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Fernando Alonso: “I enjoy driving again and feel the itch to win”
The Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso was upbeat in an act of Banco Santander despite the engine problems he has suffered his car at the start of the season and admitted that his arrival at the Italian team has made him enjoy driving again.
“I enjoy driving again and feel the itch to win,” he said of his move to Ferrari. The Spaniard praised the car that drives this season: “The F10 is the best car I’ve ever driven, but in F1 you can always improve.” And he was blunt to ensure: “We will reach the Red Bull.”
The Spaniard made it clear he is not worried about the problems he has suffered from engine: “The car I see it has been great during the first few races, but for some reason or another we could not make all the points we wanted. I we’ll have a great car in Barcelona and I’m certainly worried. ”
provide a win to the fans ”
“The problems we have had motor are located: it is nothing of the valve system or the engine air intake, as has been written. Montemeló and try to reach the remainder of the championship with a hundred motor one hundred reliable, “said Alonso. “The Ferrari mechanics are very confident to have solved the problems and hope that the fans had a great time and has very good atmosphere, as always”, he added.
The double world champion hopes to get the win at Montmelo: “Hopefully we can bring home a win for the fans. We are working for both the F and other news duct ready for Barcelona. This system is not simple.”
“I have high regard and respect all my rivals. A few can be left more room than others. It’s time to show who is to win the World Cup and who is not. Start a good fight now,” he said.
About Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso of praise: “We have enormous respect for Schumacher. It is true he has not done better start to the season but the best Michael is coming and we know what he is capable.”
Alonso denied that Britain’s Lewis Hamilton has privileges at the World Formula 1: “No I think Hamilton have any kind of privilege.”
Finally, would not comment anything about the overtaking he did to Felipe Massa at the Chinese Grand Prix: “I do not know either very well what he said, but what is clear is that 15 days after a race can no longer talking about important things so minute, so I’m going to refuse to answer. “
Alonso in a red dress!
Fernando Alonso and Ferrari red dresses. The Spaniard arrived Monday by helicopter to the ski resort of Madonna di Campiglio taliana dress and with the ‘Cavallino’ on their clothing.
Fernando Alonso
The two-time world champion begins the classic concentration of Ferrari, called Vrooom 2010, where pilots premiere year accompanied by more than 100 media outlets. For four days, Fernando Alonso and his new teammates for the Italian team made snow sports to be about to face the tough season ahead.
Alonso will share the bill with Felipe Massa and Ducati, Nicky Hayden and Casey Stoner. For the car, however, has to wait for the official presentation, which could coincide with the first practice in Cheste on 1 February.
‘Crashgate’, the opinion of Ecclestone: Briatore has won but is not over “
Crashgate, Briatore and Ecclestone
“Briatore is happy he won. But I want to return. When you are punished for having done something wrong, you fall hard. Bernie Ecclestone, owner of Formula 1, the tabloid ‘The Sun’ so says the ruling by the Court of instances in Paris deleted radiation Flavio Briatore.
The former team principal of Renault had been punished by the International Federation (FIA) for involvement in the scandal ‘crashgate’ that characterized the Singapore Grand Prix of 2008. Ecclestone, Briatore has heard yesterday, immediately after the court decision.
For ‘Big Bernie’, the sentence is not the denouement of the story. “It’s not over yet. Nothing changes if the court has said what he said. The court said that mistakes were made, then the FIA can start from the beginning and the matter will go forward,” he added referring to the call seems that the Federation intends to present.
Schumi, birthday at work
The German turns 41 years old and celebrating by continuing to prepare for the return to the track in testing in February
Michael Schumacher
we wonder if when he thought the day of his birthday 41/mo Michael Schumacher imagined one step from returning to Formula 1. If the answer is yes, it is fairly certain that was one of the few to do so, because the time of Schumacher driving a car seemed to belong only to the past.
Montezemolo stings Schumi
Ferrari president ironic about the return of the German, but in Mercedes: “I was to pay him back the urge to run.” Then on Alonso: “It’s a real man team, more than Raikkonen was great. Who am afraid more of Hamilton-Button or Brawn-Schumacher? None”
President of Ferrari, Luca Montezemolo
FIORANO, 18 December 2009 – The Siamese twins torment Luca di Montezemolo. Last year, the same brother Raikkonen, the one in 2009 had “taken over” the most talented Finn who first year at Ferrari was able to take the world title, had disappointed a lot ‘. Now twinned with Michael Schumacher (who “swore at Monza: Ferrari is my family, I’ll stay for life”), “as the Prancing Horse has to offer him a car wants to run with the Mercedes.” “It’s extraordinary story of the twins,” said Ferrari president, with the pleasure of taking off a sassolone the shoe in the traditional Christmas dinner for the exchange of greetings with reporters. As with Kimi wrong, even with Michael (which he tries in vain to call during dinner) chooses the road of irony.
F1: Schumacher close to Mercedes with the blessing of Ferrari
The Ferrari team announced Monday, December 14 it would not prevent the departure of Mercedes in the German Michael Schumacher, World Champion Formula 1 seven times and consultant to the Scuderia since the end of his racing career, in 2006.
According to reports, he would be on the verge of signing a contract with Mercedes, who recently assumed control of the team Brawn. According to the electronic edition of the daily Bild, Schumacher has given his verbal agreement with Norbert Haug and Ross Brawn, the owners of the Mercedes team. The Ferrari boss has reacted to this hypothesis. “It is clear that if he decides to take another route, the agreement between us will no longer be valid, it makes sense,” said Luca di Montezemolo. “It can not work for one of our competitors and us together,” he added. Schumacher said in September that it would work for Ferrari for three more years, but the president of the Italian team said that the sentence was “no commitment”. “I did not yet spoken.’s A friend but not a member of our team, but he is a consultant for our road cars,” he added.
Schumacher had planned to return to F1 in August driving a Ferrari to replace Felipe Massa seriously injured in a racing accident. He was waived because of the aftermath of a neck injury suffered earlier in the year in a motorcycle accident. Ferrari had also considered the possibility to assign a drive when the leave to bring three cars in Grand Prix but he was given the charge of Formula 1 were opposed to this project.
Ayrton Senna elected greatest F1 driver of all time by his peers
The triple world champion Ayrton Senna of Brazil, died in the race at the Grand Prix of San Marino in 1994, was elected by his peers greatest F1 driver of all time, according to a survey by the British magazine Autosport on Thursday.
Some 217 drivers in F1, combining 9 194 departures and 270 race wins, including Michael Schumacher, Paul Pietsch, the oldest driver still alive, or even defending champion Jenson Button, participated in this survey. Ayrton Senna, crowned in 1988, 1990 and 1991, won 41 victories and 65 pole positions in 162 GP. His struggles against the French Alain Prost belong to the legend of motorsport. The Brazilian died on 1 May 1994 at Imola (Italy) during the Grand Prix of San Marino in the Tamburello bend. He was 34.
Seven-time world champion German Michael Schumacher comes second in this ranking, ahead of Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio, assayed five times, Alain Prost (four championships) and Briton Jim Clark (two). The double world champion Spaniard Fernando Alonso is the highest ranked driver still active (9th), ahead of Briton Lewis Hamilton (17th, crowned in 2008), Kimi Raikkonen (22nd, 2007), German Sebastian Vettel (26th) and Jenson Button (30th, despite his coronation this season).
Trulli and Kovalainen are Lotus drivers
The love affair between Trulli and Lotus been rumored for months, because of the friendship between the Italian and Mike Gascoyne. The fact that Toyota insinuate that its pilots were free to negotiate their future, and later the official farewell of the Japanese, made the link between Trulli and Lotus will be strengthening.
Fairly unobtrusive has been the signing of Kovalainen, whose name was on many pools, but always with rumors of little force. Fairuz Fauzy, as we know it will be third driver.
F1: Teams submit their vehicles together 2010
MONACO – The 13 Formula One teams will present their vehicles for 2010 in a joint exercise next month in Valencia.
The executive director of Mercedes, Nick Fry, said Thursday that the presentation will be “a great event.”
“The teams agreed to make a joint presentation,” said Fry. “It shows we’re working together.”
The filing date has not been decided, but will be just before the first test of the season at the Cheste circuit in Valencia. The Association of Formula One Teams still discussing the logistics.
“I’d pass what we do, but it will be something very innovative,” said Fry. “We will do our own individual submissions. We can make something much better for the public.”
Fry also said that Mercedes, which bought Brawn Grand Prix last month, will announce its drivers in early January. Nico Rosberg already signed world champion to replace Jenson Button, and has been linked with a comeback from German Michael Schumacher.
“This year we learned that we must have two drivers capable of scoring points in every race,” said Fry. “With the lack of evidence is very difficult to claim that a young driver does, so the priority on our list are people with experience in Formula One.”
Alguersuari has guarantees to be on the grid
Alguersuari will be on the F1 grid in 2010 yes or yes. And it will be at Toro Rosso, although his name did not appear in the list published by the FIA last week. Spaniard representatives met with the Italian team for the last test in Jerez and received assurances that the Barcelona was the second seat.
The reason managers gave Toro Rosso for this absence is that they are negotiating with several Spanish companies and the inclusion of James is not merely a negotiating tactic to squeeze. However, these sponsorships come or not, James has the guaranteed place. The reason why Toro Rosso are looking for new revenue is that for 2010 they have to manufacture a new car it will not wash-and plagiarizing and Red Bull energy drink company does not cover one hundred percent of the budget. Money now have to manufacture it, but looking more to invest in development and to ensure further improvements throughout the season so if Toro Rosso’s tactic works, Alguersuari you will have been worth the shock of not being in the initial list of international organization.
Because the fact is that Spanish has never doubted his presence. Among other things because if you were not at that meeting in Jerez is because he had some physical training in Austria with Red Bull. In fact, you have a planning are specified in the daily life of their movements until the first Grand Prix next season, including visits to the factory or karting.
For what it did serve its absence is so that other pilots would volunteer to Toro Rosso. Some, in Jerez, telling them they had reached 10 million in sponsorship. The Italians sent all of Red Bull, which decides. And the Austrians are not going to go down to Alguersuari, who have for years been forming for a few euro.
Must wait
Nor is there a risk that Daniel Ricciardo you remove the wheel. Dazzled Australian Jerez test and is on the agenda of the Red Bull young driver, but the plans are another central European brand. I have enrolled in the World Series in 2010 and want to try to make the jump to F1 with the title of this competition as collateral. Therefore, it could be a rival of Catalan, but in 2011. Thus, it is only Alguersuari wait for Toro Rosso finish their negotiations for better or for worse, and make it official, something that will eventually occur.