F1weekly podcast number 487 featuring Motorsports Mondial with Nasir Hameed and… This weeks special repeat interview with: Jacky Eeckelart. Jacky Eeckelart is a Belgian racing engineer who was born in Antwerp, the diamond capital of the world. He cut his teeth in Formula Ford and Three as a driver. Eeckelart has worked as an enginner […]
Photo: attwilliams.com Williams has launched its 2011 livery at its factory in Didcot. New sponsor PDVSA, the state-owned Venezuelan oil company, features prominently and the livery as a whole is a nod towards the Rothmans-sponsored Williams of the mid-1990s. However, the team has mainly stuck to its corporate colours of blue and white. The car […]
Photo: LotusrenaultGP.com Barcelona Test, Day 4: A race distance for Nick The final day in Barcelona saw Nick back in the R31 as the team wrapped up its third pre-season test session. Driver: Nick Chassis: R31-01 Fastest Lap: 1:23.657 Position: P4 Total laps: 95 What we learned : – A new front wing was fitted […]
Sun set on 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix Photo: Hasan Jamali/Associated Press The unwashed masses have taken the opening round of the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship to the cleaners. Bernie Ecclestone, The Tsar of F1 circus, was given the news by Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. The Prince proclaimed, as reported on […]
Dramatic Debut Win at Daytona for Trevor Bayne Photo. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images for NASCAR Knoxville Knockout. Move over Jeff Gordon. #24 was 25 when he became the youngest winner of Daytona 500. Sunday Trevor Bayne entered his name in NASCAR history as the youngest winner at 20. The 2011 NASCAR season got off to a […]
Photo: Lotusrenaultgp.com Barcelona Test, Day 3: Wet and dry running for Vitaly A damp start in Barcelona turned to sunshine in the afternoon as Vitaly got back behind the wheel of the R31. Nick will be in the car for the final day of testing tomorrow. Driver: Vitaly Chassis: R31-01 Fastest Lap: 1:23.463 Position: P2 […]