The Aston Martin CC100 concept has been photographed ahead of its public reveal set for tomorrow.Porsche 911 turbo team bentley continental supersports Carlo Abate George Abecassis
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Aston Martin CC100 concept spotted ahead of tomorrow's launch
The Aston Martin CC100 concept has been photographed ahead of its public reveal set for tomorrow.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Green F1 technology appealed to us, says Honda boss
Honda says that advanced technologies of the new turbo era were central to the decision to return to F1 in 2015. Company president Takanobu Ito also said that the ?green? environmental aspect of the new rules also appealed. Intriguingly Ito … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2013/05/16/green-f1-technology-appealed-to-us-says-honda-boss/
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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2013 Spanish Grand Prix - results
Fernando Alonso thrilled his countrymen on Sunday as he took a big bite out of Sebastian Vettel's championship lead at home in Spain.Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/5IqKH2dExFo/2013-spanish-grand-prix---results
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Hamilton decision-making under the microscope
 Lewis Hamilton has come in for criticism |
Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/09/hamilton_decisionmaking_under_1.php
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Volkswagen to offer carbon fiber roof option for high-performance Golf models
Volkswagen has announced plans to offer a carbon fiber roof option for high-performance Golf models.Derek Bell Stefan Bellof Paul Belmondo Tom Belso JeanPierre Beltoise
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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Possible Volkswagen Taigun production version shown in patent sketches
This could very well be the production version of the Volkswagen Taigun Concept.Peter Ashdown Ian Ashley Gerry Ashmore Bill Aston Richard Attwood
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Ford Escort Concept debuts at Auto Shanghai [video]
Ford has revived the Escort nameplate with a new concept which is being showcased starting today at 2013 Auto Shanghai.Friday, April 19, 2013
Singapore swing hands Vettel the initiative
Lewis Hamilton cut a remarkably phlegmatic figure after the Singapore Grand Prix, considering his retirement from what seemed a victory for the taking left his championship hopes in tatters.
The McLaren driver said all the right things after the race about not giving up, but the sad reality is that he is 52 points behind Ferrari's Fernando Alonso with only 150 still available.
To expect Hamilton to be able to make up more than a third of the points still remaining on a man who is driving one of the best seasons in Formula 1 history is ambitious in the extreme, although it's certainly going to be entertaining watching him try.
Hamilton's performance in Singapore confirmed two things about this season - McLaren are the team to beat with the consistently fastest car and the 2008 world champion is driving superlatively well.
A gear box failure caused McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton to retire from the Singapore Grand Prix. Photo: Getty
His pole lap on Saturday was a sight to behold, all controlled aggression and commitment, brushing the walls, judging the balance between risk and reward to perfection to leave his rivals breathless.
Until that point, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel had appeared to be evenly matched with Hamilton but when it mattered the German found his car's grip had mysteriously disappeared. Hamilton found plenty, though, to go more than half a second clear of anyone else.
It was, as McLaren sporting director Sam Michael put it, a "fantastic" lap and he followed it with a controlled performance in the race, taking only as much as he needed to out of the car and tyres, confident that he had pace in reserve if Vettel upped his pace behind him.
But then the oil started leaking out of his differential, he lost his seamless gearshifts, then third gear and finally all his gears, and he sadly coasted to a halt at Turn Five with more than half the race still remaining.
It was the latest in a series of disappointments for Hamilton this year, without which he would be right up with Alonso in the championship.
For nearly all of them he has been blameless. Only in his collision with Pastor Maldonado in Valencia could you perhaps lay any small fault at his door - of course the Williams man drove into him, but ex-drivers, including Ivan Capelli, have questioned whether Hamilton might have been wiser in the circumstances to leave him a bit more space.
Despite the series of McLaren-related incidents that have cost him his best chance of the title since 2008, Hamilton's mood upon getting back to the paddock was notably different from his subdued bearing after taking pole and victory in Italy two weeks ago.
In Monza, he was downbeat, almost monosyllabic, despite his crushing performance. Here, the speed was the same, but the disposition far sunnier.
It remains to be seen whether that was to do with him making up his mind about his future one way or the other.
But it would take a brave man who gave up the pace of the McLaren for the uncertain and unimpressive form of Mercedes, whatever the difference in remuneration, real or potential, there may be between the offers.
"I think it would have been a nice result for us but we still have more races to go," he said.
"We really couldn't afford today but it is what it is. The good thing is we have good pace. I have to go and win the next races."
On his and McLaren's current form, he could easily win all of them, but if the season continues in its topsy-turvy way, with wins shared about, it is difficult to see him making up so many points on Alonso.
Vettel, though, is a different matter. The low-downforce circuits of Spa and Monza behind them, the Red Bull is likely to be competitive everywhere.
Even if it is not as strong as the McLaren, it is certainly consistently quicker than the Ferrari and in that context a 29-point deficit following the victory he inherited from Hamilton in Singapore is eminently bridgeable.
As Red Bull team boss Christian Horner pointed out, Vettel "was 25 points down with two races to go in 2010, which indicates anything is possible for all the drivers. We need to keep taking points off Fernando, which ideally means getting a few more cars between us and him."
And there's the rub.
Alonso has not won since Germany in July. A potential win escaped him in Italy two weeks ago because of a mechanical problem in qualifying, but Ferrari's poor performance in Singapore, when he had been expecting to fight for pole and victory, was a wake-up call.
On the form of this weekend, Alonso does not look likely to win in normal circumstances unless Ferrari can bring some more speed to the car.
But what he does keep doing is finishing in the points.
In the 10 races since the Spanish Grand Prix in May, Alonso has retired only once - after being hit by the flying Lotus of Romain Grosjean in Belgium three weeks ago. Of the nine he has finished, seven of them resulted in a podium - including two wins - and the other two fifth places.
No-one else has consistency anything like that, and it is in that consistency that lies his best hope.
The concern for Alonso is that if both McLarens and Vettel finish races, those podiums will be hard to come by, and in those circumstances that gap would come down quickly indeed.
So well has he been driving this year that Alonso has to still be considered a narrow favourite for the title.
But while McLaren's weaknesses have made the championship a long-shot even for Hamilton, as Alonso leaves Singapore, he will be casting worried glances over his shoulder at Vettel.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/09/in_singapore_lewis_hamilton_cu.html
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F1 thinking in the luxury world?
Former head of marketing at WilliamsF1, Dominic Reilly, has just announced the launch of a new brand of luxury accessories which will be branded Dom Reilly. Reilly spent 15 years with Williams, much of his time being on the road as he went from meeting to meeting, trying to drum up the money that the [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/f1-thinking-in-the-luxury-world/
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Monday, April 8, 2013
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Massa threatened with jail over team orders
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?A public raised on a diet of Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna were simply appalled and saddened in equal measure by Massa?s apparent lack of ambition.?
Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/11/massa_threatened_with_jail_ove.php
458 Italia Birabongse Bhanubandh Lucien Bianchi Gino Bianco Hans Binder
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Claire Williams moves up the ladder
The Williams F1 team has named Claire Williams Deputy Team Principal of the Williams F1 Team. The new position will see Claire working alongside her father, the team founder and team principal Sir Frank Williams, to develop the team. The team says that the announcement creates “a clear succession path” for Williams. The team had [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/claire-williams-moves-up-the-ladder/
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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Ferrari drivers understand team comes first, says Domenicali
Stefano Domenicali says that managing two competitive drivers it?s not easy ? but stresses that Ferrari?s drivers are mature enough to understand that the team comes first. Ferrari has not been without team order controversies in the past, and with … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2013/03/26/ferrari-drivers-understand-team-comes-first-says-domenicali/
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Monday, March 25, 2013
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2014 Mazda3 hitting U.S. dealers this fall - report
The new generation of the Mazda3 is scheduled to arrive at U.S. dealerships this fall, according to a new report.Mauro Baldi Bobby Ball Marcel Balsa Lorenzo Bandini Henry Banks
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
2014 Jeep Cherokee shows its off-road prowess [video]
Jeep loyalists chastised the company when they released the first pictures of the 2014 Cherokee, but the brand hoping to win them over by showcasing the model's off-road prowess.Philippe Alliot Cliff Allison Fernando Alonso Giovanna Amati George Amick
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
CUP: Newman Rises In Points
Seventh-place run lifts Ryan Newman eight spots in Sprint Cup points?
Source: http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-ryan-newman-rises-in-nascar-sprint-cup-series-points/
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
2014 Peugeot 308 spied cold weather testing [video]
The 2014 Peugeot 308 has been spied undergoing cold weather testing in northern Europe. It appears to eschew the odd-ball styling for a more upscale design which closely mimics the 208 and 2008.Michael Andretti Keith Andrews Elio de Angelis Marco Apicella Mário de Araújo Cabral
Friday, March 15, 2013
Vettel: We Can Improve
Sebastian Vettel feels that Red Bull can still improve, despite an impressive opening day at the Australian Grand Prix. The German topped both FP1 and FP2 at Albert Park, with team-mate Mark Webber coming in second in the latter session. But, Vettel believes there is still room to improve: “I have to say it was [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Formula1Fancast/~3/JDFbc6kVD2M/vettel-we-can-improve
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Cool, canny Alonso seems to have all the answers
The remarkable story of Fernando Alonso and Ferrari's incredible season continued at the German Grand Prix as the Spaniard became the first man to win three races in 2012 and moved into an imposing lead in the world championship.
Those three victories have all been very different, but equally impressive. And each has demonstrated specific aspects of the formidable army of Alonso's talents.
In Malaysia in the second race of the season, at a time when the Ferrari was not competitive in the dry, he grabbed the opportunity provided by rain to take a most unexpected first win.
In Valencia last month, it was Alonso's opportunism and clinical overtaking abilities that were to the fore.
Other drivers may wonder how to stop Alonso's relentless drive to a third title. Photo: Getty
And in Germany on Sunday his victory was founded on his relentlessness, canniness and virtual imperviousness to pressure.
Ferrari, lest we forget, started the season with a car that was the best part of a second and a half off the pace. Their progress since then has been hugely impressive.
But vastly improved though the car is, it was not, as Alonso himself, his team boss Stefano Domenicali and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel all pointed out after the race on Sunday, the fastest car in Germany.
Vettel's Red Bull - which finished second but was demoted to fifth for passing Jenson Button by going off the track - and the McLaren appeared to have a slight pace advantage over the Ferrari, given their ability to stay within a second of it for lap after lap.
But Alonso cleverly managed his race so he was always just out of reach of them when it mattered.
He pushed hard in the first sector every lap so he was always far enough ahead at the start of the DRS overtaking zone to ensure his pursuers were not quite close enough to try to pass him into the Turn 6 hairpin.
After that, he could afford to back off through the middle sector of the lap, taking the stress out of his tyres, before doing it all over again the next time around.
Managing the delicate Pirelli tyres in this way also meant he could push that bit harder in the laps immediately preceding his two pit stops and ensure he kept his lead through them.
Equally, he showed the presence of mind to realise when Lewis Hamilton unlapped himself on Vettel shortly before the second stops that if he could, unlike the Red Bull driver, keep Hamilton behind, it would give him a crucial advantage at the stop.
It was not quite "67 qualifying laps", as Domenicali described it after the race, but it was certainly a masterful demonstration of control and intelligence.
And there was no arguing with another of the Italian's post-race verdicts. "(Alonso) is at the peak of his personal performance, no doubt about it," Domenicali said.
It was the 30th victory of Alonso's career, and he is now only one behind Nigel Mansell in the all-time winners' list. The way he is driving, he will surely move ahead of the Englishman into fourth place behind Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna before the end of the year.
At the halfway point of the season, Alonso now looks down on his pursuers in the championship from the lofty vantage point of a 34-point advantage.
That is not, as Red Bull team principal Christian Horner correctly pointed out in Germany, "insurmountable" with 10 races still to go and 250 points up for grabs. But catching him when he is driving as well as this will take some doing.
Alonso is clearly enjoying the situation, and is taking opportunities to rub his rivals' noses in it a little.
He is not the only driver to have been wound up by the index-finger salute Vettel employed every time he took one of his 11 wins and 15 pole positions on the way to the title last year.
So it was amusing to see Alonso do the same thing after he had beaten the German to pole position at Vettel's home race on Saturday.
The exchange between Alonso, Button and Vettel as they climbed out of their cars immediately after the race was also illuminating.
After standing on his Ferrari's nose to milk the applause, Alonso turned to Button and said: "You couldn't beat me?" He then pointed to Vettel and said: "He couldn't either."
All part of the game, but a little reminder to both men of what a formidable job Alonso is doing this season.
The race underlined how close the performance is between the top three teams this year.
Red Bull had a shaky start to the season by their standards - although to nowhere near the extent of Ferrari - but have had on balance the fastest car in the dry since the Bahrain Grand Prix back in April.
And while McLaren have had a shaky couple of races in Valencia and Silverstone, they showed potential race-winning pace in Germany following the introduction of a major upgrade.
Despite a car damaged when he suffered an early puncture on debris left from a first-corner shunt ironically involving Alonso's team-mate Felipe Massa, Hamilton was able to run with the leaders before his retirement with gearbox damage.
And Button impressively fought his way up to second place from sixth on the grid, closing a five-second gap on Alonso and Vettel once he was into third place.
This has not been Button's greatest season, as he would be the first to admit.
Germany was the first race at which he has outqualified Hamilton in 2012 and even that may well have been down to the different tyre strategies they ran in qualifying.
Nevertheless, he remains a world-class grand prix driver and Germany proved the folly of those who had written him off after his recent struggles.
And despite Alonso's lead in the championship, the season is finely poised.
Germany was a low-key race for Mark Webber, who was unhappy with his car on the harder of the two tyres but remains second in the championship. And Red Bull's two drivers clearly have the equipment to make life difficult for Alonso.
The McLaren drivers are determined to make something of their season still and Lotus are quick enough to cause the three big teams some serious concern.
Mercedes, meanwhile, have a bit of work to do to turn around their tendency to qualify reasonably well and then go backwards in the race.
"It's going to be a great, great season," said McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh on Sunday. "It already has been a great season."
And the next instalment is already less than seven days away in Hungary next weekend.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/07/cool_canny_alonso_looks_diffic.html
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