News headlines from Formula1.com http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/ en-US Formula1.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:58 GMT Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:58 GMT 15 http://www.formula1.com/wi/225x150/manual/dne1019fe22.jpg http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/3/10495.html Fernando Alonso (ESP), Ferrari. Formula One Testing, Day Two, Jerez, Spain, Thursday 18 February 2010. It's an all-drivers affair for the official media sessions at Sakhir, with Thursday's conference featuring no less than four world champions and Friday's boasting some of the sport's brightest up-and-coming talent. The line-up in full… http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/3/10495.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:48:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/3/10495.html Formula1.com After months of preparation and weeks of testing, it is almost time for the 12 teams and 24 drivers that make up the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship to finally put their cards on the table and show just what they can do. For the teams it will be their first real chance to see if they can really challenge for the title, while for the drivers the joy of racing again will be just as potent. The Formula One fraternity look ahead to the season opener in Bahrain… http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/3/10489.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:09:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/3/10489.html Formula1.com The newly-rebadged HRT team have confirmed that Karun Chandhok will race for them this season. Chandhok, who has previously tested for Red Bull, will be the second Indian driver in the history of the world championship. The announcement was made during an official presentation in the Spanish city of Murcia on Thursday. During the event the team also unveiled their car for the 2010 season… http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/3/10485.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:41:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/3/10485.html Formula1.com The official entry list for the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship was republished by the FIA on Wednesday evening. Following weeks of speculation the sport's governing body has confirmed the North Carolina-based US team will not compete, which means 12 teams will line up on the grid at next week's season-opener in Bahrain. A subsequent statement released by the FIA said: “The US team have indicated that they will not be in a position to participate in the 2010 championship... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/3/10484.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:42:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/3/10484.html Formula1.com Ferrari are in a confident mood for the season ahead after the F10 passed its final winter test with flying colours. Drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa both enjoyed top-three placings during last week's four-day session at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya and reliably completed over 400 laps of the Spanish track. “We're very happy with the work done,” Massa told Ferrari's official website. "We wanted a competitive car and I think we've achieved our goal. We've reached a good level of reliability, which is very important. I am very satisfied with the car - when we simulated the qualifying and when we drove with lots of fuel on board.” http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/3/10483.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:40:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/3/10483.html Formula1.com McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was the quickest runner as pre-season testing drew to a close at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Sunday. Hamilton clocked a best time of 1m 20.472s around the Spanish circuit and finished over two-hundredths of a second ahead of the Red Bull of Mark Webber. The British driver spent the morning fine-tuning the MP4-25's set-up and carrying out simulated qualifying runs. After lunch, he ran through a race simulation. He covered 134 laps... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10478.html Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:02:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10478.html Formula1.com The weather made life difficult for the 11 teams testing at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday, as sporadic rain hampered their programmes at the Spanish circuit. Mercedes GP's Nico Rosberg ended the day at the top of the timesheets with a best time of 1m 21.686s, which he set before the rain began to fall. Rosberg spent the morning working on qualifying simulations and developing the MGP W01's set-up, before carrying out a race simulation exercise in the afternoon... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10476.html Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:32:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10476.html Formula1.com Nico Hulkenberg charged to the top of the timesheets on Friday in the Williams, as this week's four-day test continued at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. Clocking a best lap of 1m 20.614s around the Spanish circuit, Hulkenberg's quickest time was just over two-hundredths of a second faster than that of Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari. With the weather still dry and sunny, Hulkenberg was able to cover 99 laps during the course of the day. Alonso, meanwhile, completed a mammoth 133 laps... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10473.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:34:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10473.html Formula1.com BMW Sauber announced on Friday that they will support young driver Esteban Gutierrez this season. Eighteen year-old Gutierrez will attend a number of Grands Prix with the team and will be incorporated into the team's driver development programme, which means he'll follow the same training regime as race drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Kamui Kobayashi. The Mexican enjoyed his first taste of Formula One power last year with BMW Sauber at December's young driver test. He won the 2008 Formula BMW Europe championship, after winning seven races and taking a further five podiums, and in 2009 competed in the British and European Formula Three. This year he will line up for ART in the new GP3 race series. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10470.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:45:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10470.html Formula1.com Red Bull's Mark Webber topped the timesheets as the final pre-season test began at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday. Webber's best time, a 1m 21.487s, was over nine-tenths of a second faster than the quickest lap from second-placed runner Nico Hulkenberg in the Williams. With the weather largely settled and dry, the 11 teams in action at the Spanish circuit enjoyed a productive first day, with fastest runner Webber managing to complete 109 laps in the RB6... http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10468.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:27:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10468.html Formula1.com In just over two weeks' time everyone will be assembled on the Sakhir grid readying themselves for the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix. But before the curtain is raised on the 2010 season, the teams have once more chance to make last-minute on-track developments and improve their cars at this week's test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. Although the weather is set to be a lot better at the Spanish circuit than that the teams endured last week at Jerez, scattered showers are forecast in the area from Thursday, when the four-day test begins. Those in attendance will be hoping the rain holds off long enough for them to wrap up their pre-season programmes. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10466.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:09:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10466.html Formula1.com Just hours after his departure from Force India was announced, BMW Sauber have confirmed that James Key is to replace long-term technical director Willy Rampf later this year. Rampf, who has been in the role for a decade, will depart the Swiss team in April. "The first time I saw the facilities in Hinwil, I knew straightaway the kind of opportunities open to me there," said Key, who will start his new job on April 1. "The wind tunnel, the supercomputer, the machine park and the expertise of the team were extremely persuasive. There is significant potential at Sauber, and with the ever-changing world of F1 I think the team is very well placed at present.” http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10465.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:10:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10465.html Formula1.com Australian Grand Prix organisers have announced that airline Qantas is to become the naming rights sponsor and premier partner for this year's race. The 2010 FORMULA 1 QANTAS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX will take place in Melbourne from March 26-28. “We are delighted to have Qantas as our premier partner as it teams the iconic Australian airline with one of Australia's premier international sporting events,” said Australian Grand Prix Corporation chairman, Ronald J Walker, AC CBE. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10463.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:13:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10463.html Formula1.com Although last week's Jerez test was battered by rain and wind, engine suppliers Cosworth are well satisfied with their pre-season progress as their CA2010 V8 continued to run reliably at the Spanish test. Cosworth, who are returning to Formula One racing in 2010 after a three-season absence, powered three teams in action - Williams, Lotus and Virgin. "Last week's test in Jerez was rather curtailed by the atypically wet Spanish weather,” said Mark Gallagher, general manager of the company's F1 Business Unit. “From our point of view, it was a good four days in Jerez with a total of three teams on track. This gave us a great opportunity to pool even more data from the CA2010 across three different chassis-engine packages. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10464.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10464.html Formula1.com Technical director James Key has decided to leave Force India prompting the Silverstone-based team to restructure their technical department. Design director Mark Smith will take over Key's role. “I have spent the majority of my motor racing career within the team and although a difficult decision I felt the time was right for me to move on to new opportunities,” explained Key. “After four owners and various changes and challenges, to field a car that got a pole position and a podium seemed like a culmination of all the efforts. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10462.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:06:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10462.html Formula1.com