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How Good Is the Mercedes W02?

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How good is the new Mercedes W02?  It’s really impossible to draw any definite conclusions based on recent test results.  The Merc’s times have been all over the map, but that’s the case with most teams, as they run through various programs, on long and short runs, and heavy and light fuel loads.  Everyone agrees [...]

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Rosberg Claims the Mercedes Isn’t Being Developed to Favor Schumacher

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There has been a fair bit of discussion on how the recent updates to the Mercedes W01 chassis have helped Michael Schumacher’s performance.  The W01 has been plagued with understeer, which Schumacher finds uncongenial to his natural driving style. In Spain, driving a W01 with a lengthened wheelbase, Schumacher managed a fourth place finish.  Schumacher [...]

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Nick Fry Is Bullish on Schumacher’s Performance

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Mercedes GP CEO Nick Fry is bullish on Michael Schumacher’s performance.  As is well known by now, Mercedes has been working diligently to modify the W01 to suit Schumacher’s driving style.  The major change to the car has been a lengthened wheelbase, which has enhanced front end grip, and given the car a more neutral-to-oversteer [...]

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Webber Wins Spanish GP, Alonso and Vettel Complete Podium

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It was a bitter-sweet day in Barcelona for the Red Bull team.  Mark Webber won the race handily from pole, while Sebastian Vettel struggled with a variety of problems throughout the race, including failing brakes, a poorly timed pit stop, an off-road excursion and a near collision with a back-marker.  Vettel still managed to make [...]

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Pirelli Enters Bidding War for F1 Tire Contract

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Tire maker Pirelli has joined the competition to replace Bridgestone as designated tire supplier for Formula 1 in 2011 and beyond.  At the end of the 2009 season, Bridgestone announced that they would no longer continue as spec tire provider for the series.  Thus far, no replacement has been announced.  It’s no secret that Michelin [...]

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Mercedes Will Lengthen Wheelbase for Barcelona

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In an effort to repair the handling woes of the W01, Mercedes boss Ross Brawn has indicated that the team will lengthen the car’s wheelbase.  It’s been reported that the team has been unable to cure the car’s fundamental imbalance, which is causing understeer.  This seems to have affected comeback kid Michael Schumacher more than [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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