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30 days ago
The rich and vibrant city of Abu Dhabi will host this year’s last and most prestigious free-for-all F1 race in the spectacular Yas Marina circuit. It features an underground pit-lane and the race is set to start at 1700 hours local time, making this the one and only race where drivers will be racing into the twilight and finish in the floodlights. Fact: The first Abu Dhabi GP attracted a crowd of over 50,000 people. It may seem like the 2009 F1 World Championship is over, particularly after the Brazilian GP last week, in which, the title holder was decided! But the truth is, the race will still be as thrilling as ever. Drivers on the grid still have points to score, a career to think about and employers to satisfy, provided they want to be around for the 2010 F1 World Championship. Coming to title-winner Jenson Button, the critics are still reprimanding the Briton for disappearing from the podium mid-season. This, in other words, also means that the 29-year-old is ...
39 days ago
Brawn GP and Jenson Button – World Champions. The news is still a little hard to believe. Like a story straight out of a Steven Spielberg film the journey from a has-been with potential to the top of the standings appears scripted by the fate herself. It began with a bang, was filled with suspense in the middle half, a dash of drama, heartache and unsure moments but everything rounded up with a happy, fairy-tale climax. The Brawn Grand Prix team will go down as the team that won the Championship with both drivers in 1-2, winning four races back-to-back, wining the Monaco GP on a three-race old engine and all of this in their debut season! Ross Brawn will certainly move comfortably into Formula One legend. There can be no definite analysis of this end. They started with the best car but were soon overtaken by others. Their drivers were initially icons of confidence, radiating that winning spirit but towards the end in-fighting amongst themselves and bitterness eroded that ...
45 days ago
Track: The Interlagos is quite a challenge for most drivers, particularly with the assortment of low, medium and high-speed corners, all packed into one track, not to forget the long straight ones. F1 cars will have to compromise on downforce and drag levels to get a strong performance on the infield and open the possibility of getting a chance to pass a P1 or P2 car at the final and finishing straight track. Brazilian Felipe Massa has won the Brazilian GP in 2006 and 2008! Look out for Kobayashi: Kamui Kobayashi, Toyota’s new driver, will be making his debut at the Brazilian GP this weekend. The Japanese driver will be replacing Timo Glock following Glock's injury sustained in qualifying for the 2009 Japanese GP. As a novice driver, Kobayashi will have to pay attention to areas he is not familiar with – the pit-stops and race starts. Nothing more to expect! All eyes on Button: Going into the final and last two ...
59 days ago
RETROSPECT: F1 racing in Japan was held off for a decade after the 1977 race saw a Ferrari, driven by Gilles Villeneuve, somersault into a restricted area and kill two by-standers. That was on a track called the Fuji Speedway. F1’s return to Japan came about in 1987 at the current Suzuka Circuit, which covers 53 laps and is well- known for being the only figure-eight race track on the F1 calendar. After many notable races and incidents, the last driver to claim a podium win at the Japanese GP was the recent Singapore GP’s P3 winner, Fernando Alonso of Renault. Will he repeat the feat this year? Doubtful. Especially with a track that’s in favour of many drivers. With the Championship points already out of the drivers’ mind, the only fight left is that between the Brawn GP drivers and of course, the individual drivers’ points, at least for the contract’s sake. In any case, in addition to the anticipation for the race, the most exciting thing to watch out for is Fernando ...
