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AUDI ON POLE IN SPA SHOOTOUT
Audi has dominated qualifying for round 2 of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the famous Spa-Francochamp circuit. Marcel Fässler (CH), Benoît Tréluyer (F) and André Lotterer (D) are on pole with a four lap average of 1m 59.961s. The number 1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro were the only driver squad to break the two-minute mark. An impressive performance by Lucas di Grassi (BR), Marc Gené (E) and Oliver Jarvis (GB), they share the number 3 car which has been aerodynamically optimized for the upcoming run at Le Mans. But even on the track in the Ardennes that is less suitable for this body version, they qualified for the front row with a time of 2m 00.236, missing the best time by only 0.274s. di Grassi even set the fastest time of the day at 1m 58.934s. Third place is shared by the series leaders Tom Kristensen (DK) and Allan McNish (GB). They are contesting the race together with Loïc Duval (F). As Audi’s best immediate rival, the number 7 Toyota in position four missed the best time by 0.986s. It was a frustrating day for Toyota as its two TS030 HYBRIDs qualified fourth and fifth for the race.
Continue reading...ROSBERG ON POLE FOR BAHRAIN
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Nico Rosberg has taken a surprise pole position in Bahrain, fending off Championship favourites Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. Rosberg looked feisty in his Mercedes all weekend, but the half-second gap between him and teammate Lewis Hamilton was an unexpected, to say the least. "It's a fantastic result, it's great for tomorrow," said Rosberg. 'I think as a team we worked really last night to improve the car, as yesterday we were really struggling." "Tomorrow is going to be a tough race for sure, with rear tyre degradation especially." "We're not going to be as quick as we were in qualifying compared to everybody else. I think it'll be much closer tomorrow on race fuel - but you just have to wait."
Continue reading...JASON BRIGHT HITS THE TRACK AT PAUL RICARD
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Australian V8 Supercar driver Jason Bright has taken his first step towards fulfilling his dream to race at the Le Mans 24 hour race with a test of the Ferrari 458 Italia that he will drive at the classic race in June. Bright currently has a fastest lap of 2:01.011, just outside the time set by [...]
Continue reading...MELBOURNE: THE ICE MAN COMETH
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Kimi Raikkonen has scythed up the grid to take the first win of the F1 season at the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. Raikkonen's Lotus was only thereabouts in qualifying, starting the race from seventh on the grid. A solid start put him into the top five, and he fought his way up from there. 'I was a bit disappointed this morning after qualifying,' explained the Finn. 'It was more about timing than maximum speed for all the cars, so not an ideal starting place [in seventh].' 'I knew that my car was quite good, it was feeling good all weekend. The secret to Raikkonen's controlled victory was the Lotus' supreme tyre use, which enabled him to run a two-stop strategy. 'In a way I was very confident, but of course you have to get through the start and the first lap, and it's the first race so you never know what's going to happen. 'We got it exactly right. We followed the plan and it worked out perfectly for us. It was one of the easiest races I've done, to win the race.'
Continue reading...MONTEZEMOLO TALKS SENSE ON F1 & BERNIE
Friday, December 21, 2012
Ferrari President Luca Montezemolo has launched yet another attack on F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and the current direction of Formula One. After congratulating Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull for there 2012 victories, Mr Montezemolo went on to outline his concerns for the sport under the control of Bernie. “During the year, there were some things I did not like,” he said. “I saw cars that did not comply with the regulations, but instead of being disqualified, their teams were told to fix it for the next race. Above all, I note with regret that it is no longer possible to have a technology transfer from the track to the road, because in too many areas, development is frozen and because aerodynamics is too important, so that the cars are more and more like spacecraft and less like cars.
Continue reading...WELL F¨&% ME! KIMI WINS IN ƒU©!Ng ABU DHABI
Monday, November 5, 2012
Kimi Raikkonen has taken the first win of his comeback in a surprisingly exciting Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Raikkonen who pulled his way up to second on the first lap after starting from fifth on the grid, inherited the lead when Lewis Hamilton stopped on track with a fuel pressure problem on lap 20. The Finn didn't have it easy, however, with the closing ten laps characterised by intense pressure from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in second place. 'I'm happy, but there's nothing to jump about. I'm just happy for everybody in the team.' he said. It was the first win since Japan 2008 of the team based in Enstone. Alonso made up four places from his starting position for the opportunity to challenge for the win, but his late charge fizzled on the final lap, Raikkonen pushing slightly faster and evading the Spaniard's DRS reach. 'I'm very happy,' started Alonso. 'I think we were not super competitive this weekend. 'We had to fight all through the race. We had some good overtaking and very good strategy that gave us the opportunity to fight for victory. 'Second, I think, was the maximum for us today.' Most surprising, however, was Sebastian Vettel in third place, after starting from the pit lane.
Continue reading...HAMILTON ON POLE AS PENALTY HITS VETTEL
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Lewis Hamilton has taken a commanding pole position in Abu Dhabi to disrupt the Championship battle between Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton posted a time of 1 minute 40.620seconds during his first run and, despite embarking on a second run at the end of the session, it was good enough to have him start from first on tomorrow's grid. 'Very excited,' said Hamilton. 'The first time in a long time to be ahead of the [Red] Bulls. Mark Webber qualified a surprise second after admitting during the week he wasn't harbouring high hopes for his weekend at a track on which he has historically under performed. 'Credit to Lewis and McLaren, it's obviously a quick car this weekend,' started Webber. 'We did the best we could. Webber may prove, much to his chagrin, an important part of his team-mate's Championship with Sebastian Vettel qualifying just a tenth behind him in third place. Vettel, however, will now have to star from the pit lane, after the Championship leader was forced to stop and abandon his car during his warm-down lap.
Continue reading...VETTEL SHINES THROUGH THE GLOOM TO WIN IN INDIA
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Sebastian Vettel has become the only man to win the Indian Grand Prix (again) to extend his Championship lead to 13 points. Vettel led off the line from pole and every lap thereafter to to take a dominant win and put one hand on the Championship - while the other pointed to signify another victory. 'It has been an incredible two years for us to come here and win the race,' said Vettel. 'I don't know what it is about this circuit, I really like the flow of it. 'Everyone is pushing hard, that's what makes the difference. 'There's a lot more (racing) to come, we're really trying to take things step by step.' Fernando Alonso - who maintains his second place in on the title table - hauled his Ferrari from fifth on the grid to second on the podium, minimising the damage done to his fast-receding grasp on Vettel's points total.
Continue reading...YOU’LL NEVER GUESS WHO’S ON POLE IN INDIA… Oh Damn.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Sebastian Vettel has taken his third successive pole position for tomorrow's Indian GP, fending off Championship rival Fernando Alonso by four places. Red Bull looked particularly confident in India, and it translated into a one-two front row lockout on the grid, with Vettel less than a tenth ahead of Mark Webber. Next best was Lewis Hamilton, two tenths behind Webber in his upgraded McLaren and new extensive sideburns. Jenson Button managed fourth, tucked up alongside his team-mate, while Fernando Alonso finds himself all the way back in fifth, with all the work ahead of him tomorrow to minimise the damage done to his Championship challenge.
Continue reading...TOYOTA SET THE EARLY PACE IN SHANGHAI
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Toyota Racing continued their good run of form setting the pace in practice for the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the Six Hours of Shanghai in China. Following an exciting home victory at Fuji Speedway two weeks ago, Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre return in the TS030 HYBRID, although Kazuki Nakajima is absent [...]
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