Motorsport Maniacs » Motor Sports http://motorsportmaniacs.com Motorsport news Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:14:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 F1 Fanatic round-up: 27/6/2010 http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/f1-fanatic-round-up-2762010/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/f1-fanatic-round-up-2762010/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:25:10 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/f1-fanatic-round-up-2762010/

It’s race day and it’s also Nico Rosberg’s birthday. He turns 25 today, so happy birthday Nico! Here’s today’s round-up: Links Michael Schumacher hits back over ITV criticism (Daily Mirror) Have the Daily Mirror not noticed F1 hasn’t been on ITV since 2008? Renault’s fresh faces breathe life into tainted team (The Guardian) Eric Boullier: “Formula One needs to work more as a global industry.

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/f1-fanatic-round-up-2762010/feed/ 0 World Motor Sport Council clarifies rules after Schumacher and Hamilton incidents http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/world-motor-sport-council-clarifies-rules-after-schumacher-and-hamilton-incidents/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/world-motor-sport-council-clarifies-rules-after-schumacher-and-hamilton-incidents/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:06:51 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/world-motor-sport-council-clarifies-rules-after-schumacher-and-hamilton-incidents/ Repeats of Hamilton’s Montreal stunt will not be allowed The FIA’s World Motor Sports Council has announced a series of changes to the rules. These including clarifying the rule regarding the safety car which Michael Schumacher ran afoul of in the Monaco Grand Prix

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/world-motor-sport-council-clarifies-rules-after-schumacher-and-hamilton-incidents/feed/ 0 Backmarkers to struggle in qualifying as FIA revives 107% rule for 2011 http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/backmarkers-to-struggle-in-qualifying-as-fia-revives-107-rule-for-2011/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/backmarkers-to-struggle-in-qualifying-as-fia-revives-107-rule-for-2011/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:58:49 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/backmarkers-to-struggle-in-qualifying-as-fia-revives-107-rule-for-2011/ Bruno Senna would have failed to qualify in Spain by 0.01s under the 107% rule The FIA has announced it will bring back the ‘107% rule’ in 2011.

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/backmarkers-to-struggle-in-qualifying-as-fia-revives-107-rule-for-2011/feed/ 0 Frentzen joins Valencia stewards http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/frentzen-joins-valencia-stewards/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/frentzen-joins-valencia-stewards/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:45:46 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/frentzen-joins-valencia-stewards/ Heinz-Harald Frentzen will be the drivers’ representative on the stewards’ panel for this weekend’s European Grand Prix. Frentzen raced in F1 from 1994 to 2003, starting 156 races for Sauber, Williams , Jordan (twice), Prost and Arrows. The German driver entered F1 having been on Mercedes’ young driver programme with Michael Schumacher and Karl Wendlinger

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/06/frentzen-joins-valencia-stewards/feed/ 0 F1 Fanatic round-up: 23/5/2010 http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/05/f1-fanatic-round-up-2352010/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/05/f1-fanatic-round-up-2352010/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 06:01:40 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/05/f1-fanatic-round-up-2352010/ Happy birthday to F1’s most experienced driver Rubens Barrichello , 38 today. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Monaco GP in quotes (Red Bull) Frank Williams: “Does Monaco still excite me? It still worries me! I think everyone’s adrenaline pumps a little more, more than at any other circuit

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/05/f1-fanatic-round-up-2352010/feed/ 0 What should F1 be? (Making F1 better) http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/what-should-f1-be-making-f1-better/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/what-should-f1-be-making-f1-better/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:00:54 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/what-should-f1-be-making-f1-better/ What is the point of Formula 1? We began our discussion about how to make F1 better yesterday by asking what made F1 great in the past and what – if anything – is missing from it now

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/what-should-f1-be-making-f1-better/feed/ 0 Alexander Wurz joins Chinese GP stewards http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/alexander-wurz-joins-chinese-gp-stewards/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/alexander-wurz-joins-chinese-gp-stewards/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:25:59 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/alexander-wurz-joins-chinese-gp-stewards/ Chinese GP race preparation in pictures Those of you keeping tabs on which drivers have appeared as advisers to the stewards this year can add Alexander Wurz to the list.

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/alexander-wurz-joins-chinese-gp-stewards/feed/ 0 Alexander Wurz joins Chinese GP stewards http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/alexander-wurz-joins-chinese-gp-stewards/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/alexander-wurz-joins-chinese-gp-stewards/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:25:59 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/alexander-wurz-joins-chinese-gp-stewards/ Chinese GP race preparation in pictures Those of you keeping tabs on which drivers have appeared as advisers to the stewards this year can add Alexander Wurz to the list.

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/alexander-wurz-joins-chinese-gp-stewards/feed/ 0 The Todt Vote IV (Poll) http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/the-todt-vote-iv-poll/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/the-todt-vote-iv-poll/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:03:45 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/the-todt-vote-iv-poll/ Jean Todt accompanied by F1 drivers and former champions in Bahrain Once a month we take a look at how FIA president Jean Todt is managing Formula 1 and ask whether the sport is going in the right direction on his watch. Join in the debate and cast your vote below

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/04/the-todt-vote-iv-poll/feed/ 0 Schumacher and Donnelly join Commissions http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/03/schumacher-and-donnelly-join-commissions/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/03/schumacher-and-donnelly-join-commissions/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:24:15 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2010/03/schumacher-and-donnelly-join-commissions/ Michael Schumacher has been appointed as the drivers’ representative on the FIA’s Circuits Commission. The Circuits Commissions reports to the World Motor Sports Council on – you guessed it – matters to do with circuit design, particularly safety.

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