All Posts Tagged With: "Rubens Barrichello"
Meet The Cars: Williams FW32
Williams haven’t really launched their 2010 challenger this year, instead opting to roll the new machine out of the garage for the first group test in Valencia and in true no-nonsense style that is synonymous with the Grove-based outfit, got on with driving it. Rookie pilot Nico Hulkenberg first shook the car down at Silverstone [...]
Singapore 2009: Friday Practice One
The first of the evening’s free practice sessions wrapped earlier today (UK time) and it seems as though Brawn are continuing their comeback dominance with Rubens Barrichello leading Jenson Button at the top of the timing sheet. The pair led throughout the 90 minute run and Barrichello edged ahead of his team mate in the [...]
Valencia 2009: Barrichello Takes First Victory In Five Years
Rubens Barrichello has taken his first race win in five years, the Brazilian’s career tenth and remounts his championship challenge by moving back into second place and eighteen points shy of Jenson Button. The race proved to be relatively unexciting, but with another new winner for 2009, the season is really heating up to be [...]
Caption Contest: #97
The ninety-seventh 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. Here we have Rubens Barrichello in Monaco earlier this year. A part of the new rules for 2009 states that drivers have to make themselves available for [...]
Whining Flavio Briatore Won’t Drop The Diffuser Issue
Ever one to speak his mind and certainly not afraid to rock the establishment every now and then, Renault boss Flavio Briatore has voiced his disproval of the FIA International Court of Appeal’s decision that deems the ‘double-diffuser’ legal. While preparing for the Chinese Grand Prix on Thursday, Briatore hit out at Ross Brawn and [...]
Malaysia 2009: Barrichello Receives Five Grid Slot Penalty
Rubens Barrichello has become Formula One’s second driver this year to receive a penalty for having their gear box changed early. Lewis Hamilton was the first as his box had to be changed after qualifying last weekend, and now Barrichello has been given the standard five grid slot penalty after Brawn decided to replace their’s. [...]
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 [...]
F12009: Brawn GP Preview
The off-season for Brawn GP has certainly been a rollercoaster of doubt, excitement and speculation. For months we all waited to see what would happen to the Honda team after their announcement to withdraw from the Formula One championship, and just as everything appeared to be falling apart, a management buy-out saved the squad and [...]
