http://inpitlane.com In Pit Lane Fri, 18 May 2012 15:37:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en http://inpitlane.com/archives/13596 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13596#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:24:42 +0000 Brett Ramsey http://inpitlane.com/?p=3596 Austrian Formula One driver Christian Klien will co-drive with Russell Ingall at the V8 Supercar Endurance races at Sandown and Bathurst this year. Klien, who made 41 F1 starts for teams including Jaguar and Red Bull will drive the Supercheap Autos Commodore with the two time Bathurst winner. The 1000 kms enduro around the Mountain won't be Klien's first look at the famous track, earlier this year he drove a production Lotus at the famous circuit although that's a long way  from the 640 BHP that he'll need to deal with in the Commodore. Although he is best known in Australia for his F1 career, Klien has considerable endurance experience with a best result of a third place at Le Mans in the factory Peugeot in 2008. Klien had a secret test with Walkinshaw Racing recently and will drive the Supercheap Auto Racing Commodore in the enduro co-driver practice session at Phillip Island this Friday ahead of the weekend's fifth round of the V8 Supercar Championship, the Phillip Island 300.]]> http://inpitlane.com/archives/13596/feed http://inpitlane.com/archives/13589 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13589#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 14:58:07 +0000 Michael Lamonato http://inpitlane.com/?p=3589 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13589/feed http://inpitlane.com/archives/13585 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13585#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 09:30:24 +0000 Brett Ramsey http://inpitlane.com/?p=3585 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13585/feed http://inpitlane.com/archives/13564 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13564#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:44:39 +0000 Brett Ramsey http://inpitlane.com/?p=3564 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13564/feed http://inpitlane.com/archives/13506 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13506#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:30:30 +0000 Michael Lamonato http://inpitlane.com/?p=3506 Second generation driver Nico Rosberg has completed a textbook lights-to-flag victory to take his maiden win in Formula One. The win also marked Mercedes' first win as a constructor since Juan Manuel Fangio's victory at the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. Rosberg backed up his stunning qualifying lap with a flawless start, ensuring his second-placed teammate Michael Schumacher had no chance to challenge for the lead. 'Unbelievable feeling. Very cool, very happy, very excited,' said a joyous Rosberg. 'It's been a long time coming for me and for the team.' The first-time winner also paid tribute to his Mercedes team. 'Big thanks to the whole team, because all of the engineers have been working very, very hard on improving the set-up. It's very nice to see how quickly we are progressing." Rosberg controlled the gap between the front and the myriad of drivers that filled second place over the course of the 56 laps. Initially it was his Mercedes teammate Michael Schumacher, who followed Rosberg to his first stop on lap 13. However, a pit stop error during the seven times World Champion's pitstop forced him to stop on track with a loose front right wheel. Jenson Button did well to improve from his fifth-place grid slot to finish the race on the second step of the podium.]]> http://inpitlane.com/archives/13506/feed http://inpitlane.com/archives/13443 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13443#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:15:28 +0000 Brett Ramsey http://inpitlane.com/?p=3443 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13443/feed http://inpitlane.com/archives/13413 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13413#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:02:49 +0000 Michael Lamonato http://inpitlane.com/?p=3413 Jenson Button took home the first 25 points of the 2012 season after a dominant dominant drive at the Australian Grand Prix. The 2009 World Champion and now three times Melbourne winner rocketed from P2 on the grid to lead the race home, virtually leading from start to finish. Button swiftly passed his team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the way down to the first corner after the younger Briton pulled slowly off the line. He quickly established a three second buffer, from which point he remained untouchable. Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel hauled his Red Bull into second place, despite an uncompetitive qualifying session that had him starting from P6. Vettel jumped one place to fifth off the line after Mark Webber suffered from a problematic getaway, from which point he applied pressure to fourth-running Nico Rosberg, and quickly passed him. Although Vettel succumbed to an early and uncharacteristic mistake in the chase for third-placed Michael Schumacher, a brief excursion onto the grass triggered a mechanical failure in the W03, gifting the younger Champion P3.]]> http://inpitlane.com/archives/13413/feed http://inpitlane.com/archives/13409 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13409#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 04:05:42 +0000 Michael Lamonato http://inpitlane.com/?p=3409 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13409/feed http://inpitlane.com/archives/13266 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13266#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:14:01 +0000 Brett Ramsey http://inpitlane.com/?p=3266 Italian racing car manufacturer Dallara have unveiled their new Formula Three challenger for 2012. The new Dallara F312, currently on display at the Autosport Show in Birmingham, is the result of a fundamental rethinking of the aerodynamics and the key mechanical components. According to Dallara the F312 is a hugely important car charged with upholding the winning tradition of decades of world-wide Formula 3 competition. The Main New Features of the Car are:]]> http://inpitlane.com/archives/13266/feed http://inpitlane.com/archives/13239 http://inpitlane.com/archives/13239#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:04:07 +0000 Brett Ramsey http://inpitlane.com/?p=3239 Is this the moment that cost Jamie Alguersuari his drive at Toro Roso? This footage from the 2011 Official F1 Season wrap up shows the irascible Dr Helmut Marko in heated discussion with the young Spaniard at the Korean GP. Marko was furious with Mr Alguersuari  for holding up Sebastian Vettel during Qualifying and had no hesitation in telling him so, What may have made it worse for Jamie is daring to argue his case, Marko has shown several times in the past with Mark Webber that he does not have time for impertinent F1 drivers.]]> http://inpitlane.com/archives/13239/feed