Ferrari will be favourites next year, says Trulli

As reported on Reuters “Whoever drives for them will have a big advantage,” the Italian told the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper on Tuesday. “I don’t think the departure of Schumacher or (technical director Ross) Brawn will change much. Even (Felipe) Massa can win with the current Ferrari.” “We [Toyota] suffered from the switch from Michelin [...]

Bridgestone confident over rain tyres

As reported on autosport.com although Bridgestone decided against changing their original wet tyre plans for this weekend’s race in Suzuka as a result of what happened in China, the company’s technical manager Hisao Suganuma believes there will be no repeat of the dramas. “This track [Suzuka] is much more abrasive than Shanghai, and on that [...]

Bridgestone Bringing New Wet Tire to Japan

As reported on FeedMeF1 Bridgestone has decided to bring a different specification of rain tyre to this weekend’s Japanese grand prix after French rival Michelin proved the class in the wet in Shanghai. The F1 circus is presently on a frantic four-day jump from Shanghai to Suzuka, but it is understood that – in response [...]

Alonso takes Pole at Shanghai

Alonso takes the pole position at Shanghai followed by Fisichella making Renault 1-2 at the start of the grid in a rain soaked Shanghai International Circuit. With Reubens Barrichello taking third grid position followed by Jenson Button making all Honda second row. On 5 & 6 positions comes Kimi Raikkonen & Michael Schumacher followed by [...]

Button: Schumacher to win next three GPs

As reported on autosport.com “I think Ferrari are very strong,” Jenson Button told Reuters at Shanghai today. “These three circuits are the sort that might suit them well, and if Bridgestone have got their act together they will be very quick. There is a very good chance that he (Schumacher) could win three in a [...]

Bridgestone working on more excitement in F1

As reported on F1Racing.net Bridgestone is currently going through various proposals with the FIA to keep the tyres as an interesting factor in the sport. One of the options could be to bring in a special tyre that teams could pick during the race and would only make the car go faster for a specific [...]

Bridgestone, Conspiracy & Yoghurt

Michelin is concerned after looking at the image [in the right]. No, they are not concerned with Yoghurt being sold in F1 circuit, their concern is that Bridgestone is allegedly spraying some chemical on the tyres that Ferrari is using so that they can run longer. That’s what they came up with after looking at [...]

Monza – Qualifiers

It’s Kimi Raikkonen folks !! The Iceman will be starting from the pole position tomorrow and alongside him will be Michael Schumacher, followed by Nick Heidfeld driving a resurgent BMW-Sauber. In summary, there were dramas galore, with 2 major tyres failure. First on happened during first qualifying run when Sakon Yamamoto’s Bridgestone gave away bring [...]

New aero updates to give Midland push

As reported on crash.net Midland MF1 chief race and test engineer, Dominic Harlow has revealed that the Silverstone-based squad will introduce some ‘important’ aerodynamic updates at the Turkish GP this coming weekend. “During the longer break between races, we have been able to produce some further important aerodynamic updates for the M16, and with help [...]

Hung-aror-ing

Question: When you are one of the best F1 drivers, how do you mess your chances of a podium-finish ? A. When in hurry, take aerial route, even if that include jumping over other cars ! B. Pit crew leave a “nut” or two loose, in case the tyre reach the finish line before you [...]