Archive | 4 August 2010

Sports Car: On the eve of a war?

The GT series of FIA and SRO were traveling at Spa this weekend driving the ALMS at Mid-Ohio and the Grand-Am at Watkins Glen. But more important at the moment is the big picture: what happens in the next few years with the sports car, especially with the GT-racing?

Correction: Ironically, in the Speedweek quote me I mistyped: BMS (ie, the winning team at Spa Porsche) is said to have interest in the GT2 European Championship, not BMW!

To mark the occasion, I would like today before the race analysis (I've also, unfortunately, almost nothing can be seen from the spa) and ALMS preview first discuss the question of where actually steers the sports car racing at the moment. Because of the dispute between the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which organized has always been the 24 Hours of Le Mans and in recent years, the corresponding series, and Stéphane Ratels SRO Motorsports Group, the distinguished FIA and national GT series are responsible, will be deepened with the new GT2 series of SRO 2011. On both sides there is a different view of what they look like sports car race, should it come according to a stubborn attitude of self-determined will. further accelerate →

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Also-rans: The News Happen

/ / Michael Schumacher has even more after his comeback and the excessive blocking maneuver against Barrichello in Hungary, just a very bad press. In addition to his aggression, especially its poor results in the foreground. Except for the race in Barcelona, ​​he was his team-mate Nico Rosberg barely hold a candle. And the longer the season, the more focused troubleshooting on the tires. While Rosberg participated in the development of the tires in recent years, Schumacher has to make the learning process only. Compared to autosport.com Ross Brawn said now that there are mainly the front tire to make creating the former world champion. Together with the ausgelegtem on understeer is the chassis for Schumacher probably a problem that he will no longer release this season. However - even for Rosberg, the car is new and it is better to handle this.

/ / Somewhat surprisingly, sport1.de weekend a plan released , which is supposed to represent the unofficial Formula 1 calendar for 2011. Many would Änaderungen over this year does not therefore: The season would start again in March, slightly anti-climatic in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi in November end. New: South Korea is to be moved into April as the fifth race of the season. The inaugural round of the GP of India would therefore celebrate the fourth-last race in early October made its debut.

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