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Monthly Archive: July 2010
For the past 24 hours, we (Flagworld) have been victim of a major failure from our hosting provider, which explains our absence from the web for such a long period, it was beyond our control. Jul 31
Deceiving result for Andrew Ranger in New-Hampshire (+result)
While Wallace steals the show at Lee
Andrew Ranger was hoping for a positive result in New-Hampshire but a race incident took him out near the end of the race. Bold move on late restart gives rookie second East win. Darrell Wallace Jr. made a three-wide pass for the lead with two laps to go and held on for the victory Friday in the K&N Pro Series 125 at Lee USA Speedway.
Jul 31
F1 ponders ‘secret’ of Red Bull’s speed
Teams not revealing flexible front wing secrets
After the team orders controversy, F1 teams have moved on to a bigger problem: Red Bull’s overwhelming pace. Ferrari looked to have closed the gap with one-two victory at Hockenheim, but on Saturday Sebastian Vettel’s 1.2 second advantage over the first non-Red Bull was described in Hungary by Mercedes reserve driver Nick Heidfeld as “frightening”.
Today’s report from Formula One teams & drivers in Budapest.Jul 31
Red Bulls smash opposition in Hungary qualifying
Webber predicts sleepy race in Hungary
Red Bull’s dominance had seldom looked stronger than on Saturday in Hungary, with the two RB6s easily locking out the front row of the grid. “The track suits the car well, with not many straights and lots of corners which is perfect for us,” team boss Christian Horner told the BBC.
Jul 31
Vettel beats Webber in duel for F1 2010 Hungary pole (+result)
Sebastian Vettel nabs another pole as Red Bull Racing secures its sixth 1-2 qualifying result of the F1 2010 season
Sebastian Vettel claimed his fourth pole in a row and his seventh of the season today, as Red Bull Racing enjoyed probably its most dominant qualifying of the year ahead of this Sunday’s F1 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Jul 31
Maldonado powers to fifth win (+results, +team & drivers reports)
Venezuelan dominates after start dramas
Two drivers held for observation after crash
Feature Race Press Conference
Pastor Maldonado has extended his series lead with yet another crushing display to take his fifth victory of the season, claiming the lead following a string of start problems for his rivals to easily lead home Christian Vietoris and Sergio Perez in this afternoon’s feature race in Budapest.
Nicola De Marco claimed his first F2 victory in today’s opening race at Brno, the Italian jumping polesitter Dean Stoneman at the start and looking assured throughout the 20 lap contest. Jul 31
Ferrari removes F-duct for rest of weekend
Ferrari prefers Alonso because Massa slower – Piquet
Ferrari has joined Red Bull in opting to remove the F-duct from its car in Hungary. Red Bull was the first to deduce that the efficiency of its conventional rear wing layout was better at the tight and twisty track, where the only significant straight is located opposite the pitlane.
Jul 31
Berger not eyeing return to F1 paddock
Gerhard Berger has admitted he is not currently interested in returning full-time to the formula one paddock.
After retiring in 1997, the ten-time grand prix winner returned to F1 as BMW’s joint boss until 2003, and three years later bought half of Toro Rosso. The 50-year-old Austrian sold his share back to Red Bull’s Dietrich Mateschitz in 2008, and told the Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper on Saturday that he has no regrets.
Jul 31
McLaren struggling to match rivals in Hungary
The Hungarian grand prix looks set to be a fight between Red Bull and Ferrari.
Championship leaders McLaren were more than a second off the pace during Friday practice at the twisty Hungaroring. “We’re losing quite a bit of time in the middle sector, and a couple of tenths in the first and third sectors, too,” admitted Lewis Hamilton.
Jul 31
Force India remove blown diffuser after Hungary test
Force India has decided against running its new blown diffuser in qualifying and the race in Hungary.
The Silverstone based team tested the concept in Friday practice on Adrian Sutil’s car, which was faster in both sessions than the non-blown diffuser sister car shared by Paul di Resta and Tonio Liuzzi.
Jul 31
HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship: Silverstone Round 10
First qualifying practice & Superpole reports
Crutchlow races ahead in early session. Local hero Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda) set a blistering 2’05.664 second lap at Silverstone to head the first qualifying session at his home track, with no fewer than five of his compatriots inside the top ten places. The 5.902km Silverstone circuit is new to almost all of the 25 Superbike riders on show, making Crutchlow’s advantage of 0.342 seconds over the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda of Jonathan Rea an impressive first day result.
Jul 31
Hayward claims First ACT Tour win at Twin State (+results)
Hayward is now the ninth ACT competitor to earn himself an invite to the second annual ACT Invitational
Newport, NH’s Mark Hayward earned his first career ACT Late Model Tour win at Twin State Speedway in Claremont, NH on Friday, July 30. Hayward took the lead from Twin State regular Aaron Fellows, who led the first 52 laps of the 100 lap event. Hayward held off the likes of Ben Rowe, current ACT Tour point leader Brian Hoar and Randy Potter over the remaining 48 laps to take the win.
Jul 31
Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round eight of 12
Rali Vinho Madeira preview: The Challenge
With six winners from the opening seven rounds, the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season is already proving to be an epic. Less than a month after a thrilling climax to Sata Rallye Acores, when the lead changed hands three times on the final two stages, the IRC continues with Rali Vinho Madeira next week (5-7 August).
Jul 31
American Le Mans Series, round 6 in Mid-Ohio, USA
Porsche on pole for title race
The fight for the title in the American Le Mans Series is heating up. And Porsche stands on pole position: In the fiercely-contested GT class, Porsche works drivers Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) snatched back the points’ lead with their Flying Lizard Motorsports 911 GT3 RSR against strong opposition from BMW and Ferrari.
Jul 30
Bird Flies to Budapest Pole
Briton on top in dramatic qualifying session
Sam Bird has claimed his first GP2 pole in a frantic qualifying session this afternoon at the Hungaroring, taking the top spot with just moments remaining ahead of iSport teammates Davide Valsecchi and Oliver Turvey, with the top three drivers split by just one tenth.