/ / After the race in Barcelona and Valencia and the F1-certified tracks in Valencia (Ricardo Tormo), Jerez and Aragon in Spain, it will soon be another track on which could be the pinnacle of motor sport racing contest. Joan Jaume Mulet, mayor of this municipality on Majorca is said to have entertained at the GP of Europe with Bernie Ecclestone over the construction of such a plant on the Balearic island. Finish the train could be the earliest 2013th Architect Hermann Tilke is no exception - even when the first route plan would not look real.
/ / No Formula 1 race will be well, however in the near future on the former A1-Ring. Dietrich Mateschitz, Red Bull has his group bought the track, currently being renovated and has corresponding rumors at least in a interview with the Salzburger Nachrichten described as "incomprehensible nonsense". Conclusion: "There is nothing in it."
/ / Another route seems the other hand, all predictions to the contrary, despite their F1 debut approach: A spokesman of the Korean International Circuit has once again confirmed that the course was made already almost finished, and the Formula 1 race in late October, consequently anything paths should be.
/ / Auto sport has once again sent the spy photo. The aim this time was Magny-Cours, where the GP2 car for 2011-2013 has made its first round. The first impression: The beauty of the car goes out of the picture - if present - probably still not out. Therefore the car is now at least visually much closer to Formula 1
/ / Ryan Hunter-Reays nail beds are pleased to hear that time when he had to worry every week if he can go next weekend at the start, is over. IZOD and Andretti have Autosport on Sunday at Watkins Glen announced that the currently highest placed American in the Meitschaft but has now found enough sponsorship money to defray the remainder of the season. Main donors remains IRL title sponsor IZOD itself (conveniently, also have long personal sponsors of Hunter-Reay), more money comes from ethanol United States - and a host of other sponsors who are interested, read on the above linked website team.
/ / Next news there meantime, the IRL calendar for 2011: planet-irl.com wants of serial CEO Randy Bernard learned that the season will not celebrate its finale in Homestead in 2011, which probably even the end of the oval to the Indycar calendar would mean. Instead, Bernard wants a final season in Las Vegas - the talks are over, however, concluded not yet. Watkins Glen could it - differently than they reported last week - but also align in a race again next year.
/ / It may be that even as early as next year could go the Indy 500 by 11 by 1 clock instead of clock time on the stage. Reason for this European TV needs is not entirely inappropriate change: Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 would then be time geug far apart to give pilots the opportunity to start in both races - and the planned 20 million dollar price for both to win victories.
/ / Even with the NASCAR could prevail in the next year, major changes to the calendar. According to CBS-information , the two big companies track operator ISC and SMI have requested adjustments. The Kentucky Speedway could finally get his long-awaited Cup race, as is Las Vegas a second race will be awarded. This could be the lack of spectacle often criticized New Hampshire say a date, just as the Atlanta rapid course (so far everything SMI-owned). The ISC program could receive February's Kansas race of the always poorly attended California Speedway near Los Angeles. As harsh criticism of the oval in Fontana and Loudon often may be, there would be total, these speculations come true, less variety and more 1.5-kilns in the Sprint Cup calendar.
/ / Amazed at the cemetery of the racing series: From the tomb with the inscription "A1 Grand Prix, 2005-2009" is rumbling to hear Autosport! reports that are the "World Cup of Motorsport" before returning to the winter season 2011/12 could. However, with a slightly modified concept - the team would no longer support the series financially, but would have to - as well as in other racing series - will find themselves questioning. Remain unchanged the core: Nations teams that go in the other motorsport-free winter season on less frequented race tracks around the world to work.
/ / Peugeot after an intensive analysis of the cause of the three engine failures in Le Mans, found : the newly developed connecting rods kept the stress was just plain and not over 24 hours. This was due among other things, the year-on-year increase in grip of the track (eg because of newly paved road sections) in which increased the proportion of full load. Even now that it has managed to avoid clogging of the air cooler, contributed to the unexpectedly sustained high performance. So it was in fact could be a problem too far driven development, the simulations predict not. Next year it will take, according to the same source with a well-equipped with energy recovery V8 engine.
/ / Good news is there from the ETCC: James Thompson has now but back together tearing the Hartmann Honda Racing team, and will also sit on the remaining two runs at the Salzburg Ring and on the Italian circuit of Franciacorta for the troops behind the wheel.
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