13 Feb 2010: F1 testing: Hamilton puts the hammer down in Jerez
Lewis Hamilton put in the fastest time of any set during the four days of testing at Jerez as all the teams seized on a dry afternoon to make their drivers work for their salaries.
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12 Feb 2010: F1 testing: Alguersuari gives the home fans a thrill
Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari turned an already strong showing by Toro Rosso at Jerez into a timesheet-topping performance today, narrowly besting his team-mate Sebastien Buemi who had scored second place on both the previous days.
10 Feb 2010: F1 testing: Rosberg defeats the rain to top Jerez timesheet
Nico Rosberg shone for Mercedes GP on track at Jerez today after rain blighted the first day of resumed F1 testing for many of the teams.
9 Feb 2010: F1: Did Williams’ “viral car launch” pay off or backfire?
It looks like the Williams F1 team just staged the first-ever viral launch of an F1 car – but did it work, and what might come next? We examine the evidence.
27 Jan 2010: Opinion: Mercedes team launch is bittersweet for Brawn fans
It had to happen, ever since the announcement in November that Mercedes had bought a controlling stake in Brawn GP. Any chance for fans to remain in denial any longer about the corporate German takeover of our plucky British privateers went out of the window on Monday with the official launch of the 2010 Mercedes Grand Prix car and its drivers.
14 Jan 2010: F1: Williams KERS is heading for the road, not the racetrack
The Williams F1 team has revealed that it is no longer focusing on KERS technology for its racecar, with resources directed into developing a system for road cars instead.
30 Nov 2009: Minister: Green technology offers “enormous opportunities” for UK
The UK’s motorsport industry is uniquely placed to take the opportunities presented by developing green motoring technologies, according to a government minister.
25 Nov 2009: F1: Williams KERS system to go mainstream
Williams is moving outside F1 in the development of its innovative energy-recovery system in the face of the technology’s absence from the sport in 2010.
20 Nov 2009: F1: ‘It’s still my team’ says Sir Frank as he sells a stake in Williams
“The company is still entirely within my control and that is not going to change,” said Sir Frank Williams after announcing the sale of a shareholding in his Formula One team to Austrian investment specialist and occasional race driver Toto Wolff.
9 Nov 2009: Q&A with Rob Tarlton
Rob Tarlton, a 21-year-old aerospace engineering student from the University of Illinois, USA, flew over to Britain last week with his twin brother Tom. We had the chance to chat with him during his prize day, at the point when he had been out in a F3 car but was yet to attempt his F1 drive. Here’s what he had to say.
