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Renault 2010 F1 Car – The R30

Kashish Bidsar — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:30:29 +0000

Renault F1 team has unveiled its 2010 F1 car the R30 at Valencia. Being widely expected the 2010 car turned out in the classic Renault colors, Yellow and Black. A similar scheme was used by Renault for its first F1 team from 1977 to 1985. Ever since it made its return to F1 as a full constructor in 2002 the color scheme has been dictated by its sponsors. This year the team would be competing without two of its important parts one being the Title sponsor ING who was to leave the team before 2010 but hastened their departure after witnessing the Singapore crash scandal, while the other one Mutua Madrilena. Announcement have been made about the driver’s line-up including Vitaly Petrov along with Robert Kubica and the other two reserve drivers have also been revealed. Vitaly Petrov will become the first Russian F1 driver to work with Renault in 2010. The key data for the car structure is as follows: Car dimensions and weight Front track: 1450 mm Rear track: 1400 mm Overall length: 5050 mm Overall height: 950 mm Overall width: 1800 mm Overall weight: 620 kg, with driver, cameras and ballast. Chassis Moulded carbon fiber and aluminum [...]

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Mercedes 2010 F1 Car Revealed – The W01

Kashish Bidsar — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:00:11 +0000

Mercedes has revealed its 2010 Formula one car called the W01, but the team has only revealed the color scheme that will be used on the 2010 car. The W10 is the only car built under the ownership of the Mercedes since this carmaker left the motorsport in the fifties. Most anticipated glimpse this year would be Michael Schumacher as he makes his return after 3 years of absence from the sport. The team officially launched its 2010 campaign at the Mercedes Motorsport museum at Stuggart on 25th January which was witnessed by all the drivers and the protagonists. The only thing missing was the new 2010 Formula one car. But one week later on the racetrack at 9:00 am in the pitlane the car got its first glimpse. The car was first driven by Nico Rosberg in the morning and then by Michael Schumacher on February 1st at Cheste. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The car is found to have strikingly different from the BRAWN GP01 and could be easily differentiated from the other 2010 F1 cars. The car has a color combination of Black and Silver and the new nose is an implementation of the Red Bull RB5 V-nose concept. The [...]

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Lotus F1 Car For 2010

Kashish Bidsar — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:28:16 +0000

The Lotus Racing has been seen confirming the launch of its 2010 Formula one car on 28th January, which is still awaited by its fans and the media all over the world. The launch will take place on the 12th February in central London. The Perfect venue for one of the sporting world’s most eagerly anticipated new challengers and the audience touching a 400 mark in the guest list has been selected by the team as The Royal Horticultural Hall. The 400 guests also includes all the staff members of the newly formed formula one lotus team who will be first ones to witness the unveiling of new Lotus Car. The car is an evidence to the level of progress that the Lotus team has achieved ever since they won the right to final slot on the 2010 grid followed by the withdrawal of BMW. Lola displayed a model of the 2010 specification F1 car which was not successful in its bid to compete in 2010. The car will have a wind tunnel model and the changes made in the design will include narrower front tyres and larger fuel tanks owing to the refueling ban. Lotus F1 Car For 2010 [...]

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The 2010 F1 Car By McLaren – McLaren MP4-25 Detailed Specifications

Kashish Bidsar — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:02:19 +0000

On Friday McLaren revealed its 2010 Formula One car at a ceremony in Newbury at the headquarters of its main sponsor Vodafone with Drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, contesting for the 2010 FIA Formula 1 world championship. According to the officials this year’s car is the most highly developed car they have ever built and McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh says that one can be confident but never absolutely confident as one never knows there might be some things that are new to them like the double diffuser., still he was very elated. The car presented is the one that will be rolled out for the tests to be conducted on the track and not the car that the team would race with. McLaren has also planned an aggressive development programme ahead of the first race in Bahrain and the car commencing the season will be quite different in appearance than the presented car. This year the team focused more on sharing the work of the engineers with the driver and making the driver work with the team to bring a better output along with developing understanding. This year the confidence comes out from last season’s win as they [...]

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The 2010 F1 Car By BMW – BMW C29

Kashish Bidsar — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:55:01 +0000

On 31st January, BMW Sauber F1 rolled out its 2010 F1 car called the C29 at the Ricardo Tormo race track in Cheste, a place nearby Valencia(Spain) for its official Formula One test drive. As per the sixth place achieved by this team in the last year’s constructors’ standings, this year the team will be served with a starting point in the new season,inspiring them for a hungrier and leaner focus over the new season despite the fact that the budget and the amount of manpower will be reduced this year. This will demand a wider and creative thinking along with increased level of efficiency. Driver Kamui Kobakashi (23) performed well in two Grand Prix in 2009 and has already made his first World Championship Points firming his place in 2010 driver line-up. While De La Rosa (38) with his 71 Grand Prix races brings experience to the team with his previous records for setting fastest laps and podium finishes. The teams’s technical director Willy Rampf said that C29 has been built on the experiences gained by the team in the previous year. Significant changes have been made to the car’s design as per the requirements for this year’s Grand [...]

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Ferrari 2010 F1 Challenger – The F10 – Features And Specifications

Kashish Bidsar — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:01:17 +0000

Facing lack of victories last year Ferrari focused more on F1 and has unveiled its new 2010 car the F10 in Maranello, which is an improved version of the 2009 F1 car. The improvement features a longer wheelbase as expected, which drastically affects the car’s weight distribution because of the enlarged fuel tank due to the refueling ban imposed. The F10 has been presented with the specifications of the 2009 model and Ferrari is avoiding showing any images of the rear of the car. The reason being that the car is believed to have an aggressive double diffuser. Another striking change is the one that has been made to the Nose of the car. It is longer and raised higher and is very much similar to the 2009 Red Bull RB5. Due to the changes made to the nose the onboard camera housings which every car must be fitted with have been moved back from the tip of the nose. The air intakes are slightly smaller which is a consequence of the installation of KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) being mandatory this year. On the inside of the chassis one compromise that other teams will have to make is with [...]