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Traction control and output hidden, electronic programs that are destroyed without a trace, Mass-Damper, double diffuser, F-Duct, flexible wings. These are some of the technological elements in recent years have been the subject of controversy and exchange of accusations between the F-1 teams. The tone will not change in 2011. McLaren has already warned that his car will be radical “and has many new features, some of which are innovative, they are not ruling out a source of debate, ” said Martin Whitmarsh, director of the England team.

For Ferrari it comes to suspensions but apparently interconnected and used late last year there curious to know how they work.

Although Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes are the favorites of the World, Whitmarsh is cautious: “They changed the rules and anyone could have discovered a trick to make everyone else go by idiots”

For sure Alonso would rather change his pay for any of the other rivals in exchange for the third time crowned world champion in Formula 1. Unfortunately for him it could not do or will, but as you know that nobody’s bitter sweet, you have to settle for being the highest paid driver on the grid. That, plus his five victories in his first year in red Ferrari.

Second in this ranking by Business Book Lewis Hamilton stands GP, which Alonso almost double in salary. The McLaren driver and former team mate Spaniard takes 16 million euros per season for the 30 Spanish.

Definitely this ranking confirms that Real and Barca are the Formula 1 Ferrari and McLaren. Both teams have their driver pairing of the four best paid of the grid: Massa is third with 14 million despite its discreet season while Button in his first year in the Woking based team entered 9. Read the rest of this entry »

Although he could not get on the podium in full season, Michael Schumacher does not seem sorry for his return.

The seven times that spent three seasons off the court, proved to have confidence in its possibilities for 2011.

“I did not regret my decision to return,” Schumacher said on his website. “The season was a great challenge and to some extent, I reached my goals,” he said.

“As far as my results were below our expectations,” the pilot of 42 years ended in ninth place 2010 World Cup.

Regarding Mercedes Shumi said “What we are building together makes me happy and happiness is the best base to win. The question of my motivation does not arise, I am fully focused for next season. ”

The pilot said he expected “without the help of anyone, wins Grand Prix in 2011.”

About 50,000 fans braved the cold on the streets of Heppenheim, birthplace of Sebastian Vettel, to receive his famous champion

Has gone through a long week for Heppenheim, the birthplace of Sebastian Vettel, would pay tribute to his famous world champion in Formula 1.

After winning the title Abu Dhabi, the Red Bull driver made two flying visits to the headquarters of the energy drink brand, in Salzburg, as the team’s facility in Milton Keynes, before returning to the Emirates to participate in the first preseason test with Pirelli tires in the Yas Marina circuit. Read the rest of this entry »

The owner of the Formula 1 team Red Bull, the Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, believes his team and the German driver Sebastian Vettel, the new world champion, will be even stronger in 2011

“From the beginning the plan was to open an era like Michael Schumacher at Ferrari,” Mateschitz said in an interview published in the newspaper “Welt am Sonntag.”

Despite the accolades, Mateschitz ruled that Vettel has the number one status over his fellow Australian Mark Webber, next year. “Mark and he will be treated in the future the same way. Sebastian must once again demonstrate its potential next year and Mark Webber will not be so easy,” he told the Sunday “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.” “The extra winning the title will not help,” the billionaire energy drinks. Read the rest of this entry »

A second part of the championship very sound really great and has allowed the Spaniard to go around the Formula 1 World

Brazil and Abu Dhabi, two Formula 1 races that are consecutive and technically seem matched to the characteristics of the Ferrari and Red Bull, sentencing. Predictions are open, although there are five drivers still remain possibilities, the fight appears to center and between Alonso and Webber, who are solely dependent on themselves.

Fernando Alonso has a first-ball match at Interlagos, as it would sentence her third title if he wins the race and the Australian is fifth, but it also depends on yourself and that despite not being able to be champion in Brazil if it would be in Abu Dhabi if he can win both remaining races.

One wonders now if Red Bull will be decided finally by tipping in Australia or maintain parity policy that has led him into the ropes despite having the best car. There is much talk of whether a circuit is favorable to the characteristics of a car or the other, but the last reference we have is daunting: Red Bull won last year in Brazil and Abu Dhabi.

The contribution of teammates can also be decisive. A good and for evil. While Red Bull nobody dares to tell me to do squire Vettel while Webber’s 14 points with 50 in play and being the ‘darling’ of the team, Ferrari is not openly to point out that Massa will have to take a Alonso cable. However, since the controversy Hockenheim overtaking maneuver, which sued the Scuderia team for giving orders, Felipe has been cleared and has not benefited or even at one point the race for the title of Asturias. And in Brazil, where he has gone from hero to villain, will suffer. Read the rest of this entry »

An amateur reveals the irregularity of Massa, who came forward a few feet in the starting position of the Belgian GP. The FIA will investigate the incident but will not sanction the Brazilian. Yet understand why they jumped the buck that detects that the position was not correct.

The FIA did not realize Felipe Massa had his car badly positioned in the output of the Belgian GP. Several commentators television broadcasts reported the irregularity of the Brazilian, but had to be a video sent by a fan that causes the governing body of Formula 1 has had to act.

It is strange that the Race Director, team leaders or rival racers do not realize that position ahead of Ferrari, so it would have been penalized with a drive-through. ” Everything indicates that the sensor installed on the asphalt did not send any signal to be too far from the car. Read the rest of this entry »

The two Ferrari drivers always struggle to gain Formula 1 Championship. Having a car as competitive as that of the Italian team has caused and will cause tension between the two drivers. Of the controversial Schumacher-Barrichello have spent at Alonso-Massa and the controversial team orders in the German Grand Prix continues to generate reactions.

The paddock of Formula 1 has been pronounced and therefore “Nelsinho” Piquet, Alonso’s former teammate at Renault, as the former driver Gerhard Berger are sympathetic with the attitude of Ferrari in the Hockenheim circuit. The ‘cheeky’ message Ferrari Massa, “Fernando is faster than you. Can you confirm that you understand this message?” has found new support. Read the rest of this entry »

Alonso has right between the eyes victory at the Belgian Grand Prix to be held at the legendary Spa circuit and has reason to be hopeful, his car is the most reliable so far this season. Ferrari has only suffered neglect, one that took place in the Malaysian Grand Prix, during the early stages of the championship.

The great rival Alonso, Webber and Vettel have a car less reliable than the Spaniard. The Red Bulls have dropped three times, two of them because of accidents and the other due to mechanical problems. The most memorable was the abandonment of German Sebastian Vettel in the Turkish Grand Prix following his collision with team-mate, Australian Mark Webber.

The study counted the number of laps completed and Ferrari has given nearly a hundred laps longer than Red Bull. This is the conclusion reached by the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport ‘, Read the rest of this entry »

A priori, Alonso advantage partly because of its history on board these cars, but with a genius like driving Valentino anything can happen.

Fate finally going to unite two of the leading figures of motor sport after several challenges in recent years. Above all it is known who threw the Italian into Spanish after the latter comment that you made the test motorcycle racer at the wheel of a Ferrari.

Joint Preseason

With the signing of Valentino by Ducati we can finally see which of the two is faster, yes, on the ice. Although Alonso’s reluctance to accept the challenge, ultimately will have to be measured on a track with Rossi next January, when they compete in the usual ice karting takes place in Madonna di Campiglio in connection with the joint preseason each year from Ferrari drivers and Ducati. Read the rest of this entry »