Rosberg gutted as Mercedes falters
Jun.26 (GMM) Nico Rosberg’s face was thunder in Valencia on Saturday after qualifying just twelfth. Although quicker than his famous teammate Michael Schumacher, the young German had been hopeful that a big package of upgrades for the W01 car – including a Red Bull-style exhaust layout – would pull Mercedes to the front. “This is [...]
Red Bull set to run F-duct in Valencia
Jun.26 (GMM) Red Bull is leaning towards keeping the F-duct on its car for qualifying and the race in Valencia. The team tried the developed concept during practice on the Spanish street circuit on Friday, but afterwards said a decision about its use for the remainder of the weekend has not been made. “As we [...]
European GP: Day 1 Red Bull report
Jun.25 (YallaF1.com) Red Bull Racing review the opening day of practice for the European Grand Prix in Valencia. Sebastian Vettel 1st Practice P6, 2nd Practice P2: “Overall a good day, we did a lot of laps, we didn’t have any problem with the car so we could follow our programme like it should be on [...]
European GP: Day 1 Renault report
Jun.25 (YallaF1.com) Renault F1 team review the opening day of practice for the European Grand Prix in Valencia. Robert Kubica, R30-03 “It was a fairly normal Friday for us and we managed to do quite a lot of laps to understand the car and the new developments that we have for this race. It was [...]
European GP: Day 1 Ferrari report
Jun.25 (YallaF1.com) A very busy time for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro today at the Valencia street circuit. The focus for the team during the two free practice sessions was twofold: firstly looking at the usual work of defining the set-up for the car best suited to this track and the comparison between the two types of [...]
European GP: Day 1 Force India report
Jun.25 (YallaF1.com) The Juan Carlos I marina in downtown Valencia provided a scenic backdrop for the opening day of practice for this weekend’s European Grand Prix. The Force India F1 Team put in two productive sessions, with Adrian Sutil and Tonio Liuzzi finishing the day inside the top 12. Paul di Resta was back in [...]
Red Bull to unsure whether to race F-duct
Jun.25 (GMM) After Friday practice in Valencia, it was still not clear whether Red Bull will use its improved F-duct system for qualifying and the race. The team used an initial version of the downforce-stalling concept in practice in Turkey, but then decided to leave Adrian Newey in the factory to develop it rather than [...]
European GP: Day 1 Sauber report
Jun.25 (YallaF1.com) Kamui Kobayashi and Pedro de la Rosa enjoyed a trouble free first day at the European Grand Prix in sunny Valencia. Finding the right balance for the car, optimising braking stability and gaining experience with the super soft and medium tyre compounds from Bridgestone was on the job list. Weather: Sunny and dry, [...]
European GP: Day 1 Williams report
Jun.25 (YallaF1.com) AT&T Williams review their first day of free practice at the European Grand Prix in Valencia. Sam Michael, Technical Director “That was a productive day for us. We ran a new blown rear wing design on both cars at various stages throughout the day and will now check the data to decide what [...]