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Red Bull Racing (RBR) is a Formula 1 team owned by Austrian beverage company Red Bull. Red Bull bought the team Jaguar Racing for about $ 110 million when the team’s parent company, Ford Motor Company, announced its withdrawal from the pinnacle of motorsport. Toro Rosso (“Red Bull” translated into Italian) is a second Formula 1 team, which also belongs to the brand of energy drinks.
The team’s origins date back to the team created by Jackie Stewart , Stewart Grand Prix, he played his first races in 1997. The team was bought by Ford and ran under the Jaguar name during the 2000 season of Formula 1. Despite the youth of the equipment compared to other manufacturers such as Ferrari and McLaren, it was considered a very successful start, a race won in 1999 . Despite the numerous technical and administrative changes (which included the hiring of high profile personalities such as Bobby Rahal and Niki Lauda), and the failed attempt to lure the designer Adrian Newey, the team never again reached the achievements of the era Stewart. Read the rest of this entry »
Lotus Renault GP is pleased to announce that Kimi Raikkonen will race for the team next season. The 2007 World Champion, who left Formula 1 in late 2009 to pursue a career in rallying, has decided to make a comeback at the pinnacle of the cars. It has signed a two-year agreement with Lotus Renault GP.
Kimi F1 roll of honor includes 18 wins, 62 podiums and 16 pole positions. This experience and success is sure to help the team to step up next year. The commitment of the Finnish 32-year-old, in fact makes him a vote of confidence in Lotus Renault GP, which shows the determination of the team and the new philosophy for the season ahead.
Kimi Raikkonen: “I am delighted to be returning to Formula 1 after a break of two years and I am very grateful to Lotus Renault GP for giving me this opportunity. My time in the World Rally Championship has been a useful stage in my career as a pilot, but I can not deny the fact that my hunger for F1 just become overwhelming. It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP, I was impressed by the scope of the ambition of the team. Now I’m looking forward to playing an important role in pushing the team to the front of the grid. “
Gerard Lopez, Genii Capital, President: “Throughout the year, we said that our team was in the beginning of a new cycle. Backstage we have been working hard to build the foundation of a structure to ensure successful and soon to be able to fight at the highest level. Kimi decision to return to Formula 1 with us is the first step of several ads that you must become a more serious competitor in the future. Of course, everyone is eager to work with a world champion. On behalf of our staff, I would like to welcome Kimi to Enstone, a place has always been known for his humane approach to Formula 1. “
Fernando Alonso present at the party to be held in the Banco Santander Financial City in the Madrid suburb of Carr gave a press conference that despite not being very extensive served to know what your plans for the next 2012.
Despite not winning the 2011 Formula One championship, Alonso is proud of its results in relation to his teammates: “As I have been in Formula 1 has never been a fellow who has done more points than me. Hamilton only managed to equal me, it was a strange year (laughs).
But the competition is not with your partner, but with the opposition. “Ranked fourth place finishes this season 2011, the second Ferrari of Spanish and unfortunately has been worse since the first was far behind the expected results and Alonso acknowledges by saying, “We can not be happy with how far Red Bull has won this season. There are many things to improve next year. “Also, made a comment about the new car for next season, as the pilot spent four days in Maranello and could see it being now the question of whether a car is really competitive. According to Alonso, still need to wait until next February and see the results on the track. Read the rest of this entry »
The grill Formula 1 2011 is now complete after Hispania has confirmed Tonio Liuzzi as a driver and team mate Narain Karthikeyan. Liuzzi was left without a seat despite having a contract with Force India for 2011 and had tried HRT in Montmelo last month.
This is good news that Hispania, which will present its new F111 on Friday in Montmelo, have chosen a fast rider and experienced rider rather than a payment. Tonio, who has competed at junior level with team principal Colin Kolles has played in 63 Grand Prix with Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Force India to be their best results two sixth, one of them made in Korea last year.
The presentation on Friday at noon of the new F111 means the team can only test a maximum of one and a half before being sent to Melbourne for the first Grand Prix, although this is already far more than it had last year, when finished assemble cars in the pits of Bahrain, shooting one of them for the first time in qualifying. One of the concerns of HRT is the re-introduction of the norm of 107% in qualifying, although the gearbox and rear of Williams joined the engine Cosworth performance should improve over last year.
Confirmed the rumor of the weekend . Capital has acquired Thesan José Ramón Carabante most of the capital of Hispania Investment Group, principal shareholder of Hispania Racing Team, so the investor group backed by Japan’s Nomura Bank becomes the sole shareholder of the licensed Spanish team Formula 1.
Despite the change of hands, HRT is safe in a statement on its website that Thesan Capital will maintain your current and the current leadership, ” which is one of the main assets of the company, from which will develop and seek opportunities optimization and improved performance of the team in future seasons as well as a progressive organization Hispanization and final settlement of the team in Spain, “it seems that the family will continue to lead Carabante.
Also, the investment group considers ” the acquisition of Hispania Racing as an opportunity to enter a sector with high growth prospects, will work to strengthen the strategic management group . “
Success in Formula 1 is not for everyone. Some win races and championships, others struggle to score points, and the other running with as much dignity as possible at the end of the pack. However, Andrea Moda out as the worst of all time.
Andrea Moda was hopeless from the start. The Italian team made history of the F-1 as the management of the worst known. There was a team worst from a technical standpoint (Life), but this is a story for another day …
The absolute disorganization
In late 1991 Enzo Coloni, eponymous team owner no longer wanted more. Their cars will accomplish nothing in four championships and decided to sell everything to Andrea Sassetti, a playboy of the footwear industry. In six months, made a number unmatched Sassetti of mistakes, absurdities and offenses, which guaranteed him a place in history.
In South Africa, was presented with the Coloni painted black ’91 model, and without paying any warranty that requires new equipment. Do not let it run, and the International Automobile Federation (FIA) forced him to build a car himself. He did it in two weeks, but did not send the cars to Mexico, citing problems with the cargo plane. The riders (Alex Caffi and Enrico Bertaggia) criticized the decision and immediately dismissed Sassetti, hiring the Brazilian Roberto Moreno and Perry McCarthy English. Read the rest of this entry »
Pedro de la Rosa, billed as a race driver of HRT does not appear in the list of the FIA in 2011 a team that had the Italian Tonio Liuzzi, Australian Daniel Ricciardo and Indian Narain Karthikeyan. Catalan, however, has guaranteed its place.
Toro Rosso, meanwhile, has not yet confirmed which drivers have the next year and whether to continue or not current: Spanish Alguersuari and Swiss Sebastien Buemi.
Nor are the names of the pilots of Williams, who this year had the Brazilian Rubens Barrichello and Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado, whose continuity is not yet safe.
Force India also has to confirm the name of its pilots. This year has been Britain’s Paul di Resta and German Adrian Sutil.
Kimi Raikkonen is the only driver in the safe until now known as Lotus F1 Renault. Waiting for what happens to the injured Polish driver Robert Kubica, the British team (only Lotus since 2012) has yet to announce who will partner the Finn. This year their drivers were the Russian Vitaly Petrov and German Nick Heidfeld. Read the rest of this entry »
As announced channel Al Jazeera, with an urgent appeal, the Grand Prix scheduled for this March 6 at the Sakhir circuit, you can not take place due to the constant disturbance of which is setting the Arab city.
For its part Carlos Gracia, a vice president of the FIA, said these steps were taken to safeguard the integrity of the drivers and teams, as they could not send them to a danger zone for only a sporting event.
It is no secret that Red Bull has one of the most consistent racers Sebastian Vettel taking pilot got great satisfaction to all of them adds a new record, the best time at Montmelo circuit training in Bahrain.
The workouts that have been made from today until Friday as the first player had the German driver, who did not hesitate to show their high level putting aside the best time I had marked Fernando Alonso.
Sebastian got this time on a series of 7 to 8 turns, demonstrating not only a new strategy but also a unique talent for driving, with Red Bull it is repositioned as a major reference for the next season, which is expected more than a good result.
The Grand Prix of Brazil is the 18th and penultimate round of the Formula 1 World Championship, and will be the penultimate race of Bridgestone as official supplier to the largest category of motor racing world after 14 years of collaboration. The company, which bid farewell to the circus – but remains focused on other categories such as Indy, Formula Nippon and MotoGP World Championship, among others – met the pilots Brazilian Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Lucas Di Grassi, the Virgin, and Bruno Senna , Hispania, in a press conference on the afternoon of Wednesday (3) in São Paulo to talk about his hopes of running in front of the Brazilian fans this weekend.
Of the three Brazilians in the conference, only one had raced in Formula 1 emInterlagos. And more than that, Felipe Massa won twice in Sao Paulo. “Interlagos is where we started. Played a lot of races here. I love this track because the evidence of the Formula 1 we see that many here are running for overtaking. The track is uphill, downhill, curves varied as the Senna S, Orange, Diving, Junction guide … So here brings me great pleasure. The part I like best is the initial part of the Senna S to the Orange.
Lucas Di Grassi, Virgin Racing, is expected to enjoy every moment of the weekend. “For a pilot in his first year in Formula 1, which is my case, I’m not expecting to win, or win a podium or a pole. But for me it’s an honor to contest a Formula 1 Grand Prix at Interlagos. I enjoy every inch of the circuit, each curve. It is something they dream since I started racing karts.
Bruno Senna also highlighted the excitement and expectation to compete with Brazilian fans following closely. The pilot of Hispania Racing Team, nephew of triple world champion Ayrton Senna, will accelerate the first time a race car at Interlagos. “Lucas and Philip have raced at Interlagos in other categories. But I’ve never been here at the wheel of a racing car. Can not wait to see the fans in the stands, everybody in F1 says, is quite different from the rest of the world. “
