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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
INDYCAR: Miller's Mailbag, 1.19
Always genuine, never lite: It's Miller time. Here's the latest Q&A from SPEED.com's IndyCar guru.
Source: http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-millers-mailbag-119/
Team orders in spotlight again
 Will Christian Horner regret not utilising team orders in Brazil? |
?The extra seven points Alonso collected when Ferrari ordered Felipe Massa to move over for him in Germany earlier in the season are now looking even more crucial. ?And the �65,000 fine they picked up for ruthlessly breaking the rules will seem loose change if Alonso clinches the title in his first year with the Maranello team. ?Red Bull could have switched the result yesterday given their crushing dominance and still celebrated their first constructors' championship just five years after coming into the sport. ?That would also have given Webber an extra seven points, leaving him just one behind Alonso.?The Guardian?s Paul Weaver says that if Fernando Alonso does take the drivers? title in Abu Dhabi, Ferrari owes a debt of gratitude to Red Bull for their decision not to employ team orders in Brazil.
?If Alonso does take the title next week it would not be inappropriate were he and Ferrari to send a few gallons of champagne to Red Bull's headquarters in Milton Keynes. ?While Red Bull should be heartily applauded for the championship they did win today their apparent acceptance that Ferrari might carry off the more glamorous prize continues to baffle Formula One and its globetrotting supporters. ?Their refusal to make life easy for Webber, who has led for much of the season and is still seven points ahead of Vettel, means that whatever happens in the desert next week Alonso, the only driver who was capable of taking the championship in the race today, only has to secure second place to guarantee his third world title.?The Independent?s David Tremayne is also of the opinion that Red Bull may regret not using team orders in Brazil.
?Had Red Bull elected to adopt team orders and let Webber win ? something that the governing body allows when championships are at stake ? Webber would have left Brazil with 245 points ? just one point off the lead. For some that was confirmation of his suggestion that Vettel is the team's favoured driver ? which generated an angry call from team owner Dietrich Mateschitz in Austria and was much denied by team principal, Christian Horner. ?And it sets up a situation where, if the result is repeated next weekend, as is likely, Vettel and Webber will tie on 256, five behind Alonso.?The Mirror?s Byron Young has put Lewis Hamilton?s fading title chances down to an inferior McLaren machine and he admits the 2008 World Champion now needs a miracle.
?Sebastian Vettel's victory sends the world title fight to a four-way showdown for the first time in the sport's history. ?Hamilton goes there as part of that story with a 24-point deficit to Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, but with just 25 on offer in the final round in six days' time it would take more than a miracle. ?Driving an outclassed McLaren he slugged it out against superior machinery and stiff odds to finish fourth.?
Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/11/team_orders_in_spotlight_again_1.php
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AUTOS: Surf's Up At Barrett-Jackson
Classic surfer woodys have turned into such hot-rod masterpieces as the WOODN8R show car, at auction in Scottsdale.
Source: http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/autos-surfs-up-at-barrett-jackson/
Nelson Piquet Jnr explains infamous crash
Nelson Piquet Jnr has revealed he felt 'good' when asked by his former employers at Renault to crash his F1 car.
The incident, which took place at the Singapore Grand Prix during the 2008 season, went to court after Piquet sued Renault for libel after they claimed the Brazilian had lied about the orders he was given to crash.
Piquet has come out and described the crash which he was ordered ...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Future Mercedes AMG models will use hybrid technology
Even high performance models like the ones from the AMG division of Mercedes have to obey the new emission and consumptions regulations and, in order to pass these regulations, Mercedes says it will include hybrid technology, as well as stop-start and energy recuperation devices, in the future high performance vehicles.
Our first reaction to this news was a collective shaking of our heads at the diminishing of vehicles with true power, but reading a little further, we discovered that Mercedes plans to go the hybrid route in a completely different direction than that of other auto brands. Mercedes’ main priority will be to improve fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions, but still offer true performance vehicles.
"In the future AMG will still offer high performance models, but there will be hybrids there. AMG needs to reduce fuel consumption," said Daimler?s head of future mobility and advanced engineering, Herbert Kohler in an interview with AutoCar.
He also said that AMG would not be following the same strategy Porsche did with the 918 Spyder: "Hybrids can boost, but AMGs will use stop-start and recuperation technology."
So how "hybrid" will these hybrid AMGs be? That’s a question will have to wait at least a year or two to answer.
Future Mercedes AMG models will use hybrid technology originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 18 January 2011 15:00 EST.
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F1 legend tips British duo for success
McLaren duo Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button can challenge for the 2011 Formula One Drivers' Championship, according to former champion Nigel Mansell.
The British pair finished fourth and fifth respectively in last season's standings, despite being in the top two places during the midway point of the campaign.
The McLaren car struggled to keep up with the Red Bull set-up in the ...
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Petrov Secures Seat For 2011 and 2012 at Lotus Backed Renault Team
Russian driver Vitaly Petrov, who had an up-and-down season with Renault in 2010 has cleared up all speculation about his future following an announcement that he has secured a two yar race seat deal with the Lotus Renault team. He raced with Renault last season, and will continue alongside popular Polish driver Robert Kubica as [...]
Williams Denies Maldonado Is ?Pay Driver?
Williams CEO Adam Parr has rubbished rumours that Pastor Maldonado is simply racing for the Williams team as a “pay driver”. Maldonado has joined the British based team alongside Rubens Barrichello, ousting popular German rookie Nico Hulkenberg. �Speculation in the press had been that Maldonado could raise more sponsorship capital for the team and Hulkenberg, [...]
Source: http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/williams-denies-maldonado-is-pay-driver/
Monday, January 17, 2011
Fernando praises Liuzzi
Fernando Alonso was asked in Madonna di Campiglio why Italy was struggling to find a topline Formula 1 driver and his reply was something of a surprise. “Historically Italy has always had major drivers,” he said. “With Jarno Trulli and Giancarlo Fisichella you have two drivers with incredible talent. As for Tonio Liuzzi he is [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/fernando-praises-liuzzi/
CUP: NASCAR Points System Changing?
NASCAR?s Sprint Cup points system may be headed for a radical overhaul...
Source: http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-nascar-sprint-cup-series-points-system-changing/
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Aston Martin DBS
For those of you who know me, lately, I have taken to adding a short story to some of my WIPs. My new project comes with a new storyline featuring a new character and not related to any of my previous storylines. This WIP is focused more on the build than the story. The story is only to show what is influencing my WIP.
The Build
The kit is the Tamiya Aston Martin DBS.
The paint is Tamiya TS-30 Silver Leaf. The interior will be shades of dark gray.
If I have any disappointments about this kit, it has to be the body. The mold lines are quite noticable. It is unfortunate since the body is molded in a nice shade of metallic gray that would look fantastic if polished.
The Story
Mr. Allen is a long time spy who has worked for just about every letter agency in the government and for some agencies that don't officially exist. His last mission, though technically a success, nearly cost him his life and after a considerable amount of time recuperating from his wounds, he is given an office job for the Department. But, coping with the cold winter in Washington, DC is difficult for him and he retires from the Department to a warmer climate in the Florida Keys. Getting there will require one last "job". Finding the double agent in the Department who almost got him killed.
More to come.....
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/934250.aspx
Doctors use Formula One pit crews as safety model
American Medical News reports hospitals in at least a dozen countries are learning how to translate the split-second timing and near-perfect synchronisation of Formula One pit crews to the high-risk handoffs of patients from surgery to recovery and intensive care.
"In Formula One, they have checklists, databases, and they have well-defined processes for doing things, and we don't really have any of those things in health care."
Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/10/doctors_use_formula_one_pit_cr.php
My F1 2010 season review
I've been watching grand prix racing since before World War II and I can honestly say I have never seen a season with more excitement, drama and intrigue than 2010. This is my review of the year in which Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull team really came of age.
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/murraywalker/2010/11/my_f1_2010_season_review.html
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