Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1:
Sauber Will Not Use BMW KERS System In 2011: Sauber will not use the technology that already exists at its Hinwil headquarters when KERS systems return to Formula One next year. At a meeting of technical bosses last weekend in Canada, it was reinforced that the FOTA [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1:
Hamilton, Massa Scrape Walls In Final Practice: Both Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa narrowly avoided damaging their cars during the final practice session in Montreal prior to qualifying. On Saturday morning at an overcast and grey Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where damp patches meant the beginning of the [...]

Massa Likely To Stay With Ferrari

Ferrari on Thursday came close to confirming that Felipe Massa will be retained as Fernando Alonso’s teammate for the 2011 season, according to SPEED.
Brazilian Massa’s contract expires in December, and it has been rumored that Robert Kubica or Mark Webber are being lined up as potential replacements.
The 29-year-old has struggled with the F10 car alongside [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1:
Hamilton – Red Bull To Be ‘Even Stronger’ With F-duct: Lewis Hamilton admits he is worried about Red Bull’s plans to introduce an F-duct this weekend in Turkey. The downforce spoiling concept was pioneered this year by McLaren, but key rivals including Ferrari and Mercedes have steadily [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1:
Sponsor Insures Alonso’s Thumbs For 10m Euros: During an event for Spanish team sponsor Santander on Monday, it was announced that Fernando Alonso’s thumbs have been insured. The bank said the Ferrari driver’s life as well as his thumbs – presumably to safeguard his ability to confidently [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1:
FIA’s fourth steward
The FIA’s initiative to appoint experienced Formula One drivers to assist the FIA Stewards during a race has sofar been a great success. In an effort to improve the consistency and credibility of the rule-enforcing process, which has been heavily criticized during the last few [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1:
McLaren Drivers Can Battle: Unlike Red Bull and perhaps also Ferrari, McLaren’s two drivers are free to race when running first and second. Red Bull’s Christian Horner admitted in Shanghai that when his drivers are dominating, the actual wheel-to-wheel racing ends at the first corner. And although [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1:
Buemi Not Afraid To Return To Toro Rosso Cockpit: Sebastien Buemi insists he will have no qualms about returning to the wheel of his Toro Rosso on Saturday. In initial practice for the Chinese Grand Prix, the 21-year-old Swiss had a scary incident when both wheels sheared [...]

Massa’s Contract To Be Extended By Ferrari?

Ferrari looks set to extend its contract with the Brazilian driver Felipe Massa.
Team newcomer Fernando Alonso has a long term agreement, but 28-year-old Massa’s deal expires at the end of 2010.
There have been reports that the end of Massa’s deal ties in with Robert Kubica’s solely single-year Renault contract.
But team principal Stefano Domenicali suggested to [...]

2010 Formula 1 Driver Standings

Below are the unofficial driver standings for the 2010 Formula One series after the Malaysian Grand Prix:

Pos
Driver
Nationality
Team
Points

1
Felipe Massa
Brazilian
Ferrari
39

2
Fernando Alonso
Spanish
Ferrari
37

3
Sebastian Vettel
German
RBR-Renault
37

4
Jenson Button
British
McLaren-Mercedes
35

5
Nico Rosberg
German
Mercedes GP
35

6
Lewis Hamilton
British
McLaren-Mercedes
31

7
Robert Kubica
Polish
Renault
30

8
Mark Webber
Australian
RBR-Renault
24

9
Adrian Sutil
German
Force India-Mercedes
10

10
Michael Schumacher
German
Mercedes GP
9

11
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Italian
Force India-Mercedes
8

12
Rubens Barrichello
Brazilian
Williams-Cosworth
5

13
Jaime Alguersuari
Spanish
STR-Ferrari
2

14
Nico Hulkenberg
German
Williams-Cosworth
1

15
Sebastien Buemi
Swiss
STR-Ferrari
0

16
Pedro de la Rosa
Spanish
BMW Sauber-Ferrari
0

17
Heikki Kovalainen
Finnish
Lotus-Cosworth
0

18
Karun Chandhok
Indian
HRT-Cosworth
0

19
Lucas Di Grassi
Brazilian
Virgin-Cosworth
0

20
Bruno Senna
Brazilian
HRT-Cosworth
0

21
Jarno Trulli
Italian
Lotus-Cosworth
0

22
Timo Glock
German
Virgin-Cosworth
0

23
Vitaly Petrov
Russian
Renault
0

24
Kamui Kobayashi
Japanese
BMW Sauber-Ferrari
0

Source: Speed TV