Weekend: A 1, NASCAR, FIA GT, GP2, F3 Euro, F1

UPDATE 9.29.07: Live Stream of the A1 series is unfortunately not yet and will. While here , thanks to basic-groove for the tip!! Live timing of the F3 Euro Series, either.

A1 GP - Here we go
At the weekend the A1 series begins its third season. In the past, dominated the German team with Nico Hulkenberg and won before the end of the season usually stem. This season, the team around Willi Weber likes to repeat the success, but the light is not safe. The championship has blossomed and celebrated, particularly in Asia really respectable success. It's nice to see that the stands are full at the races, but the races in Europe are going well. The opening race at Zandvoort will be completely sold out. No wonder that the FIA ​​wants to establish with the GP2 Asia already this year, a competition series. The success with A1 but has to do primarily related to the fact that many young drivers see the series as a stepping stone to GP2 and thus to Formula One. Who is good in one series, the unit is on the way with engines and chassis unit, which thus can not be bad. But even experienced pilots with a try in the A1 use their career prospects alive. The partially good driver and good marketing have ensured that the A1 now attracts sponsors. Whether the series, however, yields have money for the organizers, I doubt it.

The long-term plan provided that, if I remember right, but not before. It is conjectured that the inventor and owner of the A1 series, Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum, the fun to start over for the time cost about $ 150 million. Now, Sheik Maktoum lives not just in poor circumstances, but that's a sum that some would describe as "enormous." On the other hand, he has acquired around 55 chassis together with engines, plus he throws in every race loose one million U.S. dollars prize money among the people, pays for the routes on which takes up the series and whether the TV broadcasting rights to much or any money given is rather unclear. So completely the opposite of what makes Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One. For this, a participation of the teams is extremely cheap. One speaks of a total of around 30 million euros per season. Just a reminder: in Formula One would like to freeze the budget at 100 million. On this course, which earns money Maktom. The teams are working as a franchise business, so he gets back again some 22 teams and that's quite a tidy sum. He hopes, and several team owners hope that the A1 series really makes money in about 5 years.

So you have some time, but so slowly it should go but then we go. And why might this season for the A1 series are extremely important. There are major changes there this season, but not. It has something screwed to the regulations.

Qualification:
As before, there are four 15 minute sessions in which you can complete a flying lap. Rather than add to the times as far, which is now as follows: In the first two sessions for the time you drive the grid of the Sprint race, in the following two, for the main race. Only the fastest time will count.

Race:
There is as yet a mandatory stop in the main race. There are also a "mystery pit stop" (their description). Only shortly before the start of the race the round window is specified, must be stopped in the.

Points:
In all races there is the same point distribution, which looks like this: 1 15 points, 2 12 points, 3 10 points, 4 8 points, 5 6 points ... 10 1 point. There is another point for fastest lap. So you can get a maximum of 32 points.

For starters list, you have taken his time. Meanwhile, there is a nominal list. On the side of the current series has always been surrounded occupation, there are several teams with different riders to start. I add only briefly today before the riders who go on weekends at the start.

Australia:
Ian Daily. Has already gone into the A1 last season and was at least one third in the sprint race in Mexico.

Brazil
Sergio Jimenez. He's already this year in the GP2 Series went at the start, before he was replaced there by Ernosto Viso. For the team but also Bruno Junquiera is reported. When the is used, I do not know.

Canada
James Hinchcliffe. Did the last season in the Team Canada has gone and is in the Champ Car series Atlantivc go.

China
Congfu (Frankie) Cheng. As in the previous season, this man will be seen, especially off the track.

Czechia
Eric Janis. Was / is traveling in the FIA ​​GT3 series.

France
Loïc Duval. Comes from the French Renault Föderung, but it runs for two years in the Japanese Formula Nippon and is in the Australian V8 Supercars series on the road. Also entered for the team are: Nicolas Lapierre and the son of Alain Prost, Prost Nicola.

Germany
Christian Viterois. Which is driven in the last year already, but did not serve up some results of Nico Hulkenberg. Still a really good man

UK
Oliver Jarvis. Known from the previous year. Quite good driver who was traveling this year in the Japanese F3 championship. This year could make the breakthrough.

India
Narain Karthikeyan. Not surprisingly, he is known as Williams test driver and he is used as a pilot for 2008 Spyker in again or download then whatever may be called in an interview.

Indonesia
Satrio Hermanto. Driving in the Formula Renault V6 Asia Championship around, but is considered a most infamous talents from Indonesia.

Ireland
Ralph Firman. Former Jordan F1 driver and very successful in the Japanese Super GT Championship.

Italy
Enrico Toccacelo. Does it still from last year. Faster man, but also Chrashanfällig.

Lebanon
Chris Alajajian. Is an Australian racing driver, but whose parents are from Lebanon. Also runs in the V8 Supercar series and has at least can ever win a race (Wakefield, 1st round).

Malaysia
Alex Yoong. Which one knows well from last year and as a former Minardi Poloten.

Mexico
Salvador Duran. Old friend from the A1 series, has this year but also won the Daytona 24-Hour with Scott Pruett and Juan Pablo Montoya.

Netherlands
Bleekemolen. Not quite dewy young man from Holland, which is much in the FIA ​​GT road. In addition, also reported Luyendijk Arie Jr.

Neuss Eland
Jonny Reid. Last year was one of the fiercest rival of Nico Hulkenberg.

Pakistan
Adam Khan. State last year, much of the way around, and will do as well this year.

Portugal
João Urbano. Times have been in the British F3 series at the start, but that's about it.

South Africa
Adrian Zaugg. The one should have in mind, for it has been in every series in which he competed, made aware, at least on themselves. Only in the GP2 series this year, it was not so good.

Switzerland
Neel Jani. If we know so well from GP2 and other series. Also reported is Sebastian Buemi.

USA
Buddy Rice. The U.S. actually come with a driver who has ever won the Indy 500 (2004). Ninth at this year's IRL series.

The calendar of the A1 GP series this year looks like this:
30.09.07 - Zandvoort
14.10.07 - Brno, Czech Republic
04.11.07 - Asia - venue TBC
11/25/07 - Sepang, Malaysia
16:12:07 - Zhuhai, China
20.01.08 - Taupo, New Zealand
03.02.08 - Sydney, Australia
24.02.08 - Durban, South Africa
16.03.08 - Mexico City, Mexico
06.04.08 - Shanghai, China
04.05.08 - Brands Hatch

Transfers:
The races will be shown on Premiere, but also on the web at http://www.a1gp.com/Multimedia/RaceLive.aspx

NASCAR - Kansas race
One should not expect too much from the race in Kansas. Chase or not, the track is just one of the typical oval 1.5 miles, which have 15 ° banking. Such a setting usually promises more long green phases, so the field is pulling far apart, while a front glide back on. Driving is also with the "old" drivers. It's hard to say which team currently has the lead there, but I guess that the Chevy teams are once again auspielen their advantage. The Ford and Dodge teams have in recent months, very focused on the CoT, which has paid off so well, but the old chassis I see some truth behind. Kansas could also herald a turning point in the chase. So far we have seen two winners, with whom one might not expect was Sun In Kansas, the old power structure should be restored. Should not overlook the RCR, which looked rather weak so far in the Chase, but are placed on the 1.5 miles ovals always good. Harvick and Burton are back at the moment and have a piece of Kansas should be the deciding race for the team, you will still have a say in the championship.

The race in Kansas should obtain his own tension that is out of the chase, and probably be a little tough.

GP2 - Valencia
An eye should definitely have on the GP2 Series this weekend, as the series goes its last two races and the championship is still very tight. Between Timo Glock and Luca di Grassi are exactly two points, which is as good as anything in the series, because due to the reverse grid in race two starts of the winners of the first race is known only in eighth place. This is definitely a close look box to the time course in Valencia is borderline in terms Überholmöglickeiten more. So it should go to the hearty thing.

Note: The race runs on Saturday only € 2 on the sport as a recording night. It Premiere live shows.

FIA GT and F3 Euro Series - Nogaro
Exceptionally driving the F3 Euro Series, together with the FIA ​​GT. It is the way in Nogaro, a rather narrow and short course (3.6 km) in France, however, has two long straights, where you can overtake. In the championship, could fall here, a preliminary decision. Romain Grosjean is just five points ahead of Sebastian Buemi, who this season has not always been well under way and its position is mainly due to his "hamster tactics."

Even in the FIA ​​GT is the start of a dramatic finale. All pilots are on the same Maserati, just four points behind the Aston Martin duo Karl Wendlinger and Ryan Sharp. The race is live on Premiere.

And what else?
The first two training sessions have shown before, that the McLaren may have a slight advantage. Previously it was always the case that the Ferrari was quickly whenever they could on Friday also set fastest times. They did not succeed today. However, there may well be that you have driven a variety of tests, and Ferrari is not until tomorrow to vote for quality. Especially notable was the Adrian Sutil, who was ninth in the first free practice (!), The second landed after all, still on 16th place.
The track itself is very slippery. As expected it was because of all the outside corners hanging a few slip-ups. Also, you could see beautiful, the impact of different voting. Davidson went on Aguri produces a lap behind Coulthard. He was traveling with flat wings and the haute Aguri on the long straights even from then, when he was traveling in his slipstream. When it went into the corners, but it looked different again, and Davidson drove the approximately 5/10 big gap back to a playful and overtook Coulthard at the end of the round.
I want to say anything about it, is like running the race. It could be static, but the course is wide and you can take different lines. So what could go.

Not to mention the NASCAR Busch Series, but that is the champion with Carl Edwards as good as certain.

09/29/2007

LIVE	Clock 03:55	Formula One	Third Fuji Training	PREM
Record.	Clock 06:00	Formula One	Third Fuji Training	PREM, RTL
LIVE	Clock 06:45	Formula One	Quality Fuji	PREM, RTL
Record.	Clock 08:50	Formula One	Quality Fuji	PREM
Record.	Clock 10:55	Formula One	Quality Fuji	PREM
Record.	Clock 12:45	Formula One	Quality Fuji	RTL
Record.	Clock 13:40	Formula One	Quality Fuji	PREM
LIVE	Clock 14:55	F3 €	First Nogaro race	PREM
LIVE	Clock 15:00	A1 GP	Quality Zandvoort	a1gp.com
LIVE	Clock 15:55	GP 2	First Valencia race	PREM
LIVE	Clock 16:30	NASCAR preliminary	Kansas	SpeedTV
LIVE	Clock 17:00	NASCAR Busch	Kansas quality	SpeedTV
Record.	Clock 17:00	Formula One	Quality Fuji	DSF
Record.	Clock 18:45	GP 2	First Valencia race	PREM
Record.	Clock 19:00	F3 €	First Nogaro race	DSF
Record.	Clock 20:00	Formula One	Quality Fuji	DSF
Record.	Clock 20:00	NASCAR Nextel	Dover	PREM
LIVE	Clock 21:00	NASCAR Busch	Kansas	nascar.com
Record.	Clock 23:10	Super GT	Motegi	MotorsTV
Record.	Clock 21:00	GP 2	First Valencia race	EURO 2

09/29/2007

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UPDATE 9.29.07: Live Stream of the A1 series is not, unfortunately. But here goes, and indeed, thanks to basic-groove for the tip!! Live timing of the F3 Euro Series, either. I - ...