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Abu Dhabi – Dangerous crash

fastformula — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 06:42:28 +0000

Yesterday, we witnessed a terrifying crash in the opening lap of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It was between Michael Schumacher and Vitantonio Liuzzi. Thankfully both emerged unhurt from the mess.

Sebastian Vettel F1 World Champion 2010

fastformula — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:12:49 +0000

Vettel is world champion

3 key moments of 2010 season

fastformula — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:09:53 +0000

Red Bulls cars crash in Turkey – In a very bizarre incident the two Red Bulls cars crashed during Turkish GP. Vettel went to overtake as he believed that he was faster of the two cars. But the end effect didn’t suit any of the Red Bull teammate.

Ferrari team orders at German GP – Massa pulled over towards the end of the race to let Alonso past. However the stewards imposed a fine of $100,000 on the Ferrari team.

Red Bulls’ reliability – Vettel could have wrapped up the WDC a few races ago had he had greater reliability. The car picked up 14 poles and 8 wins in the season but still suffered with reliability issues.

Putin drives a Formula One car!

fastformula — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:22:55 +0000

The Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin, drove a Formula One race car and reached a speed of nearly 240 km/h round a track near St Petersburg.

When he finished the drive and was told his maximum speed, he smiled and said in English: “For the first time, it’s good.”

Next, Obama?

Five-way title battle

fastformula — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:48:53 +0000

If Alonso wins in Brazil, he will be champion unless Webber is higher than fourth

If Alonso is second, he will be champion unless Webber is higher than eighth, Hamilton higher than fourth or Vettel wins

If Alonso is third, he will be champion unless Webber finishes in the top 10, Hamilton in the top four and Vettel in the top three

If Alonso does not finish on the podium, it will go to Abu Dhabi

Button can only stay in contention if he finishes first or second but is out if Alonso finishes in the top six or if Webber is in the top two

Vettel must beat Alonso on track to stay in contention

1 ALONSO 231pts

2 WEBBER 220pts

3 HAMILTON 210pts

4 VETTEL 206pts

5 BUTTON 189pts

Source: BBC

Mark Webber crash at European GP

fastformula — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:43:58 +0000

Mark Webber crashed his Red Bull RB6 at the back of Heikki Kovalainen’s Lotus and landed upside down. Webber felt Kovalainen’s defence of his position was pointless against a car that was so much faster.

Crash

“I’m happy. I was just having a shower and thinking, ‘Mate, you’re lucky to be in one piece.’ “It was a nasty incident. I was surprised by what happened. I’m a little bit tender here and there but the car did a great job.” said Webber

New teams are too slow with respect to established powerhouses like Red Bull, Mclaren, Ferrari and Renault. Teams have been critical of their slow paces with Ferrari most vocal of the lot.

Looking Back: 1978 Canadian GP

fastformula — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:23:56 +0000

Gilles Villeneuve’s first Grand Prix win and that too in front of 100,000 home supporters.

What a moment for the great man!

Turkish GP: Red Bulls crash

fastformula — Mon, 31 May 2010 06:04:44 +0000

Red Bull teammates hit the self destruct button at Turkish GP yesterday. It seems to me that Sebastian Vettel was at fault for turning right a bit early.

Mark Webber blamed his teammate for the crash

“Seb had good a top speed advantage and he went down the inside. We were side by side and then looks kike he turned pretty quickly to the right and we made contact,” said Webber.

Meanwhile, Vettel maintains that the crash was not his fault

“Obviously, I think if you look at the pictures it was clear I had the inside,” said Vettel. “I went on the inside, I was ahead and just going down to focus on the braking point and honestly, you can see we touched and he touched my right rear wheel and I went off.”

Christian Horner didn’t blame any of his drivers but said they should never have given each other so little space.

Monaco GP – Q1 can be a mess and other news

fastformula — Wed, 12 May 2010 10:41:08 +0000

Fears over possible Monaco gridlock grow – PF1

The teams and the drivers are concerned over Q1 in Monaco and have asked FIA to split the 20 minute session.

FIA tweaks Monaco’s chicane kerbs – Autosport

The move is aimed at stopping drivers from cutting through them at high speed.

Ferrari not using F-duct in Monaco – F1fanatic

The teams says there is little benefit to be had from running it around the slow, twisty Monte-Carlo circuit

Red Bull warns rivals over Monaco pace – Autosport

Driving with optimum downforce will be key for other teams. In Monaco we will have supersoft and medium again – can Ferrari pull a win here?

Looking back – Monaco GP 2009

fastformula — Wed, 12 May 2010 10:19:51 +0000

In last year edition of Monaco, Brawn GP cars dominated the race with a 1-2 and Jenson Button won the race.