FIA Formula One Chanpionship 2014 Thread

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Shell Eco-marathon Asia closes Roxas Blvd in the name of fuel efficiency



If you didn't know that the Shell Eco-marathon Asia is turning Luneta Park into a gigantic street circuit, well you do now. But what you should also know is that they're shutting down a portion of Roxas Boulevard for 11 days this February 2014.
The 2014 Shell Eco-marathon Asia will use a stretch of Roxas Boulevard between T.M. Kalaw and P. Burgos as a race track, which when finished, should look something like the photo above. That also means the rest of us can't use it while all this happens. So if you don't want to get stuck in a traffic jam, better list down this rerouting scheme.

From February 2 to 5 and again on 10 to 12, the Northbound lane of Roxas Boulevard (heading to the Port Area) will be closed between 12:00 MN to 4:00 AM. To get around this, you'll have to turn right at T.M. Kalaw, then left to Maria Orosa, left again to P. Burgos (or via Intramuros), and finally right to Bonifacio Drive.

Then, from February 2 to 12, the Southbound lane (going to Pasay) will be TOTALLY CLOSED to any vehicular and foot traffic. That's 24 hours/day for 11 days straight. Ouch! As a quick fix, they'll reroute southbound traffic to make a left at P. Burgos, then turn right to Maria Orosa, right again to T.M. Kalaw, and take a left back to Roxas Boulevard.

If we must paint you a picture, just imagine the amount of traffic flow that goes through a major road such as Roxas Boulevard, then cut the number of lanes in half. This will not be pretty.

Avoid Roxas Boulevard. Avoid it if you can.

Isn't it ironic how an event that promotes fuel efficiency can cause a traffic jam? This makes us ask why the organizers chose such a venue when the Philippines has 2 perfectly working race tracks, both of which are only around 100 km away from Metro Manila.

Source: Shell Eco-marathon Asia closes Roxas Blvd in the name of fuel efficiency - Time Attack Manila

Shell Eco-marathon Asia closes Roxas Blvd in the name of fuel efficiency - Time Attack Manila

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can you help me bros for the best route going to the US Embassy, im coming from pampanga, usual route ko sana is espana, quiapo onto roxas blvd. but close ang road, where should i go? di ko sanay ang mga pasikot2.

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nlex-a. boni-blumentritt-dimasalang-quezon blvd.-p.burgos-taft-kalaw-roxasblvd.

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FIA set to tweak nose regulations for 2015



Governing body the FIA is set to alter Formula 1's nose regulations ahead of the 2015 season. This year, teams have produced a variety of striking solutions to the safety-driven nose changes, prompting a largely negative response amongst fans and raising questions over the direction the sport is heading. However, FIA Race Director Charlie Whiting has suggested that this ruling could soon be changed. "We can ensure more symmetry by not only prescribing a maximum deviation but also prescribing a minimal one and by not only increasing the surfaces that matter for the height of the car," he told Auto Motor und Sport.

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FIA set to tweak nose regulations for 2015

FIA set to tweak nose regulations for 2015

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2014 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

Melbourne
Race Date: 16 Mar 2014
Circuit Name: Albert Park
First Grand Prix: 1996
Number of Laps: 58
Circuit Length: 5.303 km
Race Distance: 307.574 km
Lap Record: 1:24.125 - M Schumacher (2004)

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A classic scheme back in the grid...courtesy of Mercedes-Williams.

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16 int’l drivers, 8 Nascar cars set to race in PH



Barely a year after Philippine motorsport got embroiled in a controversial Nascar event in the United States, a group of Filipino racing enthusiasts are hoping to erase that stigma by bringing Nascar here and creating an international race on home turf.

During the Feb. 13 contract signing and press launch of the Asian V8 Championships (AV8C) at Maxims Hotel in Pasay City attended by no less than Automobile Association Philippines chief Gus Lagman, the Department of Tourism-Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (DOT/Tieza) COO Mark Lapid, Philippine Formula Autosport Foundation Inc. (PFAFI) president and founder Tom Pastor, Resorts World president Stephen Riley, race car driver Enzo Pastor and PFAFI board member Ted Toleman, and hosted by media personality RJ Ledesma, it was made clear that the Philippines has been envisioned to become the main hub of late-model Nascar cars for testing, training and competition.

Source: 16 int?l drivers, 8 Nascar cars set to race in PH | Motioncars

Nascar is coming to town....

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Second pre-season testing underway in Bahrain.

Red Bull-Renault woes continue...

Sebastian Vettel caused a red flag. He stopped his RB10 on track and has done just 14 laps!

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What's worse, they spent most of the day in the pits fixing the car before the run... so it's not like it went out unprepared... it simply gave out, despite the team's best efforts.

Impressively, Force India's fastest time on the day beat Red Bull's fastest race lap time of last year. Still four seconds off of the fastest qualifying time, but that's a good indication, especially since they were doing long runs rather than single flyers, which means he had more fuel in the car than you would have on a qualifying run.

It might be that turbocharged torque could make these cars faster on some tracks than last years' cars. Here's to hoping.

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Seems Vettel's quote might come true...

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Nascar is coming to town....

Gawa ka ng separate thread para sa mga motor sport not related to FIA F1.

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Malapit na ang 20th Death Anniversary of one of the greatest F1 driver



1994 - San Marino - Williams - Ayrton Senna

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Minardi: Red Bull are exploring a possible change of F1 engine for 2015



World Champion Formula 1 team Red Bull could be on the market for a new engine supplier, in the wake of a problematic start to the 2014 season and the new V6 turbo era.

That is the claim of ex-Formula 1 team owner Gian Carlo Minardi, whose former team, still Faenza based, but now called Toro Rosso, is owned by the energy drink company.

Out of troubled engine supplier Renault’s four Formula 1 partners, including Toro Rosso, the senior Red Bull team managed the least mileage of all at the recent Jerez test.

Minardi, however, observed that – officially – the Red Bull-owned teams are sending out messages of “tranquillity and calm” about what many others believe is a crisis.

“According to circulating information, the situation seems more difficult than that and not easy to solve,” the 66-year-old wrote in a post in Italian, on his website.

“It seems that Red Bull are exploring a possible change of engine for 2015,” added Minardi.

He said he has also heard that Renault, struggling to solve the obvious problems with its turbo V6 ‘Power Unit’, has gone beyond the walls of its Viry factory and is now “shopping” around for technical fixes.

“That has practically never happened before as, quite rightly, Renault has always sought to preserve its technology,” said Minardi.

“This news can only feed suspicions of structural problems in the engine that are not easy to solve in the short term.

“Obviously, I hope to be proved wrong as soon as the testing in Bahrain, but undoubtedly we are living through a chaotic time in Formula 1,” he added. (GMM)

Source: Minardi: Red Bull are exploring a possible change of F1 engine for 2015 | Grand Prix 247

Minardi: Red Bull are exploring a possible change of F1 engine for 2015 | Grand Prix 247

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Wedding bells on the horizon for Jenson and Jessica



Jenson Button and long time girlfriend Jessica Michibata are engaged to be married.

Reports in Britain confirm that the two lovebirds, who often travel to grand prix races together, are engaged and that Michibata is sporting an impressive ‘teardrop diamond’ engagement ring as she attends testing in Bahrain with Button.

The news comes shortly after the passing of Button’s father John Button who died in January.

Button first met the Japanese model in 2008 in a hotel bar in Tokyo and eight months later, the pair started dating.

According to the Daily Mail: “It wasn’t until Jenson became Formula 1 World Champion in Brazil in 2009 that Jessica realised just how strong his love for her was, when he dedicated his win to her, live on television.”

A spokesperson for Button confirmed the news and revealed that the couple are “delighted”, but that no date has yet been set for the wedding. (GP247)

Read more Wedding bells on the horizon for Jenson and Jessica | Grand Prix 247

Wedding bells on the horizon for Jenson and Jessica | Grand Prix 247

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Second 2014 pre-season test in statistics



Combined lap times from all four sessions:

1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1m33.283 (Day 4)
2. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1m34.263 (Day 3)
3. Kevin Magnussen, McLaren, 1m34.910 (Day 2)
4. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1m34.957 (Day 4)
5. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1m36.445 (Day 2)
6. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1m36.516 (Day 2)
7. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1m36.718 (Day 4)
8. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1m37.066 (Day 3)
9. Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber, 1m37.180 (Day 3)
10. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1m37.328 (Day 2)
11. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1m37.367 (Day 3)
12. Felipe Nasr, Williams, 1m37.569 (Day 4)
13. Pastor Maldonado, Lotus, 1m38.707 (Day 4)
14. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1m38.974 (Day 3)
15. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing, 1m39.837 (Day 4)
16. Kamui Kobayashi, Caterham, 1m39.855 (Day 2)
17. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, 1m40.224 (Day 2)
18. Adrian Sutil, Sauber, 1m40.443 (Day 1)
19. Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso, 1m40.472 (Day 4)
20. Romain Grosjean, Lotus, 1m41.670 (Day 2)
21. Marcus Ericsson, Caterham, 1m42.130 (Day 3)
22. Max Chilton, Marussia, 1m42.511 (Day 2)
23. Robin Frijns, Caterham, 1m42.534 (Day 1)
24. Jules Bianchi, Marussia, no time

Source: Second 2014 pre-season test in statistics

Second 2014 pre-season test in statistics

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Final Pre-season testing in Bahrain this weekend. Red Bull quits after a couple of laps in the first day with overheating issues...

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2014 Mercedes GP Team Polo Shirt

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Red Bull's problems continus, and finger boi isn't happy...Two weeks to go before Melbourne GP.

Red Bull denies Vettel 'hissy fit' | News | Motorsport.com

Red Bull denies Vettel 'hissy fit'
Rumour swell around the struggling Red Bull Racing team.
Added: Yesterday at 1:45pm


Feb.28 (GMM) Red Bull on Friday mocked suggestions Sebastian Vettel threw a "hissy fit" amid the world champions' early-season crisis in 2014.

As the new title-defending RB10 car and engine supplier Renault continue to struggle in pre-season testing, Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko this week warned world champion Vettel that "getting angry" was no solution.

But in a website posting by the 'Red Bull Spy' on Friday, the team said a "major news broadcaster" had gone a step too far by claiming German Vettel in fact threw "a hissy fit" recently before "refusing to drive the car because it wasn't very good".

Red Bull called the report "lurid speculation".

"I suppose it could be true. Maybe four World Championships really have turned him into a screaming primadonna," the 'Spy' said sarcastically.

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Petrov gets 2014 DTM deal with Mercedes



Vitaly Petrov is again writing Russian motor racing history: In the upcoming DTM season, Russia’s first Formula 1 driver will also become the country’s first Russian DTM driver, as was announced by the 29-year-old Russian and Mercedes-Benz on February 28th, 2014, at a press conference held in the headquarters of Russian state television channel, Russia 2.

Petrov will make his race debut at the wheel of a DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé at the DTM season opener on May 4th in Hockenheim. Exactly 100 days before his first DTM race, the former Formula 1 driver on January 23th tested a DTM car with Mercedes-Benz for the first time in Portimão, Portugal. Last year, Petrov drove a Mercedes-Benz DTM ‘race taxi’ at the Moscow City Race around Red Square and at the DTM premiere at the Moscow Raceway.

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Petrov gets 2014 DTM deal with Mercedes | Grand Prix 247

Petrov gets 2014 DTM deal with Mercedes | Grand Prix 247

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First corner at Sakhir named after Schumacher

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As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, organisers at the Bahrain International Circuit have named the first corner in honour of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher.

The German, who remains in an induced coma following his skiing accident in December, not only won the inaugural race in 2004, one of his record 91 victories, he still holds the official lap record.

He also has strong connections with the BIC outside of his participation in racing and was directly involved in the early stages of the BIC's development, offering his own input into the design of the track, including the layout of turn one.

"With the support of his family, it is a great privilege to be able to honour arguably the greatest racing driver in the history of F1 and someone who the people of Bahrain hold close to their hearts.," said Zayed Al Zayani, Chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit. "From his first appearance at the BIC in 2004, he immediately became an inspiration for all those who love motorsport in the Kingdom and it is therefore natural for us to recognise him in this way."

"The team at the BIC continues to offer Michael and his family its best wishes," he added.

"Michael's family would like to thank the Bahrain International Circuit for this gesture," said Sabine Kehm, speaking on behalf of the Schumacher family, "acknowledging Michael's achievements in Formula One and interest in the BIC circuit design.

"We take it as a recognition for his passion for motorsport. I am convinced Michael will love the idea and feel very honoured about having a BIC corner named after him."

Source: First corner at Sakhir named after Schumacher - Pitpass.com

First corner at Sakhir named after Schumacher - Pitpass.com