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It is a case of what might have been for Toyota looking at images of their TF110 which will never be raced in Formula 1 due to their eleventh hour exit from the sport before the start of the 2010 season. Kazuki Nakajima drove the impressive-looking Toyota TF110 in front of the team’s HQ in [...]

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With Bridgestone adamant they are leaving the sport at the end of this year, and the likes of Pirelli and Avon adding their names to the list of those who want to supply Formula 1′s tyres in 2011, a return to a tyre war grows ever more likely, but would it be good for the [...]

Categories: Analysis, Polls
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Ferrari and Renault are leading calls to bring Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) back into Formula 1. However, there are those who disagree with those teams and think it should stay away from F1. The system harnesses the braking energy by storing it in super-capacitor batteries or a flywheel which then release power to the [...]

Categories: Analysis, Technical
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UPDATE: The FIA have since decided to ban the mirrors following the Spanish Grand Prix as many teams were complaining about the lack of time they would have had for development. Outboard mirrors will be banned following the Chinese Grand Prix Spanish Grand Prix due to safety concerns. Many teams have decided to mount their mirrors on [...]

Categories: Top F1 stories
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Sauber have become the first team in the paddock to replicate McLaren’s duct system. They have fitted the vent to the left sidepod on their C29 cars given the fact that the technical regulations forbid major changes to the chassis. Sauber have shown impressive speed in recreating their own version of the device which stalls [...]

Categories: BMW Sauber, Daily F1 news
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We’ve all heard the moans and groans from all corners of the motorsport media claiming that Formula 1 is dead, due to the lack of overtaking. But, what is causing this overtaking problem, and how can the amount of overtaking be increased? The problem An increase in aerodynamic efficiency in the 2010 cars has led [...]

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McLaren, Mercedes and two other teams have been ordered to adjust their double-diffusers after the FIA closed a loophole that had been exploited. Article 3.12.7 of the 2010 technical regulations states that: ”a single break in the surface is permitted solely to allow the minimum required access for the device referred to in Article 5.15. [supposed [...]

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According to The Times newspaper, Ferrari have already started work on a ‘B’ spec car. The newspaper referred to rumours “sweeping the Italian media” about the early performance estimates for the new single seater. The report said it is feared the car is “not as good as the team were hoping for”, despite Ferrari having [...]

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