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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.
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Formula 1

Vettel Takes Third Consecutive China Pole

By David Bean
April 16, 2011
4 Mins read

Sebastian Vettel secured his third pole position in three races today in China with a lap time that was nearly seven tenths…

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Formula 1

Chinese Grand Prix 2011: Free Practice 3 Times

By David Bean
April 16, 2011
1 Mins read
  Chinese Grand Prix 2011: Free Practice 3 Pos No Driver Team Time Laps 1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:34.968 13…
Formula 1

McLaren Struggle to find Optimal Set-up in China

By David Bean
April 15, 2011
2 Mins read
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh described Friday practice in China as ‘productive’, but added that the afternoon session was ‘frustrating’ despite Lewis…
Formula 1

Heidfeld Has Incident-Packed Friday for Renault

By David Bean
April 15, 2011
1 Mins read
Nick Heidfeld had an eventful Friday in China, going off the track in both the morning and afternoon practice sessions, but recovered…
Formula 1

Pirelli 'Encouraged' by Friday Running in China

By David Bean
April 15, 2011
1 Mins read
After looking at the data collected by the teams over the two 90 minute practice sessions in China today, Pirelli are predicting…
Formula 1

Force India Hit by Fuel Pressure Problem in China

By David Bean
April 15, 2011
2 Mins read
Paul di Resta had to sit out Free Practice 2 in China after a fuel pressure problem in his VJM04 this afternoon,…
Formula 1

Williams Cover Good Mileage in Friday Practice

By David Bean
April 15, 2011
1 Mins read
The two Williams drivers today completed over 50 each as they prepare for the weekend which, the team hope, should see their…
Formula 1

Mercedes Duo Have Promising Friday in China

By David Bean
April 15, 2011
1 Mins read
The two Mercedes drivers feel that their team have made a step forward since last weekend’s Malaysia Grand Prix after setting the…
Formula 1

Sauber With Good Friday Reliability in China

By David Bean
April 15, 2011
2 Mins read
Sauber had a trouble-free day of Friday practice in China with both Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez completing 50 laps or more. Kobayashi…
Formula 1

Mixed Friday for Red Bull Drivers but Vettel Dominance Continues

By David Bean
April 15, 2011
1 Mins read
Sebastian Vettel continued is dominant start to the season by topping the timesheets in both Friday practice sessions today in China, whilst…
Formula 1

Team Lotus 'a little disappointed' with overall Friday pace in China

By David Bean
April 15, 2011
2 Mins read
Team Lotus chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne said that today in China was the best Friday practice of the season so far,…
Formula 1

Toro Rosso Trio Happy With Car in Friday Practice

By David Bean
April 15, 2011
2 Mins read
All three drivers in the Toro Rosso today in practice for the Chinese Grand Prix were pleased with the balance and behaviour…
Formula 1

Chinese Grand Prix 2011: Friday Practice Times

By David Bean
April 15, 2011
1 Mins read
Chinese Grand Prix 2011: Free Practice 2 Pos No Driver Team Time Laps 1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:37.688 34 Report…
Formula 1

Williams Drivers Confident of Improvement in China

By David Bean
April 15, 2011
3 Mins read
Williams have had a pretty disastrous start to their 2011 campaign. After some bullish comments about a car design that pushed boundaries…
Formula 1

Casio Launch New F1 Application On Facebook

By David Bean
April 13, 2011
1 Mins read
Red Bull sponsor Casio has today launched a new online application allowing users to predict race times from each Grand Prix, with…
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Chinese Grand Prix 2011: Preview

By David Bean
April 13, 2011
4 Mins read
A cynic might argue that writing a typical race preview of over 800 words for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix is a…
Formula 1

Pirelli Hoping For Another 'Thrilling' Race In China

By David Bean
April 12, 2011
1 Mins read
The Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend provided spectators with 59 pit stops as drivers sought to fight the high degradation on the Pirelli rubber,…
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