Vettel wins the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won his second consecutive race this year after another dominant performance on the Sepang International Circuit, making it two out of two for both him and his Red Bull Racing team in 2011.Although the winning margin wasn’t as big as in Australia two weekends ago, the reigning world champion did not look in trouble at any time while in the lead, crossing the finish line a little

Official: Liuzzi announced as HRT's second driver

The 2011 Formula 1 field is finally complete, after Hispania Racing F1 Team confirmed yesterday (March 9), the signing of former Force India driver Vitantonio Liuzzi for a full campaign in 2011.After being ousted by Force India, he will be Narain Karthikeyan’s teammate, and will drive the new Hispania car later this week in Barcelona.HRT also said on Wednesday that it will launch and debut the

Force India VJM04 Launch pictures ( 8th of February)

Force India became the last Formula 1 team to unveil its 2011-spec car, the VJM04, during an online event on Tuesday 8 February 2011.The first pics of the VJM04 were courtesy of a Force India photo shoot, so not many details have been “inspected” by the media. However, one could clearly see that, like the majority of its rivals in 2011, the car features a high nose design, along with a reworked

Hispania F111 Launch pictures ( 8th of February)

Hispania unveiled their 2011-spec single-seater on 8th February, even though the whole thing happened via an online photo shoot in which the images of the new HRT F111 were computer-generated.Team principal Colin Kolles said: “The F111 represents a significant step forward for Hispania Racing. We have made a big improvement for starting our second season in Formula 1 and what you see in our new

Marussia Virgin MVR-02 Launch pictures (7th of February)

Marussia Virgin Racing unveiled their 2011 challenger at BBC Television Centre in London on 7th February 2011.The Virgin MVR-02 is designed by Nick Wirth for the 2011 Formula One season. Like its predecessor, the Virgin VR-01, the MVR-02 is designed entirely with computational fluid dynamics (CFD), with Nick Wirth's Wirth Research design studio doubling their CFD capacity ahead of the 2011

McLaren MP4-26 Launch pictures ( 4th of February)

McLaren launched a rather radical MP4-26 during their scheduled Vodafone media event on 4th February at Potsdamer Platz located in Berlin, Germany shortly after the first test session of the season in Valencia.The nose of the McLaren MP4-26 features the same high design as many of the other cars this season, while its sidepods are extremely sculpted and L-shaped. In addition, the airbox tweaks

Toro Rosso STR6 Launch pictures ( 1st of February)

Scuderia Toro Rosso presented the media their brand new STR6 in the pitlane of the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain, on 1 February 2011.The STR6 is basically the second car, after its predecessor the STR5, that was completely designed by Scuderia Toro Rosso, following the introduction of regulations that banned the use of "customer chassis", a chassis developed by one team and purchased

Mercedes MGP W02 Launch pictures ( 1st of February)

Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg revealed their 2011 challenger, the Mercedes MGP W02 on Tuesday 1st February 2011, shortly before the first test session of the year began in Valencia.The car’s livery is an evolution from its predecessor with a striking high-gloss airbrush effect highlighting the shape of the car. The interaction between the Silver Arrows heritage and the green shading

Williams FW33 Interim Livery pictures ( 1st of February)

Williams F1 Team presented their 2011-spec FW33 car at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain, on 1 February 2011 only hours before the Valencia test kick-off. The car featured an interim livery, as the Grove based team is yet to finalize their sponsorship deals for the upcoming Formula 1 campaign.The interim livery featured the team's classic navy blue color, along with the name of the

Red Bull RB7 launch pictures (1st of February)

Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel presented their 2011 car, the RB7 to the media at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain on 1 February 2011.Chief technical officer Adrian Newey explained some of the changes from the championship winning RB6 and the new RB7:“Preparing for the new season has been an interesting challenge for all of us,” he says. “There have been a number of changes to the

Sauber C30 launch pictures (31st of January)

Sauber F1 Team launched their 2011 challenger, the C30 at Valencia on 31st Jan'11.As compared to its C29 predecessor, the new racer comes with more aggressive sidepods and a single mounting for its rear-wing (rather than double mounting), while also incorporating a blown diffuser. In addition, it has been confirmed that the car will be fitted with a Ferrari-developed Kinetic Energy Recovery

Renault R31 launch pictures (31st of January)

Lotus Renault GP unveiled their much-discussed 2011 challenger, the R31, in the pit lane of Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit on 31st Jan'11.Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov revealed the R31, with reserves Romain Grosjean, Bruno Senna, Jan Charouz and Fairuz Fauzy.Technical specifications Chassis Moulded carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque, with engine incorporated

Lotus T128 launch (+ pictures)

The Team Lotus 2011 challenger T128 was launched on Monday 31st January exclusively in Team Lotus Notes.In an edition of its online magazine Team Lotus Notes, the team published the first photographs of the new green and gold TL11 featuring a 2010 Mercedes-style ‘blade’ roll hoop with a split air intake.The new livery features more yellow and prominent Renault signage, reflecting its new engine

Why are the FIA bringing out their toolkits?

By Matt CarverIt's been two months since Sebastian Vettel was crowned as the Formula 1 world champion of 2010, after what was arguably the most enthralling and closely-fought championship in recent history. But bizarrely, the sports governing body, the FIA, have decided that it needs 'spicing up' with a whole raft of new technical regulations.Even without these supposed enhancements, the setup

Alonso and Massa's Ferrari F150 shakedown at Fiorano

Fernando Alonso got the opportunity to drive the new Ferrari F150 following its launch on Friday (28th Jan'11), while Felipe Massa took over duties on the second day yesterday, around Fiorano circuit in Maranello.On this second day of acquiring footage of the car’s new livery for advertising purposes, the Fiorano Track opened its gates to a section of the fifteen thousand Scuderia Ferrari Club

F1 2011 Teams and Drivers

Full Name Red Bull Racing Seasons 6 Principal Christian Horner Races 107 Nationality Austria Wins 15 Engine Renault Championships 1 Chassis RB7 Sebastian Vettel (GER) Mark Webber (AUS) Seasons 4Races 62Wins 10C'ships 1 Seasons 9Races 159Wins 6C'ships 0

F1 2011 : Technical Regulations

The FIA's publication of the details of the 2011 technical regulations points out to the effective ban of double diffusers, F-ducts and slotted rear wings. Newly introduced are the adjustable rear wings, tyres and mandated weight distribution.LinkF1 2011: Tyres, adjustable rear wings, 640 kg and...Craig Scarborough of scarbsf1 gives us the detailed explanation of the F1 2011 Technical regulations