Raikkonen still struggling to find optimum comfort in Lotus cockpit
Mar.16 (F1 Media) Kimi Raikkonen experimented with a new power steering system on his Lotus E20 in free practice but will carry on with the existing steering rack for the Australian Grand Prix despite struggling to get good feeling from the car. “We tried a different steering rack in the first session,” he said. “It [...]
Schumacher: Today was a nice start into a hopefully exciting season
May.16 (Reuters) Seven times a world champion and four times a winner of the Australian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher refused to get too excited about finishing top of the timesheets in a practice session on Friday. The German has not been on the podium since he began his comeback to Formula One after three years [...]
Australian Grand Prix FIA Friday press conference
Mar.16 (FIA) Full unedited transcript of the senior Formula 1 team representatives press conference on the opening day of the Australian Grand Prix weekend at Albert Park in melbourne. Featuring: Luis Perez-Sala (HRT), Paul Hembey (Pirelli), Eric Boullier (Lotus), Ross Brawn (Mercedes) and Adam Parr (Williams) Press Conference Luis, it must have been an extraordinary [...]
Williams: Go-Ahead and Williams Hybrid Power sign trial
Press Release 16th March 2012. Grove, UK. The Go-Ahead Group and Williams Hybrid Power (WHP), a subsidiary of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, have signed a ground breaking agreement to develop a flywheel energy storage application for use in buses. Go-Ahead and Williams Hybrid Power have agreed to work together to develop and produce six prototype [...]
Sauber: Australian GP Friday practice report
Press Release Australian GP – Practice – Friday, 16.03.2012 Weather: showers, drying track, 19-21°C air, 18-21°C track In changing weather conditions the Sauber F1 Team enjoyed a smooth first day of free practice at the start of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship. After some heavy showers the track was drying out during both [...]
Ferrari: We’re very curious to know where we stand
Mar.16 (Ferrari) The 2012 season has got underway in indecipherable fashion. After so many kilometres in winter testing at Jerez de la Frontera and Barcelona, today one could have expected a few indications from the first two free practice sessions of the Australian Grand Prix, however, the weather, which was to say the least somewhat [...]
Mercedes: We learned a lot for the race here in Melbourne
Mar.16 (Mercedes) The 2012 Formula One season got underway today with Mercedes AMG Petronas drivers, Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, taking part in the first two practice sessions in Melbourne ahead of Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix. Overnight rain meant a damp track for the first session, with the use of dry tyres only possible in [...]
Lotus: Solid in the second session with a high fuel load
Mar.16 (Lotus) Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean took to the track for the first practice sessions of 2012 today, with variable weather affecting the opening day of the Australian Grand Prix weekend at Albert Park. Alan Permane, Trackside Operations Director – Technical programme notes: We completed limited running due to the inclement weather; you learn [...]
Melbourne Day 1: Pirelli report
Mar.16 (Pirelli) The 2012 season got underway with the new Pirelli Cinturato Green intermediate tyre – named after the range with which Pirelli started its original Formula One campaign in the 1950s – as Toro Rosso’s new recruit Jules Vergne took to a damp track in Albert Park for the first free practice session of [...]