Fernando Alonso qualifies his remarks about their options in 2011

Fernando Alonso has tempered his statements about their options in 2011, after what has been said in the last few hours. Since yesterday, the world of formula 1 is confused with statements in which the Asturian ensured that they could fight for the Championship; and this morning has been released, in an act of Shell, which "is easier to do the Camino de Santiago, which traced the 92 points".
Without doubt, contradictory statements, but still more to be done with less than 24 hours apart. Now, Ferdinand had to "resolve the wrong" and solve questions that has caused us. His speech has now changed to "there is still time to react;" or what is the same, there is a chance to win, but there are few and pass by the fact that Ferrari will improve the competitiveness of your car.
Alonso explains that his aim should be winning every race in which to compete, although many times it is impossible, the objective is there. It also ensures that the seven Grands Prix which have been held so far have been the best seven of his professional career in formula one, so it makes it clear that he is in top form. He says that they have been the best seven sessions of classification, the seven best outputs; all.
With such conviction, one wonders what would happen if Ferrari were competitive. Fernando aims we can discover it before the end of the year. However, recognises that the change of rules with regard to the mapping of the engine will not change things, and unlike many of his followers, has been very good for Sebastian Vettel words.
Alonso says that although training Seb was two tenths faster than others, race and the rain that distance reached the eight tenths in race, which believes that the secret of its speed is not only Red Bull ultra-competitivo. Finally, the Ferrari driver said he believed that they will be competitive in Valencia, as they were already in Monaco and Canada.

The Grand Prize of France could switch their presence in the calendar of Spa-Francorchamps formula

In the day yesterday, we mentioned the possible new contract of the Valencia Street Circuit with the formula that would ensure its presence in the calendar until the year 2020, while paying a whopping of EUR 27 million for each year. The thrust of the circuits of Middle East and Asia is making contributions to reach figures awesome life circuits.
Therefore, the great prizes that can not get to pay the fee requested by Bernie Ecclestone weighed up alternatives to keep Formula 1 and the prestige which entails. And the main alternative is to switch their presence in the calendar with other tests. This idea is around for some time at the head of the organizers of the Grand Prize of Belgium in Spa-Francorchamps which could find its salvation table in France. France held his last Grand Prix in Magny Cours in 2008 and since then they have sought to recover it. Here is the opportunity they were looking for.

Marussia Virgin Racing and Wirth Research end their collaboration

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After two years working together and developing the first single-seat entirely developed with CFD, Marussia Virgin Racing has decided to break his collaboration with Wirth research. The company directed by Nick Wirth has been responsible for the design of the single-seater two of the British team, the VR-01 and the MVR-02, and so have not resorted or a second to the help of the wind tunnel as do the rest of rivals.

Perhaps at that point has been the failure of Wirth. It can be designed and can develop a single-seater with computers, but when it comes to validate the results, wind tunnel provides data that the computer does not give. For the current season, the goal of Marussia Virgin Racing was strain is usually in the Q2, and now they are more concerned with the approach of Hispania Racing F1 Team to to war the Team Lotus.

Wirth Research will continue to work in the development of the evolutions of this season, but with immediate effect, the wind tunnel will again have his egg in the equation. As for the technical chart, after "forced" retirement, Pat Symonds, Counsellor of Marussia Virgin Racing, will take will be one of the team's new Lords.

In a step further, Marussia Virgin Racing aims to sign a collaboration agreement with McLaren, similar to the Woking team has to Force India. This will allow use of the technology, KERS, McLaren transmision…de and try to fight for a podium in the Grand Prize of Russia to be held in Sochi in 2014. That last would be the real dream of the current owners, Marussia.

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Peugeot UK returns to show their creativity with a new ad

Lately I have proved on many occasions that in addition to the racing often me draw much attention to the issue of advertising. More even if these two things come together in a single. Kris Meeke last year starred in a couple of those created by Peugeot UK to promote the 207, but with him in Mini now it is the turn to Guy Wilks, current owner driver of the team.

The British has starred in his own version of Toy Story with Wilks sitting in a Peugeot 207 S2000 RC version. Since then a very different to the one who is accustomed spot the good guy. We must wish you more luck from now because the ex-mundialista driver is not having its desired start to the season.

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Grand Prix of Turkey F1 2011: Hispania Racing F1 Team takes their two cars to the finish

Yesterday in the classification was good, now in race the situation has been different, but in any case, Hispania Racing F1 Team has carried its two cars to the finish, which is always very important, taking into account the lack of mileage of the team during the preseason.
Hispania career has generally been quietsince that have always been some distance of the Virgin of Jerome D'Ambrosio and the Lotus. While Narain Karthikeyan was trying to keep up with the Belgian pilot, Vitantonio Liuzzi had a day with more problems.
The Italian driver has reached target two turns of his teammate, after a day which has not been easy for him. Arrive at two rounds of your team-mate has to be hard, even if the problems were not necessarily fault.
In any case, within two weeks, Hispania will be the first of two races home with Virgin as a goal to beat, something that today is not impossible, as it was demonstrated in the good classification of Vitantonio Liuzzi yesterday same.

Ferrari is the problem: their wind tunnel

It is not new. Ferrari wind tunnel is deprecated for that reason for the creation of the current season, the Ferrari 150 ° Italy, turned to the facilities of Toyota Motorsport in Cologne. In spite of this, the work has not worked everything what should be, and after three races, the team is located in a very difficult situation.
After analyzing the data collected during these great prizes, Ferrari have come to the conclusion that the weakness of the current single-seater is found in its aerodynamics. But beyond a wrong line of work by designers from Ferrari (the own Stefano Domenicali) reported that their wind tunnel has structural problems.
Translated into the fan of a foot means that data throws wind tunnel do not correspond with reality. In a simple analogy, if a calculator it answers are 2 ? 2 6. When applying it to real life, we would be totally wrong.
Beyond of the recalibrated or the use of external facilities, Ferrari should be aware that to combat the McLaren and Red Bull need facilities to the height of the mission. In Woking and Milton Keynes have latest wind tunnels. That Ferrari will be back in that it suggests at Maranello have to wake up.
Much that is angry, it seems that Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is going to have to scratch the Pocket. Time for an off-road Ferrari what is sold like hotcakes?

GP of China F1 2011: Hispania Racing F1 Team manages to carry their two cars until the end of career

Hispania Racing F1 Team has managed to get both cars at end of racea Grand Prix in which there has been no technical problems to anyone and that only the abandonment of Jaime Alguersuari has been prevented from doing a full. The Spanish team, moreover, has been fighting for position with the Virgin for much of the race.
In fact, Narain Karthikeyan was ahead of Timo Glock for much of the race, although in the end the German pilot did apply his experience and the speed of the Virgin to overcome the second pilot of Hispania, that it has completed the race with just a pit stop to change tires.
Hispania Racing F1 Team seems to have returned to start in 2011. In 2010, the car was black; now it is white. The chassis is new, they had to start again without preseason, unclassified in Melbourne. Things paint very badly, but gradually the team will back the flight and, at the moment, is already where it was in 2010.
In general, successful where Hispania is China. Both cars in the line of goal and accumulated miles which will be used to better understand the car and prepare for the Grand Prize of Turkey, in three weeks. I'm beginning to think that perhaps the words of Vitantonio Liuzzi aren't so wild.

Michelin will change the compound of their tyres to reduce the number of pins

The four puncture of Petter Solberg during the day on Friday of the Rally of Portugal indicated that he was not going well. Michelin has looked this year by a very fast tyre, which makes that even these new World Rally Cars are rolling faster than last year, but very soft in his case and that therefore has less resistance in the face of the puncture.
That is why Michelin has decided to spend a wild, by agreement the FIA only allows a change of substance, to prepare a new with the goal of having less puncture. However the controversy comes when apparently the French factory will not spend this unique opportunity that it has received a "special" adoption by the International Federation to have a chance during the year.
Somewhat surprising that we must not forget that this year the free choice of tyres has faced Michelin DMack and expected that brands change compounds with a view to the Rally of Wales, with a very sliding road. In this way the FIA again placed on the side of one of the two manufacturers with such partial vision to which we are accustomed.

The DTM cancels their date in China

Last year, for the first time in history, the DTM ended in China, in the streets of Shanghai. It was not the first visit to the Asian giant, because a few years ago the German Championship welcome a quote from exhibition in those parts. A surprise that the DTM is decided outside of Germany.
In 2011, Shanghai Street circuit was back at the calendar, as well as new with the added attraction of being the last appointment. But eventually, it will not happen. The coincidence on the dates with the WTCC, than the same weekend held his appointment at the Chinese route of the Guangdong International Circuit, DTM to find a new date. The impossibility of finding a weekend to replace the 4 to 6 November has caused that finally, the DTM decides to cancel his visit to China.

GP Australia 2011 F1: Hispania Racing F1 Team uses their first wild card to curfews

In 2011, one of the new rules introduced by the FIA has been curfew. During the night of Thursday and Friday, teams may not work in cars for a period of six hours (depending on each Grand Prize and his schedule change period)
This rule has an exception. The teams will have four wildcards throughout the season. Four opportunities to work in the single-seat all night if there is need. In the day yesterday, Hispania Racing F1 Team spent its first wild card. HRT had to work all night to try to have the car available to the first free practice. Not it could be, at least have able to start the car in the last moments of the second session and complete a first round of installation. Over the last year, they take advantage Saturday free practice session.

Formula 1 pilots send their encouragement to Robert Kubica

The category Queen often shows his most impersonal side and cold both inside and outside the tracks. However, and when things happen such as the accident suffered by Robert Kubica which was feared for his life, all the drivers show his face more kind and sympathetic. A good example is the video recorded during the test in Barcelona for a few weeks ago in which leave the majority of pilots wishing a speedy recovery to the Polish.
Among them could not miss Fernando Alonso as always stands out while in formula one are all rival, in Robert has one of his best friends within the great circus. This message had they been joined teammate Vitaly Petrov, Eric Boullier and rookies pilots of this season, including Sergio Perez and Pastor Maldonado. Get well soon Robert.

Márquez does not hurry in their adaptation to the Moto2

Spanish pilot Marc Marquez 125cc world champion is again posted in its Moto2 Valencia reflecting a clear improvement in adapting to the new category.

Improvement in the pace lap shown by Spanish Marc Marquez is noticeable, it was found among the best in the second day of testing at Valencia, but only gave 36 laps. Marquez finished with the fourth best limited time six tenths of a second of the best time of day.

"I am pleased, although I have much to learn about the bike." We are slowly getting better, and we have tried various configurations. "Some have worked, others don't", describes Marquez. "Our goal is to extract as many kilometres as possible to be ready for the first race."

"It is a year of learning, so we must be reassured and focus on continuous development." Every day that passes we know more about the behavior of the bike. We therefore constantly increase our rhythm. On the first day, the bike was still on me, but now I feel much more comfortable. ”

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Márquez does not hurry in their adaptation to the Moto2

Spanish pilot Marc Marquez 125cc world champion is again posted in its Moto2 Valencia reflecting a clear improvement in adapting to the new category.

Improvement in the pace lap shown by Spanish Marc Marquez is noticeable, it was found among the best in the second day of testing at Valencia, but only gave 36 laps. Marquez finished with the fourth best limited time six tenths of a second of the best time of day.

"I am pleased, although I have much to learn about the bike." We are slowly getting better, and we have tried various configurations. "Some have worked, others don't", describes Marquez. "Our goal is to extract as many kilometres as possible to be ready for the first race."

"It is a year of learning, so we must be reassured and focus on continuous development." Every day that passes we know more about the behavior of the bike. We therefore constantly increase our rhythm. On the first day, the bike was still on me, but now I feel much more comfortable. ”

written by Miguel Fernandez © leagues engine. Prohibited the total or partial reproduction of this content. Sources: (GMM), (CIAM), photos: Getty and F1 teams.

Márquez does not hurry in their adaptation to the Moto2

Spanish pilot Marc Marquez 125cc world champion is again posted in its Moto2 Valencia reflecting a clear improvement in adapting to the new category.

Improvement in the pace lap shown by Spanish Marc Marquez is noticeable, it was found among the best in the second day of testing at Valencia, but only gave 36 laps. Marquez finished with the fourth best limited time six tenths of a second of the best time of day.

"I am pleased, although I have much to learn about the bike." We are slowly getting better, and we have tried various configurations. "Some have worked, others don't", describes Marquez. "Our goal is to extract as many kilometres as possible to be ready for the first race."

"It is a year of learning, so we must be reassured and focus on continuous development." Every day that passes we know more about the behavior of the bike. We therefore constantly increase our rhythm. On the first day, the bike was still on me, but now I feel much more comfortable. ”

written by Miguel Fernandez © leagues engine. Prohibited the total or partial reproduction of this content. Sources: (GMM), (CIAM), photos: Getty and F1 teams.

Márquez does not hurry in their adaptation to the Moto2

Spanish pilot Marc Marquez 125cc world champion is again posted in its Moto2 Valencia reflecting a clear improvement in adapting to the new category.

Improvement in the pace lap shown by Spanish Marc Marquez is noticeable, it was found among the best in the second day of testing at Valencia, but only gave 36 laps. Marquez finished with the fourth best limited time six tenths of a second of the best time of day.

"I am pleased, although I have much to learn about the bike." We are slowly getting better, and we have tried various configurations. "Some have worked, others don't", describes Marquez. "Our goal is to extract as many kilometres as possible to be ready for the first race."

"It is a year of learning, so we must be reassured and focus on continuous development." Every day that passes we know more about the behavior of the bike. We therefore constantly increase our rhythm. On the first day, the bike was still on me, but now I feel much more comfortable. ”

Daniel Ricciardo will have their chance with Toro Rosso at Jerez

It is increasingly clear that Red Bull wants 2011 is the year of transition for Daniel Ricciardo to Formula 1. He was with the Red Bull in Abu Dhabi at end of season, it was confirmed as third Toro Rosso driver during the season, with appearances on track during the Grand Prix, Friday and now even "steal" time at Sepang in the second pre-season training.

On the first day of the test, same morning Ricciardo will be behind the wheel of the new Toro Rosso STR6 during the morning session. The damages and that you "steal" time will be "ours" Jaime Alguersuari. Moment, sure that both Sebastien Buemi and Jaime are convinced of his talent, but I do not have them all with me. I am among those who think that one of the two does not end the season and gives your site to Ricciardo.

Mads Ostberg and Kimi Raikkonen present their decorations

Less than a week after the start of world Rallye let's hear most of the decorations using each team for Swedish test. It is the case of two Nordic pilots who have shown us today for the first time the decorations that used this season. The first is Mads Ostberg presented to us by the colours of their Ford Fiesta RS WRC.

Norwegian will run for the first time with the brand of the oval world Rallye after spending many years in the orbit of Subaru and Prodrive and make it scoring in paragraph marks for the Stobart team.The second pilot that we must talk is Kimi Raikkonen. After the death of the father of Finnish even a doubt about the continuity of his career, but still here and begins the season giving us the first surprise. To be able to vote this post you must login or register here.

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And it is that as was rumored seems Red Bull has disappeared from the sponsorship of Ferrari and his new Citroen DS3 WRC. Decoration is dominated by the Matt Black dotted with the usual style used Kimi for the painting of their helmets. The variety is certainly taste, albeit in decorations and not cars.