The accounts did not come to the Grand Prize of Australia

Just a week to the Grand Prize of Australia down the iron curtain, and now it is time to ensure that authorities make numbers and draw the appropriate conclusions. Conclusions that it seems that they still relish the debate about the continuity of this quote in the formula one calendar.
The Reuters Agency advises that organizers believe that the losses are worth because the race brings many visitors to Melbourne and has a huge impact around the world. Some data that will be put to test when Ernst & Young audit that has entrusted it the Government of the State of Victoria. The report will be ready by the end of May.
The test this year saw an influx of 298.000 fans during throughout the weekend, of which 111.000 attended the race. With these numbers, is expected that the losses are similar to those of the past year, 49.2 million Australian dollars, nearly 36 million euros to the change. A few figures that invite reflection and that safe giving much game opponents of the appointment of Albert Park.
The previous amount should see how much it will go into the pockets of Bernie Ecclestone. This is the main culprit of several classics of the calendar is undermining and not see clara continued in formula one. It is rumored that this often requires a minimum of EUR 20 million to make a circuit is home to a Grand Prix, although occasionally the figure you can shoot up to 35 million euros. An exorbitant and clearly exaggerated amount.
If the little tyrant lowering their demands, surely many of the traditional circuits would be the horizon much more clear. The problem is that currently, it seems that to the boss of the great circus they seduce the exotic destinations and paths without just spectators. Her ambition knows no bounds, and if it has to carry ahead classics of the competition, gives equal. Everything is for the pasta.

Mercedes Grand Prix eager to regain lost ground in Australia in Malaysia

Michael Schumacher said that Mercedes Grand Prix are eager to recover the ground lost in Australia in Malaysia. After a week-end disastrous for the German team, in which none of their drivers finished the race, tempers have not broken down.
The seven times world champion explains that the entire team has taken what has happened in Australia as a challenge to face. It will have to work hard to regain the points lost in that race, and the goal is still to fight for important things.
Nico Rosberg defends the possibilities of Mercedes Grand Prix, confident that the car can be very fast and strive to obtain good results, despite what was seen in the first race of the season, in the circuit of Melbourne.

I think that next Sunday we could surprise people. We know that the car is fast, from the latest tests in Barcelona, so now we must work to demonstrate that potential.

GP Australia F1 2011: Sebastian Vettel scares at the third session of free practice

Sebastian Vettel scares at the third session of free practice, after eight tenths to teammate Mark Webber and a whole to Lewis Hamilton, third runner-up of the meeting, with Jenson Button just be put back. The McLaren are still there.
After the two teams which today seem to be stronger, Vitaly Petrov, with Lotus Renault GP, followed by Fernando Alonso, sixth, and a surprising Kamui Kobayashi. Completing the top ten have to Nico Rosberg, Nick Heidfeld and Michael Schumacher, in the second Mercedes.
Jaime Alguersuari has been rather up in the standings for a long time, but in the end some times of the fastest drivers have left you more behind. Despite this, a thirteenth position isn't wrong. But the Toro Rosso can aspire to a lot more.
In Hispania, after the failure of the meeting of yesterday, they tried to get out today to track again, but after a mysterious problem that the team has not been able to identify, the car of Vitantonio Liuzzi has stopped after just one lap on the track.
narain karthikeyan, for its part, It was able to go to track and set a time, although it has been seventeen seconds slower than the fastest time of Vettel. For now, by the statements of Liuzzi after their problems, does not seem to be very confident to get out to the race on Sunday.
Within little more than an hour, the first official training session will take place, with many unknowns still to reveal, because, despite all that we have seen, I have the feeling that we know all the truth about the performance of the equipment.
1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR - Renault 1: 24.507
2 2 Mark Webber RBR - Renault 1: 25.364 0.857
3 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren - Mercedes 1: 25.553 1.046
4 4 Jenson Button McLaren - Mercedes 1: 25.567 1,060
5 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1: 25.906 1.399
6 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1: 26.121 1.614
7 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber - Ferrari 1: 26.417 1,910
8 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1: 26.520 2.013
9 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 1: 26.746 2.239
10 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1: 26.856 2.349
11 18 Sebastien Buemi STR - Ferrari 1: 27.008 2.501
12 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1: 27,011 2.504
13 19 Jaime alguersuari STR - Ferrari 1: 27.066 2.559
14 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1: 27.087 2580
15 14 Adrian subtle Force India-Mercedes 1: 27,180 2.673
16 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams - Cosworth 1: 28.068 3.561
17 17 Sergio Perez Sauber - Ferrari 1: 28.077 3.570
18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus - Renault 1: 29,772 5.265
19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus - Renault 1: 30.003 5,496
20 24 Timo Glock Virgin - Cosworth 1: 30.261 5.754
21 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams - Cosworth 1: 30.496 5.989
22 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1: 30.704 6.197
23 22 Narain Karthikeyan hrt-cosworth 1: 41.554 17.047
24 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi hrt-cosworth

GP Australia 2011 F1: Hispania F1 Racing Team fails to qualify for the race

Seven seconds, Vitantonio Liuzzi, and nine seconds, Narain Karthikeyan. This is the difference between the best time of the Q1 and times of the pilots of Hispania F1 Racing Team, which fails to qualify for the race. Bad balance sheet for the Spanish team.
The truth is that, with a team that has failed to prove the car until the current session, could not ask more. The car has could not test it except a few laps at the third session of free practice with Narain Karthikeyan, and that there will be after invoice.
The truth is that there is not much to say about the training of Hispania, in the sense that the "surprise" that Spain is not classified is not so surprised, especially seeing what was happening throughout the daybears too much resemblance to what we saw last year.
What they obviously do not know is if the team prompted some permission to exit race, to be able to tune the car. Wouldn't be the first time this has happened, though, view the speed (or lack of) of the Hispania, it would be best that tomorrow these cars do not compete, and expect that things will improve in Malaysia.

Follow the Grand Prix Australia 2011 directly with Motorpasión F1

As we have done on other occasions, tomorrow we retransmitiremos live the race of the Grand Prize of Australia of F1 here in Motorpasion F1. Shortly before the start of the expected first test we will have a link that you can continue, whereby you can read our comments and also let you.
It is the time to prepare for a first test with all the unknowns that we have on the table, will be exciting. It remains to be seen if the advantage of the Red Bull, especially that of Sebastian Vettel is as great as looking after the qualifying session, and especially for me two keys: the management of tyres and how they are in a situation of career, and how will be done when it comes to the truth of the use of the adjustable rear wing.
As we say, tomorrow is the day, stay tuned because we madrugaremos to be in a previous small before the race and comment, by way of warming, what we expect from the Grand Prize of Australia from F1 2011.

GP Australia F1 2011: Sebastian Vettel sweeps with his pole position

Just finished the first qualifying session Australia 2011 F1 GP and boat soon have more of the same with Sebastian Vettel on pole with a Cronus that, really, scary. 1'23. 529. I must say first of all that expect me more emotion in this qualifying session but on the one hand limitation of the number of games of tires and on the other the character of "1 back tires" of soft gums have removed a little sauce to the matter.
Behind Vettel, a surprising Lewis Hamilton caught the second position and Mark Webber stayed third but nothing happy. The gaze to the front wing of the Vettel was curious, but above all a big disadvantage between the two Red Bull drivers wonder. Fernando Alonso fifth, It has done as much to what aspiring according to what we have seen in the session.
There have been surprises, especially bad. Decepcionante home season for Nick Heidfeld, that when everything indicated that he would be the height of Petrov, but more forward, It has been out to the first Exchange in the Q1. Michael Schumacher at the same time, has also been one of the pilots out of the classification with the label of disappointment, but it should be very careful tomorrow in the race to see her run as both Shumacher and Brawn leading the wall. Rubens Barrichello made a rather unusual mistake, making a spin being beached in the gravel, eliminated in the first Exchange in the Q2 and causing a yellow flag that could have resulted in disaster for many pilots.
By the bottom of the table, the disappointment with capital letters is see how the two Hispania were outside the 107%, something if they have succeeded in overcoming the two Virgin Racing. And that is what escama me, how have not been inside the 107% have done before, and that Hispania with the handful of laps have given has been at the Gates seems a priori unfair.
There will be time to analyze the actions of Alonso and Alguersuari as it is usual in separate articles. My impression is that Jaime took a step forward with good times in the Cronus has been after Michael Schumacher, at 12th position, and that Fernando Alonso has lacked something not is whether in the car or it (the official version is that the circumstances have changed and the car did not respond as) (expected) but I think that it has solved the ballot with very good note.
Oh, and for those who gave for buried McLaren, now they see it. When it comes to deciding things McLaren is where proper. It is a great team, has a very good team of pilots, and although the race is tomorrow I believe that they have shown that where there is, it can be drawn. Quick note to comment on good performances by Sergio Perez, Paul Di Resta and Pastor Maldonado, 13, 14 and 15 in Grill finally.
In conclusion, to go leaving room for the analysis of this first classification of the year, I think that the current format and technical conditions imposed this season you will benefit even more to the best drivers on a single return (see Vettel time)(, see benefits of Buemi) and is detrimental to the same extent as drivers that improve in the "second good round". Eye to the adjustable rear wing that can give some scare as that given to Adrian Sutil at the entrance to the goal line, and I am worried about what will be the wear of tyres in career. But that morning. Now, table of times and we are still analysing.

GP Australia F1 2011: Jaime Alguersuari stays at the gates of the Q3

A twelfth position is a good position, and that Jaime Alguersuari has been at the gates of the Q3, after a good session of official training for the Toro Rosso team. His teammate, Sebastien Buemi, will come from the 10th position on the grid.
The classification of the Catalan pilot has been good, and the result, although entry may be disappointing for the fact of being behind Buemi, is very good, since Alguersuari tends to be faster in race, so tomorrow we can expect very good things.
Jaime begins the 2011 season by a form of optimistic, given that has stated that we must fight for the points, leaving also very clear that they are where believed that they would be. In addition, James wanted to congratulate his teammate at Toro Rosso, who has entered the Q3.

We have done a good job. There to congratulate my colleague on the Q3. Exit 10 or 12 does not change much, and the race of tomorrow will be interesting. We are where we thought that we would be. We can take good advantage of tyres and will go out to attack. The goal are the points.

GP Australia F1 2011: Nothing changes in formula one after the first free of the Grand Prize of Australia practice

Four months have passed and we can already say that little has changed in the formula one scene. We finished the season with Red Bull dominance last and it has begun with more of the same. Two Red Bull the lead after the first free of the Grand Prize of Australia practice. Mark Webber has been the fastest with three-tenths of advantage over teammate Sebastian Vettel. Behind, it must be down almost a second to find the time of Fernando Alonso. If this is the reality, we will have a season Stevens between Vettel and Webber. Luckily, we only have an hour and a half of coaches.
The anecdotal fact of the meeting it has starred in Karun Chandhok. The Indian was premiered at the wheel of a Team Lotus as the third pilot, and after the first round, lost control of the single-seat running against the barriers and severely damaging the TS11. "Nice" start for Chandhok. The Indian has at least begun, his former team, Hispania Racing F1 Team has not been able to shoot while Liuzzi has acknowledged to the BBC that they expect to do so in the second session.
Another fact to highlight has been the degradation of the Pirelli tyres. See the wear of the composite hard on short runs in boxes is worrying. Except for the McLaren has more, who shot the rest of pilots remained on track between 15 and 20 laps, still, gums presented serious wear to say nothing of the planes, most common in habit
Finally, brand TV premiered at the broadcasting of formula one, with Javier Rubio to the baton and Andy Soucek on backing vocals. A good start of a solvent pair of commentators. High note which they deserve. Let us hope that Rubio give us a little of their wisdom in each session, would end up learning a lot season.

1. Webber Red Bull - Renault 1m26.831s + 20
2. Vettel Red Bull - Renault 1m27.158s + 0.327 19
3 Alonso Ferrari 1m27.749s + 0.918 20
4 Rosberg Mercedes 1m28.152s + 1.321 16
5. Barrichello Williams - Cosworth 1m28.430s + 1599 24
6 Button McLaren - Mercedes 1m28.440s + 1.609 29
7 Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m28.483s + 1652 26
8 Schumacher Mercedes 1m28.690s + 1859 14
9 Kobayashi Sauber - Ferrari 1m28.725s + 1894 13
10 Petrov Renault 1m28.765s + 1.93 15
11 Massa Ferrari + 2011 1m28.842s 20
12 Heidfeld Renault 1m28.928s + 2.097 14
13. Subtle Force India-Mercedes 1m29.314s + 2,483 19
14. Buemi Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1m29.328s + 2.497 21
15 Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m29.403s + 2.572 24
16 Ricciardo Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1m29.468s + 2.637 23
17 Perez Sauber - Ferrari 1m29.643s + 2,812 18
18 Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m31.002s + 4,171 20
19 Kovalainen Lotus - Cosworth 1m32.428s + 5.597 13
20. d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m35.282s + 8.451 17
21 Glock Virgin - Cosworth 1m35.289s + 8.458 15
22 Chandhok Lotus - Cosworth 1: 30.695 + 4.894 1
23 Liuzzi HRT - Cosworth no time
24 Karthikeyan HRT - Cosworth no time

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.

GP Australia F1 2011: the McLaren the quickest in second free practice

Luckily, the second session of the Grand Prize of Australia free practice has not been a monologue from Red Bull. This time have been the McLarens fastest. Perhaps your upgrade package go them to give the dot did in the offseason. The single-seater British were the only ones on down to 1m25s, although Fernando Alonso has been very close.
Jenson Button has been which has scored the best time, stopping the Cronus in 1m25.854s, with little more than a tenth of his teammate Lewis Hamilton; his best record was 1m25.986s. Alonso meanwhile was left in a sigh of his former teammate with 1m26.001s. The Red Bull still lurking with Sebastian Vettel in fourth position and Mark Webber fifth, to less than half a second of the head.
The novelty of this meeting was that ran under conditions of race in the last half hour to test the new area of overtaking. It was during this period that pilots were the batteries and the times started to decline progressively. A table of times which was temporarily dominated by Michael Schumacher, he recalled old times, but eventually finished sixth.
Hispania Racing Team managed to put on track to Vitantonio Liuzzi as the session was about to end, but was not enough for it to record a Cronus. They are bad things for the Spanish team. It is assumed that Saturday morning and start shooting seriously. By far for Jose Ramon Carabante to deny economic problems, something is wrong there.
As anecdote, the session ended early because of rain in the final minutes. Then the teams dropped the curtain and left for another occasion the evidence.
1 Button McLaren - Mercedes 1m25.854s
2 Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m25.986s + 0.132
3 Alonso Ferrari 1m26.001s + 0.147
4. Vettel Red Bull - Renault 1m26.014s + 0.160
5. Webber Red Bull - Renault 1m26.283s + 0.429
6 Schumacher Mercedes 1m26.590s + 0.736
7. Massa Ferrari 1m26.789s + 0.935
8 Perez Sauber - Ferrari 1m27.101s + 1.247
9. Barrichello Williams - Cosworth 1m27.280s + 1.426
10. Rosberg Mercedes 1m27.448s + 1.594
11. Alguersuari Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1m27.525s + 1.671
12 Petrov Renault 1m27.528s + 1.674
13 Heidfeld Renault 1m27.536s + 1.682
14. Buemi Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1m27.697s + 1.843
15 Kobayashi Sauber - Ferrari 1m28.095s + 2.241
16. di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m28.376s + 2.522
17 Subtle Force India-Mercedes 1m28.583s + 2.729
18 Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m29.386s + 3.532
19 Kovalainen Lotus - Renault 1m30.829s + 4.975
20 Trulli Lotus - Renault 1m30.912s + 5.058
21. D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m32.106s + 6.252
22 Glock Virgin - Cosworth 1m32.135s + 6.281
23 Liuzzi HRT - Cosworth no time

GP Australia F1 2011: Pirelli colours are not well differentiated

At the top of the photo, Nick Heidfeld fits in his Renault R31 the soft compound tyres Pirelli. At the bottom, Vitaly Petrov, with the pneumatic hard. Despite the difference in the range of colors by Pirelli, the difference between the color yellow (soft) and silver (hard) is difficult to see at a glance.
Before that you say that in the photo we see clearly, remember that this is a frozen image, not the reality that we are going to see during training sessions and the race. Pirelli may start thinking about a redesign to improve differentiation, perhaps covering the flanks, in the style of Champ Car with more dye.
But for now, the fan will have problems to find out if a driver uses hard or soft, and if this is a camera on board, forget, Pirelli does not mark the tire on its internal flank as it was Bridgestone. From that perspective, it is impossible to know if it is mounted a compound or another.

An extra set of tyres for the teams in the Grand Prize of Australia

The absence of the last test of the season in the Sakhir circuit left Pirelli without the opportunity to test their tires in extremes of temperatures. A problem both for the Italian manufacturer and for the teams that could reach some Grands Prix without too much information on how they will behave gums.
For this reason, the FIA adopted earlier this month a new rule that it allowed Pirelli to deliver a set of tyres extra to each team in some great prizes. This will happen in the first Grand Prix of the year in Australia. Eleven games in each Grand Prize are given to the teams added one extra, that Albert park is the compound "Prime", the hard. In this way Pirelli, will have the opportunity to test the development of new compounds.
That Yes, the extra set of tyres can only be used during the two sessions on Friday. When completion of the free, practice the game must be handed over to the FIA. It will not be the only one that the teams must also submit a game from the main compound and the option.

Grand Prix of Australia will not change time

Last season we had much controversy regarding the hours of the Grand Prix. One of which was not fought was Australia in the 2010 season proved a new formula disputing his career from five in the afternoon. This allowed that European fans we need not much early to follow was first Grand Prix of the season, but it also brought some problems.

The main reason for discussion was the safety of drivers. And it is from a certain time the visibility was reduced and could cause serious problems for the presence of rain. For this season own competitors called prevailed in an hour the start of the race.The FIA has ignored these complaints and has again put at five in the afternoon, local time in Melbourne, the second race of the season.