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Blog: Cirebox on Spa

Check out the latest comic creation from Cirebox as he sums up a dramatic weekend at Spa.

Check out the latest comic creation from Cirebox as he sums up a dramatic weekend at Spa.

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on September 6, 2010 at 12:16pm — 22 Comments

Blog: Rocking at the ring

The Hockenheimring is the latest stop for the Renault F1 Team Roadshow this weekend as part of the World Series by Renault. As usual, we’ve got Jérôme D’Ambrosio behind the wheel of the R29, performing some quick laps and donuts for the fans.Check out some of the photos and videos below…

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on September 5, 2010 at 5:09pm — 8 Comments

Beginner’s Guide to CFD

Here’s another highlight from our latest podcast – a fascinating look at the virtual world of Computational Fluid Dynamics at Enstone.What is the science behind CFD? CFD is used to model fluid flow in a computer programme. The flow around an F1 car is very complex so we use CFD to help us understand what the fl

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on September 2, 2010 at 11:51am — 11 Comments

Blog: FOFA visit Spa

Carol and Michael were the latest members of FOFA to have the chance to spend an hour or two in the paddock at Spa. Here’s the story of their day:Although it had been raining cats and dogs since Wednesday evening when we arrived at Spa, the rain had let up by 2pm on Thursday afternoon when RF1PP came to the paddock entra

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on September 1, 2010 at 2:02pm — 13 Comments

Blog: How to start an F1 car

Check out our latest podcast and relive all the drama from the Belgian Grand Prix. This week we hear from Robert after his podium, while Vitaly talks about his fight through the field to score points. There’s also a review of the weekend from Eric Boullier and a look ahead to the next race in Monza.The podcast competition quest

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 31, 2010 at 3:20pm — 20 Comments

Blog: Q&A with Robert

Robert, you finished on the podium at Spa – talk us through your race… It was a really incredible race, but also a difficult race because of the changeable conditions and it was very easy to make mistakes. I think we had all weather conditions in the race: completely dry at the start, then slicks on a wet track, and

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 31, 2010 at 11:18am — 11 Comments

Blog: What a race!

There was so much hype in the build up to the Belgian Grand Prix, and in the end the classic Spa circuit served up a cracking race. Before the start, Mark Webber said that the race would be all about survival, and so it proved with the changeable conditions generating plenty of drama. In fact, there was a bit of everything

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 29, 2010 at 5:50pm — 60 Comments

Blog: All eyes on the sky

It’s easy tell who is an F1 engineer in the paddock this morning – all you have to do is spot those who are constantly looking towards the sky. In fact, Spa’s microclimate seems to be the only topic of conversation this morning. Since we arrived at the track, the sky has been grey and overcast with the lowest temper

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 29, 2010 at 12:42pm — 46 Comments

Blog: Saturday in Spa

As has been the case since we arrived in Spa, the unpredictable Ardennes weather once again added some spice to the qualifying hour. And that certainly made for a dramatic start to proceedings – especially for Vitaly who spun on some standing water during his out-lap. It was a costly mistake, which put him out of qualy and left him ru

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 28, 2010 at 4:50pm — 25 Comments

Blog: A damp Friday at Spa

The weather today in Spa is just what you expect in the Ardennes. It was raining cats and dogs during the morning session, but by the afternoon the clouds started to clear and the rain eased off allowing some valuable dry track time.A primary goal today was to evaluate the f-duct, which we were running for the first time on both

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 28, 2010 at 1:53am — 68 Comments

Blog: Raincoats at the ready

After a four-week summer break, including two weeks of factory closure, I can’t think of a better venue than Spa to get the F1 season back on track. This place really is the ‘daddy’ of Grand Prix circuits and, with classic corners such as Eau Rouge and Pouhon, it’s a challenge that all the drivers relish. After the tight and tw

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 26, 2010 at 7:00pm — 31 Comments

Meeting the Renault F1 Team

Last Sunday, August 22nd, the eyes of the racingfans from Holland were focussed on Rotterdam, the place to be for the Bavaria City Racing event. The Renault F1 Team sent GP driver Vitaly Petrov and testdriver Jan Charouz. Both drivers madee some showlaps ending up with "burn outs". The ev

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Added by Michel Sterrenberg on August 26, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Blog: Robert’s Guide to Spa

Robert talks us around a lap of the classic Belgian circuit.Spa is one of the best, if not the best place for a driver. I think most of the drivers say that they enjoy driving there. I still prefer Suzuka, but Spa has a unique character. It’s a pretty amazing track and a lot of the corners are not actually corners at all

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 25, 2010 at 1:25pm — 22 Comments

Blog: The best of Rotterdam

What a fun weekend we had in Rotterdam. The streets of the Dutch city were packed with fans on Sunday as we took our F1 cars for a spin around the 4.3km track, which included the spectacular Willemsbrug Bridge. Both Vitaly Petrov and Jan Charouz got behind the wheel of the R29 and performed lots of burnouts and donuts so that th

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 23, 2010 at 1:35pm — 10 Comments

Blog: Good morning Rotterdam!

The residents of Rotterdam had a nice surprise this morning as we rocked up with our F1 car and did a couple of runs along one of the bridges in the centre of the city. What better way for the locals to wake up than to the sound of V8 power and the smell of burning rubber!In the car today was Jan Charouz, fresh from the traini

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 20, 2010 at 6:50pm — 27 Comments

Blog: What an adventure!

What a week we’ve had in the south of France. We’ve packed so much into the driver training camp and it really has been a blast. We’ve tried some great sports, eaten some amazing food, and had lots of laughs along the way. Sadly it’s all over for another year, but we’ve got so many memories that we will treasure from this week.It r

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 14, 2010 at 3:50pm — 12 Comments

Blog: Surfing in Hossegor

After tackling the Pyrenees on maintain bikes earlier this week, the RF1 driver training camp swapped the mountains for the beach today as Jérôme D’Ambrosio and Jan Charouz enjoyed their first taste of surfing.As guests of Quiksilver, we made the two hour trek west to Hossegor and met up with some young pro surfers from Quiksilver

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 12, 2010 at 3:05am — 13 Comments

Blog: Driver training camp

“So RF1PP, are you free during the second week of August?” That was the question that faced me several months back. Of course, I was always going to be free, what with F1 shutting down for the summer break and no races until the end of the month. Then came the second part of the question: “Would I fancy joining the Renault F1 dev

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 10, 2010 at 1:25am — 19 Comments

Blog: F1’s summer holiday

The relentless pace of a Formula 1 season can often feel like a bit like being on a treadmill. With nineteen races squeezed into just 35 weeks, it’s a hectic schedule for the engineers, mechanics and truckies who travel the globe every other weekend to put on the F1 show. But August brings a much needed rest for the cast of

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 6, 2010 at 2:55pm — 13 Comments

Blog: Cirebox on Budapest

We’ve more cartoons for you as our resident artist, Cirebox, takes a humorous look back at events in Budapest last week.Enjoy…

We’ve more cartoons for you as our resident artist

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Added by RF1 Paddock Pass on August 5, 2010 at 8:25pm — 40 Comments

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