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| F1Racing.net wrote: | Renault exits GPMA
The RenaultF1 team today informed the GPMA that it has left the organisation with immediate effect. The French team believes that in order to achieve constructive dialogue with the FIA on the future direction of the sport, it is important to work in consultation with all manufacturers participating in Formula 1, including Ferrari and Toyota.
A Renault statement that was released today furthermore said: Renault has reinforced its long-term commitment to the sport through an engine supply deal with Red Bull Racing beginning in 2007, and looks forward to collaborating with its fellow manufacturers and the FIA on a future vision for the sport that will produce an improved on-track show; and generate meaningful cost reductions for the long-term sustainability of the sport |
| F1Racing.net wrote: | Brawn won't return as Ferrari's technical director, 19 February 2007
Ferrari's former technical director Ross Brawn hopes to return at Ferrrari in 2008 after his sabbatical year. The Briton though doesn't want to return as the Italian team's technical director but is looking for a new challenge with the team.
This summer Brawn expects to have a meeting with Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo and Jean Todt to talk about his future at Ferrari. "When I return at Ferrari I hope to face a new challenge," Brawn told German magazine Auto, Motor und Sport. Brawn doesn't even think about joining a different F1 team than Ferrari. "The link with Ferrari is big and the team gave me a lot in the past. It would be more than reasonable to talk to them first when I want to return in Formula 1."
Ferrari already confirmed the team would love to see Brawn return. Ferrari's new technical director Mario Almondo said: "At Ferrari our former employee's will always remain part of the team. If Brawn returns he can decide in what can of way he will join our team." |
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How did all the other well established drivers perform after their move to Ferrari?
Moving into the red - Part One http://www.formula1.com/news/5654.html
Moving into the red - Part Two http://www.formula1.com/news/5656.html
LOGIC, WEBBER STYLE
ITV Gravel trap: http://www.itv-f1.com/PhilipsFanZoneGravelTrap.aspx?PO_ID=38481
Irene Beck's comment on that: http://www.feedmef1.com/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6225
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Posted by Adam_MADRID
Fisichella... This guy is like a little boy...
http://www.homeofsport.com/f1/news/item.aspx?id=18249
| home of sport wrote: | Renault usually concentrates its championship effort on "one driver", Giancarlo Fisichella says.
In '05 and '06, the Roman's teammate Fernando Alonso captured the drivers' crowns for Renault, but 34-year-old Fisichella hopes that this season, he will enjoy the French squad's full focus.
Fisichella confirmed that the Spaniard, who has switched to McLaren for 2007, was Renault's "chosen one" in the past.
"The strategy worked," he said in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Alonso's successor is the rookie Finn Heikki Kovalainen.
Fisichella continued: "After three or four races (in 2007), if one of us is in a better position than the other, Renault will decide (which driver to concentrate on)."
Fisichella admitted recently that Renault's new R27 is not quite on the pace of main rivals including Ferrari and McLaren. |
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Gilraen
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| F1-live wrote: | BMW momentarily possesses the best formula one car for the 2007 season, according to reports.
An article of the Swiss newspaper Blick claims that, after analysing the 'long runs' of all the front-running teams in winter testing, BMW Sauber's new F1.07 is actually quicker than McLaren Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault.
Dispensing with the often misleading end-of-day time sheets which often highlight low-fuel and new-tyre fliers, Blick said the analysis only took into consideration lap times logged during runs of 12 laps or more.
The newspaper said the Hinwil-built BMW is currently two tenths on average quicker than the new McLaren, and up to half a second faster than Ferrari's F2007 model.
Next on the analysis are Renault, Williams, Toyota, Red Bull and Honda.
Blick wondered: "Is the team from Hinwil and Munich going to seize the title two years earlier than they planned?" |
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http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38527
| ITV wrote: | Stepney handed new role at Ferrari,
Ferrari stalwart Nigel Stepney has been handed a new role within the team after expressing his unhappiness at the technical reshuffle that followed Ross Brawn’s departure.
The Englishman will move from his previous position as race operations manager to take up a factory-based role in which he will be responsible for team performance development.
Stepney joined Ferrari in 1992 and played a key part in the Scuderia’s resurgence and subsequent domination of Formula 1.
Autosport magazine quoted him as saying earlier this month that his career was no longer progressing at Maranello and he would consider a sabbatical or an offer to join a rival outfit.
But Ferrari stated on Friday that Stepney will now stay in his new role with the team at least until his contract runs out at the end of the year.
“After many years spent working on the Formula 1 circuits, the last 13 of those as part of the Ferrari race team, Nigel Stepney, with the approval of the company, has chosen to take on a different role that will see him no longer have to attend the races,” a Ferrari spokesman confirmed to ITV-F1.com.
“Therefore Nigel, who has a contract with Ferrari to the end of 2007, will now be responsible for Team Performance Development, as part of the Track Activity Department, headed up by Luca Baldisserri.
“The position of Race Operations Manager will now be taken up by David Lloyd, while Luigi Mazzola takes on the role of Test Team and Test Operations and Performance Manager.
“Both men will report to the head of Track Activity.” |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 20:42:36 Post subject: |
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lol, it seems that Honda's staff doesn't appreciate too much the team's new look. 
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=30622
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| Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 19:18:22 Post subject: Re: |
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 Im so jealous of their new motorhome
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| Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 21:09:06 Post subject: |
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the Honda looks ugly 
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 07:21:58 Post subject: |
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WOW that is real good. Thanks for the info  Montoya was unlucky last year. After Kimi tyre problem he could have got 2nd but had to wait in pits as Kimi entered Pits ahead of him and later when he was setting ralf for overtake unfortunate incident with unwanted part in curve caused the retirement 
Same tihng happened to Montoya in China 2005 also Track condition should be suitable for drivers to be aggressive and not worry about curve causing any damage to car
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:04:48 Post subject: Re: |
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| Ankit-Iceman wrote: | WOW that is real good. Thanks for the info Montoya was unlucky last year. After Kimi tyre problem he could have got 2nd but had to wait in pits as Kimi entered Pits ahead of him and later when he was setting ralf for overtake unfortunate incident with unwanted part in curve caused the retirement
Same tihng happened to Montoya in China 2005 also Track condition should be suitable for drivers to be aggressive and not worry about curve causing any damage to car |
montoya is a lovely driver~~
but i really think that car race in US is more fit for him,nascar is a good choice~~
P.S maybe one day the champin wall will disappear....unluckly......
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:29:19 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Kovalainen vows to attack
Mistakes will happen according to Pat Symonds
Mere hours after surviving unscathed from the biggest crash in pre-season testing, Heikki Kovalainen has vowed to not let the prospect of making mistakes slow his F1 debut.
Renault's Pat Symonds said recently that he expected the 25-year-old to have a less than perfect start to his career.
"We're going to see some great performances from Heikki, but we'll also see mistakes that we'll wonder about afterwards, and we'll ask 'How could he have done that?'" the British engineer is quoted as saying by the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat.
Kovalainen, though, responded by suggesting in the same Finnish publication that he is no more likely to make mistakes in his Grand Prix car than he has in his fifteen years of junior racing.
"It's not as if I'm going to start driving like a madman," said Kovalainen. "I'm not sure where Pat is coming from. Maybe it's just realism.
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"I try to avoid shunts as far as humanly possible, but I shall be going out to take my place in the race, and not with the idea of trying to avoid making mistakes. If mistakes do come, then they have to be got over quickly."
Kovalainen denied that he is feeling 'jittery' about his Grand Prix debut in Melbourne.
"I've prepared myself well for the season, so the outcome ought to be good," he said. "If it isn't, then I can only say that I've done everything I could."
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:30:51 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Ferrari never pursued Alonso
“Kimi fit better with Ferrari and with me"
Todt very happy with his new charge
Ferrari did not pursue Fernando Alonso because Jean Todt said he thought Kimi Raikkonen was a better fit for the team.
It is rumoured that Ferrari never negotiate with the current champion after the Spaniard's management turned down an offer of a test drive up to seven years ago.
"Ferrari never spoke with Alonso," Jean Todt was quoted as saying in an interview on Wednesday with the German motoring magazine Auto Motor und Sport.
"He and Kimi are as drivers on the same level, but I thought that Kimi fit better with Ferrari and with me."
Raikkonen has had a mixed first winter in his new Ferrari, and Todt agreed that he has not yet formed with the Finn the sort of relationship forged with his predecessor Michael Schumacher.
"I like Kimi, I find him modest and not at all arrogant, but I do not yet know him really well," Todt continued.
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The Ferrari boss also suggested that Felipe Massa has similarly not established a Schumacher-style relationship with Raikkonen, whose aloof personality is well known in the F1 paddock.
Todt said: "They respect each other and are equally ambitious. Michael and Felipe were friends but Kimi and Felipe do not yet know each other as well.
"The most important thing is that they mutually cooperate, and they are doing this well."
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:18:22 Post subject: Re: |
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| Warwick wrote: | F1live.com
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lol Whos been wishing this??
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:51:12 Post subject: |
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I hope Kimi and Ferrari will get along well with each other . Alonso was never persued is clarified now. Sorry Alonso fans, Ferrari believe in the best . Alonso is also in very rich and successful team ATM so he cannot complain.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 18:58:48 Post subject: |
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*snip*
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 19:20:52 Post subject: |
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Nice post Evenstar.... But wait.... it seems exactly the same I posted few post before yours, lol.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 19:23:40 Post subject: Re: |
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| Warwick wrote: | | Nice post Evenstar.... But wait.... it seems exactly the same I posted few post before yours, lol. |
OMG sorry. I clicked on the  button thats why I went straight past yours
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ramirez: massa will be alonso's rival this year
the retired coordinator of mclaren team, Jo Ramirez, says that alonso is currently in pole position to revalidate his world championship this year again.
the anglo-mexican, who worked for woking from 1983 to 2001, has revealed to autosprint that "alonso will win" but he added that the most challenger this year would be the brazilian massa.
ramirez said that alonso has currently a "winner car", and "nobody doubts of his qualities" and adds that alonso looks really "enthusiastic".
refering to ferrari said that is clearly the mclaren rival this season and ferrari are playing with advantage with bridgestone, but affirm that the battle will be really close and that the main rival for the spaniard will be massa, no kimi. "felipe is improving constantly and finally he will be able to demonstrate he is better than kimi". |
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