Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/24/757371/hamlin-aims-for-johnson.html
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Montezemolo: ?We haven?t won yet?
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo urged his team not to take success for granted after Fernando Alonso took the lead of the drivers’ championship in the Korean Grand Prix. Montezemolo told Ferrari staff, “Let?s keep our feet on the ground, because we have not actually won anything yet.” Alonso is 11 points ahead of Mark [...]
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Philippe Etancelin Bob Evans Corrado Fabi Teo Fabi Pascal Fabre
Is Felipe Massa Ready To Leave Ferrari?
As the Formula One “silly” season comes around again, and drivers are beginning to sign on the dotted line to new contracts one of the more overlooked rumours this weekend in Japan has been the possibility that Felipe Massa could be ready to leave Ferrari in search of being an out and out first driver. [...]
Source: http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/is-felipe-massa-ready-to-leave-ferrari/
William Ferguson Maria Teresa de Filippis Ralph Firman Ludwig Fischer Rudi Fischer
SEMA-bound: Lexus LS 600h L by Fox Marketing
Who said green cars can?t have their ?cool? cakes and eat them too? More often filed under the ?plain and bland-looking? category, hybrids aren?t often considered as boasting of cutting-edge aesthetics. Fortunately, there are events like SEMA wherein an otherwise mundane-looking vehicle can be given an aggressive makeover.
Take for example this Lexus LS 600h L by Brian Fox?s Fox Marketing. Suffice to say, there?s nothing mundane about this Lexus hybrid. For starters, it comes with a fiberglass aerokit that includes bumpers, fenders, and side skirts courtesy of Artisan Spirits. The package also includes HID fog lights, smoked tailights, and deck wings on the roof and the rear of the vehicle. There?s also the addition of some snazzy-looking 20-inch rims and a hotness-personified Glacier Green paint scheme.
The Fox-tuned LS 600h L is set to take the stage at SEMA and unlike the traditional bombastic cars that are regulars at the show, this car takes the more conservative approach but does so in a manner that it should catch its share of attention from the patrons. After all, there?s still something to be said for tuned-up cars that don?t go screaming ?Look at me!? to get some attention.
This is one of them.
SEMA-bound: Lexus LS 600h L by Fox Marketing originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 00:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/sema-bound-lexus-ls-600h-l-by-fox-marketing-ar98742.html
Harald Ertl Nasif Estefano Philippe Etancelin Bob Evans Corrado Fabi
BMW working on a 2-Series - 1-Series to go FWD
Two new FWD models would also be slated below the 1-Series, a compact minicar based on the BMW Megacity concept and a small-hatch to rival the A1.
Mike Fisher Giancarlo Fisichella John Fitch Christian Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi
Ferrari adopts Red Bull-style exhaust for Valencia
June 20 '10
Ferrari's B version of the F10 will reportedly feature a Red Bull-style exhaust system at Valencia. The information appeared in Spain's AS newspaper, whose reporters believe ? from Ferrari sources ? that the heavily restyled car will be from 0.3 to 0.4 seconds quicker per lap as compared to the recent races in Turkey and Canada.
According to the same report, the updated Ferrari challenger will feature a modified rear suspension as well, in order to better integrate the new exhausts. The new layout is expected to open a bigger channel of air ?to double the downforce generated by the diffuser,? as reported by the GMM news agency, quoting AS.
![[redbull_exhaust.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f2dCclIT9q8/S46O3fiNmPI/AAAAAAAAFQ8/UwkuV0el3mo/s1600/redbull_exhaust.jpg)
Here is a picture of the Red Bull during the pre-season testing. The exhaust vents to the outer side of the gearbox below the bottom suspension wishbone, channelling the hot air around the rear suspension and out the top side of the floor. The Red arrow shows Red Bull's attempt to mislead rival teams by placing a sticker of an exhaust pipe on the upper bodywork below the upper wishbone, where one would expect to see it!
Ferrari have been preparing for the Valencia update for quite some time now, having lost a lot of time developing the F-duct system until now. This was actually the main reason why their car has become less competitive as compared to the championship front-runners, as argued by team boss Stefano Domenicali himself.
?For Valencia, the focus has been on other areas of the car apart from the (F-duct) rear wing,? said the Ferrari principal, according to Brazil's Globo. His comment was strengthened by Alonso's outspoken belief that the revised package for Valencia will set the base for a whole new perspective for Ferrari for the rest of the 2010 season.
?The most important improvement in Valencia is not what we achieve there, but the way it opens us developments to be stronger for the remainder of the season,? said Alonso.
At Ferrari?s own Fiorano test circuit on Friday (18th June), Fernando Alonso drove the F10 for the ?promotional and filming? reasons as permitted by the test ban.
But, as confirmed by Italian media sources, the 2010 car was in its full Valencia specification, including Red Bull-style low exhausts, designed to channel more air to the double-diffuser.
?You have to make the most of any opportunity in this era of the testing ban,? the Italian team said.
A 14 seconds video below, with Alonso testing the F10b in Fiorano was leaked on Youtube and f1around.files.wordpress.com compiled the image and compared it beautifully with that of Ferrari F10 and Red Bull RB6 as seen above.
Credit : Autoevolution, F1Aldia. Images(C) Google, F1Around, F1Aldia
Ralph Firman Ludwig Fischer Rudi Fischer Mike Fisher Giancarlo Fisichella
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