Reporting from the Ragged Edge
The G-forces involved in driving an F1 car are far beyond anything an average person will ever experience. Under braking, drivers can be subjected to as much as 5G. Lateral forces in high-speed corners commonly exceed 3G. As a way of translating these numbers, the maximum braking force of a road car is around 1G.... Continue Reading →
Michael Schumacher made a comment to reporters at Jerez that suggested he might remain with Mercedes beyond the end of 2012. Espnf1.com quoted Schumacher as saying "...I don't think we can realistically achieve a championship car from where we started last year. We have to build our way there; I'm confident we can do that... Continue Reading →
Michael Schumacher topped the time sheets on the second day of pre-season testing at Jerez, Spain. The seven-time World Champion completed 132 laps with a fastest time of 1m18.561s, more than a second faster than yesterday's quickest lap by Kimi Raikkonen. Heikki Kovalainen made up for Caterham's limited running yesterday by completing 139 laps today,... Continue Reading →
Four of Formula 1's top drivers will be out of contract with their teams at the end of 2012. This is likely to generate a fair amount of speculation during the season, at least until the futures of these drivers and teams are decided. The drivers are: Mark Webber - Red Bull Webber has kept his... Continue Reading →
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