Inside Lane F1 2010 Guide

Well wasn’t 2009 quite a year for Formula 1?
With excitement from the very beginning in Melbourne

right through to the intoxicating last race in Abu Dhabi, sport doesn’t come more exciting than that!
So with 09’s Crown firmly on British champion Jenson Button’s head, let’s see what 2010 has to
offer. A brief overview shows that this year will be no anti-climax with 4 all new teams, new rules
and regulations, new drivers and the ultimate selection of tracks from around the globe.
So with all these alterations we thought to assemble a guide for this year in order for you to gain the
most from the world’s greatest motoring event. Gentlemen start your engines!
2010 Rule Changes
2010 although will not see the same drastic
changes as 09, it will be the first year since
1993 that each car has to begin the race with
race fuel on-board. The new regulations state
that no car is to stop for refuelling during the
race. The effect of the extra weight of the fuel
will push the durability of both the breaks and
suspension throughout each race; however pit
stops are estimated to only take 4 seconds
per stop. As a result of carrying full race fuel
the cars will increase in length by 15cm in
This year’s weight limits have also been
order to allow for a larger tank behind the
increased form 605KG-620KG. This allows for
driver.
an increase in fuel weight and to allow heavier
drivers the ability to adjust weight distribution
without lighter drivers gaining an advantage.
KERS (kinetic energy recovery system) is not
expected to be use by teams this year.
The use of wheel fairings has been banned

due to the increase of accidents caused by
unsecure tyres. With the fairings missing it
allows pit crews to attach the tyre more
securely and reduce the chances of wheel
detachment. Previously fairings increased
Further changes to the cars include narrower
airflow to the breaks; however the cars did
front tyres to improve turn-in around sharper
not gain significantly from their introduction.
corners. The result of making the change to
the front tyres means that there is a larger The final changes are to be found within
space between the bodywork and the wall of testing. If a team substitutes a driver mid-
the tyre, so an increase in side-pod size is a season and that driver has no F1 experience,
logical change to improve aerodynamics. teams are to be permitted one days track
testing on a non-F1 calendar track. Teams are
The points system undergoes a tweak this
now only allowed six rather than eight days of
year due to the increase of drivers on the grid.
straight line aerodynamic testing but are
The traditional 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (1st-8th) has
given the opportunity to swap any of these
been replaced with a new system. From 2010
first place gets 25 points, second 18 and third days for four hours wind tunnel testing.
as well as fourth getting 15. The next seven
positions receive 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 (5th-10th).
Return of a Legend
A name that when mentioned leaves no signing Schumacher due to poor engineering
questions. Every living sole whether they and management. It may have taken four
watch Formula One or not knows who this years but in 2000 Schumacher won his first
man is and what he does. This is no ordinary championship with Ferrari and then went on
driver who is forgotten after his name leaves to win 3 more in succession.
the headlines, this is a man who has dedicated
After leaving his legacy in F1 Schumacher tried
15 years to the sport. 250 race starts, 151
podiums, 1,369 career points and 7 world his hand at Moto GP but was subsequently
championships. This man even to this day still rubbish and fell off injuring his neck. This
holds the fastest lap times on 7 of the current ultimately scuppered his one-off comeback
F1 tracks. This man is Michael Schumacher… last year due to injured Felipe Massa. The
extreme stress a Formula One car puts on the
Many people name him as the world most body is equal to that of a jet-fighter and so
successful driver in the sports history and proved too much for Michael’s neck.
when he announced his retirement in 2006 However, encouraged and hungered by his
the sport lost a great asset. Schumacher made aborted comeback Michael Schumacher has
his debut with the Jordan-Ford team in 1991 signed a deal with the newly renamed
and in 1992 moved to Benetton-Ford in Mercedes GP. He will share a garage with
preparation for one of his biggest Rosberg and should continue to for the next
achievements. 1994 was the year of his first three years.
world championship victory where he won 6
The world waits to see if the 41 year old still
of his first 7 races!
has a talent measurable to that of today’s
1996 saw him join Ferrari where his status as young drivers.
being one of the best drivers the world has
ever seen was cemented. Ferrari had not won
a championship in nearly 30 years before
Formidable Foes
Since the early 90’s Ferrari and McLaren have A new year and a fresh start with both teams
been at each other’s throats in a gargantuan wanting to put the failure of last year behind
battle for titles. Over the years both sides them. Let’s meet their new weapons of
have bent the rules to gain an advantage choice…
though spying, payoffs and using ex-
employees for information. 2008 saw, in our
opinion, the greatest battle between the two
with the victor being decided on the last
corner of the last race! However 09 with its
drastic overhaul of new rules and regulations
hindered both teams.
Ferrari, a team synonymous with winning in

Formula one, suffered their second worst
season in the history of the team. The F60 car
Ferrari brings to the grid the F10. This car is
that was designed proved difficult to drive
considerably longer than its predecessor
and above all slow. The car was the first time
thanks to the refuelling ban this year. Also the
Ferrari had used KERS, a system that though
car lacks KERS as a joint decision was made
regenerative breaking gave the car a boost of
between all teams to dump the system for
68BHP on the drivers command. However the
this year. The car is also aerodynamically
system adds sufficient weight in the car and in
superior form the F60 with its new side-pods,
a sport where extra weight is considered
wings and slanted nose. Will it preform? Only
anything over 0.2 of a gram, the car lumbered
the first race of the season will tell.
around like Fern Britton.
McLaren suffered much the same fate with

the MP4-24. This car also used KERS but this
was not its key problem. In truth the McLaren
used KERS extraordinarily well, the MP4-24’s
problem was a severe lack of down force. The
aerodynamic package on the car initially
didn’t allow the drivers to get the maximum
grip around corners and as a result couldn’t
keep pace with other teams. The problems
were rectified near the end of the season but
it was too little too late.
the extended fin from the intake above the
drive. This now is attached to the rear spoiler
to help reduce poor aerodynamic flow.
Of course both teams are already kicking up a

fuss over each other interpreting the rules
The death of the MP4-24, once described as
differently, but something’s never change.
“the worst car McLaren have ever made”,
The countdown to the first race has begun
calls forth the MP4-25. This car has had
and the team will spend their time now
drastic changes made in order to avoid the
making frantic alterations to the cars with
calamity of last year. Again the car is longer
testing data. Who’s our money on? Keep
but sees the addition of two fins behind the
reading…
rear wheels. The most drastic visual change is
T is for Tyres
If you want to get out of the pit lane let alone win races you’re going to need them! Tyres are the
only part of the car that contacts the ground and so they are integral to how the car works. However
it is important to remember that these sets of rubber are almost in every way, other than the fact
they are round, different to the tyres on your car at home. Standard tyres can last up to 16,000 miles
whereas these black beauties only roll for 200 kilometres at a push…
All the tyres you will be seeing this year are made by one manufacture to keep competition at a high
level and to stop the once great tyre wars of the 80’s. As with everything in F1 there are more to
those round bits of rubber than meets the eye. For different conditions to maximise grip teams have
the choice out of various compounds.
Slick
Slick tyres have no groves to maximise the amount of
tyre that can make contact with the road and thus
giving the car more grip. Slicks were banned until 2008
to help reduce the cars cornering speeds and lower
accidents. Though these tyres offer maximum grip, due
to the lack of grooves they offer no grip in the wet.
Intermediate
Intermediate tyres are generally used when a track
is damp or green (when there is no rubber on the
track from other tyres). These grooved tyres
increase the rate the car can clear water but
attempt to increase grip as much a possible with
wider gaps between each groove.
Full Wet
Full Wet tyres have hundreds of grooves to clear
as much water off the track for the car to gain
grip. Aquaplaning is when a film of water
develops between the tyre and the track and
effectively makes the car float. These tyres
displace the water to prevent a sudden loss of
grip.
WAR PAINT
Team Sheet
As I write this the fate of two of this year’s new teams have yet to be decided. So, to prevent us from
looking stupid if US F1 or Campos Meta don’t make it to the grid, we shall just ignore them… Here’s
the run-down of the teams that you will see competing this year.
Team Drivers
Mclaren Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button
Mercedes GP Michael Schumacher

Nico Rosberg
Red Bull Sebastian Vettel

Mark Webber
Ferrari Fernando Alonso

Falipe Massa
Sauber Kamui Kobayashi

Pedro De La Rosa
Williams Rubens Barrichello
Nico Hulkenberg
Renault Robert Kubica

Vitaly Petrov
Force India Adrian Sutil

Vitantonio Liuzzi
Toro Rosso Sebastien Buemi

Jaime Alguersuari
Lotus F1 Jarno Truli

Heikki Kovalainen
Virgin Racing Timo Glock

Lucas Di Grassi
Twitter
Twitter has very quickly become one of the world’s biggest blogging sites, what? Never heard of it?
Where have you been? Basically Twitter is a service that allows the user to publish a 140 character
statement that can be shared with everyone who follows their account. Naturally here at Inside lane
we are willing to try anything once and so last year we launched our “beta” account on Twitter. We
found it fantastic for sharing updates with all of you and allowed us to publish information much
faster than other methods. So what does this have to do with F1?
By using Twitter we can publish live commentary direct to you of on-going races, so where ever you
can get connected to the internet (mobile phone, pc .etc.) you can get coverage of the 2010 season!
To get a Twitter account is as easy as going to www.twitter.com and following the step by step
instructions. Once you have done that just start following @inside_lane to get all our news updates…
F1 2010 Race Calendar(GMT)
2010 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
Fri 12 March 2010
Friday Practice 1 07:00 - 08:30
Sat 13 March 2010
Saturday Practice 08:00 - 09:00
Qualifying 11:00
Sun 14 March 2010
Race
2010 FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN

GRAND PRIX
Fri 26 March 2010
Sat 27 March 2010
Qualifying 06:00
Sun 28 March 2010
Race 08:00
2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX
Fri 02 April 2010
Sat 03 April 2010
Qualifying 10:00
Sun 04 April 2010
Race 09:00
2010 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX
Fri 16 April 2010
Sat 17 April 2010
Qualifying 07:00
Sun 18 April 2010
Race 08:00
FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFÓNICA 2010
Fri 07 May 2010
Sat 08 May 2010
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 09 May 2010
Race 13:00
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2010
Thu 13 May 2010
Thursday Practice 1 09:00 - 10:30
Thursday Practice 2 13:00 - 14:30
Sat 15 May 2010
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 16 May 2010
Race 13:00
2010 FORMULA 1 TURKISH GRAND PRIX
Fri 28 May 2010
Sat 29 May 2010
Qualifying 12:00
Sun 30 May 2010
Race 13:00
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2010
Fri 11 June 2010
Sat 12 June 2010
Qualifying 18:00
Sun 13 June 2010
Race 17:00
2010 FORMULA 1 TELEFÓNICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE
Fri 25 June 2010
Sat 26 June 2010
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 27 June 2010
Race 13:00
2010 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX
Fri 09 July 2010
Sat 10 July 2010
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 11 July 2010
Race 13:00
FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2010
Fri 23 July 2010
Sat 24 July 2010
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 25 July 2010
Race 13:00
FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2010
Fri 30 July 2010
Sat 31 July 2010
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 01 August 2010
Race 13:00
2010 FORMULA 1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
Fri 27 August 2010
Sat 28 August 2010
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 29 August 2010
Race 13:00
FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010
Fri 10 September 2010
Sat 11 September 2010
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 12 September 2010
Race 13:00
2010 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
Fri 24 September 2010
Sat 25 September 2010
Qualifying 15:00
Sun 26 September 2010
Race 13:00
2010 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
Fri 08 October 2010
Sat 09 October 2010
Qualifying 06:00
Sun 10 October 2010
Race 07:00
2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX
Fri 22 October 2010
Sat 23 October 2010
Qualifying 07:00
Sun 24 October 2010
Race 07:00
FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2010
Fri 05 November 2010
Sat 06 November 2010
Qualifying 16:00
Sun 07 November 2010
Race 16:00
2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
Fri 12 November 2010
Sat 13 November 2010
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 14 November 2010
Race 13:00

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Well wasn’t 2009 quite a year for Formula 1?

With excitement from the very beginning in Melbourne

The use of wheel fairings has been banned

Ferrari, a team synonymous with winning in

McLaren suffered much the same fate with

Of course both teams are already kicking up a

Mercedes GP Michael Schumacher

Red Bull Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari Fernando Alonso

Sauber Kamui Kobayashi

Renault Robert Kubica

Force India Adrian Sutil

Toro Rosso Sebastien Buemi

Lotus F1 Jarno Truli

Virgin Racing Timo Glock

Fri 12 March 2010

Friday Practice 1 07:00 - 08:30

Friday Practice 2 11:00 - 12:30

Sat 13 March 2010

Saturday Practice 08:00 - 09:00

Sun 14 March 2010

2010 FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN

Fri 26 March 2010

Friday Practice 1 01:30 - 03:00

Friday Practice 2 05:30 - 07:00

Sat 27 March 2010

Saturday Practice 03:00 - 04:00

Sun 28 March 2010

Fri 02 April 2010

Friday Practice 1 03:00 - 04:30

Friday Practice 2 07:00 - 08:30

Sat 03 April 2010

Saturday Practice 07:00 - 08:00

Sun 04 April 2010

2010 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX

Fri 16 April 2010

Friday Practice 1 03:00 - 04:30

Friday Practice 2 07:00 - 08:30

Sat 17 April 2010

Saturday Practice 04:00 - 05:00

Sun 18 April 2010

FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFÓNICA 2010

Fri 07 May 2010

Friday Practice 1 09:00 - 10:30

Friday Practice 2 13:00 - 14:30

Sat 08 May 2010

Saturday Practice 10:00 - 11:00

Sun 09 May 2010

Thu 13 May 2010

Thursday Practice 1 09:00 - 10:30

Thursday Practice 2 13:00 - 14:30

Sat 15 May 2010

Saturday Practice 10:00 - 11:00

Sun 16 May 2010

2010 FORMULA 1 TURKISH GRAND PRIX

Fri 28 May 2010

Friday Practice 1 08:00 - 09:30

Friday Practice 2 12:00 - 13:30

Sat 29 May 2010

Saturday Practice 09:00 - 10:00

Sun 30 May 2010

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2010

Fri 11 June 2010

Friday Practice 1 15:00 - 16:30