Report: McLaren, Mercedes, Force India, Renault must alter rear diffusers
March 19, 2010 by SJ Skid
Filed under Prime & Option, Top Story
This feels so 2009, but, here you have it:
It looks as though McLaren, Merecedes, Force India and Renault all are going to have to tweak their rear diffusers before the start of the Australian GP next week.
Autosport is reporting that the FIA has determined the starter holes on the four teams’ cars were too wide, [...]
McLaren buy back Merc shares…what’s next?
March 18, 2010 by Negative Camber
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Negative Camber, People & Events, Top Story
If memory serves correctly, McLaren and Mercedes parted ways from their traditional relationship at the end of 2009. I can also recall Mercedes GP buying a team (Brawn GP) and renaming it Mercedes GP Petronas. If I think hard enough, I believe there was talk of a road car called an MP 12 [...]
Another diffuser debacle? FIA to clarify the rules, again
March 16, 2010 by vmr
Filed under People & Events, Top Story
According to an Autosport article published Monday, there are a few teams who may have to change the design of their diffusers before the Australian GP in less than two weeks. Apparently, some of the teams have gotten technically clever and manufactured some oddly shaped starter motors which require specially shaped holes in the diffuser, [...]
GPR: Alonso leads a Ferrari 1-2 in Bahrain after engine troubles plague early leader Vettel
March 14, 2010 by vmr
Filed under Parc Fermé, People & Events, Top Story
A triumphant Fernando Alonso won the 2010 season opening GP of Bahrain, with teammate Felipe Massa making it a Ferrari 1-2 after Sebastian Vettel had late-race exhaust issues that dropped him from the race lead to, ultimately, fourth place. Lewis Hamilton finished third, as Nico Rosberg outpaced teammate Michael Schumacher to fifth. Schumacher finished sixth, [...]
Vettel on pole for Bahrain, chased by the Ferraris, as Schumacher will start seventh
March 13, 2010 by vmr
Filed under Prime & Option, Top Story
In a qualifying session without incident, Sebastian Vettel took first pole of the 2010 season, followed by the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, and Nico Rosberg as the top five starters for tomorrow’s Grand Prix. As he did throughout qualifying, Rosberg posted a time faster than famous teammate Michael Schumacher, who [...]


































