The manager of Robert Kubica did not rule out his return before the end of the season

After the serious accident at the beginning of the month of February, the future of Robert Kubica was mortgaged to the good do doctors and subsequent rehabilitation. All the information reaching us, indicate that the Polish pilot being met deadlines and that their future in formula one will continue in 2012.
The possibility that Robert Kubica is climbed to a single-seat, as part of its recovery, in 2011 was parked and did so knowing Gerard Lopez, owner of the current Lotus Renault Grand Prix. But it seems from their environment have other plans. Kubica's manager, Daniel Morelli, first noted that rehabilitation is on the track and now is even more optimistic because place in the last event of the season, the Grand Prize of Brazil, as the date for the possible re-debut of Robert Kubica. That Yes, won't be until the pilot is in full power and can prove likewise the Simulator unless a decision is taken. Anyway, if this were not to occur in Lotus Renault GP they have clear that Kubica has a seat for 2012 on one of their cars.

The pilots will receive three warnings before being punished

After the Grand Prize of Spain we discovered that four pilots, Mark Webber, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and Jaime Alguersuari were being investigated for not respecting the yellow flags in the area where Heikki Kovalainen suffered his departure from runway. Finally, the pilots did not receive any penalty, but if they were admonished.
For the future, during the British Grand Prix could enter into force, the FIA wants to introduce a new system of warnings. Three warnings, punishment of five positions on the grid. The reprimands that be counted as a notice, include those not related to what is happening on the track. Not to attend the briefing of pilots, arriving late to the pilots press conference, or forget that you have to go through the control of weight are warnings.
That Yes, this type of more administrative sanctions only occupy one of the three warnings of the cycle. The other two will have to happen on the track. This new system would have already been discussed by the working group that the FIA has for sporting topics, although it will have to be ratified by the World Council of FIA. Entered into force, it will not retroactively and everything that has happened prior to the British Grand Prix would be removed from the "criminal" histories of the pilots.

The Lotus Evora AWG completes his first tests before its premiere in Le Mans

 The next 11 and 12 June, Lotus will return to the 24 hours of Le Mans in the hands of the new Lotus Evora GTE. Before that happens, the new British model will have the opportunity of stepping on the La Sarthe circuit next Sunday on the occasion of the official test day. Lotus, in the hands of the Austrian team Jetalliance, will be on track with two units of the AWG. But this will be on Sunday.
With James Rossiter to the steering wheel, last week, Lotus took the Stobart of Evora GTE in its layout of evidence located in Hethel airfield. But beyond that first takes contact, Lotus continued with the test at the circuit of Snetterton motor racing to complete more than 1,000 kilometers of test without problems of importance.

Thus said it Claudio Berro, director of the programme of the British brand competition. A good symptom of face to the litmus test. On Sunday, the Lotus Evora AWG must be measured before the all-powerful BMW M3, Ferrari 458 Italy GTC and Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. In addition to the 24 hours of Le Mans, Lotus programme provides for the participation in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.

Before formula 1: Timo Glock, suffering in the grill

Timo glock is still one more year in the Virgin Racing Squad, and a year does more playing experience on the grid. And, I think. Feeling in the soul, Virgin is a team that can be expected to zero benefits in comparison with any other team and Timo Glock is the award to the best of himself and try to bring a single-seater that fails in themes basic design up to the positions that the address of the computer considers objective for 2011.
In this previous 2011 Formula 1 we look at all the drivers in 2010 and the teams, and both those who are highly motivated and are likely to do something important as those who do not, have their place. The post 25 ahead of Sakon Yamamoto and Christian Klien at end of the 2010 season is not, however, something that us of much material to make the prior.

To begin with we can review his performances in 2010, 9 dropouts is very many of them, although when driving one of the cars queue, it is natural to leave by mechanical failures or departures from runway in an attempt to make progress.
His best position in race, the 14th Grand Prix of Japan, behind the two Lotus and ahead of the two HRT. Poor balance for a hard season for the three beginner teams, but harder still for pilots experienced as Glock, or more experienced yet as Trulli and Kovalainen.
For the 2011 season, the team and the own Timo Glock had in mind a thousand improvements and be in the middle of the peloton, but Timo Glock has already lowered them of the donkey to leave them at the height that will deserve to be. Nor, it seems that they will make a qualitative and less quantitative leap this year, in which will remain anchored in the tail of the platoon as a Red Lantern. At the moment, I think that to HRT might be difficult things pilots as Timo Glock, but it would be sad, and I say sad, from the point of view of pilot.
But what is clear is that being in the Q2 often is something which for Timo Glock sounds like science fiction at the moment. Let us hope that things will improve substantially in some way, because if not the 2011 season will mean suffering for the German.

Before formula 1: drivers helmets

Despite what may seem, almost no pilot stays true to the design of a helmet throughout his career. The changes, even every year, are now as normal. A few decades ago, a pilot started and ended his career with the same design in his helmet which allowed fans to associated to the person with the colors. Rather simple designs compared to the present day but that why not lost one iota of its essence.
In the 2011 season, the formula one drivers have followed the pattern: slight changes in the existing designs, as it has happened with the new town of Fernando Alonso that I have already presented at the end of the month of January. That Yes, we have the opportunity to see the designs of the "newbies" Sergio Perez, Paul Di Resta, Jerome D'Ambrosio or Pastor Maldonado, lesser-known for participating in junior categories. Even the return of the wheel, Hindu national symbol, in the town of Karun Chandhok.

Before formula 1: Michael Schumacher, looking for victories

 Michael schumacher was news in 2010 by returning to the specialty, return some described of madness, while others looked to win the Championship is that year, Mercedes Grand Prix was, in fact, Brawn GP. In the end, the results not accompanied and Michael was recently surpassed by Nico Rosberg. Now, it seems that Mercedes has reacted and the team it will look for victories.
In principle, expect good results both of Michael as Nico in 2010 was logical. The team came from winning it all in 2009, and they gathered experience with youth, on a computer that seeping talent. But the Mercedes W01 not was as fast as expected and Schumacher seemed to not be so fast enough, there was no way that the expected results arrive.

In fact, during the offseason, 2011, Mercedes speech heralded not acknowledgement a too best season, often openly declaring that they were away from the Group's head and that lacked them a second to get. In the end, in recent testing at the Circuit de Catalunya, Mercedes said, with good times and good rhythm, and optimism was in possession of the German team and, to a lesser extent, of Schumacher.
The heptacampeon is unrealistic and optimistic, and although he now believes that they may fight for winning any race, knows that This will not be common, and not expected to fight for the title in 2011. It would seem that it takes this season as a preparation for his final assault in 2012. In any case, Schumacher seems confident that this year see you ahead far more often than in 2010.
Party preferences of each one, the truth is having a champion fighting for the race it would be a luxury, and is that the other four champions will have machines to win (assuming that the McLaren ends with the altitude), so according to that maxim of "where there are two, fit three", I say that "where there are four, fit five", or not?

There is no doubt that, although not say clearly, Michael Schumacher expects that 2011 is the year in which again demonstrate what is why demonstrate, to make it clear that the numbers that have come by a talent which is still there. You know that, "who had retained", and I am convinced that little to the own Mercedes goes well, Schumi will be in a front.
In addition, the single-seat this season will have to be more adapted to Schumacher in what was supposedly the last year, and the problem of the Bridgestone tyres, Schumacher failed to warm up, does not exist with the Pirelli. They disappear, therefore the excuses (justified or not) who was esgrimieron last year, and now of Schumi will expect nothing more than non-compelling results.
But Mercedes Grand Prix have been cautious during the offseason, so if Schumacher said that he may fight for winning races in 2011, the truth is that I have to admit that I think. So far, the German has been very careful not to raise false expectations, after the whack of the last year. For us that his performance in Montmelo, along with what he says, is so important; and even if 2012 must be his final assault on the title, let us remember that the rumors say that perhaps falls more time...

Before formula 1: Jenson Button not renounced nothing

Talk about Jenson Button as champion of the world guarantees, virtually anywhere, an interesting debate. English was during his early career labeled as that promise eternal, which came to be despised, and after a bizarre victory in Hungary 2006, the opportunity to really not came until 2009, where he fulfilled his dream at the controls of a Brawn GP superior to the competition.
He is often considered as worse his contemporaries pilot and is used to have to Jenson Button as a pilot "the lot". After the title of 2009, before the 2010 season, many believed that Lewis Hamilton is merendaria easily, but the truth is that Jenson made a pretty decent title defense, while in the fight for the title until very forward, with two successful WINS.

Is true that lacked the spark that had Lewis Hamilton, although that same spark is perhaps which made him lose a title, with a little more than cold, would have been able to take home. In the case of Button, has to be said that it was quite inspired in some races in 2010, and refinement played in his favour in difficult circumstances, especially in situations of rain and changing conditions.
In addition, the fineness perhaps benefits you even more this season, for Pirelli tires degrade quickly, and a driver who can safeguard tires can win long at concept of fewer stops in boxes. Long ago, Gil de Ferran commented that Jenson Button was one of the more precise the formula one drivers; following a drawn identical to the millimeter.
We could describe the pilot English as a surgeon of formula one. Perhaps missed you that claw has Lewis Hamilton, the speed of Sebastian Vettel, the versatility of Fernando Alonso and the hardness and tenacity of Mark Webber, as well as the experience of Michael Schumacher. But among them, its fineness is unique, and that is probably what you learn you can make advantage of certain situations, also not often make mistakes.

Precisely not to make mistakes will be vital in 2011, where the pilots will have to handle the buttons of the mobile wing of the KERS, drive gently to retain the Pirelli tires, and take into account where they can advance with the ailerons and where you can't do. The fact of not making mistakes happens to have at once, even more important, if possible, of which had so far.
For all these reasons, jenson Button, who will now worry about the performance of the McLaren, not renouncing anything, in principle. When his single-seater is fast enough, of course, but he has already shown in the last two years of what he is capable, so it will continue to be a pilot to take into account. Perhaps not race to race, but if combined points, and that is what it's worth at the end.
Finally, there is a point which seems to be not so important, but it is. Among the three best teams in 2010, McLaren is which is (or appears to be) the best relationship between pilots. The Affairs of Ferrari, no much to say that she has not been said already, and in Red Bull had its more and minuses in 2010, although it now seems that things are going well. But McLaren has always maintained the order without discriminating against its pilots; and that can make a difference.

Before formula 1: Ferrari, in search of the perfect birthday present

 Italy celebrating a milestone in its history. East 2011, the country is now 150 years old, or what is the same, which makes a century and a half different regions in the South were unified under the same flag. After a few decades, this country would see the birth of which today is probably the best known racing team in the world; Ferrari. Naturally, the Scuderia wants the perfect for "Dad" Italy birthday present.
This gift is obviously what already looked for last year, because a Ferrari with number one on the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy would also have been remarkable. In the end it was not possible, and Ferrari has prepared a new weapon with which expect that Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa can give work to the current champions of Red Bull, as well as other rivals

As every year, Ferrari the sole target is the title, and under as seen during the offseason, is a realistic, since objective that the Italian team has been the one that has given more laps and made more kilometres during the offseason. In addition, the reliability of the Ferrari has been good, so far, and that was one of the weaknesses during the start of last season, so this is already an improvement.
The rivals of the team of Maranello to this 2011 will be, no doubt the two Red Bull drivers, but we could also find the two teams who wear silver, with the McLarens and Mercedes at the foot of the Canyon. Mercedes things paint better than McLaren, but up Australia leave no doubts. In any case, Ferrari have been there during all the preseason, and that is already very good sign.
Both Fernando Alonso as Felipe Massa has been optimistic during his last wheels of the press in Montmelo. Indeed, Fernando said, although very shy, that the objective should be the title and going after him. In addition, the Asturian said expected that Philip is at its height this year, because he recognizes that he had much bad luck, and not just performance problems.

Curious that Fernando will drop, very naturally, that the problem of Philip in 2010 had been, in addition to its own performance, a bad luck that he himself did not suffer. Sure that Massa would be happy to hear those words of his teammate, and as tifossi by Ferrari that I am, I can assure you that I also. Why have just a car ahead when you can have two?
That is what they have to think about Ferrari, and work to make it so. You can understand that at any given time, with one of the pilots out of the fight for the title, the efforts are focused on who can still make it so. But while things are open, the Scuderia is to follow a policy of equality, as it did in 2007 with Raikkonen and the own Massa. At that time, it worked great, thanks to the internal strife in McLaren.
But still I would say more, was somewhat controversial, by the way. If it were the unlikely situation that, for the bad luck that Massa had in 2010, Fernando to remain out of options to fight for the title but the mantuviera… Felipe what would Ferrari? It is clear that Alonso is a pilot "of hunting", and does not support, but I recognize that I am curious to see a facet that would be indedita in the Asturian. Although, of course, if the two options, much better!

Before formula 1: Marussia Virgin Racing, to revalidate the Red Lantern in 2011

marussia virgin racing is one of the three teams that shot to the fore in 2010. It is, say, one of the teams of enlargement that Bernie Ecclestone wanted to put on grid last year and who now already is is repenting, by ensuring that he would like to return to the scheme of ten registered teams. As well, between Lotus, Virgin and Hispania did not I would be precisely with the protagonists of this entry.
Start cutting. The last year Virgin Racing today with the prefix Marussia, he was the team's tail, the Red Lantern in the classification behind Lotus and of Hispania Racing Team, that although they did not get points that were consistently ahead of her. Interestingly their pilots were not the last in the standings because HRT "used" four pilots throughout the year.
Of the "Cosworth teams", excluding of course Williams running in another League, Virgin Racing proved to be her had feet less land. Last year in our previous we mentioned the madness to undertake a career in Formula 1 with tight budgets, and even more confident design to simulations and not to the wind tunnel, something that anyone he seems antieficiente.
Arrived late to pre-season test in one occasion, and this year also began to a good start because they took the seat from 2010 to the early days of evidence. Winter test days have not brought to light the presumed potential of cacareaban from the team, which was intended to be included in the Q2 with some frequency and do their usual rivals of Sauber and Toro Rosso.
None of it has been, or by hint, and with prospects for 2011 at historic lows, the Marussia Virgin Racing team has all ballots to confirm the reverse title, the worst team on the grid. A penalty for drivers who will have to take these cars, and more penalty even for the sport, thanks to budget items as usual, enjoying teams that would be common in the middle of the peloton of GP2, say something nice.

Before formula 1: Kamui Kobayashi, the honor and dreams

Few expected in early 2009 that kamui kobayashi debuted in formula one that year. However, two spectacular races with Toyota earned him a drive with Sauber in 2010, and last season was spectacular. In 2011, it will have to assert their experience to improve even more. Now, it will run with passion on behalf of all Japan.
Kamui Kobayashi benefited, in 2010, the arrival of Pedro de la Rosa to the team, in that respect between both was key in the good atmosphere of the team, and Pedro experience helped him to learn how to develop the car, something that you will have to do this season, as the most senior of the two pilot to be the Sauber team.

Last season, the Japanese pilot earned the fame of rapid and bold pilot, making spectacular overtaking where others would have hesitated. This is not new, whether we speak of Japanese pilots, but it is performing so many overtaking and so many good races in a single season, and with a single-seater that was not the best.
In addition, Kamui has also earned the sympathy of the public and journalists with phrases like "I do these overtaking because I have small eyes and do not see well my rivals". No doubt a few good hands and a mind as fast as Kobayashi is on track are good ingredients to survive in the "Piranha Club" which is the current formula.
The Sauber of 2010 painted quite well, in general, prior to the season, and in fact recognized it the Japanese during the entreamientos in Montmelo. He himself believed that the C29 would be a good car, and in fact explained that it was, but lack of money meant them an added problem that did not expect when looking for a competitive package. Kamui expected to improve even more this season, both as a pilot and in their results.

Probably do so, Kobayashi will probably be best pilot when end of the 2011 season, although the results I doubt that they can be better than the 2010, seeing the improvements of the other teams in its group. Currently, there are many cars which have improved and painted much better than in 2010, and of Sauber could say the same... with the exception that tiempazo of Sergio Perez in Montmelo. The car is anyone's guess, somehow.
I am convinced that during the 2011 formula one season we will see more interesting by Kamui Kobayashi moves, which already it has demonstrated plenty of talent in abundance. Just you need appropriate career, the situation and the car to demonstrate, once again. But in addition to believe him capable, I must admit that I would like to see more overtaking, because the formula is missing this kind of show.
The 2011 season will be important for Kamui Kobayashi. In 2010 he surprised many and caught the attention of many others. For him, now it will be imperative to be able to, at least, to repeat what showed last season. This would allow him to promote themselves, while if it does a spectacular season, it might have stalled at Sauber. But he knows, and he will also defend their honour and their dreams.

Before formula 1: Mark Webber, living a second youth

 Last season was for Mark Webber, by far, the best of his long career in formula one. He arrived with potential until the last quotation of the calendar, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He was the great alternative to Fernando Alonso, though ultimately the surprise he jumped and which took the cat to the water was teammate Sebastian Vettel.
As well, and everything, the veteran pilot, well into in thirty years, it is enjoying a second youth. It gave the impression that the aussie would be one of those pilots who, with more than a hundred runs behind him, would retire without having tasted the honey of the triumph. Luckily for him, when I leave the competition, you don't have that nailed Thorn.

Early in the great circus were not easy for Webber. Having passed by Williams, Williams BMW, Jaguar and Minardi, it seemed that in Red Bull their fate was not going to change. Accustomed to try barely scratching a few dots in the races, the first two years in the energy drink team were not different to the previous ones. A picture which reversed in 2009.
The good work of Adrian Newey, who landed at Red Bull Racing in early 2006 from McLaren, began to bear fruit. The Red Bull RB5 was shown as a single-seater extremely competitive. A detail that Webber took to their first victory in the Grand Prize of Germany of 2009.
That 2009 marked a turning point in the race for the Australian and Red Bull in general. The first because he realized that already not only could aspire to victories, could aim higher. The latter because they saw that they had the equipment needed to fight for everything. Their next target was to be the world, both pilots and builders.

Probably the main obstacle that had Webber has been his own teammate, Sebastian Vettel. The relationship with him has always been, how much less, tense. The first encounter between the two happened in the Grand Prize of Japan in 2007. A real downpour on Fuji was falling, and the Australian filming in second position, stalking the leader Lewis Hamilton. The German rolled in third position. In one incident to oblivion, Vettel butted Webber and both had to withdraw from the race.

The encounter of more serious and most recent among them was in the past Grand Prize of Turkey. Mark Webber came in head and Sebastian Vettel went unleashed and threatening from behind. In an arriesgadisima move, trying to get into an impossible gap, the young German and Australian veteran clashed. An accident that ended the first withdrawn, and the second losing several positions. Itis not clear who was responsible for such nonsense. There are opinions for all tastes, that if Vettel risked more than enough and got the nose where it could not be or if Webber sinned hard with his own partner. Red Bull had part of his star in the making, nothing something that did not sit well at the Australian. It failed to clear its disagreement with the conduct of the team in the Grand Prize of Great Britain. His words after achieving victory were "does is not bad for a second pilot, eh?".
At 34 years old and facing the final stretch of his career in formula one, Mark Webber again surely have options to fight for the title. Once again, his main rival is his own teammate, Sebastian Vettel. What I doubt is that finally the Australian withdrawal having achieved the title of world champion. This company has it very complicated, though, who knows if it will succeed?

Before formula 1: Sauber, younger and richer

 Sauber started the season 2011 in a very different way to how began the 2010 season. Twelve months ago, the team suffered major economic problems, entered in the grid in extremis and developed a car that, although it had good potential, stayed far behind from the first day because of lack of developments, fruit of the little money from the team. Now, Sauber has two young pilots and considerably more money.
This money which has come in the form of Mexico, the country of his new pilot sponsors, will help, in principle, to consolidate a little and get to where the team would have to be. But where should be the C30 Sauber? Its predecessor, the C29, made some good runs, and the C30 had his day of glory on Thursday in Montmelo. In principle, the objective of the team should be improved, but will have to wait.

These sponsors have come from the hand Mexico Sergio "checo" Perez, one of the young stars of the firmament of the formula that shine with more force. Not in vain it gave problems to Pastor Maldonado last year in GP2, despite years of experience of this in the category. Perez, for his part, was not a veteran, and all these facts were not hidden. Sauber saw in him a candidate to his steering wheel, and Ferrari a pilot of the future.
But, what about the teammate of Sergio Perez? I think that the best way to describe the "other" Sauber driver is done in two words: Kamui Kobayashi. The Japanese driver very affected by what has happened in the country of the rising sun last week, is a synonym for value, and perhaps a little reckless. Although there is one thing that is undeniable; its speed. Kamui will want to consolidate in F1 in 2011, and perhaps draw the attention of a larger team.
Logically, this pair of pilots that the paper is so strong, must have a weak point. Personally, I think that the weakness of Sauber in 2011 is going to be very clear, although it may be that the pilots give us a pleasant surprise and did me look bad. Despite this, in principle, the development of the car could be complicatedby the lack of experience that both Perez and Kobayashi are, in this area in particular.

For this season, Sauber will continue with the engines Ferrari, which in principle should be synonymous with reliability and power, but in 2010, the reliability was not too good for bars initials of the Championship. In addition, the team has James Key since the start of season, which should be a guarantee. In principle, is therefore supposed that Sauber would have to have very specific objectives.
These objectives should be, first and above all, improve the final position of the last year. I have the feeling that an eighth position in the constructors championship know you little to this team Sauber, which I believe should be aimed at the seventh final position. Kobayashi earned in one of his moments of genius, a sixth in Britain, in addition to two seventh positions. I am not sure that they get to match these results, although no doubt will be the goal.
In general, 2011 team Sauber looks on paper, much better than the Sauber team's 2010, albeit with some large important unknowns. What good the seat for the season? Do pilots, Kamui Kobayashi, and Sergio Perez will be able to detect the problems of the C30 and give possible solutions on how to improve the performance of the car the team improve their results? We have to wait.

Before formula 1: McLaren again on the brink of the abyss

 The offseason of the British team could be said that it was very strange from the beginning until the end. The presentation on the streets of Berlin has already put the original touch between the rest of teams that chose to carry out a much more traditional event. In that presentation many were very impressed by the revolution created the new seat of McLaren.This new and revolutionary system could bring something like what we saw in 2009 with Brawn GP. At the end and the place for McLaren years that are being completely matching the design of the car or spoiling the start of the season until the new developments. And seeing the results achieved in the winter training with the participation of seems to me that the first option is virtually discarded.
The team also have realized this and since then has been working on new solutions that provide the key. Seems that the main workhorse of the Woking has become has placed on the reliability, something which has not allowed the MP4-26 shooting enough in the performed test.

If we look at the classifications with regard to the number of completed laps, McLaren is below the seventh place in terms of kilometres travelled. We must not forget also that men of Martin Whitmarsh were the last teams to begin the offseason, without even participating in the test in Valencia.
But if there is something of what their two regular drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, is the lack of aerodynamic supporthave complained. The MP4-26 did not finish to adjust to the new Pirelli and to make matters worse a problem of design makes that you overheating the flat bottom of the new car. These deformations in the background makes the air flow to be fickle and that therefore the car becomes much more difficult to fly.
It is no doubt that talent inside of the Group of engineers and designers of the British team is very valid to overcome this situation, but now it remains to be seen as time are able to recover the difference that currently lead the Ferrari and Red Bull. Surely more than one even still pulling their hair seeing as Adrian Newey designed every year victors car for competition.

Our colleague and analyst full time Sergio Marcus already warned it in its last analysis to recent workouts in the circuit of Montmeloplayed. McLaren are you still watching lost in the circuit, and while Hamilton and Button have to fight with the steering wheel and upload by pianos to mark good times, Red Bull kept his good pace and without gasoline.
Obviously the delay of the start of the season, after the cancellation of the Grand Prize of Bahrain, and the return home by Christmas of Pedro de la Rosa can give you a good boost for the boys of McLaren, but I'm in the nose than the guys at the silver cars will not be easy to fight for the WINS During this season that is about to begin.