Marbles ~ Laura Marieee: Live timing app review

Modern technology has pushed F1 to a new level. I got my new iPhone at the end of last year, and one of the Apps I was looking forward to was the Live Timing App, because it’s a great way to get further involved with the sport. But at £19.99 for just one season, I [...]

KV IndyCar to adopt traditional Lotus livery

IndyCar Series team KV Racing Technology has announced that a technical partnership with the Lotus Group will see its car of Takuma Sato run in the company’s legendary yellow and British racing green colour scheme from this season’s second race in St. Petersburg.
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Hewlett Packard sponsors Renault

The Renault team announced technology brand Hewlett Packard as the team’s latest sponsor on Thursday, with its ’HP’ logos set to appear on the team’s R30 this season.
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LG links up with Cosworth

LG, the official Technology Partner of Formula 1, has increased its commitment to the sport by moving into a partnership with Cosworth. The Northampton-based company returns to F1 this year following a break of three years and in doing so parners the Williams , Lotus, Hispania and Virgin teams.
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F1B presentations ~ The speaking(snarking) series

One of the great things about F1B is that I am often asked to give presentations on open-wheel racing and discuss my thoughts regarding the season, predictions, technology and other politics of the industry. It is a real honor to do spend an evening with members of the car owners clubs and this…
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Data matching predictions at Virgin

Having developed its car only with computer technology as opposed to the use of a wind tunnel, the Virgin Racing team was delighted to see that readings in Jerez on Thursday continued to match those predicted with CFD (Computation Fluid Dynamics) back at base in the United Kingdom.
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Teams hit with bill for FIA technology

Each of the thirteen Formula One teams has received a bill of almost €60,000 (US$83,000) to pay for the FIA’s latest technology addition for this season
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F1: ‘Dunkirk spirit’ is alive and well at McLaren’s MTC

The recent spell of bad weather in the UK has brought out the best in members of the McLaren team whose Woking HQ, the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) – was particularly badly hit.
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F1 must cut costs further, warns Todt

FIA president says not enough has been done to reduce costs and sets up new panel to promote innovative technology.
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F1 sets up ‘eco’ development team

Motorsport boss Jean Todt plans to promote the advance of ‘green’ technology through Formula 1.
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