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Keeping an engine that spins at up to 18,000rpm for nearly two hours lubricated and cooled is the job of the oil system. Rarely seen or talked about the pumps, tanks and plumbing are a critical part of an F1 … Continue reading →
McLaren had a difficult morning session but the afternoon proved slightly more fruitful. Jenson Button in particular is optimistic that McLaren seems to be heading in the right direction.
Red Bull Racing drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel did not have the greatest of days at Monaco with both drivers not really fighting with the best cars. The team knows there is still work to do if they wish to qualify in front on Saturday.
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Lotus F1 is satisfied after the first free practice sessions of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend. The team once again showed strong longer run pace. One negative point however was Romain Grosjean who hit the barriers early in FP2 to end his day on track.
Pirelli motor sport boss Paul Hembery has made clear his company’s frustration at the lack of an agreement to continue as F1’s sole tyre supplier in 2014 after its initial three-year deal runs out at the end of this season. … Continue reading →
Pastor Maldonado was seen running in the Williams FW35 featuring the stepped nose and front wing of last year's FW34. Williams have lost the direction for its aerodynamic development, and as updates do not bring the expected progress, the team is now checking the efficiency of the car with better known elements, such as the 2012 nose cone and a front wing used late in the 2012 season. Mike Coughlan, the team's technical director said "We were running different parts across the two cars this morning to try to improve our overall performance
Nico Rosberg was in a cautious mood despite topping both sessions in Monaco today. The German admitted that Mercedes still has to fully address the tyre management issue that have seen the team waste pole at the last three races.
Nico Rosberg stayed ahead in the timesheets of FP2, now going 0.3s quicker than his Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari is fairly close behind them Mark Webber and Kimi Raikkonen complete the top 6.
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the second session in Monte Carlo, the German being three-tenths ahead. Fernando Alonso was third with Felipe Massa behind him while Mark Webber managed fifth, ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean, although the Frenchman crashed into the tyre barrier at the exit of Ste Devote […]
Jean-Eric Vergne decided for the Monaco Grand Prix to wear a special helmet on race day in honoor of Francois Cevert, killed 40 years ago at the wheel of a Tyrrell at Watkins Glen. To mark the anniversary of his death Cevert’s sister Jacqueline, who married Jean-Pierre Beltoise and is the mother of racers Anthony […]
The F1 paddock in Monaco was busy on Thursday with the usual legion of occasional visitors among them former Ferrari driver Patrick Tambay. The Frenchman competed in F1 between 1977 and 1986, racing for Surtees, Theodore, McLaren, Ligier, Ferrari, Renault and Haas Lola. He joined Ferrari after the death of Gilles Villeneuve in 1982 and […]
The F1 paddock in Monaco was busy on Thursday with the usual legion of occasional visitors among them former Ferrari driver Patrick Tambay. The Frenchman competed in F1 between 1977 and 1986, racing for Surtees, Theodore, McLaren, Ligier, Ferrari, Renault and Haas Lola.
Nico Rosberg was fastest in the first practice session at Monaco. The unsurprisingly quick Mercedes was however only slightly quicker than Fernando Alonso and Romain Grosjean.
Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap of the Thursday morning session in Monaco, beating Fernando Alonso by a tiny margin. The pair were justunder two-tenths ahead of Romain Grosjean, with Felipe Massa close behind.
The destination of former Lotus F1 Team Technical Director James Allison remains unknown, and it seems that the original stories suggesting that he had signed a deal with a rival team may have been wide of the mark, which helps to explain why everyone was previously denying having signed a deal. If no deal was […]
One day ahead of the first track action in Monaco, Fernando Alonso said in the press conference that even though he's very eager to win this race, he expected Mercedes to be very tough to beat.
Since its introduction in 2010 the Drag Reduction System (DRS) has gone through a series of evolutions in how the team actuate the movable rear wing flap. Having replaced the adjustable front flap, teams have all switched to hydraulics to … Continue reading →
As F1 teams develop front wings with ever greater emphasis placed on the load created towards the outboard end of the flaps, the airflow over the outer 30cm of wing is becoming ever more critical. With designers wanting to keep … Continue reading →
Fernando Alonso said today that Mercedes is favourite to win in Monaco – but adds that he’ll accept that as long as he can finish ahead of his main title rivals. “The feeling is good, the team is confident, as … Continue reading →