/ / To apply for the 13th Formula 1 grid position for 2011 has now Prodrive asked to speak - and ruled out an entry into the premier class. Team Principal David Richards questioned in the press release that you currently can raise enough sponsorship money to in the premier class and be successful. Boring it is not for the Brits anyway: In addition to the existing commitments in the V8 Supercar Series and in the sports car is prepared for the coming year to enter the WRC has also been in front of Lola. canceled .
/ Confirmed / has Bernie Ecclestone after a site visit to the Grand Prix of South Korea, 2010th 2011 will then be expected to first 20 races, since the new Grand Prix of India, none of the existing events will be deleted. Looking further ahead, probably a further expansion of the calendar for up to 25 races is being considered - let's see, what to say to the team.
/ / To wonder in this context, the visit of the former IndyCar boss Tony George makes the race in Shanghai. Possible explanation: George has become the owner of the Indianapolis Speedway in agreement with Bernie probably also the rights to the alignment of all events with the sounding title of "The United States Grand Prix at ..." secured. So now he could act as organizers of the manufacturers of the race so strongly demanded in the U.S. - or at least would have to sell the rights to a new host. Take place where this race could be, but still unclear. Bernie Ecclestone appears to be a venue close to New York to be desired.
/ / A decision also urges nice and slow in the tire issue for the coming year. Autosport will have learned that the teams have agreed on a deal with Michelin. Bernie Ecclestone seems prefer another variant - with a surprise candidate Cooper / Avon. A decision will fall to the GP in Barcelona in three weeks - it would also not the first time that a deadline versteicht in the tire issue.
/ / The Vulkanansche is very difficult for even the racing world had its MotoGP race in Japan, which was planned for this weekend have already shifted. The GT1 is currently in Abu Dhabi set , the time may be short before the race at Silverstone and a half weeks. There was also talk of Formula 1, which must be transported in the next three weeks, staff and equipment to Spain. Bernie Eccelstone does not have to worry, however, and has declared that the material could be transported in time, if necessary, by ship to Barcelona. Might be too little time but still: And for those teams who had planned for Barcelona, major updates to the car.
/ / Kasey Kahne will start at 2012 for Hendrick Motorsports at the start and then replace Mark Martin. His contract runs until 2015. Where he will contest the 2011 season, meanwhile, is not quite decided yet, but it is likely that Stewart Haas Racing, the use Hendrick chassis and engines for a third car Kahne provide.
/ / The NASCAR on FOX increases the pressure in terms of Internet streaming. Very much one has in a press release made clear that it would offer the fans like to know more on the net, but blocked all requests FOX. This is interesting in two respects. First, it is unusual for a contractor to NASCAR so far as openly, on the other hand refers exclusively to the criticism on FOX. It nourishes the hope that it will offer after the expiry of the FOX broadcasts possibly a separate stream to, or that ESPN, which transferred from the summer, with the transfer of power has no problems.
/ / Paul Tracy will run the Indy 500 this year for KV Racing. Of the suspected other races (Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta) was the announcement of the Enge gements not mentioned.
/ / € Sports has confirmed that it will broadcast the entire 24 hours of Le Mans live and in HD.
/ / Live racing will be there this season even with the motor Vision TV: Like yesterday it became known , has the station providing the "Sky World" package can be received, the rights to all races of the Seat Leon Supercopa and the Porsche Carrera Cup secured. In order for the DTM weekend at four different stations is distributed: the DTM itself runs in the first, the F3 Euro (delayed) at n-tv, the Scirocco Cup at a sports vision and the rest on engine.
/ / The focus is pretty slow for racing mag. Following last week was reported by the alleged problems at the F1 track in Korea, the magazine reported this week that BMW is evidently an entry in the DTM - namely early as 2011.
/ / The season finale in Shanghai, shifted from late October into November - otherwise it would seem the time to transport become scarce. A complete cancellation of the race ITR boss Hans Werne upright but compared to motorsport total.de excluded.
/ / In Australia, meanwhile, also this year's race in Surfers Paradise is slowly taking shape. After the disappearance of Indy and the end of the A1GP event will be held this year under the title "Super Carnivale" as endurance races of the domestic V8 Supercars. The secret: Each of the Australian V8 drivers must share the car with an "international" pilots. And there are einege known names here - have already been promised fix, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Sebastian Bourdais, Tiago Monteiro, Gianni Morbidelli and Scott Pruett Apparently also there: Jacques Villeneuve, Jan Magnussen and Chrisitan Fittipaldi..
/ / The field in the AutoGP, the successor to the Euro 3000 series continues to fill: Duncan Tappy will start at the premiere this weekend at Brno for DAMS, Giorgio Pantano and Luca Filippi on Super Nova Nova for €.
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