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Get Turbocharged
Sep 5th
Though turbocharged engines were developed for racecar engines prior to 1970′s, it was in the late 70′s viz.. 1977-78 when most of the Formula 1 teams started developing turbocharged engines. A huge proportion of their funds were utilized towards the R&D of turbocharged engines. Teams like BMW, Renault and Honda were the first ones to start off work in this direction.
The scene before this:
From the late 60′s most of the F1 teams used Ford’s Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 or Ferrari’s flat-12. The Cosworth engine had a 4-valve arrangement and both the engines produced approximately a power of 525 horses. More >
Red Bull RB6
Sep 5th
The Red Bull RB6 is the successor of the RB5 that was the quickest car in the second half of 2009. With the same technical team, the RB6 is a clear evolution with the car looking very similar, despite containing a much larger fuel tank. The team chose to not participate in the first winter test of 2010 to have more time for its development. As a result, the RB6 made its track debut on 10 February at Jerez.
The team’s technical director, Adrian Newey explained: “There’s more to it than simply putting a big fuel tank in the car. The More >
Felipe Massa under investigation
Sep 5th
The FIA has now began an investigation as Felipe Massa began the Belgian Grand Prix slight ahead of his glot slot. This error was picked up by video footage that appeared on the internet.
The Brazilian’s wrong positioning is in breach of the regulations, but the marshals and the electronic system in place on the grid did not detect this, so race director Charlie Whiting could not act on the breach.
A spokesperson of the FIA said: “The problem was not brought to the attention of the FIA race director by either the marshals nor the automatic jump start system More >
Lewis Hamilton to re-visit India
Sep 5th
Last time around in 2008, Lewis Hamilton had visited the Hakone karting track in Mumbai in 2008. After that, the young British driver had come down to New Delhi for an event on cricket which was again a Vodafone event. This time around, Vodafone India is running a contest for its customers, where-in the winner will get a to become the co-driver of Lewis Hamilton, when he will drive around the Chennai track.
Mclaren aims to win at Monza
Sep 5th
After a P1 and a DNF at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit, the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team travels to another of the historic Formula One venues: the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. Once again, the Woking-based outfit will be pushing for victory next weekend.
Jenson Button: “Obviously, my non-finish in Spa wasn’t ideal for my championship aspirations, so I head to Monza next weekend determined to put myself back in the hunt for the title. Our pace over the whole weekend in Belgium was extremely encouraging – we’re developing the car at a very rapid rate, and we’re learning more about it all the time, More >
Karun Chandhok drives Red Bull F1 on the new Korean track
Sep 5th
Red Bull Racing’s Formula One car completed 14 laps of the all-new Korean Grand Prix circuit today, as part of an event called ‘Circuit Run 2010’. Four thousand spectators travelled to the new track for the event, which included an F1 car driving round the circuit for the first time. The event also included demonstration laps by a Formula BMW and some Korean touring cars.
Former Red Bull Junior Team member Karun Chandok drove the Red Bull Racing car, as the team‘s regular drivers were unavailable due to other commitments. “It’s a really interesting layout”, Karun said after the run. More >
HRT aiming for a double finish in Monza
Sep 5th
The next stopover for the 2010 Formula 1 Championship is at the historical Italian Grand Prix in Monza. It is also the last race in Europe, where Hispania Racing, HRT F1 Team has demonstrated it is a reliable team that improves and fights for positions race after race. (more…)
A bit of information on Spa Francor-champs
Aug 24th
Spa Francorchamps, Belgium’s oldest and most famous circuit, hosted the first Belgian Grand Prix in 1950 and went on to do so through to 1970. The long high speed track was the brainchild of Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem, using the three main roads that linked the Ardennes towns of Malmedy, Stavelot and Francorchamps. (more…)
Sebastian Vettel is the man of pole in Hungarian Grand Prix 2010
Aug 1st
In the heat of the Hungaroring, Mark and Sebastian were emphatic in their three sessions. Seb was fastest in the first session, Mark second quickest. Our Australian was top in Q2 and Vettel right behind him, then in the deciding session Sebastian broke the 1.19 barrier, recording a lap time of 1:18.773 to take pole with Mark right beside him on the front row after posting a best of 1:19.184. (more…)
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