Posts Tagged ‘Felipe Massa’

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Vettel Grabs Pole For Bahrain GP

Sebastian Vettel has started the 2010 season out in fine fashion winning the pole for the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Vettel stole the top spot on his final lap during qualifying Saturday relegating Felipe Massa in a Ferrari to second. Massa and teammate Fernando Alonso had swapped the top two spots for most of [...]