Motorsport Maniacs » formula http://motorsportmaniacs.com Motorsport news Wed, 23 May 2012 17:51:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Ma Qing Hua to test for HRT at Silverstone http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/ma-qing-hua-to-test-for-hrt-at-silverstone/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/ma-qing-hua-to-test-for-hrt-at-silverstone/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 17:51:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/ma-qing-hua-to-test-for-hrt-at-silverstone/

HRT have announced that Ma Qing Hua will be in action for them at July’s young driver test at Silverstone. It will be the first taste of Formula One power for Qing Hua, who is a member of the team’s driver development programme

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/ma-qing-hua-to-test-for-hrt-at-silverstone/feed/ 0 A Monaco story – when Nico met Mika http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/a-monaco-story-when-nico-met-mika/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/a-monaco-story-when-nico-met-mika/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 17:32:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/a-monaco-story-when-nico-met-mika/ It’s a scene that happens hundreds of thousands of times a day around the world: two people meet in a lift, greet each other and begin to chat about work and life. The twist in this particular story, though, is that the elevator is in Monte-Carlo; the two men are resident in the same apartment building; and both have written important chapters in Mercedes’ Formula One history

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/a-monaco-story-when-nico-met-mika/feed/ 0 Monaco preview quotes – Caterham on Monte Carlo http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/monaco-preview-quotes-caterham-on-monte-carlo/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/monaco-preview-quotes-caterham-on-monte-carlo/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 21:48:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/monaco-preview-quotes-caterham-on-monte-carlo/ The Monaco race may be one of the most glamorous and historic events on the Formula One calendar but that’s not why the drivers love it so. The real draw for them is in the challenge of the Monte Carlo circuit’s twists and turns, which rewards the brave and punishes the tiniest of mistakes. They and their teams explain why they can’t wait to get started on Thursday…

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/monaco-preview-quotes-caterham-on-monte-carlo/feed/ 0 Kamui Kobayashi Q&A: Top four the Monaco target http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/kamui-kobayashi-qa-top-four-the-monaco-target/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/kamui-kobayashi-qa-top-four-the-monaco-target/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:20:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/kamui-kobayashi-qa-top-four-the-monaco-target/ At the Spanish Grand Prix last Sunday Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi equalled the best race result of his Formula One career. The Japanese driver came fifth at the Circuit de Catalunya, just as he did in Monaco last year.

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/kamui-kobayashi-qa-top-four-the-monaco-target/feed/ 0 F1 2012 Timing App now available for BlackBerry PlayBook http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/f1-2012-timing-app-now-available-for-blackberry-playbook/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/f1-2012-timing-app-now-available-for-blackberry-playbook/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 19:46:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/f1-2012-timing-app-now-available-for-blackberry-playbook/ The only official F1 Timing and Track Positioning App, from Soft Pauer, is now available for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Demonstrated at last week’s BlackBerry World event, the app includes an array of great features and over 130 hours of live racing action, making it a must-have for any Formula One fan

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/f1-2012-timing-app-now-available-for-blackberry-playbook/feed/ 0 Friday drive for HRT’s Clos in Spain http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/friday-drive-for-hrts-clos-in-spain/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/friday-drive-for-hrts-clos-in-spain/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 22:54:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/friday-drive-for-hrts-clos-in-spain/ HRT test driver Dani Clos will make his first practice appearance for the team on Friday morning in Spain. Clos will replace Narain Karthikeyan in the F112 and take to the track alongside fellow Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa during the opening practice session at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/friday-drive-for-hrts-clos-in-spain/feed/ 0 Sauber unite F1 and football with innovative deal http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/sauber-unite-f1-and-football-with-innovative-deal/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/sauber-unite-f1-and-football-with-innovative-deal/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:30:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/sauber-unite-f1-and-football-with-innovative-deal/ Sauber have announced a ground-breaking new partnership with British Premier League football club Chelsea FC. At the recent Chinese and Bahrain rounds the Saubers included the mysterious inscriptions ‘Out of the Blue’ and ‘True Blue’ on their engine covers to pique interest, but from next month’s Spanish event the club’s official logo – in the team’s distinctive blue – will have pride of place on the C31s. “A partnership like this between Formula One and football has never existed before in this form, yet there are numerous commonalities and possible synergies,” explained Sauber CEO Monisha Kaltenborn

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/sauber-unite-f1-and-football-with-innovative-deal/feed/ 0 Protection bracket – are front roll-hoops the future? http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/protection-bracket-are-front-roll-hoops-the-future/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/protection-bracket-are-front-roll-hoops-the-future/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:31:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/protection-bracket-are-front-roll-hoops-the-future/ As part of its latest investigation into improved cockpit protection in open-wheel racing, the FIA Institute has been testing the safety benefits of a forward roll-hoop. An experimental titanium roll-over hoop and support bracket supplied by the Lotus Formula One team was impact tested by a 20kg F1 wheel and tyre assembly fired at high speed from a compressed-nitrogen powered cannon

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/protection-bracket-are-front-roll-hoops-the-future/feed/ 0 Rosberg, Schumacher to demo Silver Arrows at DTM opener http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/rosberg-schumacher-to-demo-silver-arrows-at-dtm-opener-2/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/rosberg-schumacher-to-demo-silver-arrows-at-dtm-opener-2/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:26:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/rosberg-schumacher-to-demo-silver-arrows-at-dtm-opener-2/ Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher will join their DTM counterparts at the German touring car series’ season opener this weekend. Rosberg will demonstrate a 1955 Mercedes-Benz W196 on Saturday at Hockenheim, whilst Schumacher will drive the team’s 2011 car on Sunday.

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/rosberg-schumacher-to-demo-silver-arrows-at-dtm-opener-2/feed/ 0 Eighties legends added to Singapore music line-up http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/eighties-legends-added-to-singapore-music-line-up-2/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/eighties-legends-added-to-singapore-music-line-up-2/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/04/eighties-legends-added-to-singapore-music-line-up-2/ Music fans attending September’s 2012 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix will be able to relive some of the greatest hits of the 1980s at a series of free concerts featuring three of the era’s most celebrated performers. Bananarama, Pretenders and The Proclaimers have been added to the entertainment line-up for Formula One racing’s only night time event, joining the already-confirmed Katy Perry, Maroon 5 and Jay Chou on the bill at the Marina Bay Street Circuit

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