• GP2 runner-up Vitaly Petrov could join Switzerland-based team • Pedro de la Rosa seen as other front runner for Sauber seat Vitaly Petrov, the runner-up to the new Williams recruit Nico Hülkenberg in this year's GP2 series, could become the first Russian driver in Formula One if he successfully concludes a deal with Sauber. Speculation in Switzerland, where Sauber are based, places...
Will it be Nick Heidfeld, Robert Kubica, Michael Schumacher or someone else? The mystery goes on as Mercedes Grand Prix CEO Nick Fry admits he hopes for a decision by Christmas...
Nico Rosberg has officially been announced as one of the drivers for the new Mercedes team. While that much had been assumed when Rosberg announced he was leaving Williams in October, speculation has started to swirl over who his teammate will be. It is thought Mercedes, despite its claims during negotiations with Jenson Button, are searching for an all-German lineup. Nick Heidfeld would seem to have...
Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Mercedes-Benz Following earlier speculation, the newly-acquired Mercedes Grand Prix team has confirmed its first driver for the upcoming Formula One season. As expected, Nico Rosberg will be switching places with Rubens Barrichello, the departing Brawn GP driver who moves to Williams for next year. 24-year-old Rosberg is the son of former World...
Just found this game on my archive and thought I could publish it today. I know this is old school and I should have published this first before the F1 2009 but I wont do that just for this games sake. This is also known as Formula 1 2005 I think but this is the Platinum version of it. Set up a random race with random settings from the Quick Race Mode. Choose among different modes such as Time Attack,...
• Nico Rosberg confirmed as first nominated Mercedes driver • Fellow German driver Nick Heidfeld likely to join Rosberg Michael Schumacher's return to Formula One was effectively ruled out today when Nico Rosberg was confirmed as Mercedes-Benz's first nominated driver for next season's world championship. From the moment Jenson Button, having won the title for the team as Brawn, signed for...
• World champion given a guided tour round McLaren HQ • Button would share equal billing with Lewis Hamilton McLaren have teed up Jenson Button to partner Lewis Hamilton in their 2010 Formula One line-up and the world champion could be close to turning his back on the Brawn team for whom he won this year's title. Button and his manager, Richard Goddard, today visited the McLaren headquarters...
Drivers’ fastest laps Rank Driver Fastest lap Deficit to fastest lap Laps within 1% of personal best 1 Sebastian Vettel 100.279 0 21 2 Sebastien Buemi 100.326 0.047 14 3 Lewis Hamilton 100.367 0.088 10 4 Rubens Barrichello 100.449 0.17 21 5 Mark Webber 100.571 0.292 26 6 Jenson Button 100.642 0.363 29 7 Nick Heidfeld 100.672 0.393 29 8 Jarno Trulli 100.723 0.444 21 9 Kazuki Nakajima 100.754 0.475...
Lewis Hamilton may be carrying a couple of kilos less fuel than his rivals – but will it be enough for them to keep up with him? Here’s the fuel weights for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in full: Fuel weights Grid Name Weight Fuel (kg) First stint (laps) 1 Lewis Hamilton 658.5 53.5 18 2 Sebastian Vettel 663 58 20 3 Mark Webber 660 55 19 4 Rubens Barrichello 655 50 17 5 Jenson Button 657 52 18...
BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld was able to complete the normal Friday programme with tyre evaluation and set-up work on the spectacular new YAS Marina Circuit. However, his team mate Robert Kubica didn’t have the opportunity to drive in the dark under floodlights as, due to an engine failure, he retired just before sunset in the second free practice session.