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Mar 12
Conditions looking better for afternoon’s one-hour test
Marino Franchitti set the best time in a soggy one-hour test session for the 61st Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida on Tuesday. The Scottish star set a best lap of 2:15.391 (99.445 mph) in Level 5 Motorsports’ No. 055 Honda Performance Development ARX-03b prototype as only three cars posted times.
Mar 12
“We had many reasons to come back for this particular race. Everyone from NASCAR is here” – Ray Courtemanche Jr.
The Montreal driver will compete in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season opener this coming Saturday (March 13) aboard a MacDonald Motorsports-prepared car, with the support of La Cité de Mirabel inc.
Mar 12
ART Grand Prix’s Conor Daly sets the pace on day one in Spain
American Conor Daly recorded the quickest time of the day with a 1:34.578 which was 3.5 seconds faster than the best lap set in the GP3/10 car in 2012 as GP3 Series had another successful day with the second generation car with the full grid of 27 drivers continuing to learn in the new GP3 machine. Marussia Manor Racing’s Nick Cassidy topped the timesheets in the morning.
Mar 12
Kart-O-Thon March 29th …
Known by motorsport enthusiasts for its numerous karting races, the Kart-O-Mania complex is organizing a new and exclusive event on March 29th at 6pm to benefit the Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation. Tickets for this Grand Prix karting race will be sold for $60 each with all profits going to the Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation.
Mar 12
Daniel Ricciardo has vowed to thrash Jean-Eric Vergne in 2013, proving he deserves to graduate to the world championship-winning Red Bull team.
Once good friends, the Toro Rosso pair recently admitted the fire of their rivalry had driven them apart. “No, we don’t see each other away from the track and we are not friends,” Vergne, 22, confirmed last month.
Mar 12
John Watson has accused his former team McLaren of effectively hiring a pay-driver to replace Lewis Hamilton in 2013.
Ulsterman Watson, a McLaren winner three decades ago, thinks McLaren was tempted by team newcomer Sergio Perez’s connections to the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. “Politically they have always tried to employ the best possible drivers who were available. Not who they could afford but who were available,” he told the Guardian.
Mar 12
Kimi Raikkonen’s mother says her son is once again enjoying formula one, after his rallying sabattical in 2010 and 2011.
The famous Finn burst back into F1 with Lotus last year, earning legions of new fans who enjoy his unique personality, and finishing a surprise third in the world championship. Raikkonen’s mother, Paula, said she was surprised late in 2011 when she read rumours her 33-year-old son was thinking about returning to F1.
Mar 12
Eric Boullier, Lotus’ team boss, has admitted he intervened personally to rescue protege Romain Grosjean’s F1 career at the end of last year.
Lotus openly considered ousting the French driver, after he was banned by the FIA in Monza and angrily denounced a ‘first lap nutcase’ by rival Mark Webber. But countryman Boullier thought Grosjean, in spite of his tumultuous 2012, deserved another chance.
Mar 12
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that part of his new Mercedes deal is being allowed to keep his helmets and trophies.
Although some see his move as ‘leaving home’ after years of grooming at McLaren, or simply seeking a better financial deal, the Briton last year insisted McLaren’s refusal to let him keep his helmets and trophies was a deep frustration.
Mar 12
Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne need to really shine if they are to be promoted by Red Bull.
That is the claim of Jacques Villeneuve, the outspoken 1997 world champion turned television pundit. Youngsters Ricciardo and Vergne have been given a second full season each at Red Bull’s junior team Toro Rosso, but Villeneuve thinks they face a tough task to prove they should be slotted in for 2014 alongside Sebastian Vettel.
Mar 12
Jaime Alguersuari has leapt to Pirelli’s defense, claiming this year’s tyres are actually better than the 2012 range.
Throughout the winter, tales of disintegrating tyres have raised alarm up and down the paddock, with some predicting handfuls of pitstops come Melbourne. Speaking on Austrian television Servus TV, Pirelli test driver Alguersuari admitted there is a “big difference” between last year’s tyres and the 2013 range.
Mar 12
Despite vowing never to race on two wheels again, Michael Schumacher is back on the saddle of a powerful racing motorcycle.
German reports say the newly re-retired seven time world champion tried to keep his test outing this week at the Valencia circuit strictly secret. But DPA news agency, and other news outlets, say Schumacher was definitely at full speed on a 220 horse power Honda, with the Holzhauer team.
Mar 12
Kamui Kobayashi, who has lost his race seat at Sauber, will continue his career in Le Mans-style GT sports car racing in 2013.
Last month, the popular Japanese tested for the closely Ferrari-linked AF Corse sports car team. He has now inked a deal to contest this year’s World Endurance Championship at the wheel of a Ferrari 458.
Mar 12
More than 10 hours of coverage of America’s toughest endurance race
The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón returns to SPEED next week for its 2013 season opener. Television’s leading motorsport channel will air 10.5 hours of the 61st Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida on Saturday, March 16.
