Posts Tagged ‘HRT’

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Sutil Expects Usual Silverstone Cloud: A warm weekend of weather might be expected at Silverstone Circuit for the forthcoming British Grand Prix. The weather has been nice in England so far this week, with the mid-20s temperatures forecast to persist through to the Formula One event [...]

Chandhok Eyeing Force India Ride for 2011

  Karun Chandhok has set out his stall for a switch from struggling HRT to the Force India team for 2011, according to SPEED. The Indian rookie said in Montreal that while he is happy to have proved competitive alongside Bruno Senna so far this year, it would make more sense to be in the [...]

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Rosberg Not Disappointed With New Car Switch: Nico Rosberg insists he is not disappointed with the reversion to the newer long-wheelbase Mercedes car for the forthcoming Turkish Grand Prix. After Michael Schumacher struggled with the original short-wheelbase car earlier in 2010, he was the team’s pacesetter [...]

HRT On Financial Thin Ice?

HRT has denied reports it is fighting for survival. At Monaco, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone said in an interview with a British newspaper that he was working to help the struggling Spanish outfit make it through its debut season. But team owner Jose Ramon Carabante responded: “For sure it (the comments) is not about [...]

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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 [...]

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Ferrari To Race F-Duct ‘As Soon As Possible’: Back at Maranello, Ferrari is hard at work to emulate the success of McLaren’s so-called ‘F-duct’ downforce-spoiling innovation. On the British team’s 2010 car, the once-controversial solution – with the drivers controlling a flow of air through to [...]

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1 in this Easter edition of Nuts and Bolts: Australia To Have Earlier Start Time In 2011: An earlier race start time for next year’s Australian Grand Prix is likely, Michael Schumacher has revealed. After the drivers complained about evening sun in their eyes in 2009, and [...]