) : is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men’s health. movember.com — As we skate into the final month of the Formula One season there are more pressing issues than the final two races to consider. More important … Continue reading
Abu Dhabi: Free Practice 1 & 2
Free Practice 1 The teams were provided with 2 sets of development tyres, that sit between the current soft and super soft compounds. Ferrari: Massa’s front wing kicked up some spark as his runs over a kerb, but at least it wasn’t flapping about. Alonso has his rear wing changed ( has a slight bow … Continue reading
Young Driver Test: Line Up
The young driver test is a great place for future hopefuls to showcase their skills to the world as they take a step closer to joining the Formula One grid. Some have already been signed up in test driver roles, Czech driver Jan Charouz is one of Renault’s many third drivers and will be climbing … Continue reading
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