Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/09/in_singapore_lewis_hamilton_cu.html
Friday
2013 Singapore Grand Prix team radio transcript | 2013 Singapore Grand Prix
The radio messages from Singapore show how the teams were not always able to work out what their rivals were doing. Here's what was said during the race.
Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/09/26/2013-singapore-grand-prix-team-radio-transcript/
F1 Babes: Susie Wolff
Not only is Susie Wolff the closest woman to an F1 seat, she also happens to be quite a looker. Mrs Wolff has is now Williams? development driver, and has previously raced in DTM, Formula Three and Formula Renault, hinting that she has all of the assets to be a top racer. CLICK HERE TO [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Formula1Fancast/~3/2ATscq7avQI/f1-babes-susie-wolff-2
Thursday
Video: Need for Speed Trailer
Back in 2012, Electronic Arts and Dreamworks announced plans to develop a movie inspired by the "Need For Speed" video game. After much speculation, today we can bring you the first official trailer of the movie, and we have to admit, it looks quite promising.
Muscle car mechanic and street racer Tobey (Aaron Paul) was framed for a crime he did not commit, so he gets out of prison determined to settle the score with the man responsible for his false conviction.
As you can see from the trailer video, he gets to thrash around tons of bad-ass cars, like a heavily modified Shelby GT500, a McLaren P1, the MP4-12C, a Bugatti Veyron, plus a few Koenigsegg and Saleen models. If that’s not enough to get the race fuel running through your veins, we don’t know what to say...
The "Need For Speed" movie will hit theaters on March 14th, 2014.
Video: Need for Speed Trailer originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 25 September 2013 16:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/video-need-for-speed-trailer-ar160495.html
Mike Beuttler Birabongse Bhanubandh Lucien Bianchi Gino Bianco
Wednesday
Alonso: 2013 Gone, 2014 The Focus
Fernando Alonso has admitted that it?s too late to make a push for the Championship this season, and that Ferrari?s focus is now on 2014. The Spaniard slipped 60 points adrift of Sebastian Vettel after the Singapore Grand Prix with six races remaining. Alonso hinted that 2013 is a write off, and that regulation changes [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Formula1Fancast/~3/alweM2q7nko/alonso-2013-gone-2014-the-focus
Tuesday
Datsun Go + Extending the Range with a Familial Variant
The first model of the revived Datsun (remember that for months he resumed his business career, yes, as in principle lowcost brand will go to emerging markets) was the Go. Now, Datsun has decided to expand its model range with a new addition derived from Go and with a more familiar, views and features on […]
Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/562-datsun-go-extending-the-range-with-a-familial-variant.html
Kurt Adolff Fred Agabashian Kurt Ahrens Jr Christijan Albers
Monday
McLaren and Alonso
You can read here and there that McLaren is considering Fernando Alonso for 2014. That will send a marauding horde of hacks down to the Ferrari garage to wind the team up and cause questions to be asked within the corridors at Maranello. It will be all rather disruptive. The question therefore is whether McLaren […]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/09/20/mclaren-and-alonso/
Sunday
NASCAR outlines new rule requiring teams to compete at 100 percent of ability. But what the heck does that mean?
All 43 teams must drive hard.
That's what NASCAR told the Sprint Cup Series field today in a closed door meeting in response to the race manipulation allegations at Richmond that have sent the sanctioning body retreating and reacting in unprecedented ways.
On Monday, NASCAR penalized the teams of Michael Waltrip Racing 50 points apiece for ensuring that Martin Truex Jr., one of its three drivers, made the Chase for the Sprint Cup. With the penalty, Truex was subsequently eliminated from the Chase. On Wednesday, allegations surfaced that Joey Logano's No. 22 team had worked a deal to get around the No. 38 car and David Gilliland for position late in the race to ensure that Logano made the Chase.
Logano kept his spot in the Chase, and on Friday, NASCAR took the incredible step of adding Jeff Gordon as a 13th driver to its playoffs. As colleague Jay Busbee noted, the revisionist history in an attempt to fix what happened Saturday night was the lowest point in the sport's history. And that's not hyperbole.
And when you're in such a valley, you know that there's got to be higher ground somewhere. But you're also not sure how deep the valley is. NASCAR went wandering around on Saturday, but instead of finding a bluff, it got lost.
The closed door meeting with the Sprint Cup field Saturday lasted 17 minutes. According to NASCAR officials, it was an open dialogue. In a press conference afterwards, Brian France, Mike Helton and Robin Pemberton enforced that all teams must run to "100 percent of their ability" and outlined what is and isn't acceptable.
Asking teams to run as hard as they can to ensure that they finish in the best possible position is an idea that's fantastic in theory. But, this isn't a theory. This is 43 cars, all with varying motives at varying points racing each other at high speeds. Chaos theory is about the only theory that comes close.
There's absolutely no way to track what teams aren't running 100 percent, and then clear it with the list of caveats that NASCAR provided, like "contact with an opponent" or an alternate pit strategy. Because of the thousands of variables within a lap of a NASCAR race, it's akin to measuring intangibles. Which, as we all know, can't be defined.
But wait, here comes the kicker. By France's own admission, this new policy involves subjectivity on the part of NASCAR. And, according to Mike Helton, the enforcement of any violations of the 100 percent rule are up to NASCAR's discretion.
In essence, nothing has changed. The sanctioning body's posturing of the last week is an admitted reaction to help save the credibility of the sport, which it says was challenged at Richmond. That admission is fine, however, the continued action of NASCAR to address said credibility issues only continues to enhance them.
Before Saturday, NASCAR showed subjectivity at its own discretion, first leaving Gordon out of the Chase when penalizing MWR and then suddenly adding him in on Friday simply because France had the authority to do so. The cliche that two wrongs don't make a right may be entirely overused, but man, it's an appropriate analogy.
This latest action, in the form of a rule that will be titled 12.4-L or close to it in the rulebook, is simply ink to point to if the sanctioning body ever deems a penalty is necessary. And while that's a novel step, it's no more than that. The concept of subjectivity at NASCAR's discretion has been a cornerstone of the sport, much like France said Saturday that teams giving their all was. There's just now another rule confirming what we've known all along. It's NASCAR's show, and you better hope that discretion isn't used against you.
Follow Nick Bromberg on Twitter at @NickBromberg. Or email him at NickBromberg@Yahoo.com.
NAPA says it's launching review to determine future of Michael Waltrip Racing sponsorship
While making the Chase is imperative financially for many teams, including Michael Waltrip Racing, even more imperative is a big dollar sponsor.
That's what NAPA has been for Michael Waltrip Racing since the team's inception. They're the sponsor of Martin Truex Jr., who was knocked out of the Chase after the 50-point penalty assessed to his team (as well as the teams of Clint Bowyer and Brian Vickers) in the aftermath of the spin and slowdown events of the final few laps at Richmond Saturday night.
On Wednesday, NAPA released a statement on its Facebook page saying that in light of the events Saturday night, it's launching a review to determine the future of the company's partnership with MWR.
The actions taken by Michael Waltrip?s Racing team this past weekend leading to the penalties assessed by NASCAR, are very concerning. We are disappointed that a partner associated with our organization would make such a significant error in judgment. In addition, we have launched our own review to determine the future of our partnership with Michael Waltrip?s Racing team. The NAPA AUTO PARTS organization is proud of its long-standing NASCAR relationship. We share a passion with our customers for high quality racing and seek to determine the best course of action for our customers, NASCAR fans, and the NAPA organization.
Those are strong words, especially when you consider that the company stood by MWR in 2007 when the team had an illegal substance found in its intake manifolds. On Tuesday, 5 Hour Energy, Bowyer's sponsor, issued a similar statement.
We respect NASCAR's penalties against MWR & are addressing our sponsorship relations internally. We appreciate your understanding & patience
? 5-hour ENERGY� (@5hourenergy) September 10, 2013
Could the situation get worse for MWR before it gets better? If any of its major sponsors decide to leave the team because of what happened, it would be a far more crippling blow than a $300,000 fine and three 50 point penalties would be.
Harry Blanchard Michael Bleekemolen Alex Blignaut Trevor Blokdyk
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