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Originally Posted by Lemmings
Have to wait,the races will take place on 29 - 31 august.
More powerful than the Touring Car maybe. Not more powerful (or faster) than Formula 1 cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Outlaw
I also want to go see speedboat racing :(
There will be Formula 3 i think,but there will tuned exotic cars,the same like Le Mans race cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
Cool. Take lots of pics!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Outlaw
What are Formula 3 cars?:blink:
I will not go there i'm not a big fan of GT cars,i like tunned cars more,but two friends of mine will go there and i will post some pics here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
I think they are mini Formula 1 cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lemmings
Last year competition:
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I can post more if you like.
This is a Formula 3 car:
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Many of the current F1 drivers raced in this series before coming to Formula1
Thanx. :) Looks kinda weird if you're only used to the F1 cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
Those are cool. I wouldn't mind racing one of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Outlaw
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Reports in the Spanish press have raised suspicions about a pitstop involving the Ferrari world champion Kimi Raikkonen during the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The reports, in the daily newspapers Diario AS and also the sports publication Marca, marvel at how the Finn managed to make such a quick stop to leapfrog Spain's Fernando Alonso, who had battled on track during the Hungaroring race.
AS said Renault is investigating how Raikkonen's refuelling was completed so quickly, given that the standard Intertechnique fuel rigs deliver petrol to the cars at a uniform rate.
"I don't know how they did it," Alonso is quoted as saying. "We will carefully study the data and see if they have something that allows them to fill up faster."
It probably helps that he had more fuel in to start off with... :laugh:
If this isn't sour grapes, I don't know what is :whistle:
That and the fact that he was the quickest man on track in clear air.Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
And before anyone says anything, overtaking is difficult on the best track, let alone Hungary.
Brawn reignites Alonso interest
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Honda boss Ross Brawn has reignited speculation that he is targeting Renault's double world champion Fernando Alonso for the 2009 season.
The team are reported to be considering offering the Spaniard a short-term deal to partner Britain's Jenson Button.
Brawn told Autosport: "Fernando is one of the top drivers in Formula One and I think every team apart from one would welcome him.
"We are no different, but whether it happens, who knows?"
Honda's current drivers Button and Rubens Barrichello are both out of contract at the end of the season.
Brawn is in the midst of negotiations with them but is reported to be tempted to make a move for Alonso to capitalise on the planned technical advancements on the 2009 car.
Next season's Honda is the first car on which the former Ferrari technical director has completely led the development since joining the team in November 2007.
Alonso is believed to have a clause in his contract that would allow him to leave for 2009 but he has been widely linked with a move to Ferrari, which would mean he may be unwilling to sign a long-term contract.
"I think any team would want to have a longer term deal - any driver for one year is difficult," added Brawn.
"But if you have one-year and do well, then it becomes two or three years.
"I am sure the McLaren deal was more than a one-year deal and that didn't last beyond a year."
Alonso returned to Renault, with whom he won his world titles in 2005 and 2006, after a tumultuous season at McLaren.
But the 27-year-old has struggled in a uncompetitive car with two fourth-place finishes his best results of the season.
In contrast, Barrichello claimed a podium at the British Grand Prix to eclipse team-mate Button's performances this season, who only has three points to his name.
Despite disappointing performances this season, Brawn suggested last month that he would not drastically alter his driver line-up.
He told BBC Sport: "The likelihood is the same two helmets will be in our 2009 cars."
My opinion is that it would be a dumb thing to move to Honda. That car is absolutely nowhere.
That said, maybe Alonso is exactly what Honda needs to get on the right track (excuse the pun) again.
The root of Ferrari's problems at present are perched on the pitwall and sitting in the cockpit of the F2008, according to the Italian team's former boss.
Cesare Fiorio, who preceded Jean Todt's ultra-successful reign at the Maranello team, said that even though the car failed within sight of victory for Felipe Massa in Hungary, the technical department is not Ferrari's main issue.
"I suspect the Ferrari is still the best car but it is being spoiled by errors from the command post and by the drivers," he told Switzerland's Motorsport Aktuell.
69-year-old Fiorio, most recently involved with Minardi in 2000, also has another piece of advice for the team he led at the end of the 80s and early 90s.
"Ferrari need to decide on who to put the money on - Massa or Raikkonen," he said.
Appointing a number one driver for the remaining seven races of 2008 would be a difficult decision, however, given that Kimi Raikkonen leads team-mate Felipe Massa by just three points.
In a survey conducted by the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, 56 percent of the readers believe Ferrari should back the Finn.
However, the reigning world champion, Raikkonen, is currently struggling with his F2008, particularly in qualifying.
"Kimi seems to have the same trouble as Heidfeld in getting the car going for a fast lap," said Marc Surer, a Grand Prix driver of the 80s and now a Swiss commentator.
Surer wonders if motivation is also a problem for Raikkonen, 28.
"He has been champion already. Sometimes it appears he wants to watch rather than race," the Swiss said.
Brazil's Massa, meanwhile, observes that Raikkonen occasionally gets his 2008 car working well for a single lap.
"Four times out of five I can get the tyres into the correct temperature window," he explained to Auto Motor und Sport.
"With Kimi it is more like one in five. But when he does it, he is really quick," Massa said.
So-called 'J-dampers' are set to become commonplace on formula one cars, as the intriguing history of the previously secret technology is revealed.
We recently reported that Renault delayed debuting similar technology earlier this year because of the spy scandal surrounding engineer Phil Mackereth's defection from McLaren.
In the World Motor Sport Council hearings before Christmas, it was revealed that among Mackereth's McLaren drawings was a device referred to as a 'J-damper'.
"What's a J-damper?" Renault engineering chief Pat Symonds replied memorably to the press at Montreal in June.
Symonds' answer may have been disingenuous, but it subsequently emerged that Force India recently started using on its 2008 car what boss Mike Gascoyne referred to as an 'inerter damper'.
'J-damper' was simply a codename developed by McLaren and the technology's inventor to put their rivals off the scent of what the device actually did.
McLaren has been using the inerter damper since 2005 - a year before Renault's mass damper system was banned.
It has emerged that, three years ago, McLaren penned an exclusive confidentiality agreement with the famous Cambridge University, the scene of the J-damper's birth and the owner of its patent.
Business Weekly reports that, with the McLaren agreement now lapsed, Cambridge has licensed the J-damper to the leading damper company and F1 supplier Penske Racing Shocks, thus allowing any other team to deploy the device.
Penske Racing Shocks' Technical Director Jim Arentz said: "We are confident that the ingenuity of Cambridge now combined with Penske... will promote greater exposure of the inerter in motor sport."
they said if Kimi retires that alonso will come to Ferrari
Kimi won't retire.Quote:
Originally Posted by duje14
And the "J-Damper" should be banned.
Kimi loves F1 - he's a born driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
Does McLaren use the J-Damper thingy? :blink:
Horrible race for me.
Kimi's car blew up. Hamilton didn't. Massa got a $10 000 fine for something he himself could not have helped.
Kimi even admitted he was slow. :(
Great track though. :clap:
Not the most exciting race of the season, that's for sure :(
I wonder if the call will now be made by Ferrari about who's going to chase the title... ?
Hmmm
Not going to be my most favorite circuit to watch...
But it did the job
I think they already have. They let Massa stay in front of Kimi after the first stop, and Kimi was a lot lighter and faster (obviously), so I think the decision has been made... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
I enjoyed the track. It's quick and challenging. I was actually surprised that no-one crashed. They were all obviously a bit cautious.Quote:
Originally Posted by AaronVW
It didn't look to me as if Kimi was really pushing Massa, even when he had the lighter car. It was almost as if he was asleep, then when he did finally did get going, he popped his engine :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
Actually the one Force India car did... that was pure driver error though :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
He was slow. Hope he can get his speed back soon. Because he is undoubtedly one of the fastest drivers at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
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Originally Posted by DipShyt
:laugh: That was actually quite funny.
It was :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
It was the kind of thing that happens when you're playing a racing game & get distracted... :whistle:
I must say that Massa had a storming ride, ignoring the pit incident that is...
Correct. He's really on form at the moment. Hopefully he can keep the championship at Ferrari and show hamilton who's boss.Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
I'm with you on that one M8 :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
Kimi will need to help him though... even if it is by coming in second & denying hamilton the points...
I doubt Kimi will play second fiddle. But if he wants to keep his seat he'll have to.Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
Do you think if Kimi has to play second fiddle, he might just retire at the end of this season....??? :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
That's music to my ears is thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Lemmings
I think it's a 50/50 situation. This "slump" might just make him come back stronger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lemmings
Time will tell.
You mean, mean person :oQuote:
Originally Posted by AaronVW
He won't like it but his form lately hasn't been awe inspiring :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Lemmings
I strongly doubt he'll retire, even M.S. had off years... :whistle:
Yes, but M.S is a D.H.... :laugh: :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
Sorry...
I knew you wouldn't let that one past... :laugh::laugh::laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
It's still very true though.
It comes down to character, be a team player & live to fight another day or throw in the towel...
Only time will tell
[QUOTE=Noxide;78029]I think it's a 50/50 situation. This "slump" might just make him come back stronger.
Time will tell.
Well, lets hope that happens! :)