[F1] F1 nieuwtjes topic deel 79 - Het gevecht tussen de Lotussen

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Op zondag 19 december 2010 13:51 schreef ElmarO het volgende:

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De linker ziet er anders uit dan de rechter.

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Op dinsdag 21 december 2010 11:19 schreef SjaakVilleneuve het volgende:
Jerome d'Ambrosio -> 2de Virgin!

Eindelijk weer een Belg in de F1 !

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Op dinsdag 21 december 2010 11:57 schreef Burnie88 het volgende:

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Gelukkig geen Giedo, dat zou een afgang worden. Voor Jerome ook trouwens.

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Op woensdag 22 december 2010 00:03 schreef Migue het volgende:
Jérôme d'Ambrosio is een uitstekend coureur. Hij was in GP2 Series constant beter dan Kamui Kobayashi, en laten we nu ook niet doen alsof DAMS zo'n geweldig team is. De Giedo van der Garde-hetze plotseling slaat echt nergens op. 'Pech' is het woord dat bij Giedo hoort, de afgelopen twee jaar. Hoe anders had het kunnen zijn als hij vaker geluk had gehad dan pech.

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The Lotus Renault GP Team has confirmed today that it has signed Vitaly Petrov for another two seasons.
This is a great vote of confidence in the Russian, who was a rather erratic performer in 2010 with some very strong showings, such as Hungary, but also a tendency to lose the car when on slick tyres on a damp track. But he showed enough in the closing stages of the season to retain the drive and now has the security of knowing that he is in for 2012 as well as 2011. So he can build on the positives from this year.
As well as stringing a whole weekend together, rather than just individual moments of strong performance such as practice, qualifying or race, Petrovs biggest challenge will be to get closer to the pace of his team mate Robert Kubica.
The gap between the two in terms of average grid position across the season was the largest in the field this year; seven places. Kubica averaged 6th place, Petrov 13th. His low points score also contributed to Renault losing the chance of fourth place in the Constructors, as a second driver would normally be expected to score 50% of the points of the lead driver, which would have put them on a par with Mercedes.
Team boss Gerard Lopez was very keen for the Russian to stay on board as he opens up the Russian market to the team, a lucrative one in which Lopez company Genii Capital is already very active. With a Russian Grand Prix on the calendar for 2014, the Lotus Renault GP team, as it is now called, is well placed to benefit.
Lopez said. Last season, he showed on several occasions that he clearly has the potential to deliver. It was just a matter of putting everything together during the same weekend, race after race, and this will be his target for 2011.
Also, thanks to Vitaly and the team, Russia is opening up to Formula 1. Over the past few months, weve established close links with this country and with some of its strongest companies. Were looking forward to building on this special relationship and turning it into a very successful adventure over the next two seasons.

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Op woensdag 22 december 2010 14:13 schreef Tarado het volgende:
PETROV HOLDS ONTO RENAULT SEAT FOR TWO MORE SEASONS
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http://www.jamesallenonf1(...)or-two-more-seasons/

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Op woensdag 22 december 2010 16:26 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Nice Waar één goede race in de schijnwerpers allemaal niet goed voor kan zijn, he. (edit : plus wat Russische miljoenen)

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Op donderdag 23 december 2010 00:47 schreef Trystar het volgende:
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Op donderdag 23 december 2010 11:22 schreef ArcticBlizzard het volgende:

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Alonso weg, van der Garde aangetrokken als zijn vervanger,

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Op woensdag 22 december 2010 22:39 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:
LOL!!!

http://www.f1technical.net/news/15820

Kubica finds cellphone in cockpit

Renault has released a rather surprising clip and conversation of Robert Kubica back during FP3 of the 2010 Bahrain GP. While he was driving around the track, he found a cellphone in his cockpit, most likely from one of his engineers.

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Chapman family backs Group Lotus

The family of Colin Chapman has thrown its support behind Group Lotus's ambitions with the Renault team, after expressing its view that it would prefer the Team Lotus name not to return to Formula 1.

With no end in sight to the naming row that will see the Group Lotus-sponsored Renault team going up against Team Lotus in F1 next year, Lotus founder Colin Chapman's son Clive has now made his views clear for the first time.

In a statement issued on Thursday on behalf of the Chapman family by Clive, who is managing director of Classic Team Lotus, he says he is fully behind the efforts of Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar.

And although previously he gave his blessing to the efforts of Lotus Racing when it had a deal in place with Group Lotus to use the name, he claims the situation is different now that the outfits licencing deal with the road car company has ended.

"The Chapman Family is impressed by the exciting developments underway at Group Lotus, and it is very grateful to Proton for the significant investment that is being made, to secure a strong future for the excellent workforce at the Hethel factory," stated Chapman.

"In 2010 the Chapman Family and Classic Team Lotus have been pleased to support Group Lotus in many ways. In consultation with Proton, this included supporting the use of the Lotus name in Formula 1, which was licensed by Group Lotus.

"The Chapman Family was impressed by the achievements of Lotus Racing as a new team, and appreciated its respect for Team Lotus history. However, then its license to use the Lotus name was terminated and things changed."

Tony Fernandes operation is taking Group Lotus to court over the termination of its licencing deal. While that matter is ongoing, the outfit purchased the Team Lotus name from its owner David Hunt in a deal agreed in September so it could rebrand the outfit.

The Team Lotus name is the moniker that Colin Chapmans F1 team originally ran under, and his son says the family would like its name not to be used in F1 again.

"During 2010, the Chapman Family, as and when appropriate, made it clear to those involved that it would prefer that the Team Lotus name should not be used in Formula 1. Indeed, assurances to this effect were received," he said.

"The Team Lotus identity represents the motor racing legacy of Colin Chapman, and this was preserved by the Chapman Family and invested within Classic Team Lotus. The association by Group Lotus with Team Lotus history is much appreciated and entirely appropriate, especially as it is in keeping with how things were in Colin Chapmans time.

"The Chapman Family is looking forward to continuing to give its support to Group Lotus, which is the ongoing Lotus entity created by Colin and Hazel Chapman. After all, the Lotus marque is the responsibility of Group Lotus, and Hethel is the home of Lotus."

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Op donderdag 23 december 2010 14:04 schreef Bluurgh het volgende:
de jaarlijkse kerstkaart van ecclestone?

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Vader Kimi Raikkonen onverwachts overleden
De vader van ex Formule 1-coureur Kimi Raikkonen, Matti Raikkonen, is afgelopen woensdag onverwachts overleden. Dit meldt de Oostenrijkse krant Kleine Zeitung. Matti Raikkonen is slechts 56 jaar geworden.

Het management van de Fin vraagt iedereen de privacy en het verdriet van de familie te respecteren. "Zoiets als dit is, zeker met Kerst, erg moeilijk voor de familie", vertelde Riku Kuvaja - woordvoerder van Raikkonen.