Red Bull Racing Looking to Continue Dominance in Malaysian Grand Prix
AF News Desk
04-04-2011, 06:35 PM
By Mike Lawrence (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/member.php?u=60524), AutomotiveForums.com - 4/4/11
With the first race of the 2011 season off to a spectacular start, the season is expected to be a long road of dilemmas, triumph, and surprise. The field will next head to Kuala Lampur for the Malaysian Grand Prix. (http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/malaysia_846/)
Last year’s World Champion, Sebastian Vettel (http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/822/) of Red Bull Racing (http://www.redbullracing.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Red-Bull-Racing/001242807156063), won the Australian Grand Prix (http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/australia_844/circuit_diagram.html) in Melbourne, with a convincing 22.2 second lead over McLaren (http://mclaren.com/formula1)’s 2008 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton. (http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/828/)
The biggest surprise of the race was Renault’s Vitaly Petrov (http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/864/) earning his first podium finish in a Formula 1 setting. Conversely, Sauber (http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/teams/7/) was disqualified after the race when Federation Internationale de l' Automobile (http://www.fia.com/en-GB/Pages/HomePage.aspx) (FIA) Scrutineers noticed their rear wing was in violation of a rule which states that “no part of [this] section in contact with the external air stream may have a local concave radius of curvature smaller than 100mm.”
With the Malaysian Grand Prix up next, fans will likely see a test of technology as teams try to catch the pace of the seemingly unstoppable Red Bull team, who won last year’s constructors championship.
Likewise, it will be an all-out battle of the drivers as this year’s rookies try to show they are a force to contend with.
Stay tuned for coverage of the Malaysian Gran Prix practice and race, less than one week away, right here on AutomotiveForums.com.
With the first race of the 2011 season off to a spectacular start, the season is expected to be a long road of dilemmas, triumph, and surprise. The field will next head to Kuala Lampur for the Malaysian Grand Prix. (http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/malaysia_846/)
Last year’s World Champion, Sebastian Vettel (http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/822/) of Red Bull Racing (http://www.redbullracing.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Red-Bull-Racing/001242807156063), won the Australian Grand Prix (http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/australia_844/circuit_diagram.html) in Melbourne, with a convincing 22.2 second lead over McLaren (http://mclaren.com/formula1)’s 2008 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton. (http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/828/)
The biggest surprise of the race was Renault’s Vitaly Petrov (http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/864/) earning his first podium finish in a Formula 1 setting. Conversely, Sauber (http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/teams/7/) was disqualified after the race when Federation Internationale de l' Automobile (http://www.fia.com/en-GB/Pages/HomePage.aspx) (FIA) Scrutineers noticed their rear wing was in violation of a rule which states that “no part of [this] section in contact with the external air stream may have a local concave radius of curvature smaller than 100mm.”
With the Malaysian Grand Prix up next, fans will likely see a test of technology as teams try to catch the pace of the seemingly unstoppable Red Bull team, who won last year’s constructors championship.
Likewise, it will be an all-out battle of the drivers as this year’s rookies try to show they are a force to contend with.
Stay tuned for coverage of the Malaysian Gran Prix practice and race, less than one week away, right here on AutomotiveForums.com.
lemorris
04-26-2011, 08:56 AM
Kinda hopin they don't dominate anymore. I recently did some artwork for Rifat Sungkar he races for another brand so he's pretty much my favorite...if he's in this series I mean :) I get confused.
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