BlogF1

Adrian Sutil has crashed quite heavily at the Abbey complex at Silverstone, resulting in the session red-flagged. Sutil removed himself from the Force India car and walked away, seemingly fine. Praise due to the strength of cars, of course, but the stoppage effected Lewis Hamilton’s lap and both these drivers are now out of qualifying. Interestingly, Kazuki Nakajima is at the very top of the first session. Continue Reading

Potentially the last qualifying session at the Silverstone, if Bernie Ecclestone is to be believed any way, and so far it looks like the Red Bulls have the upper-hand. Jenson Button was the favourite to win on home soil prior to the weekend, and the British crowds lining the circuit will be cheering the championship leader on. Elsewhere, the Force India duo have been looking surprisingly handy, particularly Adrian Sutil who managed a fine P3 yesterday in the second free practice session. Continue Reading

Sebastian Vettel has taken his second pole position of the 2009 Formula One World Championship, claiming the place ahead of both Brawn cars and his team mate, Mark Webber. Qualifying saw another early exit for Lewis Hamilton, while similarly powered Adrian Sutil in the Force India managed to get through to Q2. Nelson Piquet Jr. entertained with two spins in Q1 while BMW and Toyota split themselves in Q2 and Q3. Continue Reading

Round seven of the 2009 Formula One World Championship is upon us, and here are my live notes from all three qualifying sessions. As the 20 drivers battle it out for supremacy around Istanbul Park, any incident will be noted, and the qualifying result post will updated with times and positions following the end of each stint. Undoubtedly the Brawns will be up there, but Toyota are looking okay, and Robert Kubica surprised in the second practice session. McLaren and Ferrari are improving, and Red Bull are still maintaining reasonable form. Continue Reading

BlogF1 returns this weekend for the mighty Turkish Grand Prix. In the past we have seen Felipe Massa perform very well around the Bernie Ecclestone owned Istanbul Park circuit. However, as 2009 has proven, the grid is a little more mixed up and although Massa ran well in the third practice session on Saturday morning, it is unlikely the Brazilian will challenge for pole. However, it isn’t all plain sailing for the usual suspects, as Brawn are complaining of lacking grip, and Toyota appear to have bounced back. Continue Reading

The top ten finishers have had their cars weighed and the rest of the pack have declared their fuel levels for tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix. From the weights of the cars we can work out how much fuel each car is carrying simply by deducting the minimum car-and-driver weight (605kg) from the total figure, and from this we can work out how many laps of gas they are each holding in their tanks. From this, we can allow one laps worth of fuel for grid forming and one more as a margin, and we can predict when the drivers will stop. Continue Reading

A great qualifying session has once again resulted in a Brawn driver at the front, and although Rubens Barrichello pushed hard during all three stages, it was Jenson Button who finally came out on top with a last gasp corker of a lap. Alongside the Briton is this season’s only other race winner so far, Sebastian Vettel, who will want to edge his RB5 ahead of the Brawn BGP 001 through the first corner. Rubens Barrichello and Felipe Massa make up the next row while Mark Webber and Timo Glock complete the third row. Continue Reading

Jenson Button has claimed his third pole position of the season on a last lap flyer that almost didn’t happen thanks to the Brawn team cutting it very fine with the time. However, in a car that Button hasn’t been fully comfortable with all weekend, the Briton managed to pull a good lap out of the bag and clinched the top spot by just 0.133s. Sebastian Vettel lines up alongside Button on the grid with Rubens Barrichello and Felipe Massa qualifying in third and fourth respectively. Continue Reading

The live updated results from qualifying are posted below, as the twenty drivers fight it out for pole position around Spain’s Circuit de Catalunya. With many teams sporting new parts on the cars, the grid could be a little different to the previous four, but looking at the times set in the first free practices, it would appear the status quo has remained with Brawn still performing well at the front. Continue Reading

The fifth round of the 2009 formula One Championship is underway with qualifying from the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. Being the first European race of the season, most teams have added new parts to their cars as the race for development begins in earnest. Will it make a difference to the order of the cars, or will Brawn, Red Bull and Toyota continue their form. Below are the notes from the qualifying session, updated live as the fight for pole position unfolds. Continue Reading