/ / Summer break in Formula One - this also means relatively little news. The teams are forced to close the factories, all employees are on vacation and not in the office. This does not mean though that you research any further, because what so makes an employee at home, you may not know (* cough *), but can you actually work hard. Are the only significant rumors continue to Renault and the second place next to Kubica. Petrov has, in my opinion, delivered a bad season. After all, he was in GP2 is not exactly a high-flyer, and for this he has held bravely. For weeks, but going around the rumor that Renault wants to get rid of him. Apparently it has made him an ultimatum, which implies that he retract the end of September a few significant results, otherwise it may go. Ready three German Nick Heidfeld, Timo Glock and Adrian Sutil. Heidfeld would like to go racing again, Glock is unhappy at Virgin, where there is no progress and Sutil I would finally like to try against a top pilot. But I think that Petrov will remain at the end. On the one hand, the Russian market is too important for Renault, on the other hand, it helps the team not even if you change every few months, the second driver. I guess that just about Petrov and his management would like to be pressured.
/ / Compress If HRT is once again the rumors that the team has big financial problems. Bruno Senna is skepticism expressed in terms of the future of the Spaniards. Bernie Ecclestone has also indicated that there are two teams that survive the season could not possibly. One would be using HRT, the other Virgin if Richard Branson lose interest. Also, there are early signs of disintegration: Andy Soucek and his € 1 million to sponsor the team reportedly have left, because the Virgin has used Spanish as agreed as Friday tester. At the same time does surprisingly little in terms of deciding who the 13th Should be in the F1 team. Furthermore, in the race Euskadi, Durango and StefanGP. Apparently Bernie wants to wait, if not more than one slot is free.
/ / The list of problems that Red Bull has, is relatively long. Problems with the material, with the Renault engine, with a sometimes not by looking to team structure, and of course with the riders. New to the list is Adrian Newey. Perhaps the most important man on the team tends to let his passion run wild race, which is not always good. At Le Mans Classic race when he cut a few years ago a Ford GT40 and broke a finger. Last weekend he started out in the mood Ginetta Cup, which will take place in the BTCC. He was turned over by a competitor and unfortunately GE's t-boned ( video ). Newey was hospitalized and was only discharged yesterday with unspecified injuries to the arm.
/ / Peter Windsor, a partner of USF1 miserably failed companies, the e-zine has gpweek probably given a lengthy interview that will be published next week. It will be interesting, because he wants to talk about the background.
/ / Kasey Kahne in 2011 at Red Bull at the start to go . And I have not yet understood, however, whether he is sitting in a third car, or whether Brian Vickers will finally be replaced. Interestingly, the deal is in any case, because a year later, Kahne will take over at the Hendrick # 5 of Mark Martin. In turn, the rumors will then go to Red Bull. All a bit strange. Actually, it was said that they wanted to park at Stewart-Haas Kahne, but since you probably do not got together to sponsor. After all, so are the rumors from the world that the Red Bull racing team closes the end of the year.
/ / The next year's Sprint Cup calendar is taking shape. Apparently, NASCAR has in Watkins Glen, where the Nationwide teams a preliminary plan for 2011 and since SC and NW races usually overlap, one can already read a lot. It is clear that it changes less than expected. So far, we know that Phoenix gets the slot of Fontana, and thus the first "real" race for the Daytona 500 is. The first race in Phoenix is a Tagrennen (27.02), the second is as usual in the night (13.11.) Fontana slips well into April. Atlanta loses a race and has only one thing in September, but Kansas gets a second run. Confirmed are the 5.6 and the changes 09/10/2011 Otherwise, probably not much, not even in the Chase. Homestead is the finale, although some have guessed that Las Vegas is honored to be part of this. Even a road race there will not be in the Chase. Watkins Glen is in August, Sonoma has not been confirmed. The NASCAR calendar published on August 18. Meanwhile, a calendar for the Nationwide Series has emerged , which runs the exception of a few data in the summer, almost always parallel to the Sprint Cup, one can derive a lot. (All information from Twitter fished out)
Is / / a mean storm in a teacup at the moment in NASCAR as far as Twitter. The many drivers and team members immensely popular service in the last two weeks was suspiciously quiet. As was found out that NASCAR has for a two-driver missed a penalty, the other probably also adopt a general muzzle for all. The anger of the fans is quite large . Presumably this will not last long, however, Montoya twitters as ever.
/ / In the IRL, meanwhile, there is another victim: Justin Wilson has the rather harmless looking crash with Ryan Briscoe in qualifying a tape in the right thumb broken . The Briton had to appear in Sonoma with a rail. Also on injured Mike Conway. Actually, he wanted to give after his accident in Sonoma Indy comeback, the return will be delayed but still a few weeks.
/ / Not satisfied with one of the teams Dallaras preparations for the changeover to the new chassis 2012th According to statements of various team responsible for a meeting at Mid Ohio, there is as yet no written contracts between the chassis manufacturer and the teams. Also, the exact cost or details about the rules are probably not yet known. It has been running slowly out of time - especially when you consider that within the next year and a half not only the cars must be designed and built, but even before the Dallara factory in the shadow of the Indianapolis Speedway.
/ / Alvaro Parente, some may know from GP2 or SLF, sits at the LMS race in Hungary at the wheel of a Ferrari 430 of AF Corse.
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Don, both races in Phoenix will be launched by 1 clock time than 3pm ET. The night race was before the race in April, has now got the slot after Daytona. With Chicago already the 2nd race, which immigrated from the night back in the day. Good for us Europeans, and a clear Indiez that the odds do not really prime time capable.