FORMULA 1 2011

Friday, December 31, 2010

Do not want to quit, Brawn Optimistic with Mercy Opportunities

   BrawnOptimistic with Mercy Opportunities
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Brackley - Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn has been saying the oath. He will not resign from his post until the team formerly named Brawn Grand Prix was a Formula 1 world champion.
Last October came a rumor that said the 55-year-old man was going to resign from office in 2011. Mercedes is rumored to be 'limiting the working area' Brawn next season, as part of a management reshuffle.
This speculation is strengthened by Brawn own statement on the Korean Grand Prix this season, which he says will continue to work with the German team, but "may not appear continue on every race throughout the year."
"I will not retreat until the team's success," Brown told auto motor und sport.
Brawn does not expect his team could repeat the miracle when the team was named Brawn Grand Prix: the constructors title as well as drivers who captured Jenson Button, who is now driving for McLaren. But he remains convinced his team has a great opportunity.
"Today the situation is different. In 2008, we have 750 workers in Brackley and thousands in Japan at Honda (Before named Brawn GP). Now we do not have it anymore. "
"It is true we started developing the car in early 2011. But that does not mean that we increase the number of workers become more numerous than the other three top teams. "
"Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren will still be able to develop a car at the end of the season while working on the development of new cars at the same time. We do not expect a beautiful fairy tale of 2009 repeating itself, "he said.
"But certainly I'm sure we'll have a very good car (in 2011) and if it's as good as we expect it will be even better because we have an organization that has also been growing throughout the season," due diligence.

Failure Cause Hamilton in Season 2010

Lewis Hamilton -

    * This is the cause of failure of Hamilton in Season 2010
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INILAH.COM, Woking - McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton admitted there are other problems outside of the track that affects his performance on the track throughout the 2010 season ago.
Although in an interview with the BBC the driver does not specify the problem, there are several major issues expected to be a nuisance factor appearance.
First is the decision to dump his father, Anthony, as his manager. Second is the rise and fall of British drivers' relationships with the lover who is also one of the Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Sherzinger.
"Personal problems, things do not go as smoothly as expected is one of a combination of various other things around you," said Hamilton.
"It's not as simple as coming to the track and race. There are other things (that affect) as a sponsor, your mood, the people around you, your family and your friends, and time you can give to them and establishes your relationship with them, "explained 25-year racer.
"Once it is problematic, and pieces of the puzzle of life is not in the right place, then it is very difficult to do other things in your life properly. The key I think about life is to place the puzzle pieces of life in the right place, "he continued.
In all, Hamilton was not satisfied with the outcome of this season. "It's been so long since I was out of the top three," he said. "So to finish in fourth place is not the result of pride for me."
"There are a few bad games, where I lose the points that could have put me in a better position. So my plan now is to try to give that up and ensure that next year my mind is really clear and no other disorders, especially against mentally, "due diligence.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

New F1 teams a disappointment - Sir Jackie Stewart

Dec.10 (GMM) Triple F1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart has spoken his disappointment at the way the new teams performed through 2011 - and he added that he thought at least one of them might be able to mix it with the midfield. Stewart, who founded his own team back in 1997 with the help of Ford – the squad that was later known as Jaguar and now Red Bull Racing, knows from his own experiences just how tough a challenge they took on.

However he still doesn’t rate what Lotus Racing, Virgin and Hispania did: “I'm disappointed they haven't come up and shown themselves to be more competitive than they've been,” Stewart said in an interview with ESPNF1.com.

“Having set up a team of my own, I know how difficult it is. It's a huge undertaking and a very difficult task.

“But I expected at least one of them to be mixing it a little more with the midfield runners. So it's not an impossible task but not an easy one.

"The three new teams really have not been putting up good performances,” Stewart summed-up.

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2011 F1 Team Lotus car headed for a launch in January

Dec.10 (GMM) The team Lotus' 2011 F1 car is heading for a launch in January, chief executive Riad Asmat has revealed. Among the naming and livery dispute with new Formula 1 competitor Group Lotus, Asmat insists the confusion is not affecting the progress of the T127 car's successor.

"Our 2011 car has been in the wind tunnel since July and we have achieved our monthly objectives set," he is quoted by The Star in Malaysia.

"I'm very pleased with the situation and we're just eager for the launch of the car in January," he added.

The only impact of Wednesday's announcement about Group Lotus' new collaboration with Renault F1 is that Team Lotus might have to drop its plans for a black and gold livery in 2011, admitted Asmat.

"We might have to look into the colours before the season starts. But it's just colours, nothing much," he insisted.

"The majority of public feedback wants us to continue using the green and yellow livery. But the most important aspect of the car is how fast can it go, not how beautiful it will look in either green or black," added Asmat.

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HRT 'for sale' says Spanish sports newspaper

Dec.10 (GMM) Hispania Racing Team, the least aggressive team in F1 this year, is for sale. The Spanish sports newspaper AS reports that despite the new investment of former Telefonica boss Juan Villalonga, the Hispania team is "in a delicate situation" as the 2011 season looms.

The shock split with its new car builder partner Toyota Motorsport has left HRT with "no car, no base, no drivers, no sponsors -- only a Cosworth engine," the report said.

There seems no solution to the problems and using the 2010 Dallara-designed car again is likely to leave the drivers afoul of the new 107 per cent qualifying rule, "so (owner) Jose Ramon Carabante and his equity partners have put up the team for sale".

Diario AS said the recent arrival of Villalonga's investment had triggered a new round of talks with potential investors mainly in the US and South America, but still no deals were done.

"It is evident that if Carabante finds a buyer he will dispose of the team," the report added.

Earlier this week, team boss Colin Kolles said he is in no rush to appoint a pair of drivers for 2011.

"We are not necessarily in a hurry, the deadline is three days before the first race," he told Italian website 422race.com.

"The 2011 car?" he added. "We will have one. And we are in the process of manufacturing it."

Martin Brundle to take in Rolex 24 at Daytona

Dec.10 (GMM) Ex- driver and BBC F1 television commentator Martin Brundle will take in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona next month, rival with United Autosports in a Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype, it has been announced. Brundle will team up with friend and former F1 colleague Mark Blundell in the #23 entries, as well as Zak Brown and Mark Patterson. All four drivers will attend the ‘Roar Before the Rolex 24’ - the official three-day test at Daytona from January 7-9, to acclimatise themselves to the challenging 3.56-mile, 12-turn combined speedway road course.

“I’ve raced at the Daytona International Speedway on just two occasions and have been fortunate to win [in 1988] and finish second [in 1990] in the 24 Hours," said Brundle, who has yet to drive a Daytona Prototype.

“From what I remember about those two races, they were physically the hardest ones of my career. I’m very much looking forward to returning to the Speedway and will no doubt see many old friends to exchange tall stories with.

“Mark and I were team-mates in F1 at Brabham [1991] and Ligier [1993] but we’ve never actually shared a racecar together. We’ve been close friends since the first time we met on the pit wall at Montreal in 1990 while I’ve known Zak through the business of F1 for a number of years and greatly admire his determination and sheer energy. So when the opportunity arose to race at Daytona with these guys, it was an easy decision.

“In recent years I’ve been closely following my son Alex’s motor racing career but I’ve been aching to race again myself. Now that I’ve cleared my diary of several other obligations, Zak’s invitation to do Daytona was perfectly timed.”

Blundell meanwhile, who is a Dayona rookie, is also looking forward to the event: “The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona is one of the most recognised races in the world and it will be my first attempt at this great event – I’ve never been to Daytona even as a spectator. I’d not driven a DP until last week at Homestead but it’s essentially similar to a Le Mans sports-prototype with much less downforce," Mark continued.

“The team and car has huge potential. This aligned with the fact that I will be co-driving with my very close friend, Martin, to finally fulfill a dream that the pair of us have had to drive the same car as part of the same team, is fantastic.

“The icing on the cake is that I will also be sharing driving duties with my good friends Mark and of course Zak.

“My last race in the US was the Sebring 12 Hours in 2003. Before I raced in the CART World Series [1996-2000], oval courses were alien to me coming from Europe although I enjoyed racing on them and won the Marlboro 500 at Fontana.

"I’ve not raced on a banked/infield combination like I’ll face at Daytona but I’m looking forward to that challenge. I raced with United Autosports in the 24 Hours of Spa last summer and Daytona is another of those very big races that, for whatever reason, I didn’t get a chance to do previously but am very excited to be doing so now," he concluded.

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Hulkenberg admitted he discuss with Force India

Dec.09 (GMM) F1 rookie Nico Hulkenberg has admitted he is in talks with Force India about a possible race cockpit for the 2011 season. The German found himself surplus to requirements at Williams in favour of the heavily backed Pastor Maldonado despite an impressive rookie season that saw him take pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

With Renault likely to retain Vitaly Petrov, Hulkenberg sees Force India as the most competitive of the teams still to announce its second driver for 2011.

"That's no big secret - Force India is our best shot, but it is also no secret that quite a few drivers are trying to land a seat there," Hulkenberg told the official F1 site. "We are talking to them and let's wait and see what develops."

Hulkenberg comprehensively beat Maldonado en route to the 2009 GP2 title when he was his team-mate. But with Williams losing significant sponsors at the end of 2010, Hulkenberg is well aware that money often outweighs talent in Formula One.

"Of course. There had been signs before that there was something brewing, because the team repeatedly delayed contract talks, putting it off to 'manana'. From the outside it is obviously hard to understand, but there must have been circumstances within the team that required such a step."