 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Mar 16
Special contribution by Francois Tremblay, columnist for Pole Position magazine
An addition for Flagworld for the beginning of Formula One circus 2012 season in Australia. Francois Tremblay, a big fan of F1 for years began his collaboration with Pole-Position in 2009. Now a new one begins with Flagworld, who themselves having collaborating with Pole-Position for years.
(Australian Grand Prix pictures by Francois Tremblay)
Mar 16
Grid set for 2012 ALMS and FIA WEC opener
Andre Lotterer led an Audi sweep of the top three positions in qualifying Friday for the 60th Anniversary Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida. It was an expected result for the mighty trio of diesel-powered prototypes, and Lotterer led the German factory squad with a lap of 1:45.820 (127.235 mph) in the Audi R18 he drives with Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler. The three seek to add a Sebring victory to their win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans last year.
Mar 16
Series Moves to Miller Motorsports Park in Utah for Rounds 3 & 4 in April
Rookie Tristan Nunez made a statement in the opening rounds of the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda series, dominating both races at Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway during the 60th Anniversary of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida.
Mar 16
2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round two of 13
Round two of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, Rally Islas Canarias El Corte Inglés, is set for a thrilling climax on Saturday with the top two drivers, Jan Kopecký and Andreas Mikkelsen, separated by just 1.2s heading into the closing six stages.
Mar 16
SiriusXM Canada will air every Formula One™ race live on Sirius channel 94 and XM channel 208
SiriusXM Canada (TSX: XSR), the county’s leading audio entertainment company, announced today that it will broadcast every 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship™ race live, offering comprehensive coverage of the sport to Sirius Canada and XM Canada listeners nationwide.
Mar 16
Move comes with support of Mazda, Silicon Tech Racing, Trina Solar, GNC Beverages and Motegi Wheels
Dempsey Racing principals and co-drivers Patrick Dempsey and Joe Foster confirmed today the team’s entry into the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón’s P2 division with a partial schedule of races this year, full-time competition in future seasons, and a return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, possibly as soon as 2013.
Mar 16
Lewis Hamilton has dropped a strong hint about his future beyond 2012, indicating he will decide his future soon.
Red Bull’s Christian Horner has ruled out the 2008 world champion as Sebastian Vettel’s new teammate, while rumours persist that Mercedes sees Hamilton, 27, as a potential successor to Michael Schumacher.
Mar 16
Williams Hybrid Power has been at the forefront of hybrid flywheel systems within motor racing
The Go-Ahead Group and Williams Hybrid Power (WHP), a subsidiary of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, have signed a ground breaking agreement to develop a flywheel energy storage application for use in buses.
Mar 16
Caterham F1 Team partners with BRM Chronographs
The globally renowned BRM Chronographs logo will be featured on the Caterham F1 Team’s cars from the opening race of the 2012 season in Melbourne, Australia, and joins a growing portfolio of blue-chip companies supporting the Anglo / Malaysian team, currently the fastest developing team in Formula One.
Mar 16
HRT has survived a close call in Melbourne, after crucial parts of Pedro de la Rosa’s chassis did not arrive in time for scrutineering.
The back-of-the-grid Spanish team had to apply to the FIA for an exemption to Thursday’s scrutineering deadline, because pieces of the suspension for the second car had yet to arrive from Europe.
Mar 16
Marussia wears Burrda Sport
The Marussia F1 Team is pleased to announce the agreement of a new partnership with Burrda Sport. The sport brand is providing the team with racing apparel for the 2012 season, as well as bespoke collections for its brand new merchandise range and personnel based in its UK headquarters.
Mar 16
Charlie Whiting has vowed to do what he can to ensure next year’s cars are not as ‘ugly’ as the 2012 generation.
“It’s an ugly regulation,” said Red Bull’s Mark Webber, referring to the compromise reached between the FIA’s push for lower nose heights, and the teams wanting to keep the old monocoque dimensions.
