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Slowly but surely, Jamie McMurray has realized his victory in last Sunday’s Daytona 500 wasn’t a dream. It’s real, and he’s enjoying every minute of it. More than six hours after the start of the Daytona 500, McMurray joyfully hoisted the famed Harley J. Earl Trophy in Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway. McMurray endured [...]
February 19th, 2010 | Posted in Nascar | Read More »

Yesterday, Kovalainen completed 30 laps prior to the accident where his front wing broke and forced him to leave the circuit, because there was no spare part to replace it. However, he was not distressed and even though he admitted the single-seater lacks aerodynamics, he assured that the T127 has great potential. “I think the [...]
February 19th, 2010 | Posted in Formula One | Read More »

With a completely dry Jerez circuit, all the cars are now unveiling in dry. However, during the morning, the times started to drop. Button, Alonso and Webber are competing to clock the fastest lap. McLaren is currently leading at the top of the timesheet with 1:20.394 – a second faster than the best time we [...]
February 19th, 2010 | Posted in Formula 1,Formula One | Read More »

In the evening, Ferrari has hurried to clarify that the F10 problems had nothing to do with the new chassis that Felipe Massa unveiled yesterday. As a matter of fact, they declared it was time to prepare for Bahrain, making clear that the initial tests were surmounted. After Massa slid off the track, Vettel improved [...]
February 18th, 2010 | Posted in Formula 1,Formula One | Read More »

Daimler’s President, Dieter Zetsche, has warned that for Mercedes F1 racing team to continue in Formula One, it must pay its participation by winning races, and thus helping its headquarter company. Mercedes, together with Aabar stockholders, took charge of Brawn at the end of last year, satisfying the long cherished dream of becoming a Formula [...]
February 18th, 2010 | Posted in Formula 1,Formula One | Read More »

Today, Thursday, the unveilings have restarted with rain after yesterday’s unpredictable day. A of 10 AM, rainstorm limited the unveilings at Jerez; none could complete 30 laps. A little while after 11 AM, the severe storm caused stagnant water in the racetrack generating a red flag. As a result, times are even more diverse than [...]
February 18th, 2010 | Posted in Formula 1,Formula One | Read More »

In what is the second week of testing at the at Jerez circuit, Sebastian Vettel completed the fastest lap in 1 minute, 19.055 seconds in his Red Bull, to finish nearly 1.3 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Felipe Massa. With intermitent showers,Toyota test driver Kumui Kobayashi was third fastest, while Nico Rosberg of Williams and MMW [...]
February 17th, 2010 | Posted in Formula 1,Formula One | Read More »

Michael Schumacher led the way in the opening hour of Wednesday’s Jerez test as two red flag situations kept running to a minimum. Overcast skies and a damp track greeted the drivers on the first morning of this week’s four-day Jerez test. Felipe Massa was the first to venture out, followed by Fairuz Fauzy, who [...]
February 17th, 2010 | Posted in Formula 1,Formula One | Read More »

The IZOD IndyCar Series season opens March 14th with its first race on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America, while the initial race for Firestone Indy Lights is March 28 at St. Petersburg, Fla., street circuit. Now, prior to this, the Barber Motorsports Park Open Test, is scheduled for February 24-26, and will [...]
February 17th, 2010 | Posted in IndyCar | Read More »

Jamie McMurray is somewhat digesting Sunday’s Daytona 500 victory with the help of the great number of interviews he has given. But the signs of appreciation must soon give way to the task of adding to it, particularly running well on the intermediate-length tracks that make up the bulk of the Sprint Cup schedule. Sunday’s [...]
February 17th, 2010 | Posted in Nascar | Read More »