MotoGP Round 1
All eyes will be on Qatar this weekend as the Losail International Circuit gets set to host the opening round of the 2012 FIM MotoGP™ Championship season
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Daily Archive: April 4, 2012
Apr 04
Bridgestone MotoGP Qatar, Losail preview
Apr 04
Snake Bit: SRT Viper returning to ALMS’ GT Class
Factory-backed effort set to debut later this season
Intent on recapturing the form that made it sports car racing’s dominant GT force in the early days of the ALMS, SRT Viper will return to the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón this season. SRT Viper Racing is set to debut its competition-ready SRT Viper GTS-R later in 2012, Chrysler Group officials announced today at the New York Auto Show.
Apr 04
Red Bull has work to do to defend title – Marko
Dr Helmut Marko has admitted Red Bull has work to do in order to return to the front in formula one.
Having dominated F1′s recent history, the energy drink owned team is now behind McLaren in the constructors’ standings after two races in 2012, while its highest placed driver is Mark Webber in fourth.
Apr 04
Amid Ferrari rumblings, Button commits to McLaren
Jenson Button has revealed he will “definitely” remain loyal to McLaren for the next few years.
It was reported this week that the 2009 world champion received an “offer” from Ferrari last year to replace the struggling Felipe Massa. According to the Brazilian news agency Agencia Estado, those talks took place prior to October last year, when the 32-year-old Briton signed a new ‘multi year contract’ to stay at McLaren.
Apr 04
Updated Ferrari to take cues from Sauber – report
Ferrari is planning to follow Sauber’s lead when the first major development of the disappointing F2012 car is unveiled soon.
“No doubt about it,” Fernando Alonso said after winning the Malaysian grand prix, “they (Sauber) were quicker than us.” The Italian magazine Autosprint have mischievously christened the updated Ferrari a ‘Ferrauber’, explaining that the rear of the ‘B’ F2012 will be very similar to Sauber’s impressive C31.
Apr 04
Clever Sauber turning heads in 2012
Fernando Alonso’s win was a complete surprise, but the name of another team was on more paddock-dwellers’ lips after Malaysia — Sauber.
“Only one team could do consistently good laptimes on all the tyres and in all the conditions, and it was Sauber,” confirmed Martin Whitmarsh, whose McLaren team had travelled to Sepang with arguably the fastest car.
Apr 04
F1 in Schools™ secures support of FIA Women in Motor Sport commission
F1 in Schools has a great track record of attracting girls into the competition with a year on year entry of over 34%.
F1 in Schools™, the leading global educational initiative linked to the high-profile Formula 1 and wider motor sport industry, has reached a significant development in its history, with the announcement today of a ground-breaking collaboration with the FIA Women in Motor Sport campaign.
Apr 04
Hankook the new Formula 3 Euro Series tyre partner
The Formula 3 Euro Series will contest the 2012 season with a new tyre partner.
With immediate effect, the single-seaters of the planet’s most competitive young-gun series will be shod with high-performance racing tyres supplied by Hankook Tire. The two-year deal signed by the ’Formel 3 Euro Serie Vermarktungs GmbH’ and the Korean manufacturer guarantees both parties involved a long-term planning reliability. DTM – the platform all the Formula 3 Euro Series rounds will be held on – switched to Hankook tyres as early as 2011 and the DTM drivers were very happy with the performance of the Hankook racing tyres, in their debut season.
Apr 04
ACT New Hampshire Governor’s Cup at Lee USA features 13 championship teams
There will be no less than (13) thirteen former champion drivers entered in the 2012 ACT opener at Lee USA on Sunday, April 15, 2012.
Between them they have accumulated 48 track and/or touring series championships during their careers. The annual opening New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway is expected to field the best opening day group of racers in its 22 event history.