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[DrDickAction]

go Brunno. The real underdog I wanted to see this season. Lets see what he can do. Maybe they'll have it together by the time they reach North America.

Maybe their front wing will look like it was designed on something fancier than graph paper by then

[vietlol]

is it just me or does the nose look a lot like the virgin

[DrDickAction]

is it just me or does the nose look a lot like the virgin

Yes, it does. must work really well in CFD.

[DrDickAction]

As bad as USf1 was, Stefan was apparently worse:

Stefan GP finances unveiled

Recent uncovered details about the parent company of Stefan GP have revealed just why the FIA may have denied the team a grid slot for 2010. With its financial detail unveiled and dubious claims unraveled, the business looks like a fraud, rather than an F1 team owner.

Zoran Stefanovic, the team's owner and apparent investor, owns a Serbian engineering company named AMCO. Before supporting Stefanovic's Formula One foray Stefan GP, Cologne based Toyota Motorsport was told AMCO was involved with space and military technology.

AMCO claimed it worked with Germany's Federal Defence Force (Bundeswehr) on flight drones and contributed to the European Space Agency's orbit launch rocket Ariane 5. In fact web pages were set up to popularise this belief.

"After consulting with the system manufacturers of the drones KZO and LUNA we can confirm that in the Bundeswehr product there are no technologies of the Serbian company AMCO," said a spokesman of the German defence department Bundesamtes fur Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung to Express.

Furthermore, the financial situation of AMCO also came to light by consulting the Serbian company registry. It appears there that AMCO Corporation is a limited liability company, founded on 14/03/2008 with a capital of 500 euros (80% for Zoran Stefanovic and 20% for Vuk Stefanovic).

Going further, the company that totals one single employee, realised 3315 Euro in 2009 and a net result of 42.7 Euro.

Considering these claims, it may come to no surprise why Stefan GP was not allowed an entry into 2010.

http://www.f1technical.net/news/14333

My 1099/sidework business did better than AMCO last year. Wonder if I can buy an f1 team

[_R_]

I think for that amount of "cash on hand", they might have bought enough fuel for 2 laps... and maybe a rim

[_R_]

Citroen Junior Team driver Kimi Raikkonen has crashed out of Rally Mexico close to the finish of the final gravel stage of day one.

The Finn rolled his C4 WRC off the road a mile from the end of the second run through the El Cubliete test. Initial reports suggest it was a substantial crash, with the car rolling six times. Both Raikkonen and his co-driver Kaj Lintstrom were uninjured in the accident, but the C4 is said to be destroyed.

Raikkonen's first day on gravel in a World Rally Car has been eventful, with a bent steering arm spoiling the first stage and an electrical fault costing him 20 minutes on the second test. He then posted the fifth fastest time, just 0.9 seconds slower than the fastest time on his first ever asphalt WRC test, the Coca-Cola Street Stage.

The first two stages of the afternoon were also better with eighth and ninth quickest times on gravel before his accident.

*sigh*

[kngrsll]

maaaan... i just want to see, omg, Kimi wins!

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

Maybe this will be his thing.. Kimi Raikkonen, the Destroyer of WRC cars.

[kngrsll]

Block is 10th

[vietlol]

kimi is the new colin mummbblrae

[TimzSI]

just watched it on wrc.com

pretty steep embankment from the looks of it. highest speed of the stage almost.

[vietlol]

[Nacho]

Massa doing all he can to get rid of his good will from the accident.

Massa says new teams bad for F1

Felipe Massa has hit out at the new teams joining Formula 1 this season, suggesting that their relatively slow pace is bad for the championship and could pose a danger for the frontrunners.

Massa's Ferrari team has been strongly critical of the way the increased F1 entry was handled, and the Brazilian said the newcomers' lack of speed is a concern for him too.

"I hope they won't be a danger," said Massa in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reprinted on Ferrari's website.

"There are six/seven teams one second apart while those teams are four seconds behind. It's not good for the sport and not good for them: it's like two different series.

"They'll suffer. And we'll suffer too, when we have them in front of us during qualifying."

Lotus and Virgin were several seconds off the pace in pre-season testing, but are confident they will get up to speed given time and mileage, while fellow newcomer Hispania will not run until Bahrain next weekend.

[vietlol]

Those damn monkeys at the back!

[Dazed1]

1 more week

[MrHahn]

To lift the spirits before the seasons starts.

from last year

[mads]

[vietlol]

buff right out

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For those who believed pit stops had just about got as fast as they were going to get, this season could be a revelation.

With refuelling now banned and only tyres to worry about in the normal course of events, Williams admitted that sub three-second stops would be commonplace, although even quicker turnarounds were witnessed as teams practiced at the February tests. Several outfits have spent as much as £500,000 on new lightweight equipment.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner told the Mirror that pit stops will in fact dip below two seconds in 2010, with the team's unofficial record currently standing at 1.8 seconds.

"We have done sub-two second stops," he said. "They are absolutely lightning. The guys have trained like hell over the winter. They have all lost weight and got fitter in the process. They have been training in the gym at 12.00 and 4.00pm every day since November.

"We've always been fast but now there's been a lot more of a scientific approach to the whole issue."

i can barely loosen one of the nuts in 2 seconds let alone swap 4 tires

[vietlol]

another interesting thing is that the wheels are homologated at the first race, and so far looks like all the teams have different solutions for cooling/getting them on/off quickly

will be interesting

[DrDickAction]

To lift the spirits before the seasons starts.

from last year

[TimzSI]

blah blah blah blahing lol

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I'm going to be so tired come firday morning...
Speed is showing FP2 is at 3am

[DrDickAction]

I'm going to be so tired come firday morning...
Speed is showing FP2 is at 3am

DVR that bitch and watch it at 6

[DrDickAction]

Holy shit

Stirling Moss is recovering in hospital from serious injuries he suffered in a lift accident at his home over the weekend.

The racing legend fell down three floors of a lift shaft following a malfunction with the lift doors - when they opened on the third floor while the lift was still a floor further up.

Moss broke both ankles and four bones in his feet, plus suffered further damage to his vertebrae, in the fall. Luckily he did not suffer any internal injuries.

Following the accident, Moss was admitted to the London Hospital and then later moved to the Princess Grace Hospital, following the intervention of Professor Sid Watkins. Doctors hope he can be moved out of intensive care later on Monday, and his life is not in danger.

Despite the severity of his injuries, his wife Lady Moss reports him to be in high spirits.

http://www.autosport...rt.php/id/81925