Belgian GP Day 1: Sauber review
Aug.27 (Sauber) After a totally wet practice in the morning with some heavy downpours, the second free practice for the Belgian Grand Prix was held in mixed conditions. About half way through the second 90 minute session the drivers were changing from full wet tyres to intermediates, and in the end the conditions were even [...]
Belgian GP Day 1: Lotus review
Aug.27 (Lotus) Lotus Racing took up where they left off at the last race in Hungary, with Friday’s Belgian Grand Prix practice sessions ending up with Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli topping the new team’s time sheets in very mixed conditions on track. Jarno Trulli (Chassis T127-04) FP1: 15 laps, best time 2.07.189, 21st / [...]
Belgian GP Day 1: Toro Rosso review
Aug.27 (Red Bull Media) Wet conditions are a great equaliser in the world of Formula 1, so no surprise that having experienced every sort of track condition today from deluge to damp to dry, Jaime Alguersuari and Sébastien Buemi have both stated they would be more than happy to see the heavens open on Sunday [...]
Belgian GP Day 1: Red Bull review
Aug.27 (Red Bull Media) Red Bull Racing drivers review their first day of the Belgian Grand Prix weekened at Spa-Francorchamps. Car 5 Sebastian Vettel 1st Practice P4, 2nd Practice P6 1st Practice P7, 2nd Practice P18 “It’s always tricky with these conditions, track time is limited and tyres are limited. We would love to run [...]
Belgian GP Day: Williams review
Aug.27 (Williams) AT&T Williams team and drivers review their first day of the Belgian Grand Prix weekened at Spa-Francorchamps. Sam Michael, Technical Director With wet running in both of today’s practice sessions, we had to re-prioritise the test items we had on our list, but the rain would have affected all of the teams today. [...]
Belgian GP Day 1: McLaren review
Aug.27 (McLaren) Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team and drivers review their first day of the Belgian Grand Prix weekened at Spa-Francorchamps. Lewis Hamilton “The weather made it a bit of an up-and-down day. It started off very wet, so we didn’t do too much running in the morning. But we got a few more laps this [...]
Belgian GP: Virgin Racing preview
Aug.25 (Virgin Racing) The Formula 1 show is back on the road this weekend after its compulsory summer break. Round 13 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship – the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps – marks the start of the ‘business end’ of the 2010 season, Virgin Racing’s first in Formula 1. Along [...]
Kubica: Hope our F-duct works straight away
Aug.25 (Renault) Robert Kubica has been consistently the “best of the rest” this season and lies eighth in the Formula 1 Drivers World Championship standings. The Renault driver will be boosted by the fact that his team will finally debut their F-duct system during the Belgian Grand Prix. Kubica speaks his mind ahead of the [...]
Ferrari team fired up ahead of Belgian GP
Aug.25 (Ferrari) Twenty six days after the Hungarian Grand Prix, the sound of Formula 1 engines will be heard once again this Friday, echoing around the Ardennes, as the World Championship resumes after its summer break, with round 13, the Belgian Grand Prix. This year’s event will be its fifty fifth running, the forty third [...]