Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther
vrijdag 2 september 2011
Rossi: Ducati yet to agree 2012 plan
Valentino Rossi says Ducati is yet to finalise a direction for 2012, and that the final six rounds of the season will therefore be key in determining the squad's focus for next season. Speaking ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix, which Rossi has won twice in the past, he revealed that different theories existed within Ducati regarding the best path for future development.
Stoner not taking lead for granted
Current MotoGP points leader Casey Stoner insists the 2011 title is still a 'long way away', and that victory will therefore be the main target this weekend at Misano. The Australian has triumphed in the last three races, earning a 44-point lead over Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo heading into the final six races. The Honda rider says rather than be complacent, he and his team need to be as focussed as ever to ensure he maintains his momentum in the championship
Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble
donderdag 1 september 2011
2012 Audi S7 Sportback unveiled
New Audi S7 Sportback shares much of its DNA with the S6 - including the 4.0 TFSI unit with 420 HP.
Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/DnUK1HhcmDs/2012-audi-s7-sportback-unveiled
Timo Glock Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals
Team orders in spotlight again
 Will Christian Horner regret not utilising team orders in Brazil? |
“The extra seven points Alonso collected when Ferrari ordered Felipe Massa to move over for him in Germany earlier in the season are now looking even more crucial. “And the £65,000 fine they picked up for ruthlessly breaking the rules will seem loose change if Alonso clinches the title in his first year with the Maranello team. “Red Bull could have switched the result yesterday given their crushing dominance and still celebrated their first constructors' championship just five years after coming into the sport. “That would also have given Webber an extra seven points, leaving him just one behind Alonso.”The Guardian’s Paul Weaver says that if Fernando Alonso does take the drivers’ title in Abu Dhabi, Ferrari owes a debt of gratitude to Red Bull for their decision not to employ team orders in Brazil.
“If Alonso does take the title next week it would not be inappropriate were he and Ferrari to send a few gallons of champagne to Red Bull's headquarters in Milton Keynes. “While Red Bull should be heartily applauded for the championship they did win today their apparent acceptance that Ferrari might carry off the more glamorous prize continues to baffle Formula One and its globetrotting supporters. “Their refusal to make life easy for Webber, who has led for much of the season and is still seven points ahead of Vettel, means that whatever happens in the desert next week Alonso, the only driver who was capable of taking the championship in the race today, only has to secure second place to guarantee his third world title.”The Independent’s David Tremayne is also of the opinion that Red Bull may regret not using team orders in Brazil.
“Had Red Bull elected to adopt team orders and let Webber win – something that the governing body allows when championships are at stake – Webber would have left Brazil with 245 points – just one point off the lead. For some that was confirmation of his suggestion that Vettel is the team's favoured driver – which generated an angry call from team owner Dietrich Mateschitz in Austria and was much denied by team principal, Christian Horner. “And it sets up a situation where, if the result is repeated next weekend, as is likely, Vettel and Webber will tie on 256, five behind Alonso.”The Mirror’s Byron Young has put Lewis Hamilton’s fading title chances down to an inferior McLaren machine and he admits the 2008 World Champion now needs a miracle.
“Sebastian Vettel's victory sends the world title fight to a four-way showdown for the first time in the sport's history. “Hamilton goes there as part of that story with a 24-point deficit to Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, but with just 25 on offer in the final round in six days' time it would take more than a miracle. “Driving an outclassed McLaren he slugged it out against superior machinery and stiff odds to finish fourth.”
Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/11/team_orders_in_spotlight_again_1.php
Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried
Bentley Brigade: More Continentals and Possibly a Four-Door Coupe
Wolfgang Dürheimer provided scintillating insights into the future of the Bentley brand at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, much of which we highlighted in separate blog posts on the company’s planned SUV and sports car. But the chairman also touched on plans he has for Bentley’s core products, the Continental and Mulsanne. Continental: As [...]
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