Motorsport Maniacs » news http://motorsportmaniacs.com Motorsport news Wed, 23 May 2012 19:23:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Monaco Preview – who will rule the Principality? http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/monaco-preview-who-will-rule-the-principality/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/monaco-preview-who-will-rule-the-principality/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 15:50:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/monaco-preview-who-will-rule-the-principality/

Will Monaco, the sixth round of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship, see the sixth different winner in a gripping season? And, if so, who will it be? McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, who is overdue for a win?

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/monaco-preview-who-will-rule-the-principality/feed/ 0 Montezemolo: Championship in Ferrari’s hands http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/montezemolo-championship-in-ferraris-hands/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/montezemolo-championship-in-ferraris-hands/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 21:31:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/montezemolo-championship-in-ferraris-hands/ Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo has told the company’s Formula One team that each and every member must deliver if they are to stand any chance of winning the 2012 world championship. Ferrari have experienced mixed fortunes in the first part of the year. Fernando Alonso has taken one victory and shares the lead in the driver standings

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/montezemolo-championship-in-ferraris-hands/feed/ 0 Tyre allocations for Canada, Europe, Great Britain revealed http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/tyre-allocations-for-canada-europe-great-britain-revealed/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/tyre-allocations-for-canada-europe-great-britain-revealed/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 16:16:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/tyre-allocations-for-canada-europe-great-britain-revealed/ Pirelli have announced the dry tyre compounds that will be used for the forthcoming races in Montreal, Valencia and Silverstone. For the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, the teams will use the P Zero Yellow soft and P Zero Red super-soft tyres. At the Grand Prix of Europe in Valencia, the teams will have the P Zero White medium and P Zero Yellow soft at their disposal

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/tyre-allocations-for-canada-europe-great-britain-revealed/feed/ 0 The Inside Line – on Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/the-inside-line-on-toro-rossos-daniel-ricciardo/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/the-inside-line-on-toro-rossos-daniel-ricciardo/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 17:26:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/the-inside-line-on-toro-rossos-daniel-ricciardo/ He may be one of the newest faces on the grid, but Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo is quickly establishing himself as a talent to watch for the future. We caught up with Ricciardo to find out about what makes him tick off the track and the Australian had a few surprises in store.

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/the-inside-line-on-toro-rossos-daniel-ricciardo/feed/ 0 Pastor Maldonado Q&A: Williams improving fast http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/pastor-maldonado-qa-williams-improving-fast/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/pastor-maldonado-qa-williams-improving-fast/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 16:15:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/pastor-maldonado-qa-williams-improving-fast/ Following his victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, Williams driver Pastor Maldonado gives his thoughts on his first win in Formula One, his prospects for the upcoming Monaco round, and the 2012 season so far

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/pastor-maldonado-qa-williams-improving-fast/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 Sauber CEO Kaltenborn handed stake in team http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/sauber-ceo-kaltenborn-handed-stake-in-team/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/sauber-ceo-kaltenborn-handed-stake-in-team/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/sauber-ceo-kaltenborn-handed-stake-in-team/ Team principal and president of the board of directors Peter Sauber has transferred a third of the stake in the Sauber Group to CEO Monisha Kaltenborn.

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/sauber-ceo-kaltenborn-handed-stake-in-team/feed/ 0 Exclusive Eric Boullier Q&A: Lotus are on the up http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/exclusive-eric-boullier-qa-lotus-are-on-the-up/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/exclusive-eric-boullier-qa-lotus-are-on-the-up/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 17:52:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/exclusive-eric-boullier-qa-lotus-are-on-the-up/ Lotus have been one of the surprise packages of 2012 to date.

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/exclusive-eric-boullier-qa-lotus-are-on-the-up/feed/ 0 Rosberg: Championship still open to Mercedes http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/rosberg-championship-still-open-to-mercedes/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/rosberg-championship-still-open-to-mercedes/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 23:04:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/rosberg-championship-still-open-to-mercedes/ Nico Rosberg has admitted he was just grateful to limit the damage to his title chances in Spain, after another difficult Grand Prix for the Mercedes team. Rosberg, a winner in China just two rounds previously, came home seventh as he again struggled to get the best from his tyres. “A difficult weekend for us,” he said on his official website.

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/rosberg-championship-still-open-to-mercedes/feed/ 0 Spain analysis – and then there were five… http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/spain-analysis-and-then-there-were-five/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/spain-analysis-and-then-there-were-five/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:07:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/spain-analysis-and-then-there-were-five/ Pastor Maldonado had been quick throughout final practice and qualifying, but few seriously expected him to win the Spanish Grand Prix. Those in the know were tipping Lotus for glory and the black and gold cars did ultimately prove quickest – just not over 66 laps. Instead Maldonado defied his critics with a faultless maiden victory, in a superbly balanced Williams FW34, making him the fifth winner of 2012

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