All Posts Tagged With: "Australian Grand Prix"
McLaren Receive Suspended Three Race Ban From WMSC
Today was a day that could have seen the McLaren team receive any number of punishments as a result of their actions in Australia at the beginning of the season. The team was called to appear before the FIA WMSC in Paris to defend several charges laid against them that they have brought the sport [...]
McLaren Suspend Dave Ryan Over Australia Disqualification
McLaren’s Sporting Director, Dave Ryan, has been suspended by Martin Whitmarsh today, the action coming after Ryan’s involvement with the issues surrounding the team following the eventual disqualification of Lewis Hamilton from the Australian Grand Prix. Ryan’s suspension was announced this morning in Malaysia and as the first practice session commenced, Ryan was seen leaving [...]
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 [...]
Lewis Hamilton Stripped Of Australian Grand Prix Podium
As if Formula One couldn’t get any more controversial and political, Lewis Hamilton has now been stripped of his third place in the Australian Grand Prix last weekend. The news came after the investigation into the incident involving the McLaren driver and Toyota’s Jarno Trulli was reopened in Malaysia, the venue for this weekend’s grand [...]
Caption Contest: #83
The eighty-third photograph to feature in BlogF1’s caption contest. You know the drill, think of something funny and witty to say and leave it as a comment below. From the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, here we have the annual Formula One class photo, showing each of the drivers taking part at the start of the [...]
Drivers Critical Of Twilight Racing
Many drivers complained last weekend of the effect the low levels of light was having on their ability to safely navigate their way around the Albert Park track. According to some, Nico Rosberg being the most vocal, the glare from the sun and the shadows cast of the track made racing a lot harder. At [...]
Australia 2009: Fantasy Racers Update
Picking drivers was nigh-on impossible for the first race of the year. Trying to figure out the madness from the tests in Jerez and Barcelona proved to be very difficult, and of course, the first race showed that not everybody was showing their true form in Spain. However, the Brawn boys certainly did, and the [...]
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 [...]
