[F1] F1 nieuwtjes topic deel 50(!)

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Op donderdag 16 juli 2009 22:13 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:
Mjah ... bullshit ...

Zoals je tijdens de race zag was hij -na uitstappen- al emotioneel afscheid aan het nemen. Hij doet alsof hij dit niet wist of voelde aankomen.

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Op vrijdag 17 juli 2009 10:09 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:

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Misschien zag hij het wel aankomen, maar dat wil nog niet zeggen dat het rechtvaardig is. Dat ligt aan zijn contract (en of er een prestatieclausule in staat zoals Piquet schijnt te hebben).

Van Piquet gaat ook het gerucht dat het zijn laatste race is geweest en vervangen gaat worden door Grosjean. Maar dat is nog niet officieel bevestigd.

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Op vrijdag 17 juli 2009 11:01 schreef Ared het volgende:
tsja, met dat procederen toont 'ie wel weer eens dat het een huilebalkje is. Als een beetje sportman met zelfkennis weet je dat het terecht is dat je er uit geflikkerd wordt. Als dat niet mag volgens het contract ga je met het team onderhandelen over een oprotpremie. Als je in je recht staat valt daar waarschijnlijk goed over te praten. Ik zou in ieder geval proberen om zo'n dispuut uit de media te houden, uiteindelijk beschadig je alleen maar je eigen reputatie en die van het team. Maar nee, de hele wereld moet weer horen dat Bourdais zielig is en onrechtvaardig behandeld wordt. Boehoe.

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Vatanen criticises Mosley for recommending Todt
^{Racing series F1
Date 2009-07-17}

By Motorsport.com/GMM

Ari Vatanen has criticised outgoing FIA president Max Mosley for recommending Jean Todt to succeed him.

In a letter to FIA member clubs earlier this week, Briton Mosley lauded the former Ferrari boss as "the outstanding motor sport manager of his generation" and the "ideal person" to be elected in October.

On the other side of the presidential battle is 1981 world rally champion and former European parliamentarian Vatanen.

"It is wrong that Max wants to impose the new leader," the Finn, 57, is quoted as saying by Spain's Diario AS newspaper.

"The FIA is not a kingdom but rather a republic whose leaders are elected democratically," Vatanan added.

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Haug hits back at Lauda
^{Fri 17 Jul, 01:00 PM}

Norbert Haug has returned fire at Niki Lauda, after the outspoken triple world champion criticised Lewis Hamilton for wanting to abandon the German Grand Prix.

When running last at the Nurburgring, the reigning world champion asked with the McLaren pitwall to ‘save this engine and gearbox’ but was told to ‘concentrate on the driving and leave the strategy to us’.

Asked about Hamilton's request, Lauda said: "I wouldn't have dared. A driver should drive because that's what he is paid to do."

Haug, Mercedes' competition boss, hit back at Lauda, referring to the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix when Lauda could have won the title but refused to drive in the torrential Fuji rain.

"Someone who says he 'wouldn't have dared' should remember when he drove into the pits and gave up a race," the German said.

Haug said it is absolutely wrong to dismiss Hamilton as unmotivated because he is not in with a shout of the title.

"I get the feeling that people are simply looking for anything to criticise," he added, explaining that Hamilton's Nurburgring radio call showed the ‘intelligence’ to consider pit strategies on the run.

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IndyCar » Tracy: I'll be p*ssed if Bourdais gets deal

US open-wheel veteran Paul Tracy has reacted to the news of Sebastien Bourdais losing his Formula One seat at Scuderia Toro Rosso by admitting that he has mixed emotions about the Frenchman possibly returning to America.

Bourdais' release by the Faenza concern naturally sparked - or, indeed, fanned - rumours that he could be bound for the IndyCar Series, despite claims from the four-time Champ Car title-winner that he had not given up chasing the 'F1 project for which I have renounced my career in the United States'.

Bourdais made his name with Newman/Haas Racing when, having failed to attract the attention of F1 team owners following his F3000 championship success, he jumped at the chance to race in Champ Car in a bid to further raise awareness of his ability. Even with a hat-trick of titles under his belt, however, the Frenchman remained unwanted and, having announced that he had given up on the F1 dream, a new management deal with Nicolas Todt saw a fourth crown rewarded with a seat at Toro Rosso.

Since then, however, he has failed to reproduce his CCWS form in F1, with 27 starts producing just six points, albeit with a team that, despite 2008 team-mate Sebastian Vettel's Italian GP win and comparable machinery to Red Bull Racing, continues to be known as a backmarker. After weeks, even months, of speculation - he was a late, late confirmation for 2009 - the Frenchman was formally ousted from the Toro Rosso line-up after the weekend's German Grand Prix, with Spanish teenager Jaime Alguersuari the likely replacement.

Tracy has since admitted that, while he would look forward to winding Bourdais up, both on and off track - he seems to have correctly predicted the Frenchman's period in F1 [see story HERE] - he would be disappointed to see his former rival waltz back into a leading seat, especially as he has had to sweat over a handful of outings in 2009.

"I'm not surprised he's got the boot," the outspoken Canadian wrote in his regular racer.com blog, "The guy was a misery even when he had the best car and was winning everything, so I guess he's been pretty unbearable this last 18 months. He's a great driver, but I bet his attitude didn't exactly encourage the team to solve his problems.

"I'm in two minds about this. I'm dreaming of the day that I'm able to give Bourdais the gears again but, like I've said in previous blogs, I will be mightily pissed if he walks back into a deal when I've been working my tail off doing promotions, and helping to sell tickets for race organisers, and don't get a ride."

Whether or not Bourdais gets a place in the field for next season remains to be seen, and could rest largely on whether he even wants to return to US, but Tracy is adamant that he wants greater involvement next season, even if it means foregoing further outings in 2009.

"Racing is starting to dominate my thoughts again, like it did at the start of my career, and what I'm thinking about is the future, not the past," he wrote, "My first priority is trying to do a whole season next year. My second is for it to be with KV Racing... but it all depends on financing and whether we can generate sponsorship. Given a full-season programme, I'm confident that KV Racing can regularly challenge for wins in 2010. They have the equipment, the personnel and the team spirit to do it.

"If [co-owner] Jimmy [Vasser] had to say 'no', there are other potential openings, other shifts in the driver market. For example, there's a big question mark over possible vacancies at Andretti Green Racing. People have asked whether I would get on with Michael Andretti, and I realise we had our problems back in the '90s, but we got on fine when we were team-mates at Team Green/Andretti-Green in 2001-'02 - and I did everything asked of me at Toronto, and that was an Andretti Green Promotions race. That's all you can do, act in a professional way.

"I'm older now, I'm a different person than I was ten or 15 years ago. I like Tony Kanaan and, [while] I don't really know Marco [Andretti], I'd be happy to help with set-ups and stuff like that. From green light to chequered flag on raceday, I'm a selfish SOB but, through the rest of the weekend, I can be a team player, share data and feedback, and so on.

"The stupid thing is [that] the Indy Racing League are gonna need me to help sell tickets for the Canadian races next year, but to not drive on a road course for a year (like I did from Edmonton 2008 to Watkins Glen '09) won't help my cause – or the spectator numbers, because the Canadian fans will see it as a PR stunt.

"It's one thing doing Indy for a whole month; you can do a decent job there because you've got a lot of time to dedicate to getting the car how you want it, and getting yourself race-sharp, [but] it's only gonna get harder and harder to parachute me in for two races and expect me to do well. I'm 40 - I can't just take a year off and expect to then turn up and chase down Penske and Ganassi cars. After Edmonton, I've got nothing for now, and that depresses me."

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Piquet wil punten scoren op Hungaroring
17 juli 2009


Nelson Piquet hoopt in Hongarije zijn eerste punten van het seizoen te kunnen scoren. Een goed resultaat zou de Braziliaan erg van pas komen, want de geruchten dat de Renault-rijder het einde van het seizoen niet haalt, zwellen steeds verder aan.

Piquet lijkt zelfs niet meer op de onverdeelde steun van teambaas Flavio Briatore te hoeven rekenen. De Italiaan antwoordde eerder deze week op de vraag of Piquet in Hongarije weer achter het stuur zal zitten: "Ik weet het niet. Misschien kan ik zelf beter gaan rijden." Over zijn doelen voor de Hongaarse GP zei Piquet: "Ik zal proberen om mij in de top-tien te kwalificeren en hopelijk kan ik dan wat punten scoren in de race. De kwalificatie zal erg belangrijk worden, aangezien inhalen erg moeilijk is op de Hungaroring. Ik ga ervan uit dat ik wat competitiever kan zijn, aangezien ik daar dezelfde updates op de auto krijg die Fernando Alonso al in Duitsland had."

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Op zaterdag 18 juli 2009 07:39 schreef ColtZ40 het volgende:

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Wat een geweldig persoon!

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Op zaterdag 18 juli 2009 10:52 schreef ElmarO het volgende:

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Eén van de redenen waarom deze man mijn held is.

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Op zaterdag 18 juli 2009 10:52 schreef ElmarO het volgende:

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Eén van de redenen waarom deze man mijn held is.

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Trulli closing on new Toyota deal

Jarno Trulli is mulling over an offer to remain at Toyota for 2010, AUTOSPORT has learned, after declaring his firm intention to remain in Formula 1 next year.

The Italian has started 208 grands prix and there had been speculation that he could hang up his helmet at the end of the year so he could focus on family life and his successful wine business.

However, Trulli has told AUTOSPORT that he is fired up to extend his F1 career on the back of some encouraging performances this year for Toyota.

And, with sources claiming that Kimi Raikkonen has rejected an approach to join Toyota next year, the Japanese manufacturer has now made a firm offer to Trulli for him to remain on board.

"At the moment I am driving, and really enjoying it," Trulli told AUTOSPORT about his thoughts for the future. "As long as you drive quick there is no reason to be concerned.

"Obviously you don't know what is going to happen, as it is hard to see where F1 is heading to at the moment, but that will all be clear soon.

"I am happy about my performance and confidence. And for sure in my mind I don't have the feeling I want to stop because I feel I have a lot to do. I feel very strong and very competitive, so I just hope I can stay in F1 and I am confident, but it is difficult to talk at the moment because the teams are busy doing other things at the moment."

Rather than feeling weary after more than a decade in grand prix racing, Trulli believes his years of experience in F1 are actually proving a benefit.

"I am pretty happy with the season. I am doing very well, I am driving very well, and I am very consistent and very strong during qualifying and the race. At the moment it is good and I am happy with the car.

"We are competitive, so every weekend there is a chance of showing a good result, and I have the experience to get it right nearly every time. When you fight and you know you have a small chance of getting on the podium or top five, then with experience you can have confidence to fight a lot, which is helping me a lot."

And he concedes that having not achieved Toyota's maiden victory yet is leaving him with a feeling of unfinished business.

"This is still one of my targets which I am strongly chasing this year, and still believing in it," he said. "Even though there is a gap and we can all see it, giving the car I have I still hope I can make it - whether it is now, next weekend, or a special weekend. It is there and you have to be ready to catch it."

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Op maandag 20 juli 2009 00:13 schreef bodylotion het volgende:
Henry Surtees overleden na zware crash op Brands Hatch

in de Formule 2 nog wel

met hier de video:

Henry Surtees Crash Formula Two Brands Hatch

bizar ongeluk

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Op maandag 20 juli 2009 11:16 schreef Ared het volgende:
Damn...

Zal Williams ook wel van balen, die bouwen de auto's, toch?

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Op maandag 20 juli 2009 12:01 schreef nils7 het volgende:

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Ironisch dat een simpele crash in een williams 15 jaar geleden ook een rol speelde ...

RIP

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Op maandag 20 juli 2009 13:13 schreef Ared het volgende:
Natuurlijk is het domme pech, maar het blijft ironisch dat het vorige dodelijke ongeluk in een Williams ook redelijk onschuldig leek, en met een fractie meer geluk makkelijk te overleven was geweest.

Ik denk ook dat als er één team in de F1 is dat veiligheid net iets serieuzer neemt dan de anderen, dat het Williams wel is. Zodra er ook maar enige twijfel is over een auto wordt deze naar binnen gehaald.

Ik kan me bijna niet voorstellen dat op de F2 auto's de banden niet verankerd hoeven te zijn, maar ik kan het in de reglementen op FIA.com niet terugvinden. Waarschijnlijk omdat de auto kant en klaar afgeleverd wordt aan de teams en ze er niet of nauwelijks iets aan mogen veranderen.

Als de lijst op wikipedia volledig is, is dit het eerste dodelijke ongeluk (van een coureur) in een grote FIA-serie sinds Campos in F3000 op Magny Cours 1995.