-Formula 1 - Season 2010 -

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Toyota offers virtual F1 farewell
Toyota is bidding farewell to Formula 1 with a virtual tribute to "those who supported it during eight emotional seasons at the pinnacle of motorsport."

McLaren bullish on 2010 car prospects
McLaren is bullish that its 2010 car has met the ambitious performance targets the team has set down for this season, ahead of its public launch later this week.

Teams agree to points system tweak
Formula 1 has edged closer to a further overhaul of its points structure for the 2010 season after teams approved a new system that will offer greater rewards for winning, AUTOSPORT can reveal.

Paffett first to test new McLaren
McLaren test driver Gary Paffett has been handed the honour of being the first man to get his hands on the team's new 2010 challenger in Valencia next week, AUTOSPORT has learned.

FOTA will not rush F1 changes
The Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) will take a considered approach to trying to bring improvements to the sport, rather than rushing to make sweeping changes that may not work.

Schumacher: Mercedes ready for title
Michael Schumacher says Mercedes GP has all it needs to win the world championship this year - but admits that success is far from guaranteed.

Rosberg says no doubts about equality
Nico Rosberg says he is convinced the Mercedes GP team will offer him and team-mate Michal Schumacher the same opportunities during the 2010 season.

Bahrain unveils new layout for F1 race
Bahrain Grand Prix organisers have announced that their track will use a new layout for the opening round of this year's Formula 1 championship.

Here is the pics first the old one
Old Track Layout

New Track Layout

Toro Rosso confirms Valencia launch
Scuderia Toro Rosso has confirmed it will launch its 2010 car on the first day of pre-season testing at Valencia next month.

No number one driver at Mercedes
Ross Brawn insists that there will be no number one driver at Mercedes GP this year - despite the outfit having convinced Michael Schumacher to return to Formula 1.

Brawn: Schumacher will be at his best
Mercedes GP team boss Ross Brawn is convinced Michael Schumacher will be at his very best when he returns to Formula 1 racing this year.

Mercedes drivers to share first test
Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg will share driving duties on the opening day of testing of Mercedes GP's new 2010 car in Valencia next week.

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@UK
Magny Cours certainly is present in a nowhere but that track still punish the drivers when they goes off the track especially in the seond and third sectors as there are many gravel traps around the corners in that area.
Jang is making such silly mistakes for quite sometime and I can't believe it because what was proof reader's job is if he can't find out these mistakes. Just another example is as Geo Super is showing Australian Open the news regarding that was Australian Open has started from 21 Jan and ends on 31 Jan and all the matches are live telecasted on Geo Super. The real date of Australian Open starts is 17 Jan.
Well thats what happen I think its more about your way of wishing then anything else if what you are wishing is what you really wanted then the chances of that happening is quite high plus your luck also counts too.

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Ferrari: Schumacher will fight for title
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali is sure Michael Schumacher will be fighting for this year's championship with the Mercedes GP squad. The German driver is making a sensational return to grand prix racing with Mercedes, having quit the sport at the end of the 2006 season.

Lopez joins US F1 for 2010 season
Team US F1 has signed former Renault test driver Jose Maria Lopez to join its debut season in Formula 1.
The Argentinean's move into F1 with the Charlotte-based outfit was announced by the President of his native country, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, in Buenos Aires late on Monday evening.

Red Bull announces RB6 launch date
Red Bull Racing's new car for the 2010 season will be officially unveiled on 10th February, the team said on Tuesday. The RB6 will be launched at the Jerez circuit, where the team will begin its pre-season testing.

Schumacher and Rosberg echo Fangio and Moss at Mercedes
Mercedes Grand Prix is up and running, the third time in the company’s history that it has had its own team at the highest level of the sport. At a ceremony today in Stuttgart the all German driver line up of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg was unveiled along with the distinctive colour scheme.

@genius83

That would be the job of the news reporter and no proof reader, no? I think the proof reader will only make sure things are in proper order. He might or might not know about the dates or who played who. Their sports reporter/reporters leave a lot to be desired.
Nadal is out, he needed treatment during the match and couldn't continue in the third set when two sets and 3-0 down.
Remember the test that Rossi did? The one you posted about, where he lapped the track just .087 slower than Raikkonen. Massa tested after that and too put things into perspective, he went around 3 seconds a lap quicker than Rossi had. Must have been something to do with fuels or something else because no way is Massa capable of going three seconds a lap quicker than Raikkonen.

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Ricciardo, Hartley are Red Bull reserves
Daniel Ricciardo and Brendon Hartley have been appointed as the reserve drivers for Red Bull's two Formula 1 teams in 2010.

Di Resta set for Friday practice role
Paul di Resta is set to get some running in Friday practice for Force India this season as part of his imminent deal as a reserve driver, McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has revealed.

Teams agree new tyre rule for 2010
Formula 1 teams have agreed to introduce an extra strategic element to races this season by forcing leading drivers to start races on the same tyres that they qualified on, AUTOSPORT can reveal.

Silverstone close to 'Arena' go-ahead
Silverstone is edging closer a decision to run this year's British Grand Prix on its new Arena Circuit following positive feedback from early meetings with Formula 1 figures.

@UK
Here FIA have done it again, the same thing they are doing for quite sometime another stupid rule to force the first 10 drivers who reach the Q3 have to start on the same tires they have use during the qualifying. That means mostly they will end up using softer of the 2 compounds that will be used for a certain GP, and heavy cars on softer compound means they have to pit early for tires.
I don't know whether you like the alteration to Bahrain Track but I think if they really want to change the layout why they not go for the outer track that would make it a faster track here is the pic

Bahrain International Circuit: Outer Track

Yes, Nadal have to forfeit and now Murray reach the Semis. You are right Massa was certainly on fumes may be he is trying a 2010 qualifying practice for Q3 with lowest fuel possible on the car, plus it also shows the class of that car and the effect of full aerodynamic advantage plus with slicks F2008 is a truly better car.

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Lopez had thought F1 hopes were over
US F1's new signing Jose Maria Lopez has admitted that he never expected to get another chance to break into Formula 1 after dropping out of the European racing scene three years ago.

Campos could miss all testing
The Campos Meta F1 team has admitted that it may not take part in any pre-season testing, but insists it will make the opening race in Bahrain.

Teixeira wants A1GP link for Campos
A1GP boss Tony Teixeira says he intends to use the Campos Meta team as A1GP's Formula 1 arm if he successfully completes a deal to buy into the outfit.

Ferrari launch to be broadcast online
Ferrari has announced that the launch of its 2010 Formula 1 car will be broadcast live online via its website www.ferrari.com.

Brawn: Schumacher good for Rosberg
Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn believes being paired with Michael Schumacher will help Nico Rosberg will develop into a potential champion.

Schumacher could race beyond 2012
Michael Schumacher is open to the possibility of continuing his Formula 1 comeback beyond his current three-year deal with Mercedes.

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Ross Brawn is talking crap. We all know what Rosberg will learn from Schumacher and his comments that nothing was put in place at Ferrari to facilitate Schumacher, are simply idiotic. Ferrari paid millions for Schumacher's services to get back to winning ways, and they did all they could to help Schumacher and rightly so.

@genius83

It's another stupid rule, yet another way to artificially make the sport interesting. There are a couple of ways around it and that is why it will not work on most tracks i think.
-- On some tracks the difference between the options and primes might not be so big or the primes might actually give a better lap time so teams will not need to bother.
-- The serious title contenders are not going to bother with having to put on the options and get pole. Instead they will concentrate on their race strategy, going with primes, fighting it out with other cars on the same compound and start the race from fourth or fifth on the grid.
-- It might be an issue on tracks like Monaco and Hungaroring or Singapore where track position is vital. FIA will get what they want on those tracks.
Just when you thought qualifying was going to be fun, the fastest car and driver on pole, the FIA has gone and screwed it again. They might actually ask Bridgestone to bring such compounds where the options are so marginal but quick that they give an excellent lap time on the first run but go off dramatically after it which might make things a little tough. Luckily the signs are that at least nine of the ten places on the grid are pretty much taken, with Both Ferrari drivers, Mclaren, Red Bull, Mercedes and Renault of Kubica, likely to make it to just about every Q3. The fight might be for one remaining place and that too might go to Rubens regularly. The stupid rule might not affect things so badly after all unless towards the end of the season when the drivers who are out of the title chase might try to control races from the front to help their team mates, who are fighting for the championship.
They changed Bahrain, why? I think to put more slow corners in it. All in the name of helping people over take. Doubt they were interested in a fast track:(

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@UK
There is another way to get around this stupid rule but for that teams need someone who is quite religious or someone who knows the best Rain Dance. If the teams found someone religious enough that what ever he prays could happen then the chances are they may have 100% wet qualifying throughout the season on the otherhand if they find a person who knows rain dance then the chances of rain during the qualifying would be 50-50. Imagine if there is a wet qualifying then all the drivers will use intermediate or wet tyres to qualify for the race. Now on the race day with sunny or overcast conditions then they have to start the race with slicks and they could choose either of the 2 tyres available for the weekend which ever suites their strategy for the race. This way FIA's rule would fail.
The biggest thing in the Bahrain's alteration is that they are using almost the full outer track and there is a small part which is missing that is if you see the image of outer track the part between turn 8 and turn 9 is only left for the alteration otherwise they are using the full outer track and the reason is FIA's another stupid rule which states that no track will be shorter then 2.5 miles.

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Ferrari F10

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Ferrari pull covers off new F10 and talk of the championship

Ferrari has become the first team to launch its new car in a ceremony at Maranello this morning.The tone was of renewal; a team leaving behind the skeletons of a disastrous 2009 campaign and striding forward confidently with powerful new people and new assets like Fernando Alonso and Santander. Alonso upped the ante when he spoke of the pride the Ferrari supporters will feel when they win the championship, as he hopes.

Ferrari aims to benefit from Shell link
Ferrari's engine chief Luca Marmorini is confident the Italian squad will benefit from its close relationship with fuel supplier Shell this year. Formula 1 has banned refuelling from the start this season and saving fuel will be a critical point in achieving good results.

Alonso, Massa upbeat over new Ferrari
Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa are hopeful the new F10 will help them bring the world championship back to Ferrari during the 2010 season. The new car was unveiled in Maranello on Thursday, and hopes will be high that the Italian squad can return to winning ways following a disappointing 2009 season.

Ferrari calls off F10 shakedown
The Ferrari team has been forced to call off the shakedown of its new car due to the poor weather conditions at the Fiorano circuit.
Brazilian Felipe Massa was scheduled to give the new F10 its first run today after the car was unveiled in Maranello this morning.

Ferrari F10 launch pictures

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Hamilton launches F1 test academy
Anthony Hamilton is planning to run a fleet of 2009-spec Formula 1 cars in an effort to help young drivers gain mileage in current grand prix cars without being constrained by the testing restrictions, today's AUTOSPORT reveals.

An update on Silverstone's development
The building works to update Silverstone are well under way with the new Arena layout set to be ready for the 2010 season.

Ferrari: Schumacher return a misdeed
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo says he never expected Michael Schumacher to drive for another team, the Italian labelling the German's return to F1 with Mercedes as a "misdeed".

Door is open for Rossi - Montezemolo
Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo has suggested the door will be open for Valentino Rossi if he wanted to make a switch to Formula 1 next year.

@UK
I don't know what was Luca means but I think that misdeed could haunt Ferrari this season, and excellent coverage of the Ferrari F10 launch bro.

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Ferrari F10

//youtu.be/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwLSl0hxr3s

@genius83

I thought i would do the honors:D since you seemed to be busy, so i did the launch. Getting the live coverage was near impossible, at least for me. Must have been so many people who tuned into it, i was forever connecting but never got anything.
I think what Luca meant was that, it was he, who suggested Schumacher make a come back after Massa's crash and that lit up the fire that finally led to Schumacher deciding to make a come back with Mercedes. Ferrari will never forgive him for leaving them, obviously.

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Exclusive: First image of new Williams
Williams has broken cover with its new FW32 at Silverstone today, completing its first run ahead of a maiden test at Valencia next week.

Williams Cosworth FW32

Alonso confident F10 will be strong
Fernando Alonso admits he is upbeat about the competitiveness of the new Ferrari F10, unveiled in Maranello on Thursday morning.

Massa sure he will match Alonso
Felipe Massa has no concerns about going up against Fernando Alonso at Ferrari this season, despite the high expectations surrounding his Spanish team-mate.

Singapore considering layout changes
Singapore Grand Prix chiefs are considering making changes to their Formula 1 track for 2011 in a bid to speed the circuit up.

@UK
Bro, for us karachiites the summer comes early because the way we are having loadshedding I just don't know what will happen in the up coming summer. Looks like RedBull clones will be common this season first Ferrari F10 and Now Williams Cosworth FW32.

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Alonso slams refuelling ban
Fernando Alonso thinks the ban on refuelling will make races more predictable in 2010, as it will be difficult for a driver to win a race if he qualifies outside the top three.

@UK
As I said and now even Jonathan Noble(Autosport Editor) also thinks the same as he writes in his twitter that "I wonder if all of the 2010 grid will look like last year's Red Bull Racing RB5....apart from the RB6."
Here is the proposed layout for the Sinapore GP

Old layout of Singapore Street Circuit:

Proposed layout of Singapore Street Circuit from 2011:

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McLaren MP4-25

McLaren launches radical new MP4-25
The McLaren Mercedes team launched its new car for the 2010 season on Friday morning, with the target of clinching both titles after a mixed campaign in 2009.

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Button vows to focus on future, not past
Jenson Button says it is time to forget about his 2009 title success and focus on what he can achieve with McLaren in 2010.

Hamilton: New car completely different
Lewis Hamilton says he is certain that this year's McLaren-Mercedes MP4-25 will be 'completely different' to last season's difficult car.

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@genius83

That front nose might be a common theme this season. One can call it clones as most have on different forums or look at it as something that most teams have realized is the way to go with new regulations. In 1993, Benetton had the stepped up nose, in 1994 that car became the class of the field while others continued to race with a pinned nose. Williams switched to the raised nose in 95 designed by none other than Adrian Newey, and Ferrari took till the Canadian GP the following year, 1996, to realize that was the way forward. Remains to be seen what Adrian Newey does with the Red Bull, but if most teams are going down that route, you can imagine how superior that Red Bull car should be this season, as it will be an evolution of last year's car without any teething problems and the one which does not need to incorporate all these things other teams have.
Over at Mclaren things are really fun. Hamilton says he has " personally " help develop this car. It reminds me of the first Mercedes powered Mclaren, 1995, Nigel Mansell, and all the talk was of three "M's" at that time, Mclaren, Mercedes, and Mansell. Here is hopping this Mclaren is no different than the 1995 car.

The coming summer is supposed to be pretty bad. We had 4-6 hours of load shedding but it has stopped since it started raining night before last. The minister for load shedding has said " awam ko ek aur karwe goli khana hoge " With less snow fall and rains this winter things are not looking good for all of us bro. The sad part is, we don't need rental power. Enough electricity can be produced if the government had bothered about circular debt.

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Button 'more excited than ever before'
World champion Jenson Button says he has never been so excited ahead of the start of a Formula 1 season as he is now he has joined McLaren.

McLaren baffled by Toyota car snub
McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has expressed his surprise that none of the new entrants joining Formula 1 this season chose to take over the Toyota chassis project.

Stefan GP to get Toyota tech support
Formula 1 hopeful Stefan Grand Prix has announced it has come to an agreement with Toyota Motorsport to receive technical support from the Japanese company.

Diffuser row could hit 2010 season
Formula 1 could be heading for more controversy surrounding double diffusers this season, amid predictions from leading teams that some of their rivals have pursued 'extreme' solutions in the area of car design.

@UK
Sorry bro, whether or not McLaren MP4-25 will be the same as the TripleM McLaren of 1995 is still unknown but people at Ferrari thinks that F10 is another dog of a car which lacks pace and has started working on it's B-spec version.
Ferrari may be working on 'B' spec F10
Ferrari may already be working on a 'B' version of its recently-launched F10 car.

As for the diffusers that was known by most that 2010 will saw more controversey in that regards because when teams starting to exploit the rule there is no limit at all for stopping and biggest joke is that all this development will happen just for one season because from next season they all agreed to ban DD diffusers altogether.
Bro, our ministers are the only persons in this whole country who are providing us some quality entertainment by their statements every now and then.:-#

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@genius83

Before i forget again, what is this "bouncer" series? I saw it earlier on geo super and they were referring to the tour of Australia as bouncer series. Is it just a name that our friends at geo have come up with or is there something called bouncer which is sponsoring this series on geo super? The only bouncers i know are nasty short pitched balling and big fat men who throw people out from clubs.

Okay, coming back to the link you posted. I am quite sure where it came from, umm Germany ? I read the piece sometime back, like a couple of weeks back and it's been picked up by the British press now. Here is the Link Both are quite understandable, common enemy. It happened a lot in the past. The source of this story is an Italian journalist who supposedly gave an interview to a German newspaper saying the numbers didn't look good etc. How exactly can anyone make that assumption without the car having had a single day of testing, i do not know. What figures are they comparing it to? Has any of the other cars tested to give Ferrari an idea of what to expect? It might be a very bad car but hey others might actually be worse so this car will become the best by default. Anyway, we will all find out after testing begins and i am not one who is very optimistic about Ferrari for this season. I think the influence of Alonso will take at least a year. That's when the team will start to benefit from having him. What ever he gives them this year is a bonus. Having said all that, this person who broke the story should put a lot of money on Alonso not doing well because so far the bookies have him as joint or second favorite to win the title, depending on which site you check. This guy could make hundreds of thousands of pounds:D
Lastly, and you have to answer this. Who is your favorite minister, from the federal government ?

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@UK
Yes Geo Super has gives the name to Pak/Aus Test and ODI series the name Bouncer series and there meaning is that Pakistani team has to face the tough ask of beating Australia which until now is only a dream and I think it will remain a dream until the end of tour.

Bro, I also have read on Autosports and Planet F1 forums the same thing about the Italian Journalist Interview and you are right that if all the cars are worse then F10, F10 will be the default best car on the grid. You are not alone I also thinks that Alonso's influence will certainly need time to build as he needs to understand the team and the team also has to understand him and thats what I feel went wrong for Kimi when he joins Ferrari he wins the title in his first year in a car which was been developed by Michal's input and was an evolution of F2006 but when he needs to give his input for the next year challenger he fails for some reason or may be not able to clarify his priorities before the season starts.

If your are asking my favourite minister in terms of whom I hate most then this is the most difficult question anyone has asked me because when ever I found some minister's comment to be top level of stupidity that I think no one could beat that suddenly some other minister comes up with another higher level of comment which beat the previous comment fair and square. But just before I asks you the same question I would tell you my favourite(hate most) ministers from the federal cabinet Minister for Interior, Minister for Water and Power, Minister for Oil and Gas, Minister for Foriegn Affairs, Minister for Food and Agriculture, Minister for Sports, Minister for Education. I think these are enough other wise the full cabinet is looks like a group of clowns from Lucky Irani Circus, Now who is your favourite minister?

Virgin to launch car online
Virgin Racing will unveil its first Formula 1 car in a broadcast on its website next Monday.