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oberon wrote:Here's what I do not like of this F1 and what I would like to see changed

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Here's what I do not like of this F1 and what I would like to see changed

1. in the current Formula 1 cars, the 90 per cent of performance is now based exclusively on aerodynamics. Too important the ground effects and the airflow work to produce downforce. Perhaps it would be better to increase the ride height of the cars.
2. instead since the end of 2006, F1 engine specification have been frozen, to keep development costs down; but how much money they spent for KERS(Kinetic Energy Recovery System)? I would like: more research and freedom to develop on engines.
3. reduce the amount of electronic driver aids; for example steering wheels on F1 cars have more than 20 buttons. Instead, increase tests on the track.
4. DRS(drag reduction system or moveable rear wing) better than nothing but it is not the resolution of problems; the three best overtakings of the season all without drs. Webber vs Alonso (Eau Rouge – Spa) Vettel vs Alonso (Biassono – Monza) Alonso vs Button (Ferradura – Interlagos). With DRS, the overtakings are artificial.
5. Tyre - director of Pirelli Motorsport said that Pirelli wants three stops to become the norm in races next year. “So some races will be two, some three, and maybe a few four stops just to keep people on their toes. If we can get three more often than not, we would be happy” Is it right that tyres and the strategy (determined by the team) are so important for win?
6. drive-through penalty; too many. Why always looking for a guilty in every accident? From next season, again new rules to reduce duels on track.
7. I would like the abolition of the current “parc ferme” rules between saturday afternoon's qualifying and the race. Especially in case of rain. These cars are not able to run in heavy rain conditions.
8. Save the best circuits. Spa, Monza and other tracks have a story that started almost 90 years ago. There are things more important than money, and these circuits are rich of history and traditions.

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Hulkenberg in, Sutil out at Force India for 2012

Nico Hulkenberg will return to F1 in 2012 with Force India, the team has confirmed. Hulkenberg will join Paul di Resta in the team's race-line up for next season.

Sauber unveils new car on February 6

Sauber has announced as first Team where and when they will present the new car for the new season . The Sauber C31 will be unveiled on February 6 at the Jerez circuit, where one day later the first test session starts .The Swiss racing stable will be just as Ferrari start to drive right from the first test with the new car .

The Mercedes team has allready sayd earlier that on February 21 the new car comes in action for the first time on the track in Barcelona.

Alonso skip on event sponsorship to work on the 2012-Ferrari car

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso canceled this week a meeting of Shell in Madrid.That writes the Spanish newspaper AS. Instead, the double world champion is busy preparing in Maranello for 2012.Alonso is spend some days in the simulator of the Scuderia and trying various solutions of set up for in the new car .With the new car Ferrrari hopes to be back on top again in 2012 ,and for that it should all suburbs.

Caterham F1 team passes all FIA crash tests with CT-01

Caterham F1 Team 1 / 1 inside successes .The new chassis for 2012, called CT-01, has made it through at all mandatory crash tests of the FIA .That brought Technical Director Mike Gascoyne on Twitter out .

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Former F1 driver Luis Perez-Sala has taken over from Colin Kolles as team principal at HRT.

A Ferrari spokesman announced, Ferrari will drive right from the first test in Jerez (Spain) with the new car ! The new car will be presented in early February, so that during the first testession the car can be ridden, "said the spokesman of Ferrari in the Italian magazine Autosprint.The new car promises to be quite different than to go see the car that was raced last season. "Our goal is to win again next year.We therefore throw another tack, "said the spokesman." The new car represents a change of mentality within the team. "

Team bosses call Vettel as the best F1 driver of 2011

Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel has another election to his name.The bosses of eleven teams (Scuderia Toro Rosso did not attend) voted in a poll on the best driver of 2011, most of Vettel.Based on the same points as the Formula 1 team bosses uses the points were distributed to drivers. Vettel came in at 241 points.Jenson Button put in this election as in final position seized second place.Striking is the seventh position of rookie Paul di Resta.The ninth of Heikki Kovalainen is remarkable. Michael Schumacher closes off the top ten.Felipe Massa is the only one of the three top teams not in the list ( )

The results of the election best F1 driver of 2011:
1. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - 241 points
2. Jenson Button - McLaren - 200 points
3. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 188 points
4. Lewis Hamilton - McLaren - 122 points
5. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 90 points
6. Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing - 70 points
7. Paul di Resta - Force India - 44 points
8. Adrian Sutil - Force India - 38 points
9. Heikki Kovalainen - Team Lotus - 26 points
10. Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 23 points

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Former F1 driver and 2 times 24h Le Mans winner J.J. Lehto has got 2.5 years because of a boat accident.
He was drunken and his friend died due to this accident.

about vettel

Sebastian Vettel will look for a new coach after the Tommi Parmakoski left him. A marriage lasted three years, but now the Finnish ice hockey is back, his old passion. Seb dropped out to go to work with the women's team Oriflame. A good jump. The environment of the double winner of the World has confirmed the news to dpa. Vettel, who is currently on vacation, loses one of the most important men in the last three seasons. "I want to thank the person with whom I spent more time this year, my coach Tommi Parmakoski" , said the German on the circuit Japan, after having managed to win his second consecutive title. "Spending more time with him than with anyone else," said Vettel Parmakoski, former ice hockey goalie.

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Colin Kolles leaves HRT

HRT principal Colin Kolles has left the team.
In a statement HRT said: “Spanish outfit HRT F1 Team and Dr Colin Kolles have reached an agreement to end their cooperation and therefore the team principal will abandon his post on the 15th of December 2011.
“This is due to the new direction that the team has taken and the decision of the new management to move the team headquarters to Spain."

Ricciardo and Vergne to drive for Toro Rosso in 2012

Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne will drive for Toro Rosso in 2012, the team has confirmed.
The promotion of the two Red Bull Development Drivers leaves Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi without drives for next year.

Team Lotus is officially starting today through life as Team Caterham

The team of Tony Fernandes joined last year as Lotus Racing in Formula 1 and changed its name this year to Team Lotus.After some legal wrangling over the name Lotus and a Lotus-season with two teams on the grid, decided the British-Malaysian racing stable from 2012 to continue as Team Caterham.Lotus Renault GP, which has close ties to the British Group Lotus, is therefore next year the only Lotus in Formula 1 .That team is called Lotus F1 team in 2012 next year and has as driverspair Kimi Raikkonen Romain Grosjean .

JJ Lehto must go 2 years in prison

Former Formula 1 driver JJ Lehto was sentenced to an imprisonment of two years and four months for causing a fatal accident. Thus reports the Finnish media today (wednesday ).


BBC moves Ben Edwards forward as there new commentator

Ben Edwards follows up Martin Brundle as Formula 1 commentator for the British BBC.He announced this himself on Twitter.
Edwards provided earlier races in the British Touring Car Championship on ITV commentary and worked as a Formula 1 reporter for Eurosport.

"Bianchi follows up Hülkenberg as Friday driver for Force India

Jules Bianchi is the new third man in the Force India team. This message has the Swiss newspaper Blick to report .Bianchi will occupy the position that Nico Hulkenberg filled out this year, that of reserve driver for Force India which regularly trotted on for a first free practice at Grands Prix.Hülkenberg promotes in turn to one of the race seats as a teammate of Paul di Resta, as is expected. Adrian Sutil will get...despite a strong season and a well-filled pouch sponsor relinquish... kicked out .Blick says that the announcement of the line-up Force India for 2012 is long overdue because of disagreement between new co-owner Sahara Group and the harassed veteran Vijay Mally, whose company Kingfisher Airlinesis in financial distress.

Formula 1-test calendar 2012

7 feb : Circuito Permanente de Jerez
8 feb : Circuito Permanente de Jerez
9 feb : Circuito Permanente de Jerez
10 feb : Circuito Permanente de Jerez
21 feb : Circuit de Catalunya
22 feb : Circuit de Catalunya
23 feb : Circuit de Catalunya
24 feb : Circuit de Catalunya
1 march : Circuit de Catalunya
2 march : Circuit de Catalunya
3 march : Circuit de Catalunya
4 march : Circuit de Catalunya
1 may : Mugello Circuit
2 may : Mugello Circuit
3 may : Mugello Circuit

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Shaky-Schumi

12/12/1946 happy birthday to emerson fittipaldi former brasilian f1 driver
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John Iley joins Lotus from McLaren ,
Team Lotus confirmedtoday that John Iley, one of the leading aerodynamicists in global motorsport, has joined the team as performance director, heading up all aerodynamics, CFD and related activity for the team and reforming the successful partnership he previously enjoyed with Mike Gascoyne at Jordan and Renault F1.”

Grosjean takes Petrov’s place alongside Raikkonen
Romain Grosjean will return to F1 in 2012 as Kimi Raikkonen’s team mate.
The pair will drive for Renault, who are set to become Lotus next year.
The announcement leaves Vitaly Petrov, who signed a two-year contract with the team 12 months ago, without a drive.
Grosjean spent seven races with Renault in 2009, partnering Fernando Alonso. But he was not retained for 2010 and eventually returned to GP2. He won the feeder series championship this year driving for DAMS.

2014-Mercedes engine will soon turn for the first time on the bench
Mercedes soon begins the process of testing with the new V6 turbo who is going to be introduced in 2014 . This has Autosport to report.
A first version of the new engine is almost finished, but the German automaker has no specific date for the first test show.
Mercedes labeled the fear that the sound of the 1.6 liter V6 turbocharged F1-worthy will not in any case as unfounded.
Chief Engineer Andy Cowell: "The high-speed engines. Only above the 10,500 rpm you get the maximum fuel flow and the maximum speed is 15,000 rpm. Six cylinders that collect in a turbocharger and an exhaust pipe is certainly sound good. "

Red Bull expect big turnout at demonstration in Milton Keynes
The team of Red Bull Racing celebrate tomorrow( saturday ) the world titles won in 2011.It does so in a special way, with a demo with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber behind the wheel of the RB7 on the streets of Milton Keynes, where the Austrian factory of the racing stable state.The event on Midsummer Boulevard begins at 12:30 and lasts until about 15.00 hours

Valmor Sports to end the rights for Grand Prix in Valencia
Valmor Sports hopes the municipality of Valencia promotional rights and obligations for the European Grand Prix to take on.The Office of Fernando Roig, Jorge Martinez and the bank Bankia do not want to cough up the cost of 30 million per event, reports AS.

Alonso: "2016 is probably the time to stop "
Fernando Alonso is still five years at Ferrari, and the Spaniard is extremely well at the Scuderia .The retirement of the 30-year old driver is not close, but sometimes there is a moment that he thinks about it .

Sid Watkins relinquishes position of president at FIA Institute
Professor Sid Watkins, who was for years the medical doctor in Formula 1 stopped as president of the FIA Institute.Gerard Saillant, former vice president, takes his position. Watkins will remain as honorary chairman associated with the FIA Institute.

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Starting with news from the FIA :
The FIA will impose a maximum time limit of four hours on Grands Prix as of 2012.
It comes after this year’s Canadian Grand Prix took four hours and four minutes to complete due to heavy rain causing a lengthy suspension. The existing two-hour time limit on races that are not suspended will remain.
The FIA has also confirmed new rules on driving standards. When defending a position, drivers will not be allowed to move back onto the racing line after moving off-line.
This was a cause for debate following the exchange between Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton during the Italian Grand Prix this year.
Drivers have also been told they can no longer leave the track without a justifiable reason. Some drivers have been cutting chicanes during practice and qualifying sessions to save time and/or fuel – such as Sebastian Vettel did in Korea and Schumacher in Abu Dhabi.
During a race suspension, cars which are in the pits when a race is suspended will be allowed to re-join the cars on the grid in the position they were in.
Teams will also be required to have their cars pass all FIA crash tests before they participate in pre-season testing.
Former F1 driver Gerhard Berger is working with the FIA. The 52-year-old Austrian is Wednesday appointed by the World Motor Sport Council as the president of the Single Seater Commission.

Sky announces team of presenters for there F1 broadcasting :
Martin Brundle along with David Croft will do all the commentary of Formula 1 races for Sky Sports.
Croft, who for the past six seasons, cared to do the radio commentary for the BBC , will also report next year on all free practices, he will be supported by Anthony Davidson .
Natalie Pinkham and Ted Kravitz will be just like this year at the BBC bring the latest news from the paddock and pit lane.
Jake Humphrey, David Coulthard, Lee McKenzie remain with the BBC. Ben Edwards, who in the past with John Watson and did for Eurosport's the comments , is the leading candidate to take over Brundle's role there.

The World Motor Sport Council approved on Wednesday the FIA ​​Formula 1 calendar for 2012 . It contains no changes from the previous version.
The U.S. Grand Prix scheduled for November next year on a new track in the Texas city of Austin just go through.
The FIA also confirmed with the approval of the calendar again in 2012 that a Bahrain Grand Prix is held, although it is still not quiet in the oil state.
The Formula 1 calendar for 2012:
March 18 - Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
March 25 - Malaysian Grand Prix (Sepang)
April 15 - Grand Prix of China (Shanghai)
April 22 - Grand Prix of Bahrain (Sakhir)
May 13 - Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
May 27 - Grand Prix of Monaco (Monte Carlo)
June 10 - Grand Prix of Canada (Montreal)
June 24 - Grand Prix of Europe (Valencia)
July 8 - Grand Prix of Great Britain (Silverstone)
July 22 - German Grand Prix (Hockenheim)
July 29 - Grand Prix of Hungary (Hungaroring)
September 2 - Grand Prix of Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
September 9 - Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
September 23 - Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay)
October 7 - Grand Prix of Japan (Suzuka)
October 14 - Grand Prix of Korea (Yeongam)
October 28 - Grand Prix of India (Greater Noida)
November 4 - Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)
November 18 - Grand Prix of the United States (Austin)
November 25 - Grand Prix of Brazil (Sao Paulo)

Following Ferrari and Red Bull Racing also Sauber will leave the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) , so confirmed a spokesman for the Swiss team against Autosport.
Furthermore, even Toro Rosso consider to do the steps out of the FOTA.

Peter Gethin deceased at age 71. The former BRM, McLaren and Lola driver knew in his career to win a race, the Grand Prix of Italy in 1971. This race was known by the ultra-exciting finish with the top five ended only 0.61 seconds of each other .

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Shaky-Schumi

07/12/1984
happy birthday to robert kubica f1 driver
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Congratulations to the winner of this years " ROC " Sebastien Ogier .The young French rally driver was in the "best of three 'final two heats too strong for Tom Kristensen and so he is the Champion of Race Of Champions 2011 .
( dammed it was soo close between Schumi and Tom Kristensen in the 1/2 finale ,otherwise i/we would have seen Schumi against this youngster ).
So this was the last motorsport event of this year 2011 ,the curtain is down now for a couple of weeks during this winter period ,this means whatever kind of race that we will see now on Tv is just a replay or some highlights of this years different kind of motorsport groups .
Like i wrote before this topic will not rest , i will try to keep it alive with some news of Formula1 during these silent weeks , ofcourse everyone who has some info or so is also welcome to post it here . As soon as the FIA has the complete list of Drivers who will drive in witch Team i will post it here ,also with the new calender for next year races when it's official .

For now i hope that all motorsport friends in general have enjoyd this years races of all the different kind of motorsports categories there are ( the ones you like/prefer),and i hope that you/we will do it again next year ! One important thing ... let us not forget the people/drivers of the different kind of motorsportcategories (MotoGP,etc)who have lossed there lifes this year when they did the thing that they liked to do ..and that was racing !!!!!! . No matter how many safety rules and safety precautions(?) ,safety regulations ,etc ,have bin taken/done all over the years to keep it safe , Motorsport is and will always be dangerous ..let us not forget that !!!!!

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Ps: Always drive safely,don't use the streets as a race track/circuit ,because accidents are sometimes more closely by( nearby ) than you think ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to the poster who put the saturdays" ROC " on youtube you/we can enjoy it here in this topic , so for the motorsports fans who have missed it are here the 12 links from yesterdays show spectacle ( commentary is in english ) :

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*** There was a little technical problem with the broadcast ,but after some minutes they resolved it .....this can happen when you send it " live" ofcourse ....at 02.15 minutes it's back like it should be

* A drive with the Formula 1 car 3seater of Lotus Renault !

Don't forget in 45 minutes will start " ROC " " live " ( 14.00u ) ,today it will be the Champions against the Champions ......i have allready have everything next too me ( chips, nuts,cool drink and a bit later on some ice-cream ) to enjoy this show spectacle and i'm ready for it ..so come on bring on the show

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Shaky-Schumi

Yes Yes Yes Whoo Hoo ...... Team Germany ( Vettel + Schumacher ) has won for the fifth consecutive year the Nations Cup in the Race of Champions . Team Germany defeated Team Nordic( Tom Kristensen & Juho Hanninen ) in the final !

The Race of Champions will continue this afternoon at 14.00u-17.00u ! You/We can watch it " live " on MotorsTV and SAT1 or on the webstream for free
And like i did on the 1st day of this event ,i will do it also today ..this means ..a bag of chips, a bag of nuts and a cold drink and lay back in the seat and just enjoy


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Shaky-Schumi