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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

Hydraulic problems ruin opening race for BMW Sauber

By David Bean
March 15, 2010
2 Mins read

BMW Sauber were very disappointed after their relatively poor weekend in Bahrain ended with both drivers retiring from the race with hydraulic…

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Formula 1

Toro Rosso miss out on points in Bahrain

By David Bean
March 15, 2010
2 Mins read
Jaime Alguersuari finished thirteenth for Toro Rosso in the Bahrain Grand Prix, while teammate Sebastien Buemi stopped out on track with three…
Formula 1

Lotus Racing ecstatic after successful opening race

By David Bean
March 15, 2010
3 Mins read
Lotus Racing had ‘a dream start’ to their latest F1 adventure after six months of preparation led to ‘as successful a conclusion…
Formula 1

Force India 'delighted' with Liuzzi's points finish

By David Bean
March 15, 2010
2 Mins read
Force India are ‘delighted’ to have points on the board after the opening race in Bahrain but after an accident for Adrian…
Formula 1

Red Bull Disappointment After Spark Plug Failure Costs Vettel Victory

By David Bean
March 15, 2010
3 Mins read
Sebastian Vettel had a good opportunity to win the opening race of the season in Bahrain, but was let down by a…
Formula 1

Pointless Weekend For Renault Shows Potential

By David Bean
March 14, 2010
3 Mins read
Renault had a tough opening weekend to the opening season, and leave Bahrain without points, despite a reasonable qualifying session on Saturday….
Formula 1

Bridgestone Happy With Both Compounds After Bahrain GP

By David Bean
March 14, 2010
1 Mins read
Bridgestone remain positive about their tyre range this season as Fernando Alonso led a Ferrari 1-2 in the Bahrain Grand Prix this…
Formula 1

Williams have 'modest' start to 2010 season in Bahrain

By David Bean
March 14, 2010
1 Mins read
The Williams team scored their first point of 2010 in Bahrain thanks to a tenth place finish from Rubens Barrichello. The Brazilian’s…
Formula 1

Bahrain Grand Prix 2010: Race Report

By David Bean
March 14, 2010
6 Mins read
Fernando Alonso described it as “a special day” after he won his first race with Ferrari, describing his new employers as “the…
Formula 1

Ferrari On Pace But Narrowly Miss Out

By David Bean
March 14, 2010
3 Mins read
After a disappointing 2009, Ferrari showed hints of a return to form in 2010, with both cars qualifying in the top three…
Formula 1

Renault hoping to build on good grid positions in race tomorrow

By David Bean
March 13, 2010
1 Mins read
Renault are hoping for a strong race tomorrow after Robert Kubica qualified ninth and rookie Vitaly Petrov managed seventeenth place in his…
Formula 1

Hamilton 'surprised' to qualify fourth for Bahrain GP

By David Bean
March 13, 2010
2 Mins read
Lewis Hamilton was pleasantly surprised to put his McLaren on the second row of the grid in qualifying today, as he doesn’t…
Formula 1

Toro Rosso claim Bahrain qualifying 'better than expected'

By David Bean
March 13, 2010
1 Mins read
Toro Rosso said that qualifying in Bahrain was “better than expected” despite only claiming 15th and 18th spots on the grid. Sebastian…
Formula 1

Vijay Mallya happy with Force India qualifying positions

By David Bean
March 13, 2010
2 Mins read
Dr. Vijay Mallya, team principal of Force India, has said that his team should be ‘very proud’ of their qualifying results in…
Formula 1

Williams disappointed with qualifying but still predict a strong race

By David Bean
March 13, 2010
2 Mins read
The Williams team will start 11th and 13th on the grid in Bahrain, a result just short of the teams ambitions of…
Formula 1

Lotus Racing hoping to complete race distance tomorrow

By David Bean
March 13, 2010
2 Mins read
Former Lotus drivers Emerson Fittipaldi, Mario Andretti, and Nigel Mansell watched on as Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen qualified 20th and 21st…
Formula 1

Bridgestone expect both tyres compounds to perform well in Bahrain GP

By David Bean
March 13, 2010
1 Mins read
Bridgestone are confident that the super soft tyre will be a good race tyre tomorrow, as well as being the tyre of…
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