-Formula 1 - Season 2010 -

[UncleKracker]

HRT signs Chandhok for second seat
Karun Chandhok has been confirmed at the new HRT Formula 1 team, ahead of its official presentation in Spain today. Chandhok will be presented to the public at the Murcia unveiling, which is set to confirm the team's new identity and its plans for 2010.

Interview with Ferrari's Chris Dyer
Formula 1's pre-season testing has left onlookers in little doubt that Ferrari will be returning to the fight at the front of the field this year - even if it is too early to predict exactly how good a season the team will have. Although the Maranello-based outfit itself is keeping its optimism in check, you can sense that the team is excited by what the F10 has produced so far.

I`m on par with Michael- Rosberg
His team is widely regarded to be among the top four heading towards the season opener in Bahrain, alongside Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren. After four years at Williams without a win, Rosberg is confident he will be challenging for victories in 2010, even if it means beating Schumacher in a head-to-head battle.

Brit Duo Fear Schumacher
Sir Jackie Stewart reckons Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are living in fear of being "beaten up" by Michael Schumacher in this season's Formula One world championship. Seven-time champion Schumacher will be the centre of attention on his return to the sport at next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix at the age of 41.

[genius83]

Teams seek McLaren wing clarification
Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has revealed that his team and Ferrari are seeking clarification from the FIA about the legality of McLaren's rear wing design.

Villeneuve sad to see Stefan miss out
Jacques Villeneuve has expressed his disappointment at missing out on a return to Formula 1 this year after Stefan Grand Prix was not granted an entry.

[UncleKracker]

Hispania team unveils its first Formula 1 contender
The new HRT Formula 1 team unveiled its 2010 challenger in Spain on Thursday - just more than a week before the car is set to hit the track at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Hamilton admits 'mishandling' Alonso
Lewis Hamilton feels in retrospect that he could have managed his relationship with Fernando Alonso better when they were team-mates at McLaren in 2007. But the Briton remains adamant that he has never enjoyed any special treatment from his team, and that McLaren did its utmost to give both its drivers equal support.

[genius83]

Ferrari president rallies the troops
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo believes his team will need to give the maximum at every opportunity this season if it is to triumph in Formula 1 this season.

Kolles bullish on Hispania performance
HRT F1 team principal Colin Kolles believes his outfit has all it needs to become the best of the new Formula 1 entrants this season - despite unveiling its car just one week before the first race.

HRT Challenger(unofficial)
I have gave this car the name HRT Challenger because I cannot find the real name of the car.

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[alliereyaz]

no man chandhkok sign with HRT wtf....alien has arrived in f1 grid..

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shakal dekho ALLAH maaf kare......he has no talent at all, like the first indian in f1... aaaagggggghhhhhhh...nooooo....

[Born2Race]

shakal dekho ALLAH maaf kare......he has no talent at all, like the first indian in f1... aaaagggggghhhhhhh...nooooo....

hahaha

[Born2Race]

Karun Chandhok

[UncleKracker]

McLaren invites FIA to inspect wing
FIA technical chief Charlie Whiting is set to inspect the rear wing of the McLaren MP4-25 today in order to clarify whether the team's design is within the regulations. Red Bull boss Christian Horner told British newspapers earlier this week that McLaren's rivals had queries over its airbox, engine cover and rear wing layout - amid suggestions that the design allowed the rear wing to 'stall' at high speed to improve straightline performance.

Schumacher fired up for Bahrain GP
Michael Schumacher says he feels like a kid waiting for Christmas ahead of the first race of the season in Bahrain next weekend. The 41-year-old German is returning to grand prix racing after having retired from the sport at the end of 2006.

Horner says Red Bull not underestimating rivals
Red Bull Racing's boss Christian Horner says his team is not underestimating any rivals, despite being adamant that it is ready to take the championship this year. Red Bull finished last season as the strongest outfit and heads to Bahrain as one of the main candidates for victory in the season opener.

Virgin Racing’s secret: Behind the scenes at Wirth Research
Of the new teams in Formula 1 it looks as though the radical Virgin Racing car is probably going to be the fastest, once it hits its stride, but preparations for the season have been undermined somewhat by reliability problems in testing.The car has been unable to hold on to its hydraulic fluid and during its first test a front wing fell off.

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[alliereyaz]

Karun Chandhok

[MOD EDIT] Please use civil language.

[UncleKracker]

Ecclestone backs Chandhok to shine
Bernie Ecclestone believes HRT's new driver Karun Chandhok ill start to show his true potential by mid-season and is hoping he will open up an untapped market for F1 in India. Chandhok was announced as an HRT driver on Thursday, just one week before the teams are set to arrive in Bahrain for the season opener.

Sakhir Changes will make for good racing - de la Rosa
The opening round of the 2010 season is taking place on an extended version of the Bahrain circuit, which incorporates another eight turns on top of the layout used in previous years. De la Rosa believes it will require a completely different approach for the teams and is confident it won't ruin the circuit's overtaking chances.

HRT will be fast- Bruno Senna
Bruno Senna is confident the new HRT F1 car will be faster than fellow newcomers Lotus and Virgin. "Lotus and Virgin were in Barcelona just a good second faster than the GP2 cars, of which Dallara has indeed all the data," he wrote in his column for Motorsport Magazin. "And we should be faster according to their calculations right away, at least two seconds faster than the GP2 cars."

Massa says new teams bad for F1
Felipe Massa has hit out at the new teams joining Formula 1 this season, suggesting that their relatively slow pace is bad for the championship and could pose a danger for the frontrunners.

Ian Phillips to leave Force India
Force India has announced that director of business affairs Ian Phillips will leave the team after 19 years with the Silverstone-based squad.
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[rozzzzz]

where is kimi

[genius83]

@rozzzzz
Kimi has taken a holiday from F1 for one year and is now doing a complete WRC season where in his first rally at Mexico he has crash out of the rally.

[rozzzzz]

@rozzzzz
Kimi has taken a holiday from F1 for one year and is now doing a complete WRC season where in his first rally at Mexico he has crash out of the rally.

oh thats really sad ...just saw the final teams ..and kimi was not in list

[genius83]

Chandhok: Hispania can score in 2010
Karun Chandhok is optimistic that the new Hispania team can score points this year despite its troubled build-up to the Formula 1 season.

Button thrilled with McLaren effort
Jenson Button says the effort McLaren has put into preparing for the new season is greater than anything he has experienced in Formula 1 before - and that his switch to the Woking team is already paying off.

Hamilton 'nearly quit' over '09 scandal
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he was on the brink of walking away from Formula 1 after he was adjudged to have misled the stewards at last year's Australian Grand Prix.

Give Chandhok time, urges Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has urged the Indian press and public to give Karun Chandhok time to settle into Formula 1 and get up to speed.

[genius83]

Sub two-second pit-stops on the cards
For those who believed pit stops had just about got as fast as they were going to get, this season could be a revelation.

Political row overshadows Melbourne build-up
With the Australian Grand Prix three weeks away, debate over its future continues to rumble on with growing unease over the cost to taxpayers of staging the race.

FIA inspection of McLaren wing delayed
The FIA's technical delegate Charlie Whiting did not visit McLaren's headquarters on Friday as expected. He had been invited to Woking to inspect the controversial rear-wing design of the MP4-25 car.

@ALL
I have started a season prediction topic and I want yours predictions about the new season as what will happen and how will this season develops. The topic is with a deadline of 15-3-2010 so please post your predictions as soon as possible.
https://www.pakwheels.com/forums/get-togethers-motor-shows-motor-sports/131222-f1-season-2010-prediction-new-post

@UK
SuperFast pitstops start to get me worrying because they could become a way to create controversy and most likely pitlane will show dramas like IRL and CART days. What you think.

[UncleKracker]

@genius83

Sub two seconds, that's crazy! I remember sub four second stops, but that was a long time ago and those were mostly by Mclaren, who used to be super fast at changing tires. Williams were always slower and often made mistakes. Times have changed, and as teams say they have super light equipment now. Still, sub two second stops will lead to mistakes at you pointed out. There is the lighting system that some teams will use, the famous Ferrari stops come to mind plus teams might be releasing cars in the way of others, leading to penalties.
It might vary from race to race, and how teams are relative to others. If one team is out in-front, they won't be taking unnecessary risks but if the racing is close as is expected then we might see some teams especially the new ones and the middle of the grid teams making mistakes. How all these pitstops will affect a race, i don't know because this year two things are quite obvious. One, the car pitting a lap or two earlier than another will have a big advantage, that one lap on new tires could be worth two, three seconds. So the car running longer won't have any advantage this year. The second thing, which doesn't have much to do with pitstops but still will be very different is how cars run behind the safety car this year. Unlike previous years, cars this year will be trying to go as fast as possible and burn as much fuel as they can behind safety car. Some rumours doing the rounds, that middle of the grid teams might even start races, on tracks where there is a high possibility of safety car, with five to ten laps less fuel to get them to the end, and go slowly behind the safety car to cover that. Having less fuel will obviously help them in qualifying.

[genius83]

Force India aiming for regular points
Force India boss Vijay Mallya is confident his team can score points regularly this season, following a strong end to 2009.

Moss injured in lift accident
Stirling Moss is recovering in hospital from serious injuries he suffered in a lift accident at his home over the weekend.

McLaren inspection delayed until Bahrain
The FIA will now wait until the Bahrain Grand Prix to take up McLaren's invite for another look at its rear wing design, following Red Bull Racing's recent complaints.

Renault hopes to be close to top four
Renault team principal Eric Boullier is hopeful his team will be able to run close to the four top squads at the start of the season, although he concedes it is very hard to make predictions.

Gascoyne: Reliability key to early points
Lotus technical chief Mike Gascoyne thinks reliability will be key in giving his team a chance of scoring points in the early races of the season - even though the car is lacking pace.

'Schumacher only ever there to win' - Hakkinen
Former two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen has said he can understand why Michael Schumacher has decided to return to Formula One action this weekend.

[genius83]

Massa retracts attack against new teams
Felipe Massa has backtracked on comments he made last week, claiming the influx of new teams is "not good for the sport".

Qatar states its F1 ambitions
Qatar could soon be ready to join the Formula One calendar after FIA president Jean Todt visited the Arab emirate.

[m_waqas]

Qatar states its F1 ambitions
Qatar could soon be ready to join the Formula One calendar after FIA president Jean Todt visited the Arab emirate.

that would be great...

[genius83]

Silverstone works near completion
Work on the new grand prix circuit at Silverstone is nearing completion, the British Grand Prix organisers said on Tuesday.

Webber: Schumacher in for a hard time
Michael Schumacher will endure a very hard season on his return to Formula 1, according to Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber.

Schumacher eager to kick off 2010 fight
Michael Schumacher says he is raring to go and fully prepared for the challenges of his Formula 1 comeback in Bahrain this weekend - even though he is not expecting a strong start to his campaign.

Tyre advantage boosts Sauber's hopes
BMW Sauber has a real chance of becoming a thorn in the side of Formula 1's 'big four' teams this year because its car is so good at looking after its tyres, Bridgestone analysis has revealed.

McLaren relaxed over wing controversy
McLaren says it is heading to Bahrain fully relaxed about the controversy that has surfaced over its rear wing design - and says it expects the concept to be given the green light by the FIA later this week.

McLaren calls for support for new teams
McLaren believes that it is critical that Formula 1's new teams are stabilised as quickly as possible, for the good of the sport.

Button will not have it easy - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel has warned Jenson Button he will have a tough fight on his hands going up against Lewis Hamilton this year at McLaren.

@UK
I am amazed why Bridgestone needs to disclose such critical information so early, lookslike the first controversy of this season is starting to take shape.