Anatomy of a 2011 F1 Steering Wheel
Over the years, not only do we see changes happening in the engine bay and on the bodywork of the F1 car. There’s also changes that we can see on the steering wheel as well to reflect on the respective new components that is added onto the car. One of the new changes to the Steering wheel compared the previous season is the addition of the KERS and the DRS both of which would play a big part in helping the cars win races.
Each of these steering wheels weighs in at 1.3kg, it cost an estimated RM125,000 a piece. A typical Malaysia driver driving a Proton Wira installs a sports steering that only cost RM125 a piece and this usually comes with a Boss Kit! The interesting thing about all these steering wheels is, each one is designed specifically for each driver, with the buttons and dials positioning custom made to each driver. So even though Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso drives the same car, the steering wheels for both drivers are different. (more…)
WIN Limited Edition Autographed Caps by Nico Rosberg at mikeyip.com
He’s the teammate to the famous Michael Schumacher driving for team Mercedes GP Petronas F1 team, the son of the 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg, he’s also the man I get to meet and have a chat with some time back. In conjunction with the Malaysia GP, mikeyip.com is proud to do this little contest for readers of this blog to win a little something from Nico Rosberg.
You might not get a chance to meet him or have a chat with him but now, you can own a cap that was signed by him. All you have to do is… (more…)
Formula 1 2010 Season is just days away!
F1 fans rejoice! The Formula 1 2010 season is just days away with the first race at Bahrain. Even before the start of the season, there has been a lot of controversial news happening in the paddock as the teams gets ready to race around in circles to the cheers of their multitude of fans.
Malaysia is sending in it’s very own F1 car in the form of Team 1Malaysia or better known across the F1 world as Lotus F1 Racing Team. It’s going to be an exciting time to see how the ‘Malaysian’ team will fare against all the other teams on the grid. Especially it’s friendly rivalry with Virgin Racing as both the bosses are owners of Air Asia and Virgin Airline respectively. The funny thing about Malaysia’s racing team is that Petronas snubs Malaysia’s own team to partner with Mercedes. It does show how confident Petronas is towards our own Team 1Malaysia. (more…)
Meeting Nico Rosberg prior to the Singapore GP 2009
It was an interview session that is different from the usual boring interviews. Nico Rosberg was quite relax and was enjoying himself throughout the interview session. Imagine this, we started off the interview in 1 location and end up in 2 other location.
Aside from that, got a signed baseball cap from him as well before we part ways and he head off to another event. (more…)