Driver: Heikki Kovalainen
Team: Lotus Cosworth
Championship Position: 20th
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Best of the new teams, Kovalainen seemed to be happy and more settled then Lotus teammate Jarno Trulli. Finishing in the first two races Heikki was the main reason Lotus are best of the new teams. Notable performances at Japan finishing 12th and Korea finishing 13th, Heikki got the best out of the 2010 lotus car. He may of not scored any points this season but if Mike Gascoyne and the team build a competitive car, Heikki and Lotus will be fighting amongst Force India and Sauber.
Driver: Jarno Trulli
Team: Lotus Cosworth
Championship Position: 21st
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The Italian seemed to get the worse of the luck out of him and his teammate, 8 retirements mainly mechanical failures but he did have good performances at Monaco and Japan. He usually got the better of Heikki in qualifying but in the races Heikki was stronger. If the 2011 Lotus is a solid midfield runner, Jarno will be scoring points if not he will probably leave the team. He got the most out of the car and he succeed on being best of the new teams/
Driver: Karun Chandhok
Team: HRT-Cosworth
Championship Position: 22nd
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With Karun lasting only 10 out of the 19 races for not having enough sponsorship, The Indian driver was a fan favourite which finished consistently throughout. Only retiring twice he gave HRT 11th in the championship standings. A big debate is why didn't Bruno Senna get the boot instead of Chandhok, many say Bruno has just the 'Senna' name. Bruno did beat him in qualifying majority of the time which helped when trying to fight the Virgins and Lotus'. For sure most of the F1 fans will want Karun on the grid, since F1 arrives for the first ever Indian Grand Prix. Overall no one knows if he is the next Sebastian Vettel or Sakon Yamamoto, time will tell if he gets a decent drive next year.
Driver: Bruno Senna
Team: HRT-Cosworth
Championship Position: 23rd
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10 retirements out of 18 races, Bruno did his best in his rookie year, his best performances at Korea and Japan secured HRT's 11th place in the championship. Consistently beating teammates Karun Chandhok and Sakon Yamamoto in qualifying, he seems to have pace. But know one can tell in F110.
Driver: Lucas di Grassi
Team: Virgin-Cosworth
Championship Position: 24th
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A up and down year for the Brazilian, A good 14th place at Malaysia since he had a too small fuel tank for a few races at the start but mistakes throughout, crashing on the way to the grid in Suzuka and many other retirements throughout. Nearly always out-qualified by more-experienced driver Timo Glock. His second year in formula one would be better, he will be replaced by Jerome d'Ambriso. And most likely we will not see Lucas back in F1.
Driver: Timo Glock
Team: Virgin-Cosworth
Championship Position: 25th
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An interesting first year for the German, after failing to finish the first four races, he then went on to finish every race from Europe to Italy. He challenged the Lotus' for the top spaces on the back of the grid and more often or not he out qualified the green and yellow machines. The German will be hoping that the VR-02 will be more competitive for the 2011 campaign.
Driver: Sakon Yamamoto
Team: HRT-Cosworth
Championship Position: 26th
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A driver who shouldn't really be in F1, he has money that is all. Many say he the worst driver on the grid. Regularly qualifying P24 and finishing last. He will be lucky to be on the grid in the future.
Driver: Christian Klien
Team: HRT-Cosworth
Championship Position: 27th
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A great addition to the HRT team, out qualifying Bruno Senna on all the occasions he raced by over 0.5s, he shown the best of the HRT car, if he brings sponsorship to the team, he will be on the grid in 2011 and it will be deserved
Wednesday, 29 December 2010
Saturday, 11 December 2010
2011 Driver Line Ups
With still many seats to offer, drivers are looking for a seat for the 2011 campaign, This 'transfer season' isn't as exciting as the last but some of the drivers will be looking for seats
Comfirmed by the Teams for the 2011 Season.
Red Bull Racing- Renault
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Mark Webber
Vodafone Mclaren-Mercedes
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Jenson Button
Scuderia Ferrari
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Felipe Massa
Mercedes Grand Prix Petronas
7. Michael Schumacher
8. Nico Rosberg
Lotus-Renault
9. Robert Kubica
10. Vitaly Petrov
Williams-Cosworth
11. Rubens Barrichello
12. Pastor Maldonado
Force India-Mercedes
14. Adrian Sutil
15. Paul di Resta
Sauber-Ferrari
16. Kamui Kobayashi
17. Sergio Perez
Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari
18. Sebastien Buemi
19. Jaime Alguersuari
Team Lotus-Renault
20. Heikki Kovalainen
21. Jarno Trulli
Hispania Racing Team-Cosworth
22. Narian Karthikeyan
23. TBA
Marssia Virgin Racing
24. Timo Glock
25. Jerome d'Ambriso
Comfirmed by the Teams for the 2011 Season.
Red Bull Racing- Renault
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Mark Webber
Vodafone Mclaren-Mercedes
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Jenson Button
Scuderia Ferrari
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Felipe Massa
Mercedes Grand Prix Petronas
7. Michael Schumacher
8. Nico Rosberg
Lotus-Renault
9. Robert Kubica
10. Vitaly Petrov
Williams-Cosworth
11. Rubens Barrichello
12. Pastor Maldonado
Force India-Mercedes
14. Adrian Sutil
15. Paul di Resta
Sauber-Ferrari
16. Kamui Kobayashi
17. Sergio Perez
Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari
18. Sebastien Buemi
19. Jaime Alguersuari
Team Lotus-Renault
20. Heikki Kovalainen
21. Jarno Trulli
Hispania Racing Team-Cosworth
22. Narian Karthikeyan
23. TBA
Marssia Virgin Racing
24. Timo Glock
25. Jerome d'Ambriso
Sunday, 5 December 2010
2010 Season Review 'A Fight to the End'
Many say that this years championship was one of the greatest seasons of all time, with four drivers going into the final race still with a chance of winning it. 19 races this season, Longest in a while, was going to bring fantastic racing for the whole of the season.
Three new teams, Lotus, Virgin and HRT appeared on the grid hoping for a successful year in Formula one. New drivers also appeared Lucas di Grassi, Vitaly Petrov, Nico Hulkenburg, Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna- (people thought a lot of him since he has the 'Senna' name). Then we welcome back long time Mclaren test driver Pedro de La rosa and seven time world champion Michael Schumacher hoping he can relive his former glory.
We arrived at Bahrain hoping for an outstanding race with many world champions, Red Bull dominated from the Start with Sebastian Vettel taking pole position ahead of Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso. The RB6 was very quick but could it keep it up in the race? All things were going well until a spark plug malfunctioned and this cost Vettel the race win, letting Alonso, Massa and Hamilton gain a place. Many people said this was a boring race, 'F1 is boring' but BBC Pundit Eddie Jordan said 'It only can get better' And it did....
Once again the Red Bull of Vettel was dominating in Vettel taking his second pole position of the season, but reliability hit him again when his brake disc broke and he was out of the race. A clever tyre change from saw 2009 world champion Jenson Button take his first win this Turkey last year with Kubica and Felipe Massa making up the top three. After the disappointment of Bahrain, Australia was fantastic, great overtaking and a bit of rain to spice things up.
Vettel finally got a win at Malaysia, getting past teammate Mark Webber to the first corner, A disappointing race for Alonso retiring due to an engine failure. It was obvious that Red Bull had the quickest car and the others had to catch up. Going into Shanghai, a surprising name was top of the championship- Felipe Massa after two podiums and a points finish saw him top the championship. Red Bull dominated qualifying and the race was a whole different story, a jump start from Alonso saw his race disappear and awful conditions saw Jenson Button take his 2nd win of the season with Hamilton behind him. Heading into Europe another driver was going to establish himself.
Mark Webber took two consecutive race wins at Barcelona and Monaco, which put him firmly in the title hunt, much to the amazement of teammate Sebastian Vettel. Formula One then arrived at Turkey with it being Ferrari's 800th race, people expected a lot from the maranello based team. A awful race saw Instanbul Park expert Felipe Massa way down the points just ahead of Alonso. Webber was leading to Vettel, Webber was told to turn his engine down, Vettel then turned his up, he was a long side Webber but he misjudged things and turned in too soon handing Lewis Hamilton first win of the season with Button and Webber making up the podium.
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Many say that this years championship was one of the greatest seasons of all time, with four drivers going into the final race still with a chance of winning it. 19 races this season, Longest in a while, was going to bring fantastic racing for the whole of the season.
Three new teams, Lotus, Virgin and HRT appeared on the grid hoping for a successful year in Formula one. New drivers also appeared Lucas di Grassi, Vitaly Petrov, Nico Hulkenburg, Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna- (people thought a lot of him since he has the 'Senna' name). Then we welcome back long time Mclaren test driver Pedro de La rosa and seven time world champion Michael Schumacher hoping he can relive his former glory.
We arrived at Bahrain hoping for an outstanding race with many world champions, Red Bull dominated from the Start with Sebastian Vettel taking pole position ahead of Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso. The RB6 was very quick but could it keep it up in the race? All things were going well until a spark plug malfunctioned and this cost Vettel the race win, letting Alonso, Massa and Hamilton gain a place. Many people said this was a boring race, 'F1 is boring' but BBC Pundit Eddie Jordan said 'It only can get better' And it did....
Once again the Red Bull of Vettel was dominating in Vettel taking his second pole position of the season, but reliability hit him again when his brake disc broke and he was out of the race. A clever tyre change from saw 2009 world champion Jenson Button take his first win this Turkey last year with Kubica and Felipe Massa making up the top three. After the disappointment of Bahrain, Australia was fantastic, great overtaking and a bit of rain to spice things up.
Vettel finally got a win at Malaysia, getting past teammate Mark Webber to the first corner, A disappointing race for Alonso retiring due to an engine failure. It was obvious that Red Bull had the quickest car and the others had to catch up. Going into Shanghai, a surprising name was top of the championship- Felipe Massa after two podiums and a points finish saw him top the championship. Red Bull dominated qualifying and the race was a whole different story, a jump start from Alonso saw his race disappear and awful conditions saw Jenson Button take his 2nd win of the season with Hamilton behind him. Heading into Europe another driver was going to establish himself.
Mark Webber took two consecutive race wins at Barcelona and Monaco, which put him firmly in the title hunt, much to the amazement of teammate Sebastian Vettel. Formula One then arrived at Turkey with it being Ferrari's 800th race, people expected a lot from the maranello based team. A awful race saw Instanbul Park expert Felipe Massa way down the points just ahead of Alonso. Webber was leading to Vettel, Webber was told to turn his engine down, Vettel then turned his up, he was a long side Webber but he misjudged things and turned in too soon handing Lewis Hamilton first win of the season with Button and Webber making up the podium.
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After a year absence formula one was back at Montreal, where Hamilton won again, he took his first pole positon of the season and for a change a Red Bull wasn't, it was a great race because extremes of two tyres- the super softs and medium tyre meant for the first time drivers would have to make two stops in a race. Then came Vettel's first victory since Malaysia, but big talking point was Mark Webber's spectacular 360 degree back flip after colliding with back marker Heikki Kovalainen. Webber fought back to take another win at Silverstone, as soon as he crossed the line he shouted 'not bad for a number two driver' He said this because his teammate got a new front wing for a qualifying which was meant to be quicker, and it was, Vettel took pole but after touching Webber which caused a puncture, made Vettel loose a lot of points.
At this stage the Ferrari's were well off the pace and most thought out of the championship, Alonso thought not, we arrived at Hockenheim with the F10's as quick as the red bull's with Alonso qualifying 2nd and Massa 3rd. Alonso went on too win the race after Ferrari used team orders to give Alonso the win over Massa. If Massa had won, it would of been a year a go he had the accident in Hungary. A win which shouldn't have been, many fans saying if Alonso wins the championship was 6 points. Ferrari went on to have a $100,000 fine but others thought Ferrari should of lost all there constructors points.
Red Bull were very dominant in Hungary with Webber taking his fourth win of the season, with Ferrari's showing decent pace. Vettel screwed up in this race after falling behind the safety car to much and got a drive through penalty, he went on too make another mistake in Spa, After lunging into Jenson Button, which caused the Mclaren driver to retire and Vettel to finish well down the field. Another title contender, Alonso crashed later in the race, when it was light rain conditions. At this stage many thought the battle was between Hamilton and Webber but they were wrong.
We arrived at the final european race of the season, at Ferrari's home race of Monza. Alonso took pole and won at Monza, but was troubled by Button, he led for the first half of the race but messed up the timing of his stop. Another win at Singapore saw Fernando Alonso be the biggest challenger to Mark Webber. After a double DNF at Monza and Singapore it was hard for Lewis Hamilton to get his second championship. Vettel and Button were still in contention at this stage.
Vettel repeated his 2009 Japanese GP performance this year at Suzuka taking his third win and another 1-2 for Red Bull, then we arrived a Korea, a heavy rain race saw Mark Webber crash into the wall, and Sebastian Vettl have another engine failure, this gave Fernando Alonso his fifth victory of the season. And was the Spaniard going to get his third championship? Another fantastic performance saw Vettel take his 4th victory of the season with teammate Webber 2nd, Hamilton still got a chance and Button is out of contention. This was the first time in the sports history that there was four title contenders going into the final race of the season.
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Vettel dominated throughout at the Yas Marina Circuit, Webber, Massa and Alonso screwed up there chances by pitting two early, This handing Sebastian Vettel his first world champion, making him the youngest world champion in the history of the sport.
We forget, the other teams. A great comeback by Renault and Robert Kubica, saw the team take podiums and regular points finishes. 'World Class' says Martin Brundle, time will tell when he gets into a good car will he be a world champion.
Steady progress for Williams throughout the season, with Barrichello taking 4th place at Silverstone and Hulkenburg shining throughout, Williams pipped Force India to 6th place. Force India had a solid year, with Sutil performing throughout and Luizzi having the worse luck out of the two, For sure these two teams will be hoping for a better 2011. A great second half of the season for BMW Sauber and Kobayashi, Kobayashi stayed one of the sports best overtakers and very quick in the races. Very few things to cheer about for Toro Rosso, notable peformances at Malaysia, Canada and Abu Dhabi, lack of development seemed to be the problem for them. Next year Buemi and alguersauri will be more experienced and that should help the team move forward.
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Lotus were easily the best of the new teams with Kovalainen finishing most races, HRT the worst but probably had the best reliability out of the teams which got them 11th in the constructors championship. Next year the new teams will be hoping to get next too the Toro Rosso's and Saubers.
We welcome Pirelli and say goodbye to Bridgestone after they have been with us since 1997.
I think next year will be even better with 5 world champions, many runner ups, possibly 8 title contenders, 20 races. Bring on the 13th March. 'The best season in years'
Saturday, 27 November 2010
F1 Spy's PS3 F1 2010 Championship
Here will be the details for the F1 2010 PS3 Championship
Please read the Rules before joining the championship
NOTE: YOU MUST BE A FAN OF F1 SPY TO JOIN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP
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- If you crash out in Qualifying and damage your car to the extent that you cannot take part in the session, i expect players to wait until QF is finished to race rather then quit
- When the lights are out, i expect players to be extra careful, use your brakes and think wisely. We don't want first corner pileups every race
- If you knock someone off track by mistake and in the process you gain a place, or you run off wide and gain a place, I expect every participant to give that place back
- No quitters, If you are last, midfield or whatever position, I don't expect anyone to give up and quit
F1 Spy's Race Calendar:
1. Bahrain
2. Australia
3. Malaysia
4. China
5. Spain
6. Monaco
7. Instanbul
8. Montreal
9. Valencia
10. Silverstone
11. Hockenheim
12. Hungrary
13. Spa
14. Monza
15. Singapore
16. Japan
17. Korea
18. Brazil
19. Abu Dhabi
DRIVER LINE UPS
Red Bull Racing
PSN Name: Tauqs77 (A.G.Rahim)
Mclaren Mercedes
PSN Name: elturo (A.Domagala)
Scuderia Ferrari
PSN Name: BigC_15 (Connor McDonagh)
Mercedes
PSN Name:
Renault
PSN Name: ronypsilon ( Ronny Krings)
Force India
PSN Name:
Williams
PSN Name:
Sauber
PSN Name:
Toro Rosso
PSN Name:
Lotus
PSN Name:
HRT
PSN Name:
Virgin:
PSN Name: Lettmjalk (Johnnie Bangboy Röös)
Note: Decided on first come first get basis
If you got any questions go to our facebook page, comment below or contact us on f1spy@hotmail.com.
If you want a good seat, get signed up quickly
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Once we have a full grid (12 players) we will start
Please read the Rules before joining the championship
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Rules
- Races will take place every weekend on Saturday (Time: TBD)
- We will go through the full f1 calendar
- Ingame Rules
- Race Distance (50% distance or above)
- Qualifying results will determine Grid positions
- Tyre wear and fuel simulation will be on
- Full car damage, Dynamic weather and Flags will be realistic
- All driving assists will be Enabled
- Manuel or Automatic can be used
- Point system: 25.18.15.12.10.8.6.4.2.1
-Whatever car you will be equal in performance so the best driver will win.
- If you crash out in Qualifying and damage your car to the extent that you cannot take part in the session, i expect players to wait until QF is finished to race rather then quit
- When the lights are out, i expect players to be extra careful, use your brakes and think wisely. We don't want first corner pileups every race
- If you knock someone off track by mistake and in the process you gain a place, or you run off wide and gain a place, I expect every participant to give that place back
- No quitters, If you are last, midfield or whatever position, I don't expect anyone to give up and quit
F1 Spy's Race Calendar:
1. Bahrain
2. Australia
3. Malaysia
4. China
5. Spain
6. Monaco
7. Instanbul
8. Montreal
9. Valencia
10. Silverstone
11. Hockenheim
12. Hungrary
13. Spa
14. Monza
15. Singapore
16. Japan
17. Korea
18. Brazil
19. Abu Dhabi
DRIVER LINE UPS
Red Bull Racing
PSN Name: Tauqs77 (A.G.Rahim)
Mclaren Mercedes
PSN Name: elturo (A.Domagala)
Scuderia Ferrari
PSN Name: BigC_15 (Connor McDonagh)
Mercedes
PSN Name:
Renault
PSN Name: ronypsilon ( Ronny Krings)
Force India
PSN Name:
Williams
PSN Name:
Sauber
PSN Name:
Toro Rosso
PSN Name:
Lotus
PSN Name:
HRT
PSN Name:
Virgin:
PSN Name: Lettmjalk (Johnnie Bangboy Röös)
Note: Decided on first come first get basis
If you got any questions go to our facebook page, comment below or contact us on f1spy@hotmail.com.
If you want a good seat, get signed up quickly
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Once we have a full grid (12 players) we will start
Friday, 19 November 2010
2010 Individual Drivers- 'The Big Four' Review
Driver: Sebastian Vettel
Team: Red Bull Renault
Championship Postition: 1st
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A worthy world champion in my opinion, 10 pole positons and five race wins is great record to have, his season started with mechanical issues at Bahrain and Melbourne which lost him a great deal of points. A great drive by him in Sepang saw him take the team's first 1-2 of the season, his next win would come in Valencia then Suzuka, Brazil and Abu Dhabi. The young german put in great performances and for sure he will be up there year in year out.
Driver: Mark Webber
Team: Red Bull Renault
Championship Position: 3rd
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Overall a great performance by the Australian, wins at Silverstone, Monaco, Spain and Hungary saw the australian be a fan favourite, but his form at the beginning and end of the season cost him alot, a DNF at the Korean GP and a collision with Lewis Hamilton at Melbourne saw Mark loose valuable points which could of won him his first drivers championship. This year was his best chance of winning the title but I think he will be up there next season
Driver: Lewis Hamitlon
Team: McLaren Mercedes
Championship Position: 4th
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A positive year for the English man, wins at Spa, Montreal and Turkey saw him lead the championship but DNF's at Monza and Singapore saw his title challenge disappear, As for next season Lewis will be a firm favourite for the title and he will be back. Also another good thing for him, he has a good relationship with his teammate which could prove vital in seasons to come.
Driver: Jenson Button
Team: Mclaren Mercedes
Championship Position: 5th
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In my opinion, slightly disappointing from the 2009 world champion, early wins at Melbourne and Shanghai saw Jenson have an early lead but it never lasted, he seemed to struggle more in qualifying and perform in the races, to have any chance of the 2011 crown both must be of the highest standard.
Driver: Felipe Massa
Team: Ferrari
Championship Position: 6th
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A poor season by the 2008 runner up, put in some good performances at Bahrain and Hockenheim, never really looked like challenging for pole positions or race wins but I am sure if he is at Ferrari next year he will fighting for first not sixth, overall a poor season but he will be back
Driver: Fernando Alonso
Team: Ferrari
Championship Position: 2nd
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Runner up of this years championship, good for Fernando? He put exceptional performances at Monza and Singapore and luckier wins at Korea, Bahrain and Hockenheim, he did make some mistakes though, spinning at Melbourne, jump-start at Shanghai, crashing in Fp3 at Monaco, illegal overtake on Kubica at Silverstone and crashing at spa, but except these mistakes he was up there when most people ruled him out, for sure Fernando has shown who his number one at Ferrari but not in Formula One, Next year he will be challenging right at the top and be hoping to add to his two world titles.
Driver: Michael Schumacher
Team: Mercedes
Championship Position: 9th
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Poor season by the seven time world champion, he had decent performances at Barcelona, Turkey and Korean finishing fourth respectively, but some say most notably Eddie Jordan that he should of been sacked after his horrible display at the Singapore grand prix, if the car is good and the tyres suit him, he should be challenging for race wins and maybe the championship, but we will wait till then........
Driver: Nico Rosberg
Team: Mercedes
Championship Position: 7th
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Another solid and over performing season by Rosberg, few podiums and solid point finishes saw him finish 7th in this years championship, Nico will be hoping the Mercedes car will be alot better than it is this year's so he can fight for race wins and championship. Without a doubt Nico Rosberg is one of the top drivers on the grid, and he will trouble the Ferrari, Mclaren and Red Bull boys in 2011...
Team: Red Bull Renault
Championship Postition: 1st
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A worthy world champion in my opinion, 10 pole positons and five race wins is great record to have, his season started with mechanical issues at Bahrain and Melbourne which lost him a great deal of points. A great drive by him in Sepang saw him take the team's first 1-2 of the season, his next win would come in Valencia then Suzuka, Brazil and Abu Dhabi. The young german put in great performances and for sure he will be up there year in year out.
Driver: Mark Webber
Team: Red Bull Renault
Championship Position: 3rd
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Overall a great performance by the Australian, wins at Silverstone, Monaco, Spain and Hungary saw the australian be a fan favourite, but his form at the beginning and end of the season cost him alot, a DNF at the Korean GP and a collision with Lewis Hamilton at Melbourne saw Mark loose valuable points which could of won him his first drivers championship. This year was his best chance of winning the title but I think he will be up there next season
Driver: Lewis Hamitlon
Team: McLaren Mercedes
Championship Position: 4th
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A positive year for the English man, wins at Spa, Montreal and Turkey saw him lead the championship but DNF's at Monza and Singapore saw his title challenge disappear, As for next season Lewis will be a firm favourite for the title and he will be back. Also another good thing for him, he has a good relationship with his teammate which could prove vital in seasons to come.
Driver: Jenson Button
Team: Mclaren Mercedes
Championship Position: 5th
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In my opinion, slightly disappointing from the 2009 world champion, early wins at Melbourne and Shanghai saw Jenson have an early lead but it never lasted, he seemed to struggle more in qualifying and perform in the races, to have any chance of the 2011 crown both must be of the highest standard.
Driver: Felipe Massa
Team: Ferrari
Championship Position: 6th
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A poor season by the 2008 runner up, put in some good performances at Bahrain and Hockenheim, never really looked like challenging for pole positions or race wins but I am sure if he is at Ferrari next year he will fighting for first not sixth, overall a poor season but he will be back
Driver: Fernando Alonso
Team: Ferrari
Championship Position: 2nd
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Runner up of this years championship, good for Fernando? He put exceptional performances at Monza and Singapore and luckier wins at Korea, Bahrain and Hockenheim, he did make some mistakes though, spinning at Melbourne, jump-start at Shanghai, crashing in Fp3 at Monaco, illegal overtake on Kubica at Silverstone and crashing at spa, but except these mistakes he was up there when most people ruled him out, for sure Fernando has shown who his number one at Ferrari but not in Formula One, Next year he will be challenging right at the top and be hoping to add to his two world titles.
Driver: Michael Schumacher
Team: Mercedes
Championship Position: 9th
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Poor season by the seven time world champion, he had decent performances at Barcelona, Turkey and Korean finishing fourth respectively, but some say most notably Eddie Jordan that he should of been sacked after his horrible display at the Singapore grand prix, if the car is good and the tyres suit him, he should be challenging for race wins and maybe the championship, but we will wait till then........
Driver: Nico Rosberg
Team: Mercedes
Championship Position: 7th
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Another solid and over performing season by Rosberg, few podiums and solid point finishes saw him finish 7th in this years championship, Nico will be hoping the Mercedes car will be alot better than it is this year's so he can fight for race wins and championship. Without a doubt Nico Rosberg is one of the top drivers on the grid, and he will trouble the Ferrari, Mclaren and Red Bull boys in 2011...
Sunday, 14 November 2010
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Review
The penultimate round of the 2010 calendar saw Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull racing take his fifth win of the season, this win would mean he would be this years champion. Before this race everyone thought that Ferrari's Fernando Alonso would win it but they were soon to be wrong.
Lights were out at the Yas Marina Circuit, Jenson Button had a superb start which got him up past Alonso into P3 with Vettel and Hamilton ahead of the 2009 world champion, not much happening on the first lap until Schumacher touched his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg which made the 7 time world champion to be facing the wrong way, Force India driver Tonio Luizzi collided with Michael and made sure both of them were out of the race, thinks triggered the safety car to appear,
Under the safety car many cars had pitted, Alguersuari, Petrov, Senna, Klien, among many more. When the safety car had came back in Vettel was into the distance with the two Mclaren's behind him. Later in the race Mark Webber pitted due to lack of rear end grip and high wear this stop made sure that Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso would pit- this disicion from the Ferrari team would prove costly.
Felipe Massa had an awful day as he couldn't get past Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari and Alonso couldn't get past Vitaly Petrov which lost him the title, the Saubers, Williams and Force India's who failed to score. Mclaren pair Button and Hamilton finished third and second respectivly with Rosberg, Kubica, Petrov, Alonso, Webber, Massa and Alguersuari rounding up the top 10.
Top 10 Result
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Jenson Button
4. Nico Rosberg
5. Robert Kubica
6. Vitaly Petrov
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Mark Webber
9. Felipe Massa
10. Jaime Alguersuari
The race wasn't exciting but the fact this was the last race of the season made it more so, a worthy champion in Sebastian Vettel with 5 Wins and an outstanding 10 Pole positions!
For sure the Ferrari boys, Mclaren and Mercedes boys will be hoping for glory next season but they have a tough season beating arguably the best driver on the grid.
We will see you in 17 weeks time for the Bahrain GP
Lights were out at the Yas Marina Circuit, Jenson Button had a superb start which got him up past Alonso into P3 with Vettel and Hamilton ahead of the 2009 world champion, not much happening on the first lap until Schumacher touched his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg which made the 7 time world champion to be facing the wrong way, Force India driver Tonio Luizzi collided with Michael and made sure both of them were out of the race, thinks triggered the safety car to appear,
Under the safety car many cars had pitted, Alguersuari, Petrov, Senna, Klien, among many more. When the safety car had came back in Vettel was into the distance with the two Mclaren's behind him. Later in the race Mark Webber pitted due to lack of rear end grip and high wear this stop made sure that Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso would pit- this disicion from the Ferrari team would prove costly.
Felipe Massa had an awful day as he couldn't get past Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari and Alonso couldn't get past Vitaly Petrov which lost him the title, the Saubers, Williams and Force India's who failed to score. Mclaren pair Button and Hamilton finished third and second respectivly with Rosberg, Kubica, Petrov, Alonso, Webber, Massa and Alguersuari rounding up the top 10.
Top 10 Result
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Jenson Button
4. Nico Rosberg
5. Robert Kubica
6. Vitaly Petrov
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Mark Webber
9. Felipe Massa
10. Jaime Alguersuari
The race wasn't exciting but the fact this was the last race of the season made it more so, a worthy champion in Sebastian Vettel with 5 Wins and an outstanding 10 Pole positions!
For sure the Ferrari boys, Mclaren and Mercedes boys will be hoping for glory next season but they have a tough season beating arguably the best driver on the grid.
We will see you in 17 weeks time for the Bahrain GP
Friday, 12 November 2010
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix preview "The Grand Finale"
F1 heads to Abu Dhabi the final round of 2010 F1 season.The fantastic Yas marina circuit!! the venue of yas Marina promises the epic show down as this season's championship is one of the greatest of all the times so I am sure that we can see some great sort of racing.The Yas Marina circuit is situated on Yas Island about 30 minutes away from capital UAE.
The F1 2010 world driver's championship would be settle at the Abu Dhabi, one of four men will be crowned World Champion: Ferrari's Fernando Alonso; Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel or Mark Webber; or McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
Fernando Alonso leads the world championship with 246 points, followed by Webber with 238, Vettel with 231 and Hamilton with 222.
With four drivers are still in with a chance of winning the WDC ahead of the final grand prix in Abu Dhabi on Sunday Ferrari's Fernando's Alonso is the most favorite to win the world title having the lead of eight points over his nearest championship rival Mark Webber..
Now as we look the the Yas Marina circuit which is featuring many long straights which would be the weakest point of Red bull but it would be the strongest point of Ferrari and McLaren. McLaren have also not given up hopes yet with Lewis Hamilton 24 points behind Alonso.he would need to win this week end and than everything depends on luck..
Clever Ferrari would be watching Red Bull weather they would apply team order or not, as the teams are still saying they they would not apply team order but today after 1st practice session Red Bull team principle Christian Horner said that they would not say to the driver to back off like Ferrari did in Germany but he is also sure that driver would bring best result for the team so its clear the they will use team orders in different way..
Current world champion Jenson Button is out of championship contention but he will do his best to help his team mate Lewis Hamilton.
On the other hand Renault chase of Mercedes for the 4th place in the constructors championship is well over but the battle is on among Force India and Williams. There is only one point separates the two teams so we can see a very good fight for the sixith place in the constructors championship.
Sauber is also looking forward for good race and so do Toro Rosso and for the new teams Lotus are hoping to secure the 10th place spot in constructors championship
Now at the end in our opinion Mclaren and Ferrari are the top two teams this weekend but we can't under estimate Red Bulls but pole position could be between four drivers, Our pole sitter would be Vettel or Hamilton and our race winner Vettel. But for the title, Fernando Alonso
Track Preview
Lap Distance: 5.554 kilometers/3.45 miles
Lap record: 1:40.279, Sebastian Vettel, RBR, 2009
Total number of race laps: 55
Total race distance: 305.355km/189.7 miles
The F1 2010 world driver's championship would be settle at the Abu Dhabi, one of four men will be crowned World Champion: Ferrari's Fernando Alonso; Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel or Mark Webber; or McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
Fernando Alonso leads the world championship with 246 points, followed by Webber with 238, Vettel with 231 and Hamilton with 222.
With four drivers are still in with a chance of winning the WDC ahead of the final grand prix in Abu Dhabi on Sunday Ferrari's Fernando's Alonso is the most favorite to win the world title having the lead of eight points over his nearest championship rival Mark Webber..
Now as we look the the Yas Marina circuit which is featuring many long straights which would be the weakest point of Red bull but it would be the strongest point of Ferrari and McLaren. McLaren have also not given up hopes yet with Lewis Hamilton 24 points behind Alonso.he would need to win this week end and than everything depends on luck..
Clever Ferrari would be watching Red Bull weather they would apply team order or not, as the teams are still saying they they would not apply team order but today after 1st practice session Red Bull team principle Christian Horner said that they would not say to the driver to back off like Ferrari did in Germany but he is also sure that driver would bring best result for the team so its clear the they will use team orders in different way..
Current world champion Jenson Button is out of championship contention but he will do his best to help his team mate Lewis Hamilton.
On the other hand Renault chase of Mercedes for the 4th place in the constructors championship is well over but the battle is on among Force India and Williams. There is only one point separates the two teams so we can see a very good fight for the sixith place in the constructors championship.
Sauber is also looking forward for good race and so do Toro Rosso and for the new teams Lotus are hoping to secure the 10th place spot in constructors championship
Now at the end in our opinion Mclaren and Ferrari are the top two teams this weekend but we can't under estimate Red Bulls but pole position could be between four drivers, Our pole sitter would be Vettel or Hamilton and our race winner Vettel. But for the title, Fernando Alonso
Track Preview
Lap Distance: 5.554 kilometers/3.45 miles
Lap record: 1:40.279, Sebastian Vettel, RBR, 2009
Total number of race laps: 55
Total race distance: 305.355km/189.7 miles
Sunday, 7 November 2010
Brazilian Grand Prix Review
A dominant performance by Red Bull saw there drivers take a 1-2 at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace circuit, this result meant that Red Bull would take the constructors championship for the first time.
A reminder of the starting grid ahead of the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix:
The lights had gone out, the race was off..... Hulkenburg had a good start but Vettel's was even better the Red Bull driver was leading into the first corner with Hulkenburg and Webber closely behind, then Webber got past Hulkenburg at turn four, It couldn't of gotten any better for them. A great battle between Hamilton and Alonso was happening, Fernando did Hamilton down the main straight but then the Mclaren man cut back inside to take the place back at turn one. But what happened at turn four? Hamilton goes wide and Alonso is up to P4.
A great start to the Brazilian Grand Prix, the old master was back with his old tricks overtaking Jenson Button, his title ambitions were turning into thin air. Alonso had trouble getting past Hulkenburg with the young German defending very well, the Red Bull drivers pulling away quickly from Alonso and the rest of the field.
Lap 11 came with Jenson pitting for the prime tyres, which triggered Massa, Barrichello, Hulkenburg and others to pit, with Button pitting a lap less then the others he jumped alot of drivers. Massa's day got even worse when he pitted and one of his wheel's was loose and then had to pit again! Towards the front of the field Webber and Vettel were way clear of Hamilton and Alonso. The front runners pit but no change in the order; Vettel, Webber, Alonso and Hamilton the top four.
Alot later in the race, under-pressure Force India driver Tonio Luizzi crashed his car at turn two which brings out the safety car, Button, Hamilton and Massa pit under the saftey car, Felipe and Jenson pit for the option tyre and Hamilton another set of primes. Alot of drivers were out of position so it was hard for the drivers to now who to let through and who to fight with. Alonso starts to catch Webber but it was too late, Vettel crossed the line P1 and Webber P2 which gave Vettel his fourth win of the season!
Top 10 Result of the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Mark Webber
3. Fernando Alonso
4. Lewis Hamiton
5. Jenson Button
6. Nico Rosberg
7. Micheal Schumacher
8. Nico Hulkenburg
9. Robert Kubica
10. Kamui Kobayashi
So this meant realistically there was three drivers who have a good shot for the drivers championship, but who will it be? we will find out in a week's time at the Yas Marina Circuit for the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
A reminder of the starting grid ahead of the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix:
| 1. Nico Hülkenberg (Williams-Cosworth) | ||
| 2. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) | ||
| 3. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) | ||
| 4. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) | ||
| 5. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | ||
| 6. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) | ||
| 7. Robert Kubica (Renault) | ||
| 8. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) | ||
| 9. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) | ||
| 10. Vitaly Petrov (Renault) | ||
| 11. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) | ||
| 12. Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber-Ferrari) | ||
| 13. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | ||
| 14. Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) | ||
| 15. Nick Heidfeld (Sauber-Ferrari) | ||
| 16. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India-Mercedes) | ||
| 17. Timo Glock (Virgin-Cosworth) | ||
| 18. Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth) | ||
| 19. Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth) | ||
| 20. Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) | ||
| 21. Lucas di Grassi (Virgin-Cosworth) | ||
| 22. Christian Klien (HRT-Cosworth) | ||
| 23. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) | ||
| 24. Bruno Senna (HRT-Cosworth) |
The lights had gone out, the race was off..... Hulkenburg had a good start but Vettel's was even better the Red Bull driver was leading into the first corner with Hulkenburg and Webber closely behind, then Webber got past Hulkenburg at turn four, It couldn't of gotten any better for them. A great battle between Hamilton and Alonso was happening, Fernando did Hamilton down the main straight but then the Mclaren man cut back inside to take the place back at turn one. But what happened at turn four? Hamilton goes wide and Alonso is up to P4.
A great start to the Brazilian Grand Prix, the old master was back with his old tricks overtaking Jenson Button, his title ambitions were turning into thin air. Alonso had trouble getting past Hulkenburg with the young German defending very well, the Red Bull drivers pulling away quickly from Alonso and the rest of the field.
Lap 11 came with Jenson pitting for the prime tyres, which triggered Massa, Barrichello, Hulkenburg and others to pit, with Button pitting a lap less then the others he jumped alot of drivers. Massa's day got even worse when he pitted and one of his wheel's was loose and then had to pit again! Towards the front of the field Webber and Vettel were way clear of Hamilton and Alonso. The front runners pit but no change in the order; Vettel, Webber, Alonso and Hamilton the top four.
Alot later in the race, under-pressure Force India driver Tonio Luizzi crashed his car at turn two which brings out the safety car, Button, Hamilton and Massa pit under the saftey car, Felipe and Jenson pit for the option tyre and Hamilton another set of primes. Alot of drivers were out of position so it was hard for the drivers to now who to let through and who to fight with. Alonso starts to catch Webber but it was too late, Vettel crossed the line P1 and Webber P2 which gave Vettel his fourth win of the season!
Top 10 Result of the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Mark Webber
3. Fernando Alonso
4. Lewis Hamiton
5. Jenson Button
6. Nico Rosberg
7. Micheal Schumacher
8. Nico Hulkenburg
9. Robert Kubica
10. Kamui Kobayashi
So this meant realistically there was three drivers who have a good shot for the drivers championship, but who will it be? we will find out in a week's time at the Yas Marina Circuit for the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Friday, 5 November 2010
Brazillian Grand Prix Preview
The 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship moves to Brazil for its penultimate round, with a thrilling race and title showdown anticipated.The Brazilian Grand Prix, the second to last round of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship, takes place on Sunday, November 7th at the Autodromo José Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo. The 4.309 km (2.67 miles) anti-clockwise track is the highest of the year at 800m above sea level and its inner city location at Interlagos, combined with the passion of the Brazilian fans, makes the circuit one of the most atmospheric venues of the year.
For each of the past five years, the world championship has been won in Brazil and this year world championship will set to settle in Brazil so its gonna be Ferrari's Fernando's Alonso winnig his 3rd championship title...Alonso doesn't expect to seal the deal in Brazil and remains very cautious But there's no denying that things are now looking rather good for him, with an 11-point lead in his pocket, more wins than anyone else this season, and the potential, even if the title is not clinched at Interlagos, to eliminate one, two or even three of his rivals before Abu Dhabi. The double champion said last week that now he has the points lead back at last, there's no need to look at the maths anymore - the only calculation that's important to him is that if he finishes ahead of his rivals, he'll eventually be the world champion, but if he wins this weekend and and Red Bulls's Mark Webber Doesn't finished 4th or better than Alonso will be crowned champion in Brazil and for Hamilton he need to win to stay in the championship and its certainly over for Button..
And if we look at the back from champion ship than its cat and dog fight between Renault and Mercedes but Mercedes is certainly looking to defend their 4th place in the championship and similar situation for Force India as Williams are hoping to to snatch 6th place from them.
And for the new teams HRT is running Christian Klien for final two races, its their last ditch to finish ahead of Virgins and Lotus but they want better reliability.
In my Opinion Red Bulls are very very strong this weekend but they need to do a good start and a better reliability if they want their dreams alive to stay in the championship but F1 Spy's money again goes to Hamiltion and Alonso and home hero Massa can't be under estimated.
F1 Spy's Top 5 Prediction (After FP1 and FP2)
1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Massa
4. Alonso
5. Hamilton
It will be a very close qualifying session with five drivers in the hunt for pole position
For each of the past five years, the world championship has been won in Brazil and this year world championship will set to settle in Brazil so its gonna be Ferrari's Fernando's Alonso winnig his 3rd championship title...Alonso doesn't expect to seal the deal in Brazil and remains very cautious But there's no denying that things are now looking rather good for him, with an 11-point lead in his pocket, more wins than anyone else this season, and the potential, even if the title is not clinched at Interlagos, to eliminate one, two or even three of his rivals before Abu Dhabi. The double champion said last week that now he has the points lead back at last, there's no need to look at the maths anymore - the only calculation that's important to him is that if he finishes ahead of his rivals, he'll eventually be the world champion, but if he wins this weekend and and Red Bulls's Mark Webber Doesn't finished 4th or better than Alonso will be crowned champion in Brazil and for Hamilton he need to win to stay in the championship and its certainly over for Button..
And if we look at the back from champion ship than its cat and dog fight between Renault and Mercedes but Mercedes is certainly looking to defend their 4th place in the championship and similar situation for Force India as Williams are hoping to to snatch 6th place from them.
And for the new teams HRT is running Christian Klien for final two races, its their last ditch to finish ahead of Virgins and Lotus but they want better reliability.
In my Opinion Red Bulls are very very strong this weekend but they need to do a good start and a better reliability if they want their dreams alive to stay in the championship but F1 Spy's money again goes to Hamiltion and Alonso and home hero Massa can't be under estimated.
F1 Spy's Top 5 Prediction (After FP1 and FP2)
1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Massa
4. Alonso
5. Hamilton
It will be a very close qualifying session with five drivers in the hunt for pole position
Sunday, 24 October 2010
Korean Grand Prix Review
The first race at the Korean international circuit saw Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso take the win ahead of Mclaren driver Lewis Hamilton and teammate Felipe Massa. The race was due to start at 0700 (UK time) but due to heavy rain the start was delayed for ten minutes, the race started behind the safety car after four laps the red flag was out and the race had been stopped. Fernando Alonso told his race engineer ' its the worst conditions I have every drived in' The race was delayed till 0805, there was numerous laps around the circuit behind the safety car, the safety car pulled in on Lap 18 and we were off for the Korean Grand Prix- 'finally' I thought.
Action into the first corner, seven time world champion Micheal Schumacher nails Kubica into turn one and gains a place, further up the field was Massa v Button v Rosberg. Soon after world championship leader Mark Webber spins and hits the wall, he rebounds and collides with Nico Rosberg after the German made a up places on the first laps. This couldn't be better for Sebastian Vettel! The safety car is deployed, Vettel lead from Alonso, Hamilton and Massa. A few laps later the safety car comes in and the race continues, soon after the old master is back at it again overtaking McLaren driver and defending champion Jenson Button.
Young Swiss driver Buemi brought out another safety car which gives the nod for Massa, Schumacher and Hamilton to pit for the intermediates, a lap later the two leaders Vettel and Alonso pit. Alonso seemed to have a problem at the pit stops and brought him out behind Lewis Hamilton and in front of Felipe Massa. The safety car goes in and at the first corner Hamitlon goes wide and Alonso passes him, Massa was on his tale but couldn't force a overtake pass the 2008 world champion, Button was struggling at the back of the field, at this moment in time Jenson Button was out of contention on winning this year's championship.
The battle at the front intensified with Vettel and Alonso separated by over one second, Lap 45 Vettel on the pit straight, Alonso gets past him- everyone knew he had a problem, more mechanical problems dent the young German's title hopes and gives Alonso the lead, A double retirement for Red Bull defiantly not what Christian Horner would want, Alonso and Hamilton were separated by 2.8 seconds and Alonso went on to win the first ever Korean Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton second and Felipe Massa third. This meant that Alonso would be leading the championship for the first time since Melbourne earlier this year.
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari
2. Lewis Hamilton Mclaren Mercedes
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari
4. Michael Schumacher Mercedes Grand Prix
5. Robert Kubica Renault
6. Vitantonio liuzzi Force India Mercedes
7. Rubens Barrichello Williams Cosworth
8. Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber Ferrari
9. Nick Heidfeld BMW-Sauber-Ferrari
10. Nico Hulkenburg Williams Cosworth
11. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso Ferrrai
12. Jenson Button Mclaren-Mercedes
13. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth
14. Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth
15. Sakon Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth
An eventful race at the Korean International Circuit, and it has to be said, it is one of Herman Tilke better tracks, provides good overtaking and provides good racing for the fans.
This sets up the Brazilian grand prix in two weeks time to be an great race as it is every year, both drivers and the constructors titles are up for grabs but realistically we have four drivers who can win the title and the three teams are separated by fifty two points.
A great race overall and looking forward to the Brazilian Grand Prix!!
Action into the first corner, seven time world champion Micheal Schumacher nails Kubica into turn one and gains a place, further up the field was Massa v Button v Rosberg. Soon after world championship leader Mark Webber spins and hits the wall, he rebounds and collides with Nico Rosberg after the German made a up places on the first laps. This couldn't be better for Sebastian Vettel! The safety car is deployed, Vettel lead from Alonso, Hamilton and Massa. A few laps later the safety car comes in and the race continues, soon after the old master is back at it again overtaking McLaren driver and defending champion Jenson Button.
Young Swiss driver Buemi brought out another safety car which gives the nod for Massa, Schumacher and Hamilton to pit for the intermediates, a lap later the two leaders Vettel and Alonso pit. Alonso seemed to have a problem at the pit stops and brought him out behind Lewis Hamilton and in front of Felipe Massa. The safety car goes in and at the first corner Hamitlon goes wide and Alonso passes him, Massa was on his tale but couldn't force a overtake pass the 2008 world champion, Button was struggling at the back of the field, at this moment in time Jenson Button was out of contention on winning this year's championship.
The battle at the front intensified with Vettel and Alonso separated by over one second, Lap 45 Vettel on the pit straight, Alonso gets past him- everyone knew he had a problem, more mechanical problems dent the young German's title hopes and gives Alonso the lead, A double retirement for Red Bull defiantly not what Christian Horner would want, Alonso and Hamilton were separated by 2.8 seconds and Alonso went on to win the first ever Korean Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton second and Felipe Massa third. This meant that Alonso would be leading the championship for the first time since Melbourne earlier this year.
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari
2. Lewis Hamilton Mclaren Mercedes
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari
4. Michael Schumacher Mercedes Grand Prix
5. Robert Kubica Renault
6. Vitantonio liuzzi Force India Mercedes
7. Rubens Barrichello Williams Cosworth
8. Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber Ferrari
9. Nick Heidfeld BMW-Sauber-Ferrari
10. Nico Hulkenburg Williams Cosworth
11. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso Ferrrai
12. Jenson Button Mclaren-Mercedes
13. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth
14. Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth
15. Sakon Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth
An eventful race at the Korean International Circuit, and it has to be said, it is one of Herman Tilke better tracks, provides good overtaking and provides good racing for the fans.
This sets up the Brazilian grand prix in two weeks time to be an great race as it is every year, both drivers and the constructors titles are up for grabs but realistically we have four drivers who can win the title and the three teams are separated by fifty two points.
A great race overall and looking forward to the Brazilian Grand Prix!!
Saturday, 23 October 2010
Korean Grand Prix Qualifying Review
A very exciting qualifying at the Korean international circuit, once again it was business as usual for the two red bull drivers. Going into qualifying there could of been up to seven drivers but in the end it was the usual driver setting the pace. Sebastian Vettel took pole position in the dying seconds of Q3 from title rivals Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso.
Q1
The pace was set by Mclaren driver Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel separated by a few hundredths of a second. At the bottom end of the grid, the usual suspects were there. Jarno Trulli was best of the new teams ahead of Virgins' Timo Glock and teammate Heikki Kovalainen. There was one more place available to drop out of Q1 it was between the two Toro Rosso drivers and Force India driver Tonio Luizzi, On Luizzi's final run it looked like Buemi was out in Q1 but in the end a poor last sector meant that Buemi was safe with Luizzi falling out of Q1, a disappointing result for the under pressure Italian.
Q2
The second qualifying session saw the Red Bulls and Ferrari's setting the pace, The two Red bulls were quick on the prime tyre with Ferrari driver Felipe Massa setting some quick lap times on the option tyre which is meant to be up to 0.7 seconds quicker than the prime. Sauber drivers decided to do one run but they didn't get into Q3. Jaime Alguersuari once again out-qualified teammate Sebastien Buemi for 16th and Nico Hulkenburg qualified 11th just a fraction away from making it in to Q3.
Q3
The session started with Mark Webber going to the track first and set a poor lap, behind him Fernando Alonso set a very quick lap which put him 1st ahead of the other drivers. On his second run he improved but it wasn't enough. The Red Bulls were flying, Mark Webber took second place and Sebastian Vettel- once again took pole position.
A great performance by Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg with P5 and teammate Michael Schumacher P9. The other Ferrari didn't qualify as well as it should had, P6 for Felipe Massa and Rubens Barrichello rounding up the top 10
A fantastic qualifying and I'm sure the race will be even better!
Q1
The pace was set by Mclaren driver Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel separated by a few hundredths of a second. At the bottom end of the grid, the usual suspects were there. Jarno Trulli was best of the new teams ahead of Virgins' Timo Glock and teammate Heikki Kovalainen. There was one more place available to drop out of Q1 it was between the two Toro Rosso drivers and Force India driver Tonio Luizzi, On Luizzi's final run it looked like Buemi was out in Q1 but in the end a poor last sector meant that Buemi was safe with Luizzi falling out of Q1, a disappointing result for the under pressure Italian.
| 18th | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.955 |
| 19th | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:40.521 |
| 20th | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:40.748 |
| 21th | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:41.768 |
| 22th | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:42.325 |
| 23th | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT-Cosworth | 1:42.444 |
| 24th | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:43.283 |
Q2
The second qualifying session saw the Red Bulls and Ferrari's setting the pace, The two Red bulls were quick on the prime tyre with Ferrari driver Felipe Massa setting some quick lap times on the option tyre which is meant to be up to 0.7 seconds quicker than the prime. Sauber drivers decided to do one run but they didn't get into Q3. Jaime Alguersuari once again out-qualified teammate Sebastien Buemi for 16th and Nico Hulkenburg qualified 11th just a fraction away from making it in to Q3.
| 11th | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:37.620 |
| 12th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:37.643 |
| 13th | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:37.715 |
| 14th | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.783 |
| 15th | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:37.799 |
| 16th | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:37.853 |
| 17th | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:38.594 |
Q3
The session started with Mark Webber going to the track first and set a poor lap, behind him Fernando Alonso set a very quick lap which put him 1st ahead of the other drivers. On his second run he improved but it wasn't enough. The Red Bulls were flying, Mark Webber took second place and Sebastian Vettel- once again took pole position.
A great performance by Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg with P5 and teammate Michael Schumacher P9. The other Ferrari didn't qualify as well as it should had, P6 for Felipe Massa and Rubens Barrichello rounding up the top 10
| 1st | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:35.585 |
| 2nd | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:35.659 |
| 3rd | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:35.766 |
| 4th | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.062 |
| 5th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.535 |
| 6th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.571 |
| 7th | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.731 |
| 8th | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:36.824 |
| 9th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36.950 |
| 10th | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:36.998 |
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Korean Grand Prix Preview
| The Formula One circus speeds towards a conclusion, as the teams head to the only brand-new track for the 2010 campaign, the barely-completed confines of the Yeongam circuit in South Korea. After successfully co-hosting the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Korea is heading to host the first ever Formula One race. At the beginning there were concern about the new Korean track, that the new track would not be completed in time, even F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone raises concern over this new venue, but somehow by hook, by crook, and by paying an inordinate amount of overtime to the builders, the Korean International Circuit is ready and waiting to accept Formula One's circus into its shiny new confines. Arriving at the brand new tack everyone thinks about one thing,what is happen in Korea? who will be successful in Korea? After 16 rounds, heading to Korea, we still have a five-way title fight, at least mathematically, but both McLaren duo could well be officially eliminated from contention with the wrong result. If points leader Mark Webber wins the race, Lewis Hamilton will need to finish eighth or better to retain the slimmest hopes of regaining the world title, while teammate Jenson Button will need to be sixth or better. But if we look at the constructors standing its well cleared that Red Bulls are going to win this season championship but mathematically there are three teams in the constructors championship contention. And with everyone have so little data about this track so its gonna be tough fight expected for this race. Karun Chandhok (HRT) driver who took few laps around Korea for advertising camping thinks that Korea is a Red Bull favoring track but he also expects a close fight among top three this week end at the inaugural Korean GP as it has many long straights which is the weakest point of the RB6. The Red Bull fight will be interesting to watch, though, with Webber increasingly needing to beat Vettel to the flag to reassert his dominance in the team from a few races back. Another win for Vettel will shave Webber's point lead down to single figures at best with two races to go, and Webber has admitted that he needs a victory, and soon...and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is also the guy to watch in this race as he promises to shine in this weekend race.On the other hand McLaren is bringing a brand new front wing to be stay alive in the 2010 championship. Away from the 'epic' scrap at the front, Renault's hopes of overtaking Mercedes in the constructors championship took another dive after their double retirement in Japan, though the team could still gain some sort of bragging rights if they manage to get Robert Kubica up to seventh in the drivers standings, ahead of Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg and behind only the 'big six' from Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari. Further back on the grid Williams hopes to overtake Force India as they have a disapointing result in Japan with a double retirement and if we look at the new teams Lotus is clearly the best of the new teams but HRT and Virgin's are looking froward to overtake two Lotuses as they are focusing on 2011's car. Now, in my opinion, Red Bull will be the quickest team this weekend, but i will not put my money on them.. In my opinion, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso who is looking forward to keeping his momentum since Italy and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, who is hungry to win can surprise the Red Bull drivers. It looks like it is going to be a great race! |
Track Preview
Track Facts
Korea International Circuit
Location: Yeongam, South Korea
Length: 5.621 km
Race Distance: 309.155 km
Number of Laps: 55
Turns: 18
Lap Record: n/a
Weather Forecast
Friday: Sunny, Max Temp: 22°C
Saturday: Cloudy, Max Temp: 22°C
Sunday: Rain Showers, Max Temp: 22°C
Weekend Schedule
Friday 22nd October
Free Practice 1 - 10.00 (Local Time) / 02.00 (BST)
Free Practice 2 - 14.00 (Local Time) / 06.00 (BST)
Saturday 23rd October
Free Practice 3 - 11.00 (Local Time) / 03.00 (BST)
Qualifying - 14.00 (Local Time) / 06.00 (BST)
Sunday 24th October
Race - 15.00 (Local Time) / 07.00 (BST)
Review of the 2011 Calendar
Jump back a decade, and the face of the Formula One calendar has been transformed. Many new circuits have come in that time, and some older ones have been dropped. With Korea, Russia, Texas, Rome all set to join on the fun, and Ecclestone keen to have a 20 race calendar, what are my thoughts?
Europe is the main place of Formula One with Spa, Monza, Silverstone and Monaco. These circuits make Formula One racing exciting and fantastic to watch. I think these circuits without a doubt should be on the F1 calendar for years to come.
- Monaco (Classic Venue and Glamour of F1)
- Spa (Classic Venue and is one of the best racing tracks of the modern era)
- Monza (One of my favourites, historical track and provides decent racing)
- Silverstone (Classic Venue, Great circuit and provides awesome racing)
There are also a few more circuits which provide excellent racing and have had some great races this year and in previous years
- Melbourne (Great Overtaking, Should be the season opener)
- Montreal (Great Circuit)
- Suzuka (Great Racing and F1 Drivers Favourite like Montreal)
- Interlargos (Fantastic and Exciting Racing)
- Hockenheim (Good Racing and good for overtaking)
- Nurburgring (Not my favourite but I feel it deserves a place among the best)
Also I think some of modern day circuits have provided good racing and I believe they deserve a place on the calendar in years to come.
-Sepang (Great Racing and Provides good twist with the weather)
- Istanbul Park (Provides good racing, Nice Corner at Turn 8)
- Shanghai (Good Racing and like Sepang twist with the weather)
- Singapore (Gives something different, Night race and is a street circuit)
So that Is Fourteen which I think should most definatly be on the calendar for years to come. Now there is some more modern day circuits which haven't provided good races
- Yas Marina Circuit (Personally I like this circuit with the twilight affect but needs more time)
- Bahrain ( Not yet produced a great race, the circuit is better shorter than the 2min one)
- Barcelona (Awful, Great for testing but awful for racing)
- Valencia (Another street circuit not as good as Singapore, this year's race wasn't bad but at least this one is better than Barcelona)
- Hungaroring( Great setting for a circuit, provides nothing good, can't overtake and should be dropped)
So that's what I think about the F1 circuits- I'd love to know what you think....
Its been a great season, Every one says how bad Bahrain was but I have loved every single race this season!! This sets up the final 3 races and next season to be even better!!! And I'm sure any other true F1 fan is loving it also!
Europe is the main place of Formula One with Spa, Monza, Silverstone and Monaco. These circuits make Formula One racing exciting and fantastic to watch. I think these circuits without a doubt should be on the F1 calendar for years to come.
- Monaco (Classic Venue and Glamour of F1)
- Spa (Classic Venue and is one of the best racing tracks of the modern era)
- Monza (One of my favourites, historical track and provides decent racing)
- Silverstone (Classic Venue, Great circuit and provides awesome racing)
There are also a few more circuits which provide excellent racing and have had some great races this year and in previous years
- Melbourne (Great Overtaking, Should be the season opener)
- Montreal (Great Circuit)
- Suzuka (Great Racing and F1 Drivers Favourite like Montreal)
- Interlargos (Fantastic and Exciting Racing)
- Hockenheim (Good Racing and good for overtaking)
- Nurburgring (Not my favourite but I feel it deserves a place among the best)
Also I think some of modern day circuits have provided good racing and I believe they deserve a place on the calendar in years to come.
-Sepang (Great Racing and Provides good twist with the weather)
- Istanbul Park (Provides good racing, Nice Corner at Turn 8)
- Shanghai (Good Racing and like Sepang twist with the weather)
- Singapore (Gives something different, Night race and is a street circuit)
So that Is Fourteen which I think should most definatly be on the calendar for years to come. Now there is some more modern day circuits which haven't provided good races
- Yas Marina Circuit (Personally I like this circuit with the twilight affect but needs more time)
- Bahrain ( Not yet produced a great race, the circuit is better shorter than the 2min one)
- Barcelona (Awful, Great for testing but awful for racing)
- Valencia (Another street circuit not as good as Singapore, this year's race wasn't bad but at least this one is better than Barcelona)
- Hungaroring( Great setting for a circuit, provides nothing good, can't overtake and should be dropped)
So that's what I think about the F1 circuits- I'd love to know what you think....
Its been a great season, Every one says how bad Bahrain was but I have loved every single race this season!! This sets up the final 3 races and next season to be even better!!! And I'm sure any other true F1 fan is loving it also!
Sunday, 10 October 2010
Japanese Grand Prix Review
Red Bull Driver Sebastian Vettel continued with his great form from last year at the Suzuka Circuit, He took pole position and a comfortable race win today. His Teammate and championship leader Mark Webber took 2nd place, giving the team a maximum number of points this weekend. Which strengthened there position at the top of the constructors championship.
The race started in dramatic fashion with Vitaly Petrov coming together with Nico Hulkenburg and then Felipe Massa cut a corner and came together with Force India driver- these collisions brought out the Safety Car. At this time pole sitter Vettel was leading with Kubica and Webber behind him. Good News for Mark Webber, Robert Kubica's right rear wheel detached and forced the pole to retire. This promoted Webber to 2nd place and behind his Red Bull teammate.
The race continued with the Red Bulls pulling away slowly from Alonso, Button and Hamilton. During the safety car some of the cars pitted most notably Nico Rosberg. The German driver attempted to overtake Toro Rosso driver Buemi but couldn't make it stick at 130R. Also on this lap Michael Schumacher overtook former Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello.
Kamui Kobayashi or Kamui Kobaybashi according to Martin Brundle, had a fantastic home race overtaking Sutil, Alguersuari,Heidfeld and Barrichello at the hairpin. Kobayashi was one of few drivers who started on the prime tyre and had more grip then the older primes of Sutil, Alguersuari, Heidfeld and Barrichello. Another notable performance was Lotus' 12th and 13th place which gives them the all for play for 10th place which comes with a lot of much needed money for 2011. Glock came behind Trulli in 15th and Lucas di Grassi had a unexplained crash at 130R coming to the grid before the race.
Mark Webber could do nothing about the supreme pace of his Teammate Sebastian Vettel and going to Korea the top 3 separated by 14 points could this championship be any closer? Are the Mclarens out of the titles? We will see in a fortnights time!
The race started in dramatic fashion with Vitaly Petrov coming together with Nico Hulkenburg and then Felipe Massa cut a corner and came together with Force India driver- these collisions brought out the Safety Car. At this time pole sitter Vettel was leading with Kubica and Webber behind him. Good News for Mark Webber, Robert Kubica's right rear wheel detached and forced the pole to retire. This promoted Webber to 2nd place and behind his Red Bull teammate.
The race continued with the Red Bulls pulling away slowly from Alonso, Button and Hamilton. During the safety car some of the cars pitted most notably Nico Rosberg. The German driver attempted to overtake Toro Rosso driver Buemi but couldn't make it stick at 130R. Also on this lap Michael Schumacher overtook former Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello.
Kamui Kobayashi or Kamui Kobaybashi according to Martin Brundle, had a fantastic home race overtaking Sutil, Alguersuari,Heidfeld and Barrichello at the hairpin. Kobayashi was one of few drivers who started on the prime tyre and had more grip then the older primes of Sutil, Alguersuari, Heidfeld and Barrichello. Another notable performance was Lotus' 12th and 13th place which gives them the all for play for 10th place which comes with a lot of much needed money for 2011. Glock came behind Trulli in 15th and Lucas di Grassi had a unexplained crash at 130R coming to the grid before the race.
Mark Webber could do nothing about the supreme pace of his Teammate Sebastian Vettel and going to Korea the top 3 separated by 14 points could this championship be any closer? Are the Mclarens out of the titles? We will see in a fortnights time!
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