FIA Resigns New Point Sytem to 2010
After the FIA announced the WMSC decisions taken on Monday, the F1 media, the teams, the drivers and even the past champions were in a bit of an uproar. The FIA unilaterally decided that the point system be changed so that the driver who had the most wins in the 2009 season and beyond would be the winner of the World Driver’s Championship, regardless of if he had more points than anyone else. This on top of new sweeping regulations for 2010 which would call for a voluntary team budget…
Read MoreIndyCar Barber Open Test Preview
The IndyCar series returns to Barber Motorsports Park outside Birmingham, Alabama this weekend for open testing. Previous to this, IndyCar conducted a suitability test in October of 2008 with seven drivers. Saturday will see the Indy Lights take to the track from 9am to 5pm, with the big cars running on Sunday and Monday from 9am – 5pm as well. Live timing and scoring will be available on IndyCar’s website. Those who attended the test in 2007 loved driving on the hilly, wide open road course. The beautiful park like…
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Acura Stuns Sebring
Qualifications for the 12 Hours of Sebring took place today and the story of the day was the Acura LMP1 taking pole position from the Audi and Peugeot. Scott Dixon drove the ARX-02a to a fast lap of 1:45:278. Kristensen put the new Audi R-15 in P2 and Christian Klien has the 908 Coupe starting P3. Acura was not only celebrating the overall pole position, as the Acura LMP2 car took top honors in the class at the hands of Adrian Fernandez. The new Mazda powered Dyson racing machines were…
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Peugeot Quickest in Sebring Practice
The ALMS Series is gearing up for its kickoff at Sebring and Peugeot have claimed quickest during practice. The Audis followed closely behind while Acura struggled from lack of straight away speed. IndyCar champion Scott Dixon who will be piloting one of the Acuras stated the car was slow in a straight line but flew through the corners. In GT2 class, Rahal Letterman BMW put together a solid morning session finishing 3rd and 4th respectively. Qualifications will be live on SPEED here in the states Thursday afternoon.
Read MoreWMSC Meeting & FOTA
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…
Read MoreCyprus Day 3: Loeb Takes 50th WRC Win
Sebastian Loeb claimed his 50th win of his career this weekend beating out Ford’s Miko Hirvonen. Petter Solberg finished the rally on the podium in 3rd. The podium finish for Solberg has to be a breath of fresh air for the driver after the events of this past off season. Loeb has further put a stamp on this years title, and for Ford it is back to the drawling board after 6 days of testing leads to further disappointment.
Read MoreCyprus Day 2: Loeb Still Leads
Day 2 of the Rally Cyprus is in the books and Sebastian Loeb seems on pace to capture his 50th WRC victory. However, weather conditions and the gravel surface severly hampered the front runners. Dani Sordo has dropped from 2nd to 3rd while Miko Hirvonen has now claimed the runner up spot. Ford’s number 2 Latvala crashed out of the event further crippling their chances for the constructors title.
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