All Posts Tagged With: "Albert Park"
Australia 2009: Amended Race Result
Following the re-investigation into the incident involving Lewis Hamilton and Jarno Trulli in the final few laps of the Australian Grand Prix last weekend, the stewards have decided to reinstate Jarno Trulli’s third place finish and disqualify the McLaren driver. It would appear that fresh evidence was brought to light and while Toyota withdrew their [...]
Australia 2009: Pitstop & Fuel Strategies
The strategies employed for the Australian Grand Prix were fairly standard with most teams aiming for a two stopper during the 58 laps. As with 2008, all drivers must use both compounds of tyre, which for the Albert Park race was Super-Soft and Medium. New for 2009 is the different grades of compounds issued by [...]
Australia 2009: Jenson Button Leads Brawn One-Two
Jenson Button has claimed his second career victory in an almost faultless drive from pole position at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Following Button across the line for second was team mate Rubens Barrichello who managed to come back after a start-line issue resulted in places lost for the Brazilian. Jarno Trulli came home [...]
Australia 2009: Race Result
The 2009 Formula One season is underway as the grid hurtles down to T1 on the first lap. With the Brawns at the front it looks as though they could runaway with it. But Sebastian Vettel will be doing all he can to keep up. Both Toyotas have elected to start from the pitlane following [...]
Australia 2009: Qualifying Result
Qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix is underway at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne. Leading the way into this session is perhaps surprisingly Nico Rosberg of Williams. Rosberg stunned in both free practice sessions by going fastest, and Brawn looked good towards the top of the tables. Ferrari appeared to be slightly off pace [...]
Australia 2009: Friday Practice Two
After a surprising first practice where Nico Rosberg clinched the top spot in style, one could have been forgiven for thinking that it was just a headline-grabbing one-off lap. However, the young Williams pilot proved that the FW31 has some decent pace; Rosberg went to the top of the class yet again. Rosberg’s fastest lap, [...]
Bernie, You Stupid Boy
Meant in jest, of course, but this does need to be said. Last year Bernie Ecclestone went on a bit of a crusade with regards to the timing of many races. With Europe being one of the largest television markets for Formula One, Ecclestone, the commercial rights holder, wants to capitalise on this. And ultimately, [...]
Australia Finally Gets New Grand Prix Deal
For months the future of the Australian Grand Prix has been in doubt with Bernie Ecclestone demanding more money and a night-time start for the Melbourne race. However it has been finally annnounced that Albert Park has been granted a five-year extension to its current contract which was due to expire in 2010. The new [...]
