Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 by Rezo Melikishvili
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Lewis Hamilton could go on to beat Michael Schumacher's all-time record of seven Formula One world titles, motorsport boss Max Mosley predicts.Hamilton made a spectacular F1 debut in 2007, losing the drivers' title to Kimi Raikkonen by a single point.
However, the 23-year-old's debut season was also marred by his spats with former McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso and the fall-out of the "spy row".
The pressure of the politics surrounding the sport and the media spotlight even led to suggestions by Hamilton that he could quit.
But instead he has signed a new five-year deal with McLaren, reported to be worth £10m per year, and Mosley says that was the right decision.
"My advice to Lewis would be to put the money in the bank and don't worry about the politics," said Mosley, president of the sport's governing body the FIA.
Mosley also insisted that new FIA guidelines, which will see drivers charged £7,441 for the required super licence and £1,488 per point they win, will be used to improve safety.
"We spend a fortune on safety, and most of it is to the benefit of the drivers," said Mosley.
"These drivers are earning mega-bucks, we're spending a fortune to ensure they're safe, so hence the increase."
Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 by George S.
McLaren has announced that the team has extended their contact with Lewis Hamilton for the next five years. According to the new contact, the Briton will stay with the team until 2012.
It looks like that both the team and the driver are happy with their relationship and the agreement.
No doubt Lewis is a talented driver. He has a potential to take the title in the upcoming season. However, Formula 1 is such a sport where nothing is guaranteed. So, we only have to wait and see what happens. By the way, the start of the season is almost here. Yes, 47 more days to go!
It looks like that both the team and the driver are happy with their relationship and the agreement.
No doubt Lewis is a talented driver. He has a potential to take the title in the upcoming season. However, Formula 1 is such a sport where nothing is guaranteed. So, we only have to wait and see what happens. By the way, the start of the season is almost here. Yes, 47 more days to go!
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by George S.
Recently Essex County Council sold a very interesting item on an auction to raise funds for a charity that will raise the standards of young drivers.So, the item was a car plate with F1 on it. Great. I'd never mind to have such a plate but mind the price that the owner has paid. Yes, almost half a million of pound Sterling.
The lucky owner of the plate is a millionaire Afzal Kahn. A 37 year old entrepreneur runs a car design company in Bradford. The legendary number plate will be placed on Kahn Design's groundbreaking Range Rover Cosworth, which will be launched soon.
Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 by Rezo Melikishvili
FIA president Max Mosley has warned that any Formula One team found guilty of spying in the future can expect to be kicked out of the championship.McLaren were fined £50m and lost all their constructors' championship points after the 2007 spying controversy, but their drivers stayed in the title race.
"Next time, I don't think they would stay in the championship," Mosley said.
"In McLaren's case everybody said 'Oh, $100m'. The alternative was to exclude them. That'd have been more expensive."
Despite their team's punishment, McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were allowed to stay in the 2007 drivers' championship, finishing second and third respectively behind Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.
Mosley warned teams that no repeat of the spying scandal would be tolerated next season.
"You can never stop what someone has got in his head, but we can stop the transfer of information in written or electronic form," said Mosley.
"If you are prepared to check, and we have demonstrated that we are, then somebody using such information would be very unwise because in a modern F1 team you cannot do it without leaving traces and we will find those traces."
Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 by George S.
Nigel Stepney, the anti-hero of the last year's scandal says his return to Formula One is out of the question. He plans to stay in motorsport, though.
"I don't feel responsible in anyway at all for what happened at McLaren," says Stepney.
Frankly, it is very difficult to see where the truth lies here. Maybe Ferrai over dramatized and used this situation to their favor? Maybe McLaren have seriously benefited from the material that Stepney handed to them?
To me, there are more questions than answers in this case.
"Some stuff has been done politically, some stuff should have been bought out in a different way, but the end result, who knows whether it was right or wrong to make the season as it was?" says Stepney.
One way or another, the results of the last season are already carved in stone. Key stakeholders of Formula One must learn a good lesson from this case and do their best not to repeat such mistakes in the future.
"I don't feel responsible in anyway at all for what happened at McLaren," says Stepney.
Frankly, it is very difficult to see where the truth lies here. Maybe Ferrai over dramatized and used this situation to their favor? Maybe McLaren have seriously benefited from the material that Stepney handed to them?
To me, there are more questions than answers in this case.
"Some stuff has been done politically, some stuff should have been bought out in a different way, but the end result, who knows whether it was right or wrong to make the season as it was?" says Stepney.
One way or another, the results of the last season are already carved in stone. Key stakeholders of Formula One must learn a good lesson from this case and do their best not to repeat such mistakes in the future.
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Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 by George S.
Formula One teams spend tens of millions of dollars on Research and Development. Motor sport generally and Formula One especially have immense role in developing environmentally-friendly technologies.
Because of this, The European Parliament has called on the FIA and Formula One to lead the way in the development of environmentally-friendly technologies for the car industry.
Ecology is one of the top priorities of the civilized world and the European Parliament's initiative is timely and interesting.
Maybe one day we will see four-cylinder engines, hybrid engines and many other environmentally technologies like engines working on bio-fuel, etc. We can only wait and see.
Meanwhile, 2008 season is quickly approaching and the teams are preparing for the first Grand Prix.
Because of this, The European Parliament has called on the FIA and Formula One to lead the way in the development of environmentally-friendly technologies for the car industry.
Ecology is one of the top priorities of the civilized world and the European Parliament's initiative is timely and interesting.
Maybe one day we will see four-cylinder engines, hybrid engines and many other environmentally technologies like engines working on bio-fuel, etc. We can only wait and see.
Meanwhile, 2008 season is quickly approaching and the teams are preparing for the first Grand Prix.
Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2008 by George S.
When Vijay Mallya took over the Spyker F1 team and made it into Force India, I thought this would open a wonderful chance for Indian drivers to get back to the royal racing sport again.
Unfortunately, this did not happen. According to the new boss, no Indian driver is good enough for the team. Rather, Force India has been forced to rely on more experienced drivers. Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil will be the team's main drivers and Vitantonio Liuzzi, another Italian in the team, will be a test driver.
I believe all of the Indian fans of Formula One had been expecting to see their countrymen in the the teams outfit but we shall not forget that Formula One is not only sport but a tough business as well. Therefore, Mr. Mallya's decision is fully rational.
Unfortunately, this did not happen. According to the new boss, no Indian driver is good enough for the team. Rather, Force India has been forced to rely on more experienced drivers. Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil will be the team's main drivers and Vitantonio Liuzzi, another Italian in the team, will be a test driver.
I believe all of the Indian fans of Formula One had been expecting to see their countrymen in the the teams outfit but we shall not forget that Formula One is not only sport but a tough business as well. Therefore, Mr. Mallya's decision is fully rational.
Posted on Sunday, January 6, 2008 by George S.
As expected, Ferrari launched its new Formula One racing car at their Maranello base in Italy today.
I have no idea why, but the new car is codenamed 659. As I have touched numbers, let's mention that this is the 54th single-seater Ferrari have built to contest the Formula One world championship.
Obviously the new car conforms to the new FIA regulations for the 2008 season. The most important new element is the Standard Electronic Control Unit. This is the new electronic system that must be used by all teams.
Another important rule is that the gearbox must last for four consecutive events. There are other minor areas that have been affected by the new rules.
As a result of all these changes, the car has become heavier.
Full specifications of the new Ferrari F2008 car can be found at the Formula 1 official web site.
I have no idea why, but the new car is codenamed 659. As I have touched numbers, let's mention that this is the 54th single-seater Ferrari have built to contest the Formula One world championship.
Obviously the new car conforms to the new FIA regulations for the 2008 season. The most important new element is the Standard Electronic Control Unit. This is the new electronic system that must be used by all teams.
Another important rule is that the gearbox must last for four consecutive events. There are other minor areas that have been affected by the new rules.
As a result of all these changes, the car has become heavier.
Full specifications of the new Ferrari F2008 car can be found at the Formula 1 official web site.
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Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by George S.
Aerodynamics is one of the key factors in modern Formula One. A modern Formula One racing car has so much in common with jet fighters that one can hardly call it a car.
Thanks to the tens of millions of dollars spent by the Formula One teams on research and development in the field of aerodynamics, modern Formula One racing cars produce incredible downforce. At around 100 mph, Formula One cars develop downward pressure of around 1000kg. This downforce is enough to run the Formula One car, weighing 605 kg, upside-down on the ceiling. Marketing people at Toyota have approached computer experts to build a model of a car running upside-down in the giant loop.
It will be exciting to see the animation and it will be far more exciting to see this in reality. Maybe one day this becomes reality. Who knows.
Source: http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns19948.html
Thanks to the tens of millions of dollars spent by the Formula One teams on research and development in the field of aerodynamics, modern Formula One racing cars produce incredible downforce. At around 100 mph, Formula One cars develop downward pressure of around 1000kg. This downforce is enough to run the Formula One car, weighing 605 kg, upside-down on the ceiling. Marketing people at Toyota have approached computer experts to build a model of a car running upside-down in the giant loop.
It will be exciting to see the animation and it will be far more exciting to see this in reality. Maybe one day this becomes reality. Who knows.
Source: http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns19948.html
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