The other day at Silverstone was presented the first of the new equipment this year. What started as the team Manor GP, later renamed the Virgin Racing due to the contract with Richard Branson, had his car at all means there displaced. But the interesting thing would come within hours and on the tarmac at the British circuit.

And the truth is that like with this video “stolen” from the new Williams, what has surprised me most was the Cosworth engine sounds nice. Little more can be said about the new VR-01 since this time there are no more spy pictures of the test, that if, on this occasion if I must say the decor is one of the most successful, in my opinion, the last years.

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If we had not yet reveal many unknowns about the new teams that join this year’s Formula 1 skips news today that one of the already established teams could be in a difficult situation. Endangering the presence of Force India. The story begins with the British Trade Register in the UK was to receive the statement of the team for 2008 until the maximum date of 31st October 2009. Deadline has not been met.

A serious rather than showy for Force India, then perhaps I could not be either the second day of official testing at Jerez not solve the great role of a breach of deadlines. The most serious consequence would be that the Registrar of Companies of the British government would proceed with the dissolution of Force India, implementation of which has already notified by letter late last January.

Otmar Szafnauer, chief operating Force India states that it requested an extension of time after receiving the letter. Period were given a deadline for 25 February 2010. But Szafnauer still in doubt whether they will have bills on time.
Need more time to put the accounts in order.

Vijay Mallya for his part said that is not endangered the team’s presence at all and that are working to have presented the accounts even before that date. And with all the rum says it’s normal that companies are late in submitting their accounts until the last minute.

This is reminiscent of the potential financial hardship that is rumored Force India about six months ago. And I’m saying is that a company or corporation that clear accounts in a year is in theory rather than closed and ready to be submitted or required by the Companies Registry in touch. One thing is delayed by forgetfulness few hours or a few days, and another is an oversight of three long months to a matter as important and vital.

At least a bad feeling that hefty delay. Hopefully not the Indian squad one of the casualties that smelled Bernie Ecclestone.

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I think I’m hypnotized by the effect of Ross Brawn. Both talk about how would the new Mercedes GP revealed that once I can only think that is the only car that made me analyze every detail for different symbol. Subject details, see the cars are very similar and the MGP W01 encounter the exception. As I said, I think I’m numb by the end of the British. And perhaps the same thing happens with Red Bull RB6. We all expect something spectacular out of the pencils of Adrian Newey. Do not, we will disappoint a lot.

But as the Formula 1 knows no taste, the clock, which is in charge in this sport has made its first ruling. Times in Cheste made by Ferrari were not available to anyone. We know that these times are not comparable, but who is himself Norbert Haug who recognizes that they have been behind … at least gives us a clue.

We are not as quick as Ferrari and Lewis (Hamilton), so we have work to do

Something that has not gone unnoticed by Michael Schumacher.

We have to assume we are not equal or faster than the rest to win the first Carrreras, but that’s not important. What matters is to be ready to get points from the start and develop the car well

is why we Haug anticipates that between now and the first race in Bahrain, the Mercedes GP is going to change much.

There are still more than four weeks for the first race and our car is going to change much

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For the first time since he landed the Ingolstadt brand in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2009, Audi lost its hegemony in the endurance race for excellence. Peugeot overcame them in a very clear and also got a nice double. A result that had spent years looking for. The Audi R15 could not endorse the successes of its bigger brothers, the R8 and R10.

In 2010, Audi will return to the path of La Sarthe in an Audi R15 overhauled, but what’s perhaps more changes will suffer is your pilot training. Of the three trios of pilots, just repeat one. The veterans formed by Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish. A car with all the experience possible in races like this, and that target will have no victory. A further enlarging the figure of Tom Kristensen.

The second Audi R15 unit consisting of two Porsche factory drivers, Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas, who will return to repeat the experience with Audi. Mate Bernhard and Dumas will be Mike Rockenfeller, who will take the place of Alexandre Prémat.

The biggest news will be on the third car. Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner as a historic exit from the apparatus giving way to three new features. The Swiss Marcel Fässler and drove an Audi R10 TDI at the ALMS while Germany’s Andre Lotterer and Frenchman Benoit Treluyer have has experience in Le Mans, with Team Kolles and Pescarolo respectively. For Fässler, his career is closely linked with the GT, while for follow Lotterer and Treluyer have to go to the country of sunrise.

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Second strand (here the first) of our review particular Motor Show Festival. For those who already know it, the Autodrome’s how you know the track where racing exhibits and perform during the Motor Show Festival Zaragoza. The previous occasion when I was at Zaragoza was in 2008, and this time the track was covered. In the past two years, this track has gone abroad. More space but more especially cold. January, in a clearing and in Zaragoza … resulting in a freezing cold.

During the day Saturday, which is where I was, I had the chance to enjoy two events. The first was the Race of Champions, the second exhibition of drifting. I always left wondering: Is it a race car drifting as such? Or is it just entertainment?. As I still have my doubts, we will concentrate on the Champions Race.

In the main event of the weekend devoted some drivers were cited, although they were most promising youngsters. On the side of the first, names like Antonio Albacete and Luis Carlos Maurel. Among young people … many, I hope that I can not forget any. Marta Suria, Roberto Merhi, Daniel Campos-Hull, Felix Porteiro, Santiago Porteiro, Gonzalo Andres Martin, Albert Costa, Marcos Martinez, Javier Villa, Borja Alvarez … (except the last, all names have been written by heart and really were present, not some list out there that have posted to copy and paste the press release and puts a few more drivers)

After submission of the names, the best we can say the event is Felix Porteiro who won in an exciting final. It beat beat his brother James and then put through land. WTCC driver won quite solvency. Behind the Canary pilot Borja Santiago Alvarez broke Porteiro to be in the second position. A nice event marred by the fragility of some rental karts. People like Merhi, Costa and Villa have to give a good material, but what happens happens. Of 10 who began the final, finished only 4. That’s not counting the many problems encountered by the pilots during the qualifying rounds.

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Despite having played for eight Grands Prix, yesterday was the first day of test for Alguersuari itself. Even with 19 years, Catalan was one of three Spanish on track during the day, finishing in fourth place.

After two days with Buemi driving, Alguersuari premiered at the controls of the new Toro Rosso Faenza first developed without the help of his older brother, Red Bull (although we all see the resemblance to the RB5 ).

It was good, completing my first test session in Formula 1, since last season I could not prove beyond a weekend. I’ve been devoted to understanding the car without thinking about the race weekend. Personally, I felt much stronger in the car since I’ve been training hard during these three months, from Abu Dhabi. Today was a positive experience, and I’m looking forward to next week for the Jerez test. It is too early to talk about car performance, but I felt it competitive.

The Alguersuari work program included a comprehensive assessment of aerodynamic testing the soft and super soft compounds, experiment with different fuel loads, and general checkups system.

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This season the test will be a game of cat and mouse. With these deposits as big game in the fuel loads will be on the agenda. Also like never going to let us know if they are loaded or not, they can attend the test will have to strain your eyes to see and let the tires after each run. But that for later.

On the second day of testing at Cheste, again the dominator has been Felipe Massa. The Brazilian and Ferrari are serious. With better conditions than yesterday’s, the Ferrari F60 F10 has improved in almost a second off his best time. Moreover, Massa was back to being the pilot who shot a round. Nothing more and nothing less than 124.

Again, the surprise has come on board and gray white fireballs Sauber. Kamui “Benito” Kobayashi set the second fastest time, seven-tenths better than that achieved by Pedro “Manolo” de la Rosa in yesterday. The Swiss think they are serious. Although there are doubts about the distance traveled in his runs and their fuel loads. They said in a commentary today that the rumors were saying that only Ferrari and McLaren were doing long runs.

Lewis Hamilton has taken over from Gary Paffett at the wheel of the new McLaren MP4-25. The World Champion 2008 was released in 2010 with the third fastest time on the track. McLaren have had a day filled with events and this may have prevented the British “go” at a better time.

Who has had a good day, compared with yesterday, it was Robert Kubica. Yesterday, the R30 seemed to inherit the ills endemic to the R29, but it seems it was a false alarm caused by a work focused on adapting the car. Today Kubica fourth with a best time of 1′12 “426, four tenths faster than Nico Rosberg and Mercedes W01 GP MGP. The German has “pinched “.

am the star of these first-time test. Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher, Pedro de la Rosa, Jaime Alguersuari, Nico Hülkenberg and rookie Vitaly Petrov (will place an L) are on track.

The times of day 2.

1. Massa Ferrari 1′11 “722 124
2. Kobayashi BMW-Sauber 1′12 “056 96
3. Hamilton Mclaren 1′12”256 108
4. Kubica Renault 1′12”426 119
5. Rosberg MercedesGP 1′12”899 119
6. Barrichello 1′13”377 Williams 102
7. Buemi Toro Rosso 1′13”823 107

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Virgin Racing becomes the first of the new equipment in his car show for the 2010 season. Designed by Nick Wirth, the Virgin VR-01 has the exotic point of being designed entirely by computer, instead of relying on the wind tunnel.

Nick Wirth believes that the computer design is “design the future “, given the many constraints faced by Formula 1 teams. Think that is what works best, and more can benefit. As the VR-01 the first car that is designed in this way, we’ll see if it works as expected in Virgin

I am sure that we are measured by how fast will the car at Jerez next week, but hopefully, go and go, this does not detract the great achievement it is to build a team from scratch, with the courage and conviction that this requires. In many ways this is a exploraciónm but given our confidence in ourselves, I can not help but be enthused with what we can possibly do in a few years. For now I want to see the VR-01 on track during the coming weeks as we prepare for the first Grand Prix Racing Virgin.

Richard Branson’s statements show an enthusiasm content. Do not expect to win out, their intention is to learn, go slowly improving to lay the groundwork for a good team. I think it’s the right approach.

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And I guess you will have learned some, but I did not until well after midnight yesterday. FOTA and the main sponsor of Formula 1 have launched a very comprehensive survey to all fans and fans of Formula 1. Thus fulfill the promise that it launched last year during and after a hard struggle with the FIA and especially their ex-leader Max Mosley: They want to be more present to the fans and followers, and improve the way that available Formula 1 and its enjoyment. Let’s say I like then I break spear in his favor, so for my part I have answered as he deserved.

Is a survey longer than I expected at first and leave almost no issue at random, he deserves to spend 15 minutes or so it may take time to do it. They play from such obvious issues as which drivers most commonly follow or what equipment to view how Formula 1 should be expanded to other markets while maintaining its identity, what we believe to be in Formula 1, through what means we follow the competition and our satisfaction and to what we thought the advent of KERS over last season. I said, a survey to take a while.

The survey I was very pleasantly surprised and hope that all the views they receive do not fall on deaf ears. In principle, make the title sponsorship and FOTA together, but the conciseness of many of its questions to the big circus of Formula 1, no doubt that both FOM and FIA as CVC will also be informed. Below you have the link to the same access in many languages, including Spanish, and clicking on the image of the post can also access it. Gentlemen, the FOTA and Formula 1 for once showed great interest in listening through a survey quite well studied. Let’s talk and take note.

Link to the survey | F1 Racing Global Fan Survey 2010
Official Site | Formula One Team Association

In Racingpasión | Survey reflects the RTL loss of interest in Formula 1

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Many talk sports this weekend have focused on the competition debut of Kimi Räikkönen at the hands of a WRC. Despite his mishap at the start of the race, the Finn has proved that it can drive on snow and that with time and a few settings to your liking can make good times. No headaches, but to be among the top eight.

And the truth is that seeing the pictures, you look very loose, without fear of stepping on the accelerator to the floor in a narrow road surrounded by snow. Whether you lost the respect that a line went off the track and crashed into a tree. At least that seems to be in the onboard one of the pilots who succeeded him.

The way to drive a Formula 1 car is completely different to that of a rally car. At least with respect to surfaces such as dirt or snow. The tendency of some drivers understeery circuit can greatly complicate things in regards to the corner entry. Here braking just one pass with your career.

But Kimi will have the advantage of knowing drawn on asphalt, which is important in apretadísimos rallies and that have demonstrated both Mikko Hirvonen and Latvala that is not easy. Otherwise it is just run and keep trying. Besides, I think he has shown in more than one occasion that has hands to drive.