with the return of the PonyCars, maybe the Trans/Am can make a comeback and we could get more roadcourse action
Posted on 08/05/2009 7:57:45 PM PDT by Chode
Interesting interview with a 41 year old, in his 2nd language, lasting 7 minutes.
Imagery:
BBC
Christmas Tree
Mercedes Benz logo
Schumacher himself
Schumacher+Brawn+Mercedes Benz is difficult to bet against.
I don’t understand why Formula 1 is not bigger, in the US. (contrasted to the round and rounds)
with the return of the PonyCars, maybe the Trans/Am can make a comeback and we could get more roadcourse action
latest F1 gossip...
Lotus chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne tells Autosport the team's 2010 challenger is on schedule to be ready for the third winter test in Jerez on 17 February.
Full story: autosport.com
F1 teams are close to agreeing to a ban on double diffusers from 2011, according to Autosport.
Full story: autosport.com
Flavio Briatore may be celebrating a decision by the French courts to lift his lifetime ban from motor sport for his role in "Crashgate", but the man, Max Mosley, who was instrumental in imposing that sanction says there is still no possibility of the Italian working in Formula 1 again.
Full story: The Times
Former Renault team head Flavio Briatore has said it is very likely he will take legal action against Nelson Piquet after having his life ban from Formula One overturned.
Full story: The Guardian and the Daily Express
Max Mosley says Flavio Briatore's threat to pursue legal action against the Piquet family is "all talk", adding that he believes the lifetime ban meted out to him by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council for alleged race-fixing will eventually stand.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the Formula 1 community should not pre-judge the new teams joining the grid in 2010.
Full story: crash.net
Michael Schumacher's talent and ability will not have been faded by time, according to Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn.
Full story: autosport.com
Romain Grosjean is on Renault's list of possible drivers, new team principal Eric Boullier told Radio Monte Carlo, albeit with the least chance of being signed up.
Full story: gpupdate.net
Donington Park's owning family has said it is committed to reopening the racetrack as soon as possible following the collapse of its Formula 1 bid and the lease-holding company.
Full story: autosport.com
He is no longer affiliated with F1 in any way.
Jean Todt is now the head if the FIA - it's his words that have weight and meaning behind them.
Max should don his NAZI garb and get flogged. Again.
Just my humble opinion, mind you...
Absolutely...
OMG I though we had heard the last of this guy! I guess the only way to rid the sport of him is to dump Ecclestone as well. Just wishing ...[sigh]
First I said to myself, "Waht planet does this guy live on?" Then I realized, he does live on a different planet:
From the article: "Lotus' chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne confirmed to AUTOSPORT that the move was being made, and it was one he supported."
It makes totral sense that Gascoyne supports this. The Lotus will likely carry on the strides made at Force India of making a very slippery car that is very fast in a straight line.
fuk that Nazi/Commie, now and forever... Briatore on another planet? the dude IS a small planet.
as to all the diffusers, i sometimes really do miss the 60's era cars without all the bits and the sponsors adds and such.
How Formula 1 race strategy will be different in 2010 Bernie Ecclestone's latest controversial comments about introducing shortcuts to Formula 1 to improve overtaking has focused attention on the latest rule changes to be introduced into the sport.
Ecclestone's idea, dismissed by former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine on 5 Live on Thursday evening as "horrible", is the latest in a series of proposals by him rooted in his belief that the decision to ban refuelling in 2010 will have a detrimental effect on the racing.
But that will not necessarily be the case - grands prix will look different but strategy, and the use of it, will still play a crucial role.
With just two weeks before winter testing starts in Spain on 1 February, and teams hurriedly putting the finishing touches to their new cars, we take a look at the key factors that will shape the races this season.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8461293.stm
Briatore verdict leaves FIA in a pickle
The decision by a French court to overturn the bans imposed on former Renault bosses Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds for fixing the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix leaves Formula 1 in a state of limbo.
The judgement effectively means that, for the time being at least, F1's governing body, the FIA, cannot hand down any punishments to members of F1 teams if they are found guilty of any wrongdoing.
The FIA has characterised the decision as "procedural not substantive", but I'm not so sure it's as simple as that.
What we're talking about here is that, following a scandal that the Times newspaper described as "the worst case of cheating in the history of sport", there has effectively been no punishment handed down by the governing body in question.
Judging from the FIA's statement on Tuesday - which talked about ensuring "no persons who would engage, or who have engaged, in such dangerous activities or acts of intentional cheating will be allowed to participate in F1 in the future" - new president Jean Todt does not intend to let that situation stand.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2010/01/briatore_verdict_leaves_f1_in.html
Eddie Irvine criticises Bernie Ecclestone shortcut plan Former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine has dismissed Bernie Ecclestone's proposal that shortcuts should be introduced to Formula 1 circuits.
It is the latest in a series of radical ideas put forward by F1's ring master in an attempt to improve racing.
But Irvine told BBC Radio 5 live: "It doesn't make sense. It's not even a gimmick really, it's horrible.
"The whole point about Formula 1 is that it's difficult to overtake, it's something special."
Ecclestone's proposals are believed to be motivated by a belief that this year's ban on refuelling will have a detrimental effect on racing by reducing the ability of drivers to change position.
Overtaking is notoriously difficult in F1 and drivers and teams have often used pit stops and strategy to try to pass rivals who are holding them up.
But leading engineers say there is no reason to believe the racing will be worse in 2010 just because refuelling is no longer allowed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8461349.stm
Ecclestone is nuts.
with hose nozzles having problems connecting or getting stuck/ripped off and the resultant chance of fire, i guess i can live with that because again the car will get lighter and faster through out the race as for chicanes, i hate the damn things. we had them here going up the hill a few years and it ruined the flow and rhythm of the track so they took them out
then... some third rate driver in used/borrowed third rate equipment gets himself killed and they blame it on the track and put the bus stop in.
stooopid.
It's funny, the people who play the RACE xx series. Most of them run races of 6 to 12 laps, never worrying about fuel, tire or pit strategy. They just race flat out until the end or they run out of gas. On my server (SLASH ACME RACING) I always run races calculated to be at least a little over a full tank. There, you have to figure if you want to pit for tires and gas, or just gas (for some reason, the tire change takes much longer than refueling). Most people leave when they see how long the race is, LOL!
coool... i'm thinking about building a semi-sit in for my office with a high aspect ratio monitor and a wheel&peddles setup. if i'm gonna do it, i want to do it right.
who knew Hitler was such an F1 fanatic...???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO8TLBn7z1k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrryjwhnRoQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWAGTM3bn7w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTfMFgD4ntI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrq4TDYpRSE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuTxLQIVHFQ&feature=related
true... but i love the Hitler clips, some of them are real genius
Ferrari vow to return to top as they unveil new F1 car
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New USF1 signing Jose Maria Lopez concedes if he hadn't made it into Formula One this year it probably would never have happened.
On Tuesday, newcomers USF1 confirmed that Lopez would be racing for them this season, finally handing the 26-year-old his big break into F1.
However, there was a time when the former Renault test driver believed his dream of lining up on a F1 grid were all but over.
"Three years ago when I returned from Europe I couldn't imagine getting this opportunity again. I know how difficult it is to get into F1," he told Reuters.
"Thank God the results and many other things came together. There are five new teams in F1 with more seats available. After a fantastic 2009 for me, which is very hard for anyone to repeat, if it wasn't (going to happen) this year it was going to be very difficult."
The Argentine, though, admits he has no idea how USF1 will perform in their Cosworth-powered car but, like the other three new teams, is intent on being the best of the newcomers.
"It's difficult to set objectives because there are many new things, new driver, new team starting from zero. We must be patient and have confidence in the people working. Today, the objective is to be ahead of the new teams," he said.
"The car should be ready between the 20th and 25th of February and then we're going to test drive it in Alabama.
"I'm going to enjoy it a lot but at the same time I'll be concentrated and at 100 percent of my abilities to be able to do things well."
Lopez will be the 24th Argentine to race in Formula One, sustaining a heritage that began sixty years ago with Juan Manuel Fangio and Froilan "Pepe" Gonzalez, there should be that many US drivers
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