Lewis Hamiltion has congratulated the Brawn GP team for their stunning 1-2 result from their debut Grand Prix in Australia. As the new cars stole the show, Hamilton’s title defence started out impressively as his ’silver arrow’ stormed up to an eventual third position from 18th on the starting grid.
Entries from March 2009
Hamilton applauds Brawn GP performance
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments
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Use our points system, repeats FOTA
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments
The Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) has once again stressed that it will do all it can to ensure that points retain their priority over race wins when it comes to deciding the Drivers’ World Championship. A new ‘winner takes all’ system had been introduced by governing body the FIA for 2009 until FOTA discovered […]
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Toyota accept Trulli time penalty
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments
… after a collision between Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Robert Kubica in his BMW Sauber. “As far as Toyota is concerned, the case is now closed and we move …
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Formula one: Lewis Hamilton keeps championship points after Jarno Trulli and Toyota abandon appeal
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments
… accident late on involving Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Robert Kubica in his BMW Sauber. Toyota then served notice of their intention to appeal to give them more time …
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Australia ‘beyond expectations’ - Ross Brawn
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments
Ross Brawn has explained how his team’s success far exceeded expectations in last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, despite the new car’s rapid pace in Barcelona and Jerez test sessions. With just seven days between the first two races of the season, little development work will be able to take place which should could mean the […]
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Alonso expecting good things at Sepang
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments
Fernando Alonso is expecting a more positive performance in this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, as the Renault driver heads to Asia with four points in his pocket after collecting fixth place in Melbourne. The former double World Champion is satisfied with the car’s performance in Australia, but is expecting more of the R29 in Kuala […]
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KERS not helping Ferrari tyres
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments
The Ferrari team claims that the new Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) is resulting in tyre worries for the team. The unit, which allows drivers to make use of a small boost of power during the race, adds an estimated 40 kilograms of weight to the car and it is this, the Italian team says, […]
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Toyota accept Trulli penalty
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments
Toyota have elected not to lodge an appeal for the loss of Jarno Trulli’s podium finish in the Australian Grand Prix. The Italian was handed a 25-second penalty, dropping him to twelfth, for a pass on Lewis Hamilton under safety car conditions. Trulli was particularly upset by the decision of the race stewards, which left […]
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BMW looking forward to Malaysia
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments
The BMW team are looking forward to the upcoming Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend; 2009’s race will be the eleventh held at sweltering Sepang, and could be one of the most dramatic yet as the region is already being battered by strong rainstorms, with no signs of them abating over the weekend.
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HP Reinvents the Workstation
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments
HP today unveiled the HP Z Workstation series - a reinvention of the product category from the core outward that offers customers unprecedented performance, value and serviceability in a sleek new design.
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