Posts Tagged ‘Bernie Ecclestone’
No u-turn on Formula One exit: Bridgestone
Tyre suppliers to Formula One, Bridgestone lulled rumors that had been gathering strength that they would not be leaving the pinnacle of motorsport in the lurch after their contract expires this season. They stated their intentions to go ahead with their exit plans and in a week when part criticism for the poor show in Bahrain has been laid at [...]
Calls to improve Formula One show after BahrainGP
If this would have been an ideal F1 world, we would have been discussing the pecking order in detail after the Bahrain GP. After all, this was the topic that had us consumed all winter - ever since the new cars were unveiled and testing began. We ought to be discussing how Ferrari look unmatchable and that Red Bull might be the only one who could [...]
2010 Bahrain GP: Alonso takes maiden Ferrari win
Fernando Alonso kicked off his 2010 campaign in style, taking victory on his Ferrari debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix (full results). Kimi Raikkonen did so in 2007 and that year he went on to win the championship. The kind of form that Alonso displayed in today’s race does indicate that he will be a tough competitor all year along. There were [...]
Bahrain Grand Prix 2010: Friday Practice
The first Friday practice of the season turned out to be on expected lines. You can call them two sessions ‘mini-me’ versions of pre-season testing if you want, for nothing much different could be said about the times racked up by the teams and drivers. Nothing different from what we saw in those four tests atleast except maybe the odd [...]
A marriage of convenience?
Yesterday there was this bit of news on Autosport that the FIA is to inspect USF1’s preparations for the 2010 season. For this assignment, technical delegate Charlie Whiting is flying to the team’s headquarters. While the FIA has neither confirmed or denied it, the other bit of news is that USF1’s main backer and You Tube owner Chad Hurley [...]
