Thursday, August 30, 2007

Formula 1: Solid achievement of the Williams F1 team

The drivers of the Williams team will go with the Turkish Grand Prix from place 8 and 16 into running. They have a little more badly cut off than it had actually expected. Since they stand the vehicles on completely different positions have, many strategy possibilities remain open for them.
“On Thursday I was not yet safe, whether we would be strong on this weekend, however am now disappointed I a little that I became not nevertheless seventh in the qualification, because the position would be absolutely in it been. The first 6 is too fast for us, but position 8 is not a bad starting position for running.”

F1: Pole position for Felipe Massa

Ferrari and McLaren Mercedes continued their dominance also in the Qualifying to the GP of Turkey in Istanbul. The pole position got itself the Brazilian Felipe Massa on Ferrari before WM-Leader Lewis Hamilton on McLaren. Behind it Kimi Räikkönen as well as world champion Fernando Alonso follow. The hierarchy in the current WM follow accordingly in the 3. Starting row the two BMW-cleanly with Robert Kubica and nod Heidfeld. For Massa it is already the 5. Pole position in the current season and the 8. in its F1-Karriere.

Curse & benediction formula 1

Timo fightete thereafter “like 26 rounds long Qualifying” and secured themselves despite the clear disadvantage still fourth rank. Exactly formula arrived the 1-Fahrerlager, where many decision makers sit on Saturday afternoon always gebannt before the GP2-Sendungen in the television, powerful in.

Ron Meadows, the sporty leader of Honda, can imagine itself with much specialized knowledge into the situation of a GP2-Teams. “Perhaps there one can use and regarding the championship decide not as in the formula 1 or in the DTM stable direction”, says the Britisher. “Finally both drivers of a team contribute their budget to so that they can drive. That is called in addition, that the team head cannot arrange something simply in such a way - but it clear arrangements gives, to which one adheres. That is now times the situation in each series, in that the pilots for driving pays and not to be paid.”

F1-Mischbereifung does not permit

In the formula it is not permitted to 1 to install in front and in the back differently hard rubber mixtures. Excitement prevailed on Friday with free training to the Turkey Grand Prix, when Williams pilot was Nico Rosberg with two tires on the test track, which were to be recognized by a white marking as softer, while the other two tires were not marked. After an investigation of the tires it turned out however that it had quite concerned a complete tire set, however two of the four tires by Bridgestone by the circulating white volume had inadvertently not been marked.

The Spyker F1-Team separated from chief designer John McQuilliam.

The English magazine “autohaven” reports on its web page. Spyker did not want to confirm whether the Rauswurf stands in connection with the two failed FIA Crashtests from the past week. These had led to the fact that Spyker could go in Turkey not yet with the strongly modified car to the start, but still with old Boliden.

McQuiliam came 1991 to Jordan at that time team and remained since then with the running universe resident in Silverstone. Who the successor of the Britisher is to become with Spyker, is not certain. In the discussion Mark should be Smith, which already co-operated 2002 with the current technical director von Spyker, Mike Gascoyne, with Renault.

BMW cleanly F1 team has still “some arrows in the Kocher”

With still remaining five season running is BMW cleanly to F1 team in the Formel-1-Saison 2007 comfortably on third rank - with 41 points projection/lead on Renault in addition, with 60 counters arrears on the Ferrari team. Thus one needs to develop the current BMW cleanly F1.07 no longer further - at least theoretically.

Practice looks certainly differently: “Natural we will continuously continue to develop, mean BMW cleanly the F1.07 up to the season end” BMW engine haven director Mario Theissen on the web page of the team. “We have still some arrows in the Köcher and will not back lean. Finally we have the ambitious goal of not letting the distance become larger forward.”

It is meaningful quite to screw still new parts to the current car finally can one thereby not only in this year still at speed add, but one can collect, become also for the model of next year valuable information nevertheless again and again end of the season for the current car developed ideas with the model of next year again used.

The ME Shifter F1 in Liedolsheim with Jackie white to tax

The owners of the company Mechatron Kart, Eric Denner (31) and Paul Gross (22) met with Jackie white to the first test day since 2007 available ME of the Shifter F1 on Monday on the Kartbahn in Liedolsheim. The Kart racing course Liedolsheim is 1060 meters long and 7 meters wide. The racing course belonged to the safest Kart racing courses, it is exclusively secured with catch fences and tire piles. The driver camp lies to a large extent in the midst of the racing course. It is equipped with considered boxes and offers for 150 Kartfahrer place.