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David Bean

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David is an occasional contributer to the site on matters related to Formula 1. You can follow him on twitter at @Dr_Bean.
Articles
Formula 1

Sauber bringing aero upgrades to Barcelona

By David Bean
May 1, 2010
3 Mins read

It will be upgrades galore as the F1 circus lands in Barcelona next weekend, and Sauber are arguably the most in need…

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Formula 1

Chinese Grand Prix 2010: A view from the grandstands

By David Bean
April 29, 2010
7 Mins read
It is 5727 miles from London to Shanghai, and an 11 hour flight from Heathrow. By anyone's reckoning, that is a long…
Formula 1

Mercedes Tailor Barcelona Upgrades To Salvage Schumacher's Season

By David Bean
April 27, 2010
2 Mins read
Mercedes are working hard to prepare a car for the next grand prix in Barcelona which will suit Michael Schumacher's driving style,…
Formula 1

Bridgestone expecting 'severe' tyre wear in Shanghai

By David Bean
April 13, 2010
1 Mins read
Bridgestone are expecting Shanghai, venue of the next grand prix of 2010, to provide a tough test for their tyre compounds. The…
Formula 1

Williams want improvement on Malaysia point in China

By David Bean
April 11, 2010
2 Mins read
Williams are targeting big points finishes in Shanghai next weekend after disappointingly collecting only one point in Malaysia. Technical Director Sam Michael…
Formula 1

Sauber hoping to see improvements in China

By David Bean
April 10, 2010
2 Mins read
Sauber, who are yet to score a world championship point in their new incarnation, hope to put the problems of the opening…
Formula 1

Durango apply for 2011 entry into F1

By David Bean
April 9, 2010
1 Mins read
Durango, the Italian-based racing team who are currently competing in GP2, have been officially acknowledged by the FIA as a candidate for…
Formula 1

Sauber make changes to technical department after end of BMW era

By David Bean
April 9, 2010
2 Mins read
Peter Sauber has been talking about his return to Formula 1 after buying his old team back from BMW over the winter,…
Formula 1

Sam Michael disappointed with Williams' single point in Malaysia

By David Bean
April 7, 2010
1 Mins read
Sam Michael, the Williams technical director, is targeting big improvements in Shanghai after a disappointing weekend in Malaysia, which culminated in just…
Formula 1

Force India's Spa performance highlight of 2009 for F1 fans

By David Bean
April 7, 2010
1 Mins read
Force India’s surprise performance in last year’s Belgian Grand Prix has been voted 2009 ‘LG Moment of the Year’ by more than…
Formula 1

Malaysian Grand Prix 2010: Race Report

By David Bean
April 4, 2010
3 Mins read
The reliability of the two Red Bulls finally matched their performance in Malaysia as Sebastian Vettel led a 1-2 finish for the…
Formula 1

Toro Rosso claim their first points of the season in Malaysia

By David Bean
April 4, 2010
2 Mins read
Jaime Alguersuari scored his first F1 points and his Toro Rosso teammate Sebastien Buemi just missed out on a top ten finish…
Formula 1

Lotus have difficult day in Malaysia but both cars reach checkered flag

By David Bean
April 4, 2010
2 Mins read
After a great qualifying session yesterday, Lotus Racing were brought back down to earth slightly today after a disappointing race. Jarno Trulli…
Formula 1

Red Bull achieve 'faultless' 1-2 finish in Malaysia

By David Bean
April 4, 2010
4 Mins read
Sebastian Vettel scored Red Bull’s first race win of 2010 in Malaysia today, while teammate Mark Webber, who qualified on pole, had…
Formula 1

Sutil scores first points of the season for Force India in Malaysia

By David Bean
April 4, 2010
2 Mins read
Force India continued their points-scoring run in Malaysia as Adrian Sutil picked up ten points for his fifth place finish. Sutil’s teammate…
Formula 1

Bridgestone pleased with dry tyre performance around Sepang

By David Bean
April 4, 2010
2 Mins read
Bridgestone noted that there were a good mix of tyre strategies used up and down the grid in today’s Malaysian Grand Prix,…
Formula 1

Williams disappointed after collecting only one point in Sepang

By David Bean
April 4, 2010
1 Mins read
Nico Hulkenberg scored his first F1 point as he brought his Williams home in tenth place after a surprisingly dry Malaysian Grand…
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