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<title><![CDATA[Minichamps F1 2009 1/43]]></title>
<link>http://miniaturesminichamps.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/minichamps-f1-2009-143/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Découvrez les miniatures F1  1/43  Minichamps de la saison 2009 déjà disponibles !!! Red Bull Renaul]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.miniatures-minichamps.be/contents/fr/p1295_Red-Bull-Renault-RB5-Formule-1-2009-Mark-Webber-Minichamps-miniature-400090014.html" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9" title="Red Bull Renault RB5 - Mark Webber - Minichamps 400090014" src="http://miniaturesminichamps.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/400090014b.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="225" /></a>Red Bull Renault RB5 &#8211; 2009 &#8211; Mark Webber &#8211; Minichamps 400090014</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.miniatures-minichamps.be/contents/fr/p1300_Scuderia-Toro-Rosso-Showcar-F1-2009-SebastienBourdais-Minichamps-modele-reduit-400090081.html" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10" title="Scuderia Toro Rosso Showcar - 2009 - Sébastien Bourdais - Minichamps 400090081" src="http://miniaturesminichamps.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/400090081_n.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="225" /></a>Scuderia Toro Rosso Showcar &#8211; 2009 &#8211; Sébastien Bourdais &#8211; Minichamps 400090081</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.miniatures-minichamps.be/contents/fr/p1304_McLaren-Mercedes-Showcar-2009-Lewis-Hamilton-Minichamps-530094371.html" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11" title="McLaren Mercedes Showcar 2009 - Lewis Hamilton - Minichamps 530094371" src="http://miniaturesminichamps.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/530094371b.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="225" /></a>McLaren Mercedes Showcar 2009 &#8211; Lewis Hamilton &#8211; Minichamps 530094371</p>
<p>Retrouvez tous ces modèles réduits de la saison 2009 de Formule 1 dans la <a href="http://www.miniatures-minichamps.be/contents/fr/d338_Minichamps-F1-1-43-diecast-Formula-1-saison-2009.html" target="_blank">boutique Miniatures Minichamps</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bourdais espera "reescrever" sua história na F-1]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Francês, demitido pela Toro Rosso na metade do ano, quer vaga em 2010 Sébastien Bourdais, ex-piloto ]]></description>
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<p><strong>Francês, demitido pela Toro Rosso na metade do ano, quer vaga em 2010</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Sébastien Bourdais, ex-piloto da Toro Rosso, ainda sonha em voltar à F-1 na próxima temporada.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O francês admitiu que sua história na categoria não foi a que ele planejou, mas apontou também que raramente teve um carro preparado para sua maneira de pilotar.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">No entanto, Bourdais destaca que suas más performances e sua demissão após o GP da Alemanha deste ano são <em>&#8220;coisas do passado&#8221;</em>, e espera reescrever uma nova história em 2010.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>&#8220;Obviamente, minha história na F-1 não foi como eu planejei&#8221;, disse ao jornal britânico &#8220;The Guardian&#8221;. &#8220;Mas é a vida. Nem sempre as coisas são como a gente quer. Acho que a equipe fez o melhor que podia, mas infelizmente eles não podiam me ajudar da forma como eu queria.&#8221;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>&#8220;Quando o carro ficou do meu gosto e me senti capaz de dar o meu melhor, me diverti bastante. São os carros mais rápidos do planeta, por isso, quando as coisas ocorrem do jeito que você quer, tudo se torna muito divertido, mas quando o carro é diferente do que você está esperando, então pode ser uma chatice.&#8221;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>&#8220;Mesmo que eu não tenha ido tão bem, nós ainda tivemos algumas boas apresentações, embora, no geral, eu não estivesse onde gostaria de estar. Mas isso é passado, e agora estamos apenas tentando seguir em frente e escrever o próximo capítulo, depois do que aconteceu no meio da temporada&#8221;</em>, completou.</p>
<pre style="text-align:justify;"><em>[Fonte: <a href="http://tazio.uol.com.br/f-1/textos/15133/" target="_blank">tazio.uol.com.br</a>]</em></pre>
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<title><![CDATA[What Has Made the 2009 Season Different and Longer?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[What Happens When Everything Is Happening Now 12:17am EST &#8212; It seems as though no Formula1 sea]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kobayashi y su inesperada chance en el circo]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[El debutante. El piloto Kamui Kobayshi reemplazará a Timo Glock, que tras el accidente sufrido en la]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Superleague: Bourdais wins again as Dolby keeps championship alive]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sebastien Bourdais won the Superleague opener at Monza and charged from the back of the reverse grid]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Sebastien Bourdais won the Superleague opener at Monza and charged from the back of the reverse grid to take third in the next race, securing the &#8364;100,000 prize for the weekend&#8217;s top driver for the second time in two appearances.</p>
<p>The former F1 and Champ Car driver joined the football-themed series at the previous outing in Estoril, representing the Spanish club Sevilla and winning the &#8216;dash for the cash&#8217; shoot-out between the top six cars.</p>
<p>Scheduling constraints at Monza meant there was no third &#8216;money&#8217; race and the prizes were awarded based on who performed best across the two point-scoring races.</p>
<p>The Frenchman&#8217;s victory was all the more remarkable because he was driving for a scratch team, Reid Motorsports, formed in a week to run the Sevilla and Galatasaray cars after Ultimate Signature pulled out of Superleague. The squad is run by former Ultimate Formula 3 team-manager Anthony Reid using workshop space borrowed from Ray Mallock&#8217;s World Touring Car team.</p>
<p>Bourdais and Esteban Guerrieri of Greek club Olympiacos were comfortably the two dominant drivers of the weekend, qualifying on the front row for the first race and finishing 1-2 in it. This put them on the back row for the second race, but they fought through to take third and fourth.</p>
<p>Ahead of them in race two was Tottenham&#8217;s Craig Dolby, who followed up his fifth place in the first race with the runner-up spot in the second, despite starting 14th in the 18 car field. </p>
<p>The Melton Mowbray driver was the third-best scorer overall behind Bourdais and Guerrieri, allowing him to close the gap on championship leaders Liverpool with two races to go. But Reds&#8217; driver Adrian Valles was fourth in the first race and fifth in the second, minimising the damage. </p>
<p>He leads Dolby by 49 points, with 100 up for grabs in the final races &#8211; although Superleague awards points down to last place, which means Valles is guaranteed 10 just by starting both races. Max Wissel of FC Basel, in third before the weekend, suffered a disappointing outing, with a ninth place and a mechanical retirement while running strongly, and was overtaken in the standings by Guerrieri.</p>
<p>Dolby went into the weekend with a single point advantage over Wissel, but the Swiss club saw its title hopes vanish after becoming one of the biggest victims of widespread mechanical problems with the series car and also getting caught up in shambolic pitlane scenes during race two.</p>
<p>The narrow and overcrowded Monza pitlane could not handle the sheer quantity of the bulky 750-horsepower, V-12 powered Superleague cars, with pitboxes so closely packed together that exiting drivers were forced into swerves, wheelspins and erratic manoeuvring to avoid rival crews as they worked on neighbouring cars.</p>
<p>Wissel attempted to pull away from his stop in the second race, only to find AC Milan&#8217;s Giorgio Pantano halted in the main pitlane, unable to get into his own pitbox. Wissel took evasive action and appeared to stall behind the GP2 champion&#8217;s car, prompting rival mechanics to run out to push him clear. </p>
<p>One sudden wheelspin later and he was on his way, leaving bodies tumbling across the pitlane into the path of other cars and prompting an episode of violent finger-pointing in the FC Basel garage as a rival crewman gave vent to his complaints.</p>
<p>Wissel&#8217;s race was already compromised, but it ended a few laps later as his car failed and he was forced to retire. An even unluckier victim of the unreliable series car was Corinthians&#8217; Antonio Pizzonia, who was on course for a podium in each race when he twice lost power and slipped back down the field, finishing 10th and 9th.</p>
<p>Britain&#8217;s Jonathan Kennard also had cause to curse on his return to the series, subbing for Enrique Bernoldi in the Flamengo car. Mechanical problems prevented him from setting a lap in qualifying &#8211; Dolby norrowly escaped the same fate, managing only a single flying lap &#8211; and he fared little better in race one.</p>
<p>This at least gave him a front row start for the second race, but it ended almost immediately for him when Pantano came close to jumping the rolling start from the second row and went wheel-to-wheel with him into the first corner. They clashed and Kennard was sent spinning off.</p>
<p>Pantano, who had a miserable weekend, then proved to be a moving roadblock that allowed polesitter Pedro Petiz of Sporting Lisbon to build what would turn out to be a race-winning lead.</p>
<p>Rangers&#8217; John Martin saw his weekend start badly, with a lack of running time in practice leading to a poor qualifying result. He went on to finish 11th and 12th in the two races and lies ninth in the standings.</p>
<p>Tottenham&#8217;s Dolby still holds out hope of the championship, although his task now is similar to that faced last year by Valles during his unsuccessful attempt to chase down Davide Rigon&#8217;s Beijing Guoan car.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;The first few laps were unbelievable and very aggressive, as I knew I had to be. I needed to catch Max in the championship which meant finishing ahead. We caught up and passed before his problem so I did what I’d set out to do. </p>
<p>&#8220;After the issues in qualifying, I thought it would be difficult, but we never gave up. We came fifth in the first race with an engine problem which we fixed and came through from the back of the grid, passing all the people who had problems in the pit stops before they got there. </p>
<p>&#8220;I showed a few people that I am not going to back down and if my car is on the inside I will stay on the inside. A few people tried to push me on to the grass but I went wheel-to-wheel with them. For Jarama, the championship is still wide open so I will definitely be giving it large.&#8221;</p>
<p>The final races of the season will be held at Jarama in Spain on November 8th.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Superleague Fórmula em Monza: Corridas]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[1ª Corrida: Vitória do Sevilla em corrida que Sporting abandona e FC Porto é 7º O ex-piloto da Toro ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">1ª Corrida: Vitória do Sevilla em corrida que Sporting abandona e FC Porto é 7º</span></strong></p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">O ex-piloto da Toro Rosso Fórmula 1, Sébastien Bourdais, venceu para o Sevillana 1ª corrida do fim-de-semana da Superleague Fórmula em Monza.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">O piloto francês demonstrou o seu excelente momento na partida lançada e na primeira chicana passou para a frente de Esteban Guerrieri, que partiu da <em>pole position</em> com o carro do Olympiacos.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Esteban Guerrieri foi forte na perseguição, mas o piloto do Olympiacos teve a tarefa dificultada por María de Villota, do Atlético de Madrid. A piloto espanhol protagonizou uma batalha divertida. María de Villota ficou na liderança na volta 13, visto que foi a última a fazer o <em>pitstop</em> obrigatório.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Enquanto Sébastien Bourdais passava o carro do Atlético de Madrid com uma jogada ousada na parte externa da curva Parabólica, María de Villota foi &#8220;teimosa&#8221; e recusou-se a dar caminho a Esteban Guerrieri e quase chegou a colocar o piloto argentino na relva, depois de cortar a 1ª chicana, numa jogada duvidosa para ficar à frente. Esteban Guerrieri perdeu 2.5 segundos para Sébastien Bourdais com o incidente, mas foi forte na perseguição e reduziu a desvantagem até aos 0.3s com que cortou a meta.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">O triundo do Sevilla é um incentivo moral ao francês e à equipa da Reid Motorsport, que foi formada em apenas 7 dias depois da reestruturação da antiga equipa, a Ultimate Motorsport. A equipa, liderada pelo antigo manager da equipa Ultimate Fórmula 3 Anthony Reid, prestou homenagem a Ray Mallock, operador no WTCC, usando o espaço no seu escritório, que anteriormente Ray Mallock usou na preparação do McLaren SLR, num prazo tão curto.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Numa excelente estreia no campeonato, o piloto de Fórmula 2 Julien Jousse, de um dos clubes &#8220;caseiros&#8221;, o AS Roma, conseguiu um lugar final no pódio. Julien Jousse, que substitui o compatriota Franck Perera, fez uma boa pilotagem para subir na tabela desde o 5º posto onde começou a corrida.</p>
<p>O líder do campeonato, Adrián Vallés, do Liverpool, foi o 4º e dilatou a sua vangagem no campeonato face ao principal rival, o piloto do Tottenham, Craig Dolby. Houve bastantes ultrapassagens nesta corrida; Adrián Vallés subiu de 8º na grelha, com Craig Dolby a ir atrás do espanhol na corrida, depois de partir de 9º.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">O resultado foi uma impressionante recuperação de Craig Dolby, que teve uma falha na válvula actuadora da sua caixa de velocidades na qualificação, que lhe permitiu apenas fazer uma volta lançada.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">O RSC Anderlecht, com Yelmuur Buurman ao volante, foi o 6º, beneficiando de um suposto problema técnico no carro de Antônio Pizzonia nas últimas voltas. O piloto brasileiro do Corinthians tinha estabelecido a volta mais rápida no seu caminho rumo ao 5º posto, antes de perder 4 segundos nos tempos por volta quando a corrida caminhava para o final.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Em 7º lugar ficou Tristan Gommendy, no carro do FC Porto, e atrás dele ficou o carro do Galatasaray, tripulado por Ho-Pin Tung.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Max Wissel, do FC Basel, que partira de 2º, e o &#8220;herói local&#8221; Giorgio Pantano, do AC Milan,  desceram bastante na classificação. Acabando num modesto 9º lugar, o piloto do FC Basel acabou com a esperança de chegar ao título e perdeu terreno para Craig Dolby. Giorgio Pantano esteve em queda livre desde o início e atrasou-se ainda mais devido a um <em>pitstop</em> lento, e acabou no 15º posto.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">O melhor dos clubes brasileiros, o SC Corinthians, cujo carro é pilotado por Antônio Pizzonia, foi o 10º classificado. A outra equipa brasileira, o CR Flamengo, cujo carro é pilotado por Jonathan Kennard, foi apenas o 17º.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Quanto ao único piloto português em prova, Pedro Petiz, do Sporting CP, abandonou, depois de um incidente que lhe estragou a asa e suspensão dianteira do seu carro. Pedro Petiz foi também o único a abandonar na corrida.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Eis a classificação desta corrida:</span></strong></p>
<pre><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Pos Clube de Futebol     Equipa de Corrida    Piloto            Tempo/Gap</span></strong>
 1. Sevilla FC           Reid Motorsport      Sebastien Bourdais   41m26.833s
 2. Olympiacos CFP       GU-Racing Intl.      Esteban Guerrieri    +0.375
 3. AS Roma              Azerti Motorsport    Julien Jousse       +14.930
 4. Liverpool FC         Hitech Racing        Adrian Valles       +18.014
 5. Tottenham Hotspur    Alan Docking Racing  Craig Dolbu         +22.078
 6. RSC Anderlecht       Zakspeed             Yelmer Buurman      +25.536
 7. FC Porto             Hitech Racing        Tristan Gommendy    +27.342
 8. Galatasaray SK       Reid Motorsport      Ho-Pin Tung         +29.568
 9. FC Basel             GU-Racing Intl.      Max Wissel          +35.894
10. SC Corinthians       Alan Docking Racing  Antonio Pizzonia    +38.378
11. Rangers FC           Alan Docking Racing  John Martin         +51.734
12. FC Midtylland        Hitech Racing        Kasper Andersen     +55.320
13. Olympique Lyonnais   Barazi Epsilon       Nelson Panciatici   +56.807
14. Atletico de Madrid   Alan Docking Racing  Maria de Villota    +1m05.661s
15. AC Milan             Azerti Motorsport    Giorgio Pantano     +1m10.845s
16. PSV Eindhoven        Azerti Motorsport    Carlo van Dam       +1m13.588s
17. CR Flamengo          Azerti Motorsport    Jonathan Kennard    +1m34.720s
18. Sporting CP          Zakspeed             Pedro Petiz         15 voltas completadas</pre>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><em>fonte: </em><a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79260">http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79260</a></p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">2ª corrida: 1ª vitória do Sporting CP em corrida que o FC Porto abandona</span></strong></p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><img class="alignright" title="Primeira vitória do Sporting na Superleague - " src="http://autosport.aeiou.pt/users/0/51/ba3819fc.jpeg" border="0" alt="Primeira vitória do Sporting na Superleague - " width="394" height="276" />Pedro Petiz, do Sporting CP, obteve a sua primeira vitória na Superleague Fórmula, em Monza, e para isso muito contribuiu a <em>pole postion</em>, que &#8220;saiu&#8221; da inversão total das posições da 1ª corrida para a formação da grelha da 2ª corrida.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">O piloto português teve uma 1ª corrida com problemas, que culminaram no incidente com o piloto do FC Porto, Tristan Gommendy, na aproximação da via das boxes, quando o piloto francês activou o limitador de velocidade prematuramente.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Pedro Petiz, de 22 anos, e vencedor do Renault Megane Trophy em 2007, partiu da <em>pole postion </em>devido à inversão das posições da 1ª corrida na formação da grelha de partida, e &#8220;limitou-se&#8221; a ganhar alguma vantagem e a geri-la, para obter o seu maior triunfo nos monolugares.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">O Tottenham Hotspur, com Craig Dolby ao volante, foi o 2º classificado, depois de partir do 7º posto na grelha, e aproximou-se do seu rival no campeonato, Adrián Vallés, do Liverpool FC. Craig Dolby fez a paragem nas boxes na volta 10, pouco depois de terem entrado muitos pilotos a mass scrum which no <em>pitlane</em>, causando um engarrafamento e alguns pequenos incidentes na via das boxes.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">A pilotagem de Craig Dolby foi, contudo, eclipsada pela excelente corrida de Sébastien Bourdais, que partindo de último depois de ter ganho a 1ª corrida, conseguiu o lugar mais baixo do pódio na 2ª corrida. Sébastien Bourdais soma assim 90 pontos este fim-de-semana, em 100 possíveis, mas foi rápido a elogiar os esforços do seu rival do Olympiacos, Esteban Guerrieri, que foi o 4º na 2ª corrida.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Sébastien Bourdais disse pensar que o &#8220;Esteban teve o pacote mais rápido este fim-de-semana, ele correu mesmo perto de nós na 1ª corrida,&#8221;. O francês disse também que &#8220;Nós os dois começámos de trás [na corrida 2], mas infelizmente tivémos alguns incidentes. Quando o carro do FC Basel, do [Max] Wissel e o [Antônio] Pizzonia tiveram problemas, as coisas abriram para mim, o que foi bem bom.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">O Liverpool FC, com Adrián Vallés ao volante, foi o 5º, menos de 1 segundo à frente do RSC Anderlecht, que tem Yelmer Buurman ao comando.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">O primeiro de muitos incidentes aconteceu logo na 1ª chicana, quando Jonathan Kennard (CR Flamengo), que tinha partido da 1ª linha, e Giorgio Pantano (AC Milan) se tocaram, o que resultou num pião do piloto do Flamengo, indo o piloto britânico parar ao último posto. Este incidente permitiu a Pedro Petiz ter desde logo uma vantagem de 2 segundos sobre o mais directo adversário na conclusão da 1ª volta, com Giorgio Pantano a  agir como um &#8220;tampão&#8221; traseiro ao piloto do Sporting CP e a permitir a Pedro Petiz o ganho de mais terreno sobre o 2º classificado.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">iorgio Pantano foi, contudo, descendo posições, terminando no 11º posto, e a paragem nas boxes correu-lhe mal, sendo a &#8220;causa&#8221; do caos no <em>pitlane</em>. O carro do AC Milan ficou parado numa posição perigosa na via das boxes, e Max Wissel teve que parar para evitar colidir no carro de Giorgio Pantano. Assim, ficando parado e atravessado na via das boxes, Max Wissel teve que ser empurrado pelos mecânicos, e ao sair atropelou um deles, que deu uma &#8220;cambalhota&#8221; e por pouco que não foi atropelado por um carro que seguia para fora das boxes.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Quanto ao SC Corinthians, cujo carro é pilotado por Antônio Pizzonia, teve mais uma corrida com bastante luta, até que o carro teve novamente problemas técnicos na parte final da corrida.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">O FC Porto, com Tristan Gommendy ao volante, e o CR Flamengo, com Jonathan Kennard ao volante, abandonaram a corrida.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Com uma ronda dupla em falta, que será disputada em Jarama, Adrián Vallés e o Liverpool estão na liderança, 59 pontos à frente do Tottenham e Craig Dolby. Com o excelente fim-de-semana, Esteban Guerrieri e o Olympiacos subiram ao 3º posto do campeonato.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Eis a classificação desta corrida:</span></strong></p>
<pre style="font:normal normal normal 12px/18px Consolas, Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Pos Clube de Futebol      Equipa de Corridas   Piloto                Tempo/Gap</span></strong>
 1. Sporting CP           Zakspeed             Pedro Petiz           41m51.037s
 2. Tottenham Hotspur     Alan Docking Racing  Craig Dolby            +6.051
 3. Sevilla FC            Reid Motorsport      Sebastien Bourdais    +11.436
 4. Olympiacos CFP        GU-Racing Intl       Esteban Guerrieri     +12.945
 5. Liverpool FC          Hitech Racing        Adrian Valles         +18.660
 6. RSC Anderlecht        Zakspeed             Yelmer Buurman        +19.107
 7. Galatasaray SK        Reid Motorsport      Ho-Pin Tung           +24.939
 8. PSV Eindhoven         Azerti Motorsport    Carlo van Dam         +34.379
 9. SC Corinthians        Alan Docking Racing  Antonio Pizzonia      +46.858
10. Atletico de Madrid    Alan Docking Racing  Maria de Villota      +54.555
11. AC Milan              Azerti Motorsport    Giorgio Pantano      +1:07.513
12. Rangers FC            Alan Docking Racing  John Martin          +1:47.547
13. FC Porto              Hitech Racing        Tristan Gommendy     22 voltas completadas
14. FC Basel              GU-Racing Intl.      Max Wissel           17 voltas completadas
15. Olympique Lyonnais    Barazi Epsilon       Nelson Panciatici    15 voltas completadas
16. FC Midtylland         Hitech Racing        Kasper Andersen       5 voltas completadas
17. AS Roma               Alan Docking Racing  Julien Jousse         3 voltas completadas
18. CR Flamengo           Azerti Motorsport    Jonathan Kennard      3 voltas completadas</pre>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><em>texto em: </em><a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79271">http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79271</a></p>
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<link>http://enmotorsandworldnews.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/superleague-formula-at-monza-races/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[1st Race: Victory for Sebastien Bourdais and Sevilla FC Former Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Sebastien]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">1st Race: Victory for Sebastien Bourdais and Sevilla FC</span></strong></p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Former Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Sebastien Bourdais claimed victory for Seville in the opening Superleague Formula race at Monza today.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">The Frenchman demonstrated excellent timing at the rolling start and outbraked pole-man Esteban Guerrieri from the inside at the first chicane.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Guerrieri chased hard for second but the Olympiacos driver&#8217;s task was made difficult by Atletico Madrid&#8217;s Maria de Villota, who severely disrupted an entertaining battle. De Villota had been promoted to the lead on lap 13, through dint of being the last driver to make a mandatory pitstop.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">While Bourdais passed the obstructive car with a bold move around the outside of the Parabolica, de Villota stubbornly refused to give way to Guerrieri and came close to putting the Argentine on the grass after cutting the first chicane in a questionable bid to stay ahead. Guerrieri lost 2.5 seconds to Bourdais in the incident, but chased hard to close within 0.3s at the chequered flag.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Seville&#8217;s triumph is a moral boost for the Frenchman&#8217;s Reid Motorsport crew, who were formed in just seven days after a restructuring at former entrant Ultimate Motorsport. The team, led by former Ultimate Formula 3 team-manager Anthony Reid, paid tribute to WTCC entrant Ray Mallock for the use of space in their workshop, formerly used for Mallock&#8217;s McLaren SLR preparation, at such short notice.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">In an excellent debut for home club AS Roma, Formula 2 driver Julien Jousse claimed the final place on the podium. Jousse, replacing French compatriot Franck Perera, put in a fine drive to climb through the order from fifth on the grid.</p>
<p>Championship leader Adrian Valles took fourth to extend his points lead over nearest rival, Tottenham&#8217;s Craig Dolby. The high drag Panoz cars produced abundant overtaking; Valles rose from eighth on grid with Dolby following the Spaniard across the line having started ninth.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">The result was an impressive recovery for Dolby, who suffered a gearbox valve actuator failure in qualifying which had restricted him to just one flying lap.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Anderlecht&#8217;s Yelmuur Buurman took sixth place, benefiting from suspected technical trouble for Antonio Pizzonia over the closing laps. The Brazilian Corinthians racer had set fastest lap on his way to a fleeting fifth, before losing four seconds of lap time as the race drew to a close.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Second row men Max Wissel and local hero Giorgio Pantano both plummeted down the order. In finishing a distant ninth, FC Basel&#8217;s Wissel sustained damage to his title hopes and lost ground to Dolby. Pantano was in freefall from the start and was further delayed by a lengthy pitstop.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Here are the results of this race:</span></strong></p>
<pre style="font:normal normal normal 12px/18px Consolas, Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Pos Football Club        Race Team               Driver            Time/Gap</span></strong>
 1. Sevilla FC           Reid Motorsport      Sebastien Bourdais   41m26.833s
 2. Olympiacos CFP       GU-Racing Intl.      Esteban Guerrieri    +0.375
 3. AS Roma              Alan Docking Racing  Julien Jousse       +14.930
 4. Liverpool FC         Hitech Racing        Adrian Valles       +18.014
 5. Tottenham Hotspur    Alan Docking Racing  Craig Dolbu         +22.078
 6. RSC Anderlecht       Zakspeed             Yelmer Buurman      +25.536
 7. FC Porto             Hitech Racing        Tristan Gommendy    +27.342
 8. Galatasaray SK       Reid Motorsport      Ho-Pin Tung         +29.568
 9. FC Basel             GU-Racing Intl.      Max Wissel          +35.894
10. SC Corinthians       Alan Docking Racing  Antonio Pizzonia    +38.378
11. Rangers FC           Alan Docking Racing  John Martin         +51.734
12. FC Midtylland        Hitech Racing        Kasper Andersen     +55.320
13. Olympique Lyonnais   Barazi Epsilon       Nelson Panciatici   +56.807
14. Atletico de Madrid   Alan Docking Racing  Maria de Villota    +1m05.661s
15. AC Milan             Azerti Motorsport    Giorgio Pantano     +1m10.845s
16. PSV Eindhoven        Azerti Motorsport    Carlo van Dam       +1m13.588s
17. CR Flamengo          Azerti Motorsport    Jonathan Kennard    +1m34.720s
18. Sporting CP          Zakspeed             Pedro Petiz         +10 laps</pre>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><em>in: </em><a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79260">http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79260</a></p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">2nd Race: Maiden victory of Pedro Petiz and Sporting CP</span></strong></p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><img class="alignright" title="Primeira vitória do Sporting na Superleague - " src="http://autosport.aeiou.pt/users/0/51/ba3819fc.jpeg" border="0" alt="Primeira vitória do Sporting na Superleague - " width="394" height="276" />Sporting CP&#8217;s Pedro Petiz scored his maiden Superleague Formula success in the reverse grid race at Monza this afternoon.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">The Portuguese had endured a troubled race one, culminating in ramming Porto&#8217;s Tristan Gommendy on the approach to the pitlane when the Frenchman engaged his pitlane speed limiter a little prematurely.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">The 22-year-old tin-top convert, a winner of the Renault Megane Trophy in 2007, picked up the reverse grid pole for his woes and maintained the advantage to claim his first major open-wheel triumph.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">In a manic race, Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s Craig Dolby charged through the field to take second place from the seventh row of the grid, in the process edging closer to title rival Adrian Valles in the points race. Dolby was assisted by pitting on lap 10, one tour after a mass scrum which resulted in a log jam in the narrow pitlane.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Dolby&#8217;s drive was eclipsed by that of race one victor Sebastien Bourdais, who stormed from last on the grid to secure the final step of the podium. Bourdais has scored an impressive 90 points out of possible 100 over the weekend, but was quick to pay compliment to the efforts of rival Esteban Guerrieri, who finished fourth this afternoon for Olympiacos.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">&#8220;I think Esteban was the quickest package this weekend, he ran us really close in race one,&#8221; said Bourdais. &#8220;We both started at the back [in race two], but unfortunately he had some incidents. When the FC Basel car of Wissel and [Antonio] Pizzonia had problems, things just opened up for me, which was quite nice.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Liverpool&#8217;s Adrian Valles took fifth, just half a second ahead at the chequered flag of Anderlecht&#8217;s Dutch pilot Yelmur Buurman.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">The first of several incidents occurred almost immediately when front row qualifier Jonathan Kennard and AC Milan&#8217;s Giorgio Pantano made contact away from the start at the first chicane. Kennard&#8217;s Flamengo car was tapped into a pirouette by the former GP2 champion, forcing the Englishman to rejoin in last position. The incident allowed Petiz a two-second break over the field at the conclusion of the opening lap, with Pantano acting as an unwitting rear gunner for the Sporting CP man by continuing to back up the field in second place.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Pantano would slip to an eventual 11th place, not helped by being in the thick of the pitlane chaos along with FC Basel&#8217;s Wissel. After another fighting drive, Pizzonia&#8217;s Corinthians machine was once again struck down with technical trouble in the latter stages of the race.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">With one round of the championship, at Jarama, remaining, Liverpool&#8217;s Valles retains the points lead, 59 ahead of Dolby. Guerrieri&#8217;s strong weekend has helped to propel Olympiacos up to third.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Here are the results of this race:</span></strong></p>
<pre><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Pos Football Club         Race Team             Driver               Time/Gap</span></strong>
 1. Sporting CP           Zakspeed             Pedro Petiz           41m51.037s
 2. Tottenham Hotspur     Alan Docking Racing  Craig Dolby            +6.051
 3. Sevilla FC            Reid Motorsport      Sebastien Bourdais    +11.436
 4. Olympiacos CFP        GU-Racing Intl       Esteban Guerrieri     +12.945
 5. Liverpool FC          Hitech Racing        Adrian Valles         +18.660
 6. RSC Anderlecht        Zakspeed             Yelmer Buurman        +19.107
 7. Galatasaray SK        Reid Motorsport      Ho-Pin Tung           +24.939
 8. PSV Eindhoven         Azerti Motorsport    Carlo van Dam         +34.379
 9. SC Corinthians        Alan Docking Racing  Antonio Pizzonia      +46.858
10. Atletico de Madrid    Alan Docking Racing  Maria de Villota      +54.555
11. AC Milan              Azerti Motorsport    Giorgio Pantano      +1:07.513
12. Rangers FC            Alan Docking Racing  John Martin          +1:47.547
13. FC Porto              Hitech Racing        Tristan Gommendy     22 laps completed
14. FC Basel              GU-Racing Intl.      Max Wissel           17 laps completed
15. Olympique Lyonnais    Barazi Epsilon       Nelson Panciatici    15 laps completed
16. FC Midtylland         Hitech Racing        Kasper Andersen       5 laps completed
17. AS Roma               Alan Docking Racing  Julien Jousse         3 laps completed
18. CR Flamengo           Azerti Motorsport    Jonathan Kennard      3 laps completed</pre>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><em>text and results at: </em><a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79271">http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79271</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Superleague Fórmula no Estoril - Corridas]]></title>
<link>http://motorsandworldnews.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/superleague-formula-no-estoril-corridas/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cdmafra</dc:creator>
<guid>http://motorsandworldnews.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/superleague-formula-no-estoril-corridas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[1ª Corrida: Primeira vitória do ano para o Olympiacos O Sporting, com Pedro Petiz ao volante, foi o ]]></description>
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">1ª Corrida: Primeira vitória do ano para o Olympiacos</span></strong><br />
O Sporting, com Pedro Petiz ao volante, foi o melhor representante nacional na primeira corrida da Superleague Fórmula no Estoril. O Futebol Clube do Porto, com Álvaro Parente ao volante, abandonou após um pião para evitar uma colisão com o Atlético de Madrid.</p>
<p>Álvaro Parente estava em sétimo, após as paragens nas boxes, mas uma classificação nos cinco primeiros era possível. Contudo, quando o piloto luso tentava passar María de Villota, no carro do Atlético de Madrid, a espanhola foi à gravilha e Álvaro Parente entrou em pião para a evitar.</p>
<p><img style="float:right;border:0 initial initial;" title="Sporting com problemas em 9º, F.C.Porto posto fora - " src="http://autosport.aeiou.pt/users/0/51/33de204c.jpeg" border="0" alt="Sporting com problemas em 9º, F.C.Porto posto fora - " width="400" height="267" /></p>
<p>Pedro Petiz estava no oitavo posto com o carro do Sporting antes das paragens nas boxes, mas desceu algumas posições e depois o carro ficou muito mais lento, a cerca de 2.5 segundos dos tempos dos carros à sua frente, e apenas garantiu o nono lugar com o abandono do FC Midtyjilland.</p>
<p>Esteban Guerrieri venceu a prova para o Olympiacos, ultrapassando Antônio Pizzonia, do SC Corinthians e Adrían Vallés, do Liverpool FC, nas últimas voltas. Este foi o primeiro triunfo do clube grego esta temporada.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Eis a classificação desta corrida:</strong></span></p>
<pre><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Pos Clube de Futebol    Equipa de Corridas   Piloto              Tempo/Gap</span></strong>
 1. Olympiacos CFP      GU-Racing Intl.      Esteban Guerrieri   45m47.271s
 2. Liverpool FC        Hitech Racing        Adrian Valles       +   2.166s
 3. SC Corinthians      Alan Docking Racing  Antonio Pizzonia    +   3.010s
 4. RSC Anderlecht         Zakspeed          Yelmer Buurman      +  13.980s
 5. Rangers FC          Alan Docking Racing   John Martin        +  18.200s
 6. AC Milan            Azerti Motorsport     Giorgio Pantano    +  28.787s
 7. AS Roma             Alan Docking Racing   Franck Perera      +  31.158s
 8. Tottenham Hotspur   Alan Docking Racing    Craig Dolby       +  35.764s
 9. Sporting CP            Zakspeed            Pedro Petiz       +1m00.995s
10. PSV Eindhoven       Azerti Motorsport     Carlo van Dam      +1m21.104s
11. Sevilla FC          Ultimate Motorsport  Sebastien Bourdais  +1m22.390s
12. Olympique Lyonnais  Barazi Epsilon       Nelson Panciatici   +2m25.470s
13. CR Flamengo         Azerti Motorsport    Enrique Bernoldi    +  1 volta
14. Atlético de Madrid  Alan Docking Racing  Maria de Villota    +  1 volta
(15)DNF. FC Midtjylland Hitech Racing        Kasper Andersen     28 voltas completadas
(16)DNF. FC Porto       Hitech Racing        Alvaro Parente      11 voltas completadas
(17)DNF. Galatasaray SK Ultimate Motorsport  Ho-Pin Tung          8 voltas completadas
(18)DNS. FC Basel       GU-Racing Intl.       Max Wissel           Não começou</pre>
<p><em>fonte (texto e imagem Sporting): <a href="http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&#38;op=view&#38;fokey=as.stories/76045"><span style="font-style:normal;">http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&#38;op=view&#38;fokey=as.stories/76045</span></a></em></p>
<p><em>fonte (classificação e imagem Esteban Guerrieri): <a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78380"><span style="font-style:normal;">http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78380</span></a></em></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>2ª Corrida: Vitória &#8220;caseira&#8221; de Álvaro Parente </strong></span></p>
<p><img class="alignright" title="Álvaro Parente vence para FC Porto - " src="http://autosport.aeiou.pt/users/0/51/c8b049b3.jpeg" border="0" alt="Álvaro Parente vence para FC Porto - " width="520" height="386" />Álvaro Parente venceu a segunda corrida na corrida do Estoril, &#8220;oferecendo&#8221; ao FC Porto a segunda vitória da época.</p>
<p>Álvaro Parente, que estava na sua 1ª ronda no campeonato, manteve-se em segunda na partida mas a equipa de boxes do FC Porto foi a mais rápida e o piloto português conseguiu passar o CR Flamengo, cujo carro é conduzido por Enrique Bernoldi. A partir daí, o piloto português manteve a liderança da prova, mesmo estando sob pressão de Sébastien Bourdais, no carro do Sevilla FC, nas últimas voltas.</p>
<p>Pedro Petiz teve que desistir logo na terceira volta, depois de uma avaria no compressor da caixa de velocidades (avaria que já sucede pela terceira este ano no carro do Sporting CP). Antes de abandonar, o piloto do Sporting estava no sexto lugar, a atacar o quinto classificado, depois de ter partido do 9º lugar.</p>
<p>Devido a uma alteração dos regulamentos a meio do campeonato, o FC Porto acabou por não se qualificar para a Super-Final, com a contabilização da média dos resultados das duas corridas, e ficou impedido de lutar pelos cem mil euros de prémio dado ao vencedor da 3ª corrida.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Eis a classificação desta corrida:</strong></span></p>
<pre><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Pos  Clube de Futebol    Equipa de Corridas   Piloto              Tempo/Gap</span></strong>
 1.  FC Porto            Hitech Racing        Alvaro Parente      46:07.422
 2.  Sevilla FC          Ultimate Motorsport  Sebastien Bourdais  +   1.065
 3.  CR Flamengo         Azerti Motorport     Enrique Bernoldi    +  19.892
 4.  RSC Anderlecht        Zakspeed           Yelmer Buurman      +  20.373
 5.  SC Corinthians      Alan Docking Racing  Antonio Pizzonia    +  20.747
 6.  AC Milan            Azerti Motorsport    Giorgio Pantano     +  28.774
 7.  Galatasaray         Ultimate Motorsport   Ho-Pin Tung        +  34.531
 8.  Rangers FC          Alan Docking Racing   John Martin        +  35.266
 9.  Liverpool FC        Hitech Racing        Adrian Valles       +  38.677
10.  PSV Eindhoven       Azerti Motorsport    Carlo van Dam       +  45.032
11.  FC Basel            GU-Racing Intl.      Max Wissel         +1:00.641
12.  AS Roma             Alan Docking Racing  Franck Perera       +1:35.981
13.  Atlético Madrid     Alan Docking Racing  Maria de Villota    +  1 volta
(14)DNF.Olympiacos       GU-Racing Intl.      Esteban Guerrieri   28 voltas completadas
(15)DNF.Olympique Lyon   Barazi Epsilon       Nelson Panciatici   28 voltas completadas
(16)DNF.FC Midtjylland   Hitech Racing        Kasper Andersen      6 voltas completadas
(17)DNF.Sportinc CP        Zakspeed             Pedro Petiz        3 voltas completadas
(18)DNF.Tottenham H.     Alan Dockign Racing    Craig Dolby        1 volta completada</pre>
<p><em>fonte (texto e imagem): </em><a href="http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&#38;op=view&#38;fokey=as.stories/76055">http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&#38;op=view&#38;fokey=as.stories/76055</a></p>
<p><em>fonte (classificação): </em><a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78392">http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78392</a></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>3ª corrida: Vitória e prémio para Sébastien Bourdais</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-weight:normal;">Sébastien Bourdais, que se estreou este fim-de-semana na Superleague Fórmula, venceu a Super-Final da ronda do Estoril, arrecadando o prémio de 100.000 €.</span></strong></span></p>
<p>O piloto do Sevilla FC passou para a liderança da corrida depois de o também ex-piloto de Fórmula 1 Antônio Pizzonia, do SC Corinthians, ter perdido a liderança na primeira volta.</p>
<p>Antônio Pizzonia partia da <em>pole position</em>, ao lado de Yelmer Buurman, do Anderlecht, que saiu de pista perto do muro das boxes. Isto permitiu a Adrián Vallés, do Liverpool, subir para 2º, enquanto Sébastien Bourdais e Esteban Guerrieri (Olympiacos) lutavam pelo 3º posto na entrada para a 1ª curva, com Sébastien Bourdais a levar a melhor sobre o piloto do Olympiacos</p>
<p>Adrián Vallés ficou na frente na curva 3, quando o líder, Antônio Pizzonia, bloqueou as rodas e foi parar à gravilha. Duas curvas mais tarde, Sébastien Bourdais passou o líder do campeonato, levando Esteban Guerrieri com ele.</p>
<p>A partir daí, Sébastien Bourdais geriu a diferença para Esteban Guerrieri, cruzando a linha de meta 1.2 segundos à frente do argentino, após a corrida sprint de 5 voltas.</p>
<p>Sébastien Bourdais afirmou que &#8220;É óptimo estar de regresso ao topo do pódio,&#8221;. &#8220;Tem sido uma montanha russa este fim-de-semana, mas não que carro estás a conduzir quando vences.&#8221;</p>
<p>Adrián Vallés acabou distante dos 2 primeiros, no 3º posto, à frente de Yelmer Buurman. Antônio Pizzonia e Giorgio Pantano (do AC Milan) não acabaram esta corrida.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Eis a classificação desta corrida:</strong></span></p>
<pre><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Pos  Clube de Futebol  Equipa de Corridas        Piloto              Tempo/Gap</span></strong>
 1.  Sevilla FC        Ultimate Motorsport   Sebastien Bourdais    7:31.629
 2.  Olympiacos        GU-Racing Intl.       Esteban Guerrieri     +  1.270
 3.  Liverpool FC      Hitech Racing           Adrian Valles       +  5.584
 4.  RSC Anderlecht    Zakspeed               Yelmer Buurman       +  6.611
 5.  SC Corinthians    Alan Docking Racing    Antonio Pizzonia     + 1 volta
 6.  AC Milan          Azerti Motorsport      Giorgio Pantano      + 3 voltas</pre>
<p><em>fonte: </em><a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78394">http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78394</a></p>
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<link>http://enmotorsandworldnews.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/superleague-formula-at-estoril-races/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[1st Race: 1st victory of 2009 for Olympiacos, with Esteban Guerrieri Esteban Guerrieri scored the fi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>1st Race: 1st victory of 2009 for Olympiacos, with Esteban Guerrieri</strong></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><img src="http://www.autosport.com/images/upload/1252240215.jpg" border="1" alt="Esteban Guerrieri celebrates Estoril victory" hspace="10" width="275" height="183" align="right" />Esteban Guerrieri scored the first victory in Superleague Formula for Greek club Olympiacos at Estoril on Sunday morning, the Argentinian passing both Adrian Valles (Liverpool) and Antonio Pizzonia (Corinthians) to secure the win.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Guerrieri &#8211; who also won at Zolder driving for Al Ain &#8211; leapt into the lead from the outset, as poleman Pizzonia appeared to miss the lights at the rolling start and was rammed from behind by Valles. Guerrieri extended a 1.7s lead before his mandatory pitstop, but there his lead was negated as both Valles and Pizzonia moved ahead of him with faster stops.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">But the 24-year-old, who has driven for three clubs this season, was not to be denied. After all the leaders struggled to pass late-stopping backmarker Maria de Villota, Guerrieri attacked the delayed Pizzonia around the outside at Turn 6 on lap 20. The Brazilian held him off there, but Guerrieri lunged again at the following corner and pulled off a brilliant pass.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Guerrieri then chased down leader Valles, and took full advantage when the Liverpool car slid onto the kerbs at Turn 2, the legacy of a late-race brake problem, allowing Guerreri to dive down the inside into Turn 3. He reeled off the remaining four laps to score a 2.1s victory.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">&#8220;The race was excellent,&#8221; said Guerrieri. &#8220;The pitstop wasn&#8217;t great but the car was great. In the second stint I tried not to kill the tyres early on, and saved my push-to-pass for the late stages too. The others were really struggling for rear grip by then, but my car was nicely balanced.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Pizzonia finished third, but was lucky not to be penalised after he left the pits with his rear jack still attached. Fortunately, it quickly fell off and there was no sanction.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Yelmer Buurman was fourth for Anderlecht, ahead of John Martin (Rangers) and Giorgio Pantano (AC Milan). Tottenham&#8217;s Craig Dolby could only manage eighth, but that moved him into second in the championship as FC Basel&#8217;s car refused to engage first gear and Max Wissel was a non-starter.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Of the newcomers, Alvaro Parente crashed out of 10th for Porto when he tripped over de Villota after she ran wide at Turn 2, firing him into the barriers as she rejoined into his path.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Ex-Formula 1 racer Sebastien Bourdais finished 11th for Sevilla on his series debut, losing time early on but setting some competitive lap times as the race wore on.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Franck Perera took seventh on his return for Roma.</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;line-height:18px;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Here are the standings of this race:</span></strong></span></p>
<pre style="font:normal normal normal 12px/18px Consolas, Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Pos Football Club         Race Team              Driver           Time/Gap</span></strong>
 1. Olympiacos CFP      GU-Racing Intl.      Esteban Guerrieri   45m47.271s
 2. Liverpool FC        Hitech Racing        Adrian Valles       +   2.166s
 3. SC Corinthians      Alan Docking Racing  Antonio Pizzonia    +   3.010s
 4. RSC Anderlecht         Zakspeed          Yelmer Buurman      +  13.980s
 5. Rangers FC          Alan Docking Racing   John Martin        +  18.200s
 6. AC Milan            Azerti Motorsport     Giorgio Pantano    +  28.787s
 7. AS Roma             Alan Docking Racing   Franck Perera      +  31.158s
 8. Tottenham Hotspur   Alan Docking Racing    Craig Dolby       +  35.764s
 9. Sporting CP            Zakspeed            Pedro Petiz       +1m00.995s
10. PSV Eindhoven       Azerti Motorsport     Carlo van Dam      +1m21.104s
11. Sevilla FC          Ultimate Motorsport  Sebastien Bourdais  +1m22.390s
12. Olympique Lyonnais  Barazi Epsilon       Nelson Panciatici   +2m25.470s
13. CR Flamengo         Azerti Motorsport    Enrique Bernoldi    +  1 lap
14. Atlético de Madrid  Alan Docking Racing  Maria de Villota    +  1 lap
(15)DNF. FC Midtjylland Hitech Racing        Kasper Andersen     28 laps completed
(16)DNF. FC Porto       Hitech Racing        Alvaro Parente      11 laps completed
(17)DNF. Galatasaray SK Ultimate Motorsport  Ho-Pin Tung         8 laps completed
(18)DNS. FC Basel       GU-Racing Intl.       Max Wissel           Not started</pre>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><em>in: </em><a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78380">http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78380</a></p>
<p style="font-size:13px;line-height:18px;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>2nd Race: Home victory for FC Porto and Alvaro Parente</strong></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><img class="alignright" title="Álvaro Parente vence para FC Porto - " src="http://autosport.aeiou.pt/users/0/51/c8b049b3.jpeg" border="0" alt="Álvaro Parente vence para FC Porto - " width="520" height="386" />Alvaro Parente followed up his GP2 success at Spa last weekend by winning the second Superleague Formula race on home turf for FC Porto at Estoril on Sunday.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Parente took the lead during the mandatory pitstop phase, as early leader Enrique Bernoldi (Flamengo) stayed out too late. Bernoldi gave away a lead of over 3 seconds by staying out three laps too late, as Parente was lapping over 1.5s quicker after his stop.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Parente held off a late charge from Formula 1 refugee Sebastien Bourdais (Sevilla), who closed a 5s deficit to 1s by the finish, but the four-time Champ Car title winner was never close enough to find a way past. Bourdais had passed Bernoldi with a textbook push-to-pass move into Turn 1 just after half distance.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">The other potential race winner was Franck Perera (AS Roma), who charged up to fourth early on but suffered a disastrous pitstop when his engine stalled, putting him out of the reckoning.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Bernoldi held on to third despite huge pressure from Yelmer Buurman (Anderlecht), who charged past Antonio Pizzonia (Corinthians) and Giorgio Pantano (AC Milan) to finish fourth. This was all the more remarkable considering Buurman took a trip into the Turn 2 gravel on the opening lap and dropped to the back of the field.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Ho Pin Tung finished seventh, ahead of Rangers&#8217; John Martin, who spun after clashing with Maria de Villota (Atletico Madrid). Max Wissel (FC Basel) crossed the line ninth, but pitted too early and received a 25s penalty, which promoted title rival Adrian Valles (Liverpool).</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Liverpool now leads Tottenham by 58 points in the championship after Craig Dolby was forced out on the second lap.</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;line-height:18px;"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>The results of this race:</strong></span></p>
<pre style="font:normal normal normal 12px/18px Consolas, Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Pos  Football Club        Race Team           Driver              Time/Gap</span></strong>
 1.  FC Porto            Hitech Racing        Alvaro Parente      46:07.422
 2.  Sevilla FC          Ultimate Motorsport  Sebastien Bourdais  +   1.065
 3.  CR Flamengo         Azerti Motorport     Enrique Bernoldi    +  19.892
 4.  RSC Anderlecht        Zakspeed           Yelmer Buurman      +  20.373
 5.  SC Corinthians      Alan Docking Racing  Antonio Pizzonia    +  20.747
 6.  AC Milan            Azerti Motorsport    Giorgio Pantano     +  28.774
 7.  Galatasaray         Ultimate Motorsport   Ho-Pin Tung        +  34.531
 8.  Rangers FC          Alan Docking Racing   John Martin        +  35.266
 9.  Liverpool FC        Hitech Racing        Adrian Valles       +  38.677
10.  PSV Eindhoven       Azerti Motorsport    Carlo van Dam       +  45.032
11.  FC Basel            GU-Racing Intl.      Max Wissel         +1:00.641
12.  AS Roma             Alan Docking Racing  Franck Perera       +1:35.981
13.  Atlético Madrid     Alan Docking Racing  Maria de Villota    +  1 Lap
(14)DNF.Olympiacos       GU-Racing Intl.      Esteban Guerrieri   28 Laps completed
(15)DNF.Olympique Lyon   Barazi Epsilon       Nelson Panciatici   28 Laps completed
(16)DNF.FC Midtjylland   Hitech Racing        Kasper Andersen      6 Laps completed
(17)DNF.Sportinc CP        Zakspeed             Pedro Petiz        3 Laps completed
(18)DNF.Tottenham H.     Alan Dockign Racing    Craig Dolby        1 Lap completed</pre>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><em>text at: </em><a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78392">http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78392</a></p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><em>image at: </em><a href="http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&#38;op=view&#38;fokey=as.stories/76055">http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&#38;op=view&#38;fokey=as.stories/76055</a></p>
<p style="font-size:13px;line-height:18px;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>3rd Race: 100.000 € and victory for Sebastien Bourdais (Sevilla FC)</strong></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Superleague Formula&#8217;s newest superstar driver Sebastien Bourdais took home the €100,000 on offer after winning the Super Final at Estoril on Sunday.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">The Sevilla driver scooped the big money race after fellow ex-F1 racer Antonio Pizzonia (Corinthians) slid out of the lead on the opening lap.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Pizzonia led away from the standing start, squeezing fellow front-row man Yelmer Buurman of Anderlecht towards the pitwall. This allowed Adrian Valles (Liverpool) up to second, while Bourdais and opening race winner Esteban Guerrieri (Olympiacos) battled for third into Turn 1, with Bourdais just grabbing the place.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Valles hit the front at Turn 3 when leader Pizzonia locked up and slithered into the gravel, but two corners later Bourdais lunged past the series points leader, taking Guerrieri with him.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">From there, Bourdais managed the gap to Guerrieri, crossing the finish line 1.2 seconds clear after the five-lap sprint.</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">&#8220;It&#8217;s great to be back on the top of the podium,&#8221; said Bourdais. &#8220;It&#8217;s been a roller-coaster ride this weekend, but it doesn&#8217;t matter what car you are driving when you win.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;">Valles finished a distant third, ahead of Buurman. Pizzonia and Giorgio Pantano (AC Milan) both failed to finish.</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;line-height:18px;"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>The results of this 3rd Race:</strong></span></p>
<pre style="font:normal normal normal 12px/18px Consolas, Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Pos  Football Club     Race Team                Driver            Time/Gap</span></strong>
 1.  Sevilla FC        Ultimate Motorsport   Sebastien Bourdais    7:31.629
 2.  Olympiacos        GU-Racing Intl.       Esteban Guerrieri     +  1.270
 3.  Liverpool FC      Hitech Racing           Adrian Valles       +  5.584
 4.  RSC Anderlecht    Zakspeed               Yelmer Buurman       +  6.611
 5.  SC Corinthians    Alan Docking Racing    Antonio Pizzonia     + 1 Lap
 6.  AC Milan          Azerti Motorsport      Giorgio Pantano      + 3 Laps</pre>
<p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#000000;line-height:18px;"><em>in: </em><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78394">http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78394</a></p>
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<link>http://dergrandprixinsider.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/das-erste-motorsport-wochende-im-september/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Wer hätte nach der Dominanz des Sébastien Loeb zu Saisonbeginn erwartet, dass das Ford-Werksteam das]]></description>
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<p>Wer hätte nach der Dominanz des Sébastien Loeb zu Saisonbeginn erwartet, dass das Ford-Werksteam das Spiel noch einmal würde umdrehen können? Nach Tag 1 der Rallye Australien liegt Latvala vor Citroen Junior Ogier weit in Führung. Loeb hat bereits 23 Sekunden Rückstand und Teamkollege Sordo sowie Tabellenleader Hirvonen im Nacken. Weitere Motorsport-Action an diesem Wochenende:</p>
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Ausser Tag 2 der Rallye Australien tritt din Iowaie  NASCAR Camping World Truck Series an. Die F3 Euroserie bestreitet ihr erstes Rennen des Wochenendes in Brands Hatch, in Oschersleben gibt es Läufe zur ADAC Procar, der Formel, möglicherweise die Titelentscheidung in der Internationalen Formel Master und ein Lauf zum SEAT Leon Eurocup.</p>
<p>Am Sonntag setzt sich das Programm in Oschersleben mit dem jeweils zweiten Rennen dieser Rennserien fort, dazu natürlich die beiden Rennen der WTCC. Reichlich Zweirad-Action gibt es auch: MotoGP, 250er und 125er gehen in Misano and den Start und die Asse der Superbike- und Supersport-WM gehen treten grossen Biker-Fest am Nürburgring aK.</p>
<p>Sébastien Bourdais wird beim Formel Superliga-Lauf in Estoril für Glanz sorgen, in Brands Hatch sorgen DTM und F3 Euroserie für Kurzweil, in Atlanta sorgen die Nationwide Series und der Sprint Cup für weiteren Stockcar-Sport am Wochenende. Bis dahin wird auch das Endergebnis nach Tag 3 der Rallye Australia bekannt sein.</p>
<p>Natürlich gibt es zu alledem Rennberichte auf <a href="http://www.p1mag.de">P1mag</a></p>
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<link>http://grandprixinsider.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/motorsport-all-over-the-world-this-weekend/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Who would have thought, given the dominant way Sébastien Loeb lead the the first half of the 2009 WR]]></description>
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<p>Who would have thought, given the dominant way Sébastien Loeb lead the the first half of the 2009 WRC season, the Ford works team would be able to mount a serious challenge in the second half of the season? After day 1 of Rally Australia it&#8217;s Latvala leading ahead of of Citroen junior Ogier. Loeb is 23 seconds behind with team-mate Sordo and championship leader Hirvonen on his heels. Further motorsport action this Weekend:</p>
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Apart from day 2 of Rally Australia there&#8217;s racing action over in the US with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series battling it out at the Iowa Speedway. F3 Euroseries will be fielding their first race of the Weekend at Brands Hatch, at Oschersleben there&#8217;s races counting for ADAC PROCAR Touring Car Championship, the  Formula 2 Serie and the potentially title deciding race of the International Formula Master plus a round of the SEAT Leon Eurocup.</p>
<p>Sunday at Oschersleben will see the same series performing their second race plus, of course, the WTCC lining up on the grid for their two races of the Weekend. There&#8217;s going to be plenty of motorbike action with MotoGP and the 250 and 125 classes racing at Misano and the World Superbike and Supersport championship visiting the Nürburgring.</p>
<p>The Focus of the day will be on Sébastien Bourdais polishing up the Superleague Formula event at Estoril, DTM and F3 Euroseries will line up at Brands Hatch, NASCAR&#8217;s Nationwide Series and later the Sprint Cup aces will do their thing at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. By then the results of day 3 of Rally Australia will already be published.</p>
<p>All of the above action you will find in the next edition of <a href="http://www.p1mag.de">P1mag</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[The not so new recruits!]]></title>
<link>http://f1singaporegp.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/the-not-so-new-recruits/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>f1singaporegp</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[In my previous blog about the 3 new recruits of the season, I had signed off saying there was much a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>In my previous blog about the 3 <a href="http://http://f1singaporegp.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/the-new-recruits/">new recruits </a>of the season, I had signed off saying there was much action that we could expect considering a street circuit. But, it was just disappointment at its best with Valencia’s results.</p>
<p>Renault’s Romain Grosjean who replaced Piquet Jr. began with a damaged nose on the opening lap that called for an unscheduled stop. With a start like that, there definitely was pressure on the driver who ultimately ended on a half spin holding on to the 15<sup>th</sup> position. So is Renault regretting its decision? And is Alonso really getting that added attention after all?</p>
<p>Valencia’s street circuit proved costly for Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari as well. Alguersuari spun in Turn 12 on Lap 43 and never made it back on the track. Having put on a much better show at Hungary, this replacement for Sebastien Bourdais spelt disappointment as he clinched the 16<sup>th</sup> position.</p>
<p>The much talked about replacement, Luca Badoer was also probably the biggest disappointment on the streets of Valencia. Adding to his list of dubious records, has got to be that of the worst performance by a mid season recruit! Right from letting fellow recruit Romain Grosjean overtake him to getting a drive-through penalty, Badoer seems to have gone all out in doing everything wrong in his much debated return to Formula 1. With everything that went wrong, team Ferrari with Luca Badoer came in 17<sup>th</sup>!</p>
<p>Valencia’s street circuit brought out the worst in the recruits for Renault, Toro Rosso and Ferrari with each claiming the 15<sup>th</sup>, 16<sup>th</sup> and 17<sup>th</sup> positions respectively.</p>
<p>With such terrible performances on a street circuit like Valencia, I cannot help but imagine in utter sadistic amusement the turnout at a circuit like <a href="http://http://singaporegrandprix.in">Singapore</a>. Can you imagine . . . <a href="http://http://singaporegrandprix.in/Singapore_Night_Race.aspx">a night race</a>, <a href="http://singaporegrandprix.in/F1_Street_Race.aspx">a street race </a>and the worst mid season recruits ever!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.singaporegrandprix.in">www.singaporegrandprix.in</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Toro Rosso to Sebastien Bourdais: UR Fired]]></title>
<link>http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2009/08/17/toro-rosso-to-sebastien-bourdais-ur-fired/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Scott C. Benjamin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2009/08/17/toro-rosso-to-sebastien-bourdais-ur-fired/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sebastien Bourdais drives during a test session at the Catalonia racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_18017" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 370px"><img class="size-full wp-image-18017" title="Sebastien Bourdais - Red Bull F1" src="http://howstuffworks.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/sebastien-bourdais-red-bull-f1.jpg" alt="Sebastien Bourdais rounds a corner during a test session at the Catalonia racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, on March 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)" width="360" height="200" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Sebastien Bourdais drives during a test session at the Catalonia racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, on March 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)</p></div>
<p>If you&#8217;re watching the automotive blogs today, then you&#8217;ve probably already heard the latest <a href="http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/motorsports/formula-one.htm" target="_self">Formula One</a> news. Actually, this is just the latest twist in a story that&#8217;s been building for about a month, or so. Keeping it brief, here&#8217;s what&#8217;s happened so far: Sebastien Bourdais, a 30-year-old driver for the <a href="http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/energy-drink.htm" target="_self">Red Bull</a>-owned Toro Rosso Formula One team was fired. He was replaced by 19-year-old Jamie Alguersuari, the youngest driver in Formula One history. As cruel as it sounds to say this, drivers get fired and hired all the time in motorsports, so usually a driver firing isn&#8217;t particularly newsworthy. But what&#8217;s grabbing headlines today is exactly how the Toro Rosso team went about firing Bourdais.</p>
<p>I won&#8217;t keep you in suspense any longer &#8212; Bourdais has said that Red Bull Racing owner Dietrich Mateschitz notified him that he was <a href="http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090813194128.shtml" target="_blank">fired via text message</a>. Can you believe that? I mean, here&#8217;s a guy who began his career at just 10 years old racing karts, he&#8217;s won championships in the French F3 series and in the International F3000 series, he was the CART Rookie of the Year in 2003, he won the <a href="http://auto.howstuffworks.com/champ-car.htm" target="_self">Champ Car</a> title four times in four consecutive years (2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007), he&#8217;s a seven-time competitor in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and he&#8217;s raced on the Toro Rosso F1 team for a season and a half.</p>
<p>Now, I fully understand that because Bourdais failed to produce a single win in his last 27 races, he had to be let go. However, and be completely honest with yourself when you answer this question, do you think that Sebastien Bourdais deserved more than just a <a href="http://communication.howstuffworks.com/sms.htm" target="_self">text message</a> to notify him that he&#8217;s been fired?</p>
<p>I think that&#8217;s pretty cold.</p>
<p>More related stuff:<br />
<a href="http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/motorsports/formula-one.htm" target="_self">How Formula One Works</a><br />
<a href="http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/energy-drink.htm" target="_self">How do energy drinks work?</a><br />
<a href="http://communication.howstuffworks.com/sms.htm" target="_self">How SMS Works</a><br />
<a href="http://auto.howstuffworks.com/champ-car.htm" target="_self">How Champ Cars Work</a><br />
<a href="http://videos.howstuffworks.com/medialink/21809-driving-a-formula-1-car-on-the-racetrack-video.htm" target="_self">HowStuffWorks Videos &#8211; &#8220;Driving a Formula 1 Car: On the Racetrack&#8221;</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Alguersuari To Compete In World Karting Series]]></title>
<link>http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/alguersuari-to-compete-in-world-karting-series/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/alguersuari-to-compete-in-world-karting-series/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New rookie F1 driver Jaime Alguersuari has confirmed that he wil be in attendance at the World Karti]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>New rookie F1 driver Jaime Alguersuari has confirmed that he wil be in attendance at the World Karting Championships in September.</p>
<p>Alguersuari, who is just 19, will add this duty to his racing with Scuderia Toro Rosso and in World Series Renault.</p>
<p>He was recruited to the Toro&#8217;s after Sebastien Bourdais&#8217; untimely and public exit from the team.  Despite just straightline testing the 2009 car he made a solid debut at the Hungarian Grand Prix.  He will be hoping for more in Valencia, a race staged in his own country.</p>
<p>Not content with 2 race drives and now the karting, he was seen DJ&#8217;ing in central Barcelona recently to many thousands who were partying in the streets.</p>
<p>&#8220;I will be competing in the KZI World Karting Championship in Sarno, Naples in September,&#8221; he told the official F1 website.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am only interested in learning and learning to compete against the best. Portimao (the latest World Series round) and Sarno mean the same to me &#8211; pitting myself against the best drivers right now.&#8221;</p>
<p>In these tough times, it&#8217;s good to know he will have many skills!</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="JA" src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa124/f1fanatics/1%20Pictures%20For%20News%203/jaimealguersuari-1.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="267" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sexta-feira chuvosa]]></title>
<link>http://formulauk.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/sexta-feira-chuvosa/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mike Vlcek</dc:creator>
<guid>http://formulauk.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/sexta-feira-chuvosa/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bom dia amigos. Hoje temos uma sexta-feira com muitas pequenas gotas, o que até combina com o clima ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Bom dia amigos. Hoje temos uma sexta-feira com muitas pequenas gotas, o que até combina com o clima no momento em southeast London, cinza e com garoa paulistana. Vamos lá.</p>
<div id="attachment_251" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 250px"><img class="size-full wp-image-251 " title="danica" src="http://formulauk.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/danica.jpg" alt="Danica: grande demais para o cockpit da GUSPE. Mas peraí, que parte?" width="240" height="362" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Danica: grande demais para o cockpit da GUSPE. Mas peraí, que parte?</p></div>
<p>1 &#8211; <strong>Sébastien Bourdais</strong> não irá mais processar a Toro Rosso por ter sido defenestrado no meio da temporada. Seu manager, Nicolas Todt, conseguiu chegar a um acordo amigável. Rumores agora indicam que o destino de Bourdais possa ser novamente a Indy, mas o francês se nega a encerrar o ciclo na F-1 &#8211; por hora.</p>
<p>2 &#8211; <strong>Ross Brawn</strong> está se revelando um apostador mais controverso que o nosso Bettega. O chefão da Brawn GP, recentemente flagrado em alta velocidade em uma motorway em UK, diz que apostaria seu dinheiro no título de Jenson Button e em uma vitória de Michael Schumacher até o fim do ano. Vamos combinar, não são exatamente duas barbadas. Ross pode até acertar&#8230; com Schumacher, porque esse título do &#8220;botão&#8221; está a cada dia mais ameaçado.</p>
<p>3 &#8211; Xi, problemas. <strong>Willi Weber</strong>, o manager do Schumacher que tinha 200% de certeza de que o alemão não aceitaria o convite para substituir Felipe Massa, disse hoje que o heptacampeão está bem fisicamente e que o seu pescoço não será problema. A julgar pelo grau de precisão das últimas declarações de Weber, convém nos prepararmos para o pior. Dá-lhe Badoer!</p>
<p>4 &#8211; Quem também está em apuros é a<strong> BMW</strong>. Após não conseguir chegar a um acordo com Peter Sauber para repassar o espólio da equipe a partir de 2010, os alemães perderam o prazo para assinar o novo Pacto da Concórdia. O que isto significa? Que, seja lá quem compre a BMW Sauber, não receberá a grana da FOM referente a 2009, o que representa um enorme prejuízo no budget para o ano que vem. Lamentável.</p>
<p>5 &#8211; A <strong>USF1</strong>, vulga GUSPE, parece mais perdida do que cego em tiroteio. Hoje o co-principal do time, Peter Windsor, saiu-se com várias pérolas. Disse que a escuderia já recusou propostas de dois pilotos da GP2, que inclusive já venceram corridas, porque não estão dispostos a aceitar &#8220;pilotos pagadores&#8221;. Windsor disse ainda que as ofertas chegavam a incríveis três quartos do budget total da escuderia para 2010. Em seguida, o cara diz que está considerando um piloto experiente, como&#8230; Alexander Wurz! E, de quebra, a imprensa americana diz que para o segundo carro os mais cotados são os &#8220;excelentes&#8221; Jonathan Summerton, Graham Rahal e Ryan Hunter-Reay. Quer dizer que piloto pagador com vitória na GP2 é menos interessante que um Hunter-Reay? É como eu sempre digo &#8211; o patriotismo é a maior m&#8230; da humanidade. Começando com o pé esquerdo assim, vamos ver por quanto tempo os pacientes investidores norte-americanos irão ficar na brincadeira. Ah, sim, esqueci a melhor parte: Windsor disse ainda que &#8220;Danica Patrick é grande demais para eles&#8221;. Pois é.</p>
<p><em><strong>Atualização:</strong> estão dizendo na imprensa européia que os tais pilotos pagadores seriam Bruno Senna e Karun Chandhok. Qualquer um dos dois vale mais que um Graham Rahal e um Hunter-Reay juntos, e olha que o Chandhok não é nenhuma maravilha.</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Could Replace Felipe Massa At Ferrari?]]></title>
<link>http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/who-could-replace-felipe-massa-at-ferrari/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>f1fanatics</dc:creator>
<guid>http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/who-could-replace-felipe-massa-at-ferrari/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Although Felipe Massa’s condition is said to be “improving” there are underlying doubts that the Bra]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Although Felipe Massa’s condition is said to be “improving” there are underlying doubts that the Brazilian will compete in the European Grand Prix at Valencia in 4 weeks time.&#160; There are some doubts to when he will return, and if he will during the entireity of 2009.&#160; This has sparked a huge debate on who could race for Ferrari, and here I take a look at some of the possibilities Stefano Domenicali and Luca di Montezemolo could be assessing in the next few weeks.&#160; Get well soon Felipe!</p>
<p><strong>Luca Badoer</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa124/f1fanatics/1 Pictures For News 3/ferrarilucabadoer.jpg" /> </p>
<p>Luca Badoer is Ferrari’s main test driver and has been with the team for sometime.&#160; The Italian also drove for Minardi, Scuderia Italia and Forti throughout the early 1990’s, and despite competing in many races he failed to score a point.&#160; His last appearance in a race 10 years ago with Minardi could mean he is out of form and fitness, but he has done plenty of testing especially with the KERS system.</p>
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<p><strong>Marc Gene</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa124/f1fanatics/1 Pictures For News 3/ferrarimarcgene.jpg" /> </p>
<p>Marc Gene is Ferrari’s “other” test driver, and works a lot on straightline speed testing.&#160; He drove for Minardi in 1999 and 2000, before moving to test with Williams where he was a substitute driver for 3 races.&#160; He is also a factory team Le Mans driver for Peugeot meaning he is fit and healthy enough to haul an F1 car around for 2 hours.&#160; Scoring points on his substitution for Williams in 2003 is impressive, and he would be my choice of the two test drivers.</p>
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<p><strong>Michael Schumacher</strong></p>
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<p>The most successful F1 driver ever, and Ferrari’s darling looks like the obvious choice on paper.&#160; Indeed he has everything going for him, and keeping his hand in with occasional testing he should have no problems with the F2009.&#160; However his manager has cast doubts on his return, and Schuey has always denied wanting to drive again.&#160; Could he be the one to help them out of a rut? I’d like to think so, and so would Bernie Ecclestone who must be rubbing his hands with glee at the chance of getting Schu back in a car.</p>
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<p><strong>Fernando Alonso</strong></p>
<p><strong><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa124/f1fanatics/1 Pictures For News 3/fernandoalonsorayban-2.jpg" /> </strong></p>
<p>A bit of an “off-the-wall” choice, but it does make some sense.&#160; Rumour says Alonso has signed a contract for 2010 with Ferrari, and with Renault being suspended from the next GP there is a slim chance Alonso could make his Ferrari debut some 8 months earlier than expected at another ‘home’ GP of Valencia.&#160; It would be quite interesting to see the Spaniard alongside Raikkonen.</p>
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<p><strong>Bruno Senna</strong></p>
<p><strong><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa124/f1fanatics/1 Pictures For News 3/brunosennaface.jpg" /> </strong></p>
<p>No-one has really considered Senna’s impressive nephew Bruno, but he has no race seat and is a proven fast driver.&#160; He also drove at the Ferrari anniversary celebrations at Silverstone a few years back.&#160; He’s young, fast and this could be a perfect break for him.</p>
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<p><strong><em>Selected Others:</em></strong></p>
<p>Sebastien Bourdais – About as likely as me to get the drive</p>
<p>Niki Lauda&#160; -I think he was joking</p>
<p>Takuma Sato – Probably more likely than Bourdais</p>
<p><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa124/f1fanatics/1 Pictures For News 3/ferraridetail3.jpg" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Pregnant Wife Anna R Massa arrives to the Hospital with a Ferrari rep]]></title>
<link>http://tailorevents.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/pregnant-wife-anna-r-massa-arrives-to-the-hospital-with-a-ferrari-rep/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tailorevents</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[read more here from Washington post An unidentified Ferrari official, left, and Anna Rafaela Massa, ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><h2>read more here from <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/26/AR2009072600755.html?wprss=rss_sports">Washington post</a></h2>
<h2>An unidentified <a href="http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/formula-1/ferrari.html">Ferrari</a> official, left, and Anna Rafaela</h2>
<h2>Massa, pregnant wife of Ferrari Formula One driver <a href="http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/formula-1/felipe-massa.html">Felipe </a></h2>
<h2><a href="http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/formula-1/felipe-massa.html">Massa</a> of Brazil, right, arrive at t &#8211; Photo</h2>
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<p><strong> An unidentified <a href="http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/formula-1/ferrari.html">Ferrari</a> official, left, and Anna Rafaela Massa, pregnant wife of Ferrari Formula One driver <a href="http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/formula-1/felipe-massa.html">Felipe Massa</a> of Brazil, right, arrive at t</strong> -<a href="http://http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/26072009/5/photo/26072009090704.html">read more her  Sunday July 26, 10:07 </a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Formula 1 Championship standing after Hungary GP 2009]]></title>
<link>http://tailorevents.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/formula-1-championship-standing-after-hungary-gp-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tailorevents</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tailorevents.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/formula-1-championship-standing-after-hungary-gp-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Drivers’ championship Jenson Button 70 Mark Webber 51.5 Sebastian Vettel 47 Rubens Barrichello 44 Ni]]></description>
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<p>Jenson Button 70<br />
Mark Webber 51.5<br />
Sebastian Vettel 47<br />
Rubens Barrichello 44<br />
Nico Rosberg 25.5<br />
Jarno Trulli 22.5<br />
Felipe Massa 22<br />
Lewis Hamilton 19<br />
Kimi Raikkonen 18<br />
Timo Glock 16<br />
Fernando Alonso 13<br />
Heikki Kovalainen 9<br />
Nick Heidfeld 6<br />
Sebastien Buemi 3<br />
Sebastien Bourdais 2<br />
Robert Kubica 2</p>
<p><strong>Constructors’ championship</strong></p>
<p>Brawn 114<br />
Red Bull 98.5<br />
Ferrari 40<br />
Toyota 38.5<br />
McLaren 28<br />
Williams 25.5<br />
Renault 13<br />
BMW 8<br />
Toro Rosso 5</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2009 today]]></title>
<link>http://tailorevents.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/lewis-hamilton-won-the-hungarian-grand-prix-2009-today/</link>
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<p>The reigning world champion did not put a foot wrong as he moved up from  fourth on the grid to first early on.</p>
<p>There was more trouble on the track, though, following <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9yy7k_massa-crash-hungary-2009_sport">Felipe Massa&#8217;s horrific  crash yesterday.</a></p>
<p>A wheel nut left unsecured during a pit stop allowed Fernando Alonso&#8217;s front  offside tyre to come adrift and bounce dangerously across the Hungaroring  track. Thankfully, nobody was hurt. The Renault driver was forced to retire.</p>
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<p>The victory was Hamilton&#8217;s tenth for McLaren from 45 starts and his first  since <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008-season/2008-f1-calendar/2008-chinese-grand-prix/">October&#8217;s Chinese Grand Prix.</a></p>
<p>Behind the Briton, Kimi Raikkonen finished second, although the Ferrari driver  could yet be stripped of that position following a first corner collision  with Vettel that is to be investigated by the stewards.</p>
<p>Mark Webber, of Red Bull, finished third, closing the gap at the top of the  championship standings to 18.5 points behind Button.</p>
<p>The Ferrari garage showed their support for Massa, who underwent surgery last  night on his fractured skull following a freak accident during qualifying,  by using a pit board bearing the words &#8220;Forza Felipe Siamo Con Te&#8221;  which translates as: &#8220;Strength Felipe We Are With You&#8221;.</p>
<p>Remarkably, what followed on lap 13 following Alonso&#8217;s first pit stop was  almost beyond comprehension.</p>
<p>Starting from his first pole since the Italian Grand Prix in 2007, and  Renault&#8217;s first since China 2006, Alonso comfortably led the field away from  the lights and for those initial 12 laps. But on exiting the pit lane it was  clear the double world champion had an issue with his right front wheel.</p>
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<p>Within seconds, and as he slipped backwards through the field, Alonso  initially lost the wheel cover. More horrifyingly, and as he continued to  tour around the track, the tyre eventually worked its way loose from the  rim. It then bounced across the track and into a barrier before coming to  rest along the side of the circuit.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Meio ano depois - Toro Rosso]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[No início deste ano depressa percebemos que o carro que a Toro Rosso iria apresentar ao mundo nunca ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="font-family:arial;">No início deste ano depressa percebemos que o carro que a Toro Rosso iria apresentar ao mundo nunca poderia ser tão competitivo em resultados como o seu antecessor. Isto por três razões: Primeira &#8211; o carro foi o último a ser apresentado (até a Brawn apresentou antes) o que reduzia o tempo de testes; Segunda &#8211; era o primeiro carro que a equipa construía nas suas próprias fábricas, sendo-lhes entregue grande parte do desenvolvimento durante o ano pela primeira vez; Terceiro &#8211; a dupla de pilotos estava longe de ser a ideal, pois Buemi era um estreante e Bourdais tinha deixado muito a desejar em 2008&#8230;</span><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MxfkAXbAFcI/SmYl1B6-JdI/AAAAAAAABiA/_-9BDwidVl8/s400/001.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Agradável surpresa:</strong> Apesar de o resultado geral da equipa na qualificação ter sido tão mal quanto o esperado (ficaram logo na Q1), espantou todos ser o &#8220;rookie&#8221; Buemi na frente do mais experiente companheiro francês. A corrida reservou, no entanto, umas belas prendas para a equipa de Faenza, com ambos os carros nos últimos dois lugares pontuáveis, ainda que com Buemi de novo na frente. Para a Malásia, o grid deixou o novato suíço com o último lugar da grelha e Bourdais a chegar à Q2. A corrida acabou por não ser nada de especial, com Buemi a abandonar ao perder o controlo à chuva, e o seu colega francês chegou a 10º, mas não impressionou ninguém.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Estreante a dar que falar:</strong> Na China, Buemi já se começava a mostrar claramente como o piloto principal da equipa italiana, ao levar o STR04 à Q3! O seu companheiro não passou da Q1, começando a enviar o relatório de desculpas esfarrapadas à equipa&#8230; Já começava a azedar a relação entre o francês e a equipa. À chuva, Buemi deu mais um ar de si, ao chegar novamente aos pontos, enquanto seu companheiro de equipa se arrastou pelo pelotão&#8230; No deserto barhenhita, Buemi não foi mais longe que a Q1, pois desta vez o carro não o permitiu, mas mesmo assim mais rápido que o seu colega em último. Na corrida, o estreante suíço não conseguiu levar a melhor sobre o carro sendo batido pelo companheiro que apesar de tudo não deslumbrou&#8230;</span><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MxfkAXbAFcI/SmYl67benmI/AAAAAAAABiI/e5rVU1PcC8g/s400/002.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Pontos ali pertinho:</strong> Com a chegada a Montmeló, o título do Autosport em relação à situação de Bourdais explicava-se perfeitamente: &#8220;Bourdais salvo por falta de alternativas&#8230; até ver&#8221;. A verdade é que o francês voltou a ficar na Q1. O seu companheiro é que impressionava, ao ter feito o 7º melhor tempo na primeira sessão. O destino e o muro roubaram-lhe, na Q2, as hipóteses de sair de lá&#8230; A corrida durou apenas uma curva para os dois pilotos: Buemi e Bourdais envolveram-se os dois na carambolada inicial, abandonando no local.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial;">No Mónaco as coisas pareceram começar a sorrir para os lados de Faenza, com ambos os pilotos na Q2 (mais graças ao défice de performances de Toyota e BMW do que por deméritos próprios). Buemi na frente de Bourdais está claro! O suiço teve menos sorte na corrida, com Piquet a batê-lo na largada, e mais tarde enquanto seguia colado ao Renault, Sebastien perdeu as estribeiras e o carro que acertou na traseira do carro do brasileiro. Bourdais fez, à semelhança de Fisichella, uma estratégia de uma única paragem, mas bastante tardia. A estratégia resultou na perfeição com um ponto na contagem pessoal do francês.</span><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MxfkAXbAFcI/SmYmApqK6oI/AAAAAAAABiQ/ePv6fEikfGU/s400/003.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Na cauda do pelotão:</strong> Na Turquia o andamento dos chassis da equipa italiana revelou-se muito menos prometedor do que havia sido em Monte-Carlo, com os dois carros no fundo da classificação tanto na qualificação como na corrida. Na corrida seguinte, a surpresa da corrida, não foi o mau andamento dos STR04, mas sim do de Buemi, que foi batido por Bourdais na qualificação! Sem surpresas, os carros não melhoraram nem um pouco, com ambos os carros na Q1, com Bourdais a despedir-se da equipa (e provavelmente da F1) com o último lugar da grelha e um abandono.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial;">Será que as novas alterações (duplo difusor, por exemplo) levarão a equipa aos pontos? Será que Alguersuari (veja a publicação do Capelli acerca do piloto espanhol </span><a href="http://www.blogdocapelli.com.br/2009/07/alguersuari-a-bola-da-vez/"><span style="font-family:arial;">aqui</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">) valerá alguma coisa, ou terá sido um movimento de mercado? Irá Bourdais avante com as acções legais contra a equipa, e mais importante, permanecerá na F1? Não perca o GP da Hungria este fim-de-semana&#8230;</span><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MxfkAXbAFcI/SmYmGHP9OmI/AAAAAAAABiY/75jZLCN67mo/s400/004.jpg" border="0" /></p>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>David Plaza</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Téo Fabi: arquétipo do europeu que migra aos monopostos americanos ou exceção? A demissão do Sebasti]]></description>
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<p>A demissão do Sebastien Bourdais fez voltar as velhas e um tanto tolas discussões sobre a qualidade dos pilotos americanos e a suposta facilidade dos pilotos oriundos da Europa que vão para lá (por exemplo este <a href="http://colunistas.ig.com.br/victormartins/2009/07/16/a-ultima-ponta-da-estrela-de-davi/">post</a> do Victor Martins).</p>
<p>A verdade como sempre é bem mais complexa e precisa levar em conta que bons pilotos nem sempre se adaptam a equipamentos muito diferentes (ao final de 99, Zanardi estava mais desesperado para se ver longe do carro da Williams que Sir Frank de se livrar dele) e de que como regra os pilotos de resultados discretos na F1 como Christian Fittipaldi que venceram nos EUA tiveram a oportunidade de correr com carros de ponta por lá (os números de Tarso Marques pela Dale Coyne não são melhores que seus pela Minardi).</p>
<p>Ao contrario do que muitos acreditam não existe nada que garanta que Rubens Barrichello ou Adrian Sutil seriam forças na IRL se mudassem para lá amanhã, basta perguntar ao Robert Doornbos que atualmente leva uma surra do seu companheiro pós-adolescente.</p>
<p>Como pequeno exercício resolvi observar a carreira de 5 pilotos de F1 que migraram para os EUA. Todos eles obtiveram algum destaque na Formula 1 foram vistos como promessas e/ou tiveram bons carros, mas ao mesmo tempo nenhum deles foi dono de grande sucesso, ou seja 5 Nick Heidfelds que em determinado momento se mudaram para os EUA.</p>
<p><strong>Mark Blundell</strong><br />
F1<br />
63Gps 3 pódios<br />
Cart<br />
81Gps 3 vitórias 5 pódios</p>
<p>Blundell é uma das inúmeras promessas do automobilismo inglês a não vingar na Formula 1. Sua grande oportunidade veio em 1995 quando substituiu Mansell na McLaren sem qualquer sucesso. Sua passagem de 5 temporadas pela Cart foi mais feliz sem dúvida, mas só encontrou sucesso mesmo em 97 no melhor ano da equipe PacWest (seu companheiro Mauricio Gugelmin venceu pela primeira vez naquele ano também) quando venceu por 3 vezes e chegou em terceiro outras duas e terminou a temporada num honroso 6º lugar. No resto do tempo foi um bom piloto do meio de pelotão sem grandes arrombos, mas constante.</p>
<p><strong>Eddie Cheever</strong><br />
F1<br />
132Gps 9 pódios<br />
Cart<br />
82Gps 4 pódios</p>
<p>Quando eu era pequeno, Cheever era “o” piloto americano da Formula 1. É dono de uma das carreiras mais longas entre os que nunca venceram na categoria permanecendo no grid ao longo de toda a década de 80. Seu melhor momento foi como segundo piloto de Alain Prost na Renault em 83. Em 90, Cheever foi correr em casa pela nova mais promissora equipe Chip Ganassi. Apesar de ter um bom carro nas mãos nunca foi muito competitivo nos 3 anos na equipe (seu companheiro Arie Lundyek certamente impressionava bem mais) e amargou depois 3 temporadas com carros piores. Cheever finalmente obteve sucesso em casa após a cisão dos monopostos americanos quando permaneceu na muito enfraquecida IRL inicial. Sendo um dos poucos pilotos conhecidos correndo por lá atraia bons patrocínios (e por conseqüência carros) e no meio de grids empobrecidos venceu 5 provas incluindo as 500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 98. Em 2006 tentou um último retorno a uma IRL mais forte com resultados constrangedores. Por ironia este piloto americano criado no automobilismo europeu é hoje associado quase exclusivamente pelos fãs locais com uma visão bem retrograda de como uma grande categoria de monopostos deveria ser gerida por lá. É lembrado em companhia de Billy Boat e Greg Ray e não Danny Sullivan ou Rick Mears.</p>
<p><strong>Téo Fabi</strong><br />
F1<br />
63 Gps 2 pódios 3 poles<br />
Cart<br />
118 Gps 5 vitórias 14 pódios 10 poles</p>
<p>Téo Fabi estreou sem grande sucesso na F1 em 82 e se mudou para os EUA em 83 quando foi eleito Rookie do Ano. Voltou para Europa logo depois e se revelou um bom leão de treino nos seus anos de Toleman/Benetton. Faltava lhe porem ser constante ao longo das provas apanhando das jovens promessas Gerhard Berger e Thierry Boutsen e terminou por voltar aos EUA onde certamente foi mais competitivo. Fabi é o exemplo perfeito da idéia clichê da transição, mas a mesma irregularidade que lhe custou uma carreira melhor na F1 era visível na Cart. A despeito de bons resultados ocasionais podia-se contar com Fabi bem distante da ponta da tabela ao fim da temporada.</p>
<p><strong>Bruno Giacomelli</strong><br />
F1<br />
69 Gps 1 pódio 1 pole<br />
Cart<br />
11Gps</p>
<p>Giacomelli é um destes jovens pilotos que aparecem com tudo e logo depois somem em meio a carros ruins. Quando obteve a pole position em Watkins Glen em 1980 era visto como uma grande promessa, ao final da temporada seguinte a Alfa Romeo abriu mão dos seus serviços e Giacomelli pouco fez nos seus últimos anos na categoria. Em 85 foi se arriscar nos EUA pela Patrick (equipe onde Emerson Fittipaldi obteve bastante sucesso). Não durou a temporada. Seu melhor resultado foi um 5º lugar.</p>
<p><strong>Stefan Johansson</strong><br />
F1<br />
103 Gps 12 pódios<br />
Cart<br />
74 Gps 4 pódios</p>
<p>Johansson é junto a Nick Heidfeld o recordista de pódios sem vitórias na Formula 1 e teve inclusive oportunidade na Ferrari e McLaren. Segundo a lógica de muitos tinha tudo para fazer bela carreira nos EUA, mas geralmente andava pelo meio do grid. Em 5 anos, obteve 4 3º lugares como melhores resultados e nunca terminou uma temporada entre os 10 melhores. No automobilismo americano se revelou um burocrata ainda maior que na Europa, mas se sairia bem melhor após trocar monopostos pelos GTs.</p>
<p>Voltando ao Bourdais que afinal ocasionou este post, é bom lembrar que alem de resultados fracos pela Toro Rosso, ele foi 2º em duas importantes provas de Endurance (Sebring e Le Mans). Fosse amigo do piloto francês lhe consolaria apontando que no meio de seus stints furiosos na madrugada de Le Mans andou muito mais que o trio Alonso/Hamilton/Raikonnen fez o ano inteiro. O automobilismo é sempre mais que a Formula 1.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Alguersuari On Verge Of Toro Seat, Bringing In Spanish Cash]]></title>
<link>http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/alguersuari-on-verge-of-toro-seat-bringing-in-spanish-cash/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Jaime Alguersuari is on the verge of being confirmed as Sebastien Bourdais&#8217;s successor to the ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Jaime Alguersuari is on the verge of being confirmed as Sebastien Bourdais&#8217;s successor to the Toro Rosso race seat today, after straight line speed testing in Italy.</p>
<p>The 19 year old Spaniard will become the youngest F1 driver in history if he takes the wheel of the STR4 at the Hungaoring next weekend, trying to bring some good fortune and points to the Faenza based team.</p>
<p>He has hardly done any testing with the team, and close friend Ferrari tester and former Minardi driver Marc Gene says will mean he is going to have a hard debut.</p>
<p>&#8220;Jaime is ready, but there are lot of factors playing against him,&#8221; the 2009 Le Mans winner told  <em>Diario Sport</em>.</p>
<p>&#8220;No testing, and Hungary is a tough track&#8221; he added</p>
<p>Alguersuari has another bonus for Toro Rosso, sponsorship.  In a move which will remind older viewers of the Minardi days, he is backed by various Spanish companies including Repsol, who have sent around $2million to Italy trying t guarantee the seat for their man.</p>
<p>Fortunately for the 19 year old, he is a good driver too &#8211; unlike some of those who have in the past bought their seats&#8230;</p>
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