-Formula 1 - Season 2010 -

[MoizIrfan]

I hope Maasa does well in Brazil.
Correct me if I am wrong last year 2009, Massa was winning the Brazalian race
untill his engine blew in final lap.I hope it doesn't happen again.

[MoizIrfan]

^^
it was 2008

[genius83]

@MoizIrfan
What you are saying about Massa is wrong his engine never blew up in Brazilian GP, it was Hungaroring 2008 where he has a blow up. In Brazil 2008, we have the most amazing race for the title, with Massa wins the race and Hamilton wins the title after taking 5th from Glock at the last corner on the last lap.

In, Brazil 2009, Massa was not competing because of his injury.

[genius83]

Di Resta to sit out Brazil practice
Force India third driver Paul di Resta will sit out Friday free practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

De la Rosa completes Paul Ricard test
Pedro de la Rosa completed another test with Pirelli's tyres following a two-day session at the Paul Ricard circuit.

Massa eyes victory, but will help AlonsoFelipe Massa has promised his home fans he will go out there to try and win the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend - but acknowledges he will sacrifice the victory if it will help team-mate Fernando Alonso to the title.

Klien replaces Yamamoto for BrazilChristian Klien will be racing at the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend, replacing Sakon Yamamoto at the Hispania Racing team.

Alonso accuses rivals of psychological games
Fernando Alonso believes Ferrari's rivals are "trying to divert attention" from their own problems by playing psychological games in the media.

@All
This is classic in complaining about other teams for psychological games, Alonso has just done his contribution in this game.

[m_waqas]

Massa eyes victory, but will help Alonso

Alonso accuses rivals of psychological games

@All
This is classic in complaining about other teams for psychological games, Alonso has just done his contribution in this game.
lolz.. i don't care.. GO ALO GO ...

He said he hopes Massa's home supporters at Interlagos will understand if the Brazilian pulls aside to let him win the race on Sunday.

:-# ... i hope they do :S ...

[m_waqas]

Senna premiere a hit in Sao Paulo

I’ve just come back from the premiere of the new Senna movie which took place in a very smart cinema complex in the Jardim area of Sao Paulo.

There is a real buzz about the film as you might expect, here in Brazil. It is scheduled to open next week here at over 130 cinemas and is likely to expand from there.

@steve,..
buddy, if u ever come across any torrent for this movie (dvd print) then plz share it with me...

[Blackeye117]

^it Wont Be Available Until 2011 .. i think .... for Dvd release

[UncleKracker]

Webber says Vettel is Red Bull's favourite
Mark Webber has suggested that Red Bull Racing is 'emotionally behind' his team-mate Sebastian Vettel going into the final two races of the world championship battle. The issue of team favouritism has been a hot topic at Red Bull this year, following Webber and Vettel's collision as they fought for the lead of the Turkish Grand Prix, and the incident where Webber had to hand his upgraded front wing to Vettel before Silverstone qualifying after the German's example failed.

  		<a href='http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87920'>Vettel defends Red Bull's fairness</a>

Sebastian Vettel says he sees no evidence of Red Bull showing any favouritism towards him, despite team-mate Mark Webber's suggestion that it was the young German who had the team and its parent company's 'emotional support'. Webber is currently the leading Red Bull driver in the world championship, but both men still retain a title chance going into the final two rounds, with Webber 11 points behind leader Fernando Alonso and Vettel 25 down on the Ferrari driver.

Horner denies Red Bull favours Vettel
Red Bull Racing has insisted that Mark Webber receives the full support of the team, despite the Australian claiming the outfit was emotionally in favour of Sebastian Vettel. Ahead of the final two races of the campaign, Webber suggested that his bosses would prefer it if Vettel came out on top at the end of the season.

RBR open to giving Webber priority
Red Bull Racing has not ruled out making a strategic team call to throw all its weight behind Mark Webber's title prospects in the Brazilian Grand Prix if the need arises. Although the team is adamant that both its drivers will be treated equally while they remain in contention for the championship, Red Bull concedes that under certain circumstances it could call on Sebastian Vettel to help his team-mate instead.

[UncleKracker]

Quote:
La calculadora del Mundial - MARCA.com

^ awesome link steve .. thanks..
LOL! Steve has picked interesting scenarios, Alonso not figuring anywhere near the top five or six places:D

Whatever it was, Laura's (from planet crap 1 ) scenario is one i'd go for IF i had to opt for one. Don't know what she did but the title race goes to the wire with five drivers separated by one point.

On a slightly serious note, this month's F1 racing magazine issue has an interesting formula. A professor of maths or something was asked about the likely out come of the championship based on a pattern from the last 40 years, pole positions, most wins, most podiums, most fastest laps in the season and a few other things. The out come has Webber as world champion and Hamilton second:o

[genius83]

Alonso adamant nothing has changed
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso insisted on Thursday nothing is won yet despite arriving in the Brazilian Grand Prix in the lead of the championship.

Kobayashi says he is not dangerous
Kamui Kobayashi has dismissed suggestions that he is a dangerous driver following contact with some of his rivals this season.

Webber '110 per cent' ready for fight
Mark Webber says he is feeling "110 per cent ready" to fight for the championship in the final two races of the season.

Sutil set to stay on at Force India
Adrian Sutil reckons he will stay at Force India next year after revealing in Brazil that he is close to a new deal with his current team.

Liuzzi: Force India can defeat Williams
Tonio Liuzzi remains confident that Force India can resist Williams's challenge in their battle for sixth in the constructors' championship, despite the latter team having been faster in recent races.

Sims completes McLaren prize test
Alexander Sims completed his prize test for winning the 2008 McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award today, trying out the 2008 McLaren Formula 1 car on the Silverstone South circuit.

@UK
Just to correct you, that scenario was not been picked by me, it was picked by someone on PF1 and I just posted the image here to show that if such thing happens it would be amazing. My preferred scenario is different which makes Vettel the champion but 3 drivers will finish on the same points at the end of last race.

@m_waqas
I will try my best for that, also don't forget this week we have the last MotoGP race of the season too.

[genius83]

Lotus confirms Renault engine deal
The Lotus Racing team has confirmed it will use Renault engines from the 2011 season, ending weeks of speculation about the partnership.

Red Bull extends Renault engine deal
Red Bull Racing has announced it has agreed to extend its current engine partnership with French manufacturer Renault.

Renault welcomes extended F1 presence
Renault Sport president Bernard Rey has welcomed the French manufacturer's extended involvement in F1 following the announcement of two engines deals.

Hamilton: Title still within reach
Lewis Hamilton believes the world championship is still well and truly within his grasp, even though he is 21 points adrift of leader Fernando Alonso.

Horner hits back at DomenicaliRed Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has hit back at comments from Ferrari that the Italian team would have wrapped up this year's title ages ago if it had had the level of car performance enjoyed by Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel this season.

Vettel leads Webber in opening practice
Sebastian Vettel lapped quickest as Red Bull set the pace in the opening free practice session of this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.

[U]<font color='blue'>Brazilian GP Practice Session 1</font>[/U]
Pos  Driver         Team                     Time               Laps
 1.  Vettel         Red Bull-Renault         1:12.328            23
 2.  Webber         Red Bull-Renault         1:12.810  + 0.482   27
 3.  Hamilton       McLaren-Mercedes         1:12.845  + 0.517   24
 4.  Button         McLaren-Mercedes         1:13.267  + 0.939   23
 5.  Kubica         Renault                  1:13.370  + 1.042   23
 6.  Rosberg        Mercedes                 1:13.516  + 1.188   25
 7.  Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth        1:13.546  + 1.218   25
 8.  Schumacher     Mercedes                 1:13.643  + 1.315   24
 9.  Sutil          Force India-Mercedes     1:13.918  + 1.590   25
10.  Heidfeld       Sauber-Ferrari           1:14.000  + 1.672   22
11.  Kobayashi      Sauber-Ferrari           1:14.004  + 1.676   23
12.  Hulkenberg     Williams-Cosworth        1:14.155  + 1.827   28
13.  Alonso         Ferrari                  1:14.246  + 1.918   20
14.  Massa          Ferrari                  1:14.267  + 1.939   25
15.  Petrov         Renault                  1:14.370  + 2.042   23
16.  Liuzzi         Force India-Mercedes     1:14.487  + 2.159   25
17.  Alguersuari    Toro Rosso-Ferrari       1:14.618  + 2.290   29
18.  Buemi          Toro Rosso-Ferrari       1:14.734  + 2.406   28
19.  Trulli         Lotus-Cosworth           1:15.603  + 3.275   24
20.  Glock          Virgin-Cosworth          1:15.860  + 3.532   20
21.  Kovalainen     Lotus-Cosworth           1:16.057  + 3.729   25
22.  d'Ambrosio     Virgin-Cosworth          1:16.707  + 4.379   27
23.  Klien          HRT-Cosworth             1:16.839  + 4.511   18
24.  Senna          HRT-Cosworth             1:17.360  + 5.032   29

Senna movie set for 2011 releaseThe new Ayrton Senna movie documentary is firmly on course for worldwide release next year following some early promising viewing figures in Japan.

[m_waqas]

lolz @the news links posted by UK about WEB - VET - RBR relationship... thats the inevitable coming out of WEB's mouth :S ... RBR should back WEB now...

pic below compliments WEB and VET fight.. close your eyes steve ...

courtesy Sladex

@steve..
ya man.. motogp.. Valencia is my least fav track of all :S.. both in F1 and motogp.. plus lorenzo has taken the title, so this makes it a lackluster for me :S ...

did anyone watch practice session ??... i 've heard that ALO stopped in the middle of the track :-#.. rumors about engine problems are rife :S ...

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[m_waqas]

i wanna be a racer too (H) ..

courtesy Sladex

[genius83]

@m_waqas
I think you should need a Brazilian Nationality first because all those drivers are Brazilian National with the Brazilian Model.

As for, MotoGP yes it is a bit lackluster but I would watch this because of 3 riders riding for the last time for their current teams. Rossi, Stoner and Spies. On the other hand, 125cc title is still undecided and it will be a fierce battle between Terol and Marques.

Okay this news has not made it to the international media but Bruno Senna has signed by Lotus fo 2011 season to replace Trulli who will retire from F1 at the end of this season. I just can't believe it may be we have gone back in time or may be this is called De Ja' Vu.

In 1984, Ayrton Senna debuted for Toleman Hart but a year later he joins Lotus in 1985 and remains with them for 3 seasons from 85' to 87' before joining McLaren in 88'.

[genius83]

Here is something to describe the title in seconds:

[m_waqas]

lolz @the title race depiction ... superb man ...

and great pics steve ... keep 'em coming (with some view of birds too) :P...

[m_waqas]

Q&A: Webber on title showdown

Mark Webber lost the world championship lead in Korea when he crashed out, leaving him 11 points behind Fernando Alonso going into the final two rounds.

Ahead of this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix, Webber met the press to talk about his title chances and the situation with his Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel. AUTOSPORT was there to hear him.

Q&A:Sebastian Vettel -Interlagos should suit Red Bull

Some might regard Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel as the moral championship leader, given his unfortunate combination of sheer pace and reliability problems. However, that’s of little consolation to the young German, who had the last race in Korea under complete control until his engine went bang. He insists that misfortune will simply drive him all the harder at Interlagos this weekend…

Q&A with Renault’s Robert Kubica

Robert Kubica may not be in the hunt for the 2010 drivers’ crown, but if he can steal important points away from the title contenders this weekend, his performance in Brazil could play a critical role in the championship outcome. Kubica would like to hope that’s a realistic possibility, even if P4 in the constructors’ championship for Renault - the goal of team principal Eric Boullier - now looks out of the question...

[genius83]

Vettel, Webber stay on top in Brazil
Red Bull continued its dominance of Friday's running at Interlagos, with Sebastian Vettel quickest again in second practice.

[U]<font color='blue'>Brazilian GP Practice Session 2</font>[/U]
Pos  Driver         Team                     Time              Laps
 1.  Vettel         Red Bull-Renault         1:11.968            28
 2.  Webber         Red Bull-Renault         1:12.072  + 0.104   34
 3.  Alonso         Ferrari                  1:12.328  + 0.360   36
 4.  Hamilton       McLaren-Mercedes         1:12.656  + 0.688   33
 5.  Massa          Ferrari                  1:12.677  + 0.709   19
 6.  Kubica         Renault                  1:12.882  + 0.914   37
 7.  Button         McLaren-Mercedes         1:13.206  + 1.238   33
 8.  Heidfeld       Sauber-Ferrari           1:13.222  + 1.254   40
 9.  Rosberg        Mercedes                 1:13.333  + 1.365   34
10.  Schumacher     Mercedes                 1:13.346  + 1.378   36
11.  Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth        1:13.520  + 1.552   37
12.  Kobayashi      Sauber-Ferrari           1:13.610  + 1.642   41
13.  Hulkenberg     Williams-Cosworth        1:13.725  + 1.757   39
14.  Sutil          Force India-Mercedes     1:13.741  + 1.773   32
15.  Petrov         Renault                  1:13.818  + 1.850   26
16.  Liuzzi         Force India-Mercedes     1:14.045  + 2.077   37
17.  Buemi          Toro Rosso-Ferrari       1:14.304  + 2.336   33
18.  Alguersuari    Toro Rosso-Ferrari       1:14.578  + 2.610   37
19.  Trulli         Lotus-Cosworth           1:14.984  + 3.016   47
20.  Kovalainen     Lotus-Cosworth           1:15.101  + 3.133   43
21.  di Grassi      Virgin-Cosworth          1:15.433  + 3.465   35
22.  Senna          HRT-Cosworth             1:16.070  + 4.102   42
23.  Klien          HRT-Cosworth             1:16.082  + 4.114   38
24.  Glock          Virgin-Cosworth          1:16.150  + 4.182   35

Kolles says HRT set to reveal new backer
Hispania Racing boss Colin Kolles says the team is set to announce a financial backer that should ensure the future of the Spanish squad.

Renault team set for Lotus Cars tie-up
Renault is poised to scale back its Formula 1 involvement next year and become only an engine supplier, AUTOSPORT has learned, as its current works team closes in on a tie-up with Lotus Cars.

Austin passed by environmental board
The Austin Environmental Board has voted unanimously to approve the site for the new United States Grand Prix venue that is set to host Formula 1 from 2012.

Webber apologised to Rosberg
Nico Rosberg has revealed that Mark Webber apologised to him for the collision that put them both out of the Korean Grand Prix a fortnight ago.

Kubica surprised Alonso is in front
Robert Kubica says he is surprised that Fernando Alonso has taken the lead of the world championship standings - because his rivals Red Bull Racing have the quicker car.

[m_waqas]

Webber casts himself as underdog again as pressure mounts

The cramped and chaotic paddock at Interlagos always creates a feverish atmosphere and this weekend is no different.

eams are cheek by jowl with each other, journalists have to climb over tables and squeeze into corners to hear what’s being said at briefings and today we have seen a very calm Fernando Alonso and a Mark Webber who has chosen to cast himself as an underdog again.

Alonso spoke about his team mate Felipe Massa and how he’d like him to win the last two races. This is his way of saying that he’d like Massa to be really fast and get in the game. If Massa wins here, it takes away points from the Red Bull drivers and makes their task very hard.

^ wow,.. can't believe ALO actually said that :S ..

Kubica surprised Alonso is in front

lolz.. and i agree when he says that RBR troubles has made this season interesting...

[genius83]