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Feb201009

Rob

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The new Force India is unveiled to the world

The new Force India is unveiled to the world

The new Force India has a lot to live up to, last year they placed second at GP and so this year, logically they should be aiming for a win. I doubt whether that is there aim though, more likely reliability and constant points finishes would be, helped in no small part by the new points system.
With rumours about the financial uncertainty of the parent company circling they will want to ensure that they speak through the times on the track and I guess there is no reason to suspect that the new car will be any slower than the old one. They have two drivers who have a decent amount of experience though no one like Giancarlo Fisichella this year to develop the car. The new car looks much the same as the others that have been released, I guess that’s not all that surprising given the stability of [...]

Feb201002

Rob

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Testing day two – more red paint please

With Michael Schumacher absent from the test another former world champion in the form of Lewis Hamilton took to the track in his first laps of the McLaren, he fared better than Gary Paffett by getting the McLaren ahead of the Mercedes but didn’t impress on the Ferrari dominance of the test so far, or the Sauber’s second place.
Sauber seem to have amazing pace considering what has happened to them over the last few months, perhaps we are going to see another Brawn moment? And it was the inexperienced Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi at the wheel today so it seems it’s not all down to a testers handiwork – I have to admit I’m already becoming a fan.
The Ferrari is continuing to impress with it’s form and it seems that there are rumours of more downforce from a b-spec diffuser that is being rushed through development at the factory, who knows [...]

Feb201002

Rob

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Now you get points for just turning up…

Another rule change in F1 for 2010 is the points system, there will now be more points available to drivers for winning and there will be points down to tenth place. This rule is very dumb in my opinion, not only will teams get points for essentially “turning up” but all the record books will now be invalid.
Take a driver like Giancarlo Fisichella, a veteran of 14 F1 seasons, he has a total of 275 points to his name. Now Jenson Button last year would have scored 244 pts using the new system, in what was essentially not a dominant year. I don’t really understand what the problem was with 10-6-4-3-2-1. I don’t see the point in rewarding teams that haven’t performed well. The rookies will all have a good chance at scoring points this year too. We’ve had races in the past where less than 10 cars finish [...]