April 26th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in 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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Geoff Willis looks set to leave the struggling Hispania/HRT team and could re-emerge at Force India. It was reported from Sepang last weekend that the 50-year-old Briton, who began working with the new Spanish team as a consultant during its pre-season struggle for survival, was considering whether to now leave the outfit. The formerly high-profile [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Button Must Prove He’s As Good As Hamilton – Ecclestone: 2010 is Jenson Button’s chance to prove he is as good as Britain’s other Formula One driver, according to Bernie Ecclestone. After winning last year’s world championship with Brawn GP, 30-year-old Button has switched to McLaren [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Di Resta To Test Again In Barcelona: Paul di Resta will drive Force India’s new car again at the last test of the pre-season. The 23-year-old Scot, recently signed as the Silverstone based team’s reserve and Friday driver for 2010, drove the VJM03 at Jerez on [...]
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Some news tidbits from around the world of Formula 1: ‘Schumacher Factor’ Drives Higher Australian GP Ticket Sales: Michael Schumacher’s return to F1 has boosted ticket sales for the 2010 Australian Grand Prix. The Melbourne race has lost its coveted opening calendar slot to Bahrain, but Australian Grand Prix Corporation chief Drew Ward revealed on [...]
Force India Confirms di Resta As Third Driver
Force India has confirmed that DTM star Paul di Resta will be the team’s third driver in 2010, and will gain experience by driving in some Friday practice sessions in place of one of the regulars. The cousin of Dario Franchitti, the young Scot is highly regarded and is closely associated with Mercedes. He [...]
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Some news bits from the world of Formula 1, courtesy of SpeedTV: Ferrari Confirms Maranello Launch: Ferrari announced Wednesday that its 2010 car will be launched at Maranello. The Italian team said earlier this month that the new single seater, codenamed 281, would be launched on January 28 ahead of the initial Valencia group test. [...]
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News bits from the world of Formula 1: Mercedes GP To Show 2010 Livery On January 25: The 2010 Mercedes GP car will not be revealed when the Brackley based team stages its launch event in Stuttgart on January 25. Some reports Friday said the car will be displayed at the carmaker’s Unterturkheim museum later [...]
