Thursday

Sachsenring MotoGP Round Could Move Back To July 14th After F1 Calendar Change

The date of the German round of MotoGP at the Sachsenring is once again surrounded by uncertainty. A minor readjustment of the Formula One calendar means that the German F1 and MotoGP races are once again scheduled for the same date, July 7th, meaning that the Sachsenring race could well be forced to move, with the following week, July 14th being an option, according to German-language website Speedweek.de.

The clash between the two series was caused by Formula One rescheduling the German F1 GP, the second time it has done so. A previous change had forced the Sachsenring to move from July 14th to July 7th, to accommodate F1 on the 14th. But now, the German F1 GP has been moved forward a week, to allow an extra race to be inserted in the calendar on July 21st.

Under an agreement between MotoGP and Formula One, the two series attempt to avoid schedule clashes as much as possible, and especially not to race in the same country on the same date. Holding both F1 and MotoGP in Germany on July 7th would cause major dilemmas for TV companies around the world, but especially in Germany, as to which to focus their resources on.

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Eugene Chaboud Jay Chamberlain Karun Chandhok Alain de Changy

Wednesday

Hamilton looks for long-term success at Mercedes

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/09/hamilton_looks_for_long-term_s.html

Manny Ayulo Luca Badoer Giancarlo Baghetti Julian Bailey

We Lost A Big Hat on Sunday

Jimmie Johnson won the race on Sunday and edged a little closer to the points lead, but I think the bigger story was something that happened off the track. After 30 years on pit road, reporter Dr. Dick Berggren retired, making Dover his last race. Berggren, like so many broadcasting greats who came before him [...]

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Andy Ahern is an entrepreneur par excellence

Andy Ahern has been at the helm in the transportations and trucking logistics sector since the day he went public with Ahern and Associates in 1987. Before Andy established his own truck transportation and logistics consultancy, he had garnered sufficient experience about trucking transportation. He had worked in senior positions in many companies. Even the [...]

Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/373-andy-ahern-is-an-entrepreneur-par-excellence.html

Dave Charlton Pedro Matos Chaves Bill Cheesbourg Eddie Cheever

Looking beyond F1

While the F1 world is waiting to hear about Vijya Mallya’s plans for Force India drivers next year, over in India things have not much improved for the beer baron-turned airline owner. In the last couple of days five of the planes belonging to his grounded Kingfisher Airlines have been taken back by the US-based [...]

Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/looking-beyond-f1/

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2013 Provisional Moto3 Line Up Announced: Exciting Bunch Of Rookies Enter The Class

The FIM today announced the provisional entry list for the Moto3 class in 2013. With 2012 champion Sandro Cortese gone, Maverick Viñales starts as favorite for the title, now delighted to be aboard a full factory KTM with JHK Laglisse. Challenging Viñales will be Jonas Folger, the surprise package of 2012 once he had switched to a Kalex KTM with Aspar, and this year's runner Luis Salom. Alex Rins will be a rider to watch, the young Spaniard having impressed in the latter part of his rookie season.

A fantastic crop of young rookies enters Moto3, most of them coming up from the Red Bull Rookies cup. Germans Florian Alt and Philipp Oettl are joined by Belgian youngster Livio Loi, all three offering an interesting prospect. From the Spanish CEV championship comes Francesco Bagnaia, hotly fancied by some observers, the young Italian slotting in alongside Romano Fenati in the Team Italia squad.

Provisional Moto3 lineup:

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Don Beauman Karl Gunther Bechem Jean Behra Derek Bell

Tuesday

Jaguar axes C-X75 project

The Jaguar C-X75 hybrid supercar has been axed from the company’s plans. The prototypes will continue to be developed and will be sold for collectors, with one being retained for the company museum. The company said that while it feels that the car could make money it is the wrong time for the project because [...]

Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/jaguar-axes-c-x75-project/

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Storied NASCAR driver Kimi Raikkonen wins Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

And they said it couldn't be done.

No one could go to NASCAR, conquer it with the force of a thousand suns, and then return to Formula 1 and win again. Well, Kimi Raikkonen has done it.

Raikkonen won Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for his first Formula 1 win since he jaunted over to NASCAR in 2011, and his first win in the series since the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix. It was the first F1 win for Lotus this year as well, and Raikkonen became the eighth different F1 driver to win a race this year after the first seven races featured seven different winners.

And if you're scrambling to look up the exact numbers of Kimi's NASCAR dominance to quiz your friends today, we've got you covered. Last year, Raikkonen entered two events (both sponsored by NASCAR mainstay Perky Jerky), where he finished 15th at the Charlotte Truck Series race for Kyle Busch Motorsports and 27th in the Charlotte Nationwide race driving Joe Nemechek's No. 87 with equipment from KBM.

So you can see why NASCAR was so easy for Kimi. And now, it looks like Formula 1 is too. What could be next?

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/storied-nascar-driver-kimi-raikkonen-wins-formula-1-152110785--nascar.html

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New Opel Salon de Paris 2012

The new ADAM, city car is missing in the Opel range and comes stomping in the International Motor Show in Paris. A car that is designed to customize it to the fullest and enjoy a unique vehicle. With this new model Opel enters a segment that had no representation and where you intend to arouse [...]

Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/18-new-opel-salon-de-paris-2012.html

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Brad Keselowski cites Ray Lewis as inspiration

Brad Keselowski may be just a few days from claiming a NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, capping an astronomical 18-month rise from virtual anonymity to elite status. And what's gotten him going? A commercial.

Well, not just any commercial. An EA Sports/Madden 13 commercial featuring an inspirational Ray Lewis. Yes, this is the world we're living in now. Keselowski said on Twitter that he's "watched it 100 times and think about it every chase race." See what you think:

Look, put aside the fact that Ray Lewis has, at the very least, a checkered personal history; the man knows how to motivate. If you're not ready to run through a wall after watching that, you may in fact be asleep. Or worse.

Keselowski's 2012 championship run will end, one way or another, in Miami, which coincidentally enough is where Lewis played his college football. If Lewis does show up on Keselowski's pit box on Sunday, we'd imagine there wouldn't be any drivers trying to pull a Clint Bowyer chase-down on the No. 2.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/brad-keselowski-cites-ray-lewis-inspiration-162139834--nascar.html

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INDYCAR: The Friday Setup (Fontana)

Source: http://www.popoffvalve.com/2012/9/14/3330856/indycar-the-friday-setup-fontana

JeanPierre Beltoise Olivier Beretta Allen Berg Georges Berger

Monday

BMW 3 Series Prepared By AC Schnitzer

We have before us the last work of AC Schnitzer, a renowned German trainer. It has taken its hero the BMW 3 Series and introduced a package composed of both aesthetic and mechanical changes. Come on, a house brand preparation Schnitzer fledged. Aesthetically, this preparation certainly stands by new front and rear spoilers which the [...]

Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/351-bmw-3-series-prepared-by-ac-schnitzer.html

Eitel Cantoni Bill Cantrell Ivan Capelli Piero Carini

Jenson Button: ?It was one of the toughest races I?ve had??

Jenson Button ended the 2012 season as he started it, adding his success in Brazil to the ones he scored in the opening race in Australia and in Belgium in August. Famous for getting it right in wet/dry races, the … Continue reading →

Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/11/26/jenson-button-it-was-one-of-the-toughest-races-ive-had/

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Sutil Close To Force India Seat

Force India are believed to be close to naming Adrian Sutil alongside Paul di Resta for 2013. The German driver is a former member of the team and has been strongly linked with a return in recent weeks. An official team source revealed that Team Principle Vijay Mallya sees Sutil as the best option: “The [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Formula1Fancast/~3/gRrC5YMmgaI/sutil-close-to-force-india-seat

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2012 season in the rear view: Travis Kvapil

Vitals: 27th in the points standings. 0 wins, 0 top 5s, 1 top 10. 3 DNFs

Moment to remember: There's quite the restrictor plate theme to the best moments for drivers in this section of the standings, eh? Travis Kvapil's best finish of the year also came as a product of that morass in turns 3 and 4 on the final lap at Talladega where he finished eighth.

Moment to forget: At Indianapolis, Kvapil blew a tire and crashed after completing 40 laps. He finished 37th.

The wrap: Well, what can you say? Kvapil has become a consistent, if not household, name in NASCAR by being steady but not spectacular. And with a lower-budget team, he was a perfect driver to have to keep the fab shop expenses below budget.

The 2003 Camping World Truck Series team hasn't had a true chance with a top Sprint Cup team, and it's likely that he never will at this point in his career, but that doesn't mean he isn't a serviceable Cup driver. He missed the Daytona 500 because of Danica Patrick's presence -- David Reutimann was in the No. 93 -- but was consistently running at the finish and the plans to be replaced in the car by Reutimann eight more times were scuttled after Darlington.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/2012-season-rear-view-travis-kvapil-023018537--nascar.html

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Who the Hell is Eddie Jones?

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Art Bisch Harry Blanchard Michael Bleekemolen Alex Blignaut

Sunday

Parr admits leaving Williams over Ecclestone | F1 Fanatic round-up

Parr admits leaving Williams over Ecclestone is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

In the round-up: Former Williams chairman explains reason for leaving ? Horner says Red Bull must improve ? Marussia target first test for new car debut

Parr admits leaving Williams over Ecclestone is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/12/08/f1-fanatic-roundup-812/

Peter Broeker Tony Brooks Alan Brown Walt Brown

Singapore swing hands Vettel the initiative

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/09/in_singapore_lewis_hamilton_cu.html

Trevor Blokdyk Mark Blundell Raul Boesel Menato Boffa

Open-Wheel Timeline, Part 1? The Sanctioning Bodies

The history of American Open Wheel Racing and its respective national championships are as confusing and intricate as any other aspect of the sport. Controversy between the various sanctioning bodies, participating manufacturers and of course the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has … Continue reading →

Source: http://anotherindycarblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/open-wheel-timeline-part-1-the-sanctioning-bodies/

Birabongse Bhanubandh Lucien Bianchi Gino Bianco Hans Binder

Mateschitz: Toro Rosso Must Progress

Toro Rosso owner Dietrich Mateschitz believes that the team must improve in 2013. The Red Bull feeder outfit enjoyed a relatively successful end to the 2012 season, with rookie divers Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne securing a series of top ten finishes. However, only 26 points were notched across the season and Mateschitz was disappointed [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Formula1Fancast/~3/mpO4OPWJ6-I/mateschitz-toro-rosso-must-progress

Antonio Creus Larry Crockett Tony Crook Art Cross