Tuesday, May 3, 2011

F1 News this week...

McLaren launch their first non-Formula 1 racing car since the McLaren F1, the MP4-12C GT3
http://tinyurl.com/6gng8nu http://trl.cx/bxce6
 
Bahrain has been given an extra month to decide whether to host the postponed F1 race in Sakhir this year
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/5/11978.html

AT&T Williams has a Technical Department rearrangement which sees Technical Director, Sam Michael and Chief Aerodynamicist, Jon Tomlinson  leave the team at the end of 2011. They have also appointed Mike Coughlan (the engineer involved in McLaren spy scandal) as their chief engineer
http://www.attwilliams.com/news/view/1765 
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91086

FIA announces the DRS zone in Turkey: it's the same part of the track where the 2 RedBull drivers had a collision last year



Lotus-Renault reserve driver Bruno Senna records demo run at Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium on phone


Red Bull 2011 Show Run saw Jaime Alguersuari and Mark Webber entertain Italians on the cobbled streets of Turin/Torino