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2011 Malaysian GP – Preview
Apr 8th
Welcome to Round 2 of the 2011 Formula 1 season – the Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit, Sepang. The 3.44 mile track is the first purpose-built race venue of this season and as circuit designs go, it is certainly one of Hermann Tilke’s better efforts. With two long straights, slow hairpins, several medium speed and fast corners, it is a stern test of a car’s aerodynamic efficiency and mechanical setup. A dry race will shed light on the relative pace of the cars, while a little bit of rain will give us a great race and More >
Felipe Massa
Sep 5th
Felipe Massa was born in Sao Paulo (Brazil) 25 April, 1981. Like most F1 drivers his passion was racing karts as a youngster – his Father, Luiz Antonio, had high hopes for him when he put Felipe, aged 8, in a go-kart – apparently Felipe was a natural and came fourth in his first event, the Paulista micro-kart champion ship in 1990. His ability gave Felipe a few privileges at home. “Every time we had a family do, Felipe used to wait by the drive so that he could usher in the relatives’ cars and park them himself” remembers Fernanda More >
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 >
Fernando Alonso
Jun 17th
I guess Fernando has a lot to thank his sister for – it’s a well known fact that when Fernando was just three his father made a kart for eight year old Lorena (“but she’s a girl” you could hear Fernando muttering). Lorena apparently took one look at it and went back to her dolls. And so it was that the two-time WDC title holder’s career started. Born Fernando Alonso Díaz on 29 July 1981 in Oviedo, Spain, he was just seven years old when he entered his first races in karting in 1988 and won all eight. In the early 90s More >
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