Archive for the 'Technical F1' Category

McLaren Trick FIA into Banning Ferrari?

Autosport has revealed a clever letter sent by McLaren to the FIA that may outlaw a system used by Ferrari on their F1 vehicle. At the Australian Grand Prix, Ferrari ran a sprung device attached to the floor of their car to help reduce drag at high speeds.
Instead of simply writing to the FIA to […]

Sneaky Super Aguri?

Well, there were no real big surprises with qualifying in Melbourne today with the exception of Felipe Massa’s troubles. Maybe he hasn’t been wearing his old old lucky underwear?
Ferrari and McLaren look by far the quickest, with BMW next. After that, everyone else look as slow as each other.
The big improvers were Super […]

Schumacher Instead of Brawn in 2008?

Could it be that Michael Schumacher is planning on returning to Ferrari in a role similar to that of Ross Brawn? German magazine Auto Motor und Sport has apparently reported that the ex-Ferrari driver has had all the test data sent to him each day this year.
Meanwhile ITV have reported that Schumacher has been offered a […]

Michelin Question Bridgestone Tyre Spraying

A Bridgestone engineering was seen wearing protective clothing and a gas mask in the paddock at Monza last weekend. This has raised speculation that Bridestone may be spraying a chemical agent on their tyres to increase performance. Such a practice is illegal under the F1 technical regulations.
The Bridgestone employee claimed he was wearing the overalls […]

Toyota to Decide 2006 World Championship

Well, Toyota won’t really decide the outcome of the 2006 Formula One World Championship, but their performance in the Italian Grand Prix may give an indication as to what we can expect for the rest of the season..
At the start of the season it looked like Ferrari were going to have a similar season to […]