Formula One News — October 2010

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Friday Photos

Korean GP - Friday Photos

Friday Press Conference

Korean GP - Friday Press Conference

Friday Team Quotes

Korean GP - Friday Team Quotes

Practice 2 Results

Korean GP - Practice 2 Results

Practice 1 Results

Korean GP - Practice 1 Results

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Thursday Press Conference

Korean GP - Thursday Press Conference

McLaren: Hangin' on the telephone

McLaren Mercedes has extended its title sponsorship partnership with Vodafone until the end of 2013.

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Maurice Hamilton joins Grandprix.com for weekly column

Today sees the first installment of a new column on Grandprix.com by celebrated F1 journalist Maurice Hamilton.

Williams scoops top PR award

Williams has claimed a top award in the annual PR Week Awards at the Grosvenor House hotel in London.

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Prost on Schumacher: tyres are an excuse

Four times world champion Alain Prost has told French sports newspaper L'Equipe that Michael Schumacher lacked the humility to set reasonable targets for his F1 return.

Hamilton fifth most powerful celebrity

The British publication Marketing Week has quoted research which places Lewis Hamilton in the top five most powerful UK celebrities.

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Teams gear up for Korea

Formula 1 teams have spent the last month running virtual simulation programmes ahead of the inaugural Korean Grand Prix at the Yeongam circuit this coming weekend.

Kubica quick on the loose too

Robert Kubica recovered from the disappointment of his early retirement in the Japanese Grand Prix by taking third place overall in last weekend's Rallye d'Antibes in the south of France.

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Chandhok tips Red Bull for Korea

Karun Chandhok, who has driven display laps of the Korean International Circuit in a Red Bull, thinks that the championship-leading team will have the edge in next Sunday's inaugural Korean Grand Prix.

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Russia finally inks F1 deal

Bernie Ecclestone has signed a seven-year deal for a Russian Grand Prix in Sochi between 2014-2020.

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Two day Grand Prix meetings won't happen

Although last weekend's Japanese Grand Prix went off successfully despite a truncated track schedule after Saturday was washed out, it is unlikely that two-day GP meetings will receive enough support to be seriously considered as an alternative to the current F1 race timetable.

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Webber and Button playing mind games?

As the world championship run-in comes down to the nitty-gritty with just three races left to run, it seems defending champion Jenson Button and series leader Mark Webber are indulging in some psychological warfare.

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Was Button McLaren's Suzuka sacrificial lamb?

On Sunday night at Suzuka, Red Bull's Christian Horner admitted he'd been a little bit suspicious of McLaren's Japanese GP approach.

Korea given FIA green light

The FIA has given the Korean Grand Prix approval to go ahead following a two day safety inspection.

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Sunday Photos

Japanese GP - Sunday Photos

Sunday Press Conference

Japanese GP - Sunday Press Conference