Next Generation F1
Lotus are looking into the potential benefits of developing their own version of Mercedes’ ‘double DRS’ system, after their protest against the solution in China failed, effectively rubber-stamping it and similar designs as legal. However, Lotus insist it will not be a question of simply aping Mercedes’ system, which uses airflow channelled from the DRS [...]
Sunday in China saw Nico Rosberg become the member of a very select club: drivers to have won a Grand Prix at the wheel of a works Mercedes. In fact, only eight men have achieved the feat and only three – Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss and now Rosberg – since the world championship began [...]
After such a dominant 2011, it’s become pretty hard to imagine a front row without Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel. But so far this season Vettel’s struggled in qualifying and Saturday in Shanghai saw him post his worst performance since 2009. Failing to make it through to Q3, he will start from 11th. Far from happy, [...]
Red Bull RB8 – old-style exhaust set-up Whilst Mark Webber chose to run the current version of the Red Bull’s exhaust in China, team mate Sebastian Vettel elected to use this older version, which featured on the RB8 at launch. The hot air on this version blows on to the central section of the beam [...]
Fernando Alonso may have may have left Malaysia victorious and leading the drivers’ championship, but Ferrari aren’t about to start resting on their laurels just yet. Although pleased with the Sepang win, team principal Stefano Domenicali is under no illusions about the F2012’s shortfall to its rivals and is determined the hard work at Maranello [...]
