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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Formula1 | Massa denies 2011 is 'make or break' | motorsarena.co.cc

Felipe Massa has denied that he is under any pressure to restore his reputation in 2011, despite his difficult 2010 season, and pointed out that he had held on to his Ferrari drive for five years despite regular rumours about his future.

The Brazilian was overshadowed by his new team-mate Fernando Alonso this year, finishing 108 points behind the Spaniard in the standings. With 2009 having been spoilt by Ferrari's lack of competitiveness and his head injury, Massa has now gone over two years without a race win.

Formula1 | Massa denies 2011 is 'make or break' | motorsarena.co.cc

Friday, November 26, 2010

Formula1 | Horner backs Webber for 2011 title bid | motorsarena.co.cc

Christian Horner believes Mark Webber can come back and fight for the world championship in 2011, after the disappointment of losing out to Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel this year.
Formula1 | Horner backs Webber for 2011 title bid | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Ricciardo gets STR Friday practice role | motorsarena.co.cc

Daniel Ricciardo will drive for Toro Rosso in Friday practice sessions at all grands prix in 2011, the team has announced.

The Australian, a product of Red Bull's driver development system, was already a reserve for both Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso, and dominated the recent Abu Dhabi rookie test for the former team.


Formula1 | Ricciardo gets STR Friday practice role | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Ecclestone robbed in London | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was hit to the ground by robbers as they stole jewellery worth £200,000 from him and his girlfriend Fabiana Flosi. The Briton was attacked by four robbbers and had to be taken to a nearby hospital with a head injury.

Formula1 | Ecclestone robbed in London | motorsarena.co.cc

MotoGP | Better weather sees all riders testing on second day in Jerez | motorsarena.co.cc

With blue skies finally appearing over the Circuito de Jerez, Marc Marquez got his first taste of Moto2 while Scott Redding went to hospital following a crash

Official Suter test rider Damien Cudlin was the first to go out at just after 10:30 local time. The Australian did 48 laps on the Suter MVDS MotoGP bike, with a best time of 1’45.5. Carmelo Morales, fresh from winning the CEV Moto2 championship, also tested for Suter Racing, doing 15 laps in the afternoon.


MotoGP | Better weather sees all riders testing on second day in Jerez | motorsarena.co.cc

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Formula1 | Button: KERS will boost McLaren | motorsarena.co.cc

Jenson Button believes that McLaren's prior experience developing the KERS technology will put the team at an advantage over rivals Red Bull Racing and Ferrari in 2011.
Formula1 | Button: KERS will boost McLaren | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Tost: Toro Rosso facing 'tough' winter | motorsarena.co.cc

Toro Rosso has a long winter of hard work ahead if it is to improve on its ninth place in the constructors' standings, reckons team boss Franz Tost.

Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari had just eight points finishes between them in 2010, and Tost says the team needs to make improvements if the pair are to be more competitive in 2011.


Formula1 | Tost: Toro Rosso facing 'tough' winter | motorsarena.co.cc

MotoGP | Jerez test hampered by poor weather | motorsarena.co.cc

With conditions consistently overcast, testing carried on through the afternoon, with a few more riders opting to get out onto the damp track.

Tom Luthi (Interwetten Moto2) and Andrea Iannone (WTR/Speed Master Team), did 10 and 35 laps respectively on their new bikes, with Iannone recording the best unofficial Moto2 time of 1’57.6. Both teams have been working to reconfirm their base settings on the Suter chassis which they first tested in Valencia.


MotoGP | Jerez test hampered by poor weather | motorsarena.co.cc

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Formula1 | Sutil confirms ready to sign Force India extension | motorsarena.co.cc

Adrian Sutil has confirmed his manager's claim this week that he is set to stay with the Force India team in 2011.

The German's manager Manfred Zimmerman said on Monday that his charge has agreed a new deal with the Silverstone based team but not yet signed an actual contract.


Formula1 | Sutil confirms ready to sign Force India extension | motorsarena.co.cc

WRC | Citroen and Ford extend their UK stay | motorsarena.co.cc

Citroen ran the DS3 WRC through mid-Wales for the full week following Rally GB and it was the winner of the Cardiff-based event Sebastien Loeb who got to stay on in the principality to do the first two days of driving.
WRC | Citroen and Ford extend their UK stay | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Valencia wants to break Grand Prix contract | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Valencia wants to break Grand Prix contract | motorsarena.co.cc

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Formula1 | Vettel can break new contract if Red Bull stops winning | motorsarena.co.cc

Dietrich Mateschitz has invited Sebastian Vettel to sign a long-term contract guaranteeing him a competitive car each season.

New world champion Vettel remains under contract only to the end of next year, and last week he nominated Ferrari and Mercedes as "the past, present and certainly the future of Formula One".

"But this (move) is still a long way away," he wrote in a column for Bild newspaper.

Red Bull mogul Mateschitz thinks Red Bull is safe so long as it continues to deliver the young German a top car.

"If not, we would let him go even if he had a contract," he told Welt am Sonntag newspaper.

And Mateschitz told the Cologne tabloid Express: "Seb wants to drive for Ferrari some day. We will make it as difficult a decision for him as possible."

Dr Helmut Marko stood on the podium with Vettel in Abu Dhabi, and even he admits that the lure of Ferrari for a F1 driver is strong.

But the Austrian does not think the Italian team will want to "hurt" Fernando Alonso by pitting the Spaniard against Vettel any time soon.

"We all know the political sensitivities at Ferrari. And he (Vettel) has seen with us that he has a comfort factor.

"He needs a team that doesn't throw a knife in your back at the sign of trouble," said Marko, Red Bull's motor racing consultant.

"Let's be clear: there is not going to be a ten-year contract, because we are not able to guarantee we will have a competitive car for that long. And Sebastian cannot guarantee that he will always be comfortable with us.

"But in the medium term, the next three or four years, we are firmly planning to be with him," he revealed.


Formula1 | Vettel can break new contract if Red Bull stops winning | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Massa, Schumacher happy after Pirelli test | motorsarena.co.cc

A month before Christmas, F1 teams and drivers have retired to consider the impact of the sport's new sole tyre supplier.

The 2010 grid got its first taste of new partner Pirelli's recent development efforts with a two-day test in Abu Dhabi.

Paying particular attention were drivers like Felipe Massa and Michael Schumacher, who notably struggled with departed Bridgestone's tyres this year.

Schumacher's Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg raised alarm bells when, asked to compare Pirelli with Bridgestone after his running on Friday, he used words like "worse", "weaker" and "slower".

Massa, however, set Friday's best time and said he was happy, while Schumacher was cautious.

"We were using the 2010 car," he said on Saturday after almost matching pacesetter Fernando Alonso's best time, "and it will be all about how these tyres suit our 2011 car." Massa Abu Dhabi 2011 F1 Tyres

But Brazil's Agencia Estado quoted him as sounding more positive.

"These are not the final tyres but the ones I used today seemed to suit my style a bit more, especially the fronts," said Schumacher.

Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi also noticed some key differences compared with Bridgestone.

"We did our best start of the year!" the Swiss enthused to Auto Hebdo when talking about his first impression of the Pirellis.

"You can also brake very hard and very late. On acceleration, the traction is poor and you lose a lot of grip, and the wear also seems higher.

"And on a long run the soft tyres wore much less than the hard tyres. In my opinion, they (Pirelli) made a mistake and they've already said they'll change it.

"The front tyres are good. They respond well," added Buemi.

To Agencia Estado, Williams' Rubens Barrichello concurred: "The front of the car grips a little more than the rear."

Said Pirelli's Paul Hembery: "According to what we have learned in Abu Dhabi, we will change the compounds, but not the construction."

And he added: "The drivers especially enjoyed the performance of our front tyre, which is an area that we have worked on considerably."


Formula1 | Massa, Schumacher happy after Pirelli test | motorsarena.co.cc

Friday, November 19, 2010

Formula1 | Massa leads first day on Pirelli tyres | motosarena.co.cc

Ferrari and Felipe Massa set the pace in Abu Dhabi as Pirelli’s Formula 1 tyres made their debut on Friday. With Bridgestone having waved goodbye to the sport after Young Driver testing finished two days ago, the Brazilian topped the timesheets from World Champion Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull and Gary Paffett’s McLaren.
Formula1 | Massa leads first day on Pirelli tyres | motosarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Todt: New tracks must create passing | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Todt: New tracks must create passing | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Pirelli: First test times not priority | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Pirelli: First test times not priority | motorsarena.co.cc

Thursday, November 18, 2010

WRC | Lindstrom tips Kimi to improve | motorsarena.co.cc

WRC | Lindstrom tips Kimi to improve | motorsarena.co.cc

MotoGP | Ducati and AMG announce new alliance | motorsarena.co.cc

MotoGP | Ducati and AMG announce new alliance | motorsarena.co.cc

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Formula1 | Yas Marina day one - Ricciardo sets young driver pace | motorsarena.co.cc

Red Bull’s reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo led the times at Yas Marina on Tuesday, as this week’s two-day young driver test got underway at the Abu Dhabi circuit. Ricciardo, who won the 2009 British Formula Three championship, clocked a best time of 1m 39.616s in the RB6 to finish over a second ahead of Oliver Turvey in the McLaren.

2009 Formula Renault 2.0 champion Antonio Felix da Costa finished third for Force India. Da Costa ran with a variety of settings, fuel loads and aero configurations and completed 77 laps. Also in action for the team was reserve driver Paul di Resta, who took charge of the VJM03 for 90 minutes to test development items ahead of the tyre test later this week. Di Resta ended the day in eighth.
Formula1 | Yas Marina day one - Ricciardo sets young driver pace | motorsarena.co.cc

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Monday, November 15, 2010

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Formula1 | 'I’m sure team did everything right' - Hamilton | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | 'I’m sure team did everything right' - Hamilton | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Alonso clarifies Petrov gesticulation | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Alonso clarifies Petrov gesticulation | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Vettel 2010 World Champion in Abu Dhabi | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Vettel 2010 World Champion in Abu Dhabi | motorsarena.co.cc

Friday, November 12, 2010

Formula1 | No specific reason given for Massa stoppage | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | No specific reason given for Massa stoppage | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | No point speculating over possible scenarios - Alonso | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | No point speculating over possible scenarios - Alonso | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Hamilton reprimanded as Button is fined | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Hamilton reprimanded as Button is fined | motorsarena.co.cc

WRC | Loeb Leads Rally Wales First Day | motorsarena.co.cc

WRC | Loeb Leads Rally Wales First Day | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Hamilton fastest in Abu Dhabi Second Session | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Hamilton fastest in Abu Dhabi Second Session | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Vettel Leads Abu Dhabi first pracitce session | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Vettel Leads Abu Dhabi first pracitce session | motorsarena.co.cc

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Motorsarena | 2010 Formula1 Pictures

Motorsarena | 2010 Formula1 Pictures

Saturday, November 6, 2010

MotoGP | Stoner takes Pole position ahead of world Champion Lorenzo | motorsarena.co.cc

MotoGP | Stoner takes Pole position ahead of world Champion Lorenzo | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Kubica Fastest in wet Final Practice | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Kubica Fastest in wet Final Practice | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Major sponsor Philips to leave Williams | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Major sponsor Philips to leave Williams | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Former Telefonica President joins Hispania Racing | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Former Telefonica President joins Hispania Racing | motorsarena.co.cc

MotoGP | Stoner fastest in final practice at Valencia | motorsarena.co.cc

MotoGP | Stoner fastest in final practice at Valencia | motorsarena.co.cc

Friday, November 5, 2010

MotoGP | lorenzo set the fastest time in FP2 in Valencia | motorsarena.co.cc

MotoGP | lorenzo set the fastest time in FP2 in Valencia | motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Lotus and Red Bull to use Renault power next season | Motorsarena.co.cc

Formula1 | Lotus and Red Bull to use Renault power next season | Motorsarena.co.cc

MotoGP | Stoner Fastest in Valencia FP1 Session | motorsarena.co.cc

MotoGP | Stoner Fastest in Valencia FP1 Session | motorsarena.co.cc

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Motorsarena | Klien to replace Yamamoto in Brazil

Motorsarena | Klien to replace Yamamoto in Brazil

Motorsarena | All Set for a great F1 Race In Brazil(Brazilian Grand Prix Preview)

Motorsarena | All Set for a great F1 Race In Brazil(Brazilian Grand Prix Preview)

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Motorsarena | Rossi all set for “emotional weekend” in Valencia

Motorsarena | Rossi all set for “emotional weekend” in Valencia

Motorsarena | Yamaha announce factory team management changes

Motorsarena | Yamaha announce factory team management changes

Motorsarena | HRT to use Williams Gearbox in 2011

Motorsarena | HRT to use Williams Gearbox in 2011

Monday, November 1, 2010

Motorsarena | Massa will not have to be no.2 in 2011 - Domenicali

Motorsarena | Massa will not have to be no.2 in 2011 - Domenicali

Motorsarena | Ogier lined up for Citroen DS3 outing

Motorsarena | Ogier lined up for Citroen DS3 outing