and we started so early,” remembers Andrew Shovlin, Mercedes’ current trackside engineering director, who spent the 2009 season as eventual champion Jenson Button’s race engineer. “The year before at Hockenheim, which was about mid-season, was the point where ...
THE DEFINITIVE 2009 FORMULA 1 SEASON GUIDE FROM AUTOSPORT.COM Awards Business Directory Jobs Drivers Teams Races New for '09 Lewis Hamilton 1 Heikki Kovalainen 2 Giancarlo Fisichella 3 Kimi Raikkonen 4 Robert Kubica 5 Nick Heidfeld 6 Fernando Alonso 7 Romain Grosjean 8 Jarno Trulli 9...
F1's biggest green technology gesture yet, the kinetic energy recovery systems turn energy generated under braking into an 80bhp power boost for 6.6 seconds per lap. The devices have proved tricky to master, and few teams will start the season with them. Some believe KERS boost F1's environm...
While it was not officially announced as a retirement at the time, Kimi Raikkonen stepped away from the F1 grid at the end of a challenging 2009 season with Ferrari, despite having a contract to race with the team – who signed Fernando Alonso in his place ...
To make Formula One more attractive to a broader audience, radical changes to the FIA technical regulations have been imposed for the 2009 season. Primarily, the lack of overtaking and exciting wheel-to-wheel racing is believed to be a direct consequence of the massive levels of aerodynamics ...
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Formula 1: BBC Sport (2009) Tony Dodgins Self 28 Formula 1: BBC Sport (2009) Jonathan Neale Self - Chief Operating Officer & Acting CEO, McLaren / Self - Managing Director, McLaren Racing / Self - Chief Operating Officer & Acting CEO, McLaren (segment: F1 Forum) / Self - Managi...
to the engines, written by Mauro Forghieri and Mauro Coppini, and those dealing with the regulations, tyres, aerodynamics, cockpits and chassis complete what has become a 'classic' of Formula 1 literature. As always, an extensive section devoted to the leading cars of the 2009 season ...
failed to score a single point, on 3 September 2009 Ferrari announced that Massa's place for the rest of the season would instead be taken by Giancarlo Fisichella, who had signed a deal to be a Ferrari test driver for 2010 and had driven for Force India throughout the 2009 season.As...
British publisher in pole position for the 2009 Formula One season with exclusive deal to develop F1-licensed titles. 275 Sony announces Pick N Mix PS3 bundle A new 40GB PlayStation 3 deal offering the choice of two from a selection of 12 games is coming to the UK January 18 for £...