All Posts Tagged With: "Bahrain Grand Prix"
Daily Debate: (How) Should The Rules Be Changed To Prevent Processional Races?
Although Fernando Alonso led home a one-two finish for Ferrari yesterday afternoon, all the talk today is of the spectacle of Formula One and how the Bahrain International Circuit provided a less-than-exciting grand prix. Team chiefs are suggesting improvements that could be made and even some of the drivers are getting annoyed at the constant [...]
Nick Fry Adds Voice Of Concern Over Processional Races
Following the concerns about the spectacle of Formula One from McLaren chief and FOTA chairman Martin Whitmarsh yesterday, Mercedes Grand Prix CEO Nick Fry has added his voice to the discussion, mirroring those of Whitmarsh. Fry believes the teams need to all get together to discuss potential changes to the rules in order to spice [...]
Bahrain 2010: Fantasy Racers Update
A new year, and a new Fantasy Racers contest is upon us. With the changes to the format for 2010, I have chosen to only run two teams, each employing one of the given strategies. And not really knowing quite what was going to happen in the opening race, I hedged my bets on driver [...]
Drivers Protest Over Grid Access Refusal For Physiotherapists
When Martin Brundle took to the grid this morning for his inaugural grid-walk of 2010, the former driver warned viewers that there would be very few drivers lurking about. Brundle went on to explain that in a strange decision by the powers-that-be, the physiotherapists who look after the drivers have had their access passes revoked. [...]
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 [...]
