Meet the GP2/11
While Ferrari was cleaning up at its home race at Monza this past weekend, the GP2 feeder series campaigned its penultimate race of the season.
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Daily Archive: September 15, 2010
Sep 15
Third-generation GP2 spec racer unveiled at Monza (+photos)
Sep 15
Newey says Renault only engine option for Red Bull
“Where shall we go?”
Adrian Newey has acknowledged that his Red Bull cars will almost certainly continue to be powered by Renault engines next year. The Austrian team is concerned about its horse power deficit that began amid the so-called ‘engine freeze’, with Mercedes and Ferrari pulling away in that area.
Sep 15
Renault in no rush despite Raikkonen interest – owner
“A lot of drivers knocking on the door for 2011″ – Lopez
Renault team owner Gerard Lopez insists the Enstone based outfit is in no rush to confirm the identity of Robert Kubica’s teammate for 2011. The big news in F1 this week was team boss Eric Boullier’s claim that 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen, who moved from Ferrari to rallying this year, has enquired about driving for Renault next season.
Sep 15
Autosport 1000km of Silverstone race report
Olivier Pla and Miguel Amaral finished second
In the LMP2 class in Autosport 1000km of Silverstone at the wheel of the Quifel-ASM Ginetta-Zytek. The pair led the category of the 170-lap race at the end of the third and fourth hours but were ultimately unable to repeat their victory earlier this year at Spa-Francorchamps.
Sep 15
McLaren would sign Vettel admits Whitmarsh
Vettel is now signed up with Red Bull Racing until 2012.
McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has admitted he is still interested in securing the services of Sebastian Vettel. Whitmarsh was highly critical of the 23-year-old German recently, describing him as a “crash kid” after punting Jenson Button out of the Belgian grand prix.
Sep 15
Durango confirms Villeneuve’s plans to buy F1 team
“And as planned we will do it together with Jacques Villeneuve. Yes, we believe it’s worth it.
Durango, the Italian racing team, has confirmed Jacques Villeneuve’s announcement that there are plans to buy an existing formula one team. After the FIA decided recently to leave the 13th team entry vacant in 2011, 1997 world champion Villeneuve said “plan B” is to “take over one of the existing teams”.
Sep 15
Pirelli happy with Heidfeld despite Sauber deal (updated)
Heidfeld to leave Pirelli role on Friday
Pirelli on Wednesday said it is happy with Nick Heidfeld despite the German signing to race at Sauber for the rest of 2010. It has been reported that the 33-year-old might not vacate his tyre testing role even though this could give the Hinwil based team an unfair advantage over its rivals.
Sep 15
Ferrari’s driver hierarchy stance unchanged – Domenicali
“But for ourselves we are happy with our way at looking at the whole situation,” – Domenicali.
Felipe Massa has not been relocated to a purely supportive role for the rest of the 2010 season, Ferrari team Stefano Domenicali has insisted. Brazilian Massa, who contentiously moved over to let his teammate Fernando Alonso win July’s German grand prix, sounded resigned to a subordinate role on Sunday at Monza.
Sep 15
Team ownership adventure made Brawn millions
Brawn paid himself and his colleagues more than $10m
Ross Brawn and other directors shared an impressive dividend after his Brackley based formula one team won the 2009 titles. According to financial news service Bloomberg, the team’s 55-year-old British boss shared $31 million with his co-directors before the team was sold to Mercedes for about US $170 million.
Sep 15
Korea boss says track ‘must’ be ready for F1
That is just over three weeks before the inaugural race on October 24.
Korea’s F1 track manager admits time is running out for the Yeongam venue to be ready for its inaugural race next month. In an interview with the Associated Press, Jason Cho was asked if – mere days ahead of the crucial inspection by the governing FIA – he is feeling stressed.
Sep 15
Abu Dhabi happy despite losing final F1 slot
“It went perfectly last year, so why change it?”
Organisers of the Abu Dhabi grand prix insist they have no qualms about losing the coveted final slot on formula one calendar. The impressive Yas Marina circuit was scheduled to close the last two calendars, but for 2011 that privilege is reverting to Brazil.
Sep 15
British young guns to go head-to-head for Williams F1 test drive
Dean Stoneman and Jolyon Palmer bidding for FIA Formula Two Championship glory
Two of Britain’s best young talents will go wheel-to-wheel for the opportunity of a lifetime at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain this weekend (18/19 September) as they bid to win the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship and a prize test drive with the Williams F1 team.
Sep 15
United States Rotax Max Challenge
2011 U.S. Rotax Max Challenge Grand Nationals will take place at Miller Motorsports Park
With weeks of discussions completed, the United States Rotax Max Challenge (USRMC) and Miller Motorsports Park are pleased to announce the Utah facility will be the location of the 2011 U.S. Rotax Grand Nationals.
Jota Sport will compete in LMP1 in 2012 and 2013 with the brand new Aston Martin Racing prototype following the marque’s confirmation that it will produce a brand new car to meet the category’s latest regulations as laid out by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO). Sep 15
Strakka rounds off 2010 in style (+photo)
In Silverstone 1000kms last weekend
Strakka Racing concluded their record-breaking season with another emphatic class win in the final round of the Le Mans Series at Silverstone on Sunday. The team’s three drivers; Jonny Kane, Nick Leventis and Danny Watts built on an unbeaten run of pole position starts to win LMP2 by a margin of almost a minute, overcoming bodywork damage along the way and establishing a new class lap record for the redeveloped Silverstone circuit.
Sep 15
Mailleux and Ragues steer Signature to Vice Champion
With solid sixth at Silverstone
Franck Mailleux has helped steer the Signature Plus team to second place in the 2010 teams’ championship after securing sixth place in Sunday’s Silverstone 1000km race. The result ensured the French squad concluded their second season in endurance racing as the top petrol-powered team with their Dunlop-shod Aston Martin Lola package.