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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. “
The former director of the Formula 1 (retired to the strength of its functions) Flavio Briatore, said the return of the multi award winning Michael Schumacher to the top engine was a big mistake, where the pilots of the new generation are much more faster than the German veteran, culminating in a tough sentence (disrespectful) at the expense of former world champion …
“He thought at the time of signing his contract had taken a right decision, but I think he realized in the first round a bit serious, that was a huge mistake,” said Briatore began making a quick analysis from the point of view.
“At this point, he realized that young drivers are super fast and are more motivated. At 41, Michael, can no longer compete with Rosberg “added the popular former sporting director of Renault.
To complete Briatore, which is still remembered by the famous problem in the Singapore Grand Prix 2008, fired a phrase that will surely bring colo … “‘Schumi’, sometimes giving a little pain”
Ferrari has won the double at the Grand Prix of Germany after the victory of Spanish Fernando Alonso with Brazilian Felipe Massa, second, ahead of German Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).
After his victory, the second of the season, Alonso remains in fifth place in the world championship, but cut 13 points to McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (McLaren).
“Fernando is much faster than you,” Massa told Ferrari to radio
The race was dominated from start to finish for Ferrari. Massa, who started third, was in pole position to reach the first corner and held the lead until lap 49 of the 67 that comprised the test, when the radio told him that Alonso was faster and that if he had understood the message.
Felipe Massa, understood the message and out of the fork aside and gave first place to Alonso who has crossed the finish line four seconds ahead of Brazilian and five on Vettel, the latest twist in getting the fastest lap of the race.
In fourth and fifth ended the McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Britons Jenson Button in sixth Australian Mark Webber (Red Bull), in Poland’s Robert Kubica seventh (Renault), eighth and ninth at the Mercedes German Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher, and completing tenth scoring pilots, the Russian Vitaly Petrov (Renault).
The Spanish Pedro de la Rosa (Sauber) and Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso) finished in fourteenth and fifteenth place respectively, after both made an extra stop to change the nose of their cars after two separate touches to the end and beginning of the race, everyone.
