F1, Sarkozy and General Electric?

The paddock was buzzing on Saturday morning in Montreal with a few juicy rumours knocking about, including stories about attempts to revive the French Grand Prix. The French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has asked for a meeting with Renault F1 boss Eric Boullier following some fairly trenchant remarks about President Nicolas Sarkozy’s government’s failure to [...]

Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/f1-sarkozy-and-general-electric/

Kevin Cogan Peter Collins

Karthikeyan Makes Surprise F1 Return With HRT

Narain Karthikeyan has made a surprise return to Formula One after being announced as one of Hispania HRT’s drivers for the 2011 season. The Indian driver was unveiled as the first racer to be working with the Spanish based squad, who look likely to enter into a second season of racing despite on-going financial concerns. [...]

Source: http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/karthikeyan-makes-surprise-f1-return-with-hrt/

Andrea Chiesa Ettore Chimeri

The Scale Auto Interview: Randy Derr

Ohio modeler Randy Derr's scratchbuilt 1966 USAC sprint car won top honors at GSL-XXIII, and it's the subject of our "One Great Model" department in the August 2011 issue. Randy was kind enough to sit down with us for a brief interview about his modeling background and motivations, so check it out!

The Scale Auto Interview: Randy Derr

Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/963609.aspx

Andrea Chiesa Ettore Chimeri

Bahrain F1: Live Race Results and Positions after 1st Lap

Sebastian Vettel has started from the Pole Position at the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix but its the Ferrari of Filepe Massa which has taken the lead. Here are the standings after the 1st lap at Bahrain F1 Grand Prix: 1 VETTEL ? Red Bull 2 ALONSO ? Ferrari 3 MASSA ? Ferrari 4 ROSBERG ? Mercedes 5 HAMILTON ? McLaren 6 [...]

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John Cordts David Coulthard

Alonso the new favourite


Fernando Alonso is the new favourite for the title © Getty Images
Fernando Alonso is the new favourite to win the Formula One drivers? title, said David Coulthard in his column for The Telegraph.
?He is the man with the momentum and, on the same basis that I backed Mark Webber to win the title before Korea, is now my favourite to claim the world title in Abu Dhabi on Nov 14. ?When the cars are so evenly-matched you have to back the man in possession. Especially when that man is a two-time world champion and arguably the finest driver of his generation.?
The Mirror?s Byron Young drew comparisons between Alonso and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher as the Spaniard bids to become the sport?s youngest ever triple world champion.
?Like Schumacher, Alonso accepts no opposition within his team. Ultimately he fell out with McLaren over their refusal in 2007 to bring Lewis Hamilton to heel. ?He returned to Renault on condition he was No.1, only to be at the centre of the Singapore cheat scandal - engineered to hand him victory. ?The Spaniard has always denied involvement but at the German GP in July he was brazen enough to radio Ferrari to rein in team-mate Felipe Massa so he could start the winning streak that has taken him to the brink of history.?

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/10/alonso_the_new_favourite_1.php

Jimmy Daywalt JeanDenis Deletraz