The FIA have confirmed the provisional grid positions for Sunday's Indian GP after a number of driver's received penalties
Five drivers - Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez, Timo Glock, Narain Karthikeyan and Daniel Ricciardo - were handed penalties during the weekend for sporting or technical infringements while Vitaly Petrov carries a five-slot penalty over from the Korean GP.
The penalties suffered by Hamilton, Perez and Petrov were fairly straightforward in their influence on the grid but matters at the back of the field left the stewards searching the rule book to ensure the correct application.
It has been ruled that Timo Glock will remain in last place on the grid after he failed to set a lap within 107 per cent of the quickest time in Q1.
Beside him on the back row will be Narain Karthikeyan who was penalised two places for impeding Michael Schumacher during qualifying.
Despite receiving a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change, Daniel Ricciardo drops just one place to 22nd.
Provisional grid:
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari
4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
5. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes
9. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari
10. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari
11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes
12. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth
14. Bruno Senna Renault
15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth
16. Vitaly Petrov Renault
17. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari
18. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault
20. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari
21. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth
22. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth
24. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth
Source: Planet-F1
Showing posts with label Drives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drives. Show all posts
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Video: BBC - Indian GP - F1 drivers on safety in motorpsort
Formula 1 drivers discuss the issue of safety in motorsport following the tragic deaths of British IndyCar racer Dan Wheldon and MotoGP's Marco Simoncelli.
Wheldon was killed in Las Vegas two weeks ago following a 15-car crash, while Italian rider Simoncelli died last weekend after a horrific crash at the Malaysian MotoGP in Sepang
Source: SixtyBuckss
Wheldon was killed in Las Vegas two weeks ago following a 15-car crash, while Italian rider Simoncelli died last weekend after a horrific crash at the Malaysian MotoGP in Sepang
Source: SixtyBuckss
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Williams will make their decision about drivers when the season ends
At the eve of India GP there seems to be most worldwide interest for a driver who isn't even participating.
They are nw talking seriously about Kimi Räikkönen's comeback after him being away for two years, it's not only just joking because there are no bigger matters to talk about.
On Thursday a rumour took off from the press room telling that Räikkönen would already had signed a contract with Williams for next season.
Publicist Claire Williams assured Turun Sanomat on Thursday that they haven't yet made a decision about the drivers and that the time for those decisions would be at the end of the season - meaning after one month.
– They were writing me out from Honda four times too, however I drove there even when it was Brawn. I will be 40 years old and next season would be my 20th season in F1 so I hope I'm still there, Rubens Barrichello said to Brasilian reporters.
Turun Sanomat, Greater Noida
HEIKKI KULTA
Courtesy: Nicole
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Video: F1 drivers a message of support to Japan
They say:
Everybody, let's join hands
Everybody, have courage
Everybody, get hopes
Source: YouTube
Courtesy: Yukari
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Drivers should drive, not play with buttons - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel has again spoken of his unease over F1's mandatory adjustable rear wings in 2011, believing they could reduce the impact of overtaking in the eyes of spectators.
At the Jerez test last week, having already experimented with the systems earlier, teams trialled the FIA-coded software that will govern when the rear wings can be triggered on track this year to aid overtaking.
"Overtaking in F1 has always been difficult," Vettel told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Whoever manages to get past gets the same sort of admiration as a goal scorer in football.
"There is a risk that the public thinks overtaking will now be too easy. The drivers should be driving, not playing with all sorts of different buttons and systems.
"Last year there was the F-duct, now it's the rear wing and KERS. I'm not totally convinced that this is all a good thing."
Source: ESPNF1
Sunday, January 2, 2011
F1 stars will have their fitness refined in January
New year, new tricks ... Or not quite - at least in the Formula 1 sport
World champion Sebastian Vettel will put on a big gear in his physical training on Sunday when his trainer Tommy Pärmäkoski returns from Finland to his working place in Switzerland.
Heikki Kovalainen again has been training in his home surroundings in Kainuu while his private trainer Petri Lehikoinen has worked with him from Switzerland.
Turun Sanomat asked each trainer whether these two racing drivers have something new coming into their everyday training.
- We will continue with the old systems. Of course I have had time to think of something new to add during the Christmas break, Pärmäkoski who was reached at the airport promises.
- All the stuff that have proved to be good will remain in the program. It's been a short and intensive training. There's always something that can be fine-tuned, Lehikoinen says.
Both Vettel's and Kovalainen's training season is however different.
As the World Champion Vettel was swept in the celebration of his lifetime, toured around the world and had to hold back with season 2011's preparations for weeks.
Kovalainen again suffered a severe concussion on November 28th in the Race of Champions, which forced the man to rest for two weeks. The doctors gave him permission to go back to training in mid-December.
Since the current F1 drivers don't drive one meter with racing cars during December-January, these two months is by far the most important time for sharpening up the physical condition.
- I have worked as an e-mail -coach and Sebastian has been training well once a day from December. January is a really important phase for us and we will continue the hardened work-out in February too between the testing.
- The season is demanding and record long now when it lasts from March to the end of November and there are 20 races in the serie. Fortunately there is mostly one week in between the races so that it leaves time for the restoring training, Pärmäkoski says.
Vettel, who was chosen as the Sportsman of the Year in Germany doesn't have to start building up his fitness from zero. Pärmäkoski praises his protegé and tells that he has a strong physical fitness and is also very specific with what he puts in his mouth.
Kovalainen has always been one of the most fit drivers in F1. According to Lehikoinen the mandatory rest after the second concussion in a couple of years was sort of an advantage.
- Hits that hard have to be taken seriously. We had some time to do some good training after the season and now he has three good training weeks under his belt.
- I have sent the programs to Heikki, he has done them and reported back to me. With Heikki's experience everything has gone smoothly.
- This is now the most important training time. The driving will begin in early February and then we go again on their terms, Lehikoinen said.
The first test period will be 1-3. February in Valencia. 10-13.2. in Barcelona, 18-21.2 in Jerez and 2-6.3 in Bahrain. There will be alltogether 15 driving days before the season starts on March 13th with Bahrain GP.
Turun Sanomat
HEIKKI KULTA
Courtesy: Nicole
World champion Sebastian Vettel will put on a big gear in his physical training on Sunday when his trainer Tommy Pärmäkoski returns from Finland to his working place in Switzerland.Heikki Kovalainen again has been training in his home surroundings in Kainuu while his private trainer Petri Lehikoinen has worked with him from Switzerland.
Turun Sanomat asked each trainer whether these two racing drivers have something new coming into their everyday training.
- We will continue with the old systems. Of course I have had time to think of something new to add during the Christmas break, Pärmäkoski who was reached at the airport promises.
- All the stuff that have proved to be good will remain in the program. It's been a short and intensive training. There's always something that can be fine-tuned, Lehikoinen says.
Both Vettel's and Kovalainen's training season is however different.
As the World Champion Vettel was swept in the celebration of his lifetime, toured around the world and had to hold back with season 2011's preparations for weeks.
Kovalainen again suffered a severe concussion on November 28th in the Race of Champions, which forced the man to rest for two weeks. The doctors gave him permission to go back to training in mid-December.
Since the current F1 drivers don't drive one meter with racing cars during December-January, these two months is by far the most important time for sharpening up the physical condition.
- I have worked as an e-mail -coach and Sebastian has been training well once a day from December. January is a really important phase for us and we will continue the hardened work-out in February too between the testing.
- The season is demanding and record long now when it lasts from March to the end of November and there are 20 races in the serie. Fortunately there is mostly one week in between the races so that it leaves time for the restoring training, Pärmäkoski says.
Vettel, who was chosen as the Sportsman of the Year in Germany doesn't have to start building up his fitness from zero. Pärmäkoski praises his protegé and tells that he has a strong physical fitness and is also very specific with what he puts in his mouth.
Kovalainen has always been one of the most fit drivers in F1. According to Lehikoinen the mandatory rest after the second concussion in a couple of years was sort of an advantage.
- Hits that hard have to be taken seriously. We had some time to do some good training after the season and now he has three good training weeks under his belt.
- I have sent the programs to Heikki, he has done them and reported back to me. With Heikki's experience everything has gone smoothly.
- This is now the most important training time. The driving will begin in early February and then we go again on their terms, Lehikoinen said.
The first test period will be 1-3. February in Valencia. 10-13.2. in Barcelona, 18-21.2 in Jerez and 2-6.3 in Bahrain. There will be alltogether 15 driving days before the season starts on March 13th with Bahrain GP.
Turun Sanomat
HEIKKI KULTA
Courtesy: Nicole
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Horner: Red Bull will not back one driver
Christian Horner is adamant Red Bull will not favour one driver in the race for the World title despite concerns that the rivalry could hurt their chances
With just three races remaining in this year's Championship, Red Bull are leading the Drivers' standings with Mark Webber on 220 points.
However, his team-mate Sebastian Vettel is also in the hunt, 14 points off the pace. Momentum, though, is with the German, who has taken points off his Australian team-mate is the last three races.
And with Vettel coming to the fore, Red Bull are adamant they will not force the 23-year-old to play second fiddle to Webber despite concerns that it could ultimately cost them the title.
"It's not correct, as we've always said, for us to favour one driver over the other," said Horner. "The team will support both drivers as equally as we can."
The team boss also insisted that both drivers are playing fair with one another as the two sides of the garage continue to work alongside each other instead of against each other.
"The way the drivers are working at the moment is fantastic. They are both working in a completely transparent and open way," he said.
"They are obviously competing for the biggest prize in motor sport and as a team that brings additional pressures with it, but as a team we are trying our best to support both drivers equally and both drivers are very much still in this Championship."
Source: Planet-F1
With just three races remaining in this year's Championship, Red Bull are leading the Drivers' standings with Mark Webber on 220 points.However, his team-mate Sebastian Vettel is also in the hunt, 14 points off the pace. Momentum, though, is with the German, who has taken points off his Australian team-mate is the last three races.
And with Vettel coming to the fore, Red Bull are adamant they will not force the 23-year-old to play second fiddle to Webber despite concerns that it could ultimately cost them the title.
"It's not correct, as we've always said, for us to favour one driver over the other," said Horner. "The team will support both drivers as equally as we can."
The team boss also insisted that both drivers are playing fair with one another as the two sides of the garage continue to work alongside each other instead of against each other.
"The way the drivers are working at the moment is fantastic. They are both working in a completely transparent and open way," he said.
"They are obviously competing for the biggest prize in motor sport and as a team that brings additional pressures with it, but as a team we are trying our best to support both drivers equally and both drivers are very much still in this Championship."
Source: Planet-F1
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Ilta-Sanomat (paper edition): "Kimi has to come back next year"
F1-doctor Aki Hintsa knows what F1-drivers are like
You went to McLaren in 2003. Why?
- I was invited. I had already made co-work with Mika Häkkinen since 1988. I was Mika's personal doctor and we took care of things related to his performance level.
What is your title and job description in McLaren?
- The title is Head of Human High Performance, in other words I take care of the human top performance of the drivers and the team.
How has F1-world changed during your F1-years?
- After 10 years of experience I can say that if possible the F1-world has become even more commercial. You see it from how they choose races based upon financial matters. The old F1-culture is starting to vanish. A new commercial F1-culture is taking it's place. It's a shame for the sport.
- The focus from the sport doesn't disappear but the angle changes. Earlier perfomance was the most important thing. Now the situation is so finance driven. You really have to go digging if you want to find even an ounce of humanity.
What do they require from the drivers today?
- More and more. A F1-driver has to be physically in top form and he must be mentally extremely prepared for top perfoming. Family and friends are important. If you succeed then your group of pals grows bigger. If there's nothing then nobody cares. The difficulty is how to master the wholeness. The wholeness consists of physical training, mental resources, social frame and the work environment. Inside the team you have to master the psychodynamics so that you get the best out of yourself as a driver.
- Everybody also constantly wants a piece of the driver and that's why it's easy to lose your identity. My job is to get the boys to keep their feet on the ground aswell as hang on to their identity with teeth and nails so that they maintain their human dignity.
What has it required from you?
- I'm sitting in the same boat.
You had to move to Switzerland because of your work. What do you miss from Finland?
- The kids are the first thing that comes to my mind because they study in Finland. I also miss the silence, sauna and jumping into the lake from the sauna. When we warm up the sauna with my son Niklas we can easily talk all night.
You have earlier been in Africa making operations for free. Why?
- I was in Ethiopia for 3 years working for a developmental aid organisation. One year was right after the civil war and it was more war surgery. I also taught local doctors to perform smaller operations. I led for two years the health projects. I was in Africa two years ago but am planning to go there again. I'm in a project where African war- and aids-orphans are helped.
What made you go to developmental aid?
- As a small boy I promised God that I will go to Africa and help and I kept my promise.
You are friends with top sprinter Haile Gebreselasse. How often do you meet?
- Haile always takes good care of me when I'm in Ethiopia.
You also took Mika Häkkinen to Ethiopia back in the times. Why?
- I asked Mika to come many times and he promised to come. I doubted him and said that you are not going to go to Ethiopia. Once when I was going to Ethiopia Mika was suddenly waiting for me at the airport. I still doubted he was going step into the plane. But he did and we went to say hello to Haile.
You have brought many F1-drivers to Kuortane Sport Academy and your cottage. Why?
- We have a long working relationship with Tapio Korjus. I have many other good friends there too. Kuortane is a good place for F1-drivers just like Vierumäki is. We have an extremely top level sport academy -culture. The private journeys have a bigger meaning for the drivers. They are then coming for silence and peace. They really can calm down.
You have to travel all the time and you are constantly surrounded by hundreds of people. Where do you get your strenght from?
- The work is torning and the age in the meter isn't getting smaller. I jog and go to gyms and to sauna in Finland. Unfortunately I have been quite seldom in Finland. Sometimes it feels like I'm done with all of this.
How long is your contract with McLaren?
- Two years, after that I don't know. They have presented new jobs inside the team and we are talking about changing my job description. Other teams have also made offers to me. I'm also a manager in a medical space program in Switzerland and I'm very excited over it. In the future I want to work more in one place so that people come to see me instead of me travelling around the world.
What are Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton like?
- They are both different but brilliant guys in their own way.
What is Sebastian Vettel like?
- An extremely determined young man. He knows for sure what he wants and he will also get there.
What about Mark Webber?
- He is one of the most interesting guys. He gives the impression of being fair but his will to compete covers fairness. Mark has two faces, which is a really good thing for a top sportsman.
Fernando Alonso?
- I have worked with him too. If you could say that you can see from some driver's eyes who wins you wouldn't have to guess twice. Alonso's will to win, both in good and bad, is something that I haven't seen during my career. He does well because of that will.
Who will win 2010?
- The black horse.
Do you believe that Kimi Räikkönen will come back to F1?
- If Kimi comes back next year, then he can come but after that I don't believe in it. Therefore 2011 is the last year when he can make a comeback.
Courtesy: Nicole
You went to McLaren in 2003. Why?- I was invited. I had already made co-work with Mika Häkkinen since 1988. I was Mika's personal doctor and we took care of things related to his performance level.
What is your title and job description in McLaren?
- The title is Head of Human High Performance, in other words I take care of the human top performance of the drivers and the team.
How has F1-world changed during your F1-years?
- After 10 years of experience I can say that if possible the F1-world has become even more commercial. You see it from how they choose races based upon financial matters. The old F1-culture is starting to vanish. A new commercial F1-culture is taking it's place. It's a shame for the sport.
- The focus from the sport doesn't disappear but the angle changes. Earlier perfomance was the most important thing. Now the situation is so finance driven. You really have to go digging if you want to find even an ounce of humanity.
What do they require from the drivers today?
- More and more. A F1-driver has to be physically in top form and he must be mentally extremely prepared for top perfoming. Family and friends are important. If you succeed then your group of pals grows bigger. If there's nothing then nobody cares. The difficulty is how to master the wholeness. The wholeness consists of physical training, mental resources, social frame and the work environment. Inside the team you have to master the psychodynamics so that you get the best out of yourself as a driver.
- Everybody also constantly wants a piece of the driver and that's why it's easy to lose your identity. My job is to get the boys to keep their feet on the ground aswell as hang on to their identity with teeth and nails so that they maintain their human dignity.
What has it required from you?
- I'm sitting in the same boat.
You had to move to Switzerland because of your work. What do you miss from Finland?
- The kids are the first thing that comes to my mind because they study in Finland. I also miss the silence, sauna and jumping into the lake from the sauna. When we warm up the sauna with my son Niklas we can easily talk all night.
You have earlier been in Africa making operations for free. Why?
- I was in Ethiopia for 3 years working for a developmental aid organisation. One year was right after the civil war and it was more war surgery. I also taught local doctors to perform smaller operations. I led for two years the health projects. I was in Africa two years ago but am planning to go there again. I'm in a project where African war- and aids-orphans are helped.
What made you go to developmental aid?
- As a small boy I promised God that I will go to Africa and help and I kept my promise.
You are friends with top sprinter Haile Gebreselasse. How often do you meet?
- Haile always takes good care of me when I'm in Ethiopia.
You also took Mika Häkkinen to Ethiopia back in the times. Why?
- I asked Mika to come many times and he promised to come. I doubted him and said that you are not going to go to Ethiopia. Once when I was going to Ethiopia Mika was suddenly waiting for me at the airport. I still doubted he was going step into the plane. But he did and we went to say hello to Haile.
You have brought many F1-drivers to Kuortane Sport Academy and your cottage. Why?
- We have a long working relationship with Tapio Korjus. I have many other good friends there too. Kuortane is a good place for F1-drivers just like Vierumäki is. We have an extremely top level sport academy -culture. The private journeys have a bigger meaning for the drivers. They are then coming for silence and peace. They really can calm down.
You have to travel all the time and you are constantly surrounded by hundreds of people. Where do you get your strenght from?
- The work is torning and the age in the meter isn't getting smaller. I jog and go to gyms and to sauna in Finland. Unfortunately I have been quite seldom in Finland. Sometimes it feels like I'm done with all of this.
How long is your contract with McLaren?
- Two years, after that I don't know. They have presented new jobs inside the team and we are talking about changing my job description. Other teams have also made offers to me. I'm also a manager in a medical space program in Switzerland and I'm very excited over it. In the future I want to work more in one place so that people come to see me instead of me travelling around the world.
What are Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton like?
- They are both different but brilliant guys in their own way.
What is Sebastian Vettel like?
- An extremely determined young man. He knows for sure what he wants and he will also get there.
What about Mark Webber?
- He is one of the most interesting guys. He gives the impression of being fair but his will to compete covers fairness. Mark has two faces, which is a really good thing for a top sportsman.
Fernando Alonso?
- I have worked with him too. If you could say that you can see from some driver's eyes who wins you wouldn't have to guess twice. Alonso's will to win, both in good and bad, is something that I haven't seen during my career. He does well because of that will.
Who will win 2010?
- The black horse.
Do you believe that Kimi Räikkönen will come back to F1?
- If Kimi comes back next year, then he can come but after that I don't believe in it. Therefore 2011 is the last year when he can make a comeback.
Courtesy: Nicole
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Vettel: All F1 drivers are egotists
Red Bull may be claiming that all is well within the team, however, Sebastian Vettel says Mark Webber is never going to be his best friend.
Red Bull suffered another blow to their already tense team-mate battle when they handed Vettel the front wing off Webber's car ahead of qualifying in Britain.
The team's decision did not go down well with Webber, however, Vettel says that's F1, everyone driver is looking out for himself.
"The team is the priority... (but) in the end the pecking order is led by the faster man. Every driver is an egotist because you go down in Formula One if you aren't," Vettel told Der Spiegel magazine.
"The team-mate is the first you want to beat because he has the same equipment."
As for his relationship with Webber, who suffered yet another blow at Silverstone, Vettel said: "There is always a certain distance.
"We work together in certain areas to bring the team forward and to further develop the car. But apart from that everyone is focussed on himself and seeks his own advantage."
The German is currently fourth in the Drivers' standings, 24 points behind Championship leader Lewis Hamilton, and is determined that come the end of the season, he will be the man in the P1 slot.
"I have no joy in being an also-ran. I need this self-affirmation that I am better than the others," he said.
Source: Planet-F1
Red Bull suffered another blow to their already tense team-mate battle when they handed Vettel the front wing off Webber's car ahead of qualifying in Britain. The team's decision did not go down well with Webber, however, Vettel says that's F1, everyone driver is looking out for himself.
"The team is the priority... (but) in the end the pecking order is led by the faster man. Every driver is an egotist because you go down in Formula One if you aren't," Vettel told Der Spiegel magazine.
"The team-mate is the first you want to beat because he has the same equipment."
As for his relationship with Webber, who suffered yet another blow at Silverstone, Vettel said: "There is always a certain distance.
"We work together in certain areas to bring the team forward and to further develop the car. But apart from that everyone is focussed on himself and seeks his own advantage."
The German is currently fourth in the Drivers' standings, 24 points behind Championship leader Lewis Hamilton, and is determined that come the end of the season, he will be the man in the P1 slot.
"I have no joy in being an also-ran. I need this self-affirmation that I am better than the others," he said.
Source: Planet-F1
Friday, May 21, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
F1 drivers turn catwalk models on Friday night
At the end of the traditional 'rest day' in Monaco, Formula One drivers on Friday are limbering up for a night on the catwalk.
They are heading to the exclusive and highly expensive VIP 'Amber Lounge' event, hosted by former Grand Prix winner Eddie Irvine's sister Sonia.
It is a fashion show, with drivers donating their time to model designer Missoni, Elizabeth Hurley Beach and Jimmy Choo fashion to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
On Friday night, world champions Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and Mika Hakkinen will all be on the poolside catwalk, in addition to Nico Rosberg, Adrian Sutil, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Lucas di Grassi, Jaime Alguersuari, Heikki Kovalainen and Timo Glock.
Source: Motorsport.com
They are heading to the exclusive and highly expensive VIP 'Amber Lounge' event, hosted by former Grand Prix winner Eddie Irvine's sister Sonia.
It is a fashion show, with drivers donating their time to model designer Missoni, Elizabeth Hurley Beach and Jimmy Choo fashion to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
On Friday night, world champions Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and Mika Hakkinen will all be on the poolside catwalk, in addition to Nico Rosberg, Adrian Sutil, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Lucas di Grassi, Jaime Alguersuari, Heikki Kovalainen and Timo Glock.
Source: Motorsport.com
Thursday, April 29, 2010
KIMI'S TIPS TO YOUNG DRIVERS: THIS IS THE WAY TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE
The motor ace from Espoo made his way from poor circumstances into the top of his own sport.Kimi Räikkönen has achieved a lot. He had a strong will to the top and also parents who did their everything for their two sons.
– You have to trust in yourself and in what you are doing. If you know that you have done your best, whether you succeed or not, you are left with a good mood, Kimi tipped.
His reputation abroad is that he doesn't talk much. His mother Paula has called him stubborn and the same pattern is seen in Kimi's tips too.
– Don't bother listening too much to others. Of course you have to listen to those people that you trust but do your own thing. And aim to be the best.
Source: MTV3
Courtesy: Nicole and Claudie
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Travel chaos hits WRC's teams and drivers
The World Rally Championship’s top drivers and teams are still hopeful of returning home from Rally of Turkey by the middle of next week despite the travel chaos across Europe caused by the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland intensifying.
Leading teams spent the closing stages of the event trying to finalise travel arrangements for their drivers and personnel as part of what is proving to be a huge logistical operation, which is being complicated by limited air travel options and restrictions taking vehicles out of Turkey by road.
Citroen Racing director Olivier Quesnel said his mechanics and engineers will return to France in two separate coaches leaving on Sunday night and Monday morning. Ford is also arranging busses to get its team, which has more than 100 members, back to the UK. They are due to set off from Istanbul on Monday evening.
Sebastien Loeb is hoping the private jet he has chartered will still be able to fly to Italy, where he is planning to complete his journey to his home in Switzerland by road.
Mikko Hirvonen said he was investigating hiring a minibus to drive him, co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen and his support team back to Finland.
Ken Block’s return trip to the USA, where he is taking part in the launch of his Gymkhana driving event on Tuesday, will take him from Istanbul to Dubai, then onto Seoul and San Francisco.
Aaron Burkart, who won the Junior World Rally Championship section of Rally of Turkey, was contemplating driving his recce car to his native Germany.
Pirelli, the world championship’s exclusive tyre supplier, is planning to get its 20 staff and equipment back to Milan via a flight to Athens and then a ferry from Greece to Italy.
Source: MaxRally
Courtesy: Kriss
Leading teams spent the closing stages of the event trying to finalise travel arrangements for their drivers and personnel as part of what is proving to be a huge logistical operation, which is being complicated by limited air travel options and restrictions taking vehicles out of Turkey by road.
Citroen Racing director Olivier Quesnel said his mechanics and engineers will return to France in two separate coaches leaving on Sunday night and Monday morning. Ford is also arranging busses to get its team, which has more than 100 members, back to the UK. They are due to set off from Istanbul on Monday evening.
Sebastien Loeb is hoping the private jet he has chartered will still be able to fly to Italy, where he is planning to complete his journey to his home in Switzerland by road.
Mikko Hirvonen said he was investigating hiring a minibus to drive him, co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen and his support team back to Finland.
Ken Block’s return trip to the USA, where he is taking part in the launch of his Gymkhana driving event on Tuesday, will take him from Istanbul to Dubai, then onto Seoul and San Francisco.
Aaron Burkart, who won the Junior World Rally Championship section of Rally of Turkey, was contemplating driving his recce car to his native Germany.
Pirelli, the world championship’s exclusive tyre supplier, is planning to get its 20 staff and equipment back to Milan via a flight to Athens and then a ferry from Greece to Italy.
Source: MaxRally
Courtesy: Kriss
McLaren drivers free to race - Whitmarsh
Unlike Red Bull and perhaps also Ferrari, McLaren's two drivers are free to race when running first and second.
Red Bull's Christian Horner admitted in Shanghai that when his drivers are dominating, the actual wheel-to-wheel racing ends at the first corner.
And although Felipe Massa denies it, it is rumoured that a similar policy is in place at Ferrari.
But towards the end of Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix, it appeared that race leader Jenson Button and teammate Lewis Hamilton were still challenging one another for the victory.
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh confirmed: "It was a very long race for us. In the end, we allowed them to race each other freely, which was a bit nerve-wracking.
"Would I have been happier if they had held station to the end? Of course, as I would now have a few less grey hairs," he is quoted as saying in the German press.
"But it was exciting racing from the first lap to the last, and good for the show," added Whitmarsh. "That's the way it should be."
Meanwhile, Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali played down suggestions Fernando Alonso's overtaking of Felipe Massa in the pitlane entry - leaving the Brazilian momentarily on the grass - will compromise the harmony within the team.
Massa told reporters that they should "ask Charlie, not me" about the incident, referring to the race director and adjudicator Charlie Whiting.
But Domenicali said: "I think it was just a racing incident and there is absolutely no problem between the two drivers: when you are always racing to win, you can have moments like this."
Source: Motorsport.com
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Drivers to discuss Hamilton 'weaving' in China
Lewis Hamilton will find himself a major topic of the pre-event drivers' briefing in Shanghai.
After the Malaysian Grand Prix two weeks ago, Renault boss Eric Boullier was critical of FIA stewards' decision to merely warn the British driver for an incident during the Sepang race.
The 2008 world champion weaved several times on a straight while the Russian rookie Vitaly Petrov was following him closely and trying to pass.
Speaking with the media in China on Thursday, F1 statesman Rubens Barrichello said he would have given the 25-year-old Briton a "bollocking" if Hamilton had tried the same moves during a wheel-to-wheel battle with him.
"It wasn't right," said the Brazilian, acknowledging that the McLaren driver is likely to argue that the moves were not made under braking.
He said: "But the drivers have an agreement, sort of an agreement - obviously a verbal agreement, nothing that has been signed - that you should move only once during the protection of your line.
"For me it was a Formula Ford thing. It shouldn't have been done, to be honest," added the Williams driver.
Robert Kubica also criticised Hamilton's driving on Thursday.
"The way he drove was not right -- I thought something should have been done. According to the rules, I think there should have been a penalty.
"Reading the regulations, I'm clear. Watching Malaysia, I'm not so clear," he added.
Mark Webber, an experienced member of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, tipped the issue to be "tidied up" when the drivers congregate for their pre-race briefing in Shanghai.
"You won't see Lewis doing that again in a hurry," said the Australian, amid suggestions that the stewards - assisted by well-known former drivers this year - are being more lenient in 2010.
"That was a new style, if you like, going down the straight like that –- and one that I think will be tidied up," Webber added.
Source: Motorsport
After the Malaysian Grand Prix two weeks ago, Renault boss Eric Boullier was critical of FIA stewards' decision to merely warn the British driver for an incident during the Sepang race.
The 2008 world champion weaved several times on a straight while the Russian rookie Vitaly Petrov was following him closely and trying to pass.
Speaking with the media in China on Thursday, F1 statesman Rubens Barrichello said he would have given the 25-year-old Briton a "bollocking" if Hamilton had tried the same moves during a wheel-to-wheel battle with him.
"It wasn't right," said the Brazilian, acknowledging that the McLaren driver is likely to argue that the moves were not made under braking.
He said: "But the drivers have an agreement, sort of an agreement - obviously a verbal agreement, nothing that has been signed - that you should move only once during the protection of your line.
"For me it was a Formula Ford thing. It shouldn't have been done, to be honest," added the Williams driver.
Robert Kubica also criticised Hamilton's driving on Thursday.
"The way he drove was not right -- I thought something should have been done. According to the rules, I think there should have been a penalty.
"Reading the regulations, I'm clear. Watching Malaysia, I'm not so clear," he added.
Mark Webber, an experienced member of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, tipped the issue to be "tidied up" when the drivers congregate for their pre-race briefing in Shanghai.
"You won't see Lewis doing that again in a hurry," said the Australian, amid suggestions that the stewards - assisted by well-known former drivers this year - are being more lenient in 2010.
"That was a new style, if you like, going down the straight like that –- and one that I think will be tidied up," Webber added.
Source: Motorsport
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