Jun 17, 2011

Car-Addicts gives you the full record of the event in which Lewis Hamilton drove a NASCAR car of a former Formula 1 circuit in New York. Lewis Hamilton took part Tuesday in a special event in which he had the opportunity to drive a Chevrolet Impala car from the North American Touring Car Championship (NASCAR). Lewis Hamilton and Tony Stewart – The Swap The event took place on the former Formula 1 circuit of Watkins Glen in New York and included a demonstration with a Formula 1 racecar: McLaren MP4-23 from the 2008 season made by NASCAR driver Tony Stewart. Basically, Hamilton and Stewart exchanged their experience to find the competition features in which they don’t compete regularly. “Tony was an excellent teacher and I quickly found a good pace. Those machines are powerful and fantastic to drive,” Hamilton said at the end of the event; Stewart being equally excited by the Formula 1 car. The Chevrolet Impala NASCAR car piloted by the British is equipped with a...

Jun 13, 2011

Jenson Button won on Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve the Grand Prix du Canada at Montreal in Formula 1 2011 season, after he took advantage of a mistake made by Sebastian Vettel in the last lap. After a race of over four hours due to its suspension for two hours after heavy rains, Jenson Button won the Canadian Grand Prix despite his five pit stops and a drive-through penalty. McLaren driver was involved in two incidents with Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, but even in this context was able to recover from 10th place and get the victory, thanks to a superior performance as the circuit dried up and using slick tires. After he overtake Mark Webber and Michael Schumacher, he threatening approached Sebastian Vettel, who led the race with no emotion from the first until the 69th lap. But the world champion had a moment of hesitation in the last lap, the “pinching” a wet portion and skid enough to allow Button to overtake and pass the finish line first. Vettel had to settle for...

Jun 10, 2011

Ferrari and McLaren are hoping to stop Red Bull domination in this season on Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal) on a circuit (Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve) where aerodynamics play a less important role. Formula 1 this weekend is crossing the ocean for the only race that takes place in North American: the Canadian Grand Prix. Even if Red Bull Racing has won five of the first six races of the season, Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit promises spectacle because it’s configuration, soft and supersoft Pirelli tires, but also the new regulation for Drag Reduction System (DRS). These are just some of the reasons why Formula 1 fans should expect a weekend full of unforeseen events. Canadian Grand Prix is the perfect opportunity for Ferrari and McLaren to try and stop the dominance of Red Bull Racing, due to the Montreal circuit. At the same time, is one of the last opportunities for both teams to remain in the race for the constructors titles. Inevitably, most teams will introduce some technical...

May 29, 2011

Sebastian Vettel won on Monte Carlo Circuit the Monaco Grand Prix in Formula 1 2011 season, his first career victory at Monaco after a spectacular race full of incidents where pilots have the podium adopted completely different strategies. Sebastian Vettel has passed into account Sunday the fifth victory in the first six races of the 2011 F1 season after winning with emotions the Grand Prix de Monaco. Red Bull Racing driver has adopted an unusual strategy with one pit stop, which seemed in the last 15-20 laps a complete failure context in which Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were close to half a second with fresh tires. However, an interruption of the race with only five laps before the end following an accident suffered by Vitaly Petrov allowed the German to change tires and pass the finish line first after the restart. Alonso finished second with an two-stop strategy with the regret that he didn’t decisively attack Vettel before the race interruption, while Button has...

May 27, 2011

Red Bull Racing and Sebastian Vettel are the favorites to win the race in Monte Carlo (Grand Prix de Monaco 2011), on a circuit where the results of the qualifications are decisive for determining the winner. Formula 1 reaches at the end of this week on the Cote d’Azur, on the famous Monte Carlo Circuit which hosts a race of reference of the season. It promises to be one of the first races in which the new technical regulation won’t have a significant impact on the show, thanks to circuit’s original configuration which offers virtually no opportunity for overtaking. In addition, DRS system was prohibited in the tunnel during the training and qualifications, and during the race will be activated on the start-finish line, which is relatively short and will not allow pilots to launch decisive attacks. With the chances of overtaking at Monte Carlo are practically nonexistent, the results from qualification will have a major importance in the final results. And Red Bull...

May 23, 2011

Sebastian Vettel won on Circuit de Catalunya the Spanish Grand Prix in Formula 1 2011 season obtaining in Barcelona the fourth win in five stages after a balanced fight against Lewis Hamilton. The podium was completed by Jenson Button. The Spanish Grand Prix gave Formula 1 fans a new dose of entertainment, the fight for victory was given until the last lap, and the number of overtakes was much higher than in the previous races. Even if it had a relatively modest start in which remained in second place after being overtaken by Fernando Alonso and outrun Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel had a spectacular comeback at the end of a four-stop in the pit strategy. Red Bull driver has overtake in one lap on Button, Massa and Rosberg after returning from the first pit-stop, and in round 20 overtake Alonso before returning on the track to the first position in front of Hamilton at the end of the last pit-stop in the lap 49. Although remaining less than one second behind Vettel over the last 10-15...