[F1] Nieuwtjes topic deel #78

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Op dinsdag 9 november 2010 11:15 schreef vosss het volgende:

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Val toch finaal kapot achterlijke jankbal. Juist door teamorders sta je nu 8 punten voor godverdommese kutzak !

Ik hoop van harte dat Red Bull teamorders gaat gebruiken om zo de titel binnen te slepen mocht de mogelijkheid zich voor doen.

Daarna kunnen we pas echt gaan lachen als we zien hoe Alonso als een klein kind in een hoekje gaat zitten janken dat het allemaal niet eerlijk is

Tyfuszak

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Op dinsdag 9 november 2010 11:38 schreef vosss het volgende:

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Natuurlijk niet. De FIA kan bij overduidelijke teamorders geen andere straf uitdelen dan die 100k boete lijkt me.

En als ze dat wel doen kunnen ze gewoon in beroep gaan en dan winnen ze op zeker.

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Op dinsdag 9 november 2010 11:50 schreef vosss het volgende:
Het is totaal ongeloofwaardig om bv Webber de titel af te nemen bij gebruik van teamorders waar Alonso voor hetzelfde feit geen straf kreeg en alleen zijn team een boete van 100k kreeg.

Dat kunnen ze gewoon niet doen en dat gaan ze ook niet doen want dan verliest de sport het laatste beetje geloofwaardigheid wat ze nog hebben en graven ze hun eigen graf.

Ik zou het gewoon doen als Red Bull zijnde.
Flikker maar op, dikke vinger naar de FIA en naar Ferrari en dan laat het volgend jaar maar fatsoenlijk in de regels staan zodat het niet meer kan voorkomen.

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Windsor: First there was the press conference in Singapore, confirming that Team Lotus are finally back in F1. Then, the day after the race, Group Lotus Proton, actually declared (and I quote) that they are the owners of this (the Team Lotus) brand and will take all necessary steps to protect it. I think they also said that, until 1994, Group Lotus and Team Lotus were under common ownership, with common directors, and that Team Lotus, under your ownership, has never raced, adding that your ownership is ineffective. What was that all about?

Hunt: I was infuriated by that because I view it as libel. Theyre basically saying that I have been lying for the past 16 years. All these claims are complete nonsense. If Team Lotus was under common ownership and control, how come the Chapman family sold it to Peter Collins in 1991? Why were Group Lotus a third-party sponsor of the Lotus F1 cars during Collinss tenure? And why did they stand by while the Administrators then sold it to me and my partner in a sale that was completely under the jurisdiction of the British High Court?

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Op dinsdag 9 november 2010 12:40 schreef vosss het volgende:

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Slappe zak

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Total takes you to the moon in 3d

On 1 December a new 3D movie will run in the cinemas: "The Total Moon Race'. The movie is made by Total, the French petroleum company, in order to promote its partnership with the Renault Formula One Team. The Total Moon Race will see a Renault car take to the low gravity atmosphere of the moon in an extreme F1 race.

More news can be found on the following website:
http://www.total-moon-race.com/moon-base/

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Op dinsdag 9 november 2010 12:40 schreef vosss het volgende:

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Slappe zak

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Hamilton: I'd like to see Mark win it
Lewis Hamilton has admitted he would love to see Mark Webber emerge victorious in this year's Formula One World title race if he cannot claim the championship for himself.

Hamilton needs a win in Abu Dhabi on Sunday and at the same time must hope Ferrari star Fernando Alonso fails to score and Red Bull duo Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel do not secure the few points they would need.

It is no wonder Hamilton is a 100/1 outsider with most bookmakers as only a remarkable final day will see him crowned Champion again.

Naturally, Hamilton is refusing to give up, but given the circumstances, he is rooting for Webber given the struggles he has faced at Red Bull this season, and despite their collision in the Singapore Grand Prix that cost the 25-year-old valuable points.

"I'd like to see Mark win it. He's done a great job this year," said Hamilton, when asked for his personal preference.

"He has been told by his team what position he is, and against adversity he has kept at it.

"I think he has done an awesome job. I'm quite impressed with what he has done.

"Vettel has obviously been incredibly quick and Fernando has done a good, solid job towards the end of the year, so it could go to any of them.

"But Mark's done pretty much everything right this year - apart from our little tangle."

Hamilton, though, will give it all he has in Abu Dhabi, warning his trio of rivals he has no intention of stepping aside and letting them fight it out amongst themselves.

"I don't really give a damn about any of those three," added Hamilton.

"At the end of the day I've still a shot at it, so I will try to win.

"They've lots more to lose than I have, so I won't be looking out for them, letting them past or anything like that.

"I'm going to Abu Dhabi to try to win, even though we don't have the fastest car at the moment, so it's going to be very difficult.

"But I could be riding in fourth and all three of them might not finish. Anything could happen."

With that in mind Hamilton is refusing to yet look back with any regrets at the accidents in Monza and Singapore that have cost him points.

"Maybe at the end of the year I'll reflect, but it doesn't matter because although you can dwell on the past, what good does it do? None at all," added Hamilton.

"At the end of the day if we had a faster car and we were at the front, like the Red Bulls have been all year, it's much easier to stay out of trouble, cruise to the finish line and score points.

"When you are having to make up ground and try to pass cars that are also faster than you, that's when you are prone to sometimes getting taken out of the race."

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Op dinsdag 9 november 2010 14:38 schreef Tarado het volgende:
Hamilton: I'd like to see Mark win it
Tuesday 9th November 2010

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http://www.planetf1.com/n(...)e-to-see-Mark-win-it

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Button attack an 'embarrassment' for Brazil, says Barrichello

Brazil is under pressure to clean up its act prior to hosting other major sporting events such as the Football World Cup and Olympic Games, after the attempted carjacking on Jenson Button in São Paulo at the weekend was labelled an 'embarrassment'

As the Briton's former team-mate Rubens Barrichello described the incident as an 'embarrassment' for his country, it seems the attempted armed ambush on McLaren-Mercedes star Jenson Button after qualifying at Interlagos last weekend has kicked Brazil into action to improve its safety ahead of other upcoming major sporting events.

As Button returned from the circuit back to his São Paulo hotel in company with his father John, manager Richard Goddard and trainer Mike Collier, the bulletproof Mercedes B-Class in which the four men were travelling was stuck in stationary traffic as it passed through a favela (shanty town), when they were approached by a group of up to six gun-wielding assailants.

The quartet were saved by the quick-thinking reactions of their specially-trained police driver Daniel Toni, who Button praised as 'an absolute legend' for rescuing him and his entourage from potentially 'some big problems' [see separate story click here] as was evinced by similarly unsavoury incidents involving a trio of Sauber engineers and some Formula One Management (FOM) officials who had stopped at the roadside in order to change a blown tyre but who reflected simply that he was 'only doing my job, that's all'.

Extra security was provided to Button and McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton the following day, but with police assuring that the failed carjacking was more likely a characteristic example of the violent street crime that is all-too prevalent in what is one of São Paulo's most deprived neighbourhoods rather than a more sinister kidnap plot, as has been mused [see separate story click here], city mayor Gilberto Kassab has insisted that state and federal police are 'committed' to tracking the gunmen down and bringing them to justice.

Public authorities are doing everything possible to reach a level of excellence in events like this, Kassab is quoted as having said by the globoesporte website.

On that matter, with the 2014 Football World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games both on the radar for Brazil in the not-too-distant future, pressure is rising upon the country's authorities to solve its crime issues and reduce the risk of danger for foreign visitors, with Williams ace Barrichello who partnered the reigning F1 World Champion at Brawn GP last year and is a Paulista himself writing on his Twitter account that the attack was an 'embarrassment' and globoesporte columnist José Ilan conceding that 'it's an horrendous postcard Button is taking back home'.

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Alonso will be champion if
He wins on Sunday.
He finishes 2nd on Sunday.
He finishes 3rd and Webber doesnt win.
He comes 4th and Webber is 2nd or less.
He comes in 5th neither Vettel or Webber win.
He finishes 6th, Vettel is 2nd and Webber 3rd.
Hes 7th or 8th, Vettel is second or worse, Webber 4th or worse.
Hes 9th, Vettel is 3rd or worse, Webber 5th or worse.
He doesnt finish, Hamilton is 2nd or worse, Vettel is 3rd or worse, Webber 5th or worse.

Webber will be champion if
He wins and Alonso is 3rd or worse
He comes 2nd, Vettel 3rd or worse and Alonso 6th or worse
He comes 3rd, Vettel 2nd or worse, Alonso 7th or worse
He comes fourth, Vettel 2nd or worse, Alonso 9th or worse
He finishes 5th, Vettels 3rd or worse, Alonso is 10th or worse

Vettel will be champion if
He wins and Alonso is 5th or worse
He comes 2nd, Webber is 5th or worse and Alonso is 9th or worse

Hamilton will be champion if
He wins, Vettel is 3rd or worse, Webber is 6th or worse and Alonso doesnt come in the top 10

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Op dinsdag 9 november 2010 15:43 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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bron

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Op dinsdag 9 november 2010 16:20 schreef Atreidez het volgende:
Vervanger van Petrov volgend jaar?

http://www.dumpert.nl/med(...)r_tijd_voorrrrr.html

_{zal wel weer eerder gepost zijn, maar door nieuwe layout ben ik het een beetje kwijt allemaal}

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Op dinsdag 9 november 2010 11:43 schreef Slein83 het volgende:

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Een Vetteltje op Alonso zou wel leuk zijn

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Op dinsdag 9 november 2010 18:13 schreef franklop het volgende:
Wat nou als Webber eerste ligt, daar stukje achter Alonso met vettel in zijn kielzog, zou vettel dan alles op alles zetten om alo te passeren?

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MCLAREN AND FORCE INDIA CONFIRM ROOKIE TEST HOPEFULS

McLaren and Force India have become the latest teams to announce the young hopefuls who will drive for them in next weeks F1 rookie test in Abu Dhabi.
Teams will be running drivers who have contested three or fewer Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit following this weekends title decider, with some racers getting acquainted with their new employers and many hunting for an F1 berth for 2011.

McLaren will run GP2 rookie Oliver Turvey, alongside veteran test driver Gary Paffett. 23-year-old Turvey has enjoyed a solid first season in F1s support series, taking three podiums and sitting seventh in the championship ahead of this weekends final round of racing. It will be the Cumbrian racers second run for McLaren, having tested for them at last years young driver test.

Vijay Mallyas team will be running Dutchman Yelmer Buurman and Portuguese teenager Antonio Felix da Costa in Abu Dhabi, whilst current tester Paul di Resta is also expected to get track time. With Tonio Liuzzi supposedly on his way out of the Silverstone-based outfit and di Resta set to take his race seat this could be seen as an audition for Force Indias 2011 test driver.
23-year-old Burman has spent the last three seasons in the football-themed Superleague Formula championship, finishing as runner-up in 2008. The rapid Dutchman has also raced in GP2, where he was team-mate to Sebastien Buemi in 2008.
I am unbelievably happy with this chance, said Buurman. F1 remains my ultimate goal and testing for such a good team like Force India F1 Team is a dream come true.
I am well prepared and I will do my very best to show that I am more than quick enough.

Da Costa meanwhile will become the youngest Portuguese driver to sample F1 machinery when he takes part in the test. The 19-year-old raced in the F3 Euro Series in 2010, scoring three race wins on his way to seventh overall. Former Jordan peddler Tiago Monteiro is part of the teenagers management team.
It will be a memorable day in my career and I hope the first of many more at the wheel of a Formula 1 car, said da Costa.
Force India is a fierce and very consistent team, with lots of ambition that has been evolving throughout the last few years, so I expect to have a good performance and be able to show my potential.
Force India: a fierce team. Wonderfully described, Antonio.
Other drivers set to take part in the test include well-funded GP2 champ Pastor Maldonado, Saubers new signing Sergio Perez and Ferrari protégée Jules Bianchi. Renault have Jerome dAmbrosio and Mikhail Aleshin on board, whilst Formula 2 title winner Dean Stoneman will drive for Williams. Dean had a chat with Badger over the weekend about his maiden run in an F1 car, and well bring you that, along with all the other goings on at F1s young driver test, next week.
That is if you can handle anymore Formula One after Sundays title decider.

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Op woensdag 10 november 2010 13:05 schreef Ermanon het volgende:
Ecclesone: Sao Paolo is volstrekg veilig
Tuurlijk ...
En je doet het niet om het geld maar uit liefde voor de sport met je hoge toegangsprijzen ....

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Klien retains Hispania seat for Abu Dhabi

Christian Klien will stay on in the Hispania race seat for this weekend's final grand prix in Abu Dhabi.

The Austrian was called up to replace Sakon Yamamoto in both Singapore and Brazil, and will drive alongside Bruno Senna again this weekend.

"It's my third chance to compete for the team this season and I'm getting more and more used to the car and the crew," said Klien, who was initially signed as a test and reserve driver earlier this year before Hispania began rotating its race line-up.

"I hope we can achieve some great results and have a clean weekend. We should have a similar pace to the one in Brazil, so I think we can be a challenge for the [other] new teams."

Former Jaguar and Red Bull driver Klien's return with Hispania in Singapore was his first Formula 1 start since he split with RBR in late-2006.

He impressed by outqualifying team-mate Senna at both events he has contested this year, and took his first finish at Interlagos, albeit six laps down after mechanical problems before the start.

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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Wet weather forecast could leave dramatic season finale wide open
^{By Tom Cary 6:57PM GMT 10 Nov 2010, Tom's Twitter}

Arriving directly from the penultimate race of the year in Sao Paulo, or after the briefest of stopovers in Europe, Formula One's battered foot soldiers were met by an invigorating sight in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday night: rain.

Not much of it, but enough to refresh ailing bodies. Abu Dhabi has an average rainfall of just 0.2mm for the month of November.
But with the BBC predicting more light showers today and tomorrow, and heavy rainfall on Saturday, it was a first indication that we may be in for the exciting an unpredictable finale we are all hoping for.
Lord knows Lewis Hamilton needs that. Both he and Fernando Alonso remarked on Wednesday that they were seeking perfection in Sundays season finale at Yas Marinas opulent circuit. Beyond that basic ambition, their rhetoric could not have been more different.

Where Hamilton conceded that even a pole-to-flag win would probably not be enough for him to claim his second world title, Ferraris championship leader knows that it would be more than sufficient.

Alonso has an eight-point lead over Red Bulls Mark Webber and 15 and 24 over Sebastian Vettel and Hamilton respectively. And although there are various permutations that would allow Alonso to follow his rivals home and still become champion, the Spaniard would prefer to leave nothing to chance.

"The Interlagos result allows us to be in charge of our own destiny: with a win or a second place we won't need any more calculations," Alonso said. "We know that if we get everything perfectly right, then we will have the chance to reach the target that we set ourselves at the beginning of the season.

Hamilton, too, is looking for the perfect weekend, although his would see all his opponents choking on the pressure.

"I've been in the hunt for the world championship at the final race of the season on two previous occasions, so I know all about the pressure you feel when the title is almost within touching distance," the 25-year-old said.

"This year, it feels a little different - although I'm still mathematically in with a shout, I'm fully aware that, being 24 points behind, I'll not only need to win the race on Sunday but see the championship leader finish outside the points.

"And, even then, that might not be enough. So I'm not feeling the pressure in quite the same way as I did in 2007 or 2008. But we've seen before that this championship can be unpredictable and volatile - and I think this race could be even more unpredictable than normal.

One thing the former team mates did agree on was the fact that Red Bull are likely to be the pace-setters once again.

The Milton Keynes-based team wrapped up the constructors title in Brazil and McLarens managing director Jonathan Neale admitted yesterday that his team had lost the development race this year. "There will be time for reflection, but it's not exactly as though the season has been calamitous, he said.

It could yet end on a high. A freak rainstorm, or perhaps a sandstorm of Biblical proportions, would certainly help.

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Virgin Racing has secured its long-term future after selling a major shareholding to Russian sportscar manufacturer Marussia Motors.

The team will become known as Marussia Virgin Racing, with the company already having been a partner of the team since its launch in 2009.

Virgin says the deal will not result in any significant changes to the its organisational structure.

"Our first year in Formula 1 was always going to be tough - even more so as we were launching in the midst of a worldwide recession," said Virgin chief Richard Branson.

"Virgin is delighted to have secured a partner which shares our vision and spirit for challenging the establishment and we look forward to working together to move the team up the F1 grid."

Graeme Lowdon, CEO of Virgin Racing, said: "This announcement cements our place on the F1 grid and is testimony to the hard work and dedication of every single member of our team."

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Op donderdag 11 november 2010 12:41 schreef Burnie88 het volgende:
Damn, heb echt enorm zin in het komende raceweekend!

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Op donderdag 11 november 2010 12:41 schreef Burnie88 het volgende:
Damn, heb echt enorm zin in het komende raceweekend!

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Op donderdag 11 november 2010 13:49 schreef Sinister-D- het volgende:

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Spijtig dat 't daarna weer wachten is tot maart '11

Maar we hebben in de winter waarschijnlijk wel weer geluk omdat een of ander GTST-schandaal aan het licht gaat komen Webber ofzo die naar een ander team gaat, en dan alle familie drama's van Red Bull op straat flikkert

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Op donderdag 11 november 2010 14:35 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:

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Daarna krijgen we eerst nog de young driver test in Abu Dhabi.

Voorlopige line-up
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Op donderdag 11 november 2010 16:18 schreef Walter_Sobchak het volgende:
Seb, Mark is quicker than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?

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Op donderdag 11 november 2010 17:32 schreef Burnie88 het volgende:

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Haha, ik zou ze bij Red Bull wel zulke flapdrollen vinden als ze dat niet doen in het geval Vettel 1, Webber 2 en Alonso 4 staat in de race op een gegeven moment...

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Alonso heeft verse motor bewaard voor finale in Abu Dhabi

De motorsituatie van Ferrari-coureur Fernando Alonso is minder nijpend dan tot nu toe werd verondersteld. Dat meldt Auto Motor und Sport. De Spanjaard zou in Abu Dhabi een vrijwel verse krachtbron in kunnen zetten.

Alonso rijdt al sinds de Grand Prix van Italië met zijn achtste motor en een negende V8 in gebruik nemen betekent een grid penalty van tien plekken. Auto Motor und Sport stelt dat de Spanjaard nog een verse krachtbron achter de hand heeft. Ferrari wisselde in Bahrein namelijk de eerste motor al meteen uit voorzorg om oververhitting te voorkomen. Ook de motor die Alonso in België gebruikte is alleen in dat weekend in actie gekomen.

http://www.f1today.nl/201(...)le-in-abu-dhabi.html

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Op donderdag 11 november 2010 16:18 schreef Walter_Sobchak het volgende:
Seb, Mark is quicker than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?

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F1 track wet in Abu Dhabi desert!

Shortly before the initial Friday practice session in warm and humid Abu Dhabi, it rained quite heavily.

To the surprise of many in the paddock, within sight of the huge and sandy Abu Dhabi desert, spray was streaming from the rear of the cars during the Porsche support race at Yas Marina.

"Is it my sleepy eyes or is it raining?" quipped Karun Chandhok on Twitter.

The shower, which began with light rain, eventually passed but the track is likely to still be damp for the beginning of the 90-minute practice session at 1pm local.

Local reports say more scattered showers are possible over the next 48 hours, and the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology confirmed the cloudy forecast for Saturday and Sunday.

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Red Bull's F1 campaign a masterpiece of marketing

By 7 o'clock tonight one driver will be the 2010 King of Formula One. If it is Fernando Alonso, then it is a good day for both Abu Dhabi and Italy. Ferrari World could have no better launch. If it is Mark Webber or Sebastian Vettel, then Red Bull has done the double with both F1 2010 Constructors and Driver World Championships. If it is Lewis Hamilton and McLaren, then the other drivers will have had a bad day at the office.

For Ferrari, losing today would mean a disappointing season and cost millions of euros in bonuses and future sponsorship. It will have an impact on its brand gloss and corporate morale. Cars are its business, and F1 is the core of its marketing. For Red Bull, losing will be demoralising, but the partying around F1 will not stop and its main revenue streams are only rising. Red Bull may lose the battle but it is winning the war. Particularly the brand sponsorship war.

Look at it this way: Ferrari has more than 80 years of heritage as a company, while Red Bull has fewer than 25. Both understand passion and sponsorship better than their peers. Ferrari is the establishment in terms of an F1 brand and rights-holder. Red Bull is the young, upstart challenger breaking all the rules.

Red Bull is an incredible story. Its marketing and ingredient origins are a Thai energy drink called Krating Daeng. Dietrich Mateschitz, the Austrian entrepreneur behind Red Bull, developed the energy drink brand when, as the international marketing director for a toothpaste company, he visited Thailand in 1982 and discovered a cure for his jet lag.

Between 1984 and 1987, Mr Mateschitz worked on adapting the recipe, then invested US$500,000 (Dh1.8 million) in a joint venture with Chaleo Yoovidhya, his Thai business partner, and his son, Chalerm. The Red Bull product and brand was launched in 1987. Today it is one of the world's best-selling soft drinks. Forbes estimated in 2008 that both men are worth $4 billion.

Red Bull's journey in terms of sponsorship is equally remarkable. Mr Mateschitz and his team understood that to align yourself to fans, content and passion through sponsorship was key. If you launch a business with a brand today, follow this approach. Place your brand in the heart of the right sponsorship content, and if your business has the right core product and fundamentals, you can grow very quickly.

Perhaps the key to Red Bull's success is that it has done everything its own way. It sponsored individuals and events - particularly in extreme youth sports. If the right opportunities did not exist, then it invented them. Today when you look at Red Bull's website - a YouTube-style channel in its own right and no doubt a future media channel modelled on Virgin's brand diversification model - the most impressive part is that Red Bull owns most of what you watch.

In a rare interview with The Times of London in 2006, Mr Mateschitz commented on his ¤400m (Dh2 billion) marketing strategy of the time: "It's quite normal that you spend millions of dollars on marketing on TV, but here it's marketing investment in assets." Best of all, he owns the assets. From its impressive F1 team to its New York soccer franchise, from the Red Bull Air Race to Flugtage, Red Bull owns, markets and delivers its own content. It is also now generating major revenue streams from these assets, which considerably reduce its sponsorship outlay.

Ferrari does have one advantage in this regard. Red Bull is so good at what it does that other brands drown or fade in comparison. Destinations, alcoholic drinks, individuals and content can benefit from a Red Bull sponsorship asset association. But consumer brands will often have issues.

At present, Ferrari sponsorship gloss is far wider in terms of commercial impact. The Red Bull-du partnership announced last week has great potential because of the content that du will get. Expect downloads, ticket promotions, special access to drivers, F1 races and even Red Bull parties to come through your du subscriptions.

Two years before Red Bull's launch, a new airline called Emirates launched in Dubai. Initially a challenger brand, it has also used sponsorship as a core commercial tool to grow its business. Today Emirates Airline is the Gulf's largest sponsor. It is safe to say that it is the only one spending more than $100m on its global sponsorship programme annually.

Like Red Bull, Emirates looks to dominate most of its sponsorships. It also has an iconic slogan ("Fly Emirates") and sponsored assets including the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens, based at the "Sevens stadium", where the food and beverages are provided by an Emirates Group subsidiary. It is not beyond the realms of the possible that Emirates follows this model even further and buys into a sports franchise such as Red Bull in F1.

This trend of the "brand-cum-rights owner" will continue in boardrooms worldwide. This year Audi, probably the world's leading car brand outside of F1, took a 9 per cent stake in Bayern Munich in a deal worth ¤90m. Audi has been a partner of Bayern since 2002. The equity stake, while a good business proposition in its own right, allows Audi the potential to increase its commercial and community returns from the partnership by shaping the marketing strategy. The same is true for Mubadala Development, a strategic investment company owned by the Abu Dhabi Government, with Ferrari, and Aabar with Mercedes.

Regardless of the result, there will be two other winners of the sponsorship race at Yas Marina Circuit. First, Abu Dhabi. The F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix showcases Abu Dhabi as a leisure and business destination, while also creating strong commercial platforms for its major corporations: Aabar, Aldar, Etihad Airways, Mubadala and National Bank of Abu Dhabi.

Last year Etihad had more hits on its website on the Sunday of F1 than on any other day in its brief history. A recent survey by IFM sports marketing suggested that 94.4 million viewers watched the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year. This year it is likely to exceed 100 million viewers, given that the championship will be decided today.

The second winner is Red Bull. Sponsorship is multi-dimensional. If you place your sponsorship strategy at the heart of your business, you can shape a brand, win consumers, create a corporate culture, generate sales, motivate staff and much more.

It is part advertising, part PR, part sales tool, part brand gloss and very community based. Red Bull is perhaps the best modern example of why sponsorship works. The industry owes it a lot. It has shown how sponsorship can give you wings and make a product fly.

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Op zondag 14 november 2010 02:39 schreef rycemasta het volgende:

Worlds fastest Roller Coaster destroys Fernando Alonso's face

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Op maandag 15 november 2010 14:11 schreef Tarado het volgende:
Het is sowieso leuk een nieuwe kampioen te begroeten en uiteindelijk had Vettel er bij RBR het meeste recht op, mede omdat Webber toen hij toe kon slaan faalde, ik vind wel dat hij meer rendement uit zijn poles had moeten halen, als je 10 keer op pole staat en je wint er maar 3 is dat wel voor verbetering vatbaar, 2 keer was het door mechanische pech maar die andere 5 keer heeft hij dus plekken verloren

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Op maandag 15 november 2010 14:32 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:
@sanger: Dat heeft te maken met de circuits. Er zijn circuits (zoals Abu Dhabi) waar het dicht bij elkaar lag, maar er zijn ook circuits waar Red Bull veruit de beste was (zoals Hongarije).

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Alonso: Waking up was hard today

Fernando Alonso has described his Monday morning feelings after narrowly missing out on a third world title in Abu Dhabi on Sunday night. Writing his latest blog on the Ferrari website, the Spaniard now looks forward to his return to the cockpit in testing.

Waking up was hard after yesterdays disappointment, I cant deny it. It hurts to come so close to the goal and see it slip away like that, but thats the way sport goes and we have to accept it.

The closing chapter of the season must not erase all the positive things that weve done this year. And I repeat for me its been a top year. There have been wonderful moments, such as the Monza podium, that will stay in my memory and the bitter end will never be able to cancel them out.

Now its pointless to try and work out who got things wrong: a World Championship that slips away by four points after 19 races can be lost on so many occasions, not just at the end. We are a team: we win and we lose all together.

Im happy to be at Ferrari to feel, together with all the men and women who work here the pride of being a part of this family and this extraordinary history. We are a great group and we will show that especially in this hardest of moments where this bitter taste will be felt inside every one of us.

I know that at Maranello everyone will be working hard on the new car to try to be even more competitive at the start of next year. I know that here at Yas Marina the mechanics are again on-track preparing for a week of testing.

I cant wait to get back involved on Friday when Ill return to Abu Dhabi to try out the new Pirelli tyres on Saturday.

This is the spirit of our people: they want to react straightaway, to work even harder to chase victory. That has made me fall in love with Ferrari even more today than ever.

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Statements by the Ferrari Chairman and Vice Chairman

Luca di Montezemolo: "When the statesman Calderoli will achieve in his life 1% of what Ferrari has done for this country in terms of industry and sports, then he'll deserve an answer."

Piero Ferrari: "Im astonished and saddened by certain statements some politicians and a minister of the Italian Republic made after yesterdays race. It has never happened in my entire life at Ferrari that politicians intervened during good and bad moments in our life in motorsport, and I want it to stay like this. But if we want to have a look at how much Ferrari has done for Italys image around the world, then I can only say that it is definitely much more than certain politics have done."

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Lotus F1 team boss torn over name change

Malaysian-owned Lotus Racing could have a completely new identity in Formula One next season although team principal Tony Fernandes says he wants to keep the Lotus name if he can.
What is certain is that the team, best of the three newcomers this year, will not be called Lotus Racing after a falling out with Malaysian carmaker Proton and their Lotus Group who had allowed them to use the name.

Fernandes had planned to switch to Team Lotus, the name used under founder Colin Chapman to win multiple titles in the 1960s and 1970s, but his rights are disputed by sportscar makers Lotus Group.

The matter is due to go to the London High Court some time next year and has been further complicated by reports that Lotus Group are likely to join the Renault team as title sponsors and investors.

Gerard Lopez, the Renault team chairman and major shareholder, said his Genii Capital had long-standing links outside Formula One with Lotus Group but would not comment on future plans.
"We are interested in Lotus as a car company. Is there something with the team to be done? We'll see," he told Reuters.

Fernandes' outfit is also due to use Renault engines, which would lead to the messy situation of two rival Lotus Renault teams on the grid unless a deal is done between the sides.
Fernandes told Reuters after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the weekend that he was torn about how to proceed.

"I've received 2,800 emails in the last two hours from people all over the world saying please keep the Lotus name with you. It means nothing if it goes somewhere else," said Fernandes.
"Let's see. But what we don't want to be involved in is destroying the Lotus name.

"If we go to court, yes, we will win," he added. "But the brand will suffer, and I don't want to be part of that brand being destroyed, I don't want to drag it through the gutter.

"We feel that we've done justice to the Lotus name. We want to keep it. We feel it's ours. But we are also pragmatic human beings."

AirAsia airline entrepreneur Fernandes is expected to sell the Team Lotus name to Lotus Group but he said an alternative, albeit less likely, would be for him to acquire Lotus cars from Proton.
"If it was an option that was available to us, that's feasible," he said.

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Op maandag 15 november 2010 16:30 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Op maandag 15 november 2010 19:18 schreef Walter_Sobchak het volgende:
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Toyota aborts HRT collaboration

HRT's plans to link up in a technical partnership with Toyota have been aborted after the Japanese manufacturer announced it had terminated its deal with the new team.

It is understood that HRT was looking at a deal that would see it use the Toyota's team's planned 2010 car as the basis for next year's challenger - as well as having use of certain facilities at the Cologne factory.

However, in a statement issued on Monday, Toyota Motorsport announced that the plans had been killed off because payments had not been made.

"Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) confirms that all cooperation with Hispania Racing F1 Team (HRT) has been terminated and will not resume," said the statement.

"TMG retains all intellectual property rights to its current F1 car and is completely free to pursue other projects and support new customers for its high-performance engineering services.

"TMG regrets that HRT has not met its contractual payment obligations and will pursue all available options to reach a satisfactory conclusion to this matter."

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Op maandag 15 november 2010 20:59 schreef ElmarO het volgende:

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Op maandag 15 november 2010 21:08 schreef Big-Ern het volgende:

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Met wat voor zeepkist gaan die volgend jaar op de grid komen? Misschien staat er in de BOSS Series nog wel wat te koop!

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Op maandag 15 november 2010 19:39 schreef ElmarO het volgende:

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Geweldig. Ben benieuwd wie die foto er op heeft geplakt.

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Op maandag 15 november 2010 22:18 schreef sanger het volgende:
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McGregor is persoonlijke sponsor van vd Garde en de CEO van McGregor is de manager van Giedo. McGregor wilde de samenwerking beeindigen maar nu niet meer? Toevallig of?

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Red Bull could lose Vettel

Owner of the Red Bull Formula One Team, Dieter Mateschitz, says that his team will have to keep providing world champion Sebastian Vettel with a competitive car, or lose him.

Mateschitz realises that Vettel, who became the youngest world champion ever, could easily be lured away to other teams when his contract expires at the end of next year, if Red Bull fails to maintain the dominance in the sport that it enjoyed this year.

"He will be a world champion a few times more, provided he is sitting in the right car," said the Austrian billionaire on Austrian television ORG. "We will do our best to give that car to him. If we are not able to, we will have to let him go somewhere where he can be champion again."

Red Bull has an option on Vettel for 2012 and has already indicated it wants to extend his contract to 2015.

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Op maandag 15 november 2010 23:17 schreef Schunckelstar het volgende:

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hoop niet dat ie testrijder word eigenlijk...

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 08:53 schreef sanger het volgende:
Hulkenberg verwacht ik eigenlijk bij Renault

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 09:30 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:
Force India for Hulkenberg?

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 09:42 schreef sanger het volgende:

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Naast Sutil zou dat wel een erg goede line up zijn Zou voor Hulkenberg wel een stap terug zijn imo.

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 09:58 schreef Big-Ern het volgende:

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Dat valt ook wel weer mee. De naam 'Williams' mag dan legendarisch zijn maar de praktijk is dat ze weinig voor elkaar onder doen. Al is het verlies van die TD die nu bij Sauber zit er bij FI wel behoorlijk ingeklapt, toegegeven.

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 10:11 schreef sanger het volgende:

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Williams heeft dit seizoen anders een zeer behoorlijke ontwikkeling doorgemaakt. Ze hebben zich sneller ontwikkeld dan welk team dan ook schat ik zo in.

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 10:11 schreef sanger het volgende:

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Williams heeft dit seizoen anders een zeer behoorlijke ontwikkeling doorgemaakt. Ze hebben zich sneller ontwikkeld dan welk team dan ook schat ik zo in.

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 10:19 schreef Big-Ern het volgende:

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Dit seizoen wel ja. Normaal gesproken beginnen ze sterk en gaat het seizoen uit als een nachtkaars. Het hangt natuurlijk ook samen met de financiele stand van zaken. Afgelopen hadden ze blijkbaar het e.e..a. te spenderen, want ontwikkelen kost nu eenmaal geld. Maar als de voortekenen niet bedriegen kan dit volgend jaar weleens anders worden.

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 10:22 schreef Tarado het volgende:

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Gewaagde uitspraak maar wel interessant, zou ik wel willen weten welk team zich het snelst ontwikkeld heeft

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Williams heeft dit seizoen anders een zeer behoorlijke ontwikkeling doorgemaakt. Ze hebben zich sneller ontwikkeld dan welk team dan ook schat ik zo in.

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 10:28 schreef Peterselieman het volgende:

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Mja, Sauber heeft het ook niet slecht gedaan. Van onbetrouwbare bolide tot eentje die regelmatig punten pakt.

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 10:29 schreef sanger het volgende:

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Ook een goede inderdaad. Die hebben vooral in de kwali een flinke stap gezet, in de race viel de pace toch wel iets tegen denk ik.

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 10:25 schreef sanger het volgende:

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Moeilijk te meten denk ik. Je kunt denk ik alleen kijken naar de rangorde tijdens de eerste en laatste GP's

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 10:24 schreef sanger het volgende:

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Door het vertrek van sponsoren inderdaad. Maar daar stat tegenover dat Adam Parr heeft geroepen dat Williams er de laatste 10 jaar financieel niet zo goed voor heeft gestaan als momenteel. Vorige week heeft hij dat ergens geroepen.

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 11:14 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:

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Ik las al ergens (Joe Saward?) dat HRT ervan af wilde omdat Toyota te duur (30 miljoen) zou zijn. Voor ca. een derde van dat bedrag kunnen ze zelf een chassis bouwen dat beter is dan het prutswerk van Dallara, zeker met Geoff Willis als technisch directeur.

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Chandhok praat met Force India over racerol

Karun Chandhok is met het team van Force India in gesprek over een racestoeltje voor volgend seizoen. Zo heeft de 26-jarige Indiër laten weten. Chandhok reed dit jaar zijn eerste races in de Formule 1, bij het team van Hispania.

"Ik ben met vier teams in gesprek over volgend jaar", zei Chandhok, die het team van HRT aan de elfde plek in het constructeurskampioenschap hielp door veertiende te worden in Australië en Monaco, tegen de Hindustan Times. "Force India is één van die teams. Ik heb regelmatig contact met Vijay Mallya. Ook ben ik nog in gesprek met het team van Hispania. Ik hoop voor december ergens een contract te hebben.

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 16:11 schreef Automatic_Rock het volgende:
Ik zou Chandhok wel bij FI willen zien rijden. Die races die hij mocht rijden viel hij niet tegen. De auto was klote uiteraard, maar hij deed niet onder voor Senna.

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2010 15:05 schreef Trystar het volgende:

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McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has urged Abu Dhabi track chiefs to make changes to its 'flawed' track design following the lack of overtaking at last weekend's season finale.

The Yas Marina circuit was supposedly designed to try and encouraging exciting racing, but despite a long straight and heavy braking zones drivers struggled to find any opportunities to get past their rivals.

That lack of passing ultimately foiled Fernando Alonso's title challenge as he was unable to overtake Vitaly Petrov and begin a push up the order that he needed to win the world championship.

Whitmarsh believes that although the facilities in Abu Dhabi are among the best in the world, the layout needs some attention.

"This circuit is regrettably a great facility and everything else, but as we saw in GP2 and as we saw in F1 it is almost impossible to overtake here - and it is flawed in that way," he said.

"I personally would like to see it changed. If you look at GP2, it was not inspiring. I think it is a fantastic facility that we come to, but the end of the straight they need a wide challenging corner, not a chicane that has got one line through it - because it is impossible to overtake.

"You could see that when we first saw the plans. It did not look like this was going to be a circuit you could overtake on, and it has been proven. There is a massive commitment here to making this a great venue, so in the scheme of things priority should be given to looking at the circuit."

Whitmarsh's comments have been backed by Petrov himself - who successfully held off Alonso through the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

"Overtaking is not possible here," Petrov said when asked by AUTOSPORT. "The Ferrari was behind and he could not overtake here. But I don't know what they can change because they have already built the place.

"To help overtaking, I think you need a faster corner, maybe third or fourth gear and then you have an opportunity to overtake. If at Turn 7, the hairpin onto the back straight, if that corner was like Turn 1 then I am sure it would be better."

Yas Marina circuit boss Richard Cregan said over the Abu Dhabi weekend that the track was always looking at ways to make itself better.

"We extended the run off at Turn 8 this year as we felt there was space to do it, and we reconfigured the barriers in that area as they were not ideal," he said.

"We are always looking at various different elements that we can improve. If you stop doing that you should stop running the circuit. So we are looking at different circuits, the way others run races, and we will pick the best bits and improve the circuit."