More testing, more teams: How will Red Bull, Force India, Virgin Racing add to the mix in Jerez?

In my opinion, the basic crux of the first 2010 testing last week at Jerez wasn’t so much that Ferrari and Fernando Alonso appeared quite fast and quite able to put a lot of laps on the car, but the important knowledge earned was that what the fans want, the fans get (all of my [...]

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[insert Virgin testing joke here]

Thursday, after a disastrous online launch on Wednesday, the Virgin Racing car took to the track for a shakedown at Silverstone before it will join much of the rest of the 2010 field in Jerez on Wednesday.  This is, according to team principal John Booth, as quoted on the ITV website, a step forward as, [...]

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Rosberg unfazed by Barrichello warning

In podcast #144 I had to give props to AUTOSPORT’s Mr. Noble for actually running the title that Williams F1 driver Rubens Barrichello said would run in the media. Barrichello warns Rosberg to get out! Very cheeky and terrific fun.
Today, AUTOSPORT followed with Mr. Edd Straw filing his report concerning Nico Rosberg’s reaction [...]

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Paffett: Narrow tire is a big issue

I was reading an article over at AUTOSPORT by Steven English and Jonathan Noble and it brought to my attention the first of potentially many new initiatives for 2010 that could be a major hurdle or even an undoing of sorts for some teams.
No doubt the ban on re-fueling has played a large part in [...]

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Fernandez to race Aston-works car in ALMS?

If you’re a fan of the ALMS series then there is little doubt you were surprised to hear the Adrian Fernandez shut his team down after winning the LMP2 category last year. Fernandez claimed the championship in his self-titled team and has always been a terrific guy in motorsport. Tragically the economic pressures [...]

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