F1 Season 2010
2010 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Calendar
01 2010 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) 12 - 14 Mar
02 2010 FORMULA 1 QANTAS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 26 - 28 Mar
03 2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 02 - 04 Apr
04 2010 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 16 - 18 Apr
05 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFÓNICA 2010 (Catalunya) 07 - 09 May
06 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2010 (Monte Carlo) 13 - 16 May
07 2010 FORMULA 1 TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul) 28 - 30 May
08 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2010 (Montreal) 11 - 13 Jun
09 2010 FORMULA 1 TELEFÓNICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia) 25 - 27 Jun
10 2010 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) 09 - 11 Jul
11 FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2010 (Hockenheim) 23 - 25 Jul
12 FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2010 (Budapest) 30 Jul - 01 Aug
13 2010 FORMULA 1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) 27 - 29 Aug
14 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 (Monza) 10 - 12 Sep
15 2010 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) 24 - 26 Sep
16 2010 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) 08 - 10 Oct
17 2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Yeongam) * 22 - 24 Oct
18 FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2010 (Sao Paulo) 05 - 07 Nov
19 2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina Circuit) 12 - 14 Nov
* Subject to circuit approval
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Discuss the new season here
Major Changes:
New points system
25,18,15,10,8,6,5,4,3,2,1 is the new system
No Refueling
After some consideration and reconsideration the formula 1 teams got their wish and refueling is now banned for the season. As well as saving the teams money the tactical game has now changed. Cars will now be heavier from the start which will put much more strain on the tyres for the first 3rd of the race. Drivers will also have to battle between going all out and making sure they have enough fuel to get to the end.
Dramatic engine cut offs in the last couple of laps happened all the time back when there was no refueling previously. Although the new technologies, readouts and modern communication systems should mean that drivers are much more aware of their situation than the drivers were then.
KERS
Despite the FIA going a long way to make the KERS system more appealing by increasing the minimum weight and saying you can only use it at lower speeds, the teams have all agreed not to use it this year.
Tyre warmers banned
Teams cannot give their cars tyres that are already on their way up to temperature. This will make out laps after pit stops and qualy sessions all the more treacherous.
New Teams
There are 3 new teams to make the grid the biggest it has been in ages.
Virgin Racing, Hispania racing and the return of the giant Lotus make up this years grid.