Fórmula 1 2008

[J.Oliveira]

ArrayExistem "por ai" 24 CLK GTR's road legal mas isso ja deviam saber..[/quote]
E já vi um ao vivo....

[Gil A.]

E os CLK-GTR são sport-protótipos? :notrust::notrust::notrust:

Essa também não sabia (também há 50 Porsches 996 GT1 de estrada, já agora).

[Berto Carvalho]

Parece que os tipicos "adeptos" do futebol estão a invadir a F1.:sad:
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_new...es_art_id=33858

[Artur Nunes]

ArrayParece que os tipicos "adeptos" do futebol estão a invadir a F1.:sad:
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_new...es_art_id=33858[/quote]
:confused:
É normal, no ténis e no golf tambem aconteceu o mesmo, tambem eram desportos "vedados" e quando alguem toca e quebra esse status quo necessariamente cria anticorpos entre os menos cultos, com diversas manifestações de incómodo, umas mais vistosas e explicitas (o triste exemplo da foto), outras nem tanto.

Seria interessante ver o Alonso fazer alguma referencia a esta situação, tal como é dito no ultimo parágrafo do texto:

"Perhaps, Fernando might be called upon to publicly distance himself from these so-called fans, for F1 doesn't need them.":notrust:

ps1: mas tal como diz o tal espanhol, este tipo de comportamentos e preconceitos vai aos dois lados do canal: o Alonso tambem é gozado e referido de forma menos correcta por certos media ingleses e publico, talvez em menor grau mas na mesma condenável. Quem se quer manter equidistante eheh... leva forte dos dois lados, :noworry:é a vida.
ps2: recomenda-se a leitura do tópico <span style="color:#FF0000">Talking Point: The future of F1, contem alguns depoimentos e intervenções muito bons sobre este tema.:noworry:

[Artur Nunes]

Tempos finais Barcelona 3 Fev 2008

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:22.385 65
2. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:22.422 67
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:22.459 92
4. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:22.492 83
5. Alonso Renault (B) 1:22.509 63
6. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (B) 1:22.874 79
7. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:22.887 80
8. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:23.889 81
9. Piquet Renault (B) 1:23.039 64
10. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:23.232 74
11. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:23.795 84
12. Sutil Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:23.800 86
13. Button Honda (B) 1:23.808 85

[Duarte.Pires]

Imagino a frustração dos pilotos da Honda :/ .. Os homens vão correr este ano ainda com menos vontade.. E &quot;esse&quot; piquet nem no segundo 22 entra...

[Filipe Santos]

Yamamoto joins Renault

The Renault Formula 1 team has signed Sakon Yamamoto as the team's test development driver the team announced on Monday morning. The 25 year-old from Japan has made 14 Grand Prix starts so far in his career, with Super Aguri and Spyker. His best finish was P12 in last year's rain-soaked Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway.

Yamamoto will conduct test development work for the team, as well as playing an important role in the Renault F1 Roadshow programme.

Sakon Yamamoto commented: &quot;I am very excited to join the ING Renault F1 Team for the 2008 season. It is a great honour for me to be associated with a team that has won world championships. I will learn a fantastic amount, and I look forward to contributing in every way the team asks of me.&quot;

Renault F1 Team Managing Director Flavio Briatore commented: :&quot;We are delighted to welcome Sakon to the team for 2008. We plan a particularly aggressive development programme for the coming year, and his F1 experience will be useful to us in this context. Furthermore, the ING Renault F1 Team is one of the most active in promoting Formula 1 around the world thanks to our unique Roadshow programme, and Sakon will boost our visibility in important markets. He will be an important asset for the team.&quot;

[Rui Azevedo]

ArrayParece que os tipicos &quot;adeptos&quot; do futebol estão a invadir a F1.:sad:
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_new...es_art_id=33858[/quote]
Engraçado (para mim) que onde se verificam estes acontecimentos é no país que tem 2 GP's no calendário. $$$$$ é o que interessa

[Artur Nunes]

Comunicado oficial do Circuito de Barcelona, condenando estes acontecimentos e anunciando medidas para evitar que se repitam no futuro.

<span style="color:#000080">The Circuit de Catalunya wishes to explain its position regarding the actions of a minority of spectators on Friday, February 1st during the test session of Formula One teams:

1. The total number of spectators during the three days of the event was 55,000 fans with a general attitude of respectful and excellent behaviour during the whole session. The Circuit de Catalunya particularly wants to thank the majority of fans for their attitude, and kindly seeks public recognition of this.

2. We strongly support the FIA’s position with regards to fighting against all racial, political or religious discrimination in motor sport.

3. The Circuit de Catalunya will not allow even the smallest incident to repeat itself within its facilities, and new measures are currently being taken into consideration in addition to those implemented during the latest sessions. These measures have been studied with the support of the Catalan Police and the Circuit’s security services, and they will be reinforced in the upcoming tests sessions and at the Gran Premio de España Telefónica de Formula One.

4. That the Gran Premio de España Telefónica de Formula One represents the image of a country in the world and the Circuit de Catalunya will not accept any abuse of this image through racist attitudes or attacks on sporting competitions. The Circuit requests the Grand Prix to be the genuine meeting point for all the different supporters of drivers and teams in our sport. Especially to represent the welcome and sporting values of our country and our national sponsor.

5. In case of sanctions, the Circuit de Catalunya may consider the possibility of taking legal actions against those who caused the incidents, regardless of the magnitude.

6. The Circuit de Catalunya will officially state its position to the FIA, the Real Federación Española de Automovilismo (Spanish Motorsports Federation) and the rest of circuits in Spain, with special interest for those who also host Formula One tests.

Circuit de Catalunya
February 4th, 2008
:noworry:

[Artur Nunes]

<span style="color:#FF0000">Ferrari inicia época com vantagens enormes de budget ($100milhões +, e Mclaren $100milhões - ... )

PitPass

<span style="color:#000080">As if it didn't have enough of a head start coming on the back of scoring the F1 'double' last year reports are now coming to light that Ferrari is likely to have its biggest ever budget this year. It has been given an enormous boost by earning a whopping $100m (£50m) from competing in F1 last year. This is believed to be the biggest ever payout to a team made by the F1 Group which runs the sport.

The payout is revealed by Formula Money, a report which monitors F1's financial health. Ferrari is reported to have earned $68.9m (£34.9m) in prize money by winning last year's Constructors' Championship and is reaping the rewards of the teams' new commercial terms with F1's owners CVC. The winnings are almost double that received by the Constructors' Champions in previous years.

Last year was the first that the top 10 teams shared 50% of the profits generated by F1's commercial rights including those from trackside advertising, television rights fees and corporate hospitality. Previously the teams shared a prize pot made up from 47% of just the television rights revenues.

Ferrari is also believed to have received a final instalment of $33.3m (£16.8) from F1's commercial rights holder Formula One Administration (FOA) as a reward for the team committing to the sport until 2012. This agreement was reached in early 2005 and the total $100m payment to Ferrari for this is thought to have been paid in three annual instalments with FOA holding the money in trust in the meantime.

However, the $100m haul from winning the constructors' title may be eclipsed by the impact on Ferrari's financials of also winning the drivers' title for the first time since 2004.

Formula Money estimates that Ferrari was already the best-sponsored F1 team with an income of $183m (£92.7m) in 2007. The team won the first of five consecutive drivers' titles in 2000 and had its greatest sponsorship gain of those years between 2001 and 2002 when its estimated total increased from $196.9m (£100m) to $211.2m (£107.3m) - a 7.3% boost. Likewise, the greatest gain in the Ferrari car company's total revenues over the same five-year period was a year-on-year increase of 18.7% to $1.2bn (£609m) in 2001.

So look for Ferrari's budget to be turbocharged with even more funding from sponsors over the next two years. In F1 there's no doubt that the rich get richer and the news will certainly be a bitter pill to swallow for rivals McLaren, who are worse off to precisely the same amount of $100 million after being fined by the FIA for last year's espionage scandal.

Then again, what with the proposed budget cap…