Archive | October, 2009

A1GP: Sorry, no preview

am 22. Of on 22 October 2009 at 10:33 │ Comments {3}

This time, the preview of the A1GP season opener at Surfers Paradise be read. Unfortunately, there were different.

A1GP New 'Powered by Ferrari' Car Mugello Launch 2008/09 Actually, it's amazing that it has managed the A1GP this far. Rumors of financial problems there so long. Black is said to have written the series supposedly only temporarily in its third season 2007/08. And with the first profit was the arrogance, and a decision that many blame for today's problems: Instead of continuing on the distinctive Lola chassis and the great-sounding, reliable and trust above all inexpensive Zytek engine, and the original concept to develop further, trying to establish some kind of responsible A1GP winter full-F1 engines including the expensive merchandise contract by Ferrari, a new luxury chassis based on the Ferrari F2004, a consultant contract with veteran designer Rory Byrne. further gas → enter

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Pictures Formula One: Jenson Button is a worthy world champion?

am 21. From on 21 October 2009 at 18:14 │ Comments {4}

Rarely has a world champion of the world's press has been treated so cool. In Germany, almost under his title in England was celebrated rather Ross Brawn.

Bra_3 How should a world champion? Like Alonso, Schumacher or Senna, who with their sheer speed everything down into the ground? Have done just as Niki Lauda, ​​Nelson Piquet and Phill Hill, whose methodology and perseverance the way to the title clear? Or, as Hunt, Hawthorne and Denis Hulme who had better luck than skill? You do not really know how to classify button, many experts do not see the "big" world champion in him, but somebody who has "earned" because he was in the best car and had the luck. I see things slightly differently.

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Comments {4} | F1

Formula 1: Button & Brawn GP are world champions!

am 20. From on 20 October 2009 at 23:54 │ Comments {3}

It was an interesting race, which was there to see on Sunday evening. There was something different than I had predicted on Friday here yet, but already caused the turbulent qualities. But even then, the race offered some surprises and plenty of entertainment and at the end was Mark Webber winner Jenson Button driver and constructors' world champions BrawnGP.

Even the quality was strange: it was the longest of the Formula 1 history, having been suspended temporarily due to rain for about a half hour. Funnily enough, I'm the first not even realize that I could look at me only a repetition of the clock in the night, there was a long pause and cut out only when Jacques Schulz just before the end said it was now 16:31 local time, have I wonder recalculated. Why does he constantly heard of "exclusive" told, I've also only seen when I was told the next day that RTL has got out at 20:15. While this may have caused a lot of criticism from the fans, should be an understandable decision but one can not expect from a private station, to obstruct the whole Saturday evening program with waiting and uncertainty.

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Comments {3} | F1 , Motorsport

What else was a week

am 17. From on 17 October 2009 at 16:00 │ Comments {0}
  • # A1GP No more running gag: canceled shows, Surfers, probably at the end of series. http://bit.ly/Nmlit #
  • New blog post: NASCAR: Preview Charlotte October 2009 / News splinter http://bit.ly/4rE5oZ #
  • # NASCAR Tony Stewart drives the race of the N-series Frreitag on the team of Dale Earnhardt Jr. #
  • # F1 Otmar Szafnauer (Ex-Honda/BAR) manager is managing director of Force India. #
  • # A1GP There are jerks that can connect to live. The cars will be on their way to Australia, angbl. replace 19 cars. #
  • # 2010 Classic There should be a "Classic DTM" series cars from the years 84-96. There may even close down the new DTM http://is.gd/4jlW4 #
  • ISport GP2 # Oliver Turvey has confirmed for the GP2 Asia and GP2 2010 season. (Via @ iSportOfficial ) #
  • # F1 Williams still without a new engine suppliers, but Barrichello is to make the leap to the team. After Cosworth smell not. #
  • RT @ NobleF1. Williams has confirmed it wants to split with Toyota http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79418 #
  • Jules Bianchi at ART in 2010 driving in GP2 (via @ GP2 ) #
  • F1 rumor # 1: Glock runs this year, not because he ... Rumor 2 has signed a deal with Renault and Toyota wants to try Kobayashi #
  • # F1 Glock after his crash in Japan can not start it in Brazil and is replaced by Kamui Kobayashi. #

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Formula 1: Preview & News Sao Paulo

am 17. From on 17 October 2009 at 02:43 │ Comments {0}

85-71-69 at the weekend, the magic numbers. No, this is not my forecast for Saturday Lotto, but the level in the Formula 1 World Championship. The - how often this season - uncertain balance of power and possible rain expected to make the Grand Prix of Brazil an exciting affair.

Correction: Race starts at 18 clock start is our time, the quality by 19 clock today!

Jenson Button has 85 points, six points he gets, he is world champion, he gets four points, is definitely one of the Brawns. One says, "Sure, that he be okay ...", but in only three of the last eight races he has taken four or more points (where the "or more" applies only to second place at Monza). So why should it run better this weekend? He gets less than the target of four or six points, everything depends on the results of the competition.

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NASCAR: Preview Charlotte October 2009 / News Shard

am 15. From on 15 October 2009 at 22:06 │ Comments {1}

NASCAR returns to the fifth-race Chase to the roots, because around the Lowe's Motor Speedway is home to most teams. Also, here since 1960, two race of the season.

lowes This week, I save myself, mainly from lack of time, the analysis for Fontana race, the study calls but then again tribute! Of course I will be the impact of race on the points table is not left out, but more on that later. Fontana only briefly summarized: This was last weekend - after promising start - one of the famous Jimmie Johnson luster performances in which he every now and then completely dominated the race but otherwise his third victory in the fall races in a row. The now second chase victory brought him almost to the top of the championship rankings, where he replaced Mark Martin. This week, waiting for us with the October race at Lowe's Motor Speedway a true classic, as the race is run since 1960:

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Comments {1} | NASCAR

NASCAR: The problem of ABC

am 14. From on 14 October 2009 at 17:39 │ Comments {3}

The race in Fontana was, as usual, not even to the most exciting in years, but the coverage of ABC made ​​things even worse.

abc_logo2 The race in Fontana are usually pretty dull, as the race in Pocono, yes, depending on the weather sometimes are not so bad. But Fontana is just the problem that it is only two miles oval with 14 degree banking is. You could increase the banking, but that would drive up rates, which will also be no. And NASCAR has already made clear that they will have no further restrictor plate races. That would devalue Daytona and Talladega and by the way teams and drivers like the lottery not much. The race remains so boring, but also from crappy race can do something. At least if they are not shown on ABC.

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Weekend Analysis: IndyCar, F3, DTM & V8 Supercars

am 13. From on 13 October 2009 at 23:42 │ Comments {4}

That was a very interesting motor sports weekend. The Indy cars and Formula 3 Euro Series Champion and have found their nominated in the DTM and in the Australian V8 Supercars Championship is once again become narrower. The individual races of all four series were well worth seeing.

IndyCar - season finale at Homestead

You certainly can argue about the race and the championship - at least for me, however, have two needs met: 1 Dario Franchitti has become champion again after 2007 and 2 It was the first time in the history of the IndyCar Series a race that was not interrupted by yellow flags. Both issues are related directly, or more precisely: 1 was only possible because of second came. And that was like this:

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Comments {4} | DTM , F3 Euro , IRL , Motor Sports , MotorsTV , V8 Supercars

Preview: DTM, F3 & ALMS

am 9. From on 9 October 2009 at 12:24 │ Comments {1}

Apart from V8 Supercars, NASCAR and the IndyCar season finale there this weekend even more motorsport: the DTM and the Formula 3 Euro Series will hold its penultimate race weekend in France, the ALMS, the completion of a difficult season debut on the classic track at Laguna Seca .

DTM & F3 - Dijon-Prenois

I must admit yes, I did not this year looked at a single DTM race completely. This weekend I'll do that but is expected. This is the venue of the race at Dijon-Prenois. Rarely found on this route today still major international races held, having been discharged there in the 70s and 80s, five times the Grand Prix of France and one of Switzerland. Most likely route for the great battle between Rene Arnoux and Gilles Villeneuve, have remained in my memory for second place in the race 1979th

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Comments {1} | ALMS , DTM , F3 Euro , motorsport

V8 Supercars - Bathurst 1000

am 9. From on 9 October 2009 at 10:51 │ Comments {4}

The highlight of the weekend I devote a whole article: In Australia, the Bathurst 1000 is at the Mount Panorama Circuit. During this peak season of V8 Supercar Series is a six and a half-hour touring car race on a track madness that can be best described as unique.

Update: quality time grudge.

Update II: Times of Top Ten Shootout and grudge final starting grid.

In the hinterland of Sydney lies the town of 30,000 inhabitants, Bathurst, just south of it the "Mount Panorama", a hill of 870 meters, at the northern flank in huge white letters, "Mount Panorama" is written - just like in Hollywood. For most of the year is here for a park and a paved road, as usual, but for one week in October it will be the Mecca of Australian motor sport.

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Comments {4} | Motorsport , V8 Supercars