Kubica Set to Stay at Renault
Kubica sorts out his future, whilst Button gears up for the new season.
Welcome to F1 Minute, today is the 4th January 2010.
After a worrying period towards the end of 2009, Robert Kubica’s manager has said it’s looking likely the former BMW driver will stand by his commitment to Renault. The pair had been a bit concerned after Renault had serious investment from Genii Capital, and Kubica had some questions to ask, but his manager Daniele Morelli said: “We are going in the right direction. There were no doubts, really, but it was very important we understood who were in the key roles in the team… it is fundamental you have that for the updates to the car.”
Elsewhere, the moment 2009 became 2010, McLaren unveiled Jenson Button as their new driver, with him posing for photos and video beside the car and in the team gear. Jenson is super happy and ready to get to work – he laments there is no testing until February.
That’ll do for now, please join me tomorrow for another F1 Minute.
Pat W on Thu, 7th Jan 2010 01:23
There’s been feedback on SPC and on the F1M blog section, I thought it was worth leaving something here and I couldn’t let the first video go uncommented!
I like the quoted comments also appearing in text on screen, I’m a ‘visual learner’ so it really helps it sink in for me.
Perhaps the bit I like best is how the whizzy dotty things fly toward you at the beginning and away from you at the end, like you are entering and leaving. Little things… :-)
Looking forward to these continuing. Are there plans to make a widgety thing to embed on blog sidebars, as I do currently with the audio? I only know how to embed individual videos rather than have it update and I think it’d be pretty cool if it can work that way (I also know this is asking a lot).
Mr. C on Thu, 7th Jan 2010 05:24
appreciate the thoughts and compliments pat.
you can right click on the youtube video in the sidebar and select “copy embed code”, and that should always play the latest show. we’ll figure out a better solution asap though.
Alex Andronov on Thu, 7th Jan 2010 07:16
Really liked this video format, excellent work you two!
Pat W on Thu, 7th Jan 2010 19:45
Oh didn’t know that, will try it!