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Daily Archive: April 18, 2010
Today’s report from Formula One teams & drivers in Shanghai.Apr 18
Alex Tagliani Long Beach GP report
Race: 4 of 17, Ryan Hunter-Reay wins the Grand Prix of Long Beach
FAZZT Race Team driver Alex Tagliani was forced to retire from Sunday’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach following a contact on lap 65 of the 85-lap event. Starting from the fourth row, Tagliani and Marco Andretti made contact on the opening lap, but both continued.
Quay Garage Honda rider Tommy Bridewell will miss round two of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship following an accident at Thruxton yesterday. 
The organizers behind one of Canada’s most successful motorsports enterprises have taken over the running of this year’s Parts Canada Superbike Championship event at Calgary’s Race City Motorsport Park. 
Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb sealed victory on the Rally of Turkey today, round four of the 2010 World Rally Championship, to extend his lead in the FIA Drivers’ standings. Apr 18
Formula 3 Euro Series in front of the Kurhaus in Wiesbaden
Next weekend, drivers in the F3 Euro Series will be contesting their 3rd and 4th season rounds
At the occasion of the DTM pre-season launch, the Formula 3 Euro Series also presented itself this weekend to a 110,000 strong crowd. For the first time, the event took place in the city of Wiesbaden. The premiere was a huge success. In bright sunshine, the Formula 3 Euro Series was represented by Marco Wittmann (Signature) and the teams Motopark Academy and Prema Powerteam.
Apr 18
McLaren drivers free to race – Whitmarsh
” In the end, we allowed them to race each other freely, which was a bit nerve-wracking.”
Unlike Red Bull and perhaps also Ferrari, McLaren’s two drivers are free to race when running first and second. Red Bull’s Christian Horner admitted in Shanghai that when his drivers are dominating, the actual wheel-to-wheel racing ends at the first corner.
Apr 18
F1 paddock still worried about leaving Shanghai
F1 freight going nowhere fast after Chinese GP
As the European air chaos continues due to the Icelandic volcano cloud, Lotus has booked its entire race team on flights to Malaysia. With European airports throughout Europe still closed, the formula one circus in China is distinctly worried about how to get its staff, equipment and cars back to base.
Apr 18
Will HRT sign another tester alongside Yamamoto?
Sakon Yamamoto could get his first outing as HRT’s new Friday driver in Barcelona next month.
The former Super Aguri and Spyker driver has been signed by the Spanish team, and is in Shanghai this weekend. But after Colin Kolles said he wanted to pay an experienced driver to contribute to the development of the F110 car, and gauge the strengths of Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna, it is rumoured that HRT might now sign a second test driver.
Apr 18
US GP boss George spotted in Shanghai
There has been an interesting sighting in the Shanghai paddock this weekend.
Tony George was CEO of the former US grand prix venue Indianapolis Motor Speedway until he resigned last year. He is credited with bringing F1 back to America in 200 on a novel road course inside the fabled Indy 500 oval, and until he stepped down was keen to pen a new race promotion deal with Bernie Ecclestone.
It was a historic day for the Cytech UAE Touring Car Championship, which held it’s first ever races at the iconic Yas Marina Circuit on Saturday 17 April 2010, as part of Round 7 of the series. 