Archive for January, 2011

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Sauber launched their 2011 challenger, the C30 today at Valencia, and unlike other cars which have been launched there, it took to the track for its first few laps. Kamui Kobayashi was the driver who had the pleasure of taking it around the Ricardo Tormo circuit, where he conducted a series of installation and filming [...]

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Former Formula 1 drivers Bruno Senna and Romain Grosjean are Lotus Renault’s third drivers for 2011, with Ho-Pin Tung, Jan Charouz, and former Lotus third driver Fairuz Fauzy as reserve drivers for the Enstone-based outfit. Bruno Senna is the driver who will be called upon first, should either Robert Kubica or Vitaly Petrov be unable [...]

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Lotus Renault revealed their new R31 this morning, in the John Player Special-style black and gold livery. They also revealed that Bruno Senna will be their reserve driver for the upcoming season. Pictures of the new car being launched at the Valencia circuit ahead of tomorrow’s first pre-season test are below. Robert Kubica and Vitaly [...]

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Team Lotus have unveiled their 2011 challenger, the T128. The car which was originally supposed to be named the TL11 has been re-named to “simplify what could have been another point of contention” with the Renault Lotus GP, in the on-going naming row. The car was unveiled in the team’s official magazine ‘Team Lotus Notes’, [...]

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Mercedes GP have released the 3D rendering above of their new 2011 car, the MGP W02 which will be driven by Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher in the 2011 season. The car will be launched on the first day of the first test on the 1st February.

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Ferrari have today unveiled their 2011 challenger – the F150, where they are based in Maranello. The new Ferrari logo features on the new sidepod and the Italian flag is a nice touch on the rear wing, with the car’s name – F150 coming as a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Italian unification. The [...]

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Force India have today announced their driver pairing for the 2011 season. Scot Paul di Resta who drove as a test driver for the team last year and during the November young driver tests will get his first Formula 1 race seat alongside German Adrian Sutil who has been in Formula 1 since 2007. Sutil [...]

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The first post back after our nice Winter break is our 2011 Mystic Meg predictions, where we try to predict what will happen in the upcoming season. Join in using the comments form at the bottom of the post, if you wish! Lewis Hamilton will win the world championship. Red Bull will win the constructors’ [...]