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Mallya unfazed by Germany result

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:00:08 +0000

Force India team principal Vijay Mallya remains unfazed by Force India’s failure to score any points at the German Grand Prix, labelling it as a “blip” in their 2010 season

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No home points opportunity for Hülkenberg

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:16:20 +0000

Nico Hülkenberg was disappointed to have missed out on any chance for a point score in his first home Grand Prix on Sunday. Having started tenth at Hockenheim, the Williams driver’s day ended with thirteenth place.

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‘I thought I had finished 11th!’ – Points-scoring Petrov

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:33:02 +0000

Vitaly Petrov may have endured an ear-full from his team although the Russian picked up his second Formula 1 point in Germany on Sunday, confirming that both Renaults score at Hockenheim, without even realising he had done so.

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Tost Q&A: Toro Rosso working hard to turn the tide

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:16:09 +0000

Although Toro Rosso failed to score a single point at the last round, team principal Franz Tost is confident the Italian squad can fulfill his pre-season goal and finish eighth in the constructors’ standings by the end of 2010.

With the team currently in ninth place – five points adrift of midfield rivals BMW Sauber – Tost acknowledges they have plenty of work still to do. But he remains optimistic forthcoming upgrades for the STR5 and his talented driver line-up will help Toro Rosso close the gap

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‘Impossible to hand place back to Kubica’ – Alonso

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:18 +0000

Fernando Alonso failed to score in the British Grand Prix, meaning he now lies 47 points – almost the equivalent of two race wins – off championship leader Lewis Hamilton. The Ferrari driver, who started fourth at Silverstone on Sunday, has explained that clutch issues contributed to a poor getaway but remains negative of FIA Race Stewards’ choices.

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Kobayashi scores again for Sauber

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:48:55 +0000

Kamui Kobayashi was delighted to score for the second time in as many races during the British Grand Prix. The Japanese star crossed the line in sixth position after making a strong start. As a result the 23-year-old added to his points haul from last time out in Valencia and now lies twelfth in the [...]

Sauber hails Kobayashi Peter Sauber has heaped praise on Kamui Kobayashi, after the…
Kobayashi scores Sauber’s first points of 2010 Peter Sauber was pleased with the pace of his C29…
Kubica scores points once more for Renault Robert Kubica continued his points scoring streak for Renault, after…

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Good Canadian memories for Glock

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:00:17 +0000

Timo Glock travels to Canada once again this week – scene of his first Formula 1 race six years ago and one in which he was able to score points on his debut. However, with Virgin Racing aiming just to finish with both cars, such feats are not expected this weekend.

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Sutil happy to claim points after difficult weekend

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:00:48 +0000

Adrian Sutil was relieved to score points in Istanbul, following the issues which Force India had encountered throughout the weekend.
Sutil himself had been forced out of the third practice session with technical issues and had never entirely been happy with the set up of the car. Despite this, the German managed to capitalise on Sebastian [...]

Variable strategies costs Sutil points Adrian Sutil bemoaned the changeable race conditions, as strategy dominated…
Kobayashi happy with qualifying effort and expects points Kamui Kobayashi was delighted to make the final segement of…
Horner hails Red Bull’s “valuable points” Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has hailed the “valuable…

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Monaco debrief with Renault’s James Allison

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:16:09 +0000

Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix saw Renault score their second podium of 2010 following another stellar drive from Robert Kubica, allowing the team to narrow the gap to fourth place in the constructors’ championship. Technical director James Allison looks back on the Monte Carlo weekend and assesses the progress Renault have made since the start of the season

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F1: Ferrari mystified by Massa pace

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:32:15 +0000

As the season progresses, Felipe Massa’s performances are beginning to emulate those of Ralf Schumacher who would regularly score points though nothing was actually seen of him on race afternoons.

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