Winter Testing Analysis: A faux championship makes Ferrari most likely to succeed

After fifteen days of watching lap times and red flags and hearing the teams bemoan wet and windy conditions, one has to wonder, what does it all mean?  Simply put, those watching have really no idea what any of the faster or slower lap times mean, if only because each team used the on-track time [...]

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Reminder: Driver line-up for Barcelona testing, with live F1B coverage

The final pre-season testing for the 2010 Formula1 season begins Thursday in Barcelona.  Mark will be providing live coverage for F1B, as he so (justifiably) excitedly informed everyone Tuesday night.  However, for those wondering who will be driving when, here is a handy little chart telling you just that information (line-up courtesy of Autosport):

Team
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Ferrari
Alonso
Alonso
Massa
Massa

Force India
Liuzzi
Liuizzi
Sutil
Sutil

LotusF1
Fauzy
Trulli
Trulli
Kovalainen

McLaren
Button
Hamilton
Button
Hamilton

Mercedes [...]

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Jerez testing: day 1 rookies vs. day 2 rookies

Today’s comparison of the rookies at the Jerez test might be much more brief than yesterday’s analysis, if only because it has all been said already, and, as determined yesterday, the times do not really matter.  What matters is that fans of and those involved in Formula1 have something to talk about that involves actual [...]

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How much does the F1 rookies test this week in Jerez actually tell us?

Twelve young (can they be called baby? not really, but still likely to happen, coming from someone who is continuously made to feel old at age 25 by 19-year-old Jaime Alguersuari) drivers took to the Jerez circuit Tuesday to set times and look good for the available racing and testing positions in Formula1 and its [...]

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Only 1 F1 starter at Jerez rookies’ test this week: a rundown of those testing

All of the Formula1 teams who raced in the 2009 season, barring Toyota, will field rookie F1 drivers this week at a test in Jerez, Spain.  Unfortunately, only one of the young drivers gathering on the Iberian peninsula has actually signed a contract with a F1 team for next season, Nico Hulkenberg for Williams.  While [...]

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