Author: mike

WMSC Meeting & FOTA

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The FIA World Motorsport Council (WMSC) met this morning and we are bracing for the backlash that is already starting. The FIA have decided that the F1 driver who has the most wins in the 2009 season will assume the drivers championship mantle. The 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 points will still be paid as last year and will be applied to determining the constructors championship and will also be used to decide 2nd-22nd in the drivers standings. In the event there is a tie for most wins, then the driver points will break…

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FOTA Flexing Muscle

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FOTA (Formula One Teams Association).  The name itself seems almost intentionally picked by the teams to remind us of FOCA (Formula One Constructors Association) which was dominated by Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley  Recall in the 80’s that FOCA was at odds with the sports governing body at the time, FISA.  The resolution of this conflict left Mosley in charge of the FIA and Ecclestone in charge of Formula One Administration.  Ecclestone and Mosley have continued to work together in what many would consider the most lucrative relationship in all…

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F1 – The Trials of Testing

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A more accurate title could be “F1 Turned Upside Down”.  There is no way that anyone can analyze the testing times from this week at Jerez without being shocked that Rubens broke the track record in a Brawn car, clearing the rest of the field by a half second.  In the two weeks that Brawn has been on track, they have put up competitive times across the board. Where is this pace coming from?  This car is fresh out of the box from a team that most didn’t even think…

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I Am Next!

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Ryan Hunter-Reay is not a fresh new face when it comes to American open wheel racing.  Representing the small pool of US talent in the IndyCar series for the last couple seasons, Ryan has managed to attract some major personal sponsorship through IZOD, who are planning on using his likeness in an advertising campaign and IndyCar clothing line to be launched in conjunction with this years installment of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.  However, there is a small snag.  He currently isn’t signed for a 2009 race seat. He worked…

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