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Ecclestone tells rivals to 'stop complaining' about Hamilton's driving
^{Tue, 20 Apr 18:30:21 2010}

Bernie Ecclestone has come out fully in support of 2008 F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton after a number of the McLaren-Mercedes star’s rivals launched verbal attacks over the Chinese Grand Prix weekend against what they regarded as the unduly aggressive nature of his driving.

Hamilton came under fire from several of his adversaries in the drivers’ briefing in Shanghai for the robust manner in which he had defended his position against a feisty Vitaly Petrov a fortnight earlier in Malaysia, with many opining that the Briton had gone too far in weaving one way and then another across the track in front of Renault’s Russian rookie – and the Stevenage-born ace himself conversely insisting that he could not comprehend ‘why everyone was fussing about it’ or why ‘they seemed to be talking about it for some time’.

Come the end of the weekend, Hamilton was still a hot topic of discussion within the paddock, only this time for his Chinese dice with Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel, with the pair running dangerously side-by-side both on the entry to the pits and then in the pit-lane itself, coming precariously close to banging wheels as they both sped away from their ‘boxes determined to emerge ahead.

Whilst no penalties were deemed necessary, the two title protagonists were hauled up in front of FIA stewards afterwards and officially reprimanded for their actions – but Formula One Management (FOM) chief executive Ecclestone suggests the rest of the field would do better to focus on their own driving rather than trying to pick fault with the man who has injected most of the excitement into F1 2010 thus far.

“What are they talking about?” the sport’s influential commercial rights-holder told the Daily Mirror. “Isn’t this sport all about racing? I thought Lewis had a fantastic race. He drove really well and they should stop complaining and get on with the racing. I loved watching his performance in Sepang; I bet the fans did too. [The reaction] was a whole lot of moaning about nothing.”

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Op dinsdag 20 april 2010 21:28 schreef Schunckelstar het volgende:
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Op dinsdag 20 april 2010 21:09 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:
laatste nieuwtje uit #72 :
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Op dinsdag 20 april 2010 22:03 schreef Waffle het volgende:

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Tsja Hamilton gaat soms wat ver, maar aan de andere kant is dit volgens mij wel wat het publiek (waaronder ik) wil zien. Tenminste wat actie op de baan. Hamilton is een agressieve rijder en dat zorgt altijd voor wat spectaculair acties. Dat met Vettel in de pits ging wat ver en was redelijk gevaarlijk, maar dat met Petrov was wel leuk om te zien.

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Op dinsdag 20 april 2010 22:03 schreef Waffle het volgende:

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Tsja Hamilton gaat soms wat ver, maar aan de andere kant is dit volgens mij wel wat het publiek (waaronder ik) wil zien. Tenminste wat actie op de baan. Hamilton is een agressieve rijder en dat zorgt altijd voor wat spectaculair acties. Dat met Vettel in de pits ging wat ver en was redelijk gevaarlijk, maar dat met Petrov was wel leuk om te zien.

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Op dinsdag 20 april 2010 22:28 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Dat in de pits kon Ham weinig aan doen. McLaren stuurde hem weg en dan is het een kwestie van wegkomen en op de pitlimiter. Vettel duwde hem nog extra richting de pitcrews

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Op dinsdag 20 april 2010 23:40 schreef bodylotion het volgende:
Daar had Hamilton van z'n gas moeten gaan. Het was een gevaarlijke actie van beide heren, waar ze makkelijk mee zijn weggekomen.

F1 China 2010 Hamilton and Vettel

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Op dinsdag 20 april 2010 22:08 schreef Aresdreams het volgende:

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deed me denken aan Damon Hill met schumacher in 1998 tijdens de gp van canada...
daarnaast, vroeger had je ook mannen als Alesi, en nog wat waar ik de naam ff zo nie van weet, die lekker agressief reden, ze waren niet voor niets geliefd bij de fans

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Op dinsdag 20 april 2010 23:47 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Volgens mij ging Vettel zover naar rechts dat Hamilton met z'n voorwiel tussen de wielen van Vettel zat. Als dat zo was en Hamilton WAS van het gas gegaan had je nog een leuke klapper kunnen zien in de pitstraat.

F1 China 2010 Hamilton and Vettel

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Op dinsdag 20 april 2010 23:40 schreef bodylotion het volgende:
Daar had Hamilton van z'n gas moeten gaan. Het was een gevaarlijke actie van beide heren, waar ze makkelijk mee zijn weggekomen.

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 01:08 schreef Waffle het volgende:

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Inderdaad. Verder was het natuurlijk fout van de lollypop man, maar daar hadden ze gewoon een stop&go/drive trough voor moeten krijgen.

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 01:08 schreef Waffle het volgende:

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Inderdaad. Verder was het natuurlijk fout van de lollypop man, maar daar hadden ze gewoon een stop&go/drive trough voor moeten krijgen.

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 11:39 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:
De regulations in de OP mogen wel geupdate worden.

Hier een link naar de nieuwe versies, waarin de wijzigingen ten opzichte van de vorige versies zijn aangegeven.

_{Ondere andere dat de drive-through equivalente straftijd geen 25 seconde meer is maar 20 seconden}

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 08:00 schreef Automatic_Rock het volgende:

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Ben ik het ook niet mee eens.. De lollypopman moet kijken of er geen verkeer is in de pitlane en dat was er nog niet. Dat net 0,1 seconde daarvoor Vettel was 'losgelaten' had hij zeer moeilijk kunnen zien. Toen had Hamilton nog wat wielspin bij het wegrijden en hopla zo heb je 2 coureurs zij aan zij...

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 12:52 schreef Sally het volgende:

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Done


http://wiki.fok.nl/index.php/OP/F1-Nieuwtjes <<< die kan Googol dan in de OP plakken.

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 16:26 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Done

Linkje naar deel 72 er ook bijgeplakt

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 14:09 schreef Atreidez het volgende:

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Precies! De rijstrook was nog vrij toen McLaren de lollypop omhoog deed

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 19:15 schreef Tarabass het volgende:

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Als ze naast elkaar reden, Vettel nog iets verder naar voren, betekent dit dat de rijbaan niet vrij was. Anders had Hamilton er nooit naast kunnen zitten. Wat niet het gedrag van Vettel goedkeurt om Hamilton naar buiten te drijven en zo eventuele monteurs in gevaar te brengen

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 20:47 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Dan heb je nog zoiets als 'wielen in elkaar', wielspin en een natte pitlane.


- Lollipops gingen binnen de reactie-tijd van een mens omhoog ... dus daar kan geen straf uitgedeeld worden;
- Pitstraat = nat ... voor wielspin kan dus geen straf uitgedeeld worden (zeker omdat Hamilton geforceerd op het geverfde gedeelte moest blijven;
- De snelheid staat vast ... beide coureurs zitten op de pitlimiter ... Hamilton kon er niet van af omdat de wielen 'interlocked' waren. Daar kun je dus niet voor straffen;
- Aan het einde van de pitstraat geeft Hamilton de positie terug zonder dat er gevaar was. Zeker voor de volgende bocht is de positie teruggegeven ... geen straf mogelijk.

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 20:47 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:
Hamilton schoot er voorbij en ik denk dat er niet meer aan de hand was dan dat ... Vettel remde eerder dan Ham verwachtte en Ham* moest daardoor uitwijken.

Hamilton Vettel Pit lane Incident

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 22:47 schreef Atreidez het volgende:

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Heb je hier beelden van? Dat moment herinner ik me namelijk als dat Hamilton er al voorzat.. Vettel net ingehaald en moest verdedigende lijn rijden. Op het moment dat Vettel er naast zit wijst ie dat ie de pits in ging. Daarom is de situatie ook niet vergelijkbaar met Massa - Alonso, het betrof hier geen inhaalactie.

Hier op 1m17 alleen het laatste stukje, maar het is nou niet dat Hamilton schrok van een vroeg remmende Vettel.

Hamilton Vettel Pit lane Incident

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Op donderdag 22 april 2010 12:49 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:
Hamilton zat voor Vettel voordat ze de pits ingingen. Vettel haalde Hamilton in voordat ze de pitstraat in reden. Hamilton bleef naast Vettel rijden en had dus bij die haakse bocht de binnenkant waardoor hij weer voor Vettel kon komen.

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Pirelli eyes F1 return

Pirelli is ready to open talks with Formula 1 teams about a tyre supply deal, after company chiefs this week gave it the green light to evaluate a return to grand prix racing.

With teams currently weighing up offers from Michelin and Avon Cooper about supply deals for 2011, Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli has now also joined the race to compete in F1 from as early as next season.

Its bosses held an investors' meeting in Milan on Wednesday and approved a proper study into the benefits of getting Pirelli back into F1 for the first time since 1991.

Pirelli's director of motorsport, Paul Hembury, says the company's stance has been prompted by the fact that F1 could switch to 18-inch rims, and that teams are now ready to accept proper commercial terms for an F1 tyre supplier.

"Nothing is concrete yet, but we understand that with the possibility of 18-inch tyres, and the fact that the commercial reality has changed compared to the previous environment, then F1 is something that we are now looking into," Hembery told AUTOSPORT.

"We are always in contact, and remain in contact, with the FIA and the F1 promoter - and that is something that continues year on year. We've been aware of the ongoing situation in F1 and that is really what has led to our latest situation."

Although Michelin has made it clear that it is most interested in a return to F1 if it faces a tyre war, Hembery says Pirelli would prefer to become a standard supplier.

"We wouldn't rule out a tyre war at this moment, but at this current time I don't think there is a huge appetite to spend large sums of money developing tyres to go faster," he said. "Of course these things go in waves and at some point that may be the correct approach, but at the moment teams are more interested in bringing costs down."

With Pirelli about to embark on its feasibility study, and keen to begin dialogue with teams, Hembery admitted that getting a deal in place for 2011 would be tough - but did not totally dismiss it.

"To be there next year is very ambitious, but you should never say never," he said. "If the commercial conditions are good, and from our point of view we believe it is the right direction and it has been presented and approved by our board and the FIA, then we will see where we are."

F1 teams are hoping to get the 2011 tyre plans in place by next month's Spanish Grand Prix, but the fact that Pirelli has now entered the race to supply tyres may lead to a decision taking longer.

Pirelli's last spell in F1 was from 1989 to 1991, when it famously triumphed with Nelson Piquet and Benetton at the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix.

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Op woensdag 21 april 2010 20:47 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Dan heb je nog zoiets als 'wielen in elkaar', wielspin en een natte pitlane.


- Lollipops gingen binnen de reactie-tijd van een mens omhoog ... dus daar kan geen straf uitgedeeld worden;
- Pitstraat = nat ... voor wielspin kan dus geen straf uitgedeeld worden (zeker omdat Hamilton geforceerd op het geverfde gedeelte moest blijven;
- De snelheid staat vast ... beide coureurs zitten op de pitlimiter ... Hamilton kon er niet van af omdat de wielen 'interlocked' waren. Daar kun je dus niet voor straffen;
- Aan het einde van de pitstraat geeft Hamilton de positie terug zonder dat er gevaar was. Zeker voor de volgende bocht is de positie teruggegeven ... geen straf mogelijk.

edit : dat het spectaculair uitpakt is mooi meegenomen ... maar soms is de situatie nu eenmaal zo dat niemand echt schuldig is. Net als bij het inrijden : coureurs gaan daar nu eenmaal laat op de remmen omdat de ingang van de pitstraat daar haaks is. Als het regent heeft iedere coureur andere grip. Vettel remde ONWIJS vroeg daar (hoe kan Hamilton er anders omheen over het gladde asfalt?). Hamilton schoot er voorbij en ik denk dat er niet meer aan de hand was dan dat ... Vettel remde eerder dan Ham verwachtte en Ham* moest daardoor uitwijken.

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Het Formula One Management laat de Formule 1-bolides vandaag terugvliegen uit China. De auto's en de apparatuur van de teams stonden nog op het vliegveld in Shanghai, omdat de vulkaanuitbarsting in IJsland het vliegen in Europa onmogelijk maakte.

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Op donderdag 22 april 2010 19:19 schreef Tarabass het volgende:

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De wielen zaten helemaal niet in elkaar. Vettel zat ervoor, en hamilton had gewoon wat gas terug kunnen nemen mijns inziens

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Op donderdag 22 april 2010 19:37 schreef Sally het volgende:
F1-bolides vandaag teruggevlogen
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Op donderdag 22 april 2010 20:29 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:

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Auto's wel, een hoop personeel nog niet. Volgens pitpass zouden er nog ruim 350 man personeel en andere F1 mensen (journalisten en dergelijke) vastzitten in Shanghai.

Een aantal daarvan zijn bezig met een (niet goedkope) charter omdat de reguliere lijndiensten voorlopig geen plaats hebben.

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Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner said: "The cars and freight will arrive back today, probably beating the team home by an hour or two."

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Op donderdag 22 april 2010 19:19 schreef Tarabass het volgende:

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De wielen zaten helemaal niet in elkaar. Vettel zat ervoor, en hamilton had gewoon wat gas terug kunnen nemen mijns inziens

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Op donderdag 22 april 2010 12:49 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:

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Hamilton zat voor Vettel voordat ze de pits ingingen. Vettel haalde Hamilton in voordat ze de pitstraat in reden. Hamilton bleef naast Vettel rijden en had dus bij die haakse bocht de binnenkant waardoor hij weer voor Vettel kon komen.

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Op donderdag 22 april 2010 21:31 schreef Tarabass het volgende:
Helemaal mee eens, en dat heb ik ook al eerder gezegd hier. Het is absoluut niet goed te praten dat Vettel dat deed. De pitlane is niet de plek voor haantjesgedrag. Maar in het filmpje hierboven is heel duidelijk te zien dat er wel degelijk ruimte zat tussen de wagens, Hamilton had gas terug kunnen nemen en dat hij hij ook moeten doen imo..

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Op donderdag 22 april 2010 20:33 schreef Sally het volgende:

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Daar denkt Chris Horner anders over
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Dat kan echter ook alleen voor RBR gelden, natuurlijk.

Maar het zal best dat er voorlopig geen plaats is op de vluchten. Er moet heel wat ingehaald worden

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Op donderdag 22 april 2010 21:55 schreef Atreidez het volgende:
Heleboel van die knakkers hebben toch zelf vliegtuigen.. Ik zie niet in waarom Virgin, AirAsia, King Fisher enz die vluchten niet makkelijk kunnen regelen voor hun medeconcurrenten
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Je reageert op een reactie over het inrijden met een reactie over t uitrijden

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Op vrijdag 23 april 2010 00:13 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Zoals Schumi al zei : "Ik heb spijt dat ik niet met de prive jet ben gekomen"

Commerciele vluchten moeten vlucht-schema's volgen.

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Op vrijdag 23 april 2010 17:07 schreef Tarado het volgende:
The Ferrari 599XX is the first ever production-derived sports car to break the 7-minute barrier on the classic 20.832 km Nordschleife circuit, lapping in 6 min 58.16 sec.

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Two Formula One Teams Still Stranded In China


Most of the Force India and HRT teams are still stranded in Shanghai, it emerged on Thursday.

Four days after the chequered flag waved at the end of the Chinese grand prix, it was reported that most teams - and the crucial F1 freight and cars - are now arriving back on European soil.

Red Bull's Christian Horner said the air travel delays due to the famous volcanic ash cloud will have little effect on the team's plans for Barcelona, while Lotus' Mike Gascoyne said planned developments for Spain will be applied "to both cars".

But a Force India spokeswoman said in Shanghai on Thursday that while the drivers are back in Europe, "the majority of the team" is still in China.

With the team owned by the Kingfisher airline magnate Vijay Mallya, she told Reuters that they are hoping for their charter to leave "at some point tomorrow".

Indian rookie Karun Chandhok also revealed that most of the HRT team is still in China, amid reports that hundreds of other F1-related personnel are in a similar situation and face waits for flights that could extend well into the weekend.

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Stefan attempting 2011 F1 entry

Stefan GP has renewed its efforts to try and get a place in Formula 1, despite seeing its plans to get on the grid this season rejected by the FIA.

Team owner Zoran Stefanovic had worked hard to try and secure a place in F1 this season by using the 2010 Toyota cars, with Jacques Villeneuve and Kazuki Nakajima as drivers.

But despite Team US F1 having failed to get ready in time, the FIA ruled out letting Stefan GP in as replacement - and instead opened up the entry process for new teams.

Now Stefan GP has not only confirmed that it is eyeing one of the slots for next year, the team has also revealed plans to build a Serbian track that he hopes could host F1.

"Stefan GP would like to make a public announcement that the AMCO Corporation and its owner Zoran Stefanovic have today signed an agreement with the Mayor of Stara Pazova, located 25km from Belgrade, Serbia, to build the Stefan Technology Park," said a statement on Stefan GP's newly revamped website about the plans for the 3.5km circuit.

"This will include a racing circuit suitable for the competition of Formula 1, and a technical complex that will serve as Stefan Grand Prix's team headquarters upon completion in two years time."

The statement also said that Stefan GP would: "Like to officially announce our bid for the FIA 2011 Formula 1 world championship."

Team owner Stefanovic said: "I think this is an excellent development for our team, Stara Pazova city, region and country.

"This is proof that we want to put ourselves on the map as a serious high-tech company, and that we are serious about competing in Formula 1 for the long term."

"Bearing in mind that we will soon be on a par with top teams, in terms of facilities and organisation, as Stefan Technology Park looking to be compared with them, we expect many positive improvements in the future."

Stefan GP's website also revealed the drivers that the team held talks with for a potential seat for this year.

As well as confirming Villeneuve and Nakajima, the list included world rally champion Sebastien Loeb, and former F1 drivers Ralf Schumacher, Christian Klien and Takuma Sato.

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F1 considering gas turbines?
^25/04/2010

Mat Coch writes:

Following Pitpass' exclusive revelation that Formula One could return to turbocharged engines in 2013, it's believed another engine technology has been submitted to the FIA which could spark an engine war.

Andreas Andrianos, CEO of Project 1221, has revealed exclusively to Pitpass that his company has approached Bernie Ecclestone with a gas turbine engine developed for Formula One. He also claims that a proposal is now with the FIA for evaluation and, if approved, Project 1221 could supply engines to teams as early as 2013.

Formed in 2001, Project 1221 has developed gas turbine technologies for a number of automotive, aeronautical and military applications. The company is best known for its seemingly aborted super car, the MF1, a mid-engined sports car which was said to be capable of over 400kph.

Andrianos claims a gas turbine engine would be a much cheaper solution than an internal combustion unit, together with other benefits which he believes make it an attractive proposition.

While fuel consumption is inferior to that of current spec Formula One engines, through the use of bio-diesel fuel the engines are more environmentally friendly. Coupled with greater 'green' credentials a single turbine engine is expected to be capable of racing almost an entire season without maintenance, meaning lower ongoing costs. Furthermore, as there is no traditional cooling system the engine can be more easily packaged into a modern Formula One car - stresses on the engine during competition are expected to be similar to that in helicopters and aircraft and could therefore easily handle the demands of Formula One.

There are potential problems in relation to the gearbox however. An electric motor would be needed to engage the reverse gear, while teams would have to address their fundamental design as turbine engines cannot be a structural member of the car. It would mean reverting to a space frame design to support the rear suspension, rather than bolting it to the engine block as has been the standard since the Lotus 49 in 1967.

Ironically the man who developed the Lotus 49, Colin Chapman, tinkered with turbine power in the early 1970's. Inspired by the performance of turbine cars in the US during the 1960's Chapman produced the Lotus 56B, a four-wheel-drive car powered by a Pratt & Whitney turbine engine. In three championship starts it achieved a best result of eighth at the 1971 Italian Grand Prix in the hands of Emerson Fittipaldi. Plagued by problems, most notably turbo lag, the 56B was abandoned in favour of the Lotus 72 and a traditional Cosworth power plant.

With developments in technology, Andrianos believes gas turbine engines are now more advanced and, if given the opportunity, could race alongside turbocharged or normally aspirated rivals. By limiting the air intake of the engine Andrianos believes the FIA could effectively equalise engine performance, creating an environment where multiple engine configurations could compete on equal footing.

Such a move could potentially open the way for unheralded engine innovation within the sport. Volkswagen, for example, has produced a 2.0-litre TSI engine powered by natural gas, which it claims reduces CO2 output by as much as 80%, and has already raced at the Nurburgring 24hr in a VW Scirocco, winning its class. The German company has been forever linked with Formula One, and giving more engineering freedom for 'green' technologies may provide the catalyst for its entry.

An engine development race may go against the cost cutting initiatives the FIA has been championing, but, within reasonable guidelines, it could be seen as a golden opportunity for the sport to become a leader in 'green' technology. It would also allow the FIA to fulfil its mandate of assisting the development of technology relevant to road cars, giving motor sport a chance to be seen as part of the cure, rather than part of the cause.

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Op zondag 25 april 2010 23:13 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Op dinsdag 27 april 2010 17:27 schreef Schunckelstar het volgende:
mijn parkiet doet het geluid van een f1 na
eerst optrekken en daarna terugschakelgeluiden
het heeft lang geduurt maar eindelijk doet ie het (sporadisch)..beter als wat ie eerst nadeed, mijn sms-toon

_{(waarschijnlijk interesseert het jullie niet, maar ik vind het echt grappig )}

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Op dinsdag 27 april 2010 17:27 schreef Schunckelstar het volgende:
mijn parkiet doet het geluid van een f1 na
eerst optrekken en daarna terugschakelgeluiden
het heeft lang geduurt maar eindelijk doet ie het (sporadisch)..beter als wat ie eerst nadeed, mijn sms-toon

_{(waarschijnlijk interesseert het jullie niet, maar ik vind het echt grappig )}

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Op zondag 25 april 2010 14:50 schreef kepler het volgende:
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Op dinsdag 27 april 2010 20:28 schreef Trystar het volgende:

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Filmpje!

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Op dinsdag 27 april 2010 20:28 schreef Trystar het volgende:

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Filmpje!

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Op dinsdag 27 april 2010 19:15 schreef Schunckelstar het volgende:

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ik ga mijn best doen
maar hij doet het niet op commando, dus dat word nog best lastig..
het klinkt overigens wel "op zijn parkiets" dus verwacht geen f1-mp3 geluiden, maar je kunt duidelijk horen wat ie nadoet

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Williams favours early KERS return

Williams technical director Sam Michael says his team is now in favour of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems returning to Formula 1 as early as 2011 having been convinced that the devices are now cost-effective.

Amid continuing discussions on the future of KERS - which remains available in the regulations, but which the teams have agreed not to use in 2010 on cost grounds - Michael admitted that Williams had previously preferred to wait until the major rules overall due in 2013.

But he said Ferrari and Renault had made a presentation to the rest of the teams that had convinced Williams that an early reintroduction of KERS would be financially viable.

"[Waiting until 2013] was our position up to when Ferrari and Renault submitted a proposal to FOTA that they could do it for less than a million euros," Michael said.

"So our position now is we're doing KERS for 2011, and so is theirs."

Michael is confident that the Ferrari/Renault proposal makes KERS much more realistic than it was last season, when all the major teams spent large sums on developing the technology, but few actually raced it.

"I wouldn't say that's incompatible with cost saving, because it's got to be less than a million euros, so that's quite different to spending money on a new engine development programme, for example," said Michael

"It's not like the KERS of old, when you were spending 10 to 20 million, or even more. It's [now] a million euros for the running costs."

He said Williams had always been in favour of the KERS concept, and was only concerned about the financial implications.

"We're supportive of KERS at Williams, but our [original] position was that we would rather it was integrated properly in the 2013 engine," said Michael.

"It's something F1 can contribute to. A lot of road cars are going with KERS now, so it makes sense for F1 to have it. We thought '13 was a better introduction point, but we've got to go with the agreement that everyone signed, and that was if someone proved by the end of March that they could do it for a million euros, then they can.

"The attraction from my point of view is it makes the car go faster. If someone's got KERS then you can't afford not to have it. You're talking three or four tenths [per lap].

"It was quicker [to have KERS] by the end of last year. If you look at McLaren, in Ahu Dhabi they were very competitive until they had the brake failure, and that was with the old front tyre as well. Now with the narrow front tyre it will be even easier to make KERS work."

Michael is happy that the rules are sufficiently restrictive to prevent KERS turning into a costly development race.

"If you didn't have power and energy limits it would be a different question, but you do," he said.

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Op woensdag 28 april 2010 19:59 schreef ElmarO het volgende:
We wachten in spanning af.
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INTERVIEW-Motor racing-Formula One teams offered cut-price KERS

LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Formula One's KERS systems, scrapped by teams last year as too costly at a time of financial belt-tightening, could make a comeback next season in a cheaper and more powerful guise.

Williams technical director Sam Michael told Reuters after a meeting of the teams' association FOTA on Wednesday that Ferrari and Renault had offered to supply systems at affordable prices.

"Basically Ferrari and Renault put forward proposals that they could do KERS for less than a million euros ($1.33 million)," said the Australian.

"Those have been accepted but what Ferrari and Renault are both saying is that unless we increase the energy level from the current 400 kilojoules up to 600 or 800, to make KERS more beneficial, they are not prepared at this stage to commit that they will actually do KERS."

The old kinetic energy recovery systems, which stored energy generated under braking to give drivers a short boost of power at the push of a button, helped McLaren and Ferrari win races last year but cost 10-20 million euros to develop.

Although KERS remains in the regulations, with the governing body backing the systems as relevant to ordinary road users and important for the sport's environmental credentials, teams have agreed not to use them this year.

"I think that by Barcelona (next week's Spanish Grand Prix), the FOTA executive is due to try and make a decision on KERS for 2011. It's all pretty split at the moment on that," said Michael.

"Renault will supply anyone who asks for it on the grid and Ferrari will supply any of their customers, anyone who is running a Ferrari engine," said Michael.

Williams, who own 78 percent of a hybrid power company developing flywheel technology, would expect to use their own.

TYRE CHOICE

The FOTA meeting also discussed the 2011 tyre supply, with Bridgestone pulling out at the end of this season.

"The conversations really, at this point, are between Michelin and Avon," said Michael.

"Avon's a lot cheaper (than Michelin) but it's a less proven product although they've done plenty of highly competitive tyres.

"They are a bigger unknown than Michelin because Michelin did it (in F1) very recently. But there is a significant difference in cost and you are probably talking over three times the difference in cost to the teams. So that's what's being debated at the moment."

While Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali suggested after this month's Chinese Grand Prix that a tyre deal could be announced before Barcelona, Michael said that looked unlikely.

"I think the discussion in FOTA is just acknowledgement that you've got to take into account a lot of different factors, it's not a straight financial decision and it's not a straight technical decision," he added.

"All this needs to be discussed with (F1 commercial supremo) Bernie (Ecclestone) as he's traditionally looked after tyre supply."

Former champions Williams, with experienced Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello and German rookie Nico Hulkenberg, are just seventh of the 13 teams with just six points after four races.

Hulkenberg even finished behind Finland's Heikki Kovalainen, driving for newcomers Lotus, in Shanghai on April 18 but Michael dismissed the significance of that and said better times were coming.

"We've got a lot of stuff coming to the car over the next three or four races, particularly aero-dynamic performance parts which is always the quickest and most effective way of adding performance to the car," he said.

For Spain, there will be a new front wing and possibly a redesigned rear diffuser that had been set for introduction at Monaco, a week later.

"I would say by Monte Carlo, the second race from now, we should have taken a good step and then we've got a pretty steady stream past that," said Michael.

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Op dinsdag 20 april 2010 22:03 schreef Waffle het volgende:

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Tsja Hamilton gaat soms wat ver, maar aan de andere kant is dit volgens mij wel wat het publiek (waaronder ik) wil zien. Tenminste wat actie op de baan. Hamilton is een agressieve rijder en dat zorgt altijd voor wat spectaculair acties. Dat met Vettel in de pits ging wat ver en was redelijk gevaarlijk, maar dat met Petrov was wel leuk om te zien.

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Op zaterdag 1 mei 2010 18:06 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
Ayrton rust zacht, je zal voor altijd mijn held blijven.

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Op zondag 2 mei 2010 09:02 schreef Meike26 het volgende:

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Mensen vragen wel eens, onder welke steen je geslapen hebt, maar dit slaat alles

Goed, dan toch maar de vraag: Onder welk hunnebed kom jij vandaan ?

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Maar dat neemt niet weg dat ik het een misleidende post vind... als je tegen iemand Rust Zacht zegt, is die persoon net overleden. Senna rust nu al 16 jaar, dat is wel heel zacht naar mijn idee..

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Op zondag 2 mei 2010 09:11 schreef Schunckelstar het volgende:

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Op zondag 2 mei 2010 13:03 schreef Atreidez het volgende:
F2 op Marrakech nu op Eurosport, als je nog wat racen wilt zien t weekend

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Op zondag 2 mei 2010 13:06 schreef Schunckelstar het volgende:
dikke crash nu

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Only one upgraded Virgin for Spain

Virgin Racing will only have one of its upgraded cars ready for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, with plans to lengthen the fuel tanks on both cars wrecked by the recent volcano-caused travel chaos.

With the team having realised that the fuel tank on its VR-01 was not large enough to get it comfortably through all races, designer Wirth Research had embarked on an revamp plan to lengthen the cars for the Barcelona event.

However, with the team having faced delays in getting its race cars back from the Chinese Grand Prix because of the volcanic ash cloud, the team has been unable to modify both its chassis in time.

With only one car ready, the team has elected to give the modified version to its more experienced driver Timo Glock.

Technical director Nick Wirth said: "Having worked tirelessly to prepare the new car for the race, including its successful rehomologation, it is a bitter pill to swallow that we are unable to complete the second car due to the 'volcanic delays'.

"Running two fundamentally different specification cars at Barcelona will certainly challenge the team, but as the reliability fixes apply to both specifications, we'll keep our heads down and focus solely on getting both cars to the chequered flag."

Glock admitted that the challenge the team faced in operating cars to different specifications would be a tough one this weekend.

"The last few weeks haven't exactly gone according to plan thanks to the Icelandic volcano, but what this has enabled us to do is draw a line under the disappointment of Shanghai and focus on better things ahead," he said. "We have taken a good hard look at the first four races and now have a very clear picture of where things have gone well for us and where we need to improve.

"It's a shame that we couldn't bring two new modified chassis to Spain, because we would have had two sets of data to work from, but we will work with what we have and hope that it brings the kind of results we are hoping for."

Di Grassi added: "Though I'm disappointed that I will be driving the previous specification chassis, as we didn't have enough time to modify two cars, I hope with all the work we've been doing to make our race weekends go more smoothly we can have a positive European debut."

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Op zondag 2 mei 2010 14:45 schreef Waffle het volgende:
Ik dacht dat superleague formula op rtl 7 kwam. Alleen is er nu al 3 kwartier cobra 11 voor..

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Op dinsdag 4 mei 2010 17:11 schreef vosss het volgende:
Mooie wagen. Hij ziet er erg bekend uit en nou weet ik niet helemaal omdat je duidelijk ziet wie zn voorganger was of omdat ie ergens anders op lijkt.

Ik ben even in de war

Maar mooie auto, dat zeker

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Op dinsdag 4 mei 2010 17:11 schreef vosss het volgende:
Mooie wagen. Hij ziet er erg bekend uit en nou weet ik niet helemaal omdat je duidelijk ziet wie zn voorganger was of omdat ie ergens anders op lijkt.

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Christian Klien has signed as test and reserve driver for HRT, and will make his debut in the car in place of one of the regular drivers at Barcelona in Friday morning practice.

The 27-year-old last raced for Red Bull in 2006, and had since had spells as test driver for Honda and BMW Sauber. He has also tested for Spyker. HRT has already announced Sakon Yamamoto as an extra driver.

Team boss Colin Kolles said in a statement: “We are very proud to welcome Christian Klien to HRT F1 Team. He is a young and fast driver. I have been keeping a close eye on him since his first races in the ADAC series as I believe he has great potential. We look forward to having Christian alongside us in Barcelona later this week so he can spend some valuable familiarisation time with the team. As a young team we are looking for drivers who can grow with us.”

Meanwhile Klien, who also has Peugeot sportscar commitments, added: “I am thrilled to be joining HRT F1 Team. This role offers me the opportunity to rejoin the Formula One environment and drive again, which is naturally where my longer-term ambitions lie. I was in Bahrain and China and had a close look at the car already.

“I have also met the team members and I know quite a number of them from my previous race seasons. I would like to thank Dr. Colin Kolles for the interest he has shown in me at this stage. It is exciting and very motivating to be part of a new team structure in such a challenging sport. At only 27 years with six seasons of F1 under my belt I am sure I can bring a lot of experience and enthusiasm into HRT F1 Team.”

It’s an interesting opportunity for Klien, but it remains to be seen how much the regular drivers suffer when they have to give up their places, albeit only for the opening session of the weekend.

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FIA approves Ferrari engine changes

By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, May 4th 2010, 22:13 GMT

Ferrari has been given the green light by the FIA to make modifications to its engine on reliability grounds following the problems it has had in the early stages of the season.

Both Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa have suffered engine issues in the opening flyaway events - with Alonso suffering two blow-ups that has left him in particular on the back foot in terms of his supply for the season.

With customer team Sauber having also encountered its share of engine issues, Ferrari conducted a detailed investigation into the matter after the Chinese Grand Prix.

And after finding out that there was an intrinsic problem with the design of the engine, Ferrari applied to the governing body to be able to make some improvements to the power units on reliability grounds.

The Maranello outfit was duly given approval and the modifications will be ready in time to be fitted to the F10 cars at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.

Although Ferrari has not outlined exactly what the issues were with the engine, they are believed to relate to air consumption, which could have been caused by leaking pneumatic valves.

A statement by Ferrari said: "A lot of work was carried out on the test bench, completing several long runs and this work produced some solutions which it is felt will solve the reliability problems experienced in Bahrain and Malaysia. The team therefore requested and received authorisation from the FIA to make some changes within the framework of the current engine regulations and these modifications will be fitted to the engines to be used in Spain.

"While since China, everyone in the Gestione Sportiva has been working hard as always on their various areas of activity, it is fair to say that over the past weeks, the staff in the engine department really produced a major effort, working night and day to analyse, evaluate and solve issues that have affected engine performance in past races."

The Spanish GP will also see Ferrari fit the full version of the F-Duct to both drivers' cars for the first time in practice, although a decision about whether the concept will be used for qualifying and the race will only be made after the results of the Friday sessions are in.

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Michael Schumacher omzeilt testverbod en rijdt in het geheim met nieuwe Mercedes
Uitgegeven door Jordy Stuivenberg 5 mei 2010 10:42 - Print artikel

Komend weekend staat Michael Schumacher aan de start van de F1 Grand Prix van Barcelona. Met een gloednieuwe bolide van Mercedes moeten de prestaties van de afgelopen vier races vergeten worden. Schumacher heeft ondertussen al kennis gemaakt met de nieuwe Mercedes GP-wagen tijdens een geheime test.

Voor ‘promotionele activiteiten’ reisde de 41-jarige Schumacher met Mercedes GP af naar Groot-Brittannië, zo schrijft Bild vandaag. Op het circuit van Rockingham, dat volledig werd afgesloten werd van de buitenwereld, reed Schumacher maarliefst 100 kilometer met de vernieuwde Mercedes.

De kennismaking van Schumacher met de nieuwe Mercedes valt niet onder het testverbod, omdat Mercedes aangaf dat er voor promotionele doeleinden werd gereden in Rockingham. In het verleden maakte Schumacher bij Ferrari ook gebruik van deze maas in de wet.

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Op woensdag 5 mei 2010 17:57 schreef Stiggie het volgende:

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Ferrari removes barcode design

By Jonathan Noble Thursday, May 6th 2010, 15:54 GMT

Ferrari has removed the controversial 'barcode' design from the side of its car from this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix following controversy about it being subliminal advertising for title sponsor Marlboro.

A report in The Times newspaper last week revealed that leading doctors were putting pressure on governments to investigate whether the red, white and black bar code that had featured on the Ferrari cars for several years was a clever way of promoting its title sponsor's cigarette brand.

Ferrari reacted angrily to the claims - suggesting that the barcode design was not copyrighted by Marlboro owner Phillip Morris and that it had chosen the concept alone. The bar code also featured on the Ducati MotoGP bikes too, though.

Earlier this week, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo labelled any claim that the design was promoting Marlboro as 'nonsense.'

"Frankly, I find this argument completely pointless and it is verging on the ridiculous to claim that the colour red or a graphic design which shows a bar code could induce people to smoke," di Montezemolo said on Ferrari's website.

"At a time when, on the other side of the Atlantic they are fighting to provide a more equal health service, in the old continent of Europe, so called experts are racking their brains to come up with theories that have no scientific basis: I think there are more important matters to think about than a bar code.

"Therefore, it's best not to waste any more time replying to this sort of nonsense or to those who are instrumental in wanting to stoke up the story."

Despite that stance, Ferrari opted on Thursday to remove the barcode design from its cars immediately.

A statement issued by the team said: "Together with Philip Morris International we have decided to modify the livery of our cars starting with the Barcelona Grand Prix.

"This decision was taken in order to remove all speculation concerning the so-called 'barcode' which was never intended to be a reference to a tobacco brand.

"By this we want to put an end to this ridiculous story and concentrate on more important things than on such groundless allegations."

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INTERVIEW

Michael Schumacher

MAY 6, 2010

Michael Schumacher, Australian GP 2010 © The Cahier Archive
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher's return to Formula One has not been as smooth as many have expected - how does the German driver see things leading into the fifth race of the season, and the first back on European soil?

Q: You've won six times in Barcelona, you have a car that will hopefully suit your style better, so what are you expecting?

A: We have a new update that we feel quite good about and we should improve but the other teams won't stay where they are and it will be interesting to see where the journey goes. In winter testing we weren't too bad at Barcelona, except for the last day where McLaren showed very strong performance, so it's a little bit of an unknown.

Q: In your 'first' career, you could seemingly drive anything and understeer didn't seem to bother you, so why are you struggling with this car now?

A: If you look at it, in China my performance wasn't good and it stands out, whereas at other circuits I think it was on the right track. I'm very optimistic that things will go in the right direction and am quite relaxed about what's going on. Yes, I know that the car is not suiting me perfectly but I hadn't expected to come here and blast everyone away. It's a process and it's like a stock market. They have a trend upwards and every so often they have a reset. China was my reset! We'll see where it goes from there.

Q: Where do you expect the new car to perform better than before?

A: It's not a new car, I'm afraid! There are a couple of new bits and pieces on it that will make it quicker, yes, but I guess we have to see. The wheelbase is a bit longer and we have aero updates, which are the main factors.

Q: You only signed just before Christmas. When you did that, did you think about the narrower front tyres and the way the cars were, or did you have an open mind?

A: I was certainly open-minded. Cars are what they are and you have to find a way to drive around them. That's the way it was in the past and the way it still is. I didn't expect to come into a complete new structure and restart where I had finished at Ferrari. It's a process and I'm absolutely confident of that process going in the right direction.

Q: It is surprising people have been critical and haven't given you a bit more time?

A: I guess the only perception I can have is my experience from the past. Even when I was successful I had various moments when things weren't going too well and was criticised similarly. It's a natural situation and it's the type of world we are living in. You have to stay calm and focused on what you know yourself. I obviously know a bit more than I explain or want to explain to the outside. If you think, in winter when I announced my comeback everyone was enthusiastic. I maybe haven't been performing to some expectations, but within my expectations, and it's kind of normal I get criticised. The next time I'm on the podium those same people will probably be very enthusiastic again. It's our life and it's emotion and we live for those emotions.

Q: Does the criticism make you regret coming back?

A: No. Not if you know what is behind it and believe in yourself. And the reason I came back was not to have a nice story in the media but because I enjoy driving. That's what I'm here for and I feel on the right path. Things will improve and it's just the pure joy I'm looking for. Obviously that's higher if you are winning races and, don't worry, I was very disappointed in China. I was angry at myself. But things will be different.

Q: You made the stock market analogy. How risky a stock do you think you were when Mercedes took you on?

A: That's a good one! I must find out...

Q: There's been lots of toing and froing of performance this year. What's your assessment of where it's at and where it's going?

A: We have had quite a different winter time, not with the preparation we were looking for, but if you look at it all, Nico has done a fantastic job and is second in the championship only 10 points behind. That gives a lot of strength to the team because we know what to expect and what can happen and we have performed probably better than we should have done with even more potential to go forward.

Q: Last time you were in F1, there was bespoke tyres and unlimited testing which allowed you to access the level you were capable of. Is it more restrictive now?

A: That is a perception you might get but quite honestly I was doing the same amount of testing that my team mates were doing. In proportion I was up against my team mate so I don't think it's to do with the mileage. I know where we can and will improve and with time it will become obvious.

Q: You are often as quick as Nico in free practice but not in qualifying. Why is that?

A: First of all he is a very quick driver and secondly, as I said, there was a trend and if you exclude China this was going in the right direction. We've only done four races, so let's see.

Q: Racing against the Hamiltons, Rosbergs and Vettels, do you think this is as good a field of talent as you've seen?

A: It's certainly a very high level but I don't think it's higher. There was Fernando and Mika Hakkinen before on that level but what you do have is more cars on a more level playing field and the good drivers that are around are in those cars, so there's a higher level of competition.

Q: You feel good about your car, it should suit you better, can there be any excuses this weekend if you don't have a good race. Is this the weekend you start to beat your team mate?

A: I'm sure there's always excuses you can find if you want to! Some people may want to see it like that but it's not the way I'm thinking. It's the first time we've worked with this car and only afterwards will we understand the positives and negatives. I just feel positive I will feel the trend of what happened up to Malaysia and not what happened in China.

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Op donderdag 6 mei 2010 20:49 schreef ElmarO het volgende:
En dit is nieuwe ontwerp geworden:

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Kan aan mij liggen, maar nu doet het mij nog meer aan Marlboro denken.

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Op donderdag 6 mei 2010 22:06 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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Ze doen het er gewoon om

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Op donderdag 6 mei 2010 21:39 schreef bodylotion het volgende:
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Mercedes heeft een radicaal ander design

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No airbox on Mercedes' revised 2010 car
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One of the innovations on the Mercedes car for the Spanish Grand Prix is the abolishment of the traditional 'airbox'.

The airbox - an inlet for the normally-aspirated engines - has traditionally been part of the roll-hoop structure immediately behind and above the drivers' head.

But the rollover structure of the revised W01 is now sharp as a knife, with air to now be fed to the 2.4 litre V8 engine via two symmetrical inlets on either side of the engine cover.

Also spotted in the Barcelona pitlane on Thursday was Christian Klien, having his moulded seat and settings fitted to the HRT car usually belonging to Karun Chandhok.

The team's newly-appointed third driver will hand the F110 car back to Indian Chandhok ahead of Friday's afternoon practice session.

Meanwhile, in the paddock, Virgin's new double-storey motor home won the race as the most impressive of F1's three new teams.

Sauber has taken over BMW's imposing paddock structure of 2009, while Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel walked behind the Circuit de Catalunya pits sporting a new haircut.

Also spotted on Thursday was Joan Villadelprat, who is hoping his Spanish Le Mans outfit Epsilon Euskadi will be given a green light to race in Formula One next year.

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Op donderdag 6 mei 2010 22:03 schreef Stiggie het volgende:

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Op donderdag 6 mei 2010 21:39 schreef bodylotion het volgende:
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Op donderdag 6 mei 2010 22:33 schreef kepler het volgende:

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Dat is echt heel anders, ik ben benieuwd of het ook echt werkt

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 01:29 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:
Door dat ontwerp kan de coureur volgens mij door z'n hoofd te kantelen ook de lucht over de achterspoiler regelen O_O

Dat richeltje achterop de helm van een coureur is er normaal om lucht de inlaat in te sturen en de helm naar beneden te drukken. Als de Mercedes coureurs nu op het rechte stuk het hoofd iets naar voren kantelen is de luchtstroom over de achterspoiler anders.

Als dit zo is is het een antwoord op McLaren's F-duct.

Ik vraag me af wanneer ze met een nieuw soort helm-attachment komen.

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It transpires the tip off we were given regardign the updates to the W01′s airbox was accurate, as Mercedes arrived in Barcelona with a radical new roll structure cum airbox. Even in its launch guise the W01 exhibited a unique pillar shaped roll structure with the non structural airbox wrapped around it. Now the team have further decoupled the airbox function from crash protection, by making the protection purely blade-like shape, with the airbox now formed totally by the engine cover and the inlet snorkels not touching the blade at all. This is a dramatic looking solution and probably worth some improved performance from the rear wing due to the decreased disturbance of the airflow. But in overall terms the change is only likely to be worth a small gain and not as important as the expected layout change or f-duct rear wing.

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 01:29 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:
Door dat ontwerp kan de coureur volgens mij door z'n hoofd te kantelen ook de lucht over de achterspoiler regelen O_O

Dat richeltje achterop de helm van een coureur is er normaal om lucht de inlaat in te sturen en de helm naar beneden te drukken. Als de Mercedes coureurs nu op het rechte stuk het hoofd iets naar voren kantelen is de luchtstroom over de achterspoiler anders.

Als dit zo is is het een antwoord op McLaren's F-duct.

Ik vraag me af wanneer ze met een nieuw soort helm-attachment komen.

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 09:26 schreef Tarado het volgende:
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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 11:51 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Da's geen inlet maar gelijk aan het bedieningsgat (voor de knie) van McLaren ... Ferrari gaat het met de helm besturen dus.

Ziet er neppig uit trouwens

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Ferrari F-duct inlet into the cockpit in the same position as Williams.

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 08:02 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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ik weet niet of dit een respons is op de F-duct. Op deze manier krijg de achtervleugel een 'schonere' luchtstroom. Misschien is dit de oplossing voor het probleem met de grip op de achterwielen?

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In recent seasons the actual shape of helmets has gradually evolved, as more aerodynamically efficient shapes are brought into use. Sitting directly below the main engine air intake, helmets are increasingly shaped to assist in the process of reducing drag in this notoriously high-turbulence aerodynamic area. The modern designs also reduce the lift produced by more traditionally shaped helmets - which can be anything up to 15 kg at racing speeds.

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 11:55 schreef Tarado het volgende:

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Is het dan een outlet die ze kunnen afsluiten met de helm om de stroming te veranderen?

Ze noemen het wel een inlet trouwens
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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 11:51 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Da's geen inlet maar gelijk aan het bedieningsgat (voor de knie) van McLaren ... Ferrari gaat het met de helm besturen dus.

Ziet er neppig uit trouwens

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 12:40 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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De inlet zit op de neus ... het gat in de cockpit zou inderdaad zijn om de luchtstroom te veranderen ... net als de McLarenrijders met de knie doen.

Ik hoop niet voor Ferrari dat het een inlet is trouwens ... dan zit de coureur regelmatig vast met z'n hoofd als dat gaatje echt lucht zou aanzuigen.

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 09:24 schreef Tarado het volgende:
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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 20:51 schreef Kleffe_Dop het volgende:

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Ik vind het echt geen gezicht.
Wel leuk gevonden.

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 21:48 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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Het werkt tot nu toe ook nog

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 21:48 schreef kepler het volgende:

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Zullen we daar morgen een oordeel over vellen?

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 21:54 schreef sanger het volgende:

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Als je dat al kan. Er zijn zoveel aanpassingen dat je niet kunt zeggen welke de winst nu opgeleverd heeft

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 20:51 schreef Kleffe_Dop het volgende:

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Ik vind het echt geen gezicht.
Wel leuk gevonden.

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 21:48 schreef kepler het volgende:

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Zullen we daar morgen een oordeel over vellen?

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Formula One teams have agreed to ban the F-duct concept next year. In Sunday morning's FOTA meeting, most of the teams were in favor to ban the system, even though McLaren tried to convince some teams to keep it within the rules.
McLaren enjoyed an early season advantage on its rivals after it invented a driver controlled stalling of the rear wing over the winter.

While it was knee-operated in the McLaren, newer systems introduced by Sauber and Ferrari allowed the driver to block the duct and stall the wing with his hand. This led to situations where at times drivers are running at more than 200 km/h with one or even no hands on the steering wheel.

Most of the teams believed that costs for next year's designs would spiral out of control and are not worth the security risk drivers would be exposed to with the new system. As a simple majority of teams decides in FOTA meetings, neither of the teams will implement the system in 2011.

Mercedes GP CEO Nick Fry told Autosport that he supported the ban on F-Ducts because the designs brought little to the sport.

"I personally think that it is sensible to nip in the bud technologies that, on the face of it, don't really have a relevance for use outside of F1."

"By the end of the year I know we, and I am sure most of the other teams, will have an F-Duct on their car and that neutralises the advantage of having it."

He added: "I know it is disappointing for those who invent these ideas, but I think what people have to get used to is, like the double diffuser idea, they may be fairly short lived. What we should be encouraging is stuff that we can be using elsewhere, and I am personally a big proponent of KERS because of that."

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Op vrijdag 7 mei 2010 21:48 schreef kepler het volgende:

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Zullen we daar morgen een oordeel over vellen?

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Op maandag 10 mei 2010 01:35 schreef Glijdt_licht het volgende:
Opzich heeft Nick Fry wel gelijk, maar het levert op de rechte stukken wel een brandstofbesparing op lijkt me. Al is dit denk ik niet direct toepasbaar op gewone straatauto's, zoals KERS dat wel was.

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Op maandag 10 mei 2010 07:50 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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bij deze ;-)

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Op maandag 10 mei 2010 00:15 schreef Tarado het volgende:
Teams agree to ban F-ducts in 2011
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Op maandag 10 mei 2010 18:57 schreef kepler het volgende:

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Ik snap niet waarom ze zulke dingen verbieden... Zo duur lijkt het me nu ook weer niet

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Op maandag 10 mei 2010 19:17 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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Hoe Alonso dat ding gebruikt sloeg werkelijk nergens op
Tegensturen met één hand en soms zonder handen omdat hij met rechts de rembalans deed

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Op woensdag 12 mei 2010 11:27 schreef Waffle het volgende:
Dat zou het niet verklaren, want dan zou hij met name in de kwalificatie hoog staan. Hij is dan nog niet verouderd en kan dus nog volledig elastisch uitzetten. Of zie ik dit verkeerd?

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Op woensdag 12 mei 2010 11:27 schreef Waffle het volgende:
Dat zou het niet verklaren, want dan zou hij met name in de kwalificatie hoog staan. Hij is dan nog niet verouderd en kan dus nog volledig elastisch uitzetten. Of zie ik dit verkeerd?

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Op woensdag 12 mei 2010 11:27 schreef LeXX het volgende:
Nog geen topic voor Monaco? Wilde net een hommage geven aan een van de spannendste races daar, met een bijzondere winnaar:
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Op woensdag 12 mei 2010 11:40 schreef Peterselieman het volgende:

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Op woensdag 12 mei 2010 11:38 schreef sanger het volgende:

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Ze hebben dan vaak al een hele vrijdag gereden en beginnen Q3 met een zware auto. Voordat je in Q1 bent is er dan schijnbaar al een hele veroudering in het rubber.

Nogmaals; het zijn geruchten die bij een team in de paddock de ronde deden in Barca. Het waren geruchten onder de engineers en monteurs, maar dat zegt natuurlijk ook niet alles.

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Op woensdag 12 mei 2010 11:56 schreef Waffle het volgende:

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Ja maar dan heb je tijdens de race toch een probleem als er brandstof in komt? Want dan veert hij niet meer in. En als ik dit zo lees denk ik dat dit niet waar is, want waar is het nut dan van die ringen gebleven die uitveren? Ze zijn namelijk meteen verouderd en dus heb zullen ze nooit uitgeveerd zijn en heeft dat onderdeel geen nut.

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Red Bull's three title rivals are conspiring against the team with a common goal -- to rein in the dominance of the RB6 car.

According to Germany's Bild-Zeitung tabloid, the dramatic solution was devised after Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber scored every pole position in 2010 so far, and then pulled even further ahead with developments debuted in Barcelona last weekend.

Bild said the "secret pact" between McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes involves the "exchange of data" about the technical superiority of the latest car designed by Adrian Newey.

Ross Brawn is quoted as saying: "In some areas Red Bull have gone in different directions. Our people are looking at it closely."

And Ferrari's Stefano Domenical is quoted by L'Equipe: "Red Bull has taken a big step forward in performance (in Spain). We saw it Friday and Saturday and with Mark's performance on Sunday.

"This is a reference for us. We are not overstating it but we have to look more carefully at it and understand," he added.

It was earlier wrongly believed that the RB6 was hiding some sort of variable ride-height system, but Bild reveals that one of the actual reasons for the car's competitiveness is the exhausts.

We reported during the February tests that Red Bull had put stickers on the car to make it look like the exhausts were located conventionally, when in fact they were located much lower.

Bild said the lower exhausts, hidden from view by six mechanics on the Barcelona grid, contribute to the car's superior aerodynamics.

It is also reported that Red Bull could begin using a McLaren and Ferrari-like F-duct system at Istanbul in two weeks.

Gerhard Berger told APA: "They are clearly the championship favourites. Even without the air-duct, Red Bull are the fastest."

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Turning vanes extract extra speed of RB6

The constant quest for cleaner airflow around and below the car made Red Bull to adopt a small set of turning vanes under the nose at China to optimize the airflow towards the lower part of the car. The vanes are positioned in between the front wheels, ahead of the wheel axle.

The new turning vanes are similar to Ferrari's items and of course triggered a series of other changes to the car.

The front wing was modified with a new inner flap profile, simplifying its shape. The area where the principle flap meets the endplate has been revised having now less volume and a new shape in an attempt to separate better the flow of air entering the two venturi channels (pointed by a and b notes) under the wing.

Meeting the air first, the simpler front wing inner flap shape may still offer a similar amount of downforce but now causes significantly less vortices behind it. The less disrupted flow of air from the plane is then guided outwards by the outer surface of the turning vanes. At the same time a clean and undisturbed airflow enters under the wide and thin nose cone the channel created by the mentioned before set, is sped up and finally split by the car’s floor extension. One part of air goes under the car’s floor and another one over the sidepod bottom sides. To decrease drag , because of the sped up airflow, the team reduced the sidepod panels width to let more air “bleed” freely through the inner panel-sidepod zone.

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Op woensdag 12 mei 2010 18:30 schreef sanger het volgende:
Ach, RBR behoort imo inmiddels tot de topteams.

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Op woensdag 12 mei 2010 22:08 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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Ja absoluut, maar pas echt sinds vorig seizoen. Maar ze hebben veel minder te besteden dan McLaren en Ferrari.

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Op woensdag 12 mei 2010 22:40 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Red Bull als bedrijf heeft een stuk meer te besteden ... zeker in deze tijden.

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Op woensdag 12 mei 2010 22:41 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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Het bedrijf wel, maar dat is met Virgin net zo

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Op donderdag 13 mei 2010 22:02 schreef Meike26 het volgende:
Denk dat Virgin van de nieuwe teams volgend jaar de grootste sprong voorwaarts gaat maken.

Zoals Googleplexian ook zegt, dit is het eerste jaar. En ik denk dat Richard Branson slim genoeg is om niet gelijk een heel budget in dat team te pompen, maar eerst dit jaar afwacht. Zo krijgt hij te weten wat zijn opbrengst is qua tv-gelden die door de FIA verdeeld worden over de 12 teams.

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Bovendien zie ik Branson er nog wel voor aan om niet alleen geld in zijn team te pompen, maar ook in Cosworth. Geen idee eigenlijk of dit eigenlijk wel mag ?

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Op woensdag 12 mei 2010 22:08 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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Ja absoluut, maar pas echt sinds vorig seizoen. Maar ze hebben veel minder te besteden dan McLaren en Ferrari.

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Op donderdag 13 mei 2010 22:02 schreef Meike26 het volgende:

Bovendien zie ik Branson er nog wel voor aan om niet alleen geld in zijn team te pompen, maar ook in Cosworth. Geen idee eigenlijk of dit eigenlijk wel mag ?

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Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he is working to make sure all 12 teams finish the season, suggesting the Hispania Racing squad has financial issues.

"HRT have got problems. I will sort it out," Ecclestone told the Telegraph in an interview on Friday. "I'd like to see 12 teams finish the season because they have made the commitment to come in.

"We might lose one of them. But I'm doing my bit to make sure it doesn't happen."

HRT made it to the grid in Bahrain after an eleventh-hour rescue deal, but arrived in the first race without any testing and has struggled at the back of the grid.

In the interview, Ecclestone also admitted he has been disappointed with Lewis Hamilton's performances so far this year, despite the Briton's charges through the field in some races this year.

"Hamilton has been disappointing," he added. "He was unlucky in the last race but that's what happens when things are going badly for you.

"People praise his overtaking but you don't get any points for passing cars."

The F1 boss said he was missing former Renault boss Flavio Briatore from the sport, while he conceded the FIA was not quieter without Max Mosley.

"Yes, I miss having Flav about the place. He is good company and he was good for this sport. People associated him with F1. He was a character. We miss Max, too. Max got a lot more right than wrong.

"The biggest problem that Max had was that he couldn't package things in a nice way. You tell people to take it or leave it and it doesn't work. It's quieter now at the FIA, which is how we like it."

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Op vrijdag 14 mei 2010 12:23 schreef Tarado het volgende:
Ecclestone working to secure HRT future

"People praise his overtaking but you don't get any points for passing cars."
Friday, May 14th 2010, 09:29 GMT
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It has long been rumoured but now it’s official – Jean Todt’s son Nicolas is launching a bid to run his own F1 team, taking his highly successful GP2 team ART GP into the sport’s highest category.
With the failure of USF1, there is a 13th slot on the grid for next season and the FIA is inviting applications from teams wishing to fill that slot. Stefan GP has indicated its intention to apply, but Dave Richards’ Prodrive outfit and Lola have both said that they will not.
As with last year’s applicants, teams will be subjected to a financial stress test and have their facilities and business plans analysed by the FIA.
His son’s application presents something of a conflict of interest for Jean Todt as FIA president, so presumably he will remove himself from the panel which makes the final decision.
“Many people will say that we are favoured,” said Todt Jr, “But in fact it’s an added handicap. It’s up to us to come up with such a strong bid that the choice of the FIA cannot be in doubt.”
Todt Jr has been very successful in GP2, winning the title with Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton and taking many race wins. He currently runs Ferrari junior driver Jules Bianchi in GP2 and manages his career. He is also the manager of Felipe Massa. ART GP has three principle shareholders, Todt, Cedric Vasseur and Mumtalakat, the Bahraini investment fund which is also a major shareholder in McLaren.
Todt Jr has been linked in the past with various possible routes into F1 including a buyout of Toro Rosso and an application to join the new teams in 2010. His partner in ART GP, Cedric Voissard, told L”Equipe newspaper today that they thought about having a run at it last year, but decided against it. Now they feel that the timing is right,
“We thought about it (last year), but it was too early. It’s impossible to jump into that big bath without preparation. With a year to reflect upon it, the moment is right. We’ve had a chance to see how the new teams fit into the scheme of things in Grand Prix. I know I don’t want to see our cars being six seconds off the best. That’s not how I see us climbing F1.”
They have registered their interest in the 13th slot with the FIA and now are working to put together the chassis and engine package. They are looking for a partner to build the chassis, as they do not have the facilities at their base in France. As for the engine Voissard says, “We’ve been in the sport a long time (since 1991) and we’ve had the chance to develop some very good relationships with manufacturers.”
Mercedes has long been a close ally. In partnership with ART they have won the Euro F3 series six years in a row, including one with Lewis Hamilton. They have also brought Sebastian Vettel, Kamui Kobayashi, Adrian Sutil and Sebastien Buemi through the ranks.
The possibility for them to blood Bianchi in F1 next year, a member of the Ferrari young driver scheme, is also likely to be of interest to the bosses at Maranello.
“We have six weeks to pull it all together, “said Vasseur.

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Op vrijdag 14 mei 2010 16:56 schreef Tarado het volgende:
TODT JR TO LAUNCH F1 TEAM BID WITH ART GP
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http://www.jamesallenonf1(...)eam-bid-with-art-gp/

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Teams close to 2011 tyre decision

Formula 1 teams are hoping to reach a final decision on tyres today, with meetings scheduled to evaluate which direction they would like the sport to go for 2011.

With proposals from Bridgestone, Michelin and Avon Cooper all on the table, teams are hoping that detailed analysis of which offer is best will allow them to pick a preferred option in the next few hours.

Although no final decision has been made, AUTOSPORT understands that Pirelli has emerged as the favourite candidate as the Italian tyre company pushes to return to F1 for the first time since 1991.

As well as the Pirelli offer being more competitively priced than the Michelin deal, teams are also understood to be keen on it because the company is willing to commit to F1 trackside advertising as well - which means teams will see a further revenue boost through the profits share with Bernie Ecclestone's companies.

Mercedes GP team principal Ross Brawn said time was of the essence to get a decision made, with outfits eager to get on with designing their 2011 cars.

"I think we had a very good proposal from Pirelli which needs looking at seriously, so we are in a better position than we were several months ago," he said in Monaco. "F1 has now got some serious proposals, whereas a few months ago we had nothing.

"We are greatly encouraged by the interest, and both the tyre companies and designers want to get on and start doing things now or else there will be compromises. It will start getting expensive and, worst of all, someone might get lucky and they design their car around a tyre and get it right and other people don't through no fault of their own at the time."

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh, who is chairman of FOTA, hoped that a decision could be made in Sunday's meeting.

"We are going to discuss it," he said. "Fortunately we have some options, so a decision is nigh."

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Op zondag 16 mei 2010 12:05 schreef Peterselieman het volgende:
Mja, Pirelli was de duurste optie van de drie en daarom had ik juist verwacht dat ze daarom voor Cooper Avon zouden kiezen, waarbij er extra testsessies ingepland zouden staan aan het eind van dit seizoen.

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Op zondag 16 mei 2010 12:05 schreef Peterselieman het volgende:
Mja, Pirelli was de duurste optie van de drie en daarom had ik juist verwacht dat ze daarom voor Cooper Avon zouden kiezen, waarbij er extra testsessies ingepland zouden staan aan het eind van dit seizoen.

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Op zondag 16 mei 2010 11:56 schreef Atreidez het volgende:
Ik had persoonlijk me geld ook op Pirelli gezet.. Michelin wil wel maar het liefst met competitie (nog een andere fabrikant erbij), en ik gok dat de FIA dat juist niet meer wil. Avon is maar een kleine speler tov Pirelli toch?

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Op zondag 16 mei 2010 12:38 schreef sanger het volgende:

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Ik snap ook wel dat ze het niet willen. Dan ligt het er teveel aan wie de beste band kiest en niet wie de beste auto bouwt.

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Op zondag 16 mei 2010 16:12 schreef Stiggie het volgende:

F1 2010 Monaco: Alonso vs Schumacher last lap

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Op zondag 16 mei 2010 16:18 schreef Sobraine het volgende:

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Krijgt nog wel een straf.

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Op zondag 16 mei 2010 17:16 schreef sanger het volgende:
Volgens Brawn mag het wel.... Hij heeft allerlei stukken geprint als bewijs en het klinkt niet onaannemelijk wat hij roept

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Op zondag 16 mei 2010 17:16 schreef sanger het volgende:
Volgens Brawn mag het wel.... Hij heeft allerlei stukken geprint als bewijs en het klinkt niet onaannemelijk wat hij roept

Formula One 2010: Brawn defends Schumacher's overtake of Alonso at the Monaco GP

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Op zondag 16 mei 2010 18:26 schreef Atreidez het volgende:

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Ik heb t gemist. Was dat in het naprogramma van de BBC? Het lijkt erop alsof die regel niet is aangepast na gebruik van nieuwe SC lijn.

Oh gevonden

Formula One 2010: Brawn defends Schumacher's overtake of Alonso at the Monaco GP

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Op zondag 16 mei 2010 17:26 schreef Tarado het volgende:

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Nee dat heb ik ook gezien en hij heeft zeker een punt, afwachten maar dus

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Op maandag 17 mei 2010 09:28 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:

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Volgens mij niet. Als ik de regels (40.13) lees, mag je niet meer inhalen als de safetycar in de laatste ronde buiten is. Het maakt niet uit of de baan is vrijgegeven of niet, het is en blijft de laatste ronde.

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Op maandag 17 mei 2010 09:52 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Nee ... d'r staat "IF the race ENDS behind te safety car" ... d'r staat niet "if the race is in its last lap we have to consider the race finished".

Brawn's punt is juist ... de race is niet geëindigd achter de safetycar want de baan was vrijgegeven. Het resultaat is exact hetzelfde (safety car komt voor de finish naar binnen) maar reglementair maakt het een wereld van verschil.

Vergeet niet dat Ross dit vroeger foutloos voor Ferrari deed. Stefano : buk maar alvast!

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Op maandag 17 mei 2010 11:06 schreef sanger het volgende:
Volgens mij is er een verschil tussen eindigen achter de SC en gisteren. Gisteren was immers de baan weer vrijgegeven (zie groene licht).

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Mark Webber's stunning back-to-back victories in Spain and Monaco appear to have secured his future at Red Bull Racing, with team chiefs saying they have no doubt that they should keep him on board for next season.

On a weekend when Webber moved to the top of the world championship standings, Red Bull bosses opened talks with the Australian's management about extending his deal - which finishes at the end of this season.

With the form of the RB6 making a seat at the team one of the main targets for any leading driver, team principal Christian Horner has dropped the firmest hint yet that Webber will remain alongside Sebastian Vettel next season.

"I am very happy with the balance and dynamics in team, and there is nothing that we would change for," Horner told AUTOSPORT.

Although Webber himself said at the Monaco Grand Prix that he was in no rush to sort out his future - with his form leaving him as a target for rival outfits, Horner said he did not expect a lengthy negotiation spell when it comes down to finalising terms.

Should Webber get his new deal, then it will almost certainly mean the end of Kimi Raikkonen's F1 career – with the Finn's only real option for a return being at Red Bull.

"We are very happy with the way that Mark is performing," said Horner. "He is an important member of our team and he has got to a stage where, at 33 years of age, we said let's take one year at a time – rather than signing some long-winded agreement.

"It is all down to relationships and how he feels at the end of the day. He is driving fantastically well, he is a very valued member of the team, so when the time comes to sit down and talk about contracts I am sure it will be a very short conversation."

Although it is understood that no contract has been signed, Horner said he expected the matter to be sorted out in the next few weeks.

"Over the last couple of years it has been around the end of May and beginning of June that we begin to talk about things, but with Mark, like all things, it is pretty straight forward," he said.

Webber's second victory in as many weekends moved him and Red Bull to the top of the championship standings, but Horner says the team still needs to keep driving itself to improve.

"Our focus won't change," he said. "We will keep pushing. It is very dangerous in this business to underestimate your rivals.

"McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes are great teams and have great pedigrees and histories, and it would be foolish to underestimate their rate of development and progress.

"We are a small team in comparison, so we need to keep focusing on what we are doing, keep our heads down and try and deliver the kind of performances we have delivered over the last couple of weekends – and the championships will take care of themselves."

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Op maandag 17 mei 2010 11:16 schreef Ermanon het volgende:
Het blijft leuk in de F1, nu dus weer gezeik omdat de regels zo vaag zijn dat men ze op verschillende manieren kan uitleggen, door het falen van de FIA. En ja, op dat soort puntjes zijn Brawn/Schumacher ijzersterk, kijk maar naar het momentje waarop Schumi een 10 seconden stop engo penalty kreeg 2 ronden voor het einde, en deze dus deed in de finale ronde en daardoor dus won . Ik hou van dat soort acties/mensen, echt alles eruit halen wat erin zit.

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Op maandag 17 mei 2010 14:31 schreef Waffle het volgende:
Probleem is nu dat de FIA meteen een straf heeft gegeven waar je niet tegen in beroep kunt gaan.

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Op maandag 17 mei 2010 14:48 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:
Hier zat Hill gewoon op te wachten!

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Op maandag 17 mei 2010 15:42 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:

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Iets anders kunnen ze niet doen. Deze overtreding staat gelijk aan een drive-through, waar je (terecht) niet tegen in beroep kunt gaan.

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Op maandag 17 mei 2010 17:45 schreef Waffle het volgende:

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Ja alleen er was geen overtreding als Brawn gelijk blijkt te hebben. Weer goed voor de sport dit allemaal. FIA is de laatste jaren goed bezig om het imago van de sport naar de kloten te helpen.

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Op maandag 17 mei 2010 17:45 schreef Waffle het volgende:

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Ja alleen er was geen overtreding als Brawn gelijk blijkt te hebben. Weer goed voor de sport dit allemaal. FIA is de laatste jaren goed bezig om het imago van de sport naar de kloten te helpen.

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Hill questions driver stewards role

By Pablo Elizalde Tuesday, May 18th 2010, 08:58 GMT


Damon Hill has questioned the former drivers' role of assisting the FIA stewards in making decisions during grand prix weekends.

A former F1 driver has been joining the stewards' panel at each race this year, with the likes of Alain Prost, Alex Wurz or Hill himself having been part of the new FIA scheme.

Hill, who joined the stewards for the Monaco Grand Prix, had to judge the incident involving his former rival Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso on the final lap of the race.

Schumacher was eventually penalised and dropped from sixth to 12th position.

Hill, however, believes the former drivers should not be the ones interpreting the rules like on Sunday, and he thinks they should just provide support to the stewards.

"It was a fascinating experience but I wonder whether it is right that drivers are put in the position of interpreting the regulations," Hill was quoted as saying by The Times.

"I imagined I would be there as a consultant providing driver insight to the stewards, who would then make the decisions. My expertise is as a driver rather than a lawmaker or interpreter of regulations."

The former world champion also revealed that he had received hate mail over the decision to punish Schumacher, but he feels he was totally impartial about it.

"Partly, of course, my discomfort was because I was called to make a ruling on an incident involving Michael. I acted entirely properly but I have already received some stinging e-mails accusing me of prejudice."

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Op dinsdag 18 mei 2010 15:57 schreef Ermanon het volgende:
Brawn had dus wel gelijk, Alonso zat dus gewoon te slapen, of Dominicali was gewoon niet helemaal wakker

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Op dinsdag 18 mei 2010 15:57 schreef Ermanon het volgende:
Brawn had dus wel gelijk, Alonso zat dus gewoon te slapen, of Dominicali was gewoon niet helemaal wakker

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It was clear from our discussions with the stewards after the race that
they understood the reasons for our interpretation and acknowledged that
this was a new and previously untested situation but ultimately
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Nee, dat staat er niet.

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Op dinsdag 18 mei 2010 16:23 schreef vosss het volgende:

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Er staat ook niet dat Brawn geen gelijk had. Er staat enkel dat ze begrijpen waarom Brawn zo dacht, dat ze het er een keer over gaan hebben en dat zij het niet eens waren met Brawn's interpretatie.

Daar staat niet dat Brawn ongelijk heeft

Overigens is 20 seconden ook een veel te zware straf imo die puur en alleen veroorzaakt is door onduidelijke regels. Goeie zaak dus dat ze daar een keer naar gaan kijken

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Op dinsdag 18 mei 2010 16:34 schreef vosss het volgende:
Dat weet ik. Dat wil echter nog niet zeggen dat ik het terecht vind

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Op dinsdag 18 mei 2010 17:35 schreef vosss het volgende:
Ik ook

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Formula 1's ruling body has moved to try to clarify the safety car rules following the incident involving Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso in the Monaco Grand Prix.

Schumacher was handed a 20-second penalty after passing Alonso on the final corner of the race, just as the safety car had dived into the pits.

The Mercedes driver was penalised for breaking rule 40.13 of the sporting regulations, which states, "If the race ends whilst the safety car is deployed it will enter the pit lane at the end of the last lap and the cars will take the chequered flag as normal without overtaking."

However, Mercedes, which initially considered appealing the penalty, believed the race had finished normally and not under the safety car.

On Thursday the FIA recognised a lack of clarity in the rules and said the Formula One Commission will submit a change to the rules in order to avoid a repeat of the situation.

"The problems identified during the final lap of the Monaco Grand Prix, counting for the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship, showed a lack of clarity in the application of the rule prohibiting overtaking behind the Safety Car," the FIA said in a statement.

"Adjustments to the regulations are necessary to clarify the procedure that cars must meet when the last lap is controlled by the Safety Car whilst also ensuring that the signaling for teams and drivers is made more clear.

"These adjustments will help to avoid the problem which occurred during the Monaco Grand Prix from happening in the future.

"The Formula One Commission, upon a proposal of the F1 Sporting Working Group will submit an amendment to the Sporting Regulations to address this issue. These amendments will be considered by the World Motor Sport Council at its next meeting in Geneva on June 23."

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Op woensdag 19 mei 2010 10:29 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:

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Iedereen denk ik. Alleen kan dat niet volgens de reglementen. Vandaar dat daar ook over gesproken gaat worden.

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“The stewards may impose any one of three penalties on any driver involved in an Incident :
a) A drive-through penalty. The driver must enter the pit lane and re-join the race without stopping ;
b) A ten second time penalty. The driver must enter the pit lane, stop at his pit for at least ten seconds
and then re-join the race.
c) a drop of any number of grid positions at the driver’s next Event.
However, should either of the penalties under a) and b) above be imposed during the last five laps, or after the end of a race, Article 16.4b) below will not apply and 20 seconds will be added to the elapsed race time of the driver concerned in the case of a) above and 30 seconds in the case of b). ”

But later on in the same Sporting Regulations, in article 18.1, it says,

“The stewards may inflict the penalties specifically set out in these Sporting Regulations in addition to or instead of any other penalties available to them under the Code. ”

“The Code” is nothing to do with Pirates of the Caribbean but is instead the FIA’s Sporting Code, which applies across all FIA championships. This gives the stewards far more options.

Article 153 of the Sporting Code says:
“Penalties may be inflicted as follows in order of increasing
severity :
− reprimand (blame);
− fines;
− time penalty;
− exclusion;
− suspension;
− disqualification.
Time penalty means a penalty expressed in minutes and/or
seconds. ”

The Monaco stewards decided to impose a very tough penalty, but under the circumstances perhaps switching the cars back again to the original order might have been fairer. There were some indications on Sunday night that this was what might happen. So why didn’t it?

As the Code says, the Stewards are free to add a time penalty, it is not prescriptive of how long that should be, unlike the Sporting Regs. The problem is that the cars were all very close as they crossed the line.

To add a one second penalty would have dropped Schumacher back to 8th place, behind both Alonso and Rosberg. It doesn’t say that they can apply penalties in fractions of a second which is what they would have needed to do to replace Schumacher in P7.

I wonder whether the stewards were aware of their options under the Sporting Code. One would have hoped so.

Instead they applied the one penalty which cannot be appealed – the drive through.

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The Monticello Circuit in New York State, described as a ‘country club’ for wealthy car enthusiasts, is the latest venue to emerge as a possible future host of the US GP.

My colleagues at Autoweek magazine obtained a copy of a letter sent by Ari Strauss, the boss of Monticello Motor Club, to his members. It explains the thinking behind a possible deal, following recent dialogue with Bernie Ecclestone, and says that help has been sought from local and state authorities.

The 4.1-mile track was co-designed by Brian Redman and apparently has already been visited by Hermann Tilke, whose role was to pinpoint what might need upgrading for F1.

The rural setting of Monticello at the foot of the Catskill Mountains doesn’t really fit with what Ecclestone has been looking for, as its no secret that he wants a race in or around an major city. However the venue is said to be 90 minutes from New York by road, and as such is the closest track to the city.

The full text of the letter is as follows:

Dear member,

Within the next day, you may read that Formula One is planning a return to the United States and has their sights on a special location in New York: Monticello Motor Club.

A few months ago, [MMC chairman] Bill McMichael and I met with Bernie Ecclestone, President/CEO of Formula One Management (FOM), and discussed the terms for an exclusive 10-year United States Grand Prix to be hosted at MMC. Shortly thereafter, Hermann Tilke, the chief engineer and circuit designer for F1, spent time at MMC and confirmed that our track and surrounding properties, with some expansion and minor track modifications, is an excellent location for a Grand Prix. Since receiving a letter of understanding from FOM confirming their hope to bring the U.S. Grand Prix to Monticello, Bill and I have continued to secure the backing and support of local, state, and federal politicians and organizations.

If F1 comes to Monticello, our intent is to preserve MMC as, first and foremost, a private country club. Obviously, demand will accelerate as well as the initiation fee for new members. But securing F1 is like winning the Olympics, competition is fierce, and this is not a done deal. While the prospect of F1 at MMC is exciting, we remain focused on our core business: the club and its members.

At this juncture, we are simply honored that F1 is considering our venue as the future, exclusive home for the U.S. Grand Prix. It would transform the region into one of the motorsports capitals of the world, bring thousands of jobs to Sullivan County, inject over $100M each year into the local economy, and place your private club in the company of famous racing circuits like Monza and Spa.

Warmest regards,

Ari

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Op vrijdag 21 mei 2010 14:58 schreef nils7 het volgende:
Die chicane in die meest linkse bocht, die moet eruit...
Deze onderbreekt een goede flow!

Ik mag wel hopen dat de pitstraat en start/finish dan op het rechte stuk komen tussen "1" en "3"

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Op vrijdag 21 mei 2010 14:59 schreef Tarado het volgende:

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heb je dat al doorgegeven aan Tilke?

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Op vrijdag 21 mei 2010 23:38 schreef Waffle het volgende:
Volgens mij kan die chicane helemaal links juist wel eens het inhaalpunt van het circuit zijn. Voor de rest zie ik niet echt goede inhaalpunten. om eerlijk te zijn. Iets te veel technisch links rechts gebeuren. Daar dat rechte stuk voor die chicane slipstream door de rechterknik heen en dan er naast zetten bij de chicane. Voor de rest niet echt boeiend circuit, volgens mij.

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Op zaterdag 22 mei 2010 01:16 schreef Glijdt_licht het volgende:

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Ik ben het eens met jou. Teveel doordraaiers en rechte stukken die eindigen in een middellangzame bocht om interessant te zijn voor de F1. Er zijn gewoon geen inhaalplekken..

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Op zaterdag 22 mei 2010 03:42 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Weet 't niet ... FIA is actief bezig inhalen makkelijker te maken en imo slagen ze daar zoniet volgend jaar dan wel het jaar daarop in. Dan kunnen zelfs mickey mouse banen nog wel eens interessant worden.

_{Hoopt op kleine turbo motoren met boost button (geen gehomologeerde motoren), kleine voorspoilers, FIA diffusers (die brengen toch niets naar de sport, die diffusers)}

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Op zaterdag 22 mei 2010 14:24 schreef Ricard0j het volgende:
Trouwens, even tussendoor

Zou een 24-uurs race niet wat zijn voor de f1?

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Op zaterdag 22 mei 2010 14:40 schreef Sally het volgende:

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Zonder bij te tanken

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Op zaterdag 22 mei 2010 14:24 schreef Ricard0j het volgende:
Trouwens, even tussendoor

Zou een 24-uurs race niet wat zijn voor de f1?

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Op zaterdag 22 mei 2010 03:42 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Weet 't niet ... FIA is actief bezig inhalen makkelijker te maken en imo slagen ze daar zoniet volgend jaar dan wel het jaar daarop in. Dan kunnen zelfs mickey mouse banen nog wel eens interessant worden.

_{Hoopt op kleine turbo motoren met boost button (geen gehomologeerde motoren), kleine voorspoilers, FIA diffusers (die brengen toch niets naar de sport, die diffusers)}

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Op zaterdag 22 mei 2010 05:52 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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Ik hoop 't. ik denk wel dat juist veel krachtigere motoren beter zijn om in te halen, dus veel meer pk's die overgebracht moeten worden op het asfalt.

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Op zondag 23 mei 2010 12:08 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:

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Die 1.5 liter turbomotoren uit het verleden konden tijdens een race makkelijk 800 pk opbrengen. In de kwalificatie zouden ze zelfs ruim 1300 pk doen. Dus lijkt me krachtig genoeg.

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Op zondag 23 mei 2010 17:12 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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Ik meen op autosport.com stond dat er plannen zijn voor een 1,5T met ongeveer 680 pk met een KERS-boost van iets van 100 uit m'n hoofd.

Dat is veeeel te weinig voor F1

800-1300pk zou veel meer spektakel opleveren, maar we moeten er niet op rekenen dat we dat weer zullen zien.

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Op vrijdag 21 mei 2010 16:03 schreef nils7 het volgende:

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Toen ik vroeger jong was heb ik (uit verveling desnoods) zat banen getekend incl. lay out en ontwerpen enzo hehehe...

Ik ga me straks helemaal uitleven met Gran Turismo 5 en de track editor

SPOILER

Geinspireerd op de fameuze Mushroom Cup uit Mario Kart en de practische vormen van een paddestoel.

SPOILER

Je zal haast denken dat ik ook van paddestoelen gegeten heb, wil je met zo'n gaar plan komen, maar niets is minder waar...totally clear was ik toen ik dit idee kreeg

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Op zondag 23 mei 2010 22:58 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Ik denk niet dat de kijker veel merkt van die paar pk extra. Het is nu al moeilijk om de pk's op de baan te krijgen dus meer pk's betekent alleen maar een meer behouden rijstijl. Dat was leuk met traction control en launch control maar nu dat die dingen (gelukkig) verbannen zijn is teveel pk alleen maar vervelend. De banden in de tijd van de BMW turbo's (die belachelijke sofa's achter) gaan we ook niet meer terug zien. En bovendien ... we hebben meer aan betrouwbare motoren.

Net meer dan 1 pk / kilo + 100 pk boost lijkt mij een heel redelijke manier om te sporten in de F1.

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“De 990 cc machines waren ruig en wild, geweldige machines met veel vermogen. De 800cc machines zijn gewoon slecht, het zijn eigenlijk dezelfde motoren maar zonder de scherpe randjes. Ik vond het heel erg jammer toen de 990 cc machines verdwenen. De motoren zijn zeker beter geworden maar met de 990cc motoren had ik veel meer plezier tijdens een wedstrijd.”

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Voor mij was het spektakel met de 990cc machines vergelijkbaar met de tijd van de 500cc machines; overal op het circuit waren er gevechten en spectaculaire rijstijlen zichtbaar en dat is toch wat het publiek wil zien! De 990cc machines gleden alle kanten op, zowel bij het insturen van de bochten maar zeker ook bij het uitkomen van de bochten.

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Op dinsdag 25 mei 2010 19:32 schreef ElmarO het volgende:
Toch wel enigszins verrassend te noemen. Nou is het niet echt een verrassing dat er weer een GP in de VS zouden komen, maar wel in Texas. Die had ik toch niet zien aankomen na al die speculatie over New York.

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Op maandag 24 mei 2010 11:56 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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Ben ik niet met je eens. Je ziet nu steeds meer dat - natuurlijk ook door de aero - snelle bochten makkelijk volgas kunnen. De coureur kan daar het verschil niet meer maken. Wagens zijn een stuk makkelijker te besturen dan 10 jaar geleden.

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Op dinsdag 25 mei 2010 19:35 schreef Tarado het volgende:

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Nee inderdaad, zal wel weer taktiek van Bernie geweest zijn, er wordt een circuit gebouwd, nu maar hopen dat het niet door Tilke ontworpen wordt

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Op dinsdag 25 mei 2010 20:08 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Volgas door de bochten betekent niet meer op de limiet in de bochten, betekent mooie inhaal-acties (ook buitenom!)
In een sport waar inhalen een groot probleem is is vermogen beperken een goede oplossing. Ik geloof niet dat inhalen een probleem was in de Moto-GP. Hoe dan ook niet te vergelijken (twee-wieler sport zonder noemenswaardige aero vergelijken met F1 ).

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Op dinsdag 25 mei 2010 23:07 schreef Kill_em_all het volgende:
Beetje offtopic maar jezus wat zijn kaartjes voor een race duur zeg. Een vriend van me uit Japan komt voor een paar weken naar Nederland en dan is ook de GP van België en nou vroeg die of we samen konden gaan wat ik uiteraard wel wil maar toen ging ik eens kijken wat dat nou kost Als je wil zitten ben je gvd zo 350 euro kwijt! das toch niet meer normaal? Ik vind F1 echt leuk maar 350 euro om 1.5 uur auto's in een rondje te zien rijden? Je kan wel gaan staan, maar dat kost nog steeds 200 euro ofzo plus dat je op kwart van de plekken dan weer geen scherm kan zien en dan is het helemaal nutteloos om te gaan.

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Op woensdag 26 mei 2010 00:02 schreef Sobraine het volgende:

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België is inderdaad enorm duur, voor zover ik weet de duurste race in europa afgezien van Moncaco. Duitsland is wel weer redelijk te betalen. Aan de andere kant, wat denk je dat het kost om een GP naar een circuit te krijgen, Spa was bijna failliet. En dan zijn eten en drinken op Spa ook teringduur, voor een halve liter jupiler betaalde ik vorig jaar iets van 4,50. Een een enorm smerig broodje kostte mij toen iets van 5 euro of 6,50 zelfs..

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Op woensdag 26 mei 2010 00:04 schreef Burnie88 het volgende:

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In Monaco betaal je 8 euro voor een glaasje water.

De FIA/FOTA vraagt zich al jaren af waarom races zoals Turkije van dit weekend slecht bezocht worden (dit weekend wordt een drama)... Ik snap niet dat ze dan niet meteen denken aan toegangsprijzen. Vooral ten tijde van een crisis zou je toch je prijzen moeten verlagen. De teams doen dat immers ook, dus dan moet dat ook effect hebben op de toegangsprijzen. Probleem is en blijft Ecclestone. Die geldwolf verpest het voor fans.

Formula one 09 Belgium

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The Italian chassis manufacturer created the F110 which the team has used this year.

HRT will continue to use the car but development of the car will be done in-house, most likely under the leadership of Geoff Willis who has been working with the team since the start of the year.

HRT had been critical of the Dallara car which has been the slowest in F1 so far this year. It did not run in pre-season testing and according to HRT the “no further chassis development was made by Dallara” during the first six rounds of the championship.

The team issued a statement saying:

HRT F1 Team, Hispania Racing, and Italian chassis manufacturer Dallara Automobili S.p.A have together agreed on amicable terms not to pursue their collaboration. The decision follows talks held over the last few months about the future of their collaboration.

The two partners experienced a challenging start to the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship season, where everyone at Dallara Automobili S.p.A worked extremely hard in a fight against time to be ready for the season opener at Bahrain International Circuit. Their persistent and determined efforts paid off as HRT F1 Team, Hispania Racing, pulled up to the starting line of the 2010 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix ready to go.

The whirlwind of pre season activity at the Italian chassis constructor Dallara Automobili allowed the team, formerly known as Campos Meta 1 prior to its acquisition by Jose Ramon Carabante in February 2010, to meet its tight deadline. Since its inaugural race HRT F1 Team, Hispania Racing, has completed six rounds of the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship despite the fact that in all this time no further chassis development was made by Dallara.

The collaboration, deemed by many to be an impossible task, resulted in the creation of the team’s Cosworth V8 powered 2010 Formula 1 World Championship chassis, the F110, which was the very first car to be produced in the colours of HRT F1 Team, Hispania Racing.

Following the completion of six rounds of the 2010 Formula 1™ World Championship, HRT F1 Team, Hispania Racing, and Dallara Automobili S.p.A have agreed that what they have achieved in such a short period of time was more than could have been reasonably expected. The two parties wish each other the best of luck in all future endeavours.

HRT F1 Team, Hispania Racing will continue to develop and improve the Dallara designed F110 chassis via its own development program.

The details as to the outstanding terms of their business agreement remain confidential, and no further comment will be issued.

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Italian media sources are reporting that Pirelli will be F1's sole tyre supplier in 2011 and beyond.

Autosprint and Italiaracing say the Milan-based marque has been selected by the teams and F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone to replace the departing control supplier Bridgestone.

Reportedly also in the running had been Michelin as well as minor contenders Avon, Kumho and Hankook.

When asked to nominate his preference, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said this week: "As an Italian I prefer Pirelli, but experience tells me Michelin.

"In the end it will be the same for everyone," he said in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Autosprint said Pirelli will be paid 1 million euros per team per season in 2011, 2012 and 2013, in exchange for identical attention and service and a range of just three compounds: soft, medium and hard.

At least initially, the tyres will be in a similar 13-inch specification to the current Bridgestone product, with a longer-term ambition being a move to a low profile.

The decision is set to be confirmed shortly by the World Motor Sport Council.

Spain's El Mundo Deportivo reports that Pirelli, already the supplier of the new GP3 series as well as world rally, is also likely to supply GP2 next year.

Pirelli was last in F1 in 1991.

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Op woensdag 26 mei 2010 00:11 schreef Sobraine het volgende:

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Tja, wat ik al zeg, uit mijn hoofd kost het je iets van 15-20 miljoen. Dat moet een circuit terugverdienen, dat gebeurt o.a. door kaarten, sponsors, eten en drinken en parkeergeld. En ja, dat kom door Ecclestone, maar dat is de reden dat het zo duur is.

Aan de andere kant, ik heb vorig jaar in België gezeten en dat alleen op zondag (Ik bedacht mij op vrijdag dat ik wel zin had in F1). Dat kostte mij toen iets van 400 euro voor ticket, 200 euro voor een hotel voor 3 nachten en dan nog benzine en eten. Je krijgt er echt wat voor terug, dit was namelijk mijn uitzicht!

Formula one 09 Belgium

En dat zonder oordopjes, vond het toen wel tof. Had de rest van de week wel spijt.

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En dat zonder oordopjes

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Op woensdag 26 mei 2010 21:38 schreef Meike26 het volgende:
9 jaar geleden was Monaco nog wel goed te doen hoor ! Staanplaatsen in Rochet, F 135,- (Guldens dus) voor de zaterdag en zondag en een heerlijke ambiance. En leukste van alles, omdat de GP van Monaco nog in Mei word verreden en het hoogseizen pas op 1 Juni ingaat elk jaar, waren de prijzen wat betreft eten & drinken ook goed te doen ! Terrasje midden in Monaco kostte mij toen omgerekend nog geen 8 gulden, voor een sandwich en een cola.

Alleen geen idee hoe die prijzen nu liggen ?

Sowieso ben ik wel voor staanplaatsen (mits het goede staanplaatsen zijn), het heeft meer sfeer dan met z'n alle opgekropt op de bankjes te zitten. Silver op Nurburgring vond ik nog erger dan het brons op de A1 ring in Oostenrijk...

Spa-Francorchamps megaclip

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Verder wil ik gewoon nog een keer weer naar Spa. Dat circuit vind ik zó magisch, betoverend en adembenemend!!

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Op woensdag 26 mei 2010 22:54 schreef Burnie88 het volgende:
Ik vraag me af waarom mannen zoals Tilke daar nooit aan denken. Hoe moeilijk kan dat nou zijn?

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 07:48 schreef Automatic_Rock het volgende:

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Omdat Tilke de locatie niet uit mag kiezen?

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 08:19 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Jij denkt dat Tilke niet betrokken wordt bij dat proces van locatie vinden?

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 08:42 schreef sanger het volgende:

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Dat wordt hij wel degelijk

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 10:46 schreef ArcticBlizzard het volgende:
Ik hoop dat tilke geen baan meer ontwerpt voor de F1. Het kan liggen aan de locatie maar wat een saaie (veilige) banen zijn dat....

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 11:08 schreef Automatic_Rock het volgende:

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Dat Tilke gezeik steeds.
Hij moet zich gewoon houden aan de regels en eisen die de fia stelt. Dat levert hele veilige banen op, maar daardoor ook heel vaak erg saai...
Denk niet dat een andere ontwerper met iets beters had kunnen komen als hij/zij zich aan dezelfde eisen en regels moet houden.

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 11:17 schreef Sobraine het volgende:

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Gaaf en veillig.

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 11:08 schreef Automatic_Rock het volgende:
Dat Tilke gezeik steeds.
Hij moet zich gewoon houden aan de regels en eisen die de fia stelt. Dat levert hele veilige banen op, maar daardoor ook heel vaak erg saai...
Denk niet dat een andere ontwerper met iets beters had kunnen komen als hij/zij zich aan dezelfde eisen en regels moet houden.

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 10:50 schreef singha het volgende:
Tilke is helaas berucht om z'n saaie circuits met weinig actie. Waarom niet de uitdagende punten van bestaande banen gebruiken om zo een super circuit te creëren.

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 12:29 schreef vosss het volgende:
Parabolica ligt toch op Monza?

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_{ESPNF1 Staff May 27, 2010}

Cosworth is looking to expand its customer base in Formula One next year with the introduction of a 13th team.

The British marque's business director Mark Gallagher played down recent reports that the currently Cosworth-powered Williams or Lotus could be moving to switch to Renault. Renault has said it is also willing to add to its customer engine roster for 2011, but Gallagher told Reuters that he thinks Williams, Lotus, Virgin and HRT are going nowhere.

"The obvious solution is actually the thirteenth team that is coming into formula one," he said. "My gut feeling is that it is probably a Cosworth/Renault competition to supply (that) team."

Even if the four Cosworth-powered teams all stay put, Gallagher said the Northampton-based supplier has the capacity to supply a fifth team.

"It certainly wouldn't be a problem to step up to the mark again and do it for next season," he said.

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Thu, 27 May 11:30:14 2010

Nigel Mansell will fly back from practice for the Le Mans 24 Hours to launch an extreme cycling challenge, which he will undertake in July and August this year.

The 1992 F1 world champion has been given special dispensation by the Le Mans stewards to attend the opening of Motorexpo on 7 June, when he will reveal details of the ride, which will see him joined by sons Leo and Greg - as well as former professional cycle racer and 2004 Paris-Roubaix race winner Magnus Backstedt - on a 1200-mile trip around Britain in just 13 days, from 22 July to 3 August.

Mansell, now president of the charity UK Youth, will also attend major events organised around the country, by the UK Youth Bike Clubs, Youth Achievement Foundations and youth centres. The start of the Cycle Challenge will be at Kensington Palace, overseen by HRH Prince Michael of Kent, one of the patrons of UK Youth.

To put the effort into perspective, the Tour de France covers 2200 miles in 21 days - but with a two-day rest in the middle - but Mansell has set himself the challenge of raising public awareness of both the work of UK Youth and the launch of its 'Positive About Youth' campaign. It is a challenge that will be undertaken with familiar determination, despite doctors advising him not to take part after suffering a back broken three times, numerous breaks to his hands, feet and legs.

The 'Positive About Youth' campaign has been undertaken to change the negative public perception of young people and highlight the numerous amazing feats which young people achieve every year. The key stopping points along the route will be Cardiff, Chester, Worcester, Manchester, Blackpool, Carlisle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hexham, Harrogate, Lincoln, Leicester, Silverstone and Leighton Buzzard. Mansell, meanwhile, will take time during the launch to answer questions about his racing career, preparing for Le Mans and why he is taking up the challenge to get us all to be more 'Positive about Youth'.

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 12:01 schreef Glijdt_licht het volgende:

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Zoals Tantra ooit gedaan heeft voor GTR2.
Mixta

http://tantra.rscsites.org/tr-Mixta.html

Suzuka esses zitten erin
Hockenheim motodrom
Spa La Source en Eau rouge
Buenos Aires - Mixtos
Monza - Ascari, retifilo centro
Estoril - Parabolica
Imola - Tamburello (pre 1994)

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 11:08 schreef Automatic_Rock het volgende:

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Dat Tilke gezeik steeds.
Hij moet zich gewoon houden aan de regels en eisen die de fia stelt. Dat levert hele veilige banen op, maar daardoor ook heel vaak erg saai...
Denk niet dat een andere ontwerper met iets beters had kunnen komen als hij/zij zich aan dezelfde eisen en regels moet houden.

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 14:20 schreef Haarklip het volgende:

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Als de FIA zulke veiligheidsregels heeft, waarom wordt er dan nog wel op Monaco gereden?

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Safety car rules confusing - Kubica

By Jonathan Noble and Matt Beer Thursday, May 27th 2010, 13:01 GMT

Robert Kubica says he would have interpreted the safety car rules in the same way as Michael Schumacher at the end of the Monaco Grand Prix, and was also looking for overtaking chances.

Schumacher passed Fernando Alonso for sixth just after the restart line as the safety car pulled in on the final lap. But he was later demoted to 12th because while overtaking could resume from the line near the pit entry in normal restart circumstances, the regulations state that cars must hold position in that situation on the final lap of the race.

Renault driver Kubica said that as far as he was concerned, if the safety car pulled in, racing was allowed to take place from the restart line.

"I was looking to overtake," he said. "The team was not telling me, it's my job to read the regulations.

"If the safety car is coming in, for me the race is restarting. For me, the track was not clear, but the message was quite simple."

The Pole added that he had done his best to familiarise himself with the regulations, and felt that the rules should be adjusted to make things clearer.

"I read the regulations before the start of the season," Kubica said. "I re-read the regulations after China just to make sure, because Lewis [Hamilton] overtook one of the Red Bulls at the last corner, that I understood it well and from my understanding I knew what I had to do in Monaco on the last lap, because the safety car came in with the lights off.

"But I think there can be two or three different interpretations so it's quite confusing rules.

"I don't want to go too much into the details. I think everybody agreed that the rule is quite complicated and it's quite complicated to make everything right. I think it would be very simple to go back to the old rule where you can restart overtaking at the start/finish line."

The FIA said after Monaco that it would propose an adjustment to the sporting regulations to address the issue, having accepted that there was a "lack of clarity in the rules."

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Schumacher welcomes SC clarification

By Jonathan Noble Thursday, May 27th 2010, 12:58 GMT

Michael Schumacher has welcomed the move by the FIA to improve the safety car rules following his last-lap punishment in Monaco for overtaking Fernando Alonso.

Schumacher grabbed sixth place from Alonso at the last corner, after thinking that the regulations meant he could overtake before the start-finish line because the safety car had driven into the pits.

However, the FIA stewards insisted that Schumacher had broken the rules and that overtaking was not allowed at all - even though the safety car had come into the pits.

Although Schumacher's Mercedes GP withdrew its plans to appeal the decision, the FIA also agreed to issue a clarification about the safety car rules as well as changing the system of post-race punishments.

Speaking in Turkey, during his first public appearance since the incident, Schumacher said he was keen to move on from the Monaco events – but happy the FIA had reacted.

"There is no point to get into past incidents," said Schumacher. "But the point is that if I understand the situation correctly, the FIA has identified something that happened in Monaco and they want to improve the situation.

"That is something good for the sport and I am quite happy for this to happen."

Schumacher said he had no hesitation in diving past Alonso at the final corner – with the team having instructed him that he was racing once the safety car was in the pits.

"I was told obviously by the team," he said. "From my side, I checked everything I could internally from driving the car for that particular move."

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 14:49 schreef Fir3fly het volgende:

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Geld.

Tilke maakt inderdaad prima banen. Het is alleen jammer dat de locatie vaak slecht is door de eisen die de FIA stelt aan infrastructuur. Bovendien zijn het vaak landen waar autosport op zich niet zo heel echt leeft. Dat in combinatie met de huidige regelgeving zorgt vaak voor saaie races. De coureurs zijn eigenlijk wel altijd te spreken over de circuits van Tilke, en terecht. Probeer maar eens met een fatsoenlijk racespel (rFactor is wel redelijk) een goede tijd neer te zetten op bijvoorbeeld Turkije. Ik kan je verzekeren dat het een flinke uitdaging is.

Maar dat Tilke gezeik begint nu wel erg oud te worden. Alsof op de banen die niet door hem ontworpen zijn wel standaard mooie races zijn .

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 15:57 schreef Automatic_Rock het volgende:

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Tilke, het enige onderwerp waar Fir3fly en ik het over eens zijn

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 15:57 schreef Automatic_Rock het volgende:

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Tilke, het enige onderwerp waar Fir3fly en ik het over eens zijn

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 16:03 schreef Tarado het volgende:

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De man zal ongetwijfeld veel kennis hebben maar het kan toch geen kwaad om een keer een ander te nemen?

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 18:11 schreef Schunckelstar het volgende:


of denk ik nou te makkelijk, want verder heb ik van circuits ontwerpen weinig kaas gegeten

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Op donderdag 27 mei 2010 19:05 schreef bodylotion het volgende:

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De regels van de FIA....