Archive for January 2009
Carbon composite workshop
Carbon composite is one of the most important materials in the modern-day era of Formula 1. Pretty much everything you see on the car is made of it; from the wings, to the bodywork, the suspension and the driver’s survival cell, the chassis tub. That’s approximately 80% of the total F1 car – a monumental [...]
VJM02 late, but on schedule
Traditionally January is when the F1 season really kicks off as new cars begin to appear and the serious business testing gets underway. The 2009 Ferrari was the first of the latest generation cars to be launched, and others are due to roll out later this month.
The Force India VJM02 will probably be among the [...]
Adam Khan new Renault demonstration Driver
As the ING Renault F1 Team gathered at l’Atelier Renault on the Champs Elysees in Paris, it was confirmed that 23-year-old Briton, Adam Khan, will join the driver line-up to spearhead the team’s demonstration activities for 2009.
Just a week after the R29 was unveiled in Portugal, the ING Renault F1 Team’s drivers, Fernando Alonso, Nelson [...]
Renault partners with Hewlett-Packard
The ING Renault F1 Team is pleased to announce the beginning of a technical partnership with Hewlett-Packard.
“We are very pleased to have HP reinforce our portfolio of technical partners,” commented Managing Director Flavio Briatore. “The importance of IT in Formula 1 is well known and we strive to ensure our needs in this area are [...]
Podium for Renault RDD driver
The newly appointed RDD driver scored another podium last week in Bahrain in the sprint race of the third round of the GP2 Asia Series. He is now second in the drivers’ championship, ten points behind the leader.
The Renault Driver Development squad member finished second in Bahrain’s sprint race which added five points to his [...]
Heidfeld ends Valencia test
With gusts reaching 70 km/h, the weather again called for changes in the scheduled test programme. In the morning Nick Heidfeld concentrated on system checks for the new BMW Sauber F1.09. In the afternoon the engineers’ focus switched to collecting more data on the car’s mechanical components. “Although the test had to be interrupted once [...]
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Dec | Feb » | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |