All Posts Tagged With: "British Grand Prix"
British Grand Prix To Remain At Silverstone
This morning the owners of Silverstone – the BRDC – confirmed that they have reached agreement with Bernie Ecclestone regarding the future of the British Grand Prix. After months of negotiations, the Northamptonshire circuit will host the race for the next 17 years, taking over the deal that had initially been signed by Donington Park. [...]
Silverstone 2009: Fantasy Racers Update
Another race, another set of numbers generated for the Fantasy Racers competition. Again, BlogF1 Racing did well and collected a healthy 715 points, mainly thanks to Button, Rosberg, Barrichello and Vettel all finishing in the top-eight. Also doing okay is Inner Pickle Racing, who were also thankful for a strong finish from their drivers, Timo [...]
Silverstone 2009: Pitstop & Tyre Strategies
Below is the table for the pitstop strategies for the British Grand Prix, showing that most drivers opted for a two-stopper at Silverstone. The only drivers to attempt a one-stop race were Nelson Piquet Jr and Adrian Sutil. The tyres were fairly evenly matched as well, with many drivers complaining that they couldn’t get them [...]
Silverstone 2009: Red Bull Triumph As Brawn Struggle
Sebastian Vettel has won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in a dominant fashion, leading from the first lap and stamping his authority over team mate Mark Webber. Brawn it seemed were on their back foot although Rubens Barrichello managed to salvage a podium finish and Jenson Button eventually came home in sixth. Elsewhere in [...]
Silverstone 2009: Live Race Notes
Sixty laps of Silverstone this afternoon will make up the 2009 British Grand Prix. The race should be interesting, particularly if Mark Webber can squeeze himself ahead of Rubens Barrichello. Richard Branson is behind Barrichello for the win, and Sebastian Vettel is looking very good on pole position. Adrian Sutil is starting from the pitlane, [...]
Silverstone 2009: Race Result
Sebastian Vettel is on pole, Rubens Barrichello lines up alongside. Mark Webber is in third and has to get by the Brawn if the Australian is to have any real impact in the race. In fourth is the fast starter Jarno Trulli and in fifth is Kazuki Nakajima in the Williams. Jenson Button is dow [...]
Silverstone 2009: Post-Qualifying Car Weights
With the car weights from qualifying now published, we can see who did well during Saturday afternoon’s running and who did not. We can also work out how much fuel was in the cars and therefore how far they each go into the first stint before stopping. The key figure comes from Williams, who say [...]
Silverstone 2009: The Grid
For the first time this year, Jenson Button has failed to qualify in the top five, the Briton’s next worse result from qualifying this year being a P5 in Shanghai. However, all is not lost for the Brawn pilot and although fuel weights are not known yet, you cannot completely rule the championship leader out [...]
