F1 - Wurz comes again / Toyota TF108 / NASCAR times yesterday

Formula One - Alex Wurz, Honda
That Honda has the services of Alex Wurz caught can only congratulate the Japanese. I think Arum, alongside Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher for the best test and development driver, which is available currently on the market. How good is the Austrian one has seen in his time at Williams. Wurz was hardly made, it was for the British back up. Patrick Head and Frank Williams himself praised the work of orchid in the sky and rewarded him with a contract as a race driver, which we all know that did not work so well. As a developer, he brings but with the advantage that it is from his time at McLaren for a variety of drivers and their driving character hinstellte cars, which could then start something too. It thus provides a good base, which was also confirmed by Nico Rosberg, who was traveling with the results of root. Honda could use such a driver urgently, because root will be able to say quickly why a chassis geometry is crap. A nice side effect: Arum is back on site every weekend and I really hope very much that the Austrian premiere of a position as expert. Yes it does Hans Joachim Stuck this year nothing more * cough *.

A little surprising is the withdrawal of the resignation, of course. Honda is certainly a big suitcase full of money have been unpacked, but maybe on the way also shows that the resignation before the last race, then perhaps so voluntarily and not true.

- For Toyota this afternoon so I've already written something, and the longer I looked at the pictures, the more I am of the opinion that the car is not really fish and meat is not really. Because somehow I can not see any way own the Japanese. If Force India, Toro Rosso and Super Aguri Sun stand up a car, I have understanding, but actually try all the top teams stand out, at least in detail solutions of the competition. Ferrari and McLaren do it anyway, at Renault, the car is mostly rugged as the Grand Canyon, Red Bull relies on extremely narrow chassis only at Honda and BMW have to see you even know what make. But as I said, when in Australia to another aero package comes out, could look things differently. Maybe the Toyota version is as good enough to regelmßig to get into the points. For the one has at least with Timo Glock a young and very aggressive driver and yes things can sometimes even make a few tenths.

NASCAR - Times
On the third day showed that it wants to know Toyota this year. At least one training session is always nice front, but the roast, I would not trust times. It was also the last year so that the Toyota in free practice was always good about it. The training agreement in which it first arrives on a flying lap just right, so. But race and training are two different beasts in NASCAR, Red Bull was indeed realized how often. From the Joe Gibbs camp, but we hear that the switch from Chevy vonstatten but trouble was, as had been feared. Suggesting that the motor has enough power. On routes where operated with restictor plates will be like that, but I'm curious how it looks on the 1 to 1.5 miles ovals, where it is also about torque.

First 18, Kyle Busch, Toyota, 47 927, 187 786
Second 84B, AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 48 032, 187 375
Third 16A, Greg Biffle, Ford, 48 075, 187 207
4th 2B, Kurt Busch, Dodge, 48 075, 187 207
5th 48B, Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 48 090, 187 149
6th 24B, Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 48 101, 187 106
7th 41B, Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 48 116, 187 048
8th 8A, Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 48 150, 186 916
9th 8B, Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 48 206, 186 699
10th 07A, Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 48 225, 186 625
11th 1B, Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 48 269, 186 455
12th 99A, Carl Edwards, Ford, 48 271, 186 447
13th 27A, Jacques Villeneuve, Toyota, 48 295, 186 355
14th 70A, Jeremy Mayfield, Chevrolet, 48 299, 186 339
15th 18B, Kyle Busch, Toyota, 48 309, 186 301
16th 00B, David Reutimann, Toyota, 48 329, 186 224
17th 42A, Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 48 348, 186 150
18th 41A, Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 48 373, 186 054
19th 17B, ​​Matt Kenseth, Ford, 48 374, 186 050
20th 17A, Matt Kenseth, Ford, 48 378, 186 035
21st 00A, David Reutimann, Toyota, 48 590 185 223
22nd 5B, Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 48 809, 184 392
23rd 2A, Kurt Busch, Dodge, 48 811, 184 385
24th 84A, AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 48 856, 184 215
25th 27B, Jacques Villeneuve, Toyota, 48 951, 183 857
26th 19B, Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 48 974, 183 771
27th 78A, Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 48 975, 183 767
28th 45A, Kyle Petty, Dodge, 49 022, 183 591
29th 24A, Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 49 040, 183 524
30th 96B, JJ Yeley, Toyota, 49 058, 183 456
31st 7A, Robby Gordon, Ford, 49 068, 183 419
32nd 19A, Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 49 147, 183 124
33rd 1A, Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 49 178, 183 009
34th 98A, Jason Keller, Dodge, 49 331, 182 441
35th 28B, Travis Kvapil, Ford, 49 361, 182 330
36th 33, Kirk Shelmerdine, Chevrolet, 49 450, 182 002
37th 42B, Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 49 475, 181 910
38th 07B, Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 49 518, 181 752
39th 70B, Jeremy Mayfield, Chevrolet, 49 762, 180 861
40th 28A, Travis Kvapil, Ford, 49 889, 180 400
41st 7B, Robby Gordon, Ford, 50 354, 178.7350

And what else?
I wear just up the motor sport events for this year. To date, the list
F1
GP2
DTM
F3 €
ALMS
ELMS
Champ Car
IRL
NASCAR Sprint Cup
A1
WTCC
FIA GT
V8 Supercars

Nationwide (formerly Busch) series, I've saved me, because the series before this year is occupied not so good is down because of the old chassis with the. Normally, the Nationwide Series starts anyway always a day in front of the cup. Also not in there are the training sessions of NASCAR. It was difficult anyway to get reasonably accurate start times and usually it starts with the first workout Friday night our time. The calendar is not an exact schedule, but will only show on the weekend which should make anything better. Gives the exact transmission times it anyway here on the blog.

Anything else?

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