They put Colin Kolles out of Hispania Racing F1 Team

Rumor that comes from England and Germany and which already are being echoed in our country. There could be changes of deep draught Hispania f1 racing team . Colin Kolles, Team Manager of Hispania Racing F1 Team, could fail to hold this Office, which would happen at the hands of Geoff Willis. The position of the British head of the technical plot of the Spanish team would be Gary Savage, who worked in passing by the BAR and Honda teams.
Lack of official confirmation, the owner of Hispania f1 racing team makes it clear in the interview published this week by the magazine Grand Prix Actual no post is safe within the Spanish structure, even though the Kolles role in the birth of the project was essential. The movement charge of Hispania Racing Team would mean the nth project failed of Kolles in formula one.

Grand Prix of Europe F1 2011: Hispania Racing F1 Team is mixed with the Marussia Virgin Racing

Hispania Racing F1 Team has been mixed with the Marussia Virgin Racing today in the qualifying session for the formula 1 Prix Europe great. This is a good result for the Spanish team, which runs the second home race this weekend. Although Vitantonio Liuzzi has not been able to overcome to Timo Glock, has really surpassed Jerome D'Ambrosio.
Therefore, the two last rows of the grid alternate Virgin cars and Hispania, with Narain Karthikeyan closing the grill. After the success of Canada, Hispania aims to gradually reach its rivals, and they are still working on the same line. It seems that the Spanish team does not lose comba and may fight you to you tomorrow with Virgin.
Although Liuzzi has completed a second Timo Glock, race probably you can try to fight with the German, because that, in general, the Hispania has behaved better this season on Sunday than Saturday. It will have to wait to see what will happen tomorrow, with Liuzzi and Karthikeyan ready to attack it as necessary.
Therefore, the objective of the team for tomorrow will be finish ahead of the two Virgin and perhaps come a little closer to the Lotus of Tony Fernandes, if they have good pace. First and foremost, finish the race is always vital, if its rivals have problems, clear. When others fail, must be able to finish and take advantage of situations.
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Grand Prix of Europe F1 2011: the Red Bull Racing preview

We arrived at the European Grand Prix. We arrived at the Valencia street circuit. For the fourth time in its history, the urban layout around the port of Valencia will host a Grand Prix of Formula 1. As they say in the previous Red Bull, the fifth time they travel to Spain in what have been seasonal, although if we take into account the test held at the Circuit of the Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, in the circuit of Jerez and the Circuit de Catalunya (twice) coupled with the two great prizes, it will be the sixth time this year that there is an event related to formula one in our country.
The 5.419 meters designed by Hermann Tilke, we find nothing more and nothing less than 25 curves of all classes. A circuit of Sebastian Vettel described as similar to the layout of Monaco in difficult. The young German pilot won't have bad memory. In 2010 he got the victory and this year part as a main favourite. The only positive result achieved in the three visits by Red Bull. For its part, Mark Webber will return to the place where he was one of last season's most spectacular accidents and perhaps of recent times. Gliding () of the Australian left us ice cream. Luckily, without consequences for the pilot. We cannot say the same of the single-seat since after the impact, Webber had to release a new one.

Grand Prix of Canada F1 2011: Hispania Racing F1 Team, the best of the three new teams

After the formal training of yesterday, things already painted well, but no one would have ever thought that Hispania Racing F1 Team could place their two cars ahead of the Lotus and the Virgin, in career. But this has been, both Vitantonio Liuzzi and Narain Karthikeyan have become an excellent career which has seen them come in thirteenth and fourteenth position.
In the end, the result has changed, then Narain Karthikeyan has received a drive through applied after the race, which has made him lose three positions, by having jumped a curve at a point in the race. But the speed is there. Of course, the race today was not the most normal, and the Gilles Villeneuve circuit is very special, of if same, but the result is excellent.
In fact, this result surpasses the best result obtained by the team last year in a couple of chaotic races where not many cars finished and becomes the best result in the history of the team. Today is different, because both cars have crossed the finish line ahead of its rivals, which shows us that, at least, have circuits where it can be competitive.
Now it miss to see if Hispania can confirm this improvement in the next races, qualifying in front of the Virgin, and fought with them in the races. Although, why not fight with the Lotus, also? In the end, today has been fight and win. Little I have, rather than congratulate the entire Hispania, highly competitive team throughout the weekend.

Grand Prix of Canada F1 2011: the Hispania Racing F1 Team are already faster than the Virgin

What have seen you today to Hispania Racing F1 Team has been fantastic, ending both cars ahead of the Virgin of Jerome d' Ambrosio, and Vitantonio Liuzzi in front of the Virgin's Timo Glock. But also, Narain Karthikeyan has ended less than a tenth of a Glock, demonstrating that the Hispania is at the level of the Virgin, or slightly ahead.
Although, if we are going to analyze the results, it is also true that both the Hispania and the Virgin are far from their ex-rivales of Lotus Renault. Why I say ex-rivales? It is simple; Currently, the Lotus Renault are closer to the Toro Rosso and company to the Hispania and Virgin. We could say that the "Cosworth Cup" is only a matter of four cars.
In any case, little by little, the Spanish team is moving forward, and it is doing things well done. Step to step it goes approaching to rivals, and for now it seems that it is able with one of them. If they would regularly be ahead of the Virgin, may begin to arise even away from them, and finished in tenth position in the Championship.
For tomorrow, the objective is very clear; finish ahead of the Virgin, and if it rains, finish the race, trying to make it as forward as possible. A chaotic race and a good position, albeit without points, can be the key to getting finished ahead of Virgin in the Championship, and I am sure that know this in Hispania.

Grand Prix of Canada F1 2011: the advance of Red Bull Racing

Llegamos a la septima carrera de la temporada 2011 del Mundial de Formula 1. Llegamos a Montreal y mas concretamente al circuito que lleva el nombre del malogrado Gilles Villeneuve situado en la Isla de Notre Dame. Y como el video habla de Red Bull, para eso son ellos quienes lo hacen, hay que decir que el trazado canadiense no ha sido muy propicio para la escuderia anglo-austriaca en sus cinco anos de historia.

En el ultimo lustro, en diez participaciones de los monoplazas de Dietrich Mateschitz en el Gran Premio de Canada, tan solo un podio decora las vitrinas de Red Bull Racing: la tercera posicion conseguida por David Coulthard en 2008. A pesar de las grandes temporadas de 2009 y 2010, ni Sebastian Vettel ni Mark Webber han conseguido lograr la siempre ansiada victoria. Y si miramos mas cerca en el tiempo, en 2010, los pilotos de Red Bull vieron como los neumativcos les jugaban una mala pasada y primero no podian superar a Lewis Hamilton en la clasificacion y en carrera se tenian que conformar con unas “pobres” cuarta y quinta plaza.

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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Grand Prix of Spain F1 2011: Hispania Racing F1 Team leads a boring career in house with a worse result than expected

Hispania Racing F1 Team has now starred a race very bland in the Grand Prize of House with a worse than expected result. The last position of Narain Karthikeyan and the abandonment of Vitantonio Liuzzi cannot be a positive outcome, that there is no doubt, and less on the career of Spain.
After qualifying yesterday, training with Hispania to elude the last row of the grid output and mixed with the Virgin, expected a very good result today. The reality has been completely different, demonstrating that, although slowly approached, they still have to get to the level of rivals.
Although during much of the race, Hispania pilots have been able to be accompanying the Virgin, one of those who came behind you, Nick Heidfeld, booted them stickers in pursuit of a spectacular comeback. In the end, the Virgin have been distanced, aided by about HRT that still won't.
Shows that the car does not work as it should, moreover, the technical problems in the car of the Italian Grand Prix, which has been forced to leave. Nevertheless, the balance of the weekend leaves see very clearly that, on a return, they are already able to be with the Virgin, and that is great news.

Grand Prix of Spain F1 2011: Hispania Racing F1 Team will occupy the penultimate row of the grid

Although this is not a surprise at this point in the season, Hispania racing f1 team has managed to qualify again for their two cars with a view to the race tomorrow, and they will play the penultimate row of the gridSince that Nick Heidfeld has not been able to take part in the classification.
The pilot of Lotus Renault Grand Prix has been as his car is lit during the third session of free practice. This has prevented him from going out to track and, therefore, it has been impossible to avoid staying on the tail of the grid for the race tomorrow.
Vitantonio Liuzzi, the first of the two Hispania, is over half a second away from the Virgin's Timo Glock. Little by little the Hispania are close to the Virgin, and today have shown to be already at the height of his rivals for the 11th pick of the Championship.
It must be borne in mind that the two Hispania have been in front of the two Virgin until almost the end of the session, and only a last breath of the car rojinegro of Glock has allowed him to qualify ahead of the Spanish team carsWhile D'Ambrosio has not succeeded.
Facing tomorrow, the team of Jose Ramon Carabante will seek to finish the race and, to be able to be, fight with Timo Glock and Jerome D'Ambrosio. This year they have already demonstrated that race they tend to be as far as in training, so that they could get to stay ahead is not disposable.

Grand Prix of Spain F1 2011: Lotus Racing hopes to improve a second with his new aerodynamic package

During the past of Turkey of formula one Grand Prix, at the meeting of qualifications, Lotus Racing, and more specifically Heikki Kovalainen, he was only five tenths of Rubens Barrichello, classified in the Q1 seventeenth. Times speak and say that Lotus Racing is more and more away from their theoretical rivals (Hispania Racing F1 Team and Marussia Virgin Racing) and closer to the group which represents the middle of the grid (Toro Rosso, Williams F1 and Sauber).
If we discard the time of Barrichello, able to make a best time of 1.5 seconds in the Q2, we could now say that Lotus Racing is a second platoon. Exactly the time that they intend to improve during the Grand Prix Spain thanks to the important package of improvements that have been. This belief the Team technical director Mike Gascoyne in anglo-Malaysian.
The British announced that at the Circuit de Catalunya, the single-seater Lotus Racing will have a new blown diffuser, the first developed by the team. For this reason, they are cautious. While its goal is to get that second separating them from the squad, they are aware of that will need more time to draw any conclusions because of the complexity of the system.
But Gascoyne is also aware that the blown diffuser should be an incentive for them. If ever is closer to their rivals and they had it blown diffuser, now that they have, the distance should be reducirsese. The Grand Prize of Spain could be the first great moment of Lotus Racing.

Highcroft Racing and Honda, absent in the 24 hours of Le Mans

The terrible earthquake that struck Japan the month of March has claimed one of its first victims in the world of the competition. Highcroft Racing has announced that it will not be present in the 24 hours of Le Mans, test for which they had obtained a flat, nor participate in the International Le Mans Cup tests.
Duncan Dayton team reported that after what happened in Japan, Honda has decided to cut all their effort, and money for reconstruction, ruling out "wasteful" spending. Without the support from Honda, both economic and logistical, Highcroft Racing has no possibility of meeting the great challenge of participating in the 24 hours of Le Mans. In this way, the HPD ARX-01e premiered successfully in the past 12 hours of Sebring, may not be measured of your your with the giant diesel from Audi and Peugeot in the event par excellence of the calendar of the resistance.
Highcroft Racing has been grateful to Acura, Honda Performance Development and Wirth Research the five years we have worked together. From now on, the American structure will look for new projects. The plaza frees Highcroft Racing already has been cubiertal. Aston Martin-Lola from the Belgian Kronos Racing team in collaboration with Marc VDS Racing was the first in the list of alternates. Maxime Martin, Vanina Ickx and Bas Leinders are pilots chosen by the team of Marc van Dalen.

Tiago Monteiro played 24 hours of Le Mans with OAK Racing

He has had to be on the ground less desired by a pilot, the injury of a companion, but it has been the case. OAK Racing has confirmed to Tiago Monteiro as third driver of one of its OAK 01-Judd Percarolo with those who vie for the 24 hours of Le Mans 2011 edition. The Portuguese will share a seat with the French Guillaume Moreau and Pierre Ragues.
Monteiro will return to the Circuit de La Sarthe after his participation in the 2009 Edition (not completed) along with the Team Oreca Matmut on Board of an Oreca 01-AIM sharing the driving with Stephane Ortelli and Bruno Senna. A new opportunity in the endurance race for excellence for the former Formula 1 driver and SunRed SEAT in the WTCC driver.
The driver who replaced, Matthieu Lahaye, suffered a spectacular crash during the qualifying of the past 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps which suffered breakages in the vertebrae, a hand and knee and that will have to undergo surgery.

Filip Salaquarda will compete with Pons Racing in the next race of the Formula Renault 3.5 in Monza

Many of you work together in what remained of the year, but Jean-Karl Vernay, who competed with Pons Racing at Spa-Francorchamps, does not follow with the Spanish team. Instead, therefore; in the second car for Pons Racing in the next race of the Formula Renault 3.5, to be held at Monza, we will see Filip Salaquarda.
The Czech driver is not a stranger to the World Series, since he competed in the Formula Renault 3.5 in 2009 and 2010. Two years ago competed with RC Motorsport, while last year competed with ISR. In that season, he won two pole positions in his home race, and two podiums in total, throughout the year, finishing in eleventh position in the Championship.
Salaquarda will be the third driver that runs with the second car of Pons Racing, after Dominic Storey and Jean-Karl Vernay. It remains to be seen if it lasts the same as the others, since that Salaquarda already had contract to compete in the Superleague formula, so perhaps he can not play all races remaining this season.
In any case, all these changes can not be good for Pons Racing, are on the grounds that they are. Salaquarda, with his experience, in spite of its relatively mediocre results, perhaps what the team needed. A veteran driver can become a winning driver, with the appropriate material.

Robert Wickens could replace Jerome D'Ambrosio in Marussia Virgin Racing

At the beginning of this season, we mentioned as there was no Belgian driver in formula one since Bertrand Gachot in 1995. It seems that, this year could see the first Canadian in formula one since Jacques Villeneuve in 2006, and it's Robert Wickens could replace Jerome D'Ambrosio in Marussia Virgin Racing.
It seems, the sponsors who support the Belgian pilot have not paid and, on the other hand, the sponsors supporting the Canadian, are eager to pay and see its pilot to compete in formula one. Although the situation is worrying, Jerome did not want to give too much importance, for the time being.
But the situation must be serious, since Eric Boullier is traveling to Belgium to talk with sponsors who have not paid what they should. Wickens is competing in the Formula Renault 3.5, and these now leads the Championship, ahead of Jean-Eric Verge, Alexander Rossi and Albert Costa.

I have talked to the people of Virgin, and it seems that they are becoming impatient. They have said clearly that if it does not change the situation, they shall replace Jerome with another pilot.

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.

Hispania Racing F1 Team wants to "hunt" Marussia Virgin Racing

After seeing during the Chinese Grand Prix "first evolution" in the history of Hispania Racing F1 Team, new cover of engine without fin sharks and new front wing, in the Spanish team are very optimistic for the future. Despite the problems are more closely rivals of what one might think and that is why the objective of Hispania Racing F1 Team in the Grand Prize of Turkey will be reaching Marussia Virgin Racing.
To this end, in Istanbul Park improvements, both mechanical and aerodynamic level will present, during the day on Friday as the head of the team, Colin Kolles has stated. The German acknowledges that the Turkish route should encourage them already that best suits the f than to other cars so it hopes to reduce the distance of the classification and fight for positions during the race. That Yes, without forgetting that the real objective of the team is lead to the two cars to the checkered flag.

Hispania Racing Team is growing more due to his new sponsor

Base batteries is a company of the India now is the new sponsor of the team, Hispania Racing Team. I say that the presence of Narain Karthikeyan in the team is like a door open to this type of sponsorship, and are welcome. It is not the amount of the contribution of the Indian company, but that is normal in Formula 1. No wonder nor the bet of corporations than the one country in formula one when the Grand Prize of the India carried for the first time the great circus the Asian giant this year. It is a boom that we still have to make more news, insurance.
For HRT is good news for several reasons: first the financial injection that we assume, and second because it supported the work carried out and gives the opportunity to continue betting Fort, now that we see how the direct competitors of the team get batteries. HRT too it (go bad joke, I apologize in advance).
According to Ramon Carabante:

We're excited about having reached an agreement of collaboration and sponsorship with Base Batteries, one of the largest companies in the India batteries. It will be the official supplier of the equipment. It is another step in our desire to lay the groundwork for the project that we are modeling since last year. I am sure that this agreement will enable us to continue with our plans for development, to turn us in an increasingly competitive team and want to see fulfilled the objectives we have set

He is a three-year contract, not bad for the team again, and the logo of Base Batteries will be well, presumably between the decoration of the HCT. We will see in the Grand Prize of Turkey in what position placed it.
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Jean-Karl Vernay will run with Pons Racing at Spa Francorchamps in the Formula Renault 3.5

The current champion of the Indy Lights, and pilot book of Peugeot Sport for Le Mans, Jean-Karl Vernay, will run with Pons Racing at Spa Francorchamps in the Formula Renault 3.5. The French will be replacing New Zealander Dominic Storey, who ran the first race with Pons, Motorland Aragon.
In fact, we can announce virtually exclusively to Dominic Storey will be one of the pilots of the Barwa Addax to the GP3, season which will begin the next week in Turkey. Precisely for this reason, Jordi Pons, Pons Racing team principal, commented that he does not believe that New Zealand again in the season.
The own Jordi Pons made clear his desire to keep Vernay until end of year, but it is aware of the contract for the French with Peugeot. In addition, Pons recognizes that you be seen his performance during this weekend, which implies that the speed of Vernay will be important to decide whether it stays or not.
Vernay hoped to run in the IndyCar in 2011, after winning the Firestone Indy Lights, but not got enough money and signed by Peugeot as a pilot reserve to the 24 hours of Le Mans. In any case, the Pons Racing team says that face Monaco, have several pilots interested in running with them, as well as options there will be many.

Curiosities in racing: McRae electric Buggy to the 2012 Dakar

It has just started the battle that but who will be the first electric vehicle to complete the toughest in the world, the Dakar 31st. If the last week we present the OSCar eO of Latvian origin, today touches a known model, even if only by the illustrious surname that gives you a name, the McRae Buggy 4 ? 2.

In the last two editions of the Dakar, the McRae team has developed its buggy getting three of the seven units that participated in 2012 reach goal. Cylinder engine from a snowmobile, the belt drive and low weight are the main features of this buggy 4 ? 2.

Now, one of the pilots of the McRae Buggy 4 ? 2, Colonel Tim wants to go a pass beyond and aims to become the first cart to reach the goal of the Dakar, that in 2012 will be in Lima. Under the auspices of the ASO and under the name of Green Dakar, Colonel will have the support of company specializing in ultralight materials and electric vehicles. The second point is clear, the first essential to achieve that lightness will remain the strong point of the McRae Buggy 4 ? 2

The new engine will deliver a power of 80 Kw and will feature 3 different maps of power: economic, standard and full power. Further optimize the aerodynamics and like OSCar rivals, the buffers will have a Dynamo that will convert impacts on electricity. The energy will be stored in a pack with a capacity of 54 Kwh lithium ion battery

Is David Schumacher, son of Ralf Schumacher, the next racing driver of the family?

With only nine years, and it is speculated that David Schumacher, son of Ralf Schumacher, will be the next racing driver of the German family. These rumors, which come quite disproportionate way in my opinion, seeing the child's age, begin at Germany.
The Cologne Tabloid Express published photographs where you could see the small David in a kart racing. These pictures were made to get questions to Ralf, his father, who said that, if in the future David wanted to engage in auto racing, he would not object, and would support him completely.
David Schumacher competes in the team of Gerhard Noack, who discovered to Michael in his day, as well as Sebastian Vettel. Without a doubt, a good guarantee, that is clear. Cora, the wife of Ralf, nor seemed to oppose the newly found fondness of his son.
David's cousin Brother, Mick, son of Michael Schumacher, with 12 years also competes in the karts, and Michael, his father, you don't want to push him, for the moment. Will we see more battles between pilots of the Schumacher family, in the future? Time will tell, but the name and media already have.