Formula One - McLaren apologizes / Fiat in Formula 3

Update: grace, grade ready to become one with the text, there comes a message that will be the official test driver Nico Hulkenberg at Williams. The suggested itself, but nevertheless I am happy for very Hulkenberg. I think for someone who could actually make life difficult for Rosberg. I'm certain that we hear from the lot and see. 2008, however, the F3 Euro Series set in the foreground, and probably only get in a Williams, should use one of two drivers injured. I guess that he was stuffed into the 2009 GP2 in 2010 so he can replace Nico Rosberg for Williams, should the switch to a top team.

At the moment, little is happening, and I leave on Tuesday for my hands full all, so it's quieter here.

Formula One - McLaren says "Sorry"
Today there was an astonishing statement made by McLaren-Mercedes, added to the team for the first time, that it is very feasible from the technical material that you have gained through espionage of Ferrari to have served. Therefore one has apologized wordy. In detail,

As a result of the investigations Carried out by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile it has become clear that Ferrari information was more widely disseminated within McLaren than was previously communicated. McLaren greatly regrets that its own investigations did not identify this material and has written to the World Motor Sport Council to apologize for this.

It has, therefore, the technical stuff but a closer look and it must be given in any department of McLaren a discussion of what is used, and what is not. And you deliberately picked the technical dossier from the chocolates out and, if possible, built into the 2007 car. They were probably just little things, and they were probably quite hidden, but the FIA ​​inspection with respect to the '08 car is probably still has found things that were not very clean. Max Mosley has confirmed this last week and again so you do not exclude McLaren from a season must have been given to the team until February 2008 to remove the parts.

Also in the declaration for the first time a statement regarding the contacts with Nigel Stepney:

McLaren has Recognised that this entire situation could have been avoided if we had informed Ferrari and the FIA ​​about Nigel Stepney's first communication when it came to our attention.

In August , the sound with Ron Dennis still like this:

I did not think it correct to disclose the name of the whistle-blower to Ferrari as it is not in the interests of Formula 1 for members of teams to feel that they can not disclose instances of illegal activity without risking their name being disclosed to their employer. It is in the interests of Formula 1 that whistle-blowing is encouraged and not discouraged. If team members think that their identity will be revealed they will not whistle-blow

A 180 degree turn grßere one can also imagine. A Full-Size PR disaster anyway not to go, not roses embedded in the. For McLaren says in other words, nothing but all the allegations were correct and the FIA ​​have attempted to end, the FIA, Formula One, the fans and the rest of the world deny the full extent of the truth. In August it was still

... That neither Mr Taylor nor Mr Neal [Taylor, an employee has been Coughlan, Coughlan Neal's boss] were aware that the single pages they were shown were Ferrari confidential information ...

Today they say that they knew very well that the information was secret and they have been well used.

Well, one I can not fool ourselves. I guess that no team, no BMW or Honda or even Ferrari would have voluntarily given up the information obtained. Whether they would have been used, however, is another matter. What disappointed me at McLaren and Ron Dennis in particular, is not the point that they have kept the information only once for herself and not run to the FIA, but they have tried for months to cover up the affair by any means. That alone makes it clear how much they were aware at McLaren over the severity of their crimes. They could have made a clean sweep in July, it would have been painful for a few weeks they had stood there dumb, but you probably would have been after this time talking with a wink of the story. Now the team will depend on the reputation of deception and lies and he will no longer be wiped away so quickly. The excuse is true, but it is at least four months late.

F3 - Fiat on the go
For years, dominated the Formula Three engines of Opel. Then came all the Mercedes and bolted to the engine to the rear. Since this year there is again a VW F3 engine and next year will go to the Signature Plus team at least a top team of the F3 Euro Series with their engines at the start. But now there is apparently another player: Fiat.

The introduced at the Bologna Motor Show a new F3 engine, however, will be initially used only in the Italian F3 series. The assumption is, however, suggest that you need to provide the engine not only in Italy, has developed the engine for none other than Paolo Martinelli, who has until the end of last year, the Formula One engines built for Ferrari. It will hardly be such a master to work, if you have not before a little more with the engine.

In general, the Italians are difficult to gears, as far as motor sports. It has the Abarth brand-activated in under whose flag a Production Car WRC has arisen that will ride in the championship since 2008. There are lots of rumors that it wants to expand its motorsport activities. After the retreat of the Alfa Group subsidiary of the WTCC, there are probably thinking to bring a Grande Punto in the championship. Since I would be cautious, the traditional way it has always been Alfa, who were traveling in touring car racing, and not Fiat.

And what else?
Force India will give this month the driver team for 2008. The talk is always of the complete line up, not only by the driver next to Adrian Sutil. He's probably still at McLaren in the short list. Fisichella also a good chance to be calculated, because the would be happy because of his experience. I'm not sure if that would be a good decision. Experience has shown that drivers who lose "downgrade" no later than mid-season pleasure.

14/12/2007

Record.	Clock 10:00	WTCC	2007 season	€ 2
Record.	Clock 14:50	Champ Car	2007 season	MotorsTV
Record.	Clock 17:20	NASCAR Nextel	Martinsville II	PREM
Record.	Clock 18:20	NASCAR Nextel	NEw Hampshire II	PREM

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Update: grace, grade ready to become one with the text, there comes a message that will be the official test driver Nico Hulkenberg at Williams. The suggested itself, but still it says ...