If there has been one resounding message from the opening race of the F1 world championship in Bahrain it is that the hype may not have matched the action on track.
The regulation changes, new teams, star drivers and no less than four teams vying for the title made for terrific off-season reading…
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Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has stressed that, as teams suggest several regulation changes following a generally processional season-opening on Sunday, the competititors must never be placed in a position to modify rules themselves.
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In 2010, the regulation changes have banned refueling during the race. Historically the refueling strategy added a large component, often undesired, to a race weekend but no longer will teams be looking for tactical dominance in fuel strategies. This year proves to be shaping up in to an outright…
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A whole raft of regulation changes have been agreed upon by the F1 teams and sent to the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) for final approval
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Toro Rosso’s new STR5, launched in Valencia on Monday, marks the first car built 100 percent in-house by the Italian team following four years of collaboration with Red Bull Technology. Founded in 2006 after Red Bull’s purchase of Minardi, Toro Rosso’s cars have until now been based on those of Red Bull Racing. However, regulation [...]
With the regulation changes for this season far less extensive than they were for 2009, you’d be forgiven for thinking McLaren’s 2010 car would bear more than a passing resemblance to its predecessor. The MP4-25, however, is a very different beast, with its distinctive dorsal fin just one of a number of major design changes. [...]
Although the regulation changes for this season are a lot less extensive than they were for 2009, Ferrari’s technical team have had their work cut out over the winter months. Charged with not only fine-tuning their engine and chassis to fit the new rules, they have also strived to overcome the performance shortfall that saw [...]
Lewis Hamilton says he is has grown even stronger as a driver after a testing and character-building 2009 season with McLaren.
Hamilton was unable to defend his world championship this year after McLaren, on the back foot by the sweeping regulation changes, went the wrong way with the design of the MP4-24 and spent the first [...]
Sunday marks the end of a very unusual season, characterised by significant technical regulation changes which in turn led to a new order, with the more established teams, including Ferrari, having to make way for new names at the top.
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Due to regulation changes, new World Champion Jenson Button believes that the size of his Brawn team will be a benefit in 2010. Also on Monday, the British media is reporting that the Englishman is now searching for an increase in salary size heading into his season of title defence.
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