Posts Tagged ‘Fernando Alonso’
2010 Spanish GP Qualifying: Webber takes stunning pole
Red Bull’s Mark Webber took a stunning pole for the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday at the Circuit de Catalunya. It is only his third pole of his career and his second pole of the 2010 season. Team mate Sebastien Vettel finished second locking out the front row again for team Red Bull. But it is the manner in which they dominated proceedings which [...]
2010 Spanish Grand Prix: Friday Practice
McLaren and Red Bull shared honors at the Friday practice for the first race of the European season, the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona. In the morning session, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button led the field (full results) while in the second session, it was Sebastien Vettel and Mark Webber taking the honors (full results). Since this is the [...]
New Mercedes chassis for Spain, spotlight on Schumacher
Mercedes will be bringing a new chassis of their 2010 challenger to the Spanish Grand Prix in two weeks’ time and seven time world champion Michael Schumacher will be the one racing it. As per the official line, it is the test chassis used by the team during pre-season testing and will be brought in place of the one Schumacher has used in the [...]
Massa, Alonso deny rift in Ferrari garage
One of the biggest talking points to come out of the Chinese Grand Prix was the impact of Fernando Alonso’s overtaking move on team mate Felipe Massa, just as they duo were entering the pits. It was Lap 20 and they were coming in together, Massa ahead of Alonso, when the Spaniard pulled off a move and had Massa fought back, both of them could [...]
Ferrari want improvement in qualifying pace
Ferrari will be focusing on making their cars go quicker in Saturday qualifying, for they believe that is their best chance of winning both the World Championships. Team boss Stefano Domenicali admitted as much after the Chinese Grand Prix. Let us for a moment consider Ferrari’s starting positions. They started 2nd and 3rd at Bahrain, 3rd [...]
2010 Chinese GP: Button takes second win in chaotic race
World champion Jenson Button took his second win of the season in a chaotic, rain-marred Chinese Grand Prix. Button adjudged his tyre strategy correctly once again, this time more his own calling than a possibly lucky one in Australia. Lewis Hamilton completed a McLaren 1-2 while Nico Rosberg collected his second successive podium, finishing third [...]
2010 Chinese GP Qualifying: Vettel on pole again
Sebastien Vettel yet again stormed to pole, this time for the Chinese Grand Prix. It is the German’s third of the 2010 season, out of a possible four while it is a fourth consecutive one for Red Bull Racing – a feat that was last accomplished in 2008 by Ferrari. Team mate Mark Webber again lost out and will start second while Fernando Alonso [...]
2010 Chinese Grand Prix: Friday Practice
World Champion Jenson Button and his team mate Lewis Hamilton made it two out of two for McLaren as they topped a Friday practice session each of this racing weekend at Shanghai. Button was quickest in the morning (full times) while Hamilton bettered that time mark in the afternoon (full times). Nico Rosberg had a good day out in his Mercedes [...]
FIA deem ride height systems illegal
The FIA has announced that any damper systems which allow teams to regulate ride height of F1 cars between qualifying and race during a grand prix weekend are illegal. The much awaited clearance of the rules comes in the wake of news that McLaren are working extra hard on getting such a system in place ahead of the Shanghai Grand Prix, after [...]
2010 Malaysian GP: Vettel finally manages to win
Third time proved lucky for Sebastien Vettel as he took his first win of the 2010 season in the Malaysian GP (full results). He led home team-mate Mark Webber for Red Bull’s first ever 1-2 finish in a race while Nico Rosberg got his first podium for Mercedes GP in what was partly their home race thanks to the association with Petronas. [...]
