'Mugello test is important this year'

'Mugello test is important this year' Paris: Force India reserve driver Jules Bianchi has been behind the steering wheel for the in-season testing at Mugello that started on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview, the 22-year-old French driver, who is part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, talks to IBNLive.com about the Mugello test and his experience with the team. How was your experience on Day 1 of the testing session at Mugello? It has been quite difficult...
05:59 PM, May 02, 2012

Mugello test could spice up this F1 season

Slispstream |  Dhananjay Khadilkar

The first set of fly-away races has produced great results with four different drivers emerging as winners. Unlike last year when Sebastian Vettel was running ...
08:37 PM, Apr 28, 2012

Lotus starts smelling success again

Slispstream |  Dhananjay Khadilkar

The 2012 Formula One season is turning out to be a statistician's dream. History was created at the Chinese GP after Nico Rosberg's first career ...
02:22 PM, Apr 24, 2012

'Race can help healing process in Bahrain'

'Race can help healing process in Bahrain' Sakhir: Force India deputy team principal Robert Fernley believes Sundays race will prove to be a catalyst for the healing process in Bahrain. Fernley spoke exclusively to IBNlive.com just before the start of Saturday's qualifying session. What is your assessment of the situation in Bahrain now, especially considering the problems some of your team members faced on Wednesday? What we encountered was an unfortunate but isolated incident. Overall, the situation...
12:14 PM, Apr 22, 2012

Force India 'emotionallly destabilised' in Bahrain

Force India 'emotionallly destabilised' in Bahrain Paris: It is now apparent that this weekend's Bahrain GP is not about Formula One anymore. The ever intensifying protests against the government have completely overshadowed the race. Among the teams, Force India literally felt the impact of the strife after a firebomb exploded near the vehicle that was carrying its team members. Two of the members even left Bahrain following this incident. The impact was felt during the practice...
04:41 PM, Apr 21, 2012

A special week for Formula One

Slispstream |  Dhananjay Khadilkar

This week has been special in Formula One. Nico Rosberg won his first race in six years. There was plenty of reason for Mercedes to ...
03:59 PM, Apr 18, 2012

Finally, Rosberg does it for himself and Mercedes GP!

Slispstream |  Dhananjay Khadilkar

In cricket, the number 111 known as Nelson's figure, isn't considered to be auspicious. The famous on-field hop of umpire David Shepherd, when the team ...
04:39 PM, Apr 15, 2012

Who will win Chinese Checkers?

Slispstream |  Dhananjay Khadilkar

The thing that struck me most about the Shanghai track which I visited in 2009, was the long straight and the two gigantic structures that ...
05:15 PM, Apr 12, 2012

Force India confident of good Shanghai outing

Force India confident of good Shanghai outing Paris: Force India driver Paul di Resta is content with the way the season has begun for the team. "It was important that we picked up some good points on such an unpredictable day in Malaysia. We've seen how close all the teams are this year and getting points isn't easy, so it feels good to start as we mean to continue," the Scotsman remarked en route to Shanghai for...
09:15 PM, Apr 10, 2012

Can we have more wet races please?

Slispstream |  Dhananjay Khadilkar

One of the complaints about Formula One has been that it has become predictable as far as the podium finishers are concerned. In any given ...
05:04 PM, Apr 07, 2012

F1: It's Bahrain time again

Slispstream |  Dhananjay Khadilkar

The debate on Bahrain has now become an annual feature in Formula One. Last year, despite attempts by Bernie Ecclestone to stage the race (by ...
08:30 AM, Apr 05, 2012

In Sergio Perez, a star is born

Slispstream |  Dhananjay Khadilkar

It has been a while since Formula One witnessed such a dramatic race in which the hero was someone from a team other than the ...
02:23 PM, Mar 29, 2012

Disappointing to not win Malaysian GP: Perez

Disappointing to not win Malaysian GP: Perez Paris: Sergio Perez has become the toast of Formula One following his phenomenal performance at the Malaysian GP. The 21-year-old clinched a second place at Sepang, in the process achieving Saubers best finish ever, but expressed his disappointment at not being able to win the race. "Initially I was a bit disappointed for not having won the race. However, I realised that having come second is also a great result...
09:49 AM, Mar 28, 2012

Why Massa needs to deliver in Malaysia

Why Massa needs to deliver in Malaysia The first race of the season in Melbourne went as per predictions, and not just as far as the podium finishers were concerned. Felipe Massa put up yet another predictable (in this case, disappointing) performance, thereby providing fodder to his critics who have been questioning his place in Ferrari. Massas fall from the heady days of 2008 when he almost won the championship has been steep. (In 2008, he lost...
10:05 AM, Mar 23, 2012

Aus GP: McLaren-Red Bull all over again

Aus GP: McLaren-Red Bull all over again Paris: The more things change, the more they remain the same. At least, the first race of the 2012 Formula One season suggests so. Compared to last year there have been many changes in the sport. Regulations have been modified, new technical partnerships have been formed, some driver line ups are different, most of the cars themselves dont look the same as last year (step nose) and yet, at the...
08:42 AM, Mar 20, 2012