Tire strategy was crucial says Bridgestone
Bridgestone Potenza slick tires made their grand prix return in the Australian Grand Prix where Jenson Button made the perfect debut for the Brawn GP team by using a medium-medium-super … Read More
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Bridgestone Potenza slick tires made their grand prix return in the Australian Grand Prix where Jenson Button made the perfect debut for the Brawn GP team by using a medium-medium-super … Read More
(GMM) McLaren on Sunday reiterated its commitment to main test driver Pedro de la Rosa, as the veteran Spaniard marked ten years since his debut for Arrows in 1999. Team … Read More
(GMM) Jarno Trulli may lose his podium finish in the Australian grand prix. An incident also involving Lewis Hamilton, who finished behind the Toyota driver in fourth place, is currently … Read More
A happy Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello Ross Brawn is a brilliant designer. After so many winning years at Ferrari that brought Michael Schumacher 7 world titles, Jenson Button has … Read More
McLaren-Mercedes Lewis Hamilton (3rd): "We scored way more points than we could have realistically expected. I was looking to try and get one point, so to get six is a … Read More
1. Jenson BUTTON (Brawn GP), 1h34m15.784s2. Rubens BARRICHELLO (Brawn GP), 1h34m16.591s3. Jarno TRULLI (Toyota), 1h34m17.388s TV UNILATERALS Q: Jenson, mayhem in front of you perhaps and certainly the mayhem behind … Read More
UPDATE The FIA have revealed that the two Brawns of Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello qualified for the Australian GP with the heaviest weight of any car in the final … Read More
Niki Lauda (GMM) Niki Lauda has been forced to sit out the Australian grand prix. The triple world champion, who attends every round of the world championship as a pundit … Read More
"We have seen many different tire wear characteristics, even from the same cars" explained Bridgestone's Hirohide Hamashima, Director of Motorsport Tire Development. "This highlights the many different setups being tried. … Read More
Sebastien Bourdais tries hard in the Toro Rosso car, but it wasn't enough as his inexperienced teammate, Sebastien Buemi, has shown more pace. Last year Sebastian Vettel buried his Toro … Read More
The Toyota team is positive that the rear wing issue which saw its two cars relegated to the back of the grid in Melbourne, is resolved. The TF109s of Timo … Read More
UPDATE #2 Because the Toyotas of Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli were sent to the back of the grid when they were found to be running rear wings that were … Read More
UPDATE The AT&T Williams team confirmed that following today’s qualifying session, it submitted protests against two competitor teams under the 2009 Technical Regulations. After further detailed consideration, Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari … Read More
(GMM) The FOTA alliance insists unity remains, but formula one teams were locked in disputes as the paddock disbanded after midnight on Saturday. Melbourne qualifying over, stewards – who had … Read More
(GMM) The jury is out as to whether overtaking will be in more abundant supply in 2009. Sweeping new regulations, affecting the bodywork, tires and the introduction of power-boost KERS … Read More
(GMM) Prior to the signing of Virgin as a major sponsor, Brawn might have been facing "a problem" later in 2009, Rubens Barrichello revealed in Australia on Saturday. The former … Read More
(GMM) According to some cynics in the Melbourne paddock, Saturday's qualifying result proved that KERS is set to fade even before it becomes fashionable in formula one. Only seven of … Read More
UPDATE (GMM) Stewards have sent both Toyotas to the back of the Australian grand prix grid. The cars driven by Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli, who qualified sixth and eighth … Read More
The two Ferrari F60 will start the Australian Grand Prix from seventh and ninth places, for Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen respectively. The two Ferrari men did a total of … Read More
Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello and the rest of the Brawn GP brass at the Virgin sponsorship announcement in Oz The newly Virgin-branded Brawn's winter testing victory translated on Saturday into … Read More
Q. Jenson, on pole for the first time since Melbourne in 2006. Everyone was tipping you to be on pole or the front row, I guess it was easy. Jenson … Read More
McLaren-Mercedes Heikki Kovalainen (14th, 1:25.726): "The car's overall balance was good. We just don't have enough grip at the moment to make the best use of it. The team has … Read More
UPDATE #2 Added photo from Saturday's Virgin and Brawn GP announcement. Virgin Announcement 03/26/09 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is to invest in … Read More
(GMM) Nigel Mansell on Saturday welcomed Lewis Hamilton, F1's youngest ever world champion, to the world of struggling at the pinnacle of motor sport. Following his opening two seasons at … Read More
(GMM) Nico Rosberg on Saturday completed a clean-sweep of heading the practice timesheets at Albert Park, but Williams' Patrick Head remains cautious as Melbourne braces for the decisive qualifying session. … Read More