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Force India New F1 car for 2010

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Force India F1 Car 2010

Adrian Sutil expects Force India to deliver a strong performance in 2010 as the team unveiled the car he will drive in a low-key launch on Tuesday.

“This is the first time we have been completely on schedule,” said Sutil.

“So this is the first season when I can show from the beginning to end what is possible on the car and what I can do. It’s important to be consistent.”

Vitantonio Liuzzi and Sutil will have give the car a test in Jerez on Wednesday, 10 February 2010.

Mark Smith, design director, described the car as a “naturla progressions from 2009″.

As in last season, Mercedes will provide the engines and gear box is coming from McLaren.

VR-01 – Virgin Racing’s new F1 car

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Virgin Racing VR-01 front

Virgin Racing VR-01 top

Virgin Racing VR-01 team

Virgin Racing designer Nick Wirth and drivers Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi unveil the VR-01, the first ever F1 car designed, built and tested entirely on computer.

“Today is a very proud day for everyone involved with Virgin Racing, however on this occasion, where the car is the star, I want to pay tribute to all the amazing people at Wirth Research who deserve so much of the credit for the VR-01” said Wirth

Virgin Racing team principal, John Booth commented: “Today is the culmination of a very emotional journey which really began in June last year when we celebrated the fantastic news that our entry into Formula One had been accepted.

FW32 – Williams new F1 car

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Williams FW32

Williams FW32 back

The Williams team along with their drivers – R Barrichello and N Hulkenberg (former test driver) gave their new car a debut on Thursday, the FW32 is taking to the track at Silverstone.

Williams, who will field reigning GP2 champion Nico Hulkenberg alongside Barrichello, are out to improve on their seventh place of last year.

Valencia Test – 02 February 2010

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Another positive day for the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro working at the test sessions held on the “Ricardo Tormo” circuit in Cheste near Valencia. Felipe Massa was again the fastest driver on the track.

Lewis Hamilton declared himself happy after his first drive in McLaren’s new car despite lagging behind Felipe Massa’s Ferrari in Valencia testing.

“It’s a different feeling compared to the first lap of the first test day of 2009,” said the 2008 champion.

“It’s a positive feeling. I’ve kept a close eye on the development of this car. I’ve seen it evolve and had input into it which is very exciting.

“I got out smiling. The problems I had [last year] I don’t have in this car.”

Flaws in Hamilton’s 2009 McLaren left him well off the pace last season. Although they were eventually resolved, allowing him to win two races, he was unable to defend his title.

Alanso will be on the track tomorrow so more excitement to come.

New Points System for 2010

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The sports governing body (FIA) and the teams reached an agreement to use a new points system for the 2010 Formula 1 season.

With the field increasing in size from 20 to 26 cars for 2010, teams have agreed that World Championship points should now be offered down to tenth place for the first time in the sport’s history, replacing the previous top eight system which was introduced for the start of 2003.

The new system is meant to encourage racing and winning with the top 10 finishers rewarded in a 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 sequence.

Tyre rules will also be modified so drivers will have to start the race on the same set of tyres with which their grid time was set in qualifying.

Another interesting news is that double diffusers will be banned from 2011. Diffusers improve downforce by channelling the flow of air smoothly under the car, but caused a lot of controversy in 2009 because of the way Brawn, Toyota and Williams used them.