Michael Schumacher acknowledges that 2010 is not likely to get easier although expectations for next season remain as high as ever. The Mercedes driver shares his opinions ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa….
Ferrari F1 team boss Stefano Domenicali arrives at Spa-Francorchamps this week with a tough task on his hands but with a selection of memories in his mind; the Ferrari F1 Team Principal recalls just two of the finest, for highly different reasons, which feature Michael Schumacher and Kimi Räikkönen….
Sebastian Vettel was greeted by hundreds of cheers as the Red Bull driver returned home to Heppenheim at the weekend, having become Germany’s second Formula 1 World Champion after Michael Schumacher and the sport’s youngest ever title winner….
Autosport International at Birmingham’s NEC is widely regarded as the United Kingdom’s unofficial start the motor racing year. Once again, GPUpdate.net was in attendance in order to catch up with a selection of high-octane-related names as well as feast our eyes over a vast collection of machinery….
Mercedes Grand Prix driver Michael Schumacher explains the changes in Formula 1 ahead of the 2011 Formula 1 season….
Watch F1 Monaco Grand Prix Live Online at www.watchf1.net. Reigning world champion Jenson Button will start the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday (16 May 2010) with a narrow lead in the drivers’ standings after only managing fifth place in last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. And team McLaren still lead the constructors’ championship despite Lewis Hamilton crashing out with a puncture in Barcelona one lap from the end. Subscribe Now and Start watching Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix online by our High Quality F1 Streaming TV Feeds.
All eyes in Spain though were on the Red Bull team, which were easily the fastest cars on the circuit and came in first with Mark Webber and third with Sebastian Vettel – it would have been a one-two if not for a poor pit stop and technical problems near the end. Fernando Alonso capitalised on Vettel’s problems to take second place and move up to second in the drivers’ championship.
Nico Rosberg, who was second going into the Barcelona race, had a poor qualifying and even worse race and ended up thirteenth, dropping him down to fifth in what is turning into a tight battle. The top seven in the championship are separated by just twenty-one points and a win this season is worth twenty-five points.
Spain was the turn of Rosberg’s Mercedes team mate Michael Schumacher to shine and he held off a challenge from Button to hold onto fourth place.
There were also congratulations in Spain to the Virgin team that managed to get both its drivers home for the first time.
Monaco Grand Prix
The tight street circuit in Monte Carlo is the most famous in the Formula One calendar, and the fun is likely to start in final qualifying on Saturday. There have been problems with overcrowding in qualifying before on this circuit but with twenty-four cars this year it could end in chaos and tears. With overtaking notoriously difficult, qualifying is extremely important and that should favour the extra speed the Red Bull team seems to have found.
The course is one that favours the brave but not the reckless as only a small deviation from the racing line can send the car into a metal barrier or kerb.
Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix Schedule
Thursday 13th May 2010
Monaco Grand Prix Free practice 1 – 10:00 – 11:30 (09:00 – 10:30)
Monaco Grand Prix Free practice 2 – 14:00 – 15:30 (13:00 – 14:30)
Saturday 15th May 2010
Monaco Grand Prix Free practice 3 – 11:00 – 12:00 (10:00 – 11:00)
Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying – 14:00 (13:00)
Sunday 16th May 2010
Monaco Grand Prix – 14:00 (13:00)
Times are local times with British time conversions in brackets.
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The Formula One season begins in Europe with the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona on Sunday (9 May 2010), with Jenson Button at the top of the standings. Watch Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix 2010 Live Online at www.watchf1.net at High Quality F1 Streaming English tv feeds. Subscribe and start watching F1 Live on your desktop or laptop.
Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona Information
Length: 4.655km
Race distance: 66 laps / 305.256km
Full throttle: 57%
Top speed: 308kph
Longest flat-out section: 16s / 1.14km
Right/left-hand turns: 9/7
Tyre wear: Medium
Brake wear: high
Downforce level: High
Gear changes per lap: 44
Spanish Grand Prix 2010 Schedule
Friday 7th May 2010
Spanish Grand Prix Free practice 1 – 10:00 – 11:30 (09:00 – 10:30)
Spanish Grand Prix Free practice 2 – 14:00 – 15:30 (13:00 – 14:30)
Saturday 8th May 2010
Spanish Grand Prix Free practice 3 – 11:00 – 12:00 (10:00 – 11:00)
Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying – 14:00 (13:00)
Sunday 9th May 2010
Spanish Grand Prix – 14:00 (13:00)
Times are local times with British time conversions in brackets.
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The Australian GP, which takes place around the Albert Park circuit, marks the second round of the 2010 F1 World Championship. Watch Live F1 Australian Grand Prix live online at www.watchf1.net with our high quality f1 streaming tv feeds.
Friday 26th March 2010
Australian Grand Prix Free practice 1 – 12:30 – 14:00 (01:30 – 03:00)
Australian Grand Prix Free practice 2 – 16:30 – 18:00 (05:30 – 07:00)
Saturday 27th March 2010
Australian Grand Prix Free practice 3 – 14:00 – 15:00 (03:00 – 04:00)
Australian Grand Prix Qualifying – 17:00 (06:00)
Sunday 28th March 2010
Australian Grand Prix – 17:00 (07:00)
Times are local times with British time conversions in brackets. Note the clocks go forward by one hour in Britain on the morning of Sunday 28th March.
Australian Grand Prix Info-
No of Laps: 58
Race Distance: 307.574 km
Lap Record: 1:24.125 – M Schumacher (2004)
2009 Winner: J Button (Brawn GP)
Michael Schumacher is adopting a cautious approach in Bahrain as he goes into his first Formula 1 race weekend in since Brazil 2006. However, behind only team-mate Nico Rosberg and the mclaren of Lewis Hamilton, the German finished in the top three in practice on Friday….
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