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'Luscious Liz' takes Vettel to P1
Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel sensationally took pole position for the first race of 2010 in Bahrain. The German sneaked ahead of favourites Ferrari who lined up 2nd and 3rd with Felipe Massa ahead of Fernando Alonso. Bahrain also marked the first competitive session of Lotus, Hispania and Virgin. For the full qualifying result check the 2010 Bahrain... read more
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Can you tell I'm excited about F1 2010 yet?
Wow, just one more sleep until the F1 drought is finally over. At 7am (UK time) I'll be armed with a brew - tea naturally - the TV remote, and probably a very sleepy hound. The other day Lloyd had his say on what he was looking forward to in 2010, so I suppose it's my turn :) British racing green, and Virgin on HRT Hands up, I admit it, I really enjoy supporting the... read more
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Five things to get excited about! (or not?!)
So were now less than a week away from the lights going out and the start of F1 2010 in Bahrain. I was having a final think (…and yes it did hurt…badum bum) about what I am really looking forward to seeing this year in F1. 1) More teams fighting it out at the top Firstly, I am really excited about having more teams battling it out at the front. For the last... read more
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The 2010 Twitter F1 Grid
Last year we published the The Twitter (fake) F1 Grid, which was lots of fun, but this year we've (almost) got the real Twitter F1 Grid! An incredible number of the real teams and drivers have signed up for the 140-character service, offering insight and opportunity for fans to connect directly with the people literally in the hot seats! Admittedly some are better... read more
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Hispania's Hopes reach a new High
The last week or so have seen some really big steps forward for Camp… I mean Hispania Racing F1 Team! Lets just call it HRT for short and that’s not Hormone Replacement Therapy by the way! From the management buy out of the team and the appointment of German guru Colin Kolles as team principal, to the more recent signing of Karun Chandhok and the launch of the... read more
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Due dilligence, Mickey Mouse, and the failing of USF1
Mark Webber isn't a man to mince his words, and there's certainly no mincing to be found in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald where he calls the situation with the new F1 teams embarrassing. It's embarrassing... It's incredible that people who haven't yet turned a wheel take part in grands prix... It's the sort of stuff from Mickey Mouse or Tom and Jerry... It would... read more
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Lotus-ing the way to Banter Wars victory
Two and a half weeks ago the Banter Wars winning car was unveiled, and what a machine! The Lotus T127 clearly stunned the F1 World because Force India and Red Bull - who both launched their motors the following week - scrapped their 2010 designs and unveiled photocopies of their 2009 cars. The distinctive green and yellow livery hankers back to the Loti of decades past, rival... read more
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The curious case of Danica Patrick
If you’ve listened to the inaugural F1 Fans Podcast you will have heard my tongue wagging like Pavlov’s dog over Danica Patrick. We all know she’s good looking and that she’s likely header for a long and possibly successful career in NASCAR but let’s allow ourselves the luxury of seeing how well she might translate to the world of F1. Firstly... read more
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Website update: big sparkly photos
SCOTLAND, 26th Feb (Teuters) - With just 16 days until the green light in Sakhir F1-Fans.co.uk have updated the F1F-02 with the Bahrain spec diffuser (and a sparkly photo section). The team is hoping to get plenty of mileage on the new parts, but the freezing snowy weather in Scotland is hampering track time. Number 23 driver, Lloyd told TEUTERS, The car is looking good and... read more
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Podcast launched! - Episode 1 - The Pilot - New teams, testing and predictions
After much deliberation, many failed recordings, a false start and much swearing (at Garageband and iTunes), we're happy (and relieved) to post our first F1-Fans Podcast. Lloyd, Jon and me waffle on (sometimes amusingly - so we're told) about testing, the new F1 teams, that German bloke, and our 2010 and Bahrain predictions. Remember we're having a laugh with the "Banter... read more
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Three tests down - one to go!
So we’ve had 3 tests successfully completed and only have 1 more to go before the opening race in Bahrain on the 14th March. But what have we actually learned ahead of the 2010 season and what can we take into the opening few rounds? Well after asking myself that very question many times, I find my answer is - and perhaps rather cynically – nothing. Now I admit... read more
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Kimi Hates Coroporate F1; Do You?
For fans hoping to see the return of Kimi Raikkonen to Formula 1 next season the early signs look bleak; Crash.Net has Raikkonen quoted as saying I was in Formula 1 for a long time and, right now, I don't miss it, before going on to add In F1, testing and everything is exactly the same; you go to the same circuits and do lap-after-lap. The only variable is whether it rains or... read more
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Lotus back to the future with the new T127
Lotus took the covers off their 2010 car - the T127 - this evening in London. Wow. It's stunning. The distinct yellow and green livery hankers back to the Lotus of old, and picks out some of the intricate detailing on the front and rear wings. The T127 will join the other F1 teams in Jerez for the third group test which starts on Wednesday 17th for 4 days. In hindsight the... read more
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There she is, the RB6
Red Bull have unveiled the much awaited RB6 this morning in Jerez. Adrian Newey's latest creation is an evolution of the 2009 RB5 rather than anything radical. The shark-fin stays, as does the pull-rod rear suspension. In it's launch guise it is difficult to the untrained eye to distinguish it from the '5. Thankfully Craig Scarborough has that trained eye and has posted some... read more
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Seven cars up, one test down - thoughts on the test in Valencia
Fantastic. The winter F1 drought is finally over. No more twiddling our thumbs, and paying far too much attention to the stupid things that Mr E comes out with. At last some of the jigsaw is coming together so we can start to understand the picture that is the 2010 season. Seven (make that 9 now) teams have launched their challengers, and six of them have completed the first... read more
Vettel took the opening pole of 2010 © RedBull/Getty
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F Alonso | Ferrari | 25 |
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F Massa | Ferrari | 18 |
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3
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L Hamilton | McLaren | 15 |
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S Vettel | Red Bull | 12 |
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5
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N Rosberg | Mercedes | 10 |
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6
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M Schumacher | Mercedes | 8 |
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7
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J Button | McLaren | 6 |
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8
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M Webber | Red Bull | 4 |
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V Liuzzi | Force India | 2 |
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10
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R Barrichello | Williams | 1 |
