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Anthony Boissiere Frederic Bolley Xavier Boog Damon Bradshaw

 After being away fromn doing anything since last spring and the completion of an essentially box stock Black Widow, It's time to get into it again.

 So to start offf, I'm doing an out of the box build of the AMT 70 Camaro. It's a nice kit, but will require some work to get the body right. It's as rough as a kit that has been reissued a dozen times….

 I plan to paint it Fathom Blue with a dark blue interiior.

  http://www.paintscratch.com/cgi-bin/makepaint2.cgi

 Mike

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Josef Hage Andreas Hahn Richard Haidegger Mike Hailwood

Any true fan of the MotoGP series will find the name Pierobon extremely recognizable due to the fact that they are a famous Italian tuner that delivers frames and components for various racing competitions. The tuner’s recent work is the F042 HStreet – a road legal street bike based on the Ducati?s two cylinder engine, the Desmodue SS900. The price for the complete bike is 19,000 euro or $25,260 at the current exchange rates.

The bike features big aluminum tubes that are supported by structures that are simple but robust, inspired by the Pierobon F042 – a celebrity in Supertwin League. The HStreet is built on a 1390 mm wheelbase and weighs only 140 kilos.

The bike rides on light 17″ wheels and features an aluminum frame in combination with a network of pipes above the L-shaped twin-function carrier, united in the new rear swingarm. However, Pierobon did not announce if any modifications were made for the engine.

F042 HStreet by Pierobon originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 10 December 2010 14:15 EST.

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Martín Cárdenas Jose Luis Cardoso Carlos Cardús Luis Carlos Maurel

Reports of testing are starting to sound increasingly like a broken record, with weather being a constant factor preventing the teams from testing properly. The second day of testing for a small group of World Superbike riders at Portimao turned into another washout, with heavy rain and cold temperatures wracking the Portuguese coast.

Despite that, the teams present went out and tested anyway, focusing instead on setup and working on known issues. At the end of the day, it was Ruben Xaus who got his name atop the timesheets on his very first outing on the Ten Kate Honda, finishing three tenths of a second ahead of BMW new boy Leon Haslam, and over a second ahead of his Ten Kate teammate Johnny Rea. Alstare Suzuki’s Michel Fabrizio matched the pace of Rea, who was a couple of tenths quicker than BMW’s Troy Corser. Two former factory riders on new machines – James Toseland on a BMW and Noriyuki Haga on an Aprilia – propped up the bottom of the timesheets, though the conditions leave the times being set devoid of meaning.

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Duke Nalon Alessandro Nannini Emanuele Naspetti Massimo Natili

At first I thought I'd build this as a street/strip car, but as I pondered my choices, I saw the body lines of the car to be just as suited to being slammed down low. Also, a quick search of the Forum showed very few of these and even fewer as lowriders, so that clinched it for me.

This took me rather a long time, as I kept stalling on it due to work and genenral interference from life.

Also, I've not done much in the way of suspension mods and so I was feeling my way a bit with this.

I chopped down the rear springs and shocks (or dampers), added Pegasus wire wheels and turned the front axle mounts upside down to lower the nose.

 Scale Auto Mag recently did a review of a re-issue of this kit, in which they said the engine was good enough to be a kit in itself. Very true. This kit was very well detailed and the engine really is a gem, with fuel lines and very crisp tooling.

Some of the body lines, like the top edge of the rear wings, were a tiny bit vague after a lot of paint and it was difficult ot follow the line of the trim when adding foil, but patience and a steady hand won through.

I had to do the foil work with one hand as I ruptured ligaments on my right thumb recently. It set a new challenge, but I'm pleased with the results, even though it took me most of the day to finish.

Paint is from rattle cans and I got my local Halfords to mix me up a Fuschia pink metallic (which is a Kia colour) and a metallic amethyst purple (which is a Subaru colour) Clearcoat is also from rattle cans.

I polished the body with Micromesh, then Maguires 'Scratch-X', followed by Maguires resin polish and finished with their carnuba wax.

Body and chassis went together without the need for glue.

Aftermarket parts were:

Detail Master ignition coil and distributor.

Pegasus wheels.

BMF

Detail Master purple flocking on the carpet area.

Metal exhaust tips.

It was only after I finished it that I discovered there is an issue of this kit with lots of custom parts. I'm looking for it online, 'cos I'd love to do another version of this car. It was easily as good as the better Revell kits, in my opinion.

Anyway. Enough blurb.

Here are the pics:

Thanks for looking.

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Karel Bojer Juan Bolart Gerhard Boll Jacques Bolle

June 24 ’10

The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) announced a raft of decisions after a meeting in Geneva on Wednesday (June 23). Decisions include the rule clarification which involved Michael Schumacher at the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix, where he passed Fernando Alonso on the final lap when the safety car returned to the pits and was handed a twenty-second penalty. Also, repeat of Hamilton’s Montreal qualifying stunt wont be allowed.

Others decisions are taken to “improve the show” which involves the use of proximity rear wing.

Tyres

We finally have an F1 tyre supplier for 2011. The FIA preferred the idea of Michelin, as did McLaren and Ferrari in particular. But it is Pirelli who have beaten off competition from Michelin. Pirelli becomes the official F1 tyre supplier from 2011. The Italian tyre manufacturer gets a three-year contract from 2011 to 2013. They last supplied F1 teams in 1991.

According to WMSC:

Pirelli has been selected as the single tyre supplier for the FIA Formula One World Championship for a period of three years, commencing in 2011. The sole supplier will undertake to strictly respect the sporting and technical regulations implemented by the FIA.

Safety Car

In the wake of the controversy involving Michael Schumacher in Monaco, the FIA has ruled that there will be no overtaking even when the safety car pulls in on the last lap of a race.

With immediate effect, no car may overtake until it has passed the first safety car line for the first time when the safety car is returning to the pits. However, if the safety car is still deployed at the beginning of the last lap, or is deployed during the last lap, it will enter the pit lane at the end of the lap and the cars will take the chequered flag as normal without overtaking.

General safety

Lewis Hamilton?s fine and reprimand after qualifying in Canada has resulted in a new rule requiring drivers to stay below a ?maximum time? set by the FIA on in-laps.

With immediate effect, any car being driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically, or which is deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers, will be reported to the stewards. This will apply whether any such car is being driven on the track, the pit entry or the pit lane.

In order to ensure cars are not driven unnecessarily slowly on in-laps during qualifying or reconnaissance laps when the pit exit is opened for the race, drivers must stay below the maximum time set by the FIA between the safety car line after the pit exit and safety car line before the pit entry. The maximum time will be determined by the race director at each event prior to the first day of practice, but may be amended during the event if necessary.

The grid

Next year, the 107 per cent qualifying rule will reappear. Any car not setting a time within 107% of the fastest time in the final part of qualifying, will not be allowed to start the race. This was dropped when single lap qualifying was introduced in 2002. There are exceptions however, whereby if a team sets competitive lap times during practice session, they maybe allowed to race.

From 2011, any driver whose best qualifying lap exceeds 107% of the fastest Q1 qualifying time will not be allowed to take part in the race. Under exceptional circumstances, however, which may include setting a suitable lap time in a free practice session, the stewards may permit the car to start the race. Should there be more than one driver accepted in this manner, the grid order will be determined by the stewards.

An analysis by F1Fanatic: “Had the rule as proposed been in place this year it would have prevented both HRT drivers from starting in Bahrain and Malaysia. Lucas di Grassi would have been out of the Malaysian race as well, leaving just 21 cars on the grid.

“Bruno Senna would have missed out on racing at Barcelona ? by just one-hundredth of a second ? and Karun Chandhok wouldn?t have been on the grid at Canada last week.”

Adjustable rear wings

The FIA has banned F-ducts for 2011 and approved the debut of the proximity rear wing. The adjustable rear wing can only be operated by the drivers to overtake the car in front.

McLaren?s engineering director Paddy Lowe said on Wednesday, “In the race, you can?t use it (the wing) for the first two laps at all, but after that if you?re within a second of the car in front then you will be able to deploy it,?

?So that will be very interesting. That?s a FOTA initiative to improve the show and I think it?s very exciting.?

From 2011, adjustable bodywork may be activated by the driver at any time prior to the start of the race and, for the sole purpose of improving overtaking opportunities during the race, after the driver has completed two laps. The driver may only activate the adjustable bodywork in the race when he has been notified via the control electronics that it is enabled. It will only be enabled if the driver is less than one second behind another at any of the pre-determined positions around each circuit. The system will be disabled the first time the driver uses the brakes after the system has been activated. The FIA may, after consulting all the competitors, adjust the time proximity in order to ensure the purpose of the adjustable bodywork is met.

Weight

For the return of KERS, the minimum car-plus-driver weight will increase from 620kg to 640kg.

From 2011, the minimum weight of the car must not be less than 640 kg at all times during the event.

Licences

A ?four-race probationary super license? has been approved for Renault?s official third driver Ho-Pin Tung.

Based on his career résumé and comparative F1 testing times, the World Council has approved the granting of a four-race probationary super license to Chinese driver Ho-Pin Tung.

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Barry Smith Bradley Smith Jakub Smrž Freddie Spencer

This one isnt really my style as I usually build traditional rods-n-customs. Just the AMT peanuts kit with the graphics removed and Cady decals applied. Out of the box, the front end sat way higher than the back, so I lowered it a significant amount. I retrospect I wish I  had raised the rear a couple of scale inches. The surfboard rack was scratched out of evergreen and I used thread for the tie downs.

The wheels are Monogram early iron, stripped and sprayed with magnesium metalizer. Lug detail and letters done by hand.

The taillights were foiled and painted in clear red, the license plate is from the scrap box with a detail master frame, and I drilled out the tips of the tail pipes.

This was really a case of the sum of the parts being greater than the whole. After it was finished I just found it lacking. I dunno, maybe more decals? Anyway, so far my only completion for 2010.

Thanks for looking.

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Julien Vanni Pekka Vehkonen Marc Velkeneers Jaak van Velthoven

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Kork Ballington Hans Baltisberger Carlo Bandirola Alain Barbaroux

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Allan McNish Graham McRae Jim McWithey Carlos Menditeguy

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Paul England Harald Ertl Nasif Estefano Philippe Etancelin

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Tony Raines Long John Silver s Chevrolet Tayler Malsam Iron Horse Jeans Toyota

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Gareth Swanepoel Ivan Tedesco David Thorpe Rich Thorwaldson

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Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet David Ragan UPS Ford

Sebastian Vettel has started from the Pole Position at the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix but its the Ferrari of Filepe Massa which has taken the lead.
Here are the standings after the 1st lap at Bahrain F1 Grand Prix:
1 VETTEL ? Red Bull
2 ALONSO ? Ferrari
3 MASSA ? Ferrari
4 ROSBERG ? Mercedes
5 HAMILTON ? McLaren
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David Strijbos Kevin Strijbos Chuck Sun Torao Suzuki

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Harry Schell Tim Schenken Albert Scherrer Domenico Schiattarella

Citing declining demand and a consumer preference for crossovers, Honda has announced plans to axe the Element after a nine year production run.

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Kel Carruthers Alan Carter Phil Carter Bruno Casanova

When Michael Schumacher signed for Mercedes in late 2009, the division the return of such a controversial driver divided fans and experts alike. Which Michael Schumacher would be competing in 2010; the opputunistic winner or the ruthless competitor? …

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Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez

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Horace Gould JeanMarc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi

The first day of testing for the Moto2 test at Jerez has not seem much action, with a wet track leaving the riders little to learn at the Andalucian track. Despite the conditions, several riders did venture out on track, including Pol Espargaro, Andrea Iannone, Julian Simon and Scott Redding. The remainder sat and waited for the weather to clear. With so few laps run and so few riders on the track, lap times were fairly irrelevant.

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Jose Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould

The 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix is our chosen race for the final edition of our classic Formula 1 series this year.

That means we will broadcast the full ‘Grand Prix’ highlights programme shown on BBC Two at the time, as well as the shorter highlights edit that we have cut for all our choices.

That ‘Grand Prix’ programme is embedded below, with the shorter highlights clips linked underneath. There are also short and long versions of last year’s inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Watch short highlights of the 1979 US Grand Prix East
Watch short highlights of the 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix
Watch short highlights of the 1991 Mexican Grand Prix
Watch short highlights of the 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix
Watch short highlights of the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Watch long highlights of the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The classic races will be available on the BBC red button in the UK on satellite and cable from 2200 GMT on Wednesday 10 November until 1300 GMT on Friday 12 November. On Freeview, they will be available between first and second practice on Friday (approximately 1040-1240 GMT).

The 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix is a fascinating race, not only for the action on the track, but also for the fact that it has something of a fin de siècle feeling about it.

It was an event that, in hindsight, seems to encapsulate the passing of the torch from one generation to the next.

It was the race at which the great Alain Prost clinched his fourth, and final, world championship title, and at which he announced his retirement, not willing to go toe-to-toe again with Ayrton Senna, who had signed to drive in 1994 for Williams, where Prost drove in 1993.

The Frenchman won the title by finishing second to an emerging star called Michael Schumacher. The German’s Benetton was slower than Prost’s Williams but Schumacher defended his lead with all the lack of compromise for which he was to become notorious in future years.

Meanwhile, McLaren gave a debut to another promising talent, a certain Mika Hakkinen.

The Finn would go on to win two world titles in 1998 and 1999, becoming the man to push Schumacher hardest until the emergence of Fernando Alonso, but was, at this stage of his career, McLaren‘s test driver.

Hakkinen had driven for struggling Lotus in 1991-2, but moved to McLaren in a downgraded role in 1993 on the promise of being given a chance to race at some stage.

That chance came in Portugal, after team boss Ron Dennis had grown frustrated by the continuing struggles of Michael Andretti.

Hakkinen wowed F1 by outqualifying Senna on his debut. The great Brazilian was very far from amused.

Senna wasted no time in dispensing with Hakkinen in the race, but the Finn had made his point – this was a special talent awaiting the chance to blossom.

So, it is a superb race, laden with symbolism.

As I explained in my blog on Tuesday, though, all the choices this time were great in their own way.

There was a victory by the incomparable Gilles Villeneuve at Watkins Glen in 1979, his final win in a year that established him as the finest driver in the world, following a battle with Alan Jones of Williams, whose race ended when he accelerated away from a tyre stop too soon and he lost a wheel.

And in Portugal in 1988, there is one of the defining episodes in the bitter battle between Prost and Senna, when Senna pushed Prost so close to the pit wall in trying to defend the lead that those holding signalling boards had to move them out of the way.

Finally, there is a fight between team-mates in a great car, with Riccardo Patrese getting the better of Williams team-mate Nigel Mansell in the 1991 Mexican Grand Prix despite the Italian suffering from a stomach upset.

I hope you enjoy them.

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Zach Osborne Trampas Parker Travis Pastrana Gautier Paulin

Force India ended 2010 seventh in the championship – their best since 2002, when they were Jordan.

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Derek Daly Christian Danner Jorge Daponte Anthony Davidson

June 12 ’10

Lewis Hamilton will begin tomorrow’s race on pole position, beating the Red Bulls, who for the first time this season didn’t qualify on pole.

Hamilton’s final attempt to set the fastest time was when he crossed the line to start the lap with eight seconds remaining. This is his third pole in as many visits to Montreal.

Mark Webber yet again out qualified his Red Bull mate Sebastian Vettel. They both start second and third on the grid respectively.

In Q1

@Jamesallenonf1

Dropping out of Q1 were the usual suspects, the six drivers of the three new teams. A gearbox change on the HRT of Karun Chandhok limited him to just one run in Q1 and costing him a five-place grid penalty.

Heikki Kovalainen was the fastest of the new team drivers. He out-qualified his Lotus team mate Jarno Trulli by more than four-tenths of a second. Kovalainen’s impressive performance put him in 19th position.

Also failing to make it into Q2 was Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi who had impressed us by reaching Q3 in Turkey couple of weeks back. He narrowly beat Kovalainen by just two-tenths of a second. At the end of Q1, Hamilton was quickest from Vettel, Alonso, Rosberg, Kubica, Button, Webber, Sutil, Petrov and Schumacher.

Drivers eliminated in Q1
18. Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1m 18.019s
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1m 18.237s
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1m 18.698s
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m 18.941s
22. Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1m 19.484s
23. Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1m 19.675s
24. Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1m 27.757s

In Q2

@Jamesallenonf1

Michael Schumacher failed to make the cut. He struggled for grip throughout the session and then when he came under pressure to clock a fast lap, he made a mistake at the final chicane and had to skip the corner altogether.

During the dying moments of the Q2 session, Schumacher and Vitantonio Liuzzi improved on their lap times and pushed Jenson Button onto the relegation zone. Liuzzi had improved ahead of Schumi and when Button improved on his lap time, Schumacher got dropped into the relegation zone.

“I am obviously disappointed after today’s qualifying,” he said. “We simply did not have the balance or grip and overall we had a lot of problems with braking and handling. The car was just not performing as we expected. We had similar issues yesterday afternoon and we made some changes after second practice. This morning, the changes seemed to have made sense as our position was reasonable but this afternoon, I was facing similar issues again. It’s difficult to understand the reasons at the moment but we will look deeply into it now and find a good strategy for the race tomorrow.”

Up at the front it was as close as can be, one second separating the top 13 drivers. At the end of Q2 it was Hamilton again on top of the timing screens followed by Vettel, Alonso, Kubica, Webber, Button, Rosberg, Liuzzi and Sutil.

Drivers eliminated in Q2

11. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Williams-Cosworth 1m 16.434s
12. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Williams-Cosworth 1m 16.438s
13. Michael Schumacher Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 16.492s
14. Vitaly Petrov Russia Renault-Renault 1m 16.844s
15. Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 16.928s
16. Jaime Alguersuari Spain Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 17.029s
17. Pedro de la Rosa Spain BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1m 17.384s

In Q3

@Jamesallenonf1

Hamilton was at the top of the timing screens for majority of the session, until Fernando Alonso claimed it using super-soft tyres. Not far behind was Mark Webber who beat Alonso using the harder of the tyre and his team mate Sebastian Vettel claimed second, leaving Alonso in third. With eight seconds remaining, Hamilton began his final lap which eventually resulted in a spectacular pole, some two-tenths of a second faster than Webber.

But on his way back to the pits on a slowing-down lap, Hamilton’s team radioed him to turn off his engine and save fuel as he had no sufficient fuel left in the tank for a mandatory fuel sample.

He unbuckled his belts and sat on the side of his cockpit as the car slowly rolled forward. He then jumped out of the rolling car and proceeded to push the car home along the back straight! His efforts were interrupted by the track marshalls and a medical car dropped him back to the pit lane.

BBC commentator Martin Brundle said, ?The FIA don?t take kindly to you not having enough fuel to get into the pits at the end of the lap ? they?ll be taking a look at that.?

Hamilton pushes his car home along the back straight

Whether or not Hamilton will be penalized will have to be seen. Assuming that he wont receive a penalty, Hamilton would still be vulnerable as he starts the race with the softest of the 2 compounds that Bridgestone have provided for the weekend. Super-soft tyres seem to grain a lot quicker at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as we saw during the second practice session. Red Bulls seem to be in a stronger position having qualified using the harder of the two compound tyres and starting the race from first and second row of the grid.

Said Vettel: ?Looking at the strategy, obviously, McLaren hopes for a safety car. We don?t know. There?s no guarantee, but we?ll see (Sunday). It?s a long race.?

Hamilton, for his part, said he didn?t think his team?s approach amounted to a particularly big gamble.

?Every race you?re taking gambles,? said Hamilton. ?It?s definitely interesting to see the two different strategies. It?ll be interesting to see how they pan out (Sunday) . . . I feel we?re in the best situation we can possibly be.?

Update:
Hamilton will keep his pole position. The FIA have issued a $10,000 fine for exceeding the maximum time allowed to return to the pits and given Hamilton an official reprimand.

Top ten drivers in Q3

1. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 15.105s
2. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1m 15.373s
3. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1m 15.420s
4. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 15.435s
5. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 15.520s
6. Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy Force India-Mercedes 1m 15.648s
7. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 15.688s
8. Robert Kubica Poland Renault-Renault 1m 15.715s
9. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes 1m 15.881s
10. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 16.071s

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Ronnie Bucknum Ivor Bueb Sebastien Buemi Luiz Bueno

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Hermie Sadler III Virginia Commonwealth University Ford Brian Scott BigSpot com Toyota

Cyber Monday is here, it appears, and the gift-giving season is nearly upon us. Those who are still casting about for something to buy their motorcycle-racing-loving loved one – or something to buy for themselves – could do no better than to get their hands on the latest in our range of MotoMatters.com T-shirts! This T-shirt is our tribute to the role that Japan has had in the history of motorcycle racing, and bears a Kropotkin Thinks slogan in Kanji. 

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Norick Abe Hubert Abold Karel Abrahám Brian Adams

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Hans Becker Alex Bedford Günter Beer Albert Beirle

The Mercedes pit crew prepare for Michael Schumacher in Singapore © Getty Images

Away from the world of multi-million-pound car development laboratories and drivers whose small change takes care of the Monte Carlo harbour fees, another drama will play out in Singapore this week. The Independent’s David Tremayne joins F1′s unsung heroes.

These are not select millionaires but up to 16 ordinary, yet gifted, guys; team mechanics who have worked their way up the system and often migrate from team to team, are paid real-world wages of between £30,000 and £50,000 a year, are drilled to perfection ? and whose split-second synchronisation brings their teams huge rewards.

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Luciano Burti Roberto Bussinello Jenson Button Tommy Byrne

 as you,ve probably seen at the top of the page there is a Dodge Viper ACR, i found a Revell Performace kit of it and i plan to make one simular. i havent chosen the colour for it yet and ill focus on that later as for now i am going to focus in the interior and engine.

the engine block is going to be aluminium silver with metalic red ignition covers, rocker covers and cylinder heads the intake plenum will be a darker silver and so will the pulleys for the belt. the exausts and manifolds are going to look as if they,ve got quite a bit of heat run through them.

the interior is going to be simple but cool, im going to put some racing seats in and genrally make the whole interior look sweet.

heres the box and parts. i'll post pics as i go along

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Jock West David Whitworth Peter Williams Warren Willing

Did you go to an F1 race in 2010? Share your experience here.

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Roland Pike Paolo Pileri Michele Pirro Manuel Poggiali

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Takuma Aoki Hiroshi Aoyama Shuhei Aoyama Andre Luc Appietto

Could Alonso be stripped of his German Grand Prix win? © Getty Images

Ferrari?s team-orders hearing in front of the FIA?s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) is looming and opinions on what the punishment should be vary from championship disqualification to a mere slap on the wrist. The likelihood is that it?ll be something in between. In his latest column, the Daily Telegraph?s Tom Cary looks into the absurdity of the team orders rule and the punishment that should be handed down for breaking it.

?With Alonso trailing Lewis Hamilton by 41 points after failing to score in Spa last time out, perhaps the powers-that-be would prefer not to dock him a further 25 points and, in all likelihood, remove him from the championship race. A deduction of the team points accrued in Germany and a suspended ban is considered more likely.?

“Proceedings could be dominated by Formula One’s usual political machinations, or by an outbreak of common sense. The latter would see Mosley’s unworkable law being erased as swiftly as it was so foolishly imposed.”

“Flexing their muscles because they can is not necessarily wise. I don’t think a punishment that big would fit this particular crime.”</blockquote

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The top three Italian F3 drivers tested a Ferrari F2008 in Vallelunga today.

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This was a 69 GTX I turned into a 383 68 Road Runner. Added some details like the clean air package, reshaped the rear wheel openings, filled in the trunk panel, tried to kept it as plain as possible with steel wheels. Used Keith Marks decals. It's MM Mopar Bronze. The motor color I mixed up myself.

I wanted it to be as accurate as my skills allow because of what this car represents to me. I grew up around the 383 Road Runners, and this car was the car slugging it out on the streets more than the Hemi's. Hemi's were the exception, 383's were the rule, in my part of town anyways. Thanks for looking.

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June 20 ’10

Ferrari’s B version of the F10 will reportedly feature a Red Bull-style exhaust system at Valencia. The information appeared in Spain’s AS newspaper, whose reporters believe ? from Ferrari sources ? that the heavily restyled car will be from 0.3 to 0.4 seconds quicker per lap as compared to the recent races in Turkey and Canada.

According to the same report, the updated Ferrari challenger will feature a modified rear suspension as well, in order to better integrate the new exhausts. The new layout is expected to open a bigger channel of air ?to double the downforce generated by the diffuser,? as reported by the GMM news agency, quoting AS.

Here is a picture of the Red Bull during the pre-season testing. The exhaust vents to the outer side of the gearbox below the bottom suspension wishbone, channelling the hot air around the rear suspension and out the top side of the floor. The Red arrow shows Red Bull’s attempt to mislead rival teams by placing a sticker of an exhaust pipe on the upper bodywork below the upper wishbone, where one would expect to see it!

Ferrari have been preparing for the Valencia update for quite some time now, having lost a lot of time developing the F-duct system until now. This was actually the main reason why their car has become less competitive as compared to the championship front-runners, as argued by team boss Stefano Domenicali himself.

?For Valencia, the focus has been on other areas of the car apart from the (F-duct) rear wing,? said the Ferrari principal, according to Brazil’s Globo. His comment was strengthened by Alonso’s outspoken belief that the revised package for Valencia will set the base for a whole new perspective for Ferrari for the rest of the 2010 season.

?The most important improvement in Valencia is not what we achieve there, but the way it opens us developments to be stronger for the remainder of the season,? said Alonso.

At Ferrari?s own Fiorano test circuit on Friday (18th June), Fernando Alonso drove the F10 for the ?promotional and filming? reasons as permitted by the test ban.

But, as confirmed by Italian media sources, the 2010 car was in its full Valencia specification, including Red Bull-style low exhausts, designed to channel more air to the double-diffuser.

?You have to make the most of any opportunity in this era of the testing ban,? the Italian team said.

A 14 seconds video below, with Alonso testing the F10b in Fiorano was leaked on Youtube and f1around.files.wordpress.com compiled the image and compared it beautifully with that of Ferrari F10 and Red Bull RB6 as seen above.

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Williams have confirmed that Pastor Maldonado will be racing for the team next season alongside veteran Rubens Barrichello. Maldonado, the current GP2 champion takes the race seat of recently released Nico Hulkenberg, the man who delivered the team its first pole position for 6 years at Brazil. It will mark the first time in over [...]

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The Federal Reserve made disclosures today that it quietly made short-term loans to major institutions and Fortune 500 companies during the 2008-2009 economic meltdown. Among one of the companies listed as receiving a 3-month Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF) promissory note from the Fed is Harley-Davidson, which received 33 loans totaling $2.3 billion in aid to meet operational needs. Other companies who received economic help include GE (12 loans totaling $16 billion), Verizon (two loans …

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F1 bosses vote Alonso the best of 2010 By Jonathan Noble Thursday, December 2nd 2010, 16:24 GMT Fernando Alonso has been voted as the best driver of 2010 in AUTOSPORT’s exclusive team principals’ top 10 poll. In a now end-of-season tradition, AUTOSPORT asked each of the current 12 team principals for their top 10 driver rankings of the 2010 campaign. Related posts:

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Besides showing of the new A6, Audi released the first details about the A6 Hybrid. It is expected to return an average fuel consumption rating of 6.2 L/100 km (38 US mpg).

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Heikki Kovalainen proved yesterday in Dusseldorf that any kind of motor sport can be dangerous when he was knocked unconscious after a spectacular crash at the Race of Champions. In the very first race of the day Kovalainen was matched … Continue reading →

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Ring of thieves stole over &euro;3 million in car parts from BMW production before they were caught.

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Cyber Monday is here, it appears, and the gift-giving season is nearly upon us. Those who are still casting about for something to buy their motorcycle-racing-loving loved one – or something to buy for themselves – could do no better than to get their hands on the latest in our range of MotoMatters.com T-shirts! This T-shirt is our tribute to the role that Japan has had in the history of motorcycle racing, and bears a Kropotkin Thinks slogan in Kanji. 

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Designer Niki Smart says Cadillac needs a compact city model for markets such as Europe.

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Sebastian Vettel was crowned the youngest world champion in history after a memorable final twist at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but was he the best driver of the year?

It’s a subjective question, and so difficult after such a momentous season that I have been wrestling with it for some weeks.

Does Vettel’s pace in the dominant Red Bull mean he was Formula 1′s top driver? How does that rank alongside the performances of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso in inferior cars?

What about Robert Kubica‘s ability to mix it with the title contenders in the Renault? Or Kamui Kobayashi‘s attacking verve in the Sauber?

Vettel is centre-stage among the class of 2010 – but is he number one in our list? Photo: AFP

Here is my list of the top 10 drivers of 2010:

10) After battling for the title with Brawn in 2009, it cannot have been easy for Rubens Barrichello, at 37 going on 38, to drum up the enthusiasm for a season battling to make the top 10 in qualifying with once-great Williams.

But drum it up he did, impressing the team with his technical feedback and producing some excellent drives that resulted in strong points positions when Williams had something of a purple patch mid-season.

The veteran Brazilian was outshone by rookie team-mate Nico Hulkenberg at times as the German found his feet late in the season.

Nevertheless, as he heads into an astonishing 19th F1 season in 2011, Barrichello clearly still has a lot to offer.

9) Kamui Kobayashi emerged as one of F1′s most exciting talents with some all-action performances in 2010.

Overtaking is notoriously difficult but the Japanese simply went for it, finding unconventional passing places to liven up such races as Valencia and Japan.

There remain doubts about his ultimate potential, with Sauber drafting in the reliable Nick Heidfeld for the final five races of the season to give Kobayashi a benchmark to measure himself against.

But Kobayashi responded perfectly and gives all the signs of having a great future.

It all started so well for Felipe Massa, who out-qualified new team-mate Alonso at the first race of the season. But when Alonso passed the Brazilian around the outside of the first corner, it set the tone for the entire year.

Alonso trounced Massa in 2010, proving faster than him at virtually every race, and there is no doubt the Spaniard’s relentless excellence got to the man in the second Ferrari.

There were some good drives from Massa – particularly his third places at Monza and Korea. But he will have to pull something very special out of the bag, not to mention rediscover his mental equilibrium, to reverse this trend in 2011.

7) Nico Rosberg convincingly beat Mercedes team-mate Michael Schumacher this year and, had he achieved that feat 10 years ago, there would have been no doubt he had emerged as a truly great F1 driver.

But the Schumacher of this year was not the same driver as before, as even the seven-time champion himself effectively admitted.

Rosberg drove a strong season, and some good races, and there are an increasing number of people in F1 who believe he is emerging as a top-class contender.

But until he goes up against – and beats – a driver of the highest calibre, it will be hard to tell whether he deserves to be considered as that himself, or whether he is nearly there, but not quite.

6) Not even Jenson Button probably expected to be leading the championship after winning two of the opening four races of 2010 and out-qualifying McLaren team-mate Hamilton 3-1.

Button’s two victories in the wet in Australia and China owed a lot to clever strategic calls but that was not all. The sight of Button pulling away from Hamilton in China on a wet track and on tyres of comparable age proved once and for all that this is a driver of the very highest calibre.

After that, Hamilton got on top and stayed there but Button, who was rarely very far away in qualifying and often more or less matched his team-mate on race pace, provided a convincing answer to those who said he had gained his 2009 triumph more by luck than ability.

5) Mark Webber chose the name Aussie Grit for his Twitter account, and 2010 proved why. Expected to fulfil the role of an obedient number two at Red Bull, Webber went toe-to-toe with team-mate Vettel throughout the season and led him in the championship for most of it.

After a shaky first couple of races, Webber came on song when the season came back to Europe with dominant wins in Spain and Monaco that left Vettel bemused at where his team-mate had found such electrifying pace.

By mid-summer, Vettel had got his edge back, but Webber remained large in his mirrors, ready to take advantage of any mistakes. That he was able to do this despite suspicions that Red Bull were not perhaps being quite as even-handed in their treatment of their drivers as they insisted was all the more impressive.

But his challenge faded in the end, crashing in Korea and failing to make any real impact in the final two races of the campaign.

4) Did Renault’s Robert Kubica perform better than any other driver on the grid when you consider the equipment he had at his disposal?

You can certainly make that case. No-one else can claim to have made so few mistakes while extracting what appeared to be the maximum from his machinery.

The Renault was not fast enough for Kubica to regularly mix it with the title contenders but on three occasions he transcended the car’s limitations in a way only the truly great can – at Monaco, Spa and Suzuka, F1′s three great drivers’ circuits.

To qualify second in Monaco, third in Spa and fourth in Suzuka was a momentous achievement – and he backed that up by taking podium places in both Monaco and Belgium before being robbed of another when his wheel came loose in Japan.

There is still a slight question mark over a man who, in 2009, was not able to comprehensively overshadow Heidfeld at BMW. And let’s not forget that Kubica was not burdened with the kind of pressure that the likes of Alonso, Vettel, Button and Hamilton were.

But put Kubica in a competitive car and all his rivals would fear him.

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3) Sebastian Vettel is a great talent and a deserving world champion but, considering the stunning pace of the Red Bull car, he should have won many more races and clinched the title much sooner.

The car’s fragility did not help – failures in Bahrain, Australia, Spain and Korea cost him a lot of points – but the German also made a number of high-profile errors. He crashed into rivals in Turkey and Belgium, suffered a puncture following a red-mist moment at Silverstone and was penalised for misjudging the safety car in Hungary.

Ten pole positions and five wins speak for themselves to an extent but, as the (slightly) faster driver in comfortably the fastest car, they are to be expected.

Some of those pole laps were stunning, though, with Vettel possessing an Ayrton Senna-esque ability to pull that little bit extra out on his very final lap, no matter what the circumstances, while each one of his wins was a masterpiece of domination.

However, there have to be fewer mistakes, more wins dragged out of adversity and more convincing performances when he is back in the pack for him to be ranked above the next names on the list.

2) Had this article been written after the Belgian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton would have occupied the number one spot.

Up to that point, Hamilton had made not a single mistake worth the name and he was leading the championship in what had from the mid-point of the season been the third fastest car.

Hamilton had maintained his exuberant, attacking style and stunning natural pace and had mated it to a consistency that was making him a formidable competitor.

His fantastic victory at Spa – not forgetting the qualifying lap that earned him second on the grid on slicks in a shower of rain – confirmed him as the outstanding driver of the season to that point, notwithstanding the canny Button’s two wet wins.

Suddenly, though, it all went wrong. Hamilton crashed out of the next two races in Monza and Singapore and when he crashed again in Friday practice at the next race in Japan his season appeared to be coming apart at the seams.

But then came one of the laps of the season – third on the grid at Suzuka in a car in which he had done just six flying laps before qualifying. It was a reminder of Hamilton’s amazing talent. By then, though, as far as the championship was concerned, the damage had been done.

1) Fernando Alonso‘s first year with Ferrari started with a few shaky races and finished with a strategic mistake that cost him the title. In between the Spaniard did just enough to earn the right to call himself the best driver of 2010.

Early-season errors were born of trying too hard in a car that was not quite on the pace. Combine that with Ferrari losing their way for a while and Alonso was 47 points off the lead at the midpoint of the season.

But in a car that established itself as the second fastest behind the Red Bull, he recovered that margin by driving with a consistent, relentless brilliance that his rivals were not able to match. His victories at Monza and Singapore were stunning. Only Hamilton at Spa and perhaps Webber at Monaco can claim a performance of comparable quality.

That ultimately Alonso did not win a third title was only because of his team’s error in Abu Dhabi. For the 2005 and 2006 champion, as he said himself, it was still a great year.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2010/11/who_were_the_top_10_f1_drivers.html

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Japanese tuner provides teaser details about its upcoming program for the Phantom called the SPORTS LINE Black Bison Edition. Tuning package will included unique 24-inch forged wheels.

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May 30 ’10

Mark Webber claimed his third consecutive pole position and made it seven pole positions from seven attempts for Red Bull at Istanbul Park circuit at yesterday’s qualifying session for the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton secured second position making it a McLaren front row start for the first time this season. Sebastian Vettel who topped the first two sessions of qualifying will start the race from second row of the grid in third position after suffering a suspected brake failure.

In Q1

@Jamesallenonf1

As usual, the three new teams failed to make it out of Q1. Jarno Trulli in the Lotus was the quickest of the six cars, beating team mate Heikki Kovalainen by three tenths of a second.

When the three new teams fail to make the progress beyond Q1, there is always a room for one of the drivers from the established teams to join them and this time it was Force India’s Vitantonio Liuzzi who struggled for pace even though he was running Force India?s F-duct on his car. He failed to make it past Q1 for the second time this season.

At the end of Q1, Vettel was almost a half second faster than Webber who was followed by Button, Petrov, Rosberg, Hamilton, Schumacher, Kubica, Alonso Sutil and Massa 11th.

Drivers eliminated in Q1

18. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1m 28.958s
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1m 30.237s
20. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1m 30.519s
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m 30.744s
22. Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1m 31.266s
23. Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1m 31.989s
24. Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1m 32.060s

In Q2

@Jamesallenonf1

Fernando Alonso had a disappointing elimination from Q2 on the eve of Ferrari’s 800th grand prix start. According to iTV, “The Spaniard was already struggling for speed when he dropped his right-rear wheel onto a white line in the braking area for turn 12. The lap ruined, he had time for one more, but could not improve. He will start the race from 12th.”

He said afterwards, ??I pushed very hard in that lap. Anyway I was slower than my fastest lap. I knew it was not enough. I don?t think that moment cost me a place in Q3. I did three laps in mainly in the same time and I think the pace was not there.?

Kamui Kobayashi forced his Sauber C29 out of Q2 for the third time this season. Adrian Sutil who missed out whole of the final practice session could only manage 11th fastest time.

Drivers eliminated in Q2

11. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes 1m 27.525s
12. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 27.612s
13. Pedro de la Rosa Spain BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1m 27.879s
14. Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 28.273s
15. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Williams-Cosworth 1m 28.392s
16. Jaime Alguersuari Spain Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 28.540s
17. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Williams-Cosworth 1m 28.841s

In Q3

@Jamesallenonf1

Webber was the man to beat in Q3 as he set the fastest time on the drivers? first runs. He improved on his time on his final run and was unbeatable to pole. According to iTV, “Red Bull tested its F-duct during Friday practice but opted not to use it in qualifying, low-drag rear wing endplates instead being flown out to Istanbul and fitted to Webber?s car just prior to qualifying.”

Michael Schumacher spun off at turn 8 on his final lap and ended the session in the gravel. Despite this, he ended up ahead of his Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg. They line up fifth and sixth.

Ferrari had a disappointing day as Massa, three times a winner at this track, could only manage eighth fastest time while Alonso was eliminated in Q2.

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali spoke to BBC, ?For sure the performance in qualifying was not up to our standard. We don?t know why and we need to understand. For sure we were expecting much more performance.?

Top ten drivers in Q3

1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m 26.295s
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m 26.433s
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m 26.760s
4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m 26.781s
5. Michael Schumacher Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 26.857s
6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 26.952s
7. Robert Kubica Renault-Renault 1m 27.039s
8. Felipe Massa Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 27.082s
9. Vitaly Petrov Renault-Renault 1m 27.430s
10. Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1m 28.122s

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Adrian Sutil has agreed a new contract with Force India, according to the German driver's manager.

The 27-year-old finished 11th in the drivers' championship in the season just finished with 47 points, and his best finish was a fifth place at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Sutil had been linked with a move elsewhere for 2011 but his manager, Manfred Zimmerman, says a "fundamental agreement" for next year is already in place.

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Porsche&apos;s new boss has played down speculation the marque might soon enter formula one.

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Video and pictures of Alonso and Massa driving classic Ferraris at the Finali Mondiali.

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What would be of the Formula One drivers without their mechanics?

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very fun kit to build, so many options.
Wheels are watanabes from the kit, plus lips from the 49 merc

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July 7 ’10

“F1 2010″ is an upcoming official game of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship and will include all of the official 12 teams, 24 drivers and 19 circuits from the 2010 season. It will be released in September 2010 on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows platforms. Before the opening race of the South Korean Grand Prix in October, players can drive the new Korean International Circuit!

Some of the features of the game have been revealed in the F1 2010 developer videos (below) by Codemasters Studios.

Tracks and Cars

The new video takes viewers behind the scenes at F1 2010 developers, Codemasters Birmingham, and shows how all of the cars and circuits from the exhilarating 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP? have been painstakingly recreated in the game.

To deliver fans the most authentic FORMULA ONE? experience, CAD (Computer Aided Design) data and extensive reference photography has been used to accurately simulate the 19 circuits that will host the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. Once tracks are created, former FORMULA ONE driver Anthony Davidson, who is working as Technical Consultant on F1 2010, gives his feedback from a driver?s perspective about the look and feel of each circuit in-game.

?Driving the real world circuits enables me to give that impression to the guys creating the game,? said Davidson. ?There?s all these details that only a driver would know about. For instance, turn eight in Spa; I know straight away any car I have ever driven there always understeers and it?s knowing that kind of detail as a driver that you can get over into the game. The circuits feel really spot on.?
- www.formula1-game.com

Weather

In the video, the wide ranging effects of weather and their impact in the game are revealed. FORMULA ONE test driver Anthony Davidson explains that although you have some information about the weather at your disposal, how you use that information is crucial: ?The teams know by the radar where the weather is coming from and how long it?s going to last. You?ll be aware of what the weather?s doing roughly, and then you can make your call, just like you would in real life.?

In career mode, F1 2010?s weather system is fully dynamic, mirroring real life conditions which change at any time, whether between sessions or during a session itself. The weather authentically reflects the conditions at each of the 19 GRAND PRIX? locations, meaning rain is unlikely at Abu Dhabi but conditions can be unpredictable at Spa and Silverstone. Presenting a further challenge, players can set the weather conditions and experience the dramatic affect they have on racing in GRAND PRIX, Time Trial and Multiplayer modes.
- www.formula1-game.com

Handling

Anthony Davidson, who has been embedded into the team, explains the unique ?twitchy? way in which FORMULA ONE cars handle and how this is translated into authentic gameplay. His experience, combined with real world data and feedback from the teams, drivers and tyre manufacturers is enabling the F1 2010 team to bring alive the sensation of being an F1 racing driver like never before. As in real life, aerodynamics plays a pivotal role in racing, and players will feel how cars can corner at extremely high speed yet perform very differently at lower speeds.
- www.formula1-game.com

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June 20 ’10

Ferrari’s B version of the F10 will reportedly feature a Red Bull-style exhaust system at Valencia. The information appeared in Spain’s AS newspaper, whose reporters believe ? from Ferrari sources ? that the heavily restyled car will be from 0.3 to 0.4 seconds quicker per lap as compared to the recent races in Turkey and Canada.

According to the same report, the updated Ferrari challenger will feature a modified rear suspension as well, in order to better integrate the new exhausts. The new layout is expected to open a bigger channel of air ?to double the downforce generated by the diffuser,? as reported by the GMM news agency, quoting AS.

Here is a picture of the Red Bull during the pre-season testing. The exhaust vents to the outer side of the gearbox below the bottom suspension wishbone, channelling the hot air around the rear suspension and out the top side of the floor. The Red arrow shows Red Bull’s attempt to mislead rival teams by placing a sticker of an exhaust pipe on the upper bodywork below the upper wishbone, where one would expect to see it!

Ferrari have been preparing for the Valencia update for quite some time now, having lost a lot of time developing the F-duct system until now. This was actually the main reason why their car has become less competitive as compared to the championship front-runners, as argued by team boss Stefano Domenicali himself.

?For Valencia, the focus has been on other areas of the car apart from the (F-duct) rear wing,? said the Ferrari principal, according to Brazil’s Globo. His comment was strengthened by Alonso’s outspoken belief that the revised package for Valencia will set the base for a whole new perspective for Ferrari for the rest of the 2010 season.

?The most important improvement in Valencia is not what we achieve there, but the way it opens us developments to be stronger for the remainder of the season,? said Alonso.

At Ferrari?s own Fiorano test circuit on Friday (18th June), Fernando Alonso drove the F10 for the ?promotional and filming? reasons as permitted by the test ban.

But, as confirmed by Italian media sources, the 2010 car was in its full Valencia specification, including Red Bull-style low exhausts, designed to channel more air to the double-diffuser.

?You have to make the most of any opportunity in this era of the testing ban,? the Italian team said.

A 14 seconds video below, with Alonso testing the F10b in Fiorano was leaked on Youtube and f1around.files.wordpress.com compiled the image and compared it beautifully with that of Ferrari F10 and Red Bull RB6 as seen above.

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The FIA president said he supports the use of team orders in F1 providing teams are open about it.

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Porsche&apos;s new boss has played down speculation the marque might soon enter formula one.

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Prototype endurance racers were prepared for running at Le Mans, which led to Ferrari-beating GT40 coupes.

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Bernie Ecclestone was left injured following a mugging in Central London last night. The 80 year old boss of Formula One was hurt leaving the headquarters of Formula One Holdings in Knightsbridge.  He was with his girlfriend, Fabiani Flosi at the time of the incident. Ecclestone was punched, kicked and thrown to the ground sustaining [...]

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The French-language financial newspaper Les Echos is reporting that the TF1 Group, which is controlled by the industrial group Bouygues, may not continue with its coverage of Formula 1 when the current contract comes to an end in 2012. TF1 is the most popular French TV channel with an average of 24% of the country’s [...]

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A superb tyre gamble by McLaren saw Lewis Hamilton claim his second victory in Montreal at the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix. His second win in three visits to Montreal. His team mate Jenson Button claimed a strong second position, making it a McLaren 1-2 in as many races so far this season. Fernando Alonso had a fine race to finish third for Ferrari after a disappointing Turkish Grand Prix

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Lorinser has announced plans to introduce the Easybrid plug-in hybrid system at the Essen Motor Show.

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What decal software, printer, and decal paper do you use ?

Thanks in advance

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My next "wip" is going to be this AMT 1965 Buick Riviera. This will be the first Buick in my vast collection of model cars. I do have the 1962 Buick Electra started but not finished yet. I have decided to paint the exterior in MCW factory stock "Bamboo Cream". I have not decided on the interior colour as of yet. Either black or a tan colour would look nice. I am open to any suggestions for an interior colour. This is a very basic kit ( typical '60s tooling ) with molded-in exhaust pipes. No detailed suspension just metal axles front and back. At least the front seats are not molded into the interior tub making detailing the interior a slightly easier task. I am hoping that despite the old tooling and the lack of detailed parts, this kit will build up looking have decent…..I guess time will tell!  Anyway, stay tuned for more progress and thanks for checking my topic out.

Modelhaus resin whitewall tires will be used in place of the ones included with the kit.

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While the weather had produced torrential downpours thoughout the preamble to this GP, it stayed dry for the action in Germany. As the riders lined up on the grid, there was a real feeling of anticipation as Rossi and Lorenzo, so close through practice until that awesome final qualifying lap from Valentino, pulled up next [...]

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Just five days after the Abu Dhabi GP preparations for 2011 got underway with the first of two days of general Pirelli testing at the same venue. This is the only chance for teams and drivers to sample the new … Continue reading →

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Adrian Sutil has agreed a new contract with Force India, according to the German driver's manager.

The 27-year-old finished 11th in the drivers' championship in the season just finished with 47 points, and his best finish was a fifth place at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Sutil had been linked with a move elsewhere for 2011 but his manager, Manfred Zimmerman, says a "fundamental agreement" for next year is already in place.

"Once …

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Jarno Trulli indicates his place at Lotus is safe for next year.

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On Tuesday, Miller Motorsports Park organized its final teleconference of the year with the stars of the World Superbike championship. This time, it was the turn of Max Biaggi to talk, and he fielded questions from the press on a range of subjects, from the role of electronics in World Superbikes, on the development of the Aprilia RSV4, on his thoughts on retiring, and on the prospect of a return to MotoGP. Here’s what Biaggi had to say:

Moderator: Good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us today. My name is John Gardner, and I am the Media Manager for Miller Motorsports Park. This will be our final teleconference of the year with riders from the Superbike World Championship. Today, we’re happy to have the 2010 Superbike World Champion, Max Biaggi, with us. Max, as you know, won 10 races this year, riding the No. 3 Aprilia RSV4 1000F for Aprilia Alitalia Racing. He swept the weekends here at Miller Motorsports Park as well as at Misano, Monza and Portimao. He also had single victories at his favorite track, Brno, as well as at Magny-Cours.

So Max, welcome, again.

Max Biaggi: Yeah, well, hi. Thank you. Thank you. How are you?

Moderator: Good. And congratulations on your championship.

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Owning a Jaguar carries with it an exclusivity all by itself, but when you own a special limited edition Jaguar, then the exclusivity mark jumps up another 100 notches. Well, Jaguar enthusiasts, get ready to claw your way to that type of distinctiveness. Jaguar teamed up with UK’s leading luxury automotive retailer, Stratstone, to unveil the special edition XFR Stratstone Le Mans, limited to only 50 units. Pricing for the luxury vehicle has yet to be announced, but what we do know is that Jaguar will be supporting the Royal British Legion with a donation of £5,000 from the sales of the Stratstone Le Mans model.

The XFR Stratstone Le Mans special edition is distinguished by a black front grille with a color-coded grille surround, chrome finish twin bonnet louvers with supercharged script, and 20″ gloss black wheels with Jaguar R brakes and red center caps. The interior gets personalized sill plaques, embossed leather headrests, a gear selector carrying the Stratstone Le Mans emblem, as well as piano black veneer with a dark mesh aluminum dash and soft grain leather.

Under the hood there will be a 5.0 liter supercharged V8 engine that delivers 510 HP and sprints the car from 0 to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds and up to a top speed limited to 155 mph.

Not only will owners of the Jaguar XFR Stratstone Le Mans own a bit of Jaguar exclusivity, but they will also get a chance to watch the 79th annual Le Mans 24 hour race live in June 2011.

Full details in the press release after the jump.

Jaguar XFR Stratstone Le Mans originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 16:00 EST.

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Jay Leno never seems to run out of cars to talk about, does he? If you?re half the auto enthusiast that he is, you probably wouldn?t get tired of talking about them either. It also helps that he?s got way more money than all of us combined, which means that he doesn?t settle for talking about cars, he actually goes out and buys them.

In the latest episode of Jay Leno?s Garage, the comedian finds himself looking at Audi?s benevolent beast, the R8 V10 Spyder. Ever the gearhead that he is, Leno gives us the lowdown on the car and shares some pretty insightful thoughts on what he thinks of the R8. He also brings out his buddy, Justin Bell, to give us even more tidbits on the R8, including the time it takes for the soft-top roof to retract and stow away in its compartment, as well as the R8?s now iconic front fascia.

After showing a video of Bell testing the R8 on his own, Leno gets his turn behind the wheel and brings it out on the streets of LA. As he drives, he shares more nuggets of wisdom on what he thinks of the R8, including his admission that, as far as he?s concerned, the R8 Spyder is arguable the fastest supercar in the wet.

Check out the video to see the whole webisode.

Video: Jay Leno puts the Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI Quattro through the paces originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 12:00 EST.

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Anybody know of a model with a Ford 300 c.i. (4.9L) engine? I would like to build my 1990 F 150 1:1 truck, can't find an engine.

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In today’s round-up, Force India consider “new drivers” and Lewis Hamilton hits out at Twitter critics.

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Casey Stoner Andrew Stroud John Surtees Tadahiko Taira

Mark Webber claimed his third consecutive pole position and made it seven pole positions from seven attempts for Red Bull at Istanbul Park. Lewis Hamilton secured second position making it a McLaren front row start for the first time this season. Sebastian Vettel completed the top three

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The Mercedes pit crew prepare for Michael Schumacher in Singapore © Getty Images

Away from the world of multi-million-pound car development laboratories and drivers whose small change takes care of the Monte Carlo harbour fees, another drama will play out in Singapore this week. The Independent’s David Tremayne joins F1′s unsung heroes.

These are not select millionaires but up to 16 ordinary, yet gifted, guys; team mechanics who have worked their way up the system and often migrate from team to team, are paid real-world wages of between £30,000 and £50,000 a year, are drilled to perfection ? and whose split-second synchronisation brings their teams huge rewards.

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/09/life_in_the_pit_lane.php

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Formula One returned to Canada after a 2 year absence. Check out this gallery of the practice sessions for the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix

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Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber takes us on a lap of the Formula One street circuit in Valencia, scene of the upcoming European Grand Prix

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MotoGPBlog was lucky enough to catch up with Rick Broadbent, Times journalist and author of Ring of Fire. You can also read our review of his book, and while you’re there, pick up your copy though our Amazon store – see links at the end of the articles.

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Pictures from the first day of the Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi.

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Christian Sarron

In the past I have posted pics of some of my Revell 70's funny car pics and people have asked me what I do to change the ride height, which if built out of the box, is terribly incorrect.

I have tried to explain it on numerous emails but nothing speaks more loudly than pictures.
So, here we go.
This first pic shows a comparison of one of the Vegas (on the left) built straight from the box, and one (on the right) with all of the adjustments that I make to them.

To acheive this look the first step is to assemble the basic chassis as it comes in the kit.

To adjust the ride height in the back the first thing to do is to remove the rear end housing mounting brackets that I have indicated with the black marks.

After cutting them off reattach them by moving them as high as they will go on the same section of framerail. For added stability I always attach the rear end housing at this point to help ensure that your reattachment is lined up perfectly.

Next, change out the wonderful two-piece tires with more appropriate tires from any of the Revell modern FC or Top Fuel kits. Their size is more proportionate for the tires of the time. You now have a better ride height in the back by tucking the tires up into the wheelwells more.

The next step is to place the body on to the chassis to check the stance. In this particular build I am using a resin Satellite body that even with the chassis adjustment, the ride height still needs more.

The ride height on this build is still compromised because the roll cage is too high and hitting the top of the body. The solution for this is to chop down the roll cage. Bear in mind that this step is not required for all of these funny cars; just certain body styles.
In the next pic I have already cut the roll cage from the chassis and removed about a 1/16th of an inch of material from the roll cage and reattached it. Notice the nubs just in front of the roll cage where the roll cage used to be attached.

With these two simple adjustments I have significantly changed the appearrance of the how the body sits on the chassis.

As I mentioned above; there are different changes that can be made to different body styles. As I continue this I will show you some additional steps to make further adjustments to other body styles.

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David Lee Blaney

June 10 ’10

Jacques Villeneuve has been reunited with his old nemesis.

The one-time car-racing champ and his former rival Michael Schumacher appear to have made up.

They met reporters near Montreal on Thursday to promote new automobile safety technologies and raced around on a rainy track.

It’s been over a decade since Schumacher tried running his Canadian foe off the track in a decisive Formula One race. Schumacher now says he believes there’s still a place in F1 for Villeneuve ? who hasn’t driven on the circuit since 2006.

In return, Villeneuve is applauding the return of the seven-time champion.

It?s been over a decade since Michael Schumacher tried to run Jacques Villeneuve off an F1 track but on Thursday the two champions had nothing but good things to say about each other

?It’s great for Formula One because it was starting to run short a bit of heroes,? he said of his former German rival. ?It’s important because it brings in fans.?

Villeneuve is in Montreal while the city enjoys its own comeback this week: the return of F1 racing after a one-year hiatus.

Schumacher said he is happy the city is back on the F1 calendar.

?The track is always good emotion because the spectators really live the Grand Prix and you can feel that and that makes it special from that point of view,? Schumacher said.

Article as appeared first at www.theglobeandmail.com, Images(C) Daylife

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Corrado Catalano

Sao Paulo

Once the euphoria of victory, in both the Brazilian Grand Prix and the constructors’ championship, wears off, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel has six days to prepare for the most agonising decision of his 23 years.

On pure performance, the German must be considered the favourite to win the final race of a brilliant, marathon Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi next Sunday, but he knows that is not enough on its own for him to win the world title and become the youngest champion in history.

Vettel also needs the results of the other title contenders to go his way. The championship leader, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, remains in a very strong position despite finishing third behind Vettel and team-mate Mark Webber here at Interlagos.

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, a distant fourth, is still in with a mathematical chance, but at 24 points adrift of the Spaniard with only 25 available, his chances are almost over, just as his team-mate Jenson Button’s were before arriving in Brazil.

Despite an excellent drive from 11th on the grid to fifth, Button is now too far back to retain his crown.

The maths are relatively simple – if Vettel wins in Abu Dhabi, Alonso needs only to finish fourth to win the title, a relatively simple task on paper in the second fastest car; but if Webber wins, Alonso needs to be second. And that is where it starts to get interesting – and where the heartache potentially starts for Vettel.

The Red Bull is the fastest car, and Vettel tends to have the edge in qualifying over Webber, by a margin that is often less than a 10th of a second. And on paper, Alonso should be third fastest. So it is quite possible that Vettel will find himself leading in Abu Dhabi from Webber and Alonso, just as he did in Brazil.

As far as Red Bull are concerned, the correct action for Vettel in those circumstances would be to let Webber through to prevent a Ferrari driver winning the title.

But would he? I asked him exactly that after the race.

Team boss Christian Horner says Red Bull are committed to treating Vettel (left ) and Webber (right) equally. Photo: Getty

“I go to Abu Dhabi and try to do my best and then we see,” he said. “What do you want to hear? I can only tell you that in the scenario you are talking about, it is something you will think of. I think it’s clear.”

Was that a ‘yes’, someone else asked?

“It is one week,” Vettel replied. “As a kid, I never liked (it) when my parents teased me for something and didn’t answer my questions, so now I am in a good position to tease you, so you will see.”

The inference I took from that is that he will let Webber through if necessary, but one can only wonder at how hard that would be for Vettel to do.

Both Red Bull drivers have made high-profile mistakes this year, Webber arguably slightly more than Vettel, but Vettel has had far more mechanical problems than his team-mate.

Four times Vettel has lost major points with a retirement or other serious problem that has dropped him down the order, and without them he would be world champion already, regardless of those errors. Webber, by contrast, has basically had no serious mechanical issues at all.

For Vettel, then, letting Webber through in Abu Dhabi would be handing over a world championship that he probably – and with some justification – feels should be his.

It would be bad enough losing the title to Alonso, but to do it to a guy in the same car, with whom you have had a fractious relationship all year, and who has had less bad luck than you, would surely be excruciating for him.

But that is only if the race is straightforward and predictable – and how many times has that happened this year?

Alonso’s Ferrari has beaten the Red Bulls three times in the last five races. The Spaniard is a formidable competitor, and there must be a more than decent chance that he will get in between the two Red Bulls either in qualifying or at the start.

With overtaking so difficult, then, qualifying on Saturday will take on a special significance, and the pressure on all three will be intense.

And if Alonso is third on the grid behind the two Red Bulls, he still might be second into the first corner because, being in the desert, Abu Dhabi has a dirty side to the grid, where the even numbered starting positions are, and the man who is second on the grid could easily lose a place at the start.

Imagine, too, if Alonso for whatever reason has a major problem that puts him out of contention. Then the battle for the title would be a winner-takes-all fight between the two Red Bull drivers.

There would be no team orders and if one of them had a problem – as Webber did with a lack of water pressure in his engine in Brazil – there would be no backing off this time.

In that scenario, Webber could afford to finish fifth, and therefore could afford to be more aggressive with his team-mate than Vettel could with him.

And there is another, delicious, prospect. If Vettel wins from Webber, and both McLaren drivers manage to push Alonso down to fifth place, then the race would end with Alonso, Vettel and Webber tied on points. In those circumstances, Vettel and Alonso would be tied on five race wins each and Vettel would be champion on countback by virtue of having more fourth places than Alonso.

It could hardly be better poised. The chances are the fight will go down to the last corner of the last lap of the last race, which is exactly the way it should be after one of the greatest F1 seasons there has ever been.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2010/11/in_the_balance_in_the_desert.html

Brian Ball

Honda continues to taunt us with its upcoming Moto3 contender, the Honda NRS 250. Shedding some more light (that would be literally, not figuratively), on the 250cc four-stroke GP racer, Honda still hasn’t released any details on the machine, but you can expect an 81mm bore and a maximum weight (with rider) of 326 lbs, per the Moto3 regulations that were recently released. Moto3 is scheduled to replace 125GP racing in 2012, but we imagine …

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Garry McCoy

The first special edition Mustang Boss 302 was unveiled back in 1969. It was the only time the 302 was approved for production and would be the only time until 42 years later. Today, the Boss man returns in the base form of a 2011 Mustang GT. Ford is not only bringing out a Boss, but they are also revealing a special edition Boss 302 Laguna Seca model, named for the track where Parnelli Jones won the 1970 Trans-Am season opener in a Boss 302.

The new Mustang Boss 302 is powered by a 5 liter V8 engine that delivers 440 HP and 380 lb.-ft. of torque, and is mated to a close-ratio six-speed manual transmission. The cars gets revised camshafts using a more aggressive grind, a more aggressive control calibration, a Boss-specific intake system, and a retuned induction sound tube.

On the exterior, the Boss 302 will be distinguished by either a black or white roof panel and a unique fascia and grille highlighted by the blocked-off fog lamp openings and aggressive lower splitter. It will also feature a redesigned front splitter. It will be available in Competition Orange, Performance White, Kona Blue Metallic, Yellow Blaze Tri-Coat Metallic, and Race Red. On the interior, it will get a unique Boss steering wheel covered completely in Alcantara suede and Recaro buckets designed by Ford SVT in cooperation with Recaro. The Boss 302 will also have a dark metallic instrument panel finish, gauge cluster, and door panel trim.

Now that all of the technical mumbo jumbo is out of the way, we have to say how excited we are that Ford was finally able to approve a model that was good enough to be called the Boss. Hopefully, we won’t have to wait another 40 years to experience another delectable version of the classic Mustang Boss 302.

Updated 8/16/2010:After its official debut made on Friday, Ford has unveiled two videos of the new Boss 302: a teaser video and one made at the Laguna Seca. Check them out!

Updated 11/11/2010: Ford announced today that the 2012 Mustang 302 will be offered with TracKey which adds TracMode powertrain control software to the car for track use, providing full race calibration and two-stage launch control in addition to stock calibration. The TracKey also increases the engine’s output from 440 to 444 HP. Full details on the new TracKey after the jump.

Updated 11/19/2010: The most special Mustang of all time will go on sale at a price of $40,995 for the Boss 32 version and at $47,990 for the Laguna Seca version. The options list is not very long as it only includes Recaro Seats with Torsen Differential priced at $1,995, a Boss 302 Accessory Package priced at $475, and a Yellow Blaze TriCoat Paint priced at $495.

Press release after the jump.

Ford Mustang Boss 302 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 19 November 2010 19:00 EST.

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Harry Schell

Fernando Alonso set the pace in the Q1 session on Saturday evening in Abu Dhabi. Nico Rosberg was second in his Mercedes ahead of World Championship challengers Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber with Jenson Button sixth, ahead of Rubens Barrichello’s Williams, Felipe Massa’s Ferrari, Nico Hulkenberg’s Williams and Vitaly Petrov’s Renault. Kamui Kobayashi was [...]

Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/11/13/alonso-ahead-in-q1/

Chuck Stevenson

When Valentino Rossi switched from Honda to Yamaha back in 2004, he was fast right out of the gate, setting the fastest time of the Yamaha riders in his first test on the M1, then ending up 3rd fastest in an official test with all of his main rivals for the 2004 season. So when the Italian legend made his debut on the Ducati at Valencia, there was some consternation among the fans and the media about the fact that Rossi could manage only the 15th quickest time, just over 1.7 seconds off the time set by his now former teammate Jorge Lorenzo on the Yamaha.

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Hiroaki Kuzuhara

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Lorenzo Baroni

Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber takes us on a lap of the Formula One street circuit in Valencia, scene of the upcoming European Grand Prix

Credit : RedBull

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Richmond Menards Ford

It took all 19 races in this year’s Formula 1 season to crown a Champion. For the first time in five years the Championship wasn’t decided at the Interlagos circuit in Brazil, but at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. Four drivers went into the race with a chance of becomming …

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Denny Hamlin

Here is a model I did some 20 years ago. It survived several moves and spills. Hope you enjoy.

Here is the real car.
here is my build from the past.

Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/scacs/forums/thread/923612.aspx

Junya Arai

German tuner dial up the output on the Amarok&apos;s 2.0 liter BiTDI for an extra chunk of torque.Oettinger brings the total output on the diesel engine to 140 kW (190 bhp) and 317 lb ft (430 Nm).

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Sten Lundin

Times from 2:50pm, with a large amount of work already done on the test: 

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Ewald Kluge

Red Bull appear to be having a bit of fun with the watching world ahead of the deciding race of the 2010 Formula 1 world championship.

With their drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel both trying to chase down the championship leader, Ferrari‘s Fernando Alonso, the big question heading into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend is whether Vettel will help Webber win the championship if the German cannot do it himself.

This is quite a likely scenario, given the positions of the three drivers in the championship standings.

Alonso leads Webber by eight points and Vettel by 15. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton is still mathematically in contention 24 points behind the Spaniard but is realistically out of the running, with only 25 points available on Sunday.

There are any number of potential permutations and if you want to explore them all fully, Spain’s Marca newspaper has produced a fun tool that does the job nicely.

On pure performance, Vettel, Webber and Alonso are likely to occupy the top three positions in Abu Dhabi, just as they did in Brazil last Sunday. If that happens, the permutations are relatively simple.

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If Webber wins the race, Alonso must be second to win the championship; if Vettel does, the Ferrari man need only finish fourth.

But what if Vettel is leading going into the last lap and Webber is behind him and Alonso third or fourth? Would Vettel hand the lead to the Australian?

Given the fractious relationship between the two men at times this season, it would not be an easy thing for Vettel to do. But both he and team principal Christian Horner hinted after the Brazilian Grand Prix that he would.

“In that scenario, it is something you will think of,” said Vettel. “I think it’s clear.”

Horner added: “Of course, if we find ourselves in a position where one of the drivers can win the world championship, then the drivers will do whatever’s necessary to ensure as a team we achieve the best result.”

Since then, though, Red Bull team owner Dietrich Mateschitz, the man who founded the drinks company and has since made billions from it, has thrown in a curve ball.

The Austrian told Gerhard Kuntschick, a reporter from the Salzburger Nachtrichten to whom he is close, that if they cannot win he would prefer his drivers to lose out to Alonso “in the correct circumstances”.

That is a reference to Ferrari’s actions at the German Grand Prix, when the team gave Felipe Massa a coded message to let Alonso by into the lead so he could maximise his points in the championship.

Team orders are banned in F1. Ferrari’s punishment, at the race and later confirmed at a hearing of the sport’s governing body the FIA in September, was a $100,000 fine.

Without the extra seven points he gained at Hockenheim, Alonso would be leading Webber by only one point and Vettel by eight. That would have made the Abu Dhabi race a winner-takes-all scenario for Webber and Alonso, and for Vettel if he headed a Red Bull one-two with Alonso third.

Mateschitz continued: “To interfere with the drivers was never a possibility for us. The whole world condemned Ferrari after what they did in Hockenheim, but we have turned out as idiots because we did not act in this way.”

Mateschitz said Red Bull had never considered getting one driver to back the other “as long as both our drivers remain in the hunt for the championship”.

He added: “A second place under correct circumstances might be better than a win on grounds of orders and confirmations.”

What does this mean?

Will Red Bull really refuse to intercede and risk losing the championship to Alonso? Will they leave it up to Vettel’s conscience?

Does the phrase “as long as both our drivers remain in the running for the championship” mean that Vettel will let Webber by to prevent Alonso winning the title (on the basis that Vettel, at that point, would no longer be in the running for the championship)? Apparently not.

Could Horner’s “best result for the team” conceivably mean what Mateschitz says – that it is better to lose the title because they have not resorted to team tactics, rather than win it because they have?

If Red Bull will not use team tactics, why not?

Is that a decision based purely on wanting to be seen to be competing in the right way – following the old adage that it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game?

If so, this is not, shall we say, a philosophy that is universally shared in the “piranha club” of the F1 paddock.

Or is there more going on here than meets the eye?

The cynics in the F1 paddock – and there are a lot – will have a field day with these conflicting messages from the leading figures at Red Bull.

Just how alone is Webber at Red Bull this weekend? Photo: Darren Heath

If Vettel is in a position to help Webber and does not, some will wonder if that is because Red Bull simply do not want Webber to win the title, and would rather wait another year for Vettel to become their first champion. If that is the case, why would they not want Webber to win? Is Webber, as was speculated in Brazil last weekend, leaving the team at the end of the year following his complaints of favouritism?

All of this adds an intriguing extra dimension to an already absorbing climax to one of the best F1 seasons there has ever been. And it seems fitting to be discussing it at the end of a season in which Red Bull’s perceived preference for Vettel over Webber has caused so much heartache within the team, and drawn so much attention from outside.

There was the fall-out from losing a one-two in the Turkish Grand Prix following a collision between the two drivers, when the team initially appeared to pin the blame on Webber, when most of the watching world felt Vettel was at fault. And three races later, there was the decision to take the only remaining example of a new front wing off Webber’s car at Silverstone and give it to Vettel.

What else has been going on behind the scenes that the outside world does not know about?

Horner has continued to insist throughout that the team have supported both drivers equally – he reiterated that view to me in Brazil last weekend – but it has not always looked that way. I have spoken to a number of people in F1 this season who believe there is evidence that some kind of team tactics have been employed behind the scenes at Red Bull.

After inflicting so much damage on themselves in Turkey, did Red Bull dictate that once a driver was ahead, the other was not allowed to race him? If not, what – to bring up just one example – did Webber mean after following Vettel home in the Japanese Grand Prix last month? “It was fun to bring the gap back down to Seb and after that track position is king,” said the Australian. “I know the rules and that’s how it is.”

If there have been tactics to control Webber, though, there is no hope of them happening in Abu Dhabi. With the title on the line, there will be no dutiful holding of position from whichever Red Bull driver is behind.

Of course, F1 would not be what it is without this added dimension of intrigue and politics – it’s part of what makes it so fascinating. Yet it is easy to forget that before any team tactics can come into play, there is a race to be run.

Red Bull enter it as favourites, for the race if not the championship. But Alonso – who has beaten them three times in the last five races – can never be discounted. Of the three main title contenders, he is the only one with the experience of being in this situation before – when he won his back-to-back titles in 2005-6 with Renault.

With the pressure on all the title contenders so intense, will that be a deciding factor? Or, with all the contenders worried about engine mileage under F1′s eight-engines-a-year rule, will it be reliability that wins the day?

One thing seems certain – it is hard to believe, after such an extraordinary year of shifting fortunes, that there will not be one final twist in the tale.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2010/11/are_red_bull_prepared_to_hand.html

Jo Gartner

Source: http://www.metrof1.com/blogs/metrof1/2010/11/sebastian-vettel-is-world-champion.html

Jo Bonnier

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Gimax

Felipe Massa says Lewis Hamilton is ?crazy? if he believes that the Brazilian deliberately tried to take him out in qualifying in Abu Dhabi. The pair got tangled up in Q2 while on out laps, and Lewis was forced to run over a chicane, knocking down a bollard in the process. Hamilton still managed to set [...]

Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2010/11/13/felipe-massa-if-lewis-said-that-hes-completely-crazy/

Luigi Taramazzo

Ford has announced new details about the 2012 Focus Electric. It will be launched late next year and will be available in 19 markets.

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Gunnar Johansson

Source: http://www.metrof1.com/blogs/metrof1/2010/11/abu-dhabi-grand-prix-preview-1.html

Broc Hepler

MotoGPBlog was lucky enough to catch up with Rick Broadbent, Times journalist and author of Ring of Fire. You can also read our review of his book, and while you’re there, pick up your copy though our Amazon store – see links at the end of the articles.

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Roberto Tamburini

A contract formalising the sale of French carmaker Renault SA&apos;s minority shareholding in the Enstone based formula one team will be signed on Wednesday.

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Alan Barnett

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Michael Schumacher?s move on Rubens Barrichello at the Hungarian Grand Prix received widespread condemnation from ex-drivers and journalists alike. However, none were quite as hard line as Daily Mail reporter Jonathan McEvoy, who insisted that Schumacher should retire ahead of Spa and hand over the Mercedes to reserve driver Nick Heidfeld.

?Michael Schumacher, mixing the ruthlessness of his youth with the desperation of his dotage, performed what we can only hope was the last – abominable – act of his Formula One career. The sentiment can be felt no more keenly than by Rubens Barrichello, his former Ferrari team-mate who was almost eradicated in the diminishing space between Schumacher’s death-threat Mercedes and the concrete pit wall.

“Has the picture changed in the wake of Sunday?s grand prix? Yes, but not because he is a dangerous and controversial racer ? we knew that already. He should walk away because he?s no longer fast enough and his overbearing arrogance can no longer be excused as that of a ruthless winning machine.”

?There was some sweet revenge for Rubens Barrichello as he showed what might have been at Ferrari had they played fair when he was on their books alongside Michael Schumacher. In an inferior Williams he executed a gutsy dive past the Mercedes passing the pits to grab the final points place.?

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/08/is_it_time_for_schumacher_to_r.php

Naomi Taniguchi

Ford has unveiled an innovative TracKey option for the 2012 Mustang Boss 302. It adjusts over 200 engine management parameters to ensure the Mustang is in complete race car calibration.

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Jan Lammers

Earlier this week, the Call of Duty video game franchise introduced its latest incarnation, Call of Duty: Black Ops, much to the delight of the gamers all over the world. And while the release of the game was big news in the gaming world, people on the auto industry had another reason to enjoy the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops.

We touched on this before, but we only got a glimpse of the real thing recently. If you?ve the faintest the idea of what we?re talking about, Activision ? the distributors of the video game ? collaborated with Jeep to have a Jeep Wrangler featured on the game. Even better than that, that particular Jeep Wrangler that you?ll see in the game also has a real version because Jeep created a limited edition 2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition.

The special edition version of Jeep?s most popular off-road vehicle comes in either a two-door model or a four-door Unlimited model and is based on the Wrangler?s Rubicon trim. The special edition Wrangler was given a completely blacked-out exterior paint that goes well with a set of mineral gray allow wheels that?s wrapped in some pretty intimidating 32-inch off-road tires. The vehicle also happens to have some Mopar influences on it, including Mopar tail lamp guards and a Mopar fuel door. Oh, and there?s also a number of Call of Duty: Black Ops stickers adorned on the car.

The two different models ? the two-door and the four-door Unlimited – are priced at $30,625 and $33,500, respectively. Best get your funding straightened out because unlike the game that costs around $60, you?re going to have to shell out a tad more money to be able to purchase the real-life Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition.

Take the game to the real world, so they say. Only this time, leave the guns in the virtual world.

Press Release after the jump.

Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition originally appeared on topspeed.com on Saturday, 13 November 2010 06:00 EST.

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Erik Darnell

To get one important question out of the way first (I’ll come to The Big Question later), Ducati will be running a big bang engine next year. Nicky Hayden said he preferred the feel of it, Filippo Preziosi said that the Screamer had "good potential" – code, in case you haven’t guessed, for being very rough around the edges – but the big bang does what it is supposed to do: give the rider great feedback.

The Screamer vs Big Bang decision was what the Valencia tests were ostensibly about before Valentino Rossi turned a wheel on the track, but with the Italian legend ending day one in 10th, and day two in 15th, all that changed. While the man who had left Ducati to ride for Honda was scorching around on day one, then setting the fastest time on day two, Valentino Rossi, who had taken Casey Stoner’s place in Ducati, was wobbling around at the rear.

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Troy Corser

Loeb stays in front after day two By Matt Beer Saturday, November 13th 2010, 18:50 GMT Sebastien Loeb will take a 4.8-second lead over Petter Solberg into the final day of the Rally of Great Britain. Three straight stage wins this afternoon had allowed Loeb to edge into a 6.7s advantage over the Norwegian, who was sure he could have been leading but for a quick spin on Crychan. Privateer Citroen driver Solberg then won the Halfway stage to trim a little bit back from the factory number one’s lead, before Loeb added another 0.2s to his cushion by winning tonight’s superspecial in Cardiff Bay, leaving their battle finely poised with four stages to go on Sunday Related posts:

1. WRC: Loeb flies into Jordan Rally lead Loeb flies into Jordan Rally lead By Matt Beer Friday,…
2. WRC: Solberg penalty hands lead to Latvala Solberg penalty hands lead to Latvala By Matt Beer Saturday,…
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Richard Bay

Hello everyone, the Brazilian Grand Prix was not a great race, but it was a hugely significant one.

Congratulations to Red Bull for winning the constructors’ championship, a new star is born in Williams’s Nico Hulkenberg, McLaren seem to have lost the plot, and it’s all set for a thrilling finale in Abu Dhabi.

I went to the Beaulieu Museum to film my thoughts on the race and you can watch it here.

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Ricardo Quintanilla

Mark Webber said he simply didn’t have the pace to qualify any higher than fifth for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Gene Hartley

Supercar maker Marussia Motors has taken a ‘significant shareholding’ in Virgin Racing. The team will be known as Marussia Virgin Racing in 2011 as the Russian company tries to increase its profile internationally. Marussia boss Nikolay Fomenko said: “This is the realisation of a dream for Marussia Motors. While manufacturing, launching and marketing the Marussia [...]

Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2010/11/11/marussia-takes-stake-in-virgin-racing/

Jaroslav Huleš

A brave run to third for Fernando Alonso ensured a Hollywood script was once again written for an F1 title decider – but with Sebastian Vettel finally hinting he’ll help Mark Webbers challenge, it is up to the Spaniard to prove himself as the star of the show instead of a bit-part extra.

While Alonso’s challenge …

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Juan Pablo Montoya

To get one important question out of the way first (I’ll come to The Big Question later), Ducati will be running a big bang engine next year. Nicky Hayden said he preferred the feel of it, Filippo Preziosi said that the Screamer had "good potential" – code, in case you haven’t guessed, for being very rough around the edges – but the big bang does what it is supposed to do: give the rider great feedback.

The Screamer vs Big Bang decision was what the Valencia tests were ostensibly about before Valentino Rossi turned a wheel on the track, but with the Italian legend ending day one in 10th, and day two in 15th, all that changed. While the man who had left Ducati to ride for Honda was scorching around on day one, then setting the fastest time on day two, Valentino Rossi, who had taken Casey Stoner’s place in Ducati, was wobbling around at the rear.

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Emanuele Pirro

Although it may sound stupid, Brazil was not about the drivers title for Red Bull Racing. For the first time in their brief 6 year history, Red Bull won the Constructors Championship in what was a dominant victory at Interlagos.

Having destroyed the field in Friday’s free practise sessions, the team went into qualifying fully expecting a front row lockout. That was until the …

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Landon Cassill

There has been much speculation about what will happen in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, particularly if the two Red Bull drivers find themselves at the front fighting for the World Championship. Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz says that he will not tell his drivers what to do. “Let the two drivers race and whatever will [...]

Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/the-perfect-scenario-for-red-bull/

Alan Carter

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PRISM Motorsports Toyota

Times from 2:50pm, with a large amount of work already done on the test: 

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Alberto Crespo

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Rob Slotemaker

The Moto2 market is moving very rapidly this Sunday night at Valencia, with new signings being revealed on an almost minute-by-minute basis. The latest piece of news to emerge from the paddock is that British rider Kev Coghlan has signed to ride for the Aeroport de Castello team for 2011. Alex Debon had originally intended to continue riding for another year in Moto2 at the request of his sponsors, but after breaking his collarbone for the 3rd time this year (and the 10th time in his career) the Spaniard has been told by his medical advisors that he needs to stop racing.

Coghlan has been racing in the Spanish CEV Moto2 championship, where he has been engaged in a season-long battle with Carmelo Morales and Dani Rivas for the title. Coghlan also made a couple of wildcard appearances this season, at Silverstone and Aragon, where he impressed many team bosses, especially after ending a couple of practice sessions inside the top 4. A technical problem ended Coghlan’s race at Aragon on the first lap.

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Max de Terra

Russian car maker Marussia Motors\’s newly acquired stake in UK-based Virgin Racing will strengthen the team and boost competition in Formula 1 (F1) events, the chief executive of Virgin Racing said on Thursday.

\”This is definitely a good news story for Virgin Racing and for F1,\” Graeme Lowdon said. \”Marussia Motors has been a much-valued team partner throughout the 2010 season and we are delighted to introduce them formally as the significant shareholder in Virgin Racing.\”

With Honda confirming that they will be running a three-man factory team next season, there are only a couple of loose ends left to tie up. The most significant – and the most depressing – is that Suzuki has finally announced that they will only be fielding a single MotoGP bike for 2011, with Alvaro Bautista at the helm.

The move was another one of the 2011 MotoGP season’s many, many open secrets, and a move that Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta has been trying to fend off since it was first mooted. Dorna believes that Suzuki has an obligation under the terms of the contract it has with the Japanese manufacturer to supply a minimum of two bikes to the MotoGP grid. Suzuki believes it only has a commitment to supply a presence on the grid, and that a single bike complies with its obligation under the contract. Ezpeleta met with Suzuki after the Motegi round of MotoGP in Japan, but failed to come to an agreement. This matter is likely to end up in the courts at some point, but that won’t help get any bikes on the grid for 2011.

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Fred Gamble Howden Ganley Frank Gardner

Red Bull\’s Mark Webber insists Fernando Alonso is best-placed to win the 2010 drivers\’ world championship in Sunday\’s final race of the season in Abu Dhabi.

Ferrari\’s Alonso leads Webber by eight points, Red Bull\’s Sebastian Vettel by 15 and McLaren\’s Lewis Hamilton by 24 with 25 points available for the win.