Hamilton Quickest in Final Round of Barcelona Testing

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Lewis Hamilton topped the time sheets today in the final round of pre-season testing in Barcelona.  There were few surprises today, save for the fact that, for the first time since winter testing began, the top eight cars were separated by less than half a second.
Most of the teams up to this point have not [...]

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Rosberg Quickest in Barcelona on Day Three

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Nico Rosberg managed to peel off a quick lap early in today’s testing sessions in Barcelona, before ran fell.  The time was never bettered, even though the track began to dry later in the day.  Although drivers ran slick tires again in the afternoon session, and lap times fell, Rubens Barichello brought out a red [...]

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Hulkenberg Quickest at Barcelona on Day Two

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Nico Hulkenberg in the Williams topped the time sheets in today’s testing in Barcelona.  Unlike yesterday, when nearly a second separated the first and second best times, today Hulkenberg edged out second quickest Fernando Alonso by a mere 0.023 seconds.
Moreover, the top half of the time sheets was more tightly clustered than yesterday.  The three [...]

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Webber Quickest on Day One in Barcelona

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Mark Webber set the pace in the opening day of testing at Barcelona today, in the Red Bull RB6.  The Aussie set several quickest laps, with a best time of 1:21.487.  He was nearly a full second clear of the number two driver, Nico Hulkenberg, in the Williams, and the only driver to record a [...]

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FIA Sends Charlie Whiting to Charlotte to Assess USF1 Viability

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The latest chapter in the ongoing saga of USF1’s trials and tribulations: the FIA has dispatched officials to Charlotte, NC to audit the team’s readiness to participate in the 2010 Formula 1 season.
FIA technical delegate Charlie Whiting is visiting the USF1 headquarters to assess the team’s viability.  While Whiting’s visit hasn’t been confirmed by either [...]

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Alonso Followed Father’s Urging in Joining Ferrari

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Fernando Alonso has revealed that he joined Ferrari at his father’s urging.  The double world champion, as reported in The Guardian, recently indicated that his father had always told him that after he had driven for Ferrari his career would be complete, and he could retire.
But Alonso said, “So after I won my two championships [...]

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Nick Wirth Admits the Virgin VR-01 Is Having Teething Problems

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Virgin Racing’s technical director, Niclk Wirth, has admitted that his team is in full catch-up mode.  Persistent hydraulic problems have hampered the team’s efforts to compelere their planned test program.  In fact, the new VR-01 completed fewer laps at the recent test in Jerez than any of the other cars.
As reported on ESPNF1, Wirth acknowledged [...]

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USF1 Requests Permission to Miss First Four Races

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In the latest development in the ongoing saga of USF1, team principal Ken Anderson acknowledged on Friday that the team would be unable to make the grid for the season-opener in Bahrain on the March 12-14 weekend.  In fact, he is now requesting permission from the FIA to skip the first four races, hoping to [...]

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Alonso Says There’s More to Come from the Ferrari

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Although pre-season test times thus far have been inconclusive, due to variable weather conditions, and the different test programs and fuel loads being deployed by the different teams at any given time, there’s been some advance buzz that Ferrari might be the team to beat at the outset of the 2010 season.
New Ferrari pilot Fernando [...]

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Button Thinks Ferrari Might Be Quickest

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While lap times might have been misleading during the first three rounds of pre-season testing, with teams running an assortment fuel loads and test programs, Jenson Button has surmised that Ferrari might have a performance edge over the other top contenders, i.e. Mercedes, Red Bull and his own team, McLaren.
“I think the Ferrari is very [...]

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