Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/01/31/formula-one-fast-enough-moment-sutil/
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Formula One not fast enough at the moment ? Sutil | 2014 F1 season
Adrian Sutil believes the new generation of F1 cars aren't quick enough - but expects designers to make rapid progress.
Friday
Looking Back At 2013 - Rating The Factories: Honda, Yamaha, And Ducati
In the final part of our look back at 2013, we review the performance of the factories. How did Honda, Yamaha and Ducati stack up last season? What were their strong points, and how did they go about tackling their weaknesses? Above all, what does this mean for 2014? Here's our rating of MotoGP's manufacturers.
| Honda | |
| Manufacturer's Championship Standing: | 1st |
| Score: | 10/10 |
It seemed as if every technical rule change and tire decision swung against Honda in 2012. First, they found themselves outfoxed over the minimum weight by Ducati, after the MSMA first told the Grand Prix Commission that they had unanimously rejected a proposal to raise it from 153kg to 160kg. It turned out that only Honda and Yamaha had rejected it, with Ducati voting in favor, which meant the rule should have been adopted and not rejected. As a concession to the manufacturers, the weight was raised in two stages, to 157kg in 2012, and 160kg in 2013. Then, after being tested at Jerez, the riders voted to adopt the new, softer construction front tires, despite complaints from the Repsol Honda riders.
Honda struggled for much of 2012, first working out where to place an extra 4kg (a problem the other factories did not have, as they had struggled to get anywhere near the previous minimum of 153kg), and then running through chassis and suspension options in search of the braking stability they had lost with the introduction of the softer front tire. After the test at the Mugello round, they had most of the problems solved, and Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa went on to win eight of the last nine rounds.
Come the 2013 season, and Honda were well-prepared. They already had their braking stability issues under control, and the only point left was the extra 3kg they had to carry. Having had all of 2012 to prepare for the extra weight, they arrived at the start of the season with few issues. Dani Pedrosa took a little while to get used to the extra weight, his slight frame a disadvantage when it comes to flinging the extra bulk around, but he soon had the situation under control.
Red Bull ends test early again | 2014 F1 season
Red Bull have been forced to cancel their running for a second day at Jerez after further problems with their RB10.
Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/01/30/red-bull-ends-test-early/
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LMP2 Lola Mazda Skyactiv -D ? Detroit 2014
The creation of the new unified championship racing American resistance Tudor has helped many brands are reactivated and submit new weapons to compete in it . Mazda has already announced a couple of years I wanted a new prototype Brand ago, and that the dream of Le Mans (such as rotary engines ) still very […]
Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/626-lmp2-lola-mazda-skyactiv-d-detroit-2014.html
Sunday
A Car of Tomorrow Renaissance
I read a post the other day over at Autoextremist�(a fantastic automotive blog)�about the optimism surrounding the introduction of the Gen 6 car even in the face of continuing struggles for NASCAR, and it got me thinking about the recent evolution of our race cars. In the post, Mr. De Lorenzo talks about NASCAR’s unwillingness [...] 
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