For a long time it looked like it, as if Fernando Alonso at Hockenheim a bit faster than Sebastian Vettel, but at the crucial qualification was the German finally in the lead – albeit with a possible margin of only 0.002 seconds ahead. “I think we have to be happy. We are now for the [...]
A secret of Red Bull’s superior pace in the decisive Q3 phase of qualifying may have been revealed. Autosprint’s auto.it website reports that the team has a special electronic setting for the Renault engine that maintains a constant exhaust gas pressure. When the setting is selected, the stream of gases flow constantly from the exhaust [...]
Sauber must improve its qualifying pace, team boss Peter Sauber insists. The two C29s qualified poorly at Valencia a week ago, but in the race Kamui Kobayashi featured strongly and his teammate Pedro de la Rosa also finished in the points. “So the crucial question for our team is: why is the car fast in [...]
Mark Webber has admitted he might not be “hungry enough” to extend his career beyond 2011. The Australian has signed on with Red Bull for another season, with some suggesting the short contract extension is a sign of slight tension between him and the Austrian-owned team. But Webber, 33, insists he only wanted to commit [...]
According to a media report, Red Bull’s first race with the F-duct concept in Valencia could have contributed to Mark Webber’s huge crash. In-car footage of the moments before the Australian struck the rear of Heikki Kovalainen’s Lotus show him activating the downforce-stalling device. Unlike McLaren’s pioneering system which is triggered by the drivers’ knee, [...]
The Valencia street circuit is now a “home” for formula one, according to F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. Ahead of its debut race in 2008, it is believed a seven-year contract was signed. But the venue has met with criticism, including a 5.4 kilometre layout that has hosted processional races, and a lack of atmosphere [...]
Only one Williams is running the F-duct in Sunday’s European grand prix. Both Nico Hulkenberg and Rubens Barrichello tried the British team’s improved system in Valencia practice, but Hulkenberg apparently had trouble finding the hole in the cockpit with his knee. So the rookie German elected to remove the system from his FW32 in qualifying, [...]
The time is nearing for Mercedes to write off the 2010 season. That is the opinion of triple world champion and famous German-language pundit Niki Lauda, after watching both W01s fail to qualify in the top ten at Valencia. The Brackley based team had taken a substantial upgrade package to the Spanish port city, but [...]
As F1′s top men battled for pole position at Valencia, the spotlight was once again on an underperforming Michael Schumacher. His Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg was also sitting out the decisive Q3 qualifying segment, but Schumacher was six tenths off the young German’s pace and a dismal 15th on the grid. Criticism of the 41-year-old’s [...]
Over the past four races had Sebastian Vettel Mark Webber from his teammates were beaten in qualifying at the European Grand Prix in Valencia could fight back the German. Accordingly, happily presented itself the Red Bull pilot. “In the last few races we had a good run on Saturday, so it is a good result,” [...]
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