Controversy at Ferrari in 1/3 of the season

Controversy at Mercedes about 2/3 into the season

ONE major fiasco where somebody is fired/fined LARGE/killed **

oh but the racing not sure about just yet...........


refueling probably back in 2011

1/25/2010 8:21:45 AM

I can't decide who to support this year. I've always backed Ferrari, and have favored Mercedes...


But now that Schuey is at the wheel for Mercedes....tough call.

1/25/2010 9:26:33 AM

Brawn and Schumacher should be interesting. See what they can both do.

I guess no refueling makes it one less thing to worry about.

[Edited on January 25, 2010 at 10:37 AM. Reason : .]

1/25/2010 10:33:29 AM

what is this no refueling bit? they have to carry a whole race's worth of fuel load now?

1/25/2010 6:11:12 PM

support USF1! NC based Formula 1 team ftw!

1/25/2010 7:17:59 PM

^^they used to not allow refueling. I think refueling has only been back for 10 years or so.

1/25/2010 10:17:24 PM

will be watching !!!

always a tifosi!
will still cheer for shumi!
goodluck to USF1!

1/26/2010 4:35:24 AM

once USF1 allows tours I am going. Visit them and Penske racing and be set. Bring some wine and cheese with me too

1/26/2010 6:20:09 AM

is there even a race in the US this year. i didn't see one on the schedule.

[Edited on January 26, 2010 at 7:58 AM. Reason : .]

1/26/2010 7:38:19 AM

for the 2nd year in a row I don't think there's a race on the continent of North America

1/26/2010 8:16:38 AM

^^ Montreal in june i think

1/26/2010 10:38:15 AM

yep...closest is canada. we'll have to wait for USF1 to petition for a race here.

1/26/2010 1:59:09 PM

Candian gp, I wanna go!

1/26/2010 2:09:43 PM

Good to see Canada back, they were out the last two years, no?



New Ferrari F10!

1/28/2010 11:56:12 AM

Shell will probably have an ad campaign in Europe about fuel consumption based on no refueling in F1. Something along the lines of

800hp
other car specs of F1

only one tank............only one fuel.........SHELL


I really should make ad campaigns it is that easy......

1/29/2010 8:20:35 AM

^haha that's actually pretty good. toss an english accent into the mix and some dynamic footage and you have a winner.

1/29/2010 9:22:58 AM

Quote :

"Report: Rumors swirl about possible demise of USF1 team A recent report out of Spain suggests that the USF1 team won't make it to the starting grid in Bahrain and that the team's chances of making it to the next two races are in question, putting the entire season in jeopardy. To make matters worse, rumors are circulating that one of the team's principle backers – YouTube founder Chad Hurley – has pulled his support from the Formula One upstart and that Brian Bonner, a former IndyCar driver and the team's head of business development, is no longer working for the firm, taking a co-director position at B4 Marketing. It's been some time since we've heard any word from the team, beyond the announcement that Argentinian touring car driver Jose Maria Lopez has been tapped to handle driving duties. The lack of a second driver, along with rumblings that former YouTuber Hurley is considering backing the Campos team or Stefan GP doesn't help matters. And to muddy the waters further, the USF1's headquarters are apparently up for sale, suggesting something's rotten in Denmark Charlotte, and validating Bernie Eccelstone's earlier predictions about the team's troubles."

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/17/report-rumors-swirl-about-possible-demise-of-usf1-team/

2/18/2010 12:51:11 PM

sucks...if youtube pulled it's money, there can't be much left.

2/18/2010 1:30:01 PM

for some reason I knew the entire time it wasn't going to happen. sigh

2/18/2010 9:28:56 PM

Toyota 2007 F1 car and bigfoot will be at the new Firestone in Garner, which is the same parking lot area as the new Walmart

I will stop by (it is literally on the way home) and take some pics if it is worth it.

2/27/2010 10:39:16 AM

actually it was the 2006 spec car. It had Truli and *Glock* listed on it, I called that out to the guy in charge. He was impressed that someone in Garner knew who drove the car in 2006.

It was Trulli and Schumacher- Ralf.

I got some cool detail shots I will post once I have a chance.

2/28/2010 8:17:58 AM

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey, F1 lovers!!!
I'm back to 2010 season!

FIA Formula One World Championship - Entry List
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
1. Jenson Button
2. Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes GP Petronas
3. Michael Shumacher
4. Nico Rosberg

Red Bull
5. Sebastian Vettel
6. Mark Webber

Scuderia Ferrari
7. Felipe Massa
8. Fernando Alonso

AT&T Williams
9. Rubens Barrichello
10. Nico Hulkenberg

Renault
11. Robert Kubica
12. Vitaly Petrov

Force India
14. Adrian Sutil
15. Vitantonio Liuzzi

Scuderia Toro Rosso
16. Sebastien Buemi
17. Jaime Alguersuari

Lotus Racing
18. Jarno Trulli
19. Heikki Kovalainen

HRT
20. TBA
21. Bruno Senna

BMW Sauber
22. Pedro De La Rosa
23. Kamui Kobayashi

Virgin Racing
24. Timo Glock
25. Luca Di Grassi

No Raikkonen this season.. so I would go for...Vettel, Kubica, and Kobayashi..

3/4/2010 9:47:44 AM

Hamilton v Schumacher v Alonso in qualifying, no fuel, all out speed

o my god cannot wait

We will see how good Vettel REALLY is with no fuel strategy to worry about

Here are the pics of that Toyota F1 car they had at Firestone last weekend. Been busy trying to sell stuff and get another job (which I got today!) so I have some time now



























[Edited on March 4, 2010 at 11:41 AM. Reason : pics]

3/4/2010 11:19:46 AM

alright my roommate added SPEED to his directv lineup so i am good for Friday practice

3/9/2010 11:43:53 AM

I cant wait for this season. It should be pretty wild.

3/9/2010 12:00:59 PM

don't forget Indycar starts this weekend too. Then monday I start my new job. All is right in the world

3/11/2010 8:44:25 AM

Holy crap, I can't believe the season starts on Sunday

3/11/2010 8:48:10 AM

Quote :

"Holy crap, I can't believe the season starts on Sunday "

The season starts on Friday.... !

3/11/2010 12:19:58 PM

2am will be first practice

justin.tv

6am 2nd practice, SpeedChannel will show it live

Friday!

3/11/2010 12:21:11 PM

^^let's not get technical. I'm talking about the race itself!

3/11/2010 1:23:59 PM

^haha.

Anyway, who do you all think will win the race at Bahrain GP?

I think it will be Alonso..

3/11/2010 1:52:03 PM

Brawn err I meant Mercedes looking good

Schumacher v Hamilton for pole?? Could it happen??

3/12/2010 1:50:35 PM

Fuck, I can't decide whether to root for Brawn Mercedes this year or Ferrari. I've been a tifosi fan forever, however I love Schumacher!

dammit dammit dammit!

3/12/2010 2:56:32 PM

I don't like Ferrari, they are the UNC of F1. However I will root for Schumacher to do well, so he can challenge Hamilton. That would be awesome.

3/12/2010 3:45:02 PM

The UNC of F1 that failed miserably all through the 80s and most of the 90s. Since losing Schuey they haven't really been dominate.

3/12/2010 4:07:44 PM

I mean the fact that people root for them because of their name, for no other reason, buy their stuff at European equivalent of walmart and so on...............thus UNC

3/12/2010 5:46:28 PM

Apparently I am not gonna root for Ferrari this year.
Oh, not a big fan of Shumi either.

Without Raikkonen, I will root for Kubica and Vettel.
It looks like new teams will be a big problem in 2010 season.
They are so slow.
Look at HRT... they are HORRIBLE.
I don't know how they can race without ANY tests.
Literally they are still building their machines.

[Edited on March 12, 2010 at 11:56 PM. Reason : a]

3/12/2010 11:52:03 PM

Nice drive by Vettel.

3/13/2010 7:18:00 AM

Now the actual race is going to be very interesting. Pole really means NOTHING now with having to carry all the fuel.

Varsha made a good comment- why bother destroying your tires for pole??

3/13/2010 7:26:53 AM

ok Lotus didn't do so bad

TOP 8 DRIVERS ARE, WELL, THE TOP 8 DRIVERS.

Vettel got lucky that he didn't finish worse than 4th

3/14/2010 2:28:56 PM

Ferrari was fast when their machine got light with less fuel.

Congrats to Alonso.

3/15/2010 9:13:54 AM

Watched the race last night (thank you DVR)...


Impressive driving by Vettel as well as both Ferraris. It's unfortunate that he was down on power towards the end due to a cracked header.

Really looking forward to this season

Anyone heard any further word on USF1 team? During the race they said they "failed to make the grid". Well, did they not meet some requirement or did they not submit to enter due to a lack of funding?

[Edited on March 16, 2010 at 11:04 AM. Reason : or]

3/16/2010 11:04:12 AM

failed to make the grid = ain't got no car.

3/16/2010 11:59:48 AM

it wasn't a cracked header, it was a bad spark plug.

3/16/2010 2:40:58 PM

^&^^good to know.

3/16/2010 3:01:42 PM

great race today

what in the hell was lewis thinking mouthing off to the team in the middle of a race

3/28/2010 3:39:10 AM

Kubica was like 'this is nice'

3/28/2010 1:23:08 PM

amazing race...alonso was awesome!!!

3/28/2010 2:02:56 PM

what channel is speed on twc in raleigh?

3/29/2010 11:05:26 AM

http://www.timewarnercable.com/Carolinas/support/clu/clu.ashx?CLUID=98&Image1=&Zip=27513

3/29/2010 11:24:53 AM