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Posted on 07/09/2010 5:07:35 PM PDT by Chode
BRITISH GRAND PRIX
Venue: Silverstone, Northamptonshire
Date: Sunday 11 July
Lap length: 3.194 miles (unless planned track changes are introduced for 2010)
Race laps: 60
2009 winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
First grand prix: 1948
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Mercedes' Michael Schumacher has admitted that he will not be picking up the eighth championship title of his career this season. "That's unrealistic from my point of view considering the points I have," he said.
Full story: autosport.com
Williams company chairman Adam Parr has confirmed that the team will retain Cosworth as their engine supplier for next season ending speculation they may switch to Renualt for 2011.
Full story: autosport.com
After Ferrari's complaints that Lewis Hamilton and McLaren gained an unfair advantage during a flying lap at the European Grand Prix, the rules surrounding the appearance of the safety car have been tweaked for the British Grand Prix. All cars will have to slow to the same speed as the safety car rather than being allowed go 20% faster.
Full story: espnf1.com
The drivers are likely to press for a change to the high kerbs at Silverstone's Maggotts/Becketts complex at a drivers' briefing on Friday. Mercedes' Nico Rosberg is among those worried that they may pose safety problems.
Full story: autosport.com
An apparent bump in the track going into Abbey is also likely to be discussed in the briefing according to Schumacher.
Full story: GP Update.net
Ferrari have revealed a redesigned logo that will feature on their cars and merchandise from 1 January.
Full story: autosport.com
Rumours of a possible second grand prix in the United States are gathering pace. Chris Pook, promoter and founder of the Grand Prix of Long Beach which was part of the calendar between 1976 and 1983, claims to be involved in plans for a race in New Jersey.
Full story: Joe Saward's Grand Prix Blog
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is contemplating asking Pirelli, the tyre supplier to F1 from next season, to develop a tyre that will not last beyond 100km (62 miles) in the hope it will make racing more exciting.
Full story: PlanetF1.com
Jenson Button's mother was one of 60 guests who had to be evacuated after fire broke out at the Premier Inn in Brackley Hatch on Monday night. The McLaren driver has rented a motorhome for his mother and sister to stay in for the rest of the British Grand Prix race weekend.
Full story: the Guardian
Williams' Rubens Barrichello will be the latest Formula 1 star get behind the wheel of Top Gear's reasonably priced car in an episode to be broadcast on Sunday evening. Nigel Mansell is the fastest of the illustrious list of former and current drivers who have so far tried, and failed, to beat the Stig's best time.
Full story: GP Update.net
I haven’t really kept up with F1 for the past decade. While it’s good to see Silverstone is still hosting F1 events, I always enjoyed the GP at Brands Hatch over Silverstone (they alternated between the courses for a while if I remember correctly).
Just looked at Wiki, it says engines all are V8s. Too bad, no more V12 engines from Ferrari, Alfa or Matra screaming around the course. Incidentally, the sound from the V12 Matra was the best ever (just my opinion of course, but seconded by a lot of others).
I only attended two GPs, which were the USGP at Watkins Glen in 1977 & 1978. The highpoint for me was being able to buy a paddock pass for $20.
The teams pushed the cars out off the garage and onto the grassy areas on the sides of the garage when they worked on the cars. With the paddock pass I was able to walk around to the sides of the garage where they were working and stood 8 to 10 feet away from the Ferraris, Lotuses, etc as the mechanics tuned them up. For an F1 fan it was heaven being that close to the Ferraris V12s, Cosworth V8s, etc as they revved them up. Can you do stuff like that now? It was pretty informal back then.
I’ll just correct my post above. While the Matra engines were V12s, the Ferrari and Alfa engines of the 70s were flat 12s, not V12s.
yup... i saw both races the Matras were world class ear splitters alright and the 16 cylinder Honda was a real Banshee at the time
Another Mark Webber pole?
we'll see, could very well be... .4 seconds is no joke
Now Vettal is 8/10 over the next fastest team's car, gee this is going to be a cake walk for Red Bull unless they come up with another way to lose a race.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:30.841 | 1:30.480 | 1:29.615 | |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:30.858 | 1:30.114 | 1:29.758 | |
| 3 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:30.997 | 1:30.700 | 1:30.426 | |
| 4 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.297 | 1:31.118 | 1:30.556 | |
| 5 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:31.626 | 1:31.085 | 1:30.625 | |
| 6 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:31.680 | 1:31.344 | 1:31.040 | |
| 7 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.313 | 1:31.010 | 1:31.172 | |
| 8 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:31.424 | 1:31.126 | 1:31.175 | |
| 9 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:31.533 | 1:31.327 | 1:31.274 | |
| 10 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:32.058 | 1:31.022 | 1:31.430 | |
| 11 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:31.109 | 1:31.399 | ||
| 12 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:31.851 | 1:31.421 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:32.144 | 1:31.635 | ||
| 14 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.435 | 1:31.699 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.226 | 1:31.708 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:31.638 | 1:31.796 | ||
| 17 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:31.901 | 1:32.012 | ||
| 18 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:32.430 | |||
| 19 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:34.405 | |||
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:34.775 | |||
| 21 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:34.864 | |||
| 22 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:35.212 | |||
| 23 | 20 | Karun Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 1:36.576 | |||
| 24 | 21 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT-Cosworth | 1:36.968 |
looks Running with the Bulls...
yup, theirs to lose lest they step on their tails again...
Vettel Vettel!
I don’t know. Senor Alonso may have something to say about it.
Sadly I cancelled TV and there is no decent web feed. I refuse to give money to the networks and TV spewing endless propaganda for O.
i hope the link works tomorrow... it worked good last week
What link? Thanks.
Thanks. There is a little controversy because Newey told them to give Vettel the new nose with aero tweaks. Webber’s not too happy. Christian Horner said both of them tried the new nose and it was inconclusive.
Whenever I listen to Horner - he was born in England but I swear he is German or Austrian.
they gonna step on their tail again???
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