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Martin Whitmarsh Calls For Immediate Rule Changes
In the wake of the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, a race that saw Ferrari take a one-two and McLaren a little shy on pace, Martin Whitmarsh has called for immediate changes to be made to the rules in order to prevent the sport becoming a dull procession with all drivers pitting just the once. The [...]
Bahrain 2010: Renault Are To Blame For Vettel’s Pace Issues
On the thirty-fourth lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel screamed down the radio explaining to his Red Bull Racing team that he had experienced a sudden loss of power. The RB6 slowed and from a dominating position at the head of the field, Vettel soon found himself falling into the clutches of Fernando [...]
Bahrain 2010: Fernando Alonso Leads One-Two On Ferrari Debut
The opening round of the 2010 Formula One World Championship has been won by Fernando Alonso, driving the Ferrari F10 around the Bahrain International Circuit to great success. Team mate Felipe Massa returned to the sport after eight months off recovering from his 2009 accident with a solid drive to second. The performance from the [...]
Bahrain 2010: Pitstop Strategies
With no refueling during the race, the pitstop strategies this year are entirely focused on tyre changes and where the drivers will feed back out onto the circuit with regards to traffic. The vast majority of the top-ten qualifiers started on the super-soft compound with the sole exception of Adrian Sutil.
Bahrain 2010: Race Result
After a long winter of no action and little to speak of, Formula One cranks it up a gear and returns in earnest for the opening round of the 2010 World Championship. As the cars line up on the Bahrain grid, many questions still remain unanswered, but as the anticipation grows, attention is again centred [...]
Bahrain 2010: Alonso Follows Suit & Also Gets A New Engine
Earlier it was reported that Ferrari pilot Felipe Massa was getting a new engine in the back of his F10, the team choosing to take a precautionary measure after the power unit started to show worrying characteristics. The squad noticed these abnormal parameters after qualifying and made the decision to change the engine overnight, starting [...]
Bahrain 2010: Felipe Massa Gets A New Engine Already
Ferrari have taken the decision to replace the engine in Felipe Massa’s car, with the mechanics starting work on the changeover at 10am this morning in Bahrain. It is the first engine change of the season, but neither team nor driver will face any sanctions, the rules allowing the engines to be changed providing the [...]
Bernie Ecclestone Suggests 20-Race Calendar For 2011
Bernie Ecclestone has suggested that next season’s schedule will see the circus decamp in twenty different locations, further adding to the calendar with the much anticipated Indian Grand Prix in New Delhi. When asked if the new race would be replacing any of the current stop-offs on the world championship tour, Ecclestone insisted that all [...]
