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Teams expect Bahrain Grand Prix cancellation | F1 Fanatic round-up

admin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:01:24 +0000

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Tales from a Melbourne marshal | Guest articles

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:36:41 +0000

Tales from a Melbourne marshal is an original article from F1 Fanatic . If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright. Jen Campbell worked on the recovery team at the Australian Grand Prix.

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Nick Cassidy Owes Win to Car?

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:46:29 +0000

Seventeen year old driver, Nick Cassidy, was crowned the winner at the New Zealand Grand Prix, after his main competitor, Mitch Evans, was let down by a vehicle malfunction.

Evans looked liked he was going to be in for a comfortable win, as he had been for the entire series. However, it was eventually revealed that it was an electrical fault which prevented the young driver for bagging himself the much-coveted title at this event. His Toyota Tatuus, which had performed well throughout the rest of the race, event veered off onto the grass and came to a slow halt, just a short distance from the finish line. Unfortunately for Evans, this was not an ordinary journey, when such a problem might have been quickly fixed by the AAMI or RAC Car Insurance within just a few minutes. It was, of course, a race which would have meant a great deal to Evans, due to the fact that he had been awarded the winning trophy just last year.

Although Evans would no doubt have been keen to bag himself the trophy for the second time in a row, he can rest assured that his defeat was not the result of poor judgement on his behalf. Onlookers were initially baffled by the problems, which did not occur until the 29th lap. However, Cassidy has been relatively consistent throughout the race, and it was little surprise that he came through to win after Evans was forced to drop out of the competition.

For Cassidy, his win is likely to be very welcome, despite the technical issues suffered by his main competitor. Cassidy came in closely behind Evans’ win at last year’s event, and was no doubt keen to avoid finding himself in much the same position this time around.

F1 Fanatic round-up: 27/6/2010

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:25:10 +0000

It’s race day and it’s also Nico Rosberg’s birthday. He turns 25 today, so happy birthday Nico! Here’s today’s round-up: Links Michael Schumacher hits back over ITV criticism (Daily Mirror) Have the Daily Mirror not noticed F1 hasn’t been on ITV since 2008? Renault’s fresh faces breathe life into tainted team (The Guardian) Eric Boullier: “Formula One needs to work more as a global industry.

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World Motor Sport Council clarifies rules after Schumacher and Hamilton incidents

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:06:51 +0000

Repeats of Hamilton’s Montreal stunt will not be allowed The FIA’s World Motor Sports Council has announced a series of changes to the rules. These including clarifying the rule regarding the safety car which Michael Schumacher ran afoul of in the Monaco Grand Prix

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Backmarkers to struggle in qualifying as FIA revives 107% rule for 2011

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:58:49 +0000

Bruno Senna would have failed to qualify in Spain by 0.01s under the 107% rule The FIA has announced it will bring back the ‘107% rule’ in 2011.

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Frentzen joins Valencia stewards

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:45:46 +0000

Heinz-Harald Frentzen will be the drivers’ representative on the stewards’ panel for this weekend’s European Grand Prix. Frentzen raced in F1 from 1994 to 2003, starting 156 races for Sauber, Williams , Jordan (twice), Prost and Arrows. The German driver entered F1 having been on Mercedes’ young driver programme with Michael Schumacher and Karl Wendlinger

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F1 Fanatic round-up: 23/5/2010

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 06:01:40 +0000

Happy birthday to F1’s most experienced driver Rubens Barrichello , 38 today. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Monaco GP in quotes (Red Bull) Frank Williams: “Does Monaco still excite me? It still worries me! I think everyone’s adrenaline pumps a little more, more than at any other circuit

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What should F1 be? (Making F1 better)

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:00:54 +0000

What is the point of Formula 1? We began our discussion about how to make F1 better yesterday by asking what made F1 great in the past and what – if anything – is missing from it now

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Alexander Wurz joins Chinese GP stewards

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:25:59 +0000

Chinese GP race preparation in pictures Those of you keeping tabs on which drivers have appeared as advisers to the stewards this year can add Alexander Wurz to the list.