2010 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX

The Grand Carrera Calibre 17 Pink Gold Chronograph

The Grand Carrera Calibre 17 Pink Gold Chronograph, inspired by the GT cars, gathers all the important trumps needed in order to create a high-performance glamorous accessory meant to offer resistance for all those that buy it.

The company offers to all the watch lovers an impressive collection inspired by automobiles. Power, a sporty but luxurious design and a touch of trust given by it’s masculine look, promote the Grand Carrera 17 Pink Gold Chronograph as being the perfect choice.

The elegant aspect given by the pink gold used in creating this wonderful timepiece confers a visible masculinity that should be nothing but appreciated. The fine taste that defined the company’s activity over the years, completed by the launch of the Grand Carrera line, proves once again that theTAG Heuer company has managed to reaffirm the basic principle followed throughout their existence:progress.

The Grand Carrera Calibre 17 Pink Gold Chronograph is a precious piece of jewelry and, in order to underline it’s beauty, TAG Heuer has decided to create it in a limited edition of 1000 pieces. As the elegant dial comes in two different colors: silver and brown, the number of timepieces created is equal, 500 for each choice, all being engraved with an individual number. Both versions possess dials decorated with a Cotes-de-Geneve-pattern.

Besides the normal functions like: hours, minutes, seconds or date, the Grand Carrera Calibre 17 Pink Gold Chronograph has been added some special details: a chronograph with double rotating system and a tachometer scale. The double rotating systems consist of chronograph minutes positioned at 9 o’clock and small seconds at 3 o’clock.

The Grand Carrera Calibre 17 Pink Gold Chronograph embodies various other qualities that make this wonderful watch unique. With a bezel made of rose gold, chronograph pushbuttons in massive rose gold, hand-applied curved faceted indexes with double finishing in rose gold and an alligator strap, the Grand Carrera Calibre 17 Pink Gold Chronograph becomes the perfect choice for all men that live their lives on the move.

2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX

Vettel dahului dari awal, Rosberg penuhi impian penyokong tuan rumah

SEBASTIAN Vettel mendahului dari mula sehingga ke akhir sebelum tampil gah mengungguli Grand Prix Malaysia Petronas, semalam untuk mencatat kemenangan satu dua bagi Red Bull bersama rakan sepasukan, Mark Webber.

Nico Rosberg menceriakan hampir 100,000 penonton di Litar Antarabangsa Sepang (SIC) selepas tercicir lebih 13 saat untuk menamatkan perlumbaan Formula Satu (F1) di tempat ketiga dan meraih podium pertama pasukan Mercedes GP Petronas.

Apapun, impian ribuan peminat melihat juara dunia tujuh kali, Michael Schumacher meraih podium pertama selepas kembali dari persaraan tidak kesampaian apabila dia terkeluar di pusingan ke-11 akibat kegagalan suspensi belakang.

Dengan perlumbaan berlangsung dalam cuaca panas berbeza keadaan hujan lebat sewaktu sesi kelayakan, Vettel cemerlang apabila mendahului sejak selekoh pertama sebelum menyudahkan 56 pusingan yang mencabar itu dengan merakamkan satu jam 33 minit 48.412 saat.

Kejayaan Vettel dan Webber menamatkan episod malang pasukan itu selepas gagal meraih kejuaraan walaupun pasukan itu menguasai petak depan dalam dua saingan lalu di GP Bahrain dan Australia.

Ia keputusan yang hebat untuk kami selepas gagal menyudahkan perlumbaan sebelum ini di kedudukan yang sepatutnya. Saya juga menghargai Webber yang memberikan laluan untuk saya.

Kejayaan ini juga bakal menyaksikan saingan semakin hangat menjelang saingan di China namun kami berharap dapat mengekalkan keputusan tahun lalu, kata Vettel, pemandu Jerman yang muncul juara di Grand Prix Shanghai 2009.

Webber yang kehilangan masa ketika menukar tayar di hentian pit berkata: Apa yang penting adalah meraih kedudukan terbaik untuk kami dan pasukan.

Pasukan Lotus Racing, masih belum lagi berjaya mengatasi masalah hidraulik apabila Jarno Truli mengisi tempat tercorot, ke-17 manakala Heikki Kovalainen, sekadar menamatkan saingan apabila kedudukannya yang tertinggal 10 pusingan tidak dikira.

Naib juara di Australia minggu lalu, Robert Kubica yang memandu Renault mengisi tempat keempat diikuti pelumba Jerman, Andrian Sutil dari Pasukan Force India.

Lewis Hamilton yang bermula dari petak ke-19 cemerlang mengisi tempat keenam diikuti Felipe Massa dari Ferrari, juara Australia Jenson Button dan kesembilan Jaime Alguersuari (Str-Ferrari) dan satu mata terakhir perlumbaan milik Nico Hulkenburg (William).

2010 FORMULA 1 QANTAS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

2010 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

Alonso leads Ferrari 1-2

Fernando Alonso has returned to winning ways by clinching victory in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. The Champion of 2005 and 2006 led home the first Ferrari 1-2 since France 2008 as Lewis Hamilton managed third for McLaren after pole man Sebastian Vettel, who led for much of the race, suffered technical problems in his Red Bull-Renault.

With a ban on mid-race refuelling, four World Champions in the field, five rookies drivers and three new teams, there were plenty of reasons why the 2010 Formula 1 season has been predicted as one of the best ever. With Sebastian Vettel having surprised Ferrari by clinching pole courtesy of a stunning lap on Saturday, more baking conditions graced the Sakhir track for race day.

It was a clean start for all in the 24-car field as the Hispania drivers elected to start from the pit lane. Trouble started at Turn 2, however, as a smoke screen from Mark Webber's Red Bull - most likely caused by an overfill of fuel - blinded several drivers behind. Robert Kubica and Adrian Sutil came off worst as the Renault and Force India touched wheels and spun in harmony, with the former then facing the wrong way in the middle of the race track but being avoided by all other competitors.

At the sharp end, Alonso passed team-mate Massa for second behind Vettel as Nico Rosberg's Mercedes stole fourth position from the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton, which later retook the spot as the majority of runners elected to stop only once. As Kubica staged a dramatic comeback to 11th, missing the points by just one place, most of the early race dramas were provided by those running in either the mid-field or towards the tail end of the race.

Karun Chandhok was the first retirement of the season after crashing his Hispania on Lap 2 in what had been planned as an extended test session. Team-mate Bruno Senna ended a strong effort in the other car 15 laps later due to an expected Cosworth engine failure at Turn 1. It was a day of mixed results for the new teams; Virgin Racing also saw both cars retire as Lucas di Grassi pulled off the race track just moments after fellow rookie Nico Hülkenberg experienced a lurid spin in the Williams, flying across the infield and narrowly missing the Toro Rosso of Sébastien Buemi.

Timo Glock retired the second Virgin car due to gearbox problems and it was an equally disappointing day for Sauber, which became the third and final team to lose both cars due to technical related problems for both de la Rosa and Kobayashi. There were other stoppages for Petrov's Renault plus Buemi and the Lotus of Trulli at the end of a reliable race for debutants Lotus.

Having controlled the pace and a strong charge by Alonso, which featured the Spaniard challenging the Red Bull halfway through the race, Vettel later enjoyed a lead of approximately two and a half seconds before his Renault engine began to lose power. With the unit running on seven cylinders and with a huge top speed disadvantage as a result, the German was an easy target for Alonso as the Oviedo man sliced through for the lead on the inside of the final corner.

Despite struggling for rear-end grip at some corners, Felipe Massa also easily passed the Red Bull for second place at Turn 1 as Alonso continued to extend his lead before the end of the race, setting the fastest lap in the process. Lewis Hamilton was the last man to ovetake Vettel at Turn 1, with the Red Bull eventually fending off Nico Rosberg before pulling off at the same part of track on the slowing down lap.

There were solid performances from the returning Michael Schumacher and reigning title holder Jenson Button in sixth and seventh although both cars were being rapidly caught by Mark Webber's Red Bull in the final stages, with only turbulent air in the wake of the cars preventing overtaking. Vitantonio Liuzzi and Rubens Barrichello were the first two men to benefit from the new scoring system and notched up respective scores of two points and one for Force India and Williams.