Con vuestro permiso, transcurridos ya unos días del nuevo año 2010, creo que debería existir un tema con las noticias de 2010.

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Lotus: We are ahead of schedule

Tue, 05 Jan 12:30:17 2010

Lotus F1 boss Tony Fernandes has confirmed that his team is well on the way to being ready for the start of F1 2010.

Indeed he added that currently the outfit, known in Malaysia as the '1Malaysia F1 Team', which uses the 'Lotus F1 Racing' name under license by Proton, is ahead of schedule as it prepares for the first grand prix of the season in Bahrain on March 14.

"I started this project at Silverstone," Fernandes told 422race.com. "I was approached by the guys who put in the original Litespeed application and I had discussions with (former FIA president) Max Mosley. From there we started building the team. But until September, the team didn't have a slot. We took a little bit of a risk, but anyway we started spending money and building the car.

"It's looking good now, we are a week ahead of schedule. Come February, we will have a car ready. I'm very excited about being on the grid in Bahrain."

Lotus announced its driver line-up last month for F1 2010, signing experienced Toyota refugee Jarno Trulli and Lewis Hamilton's former McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Heikki Kovalainen.

Malaysia's Fairuz Fauzy, 2009 World Series By Renault vice-champion, was also signed as the third and reserve driver.

"We wanted experienced drivers," Fernandes explained. "Money can't buy experience. We wanted drivers who we liked, who are simple, down-to-earth like us, who want to work and develop something special and have a long career.

"What we are keen on doing is, we want drivers who want to drive. We weren't looking so much for paying drivers or whatever: get the right people behind the wheel and sponsors will come. Monetization will come.

"We didn't have a huge pool, but we've been very selective in who we wanted to work with us and we got our first choices. Alex (Yoong) is not going to be a driver, but we spent a lot of money during the last month to build a drivers development programme (which he will head up).

"It was not important to have a Malaysian driver in year one: this is not a one-year project and I hope you'll be interviewing me over many, many years.

"Fairuz is a good guy though, he worked hard and he deserved a chance. I like people who struggled. Fairuz has gone up and down and done well in World Series. He's great, he has that extra appeal. For us the development is not just one driver."

Lotus will be one of four new entries on the starting grid next year - alongside Virgin Racing (formerly Manor Grand Prix), USF1 and Campos Meta 1 - and Fernandes' main hope is to ensure they are the best of that bunch.

"Well, our goal for 2010 is to be ahead of Virgin. Number two, finish all the races. I'll be very happy with that. Realistically, if we are the best of the new teams, then we would be successful. This is my realistic goal.

"For a team that got its entry in September, if we can do this, it would be a great start. I'm not someone who is going to make big declarations, because it's not going to happen. You start with a plan and you build, build, build.

"Ferrari, McLaren didn't come overnight. It takes time. But as long as we're committed, as long as we have a plan, as long as we stay focussed and disciplined, we will get there," he concluded.

Noticia:http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/05012010/23/...d-schedule.html

Entrevista original y video: http://www.422race.com/2010/video-422race-...tony-fernandes/

Muy, pero que muy buena idea, Bitter.

alanbaldwinf1: French court overturns Briatore's life ban from F1. More on reuters.co.uk soon

vuelve flavio

Y los pajaritos cantan que se va al sitio que ha dejado Schumacher en Ferrari.

PARIS (AP) _ A French court has overturned former Renault Formula One team
boss Flavio Briatore's lifetime suspension from motor sports.
F1's governing body ruled last September that Briatore ordered Renault
driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash his car to help teammate
Fernando Alonso win the Singapore Grand Prix in 2008.
Briatore denied having a role in the scheme and took legal action to be
reinstated and on Tuesday a Paris court overturned his ban. Briatore has also
asked for $1.5 million in damages.

Pues la cuantía por daños y perjuicios se ha quedado en 15.000

Me parece un poco ridícula la cantidad, Seguro que Briatore se ha gastado eso y más en un bonito traje para la vista y en el transporte hasta París... Pero bueno lo importante es que vuelve (si lo desea).

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80743

Flavio Briatore gana su demanda contra la FIA

Este martes se ha anunciado que el antiguo jefe de Renault, Flavio Briatore ha ganado su demanda en contra de la FIA, tras haber sido apartado de la Fórmula Uno por su actuación en el escándalo del Gran Premio de Singapur 2008.

La decisión del Tribunal de Gran Instancia de París supone la anulación de dicha sanción de por vida impuesta por la FIA al popular jefe de equipo italiano, que ha sido declarada "ilegal" por el juez civil.

Los abogados de Briatore han insistido en que la FIA no tiene poder efectivo para apartar al italiano de por vida de la Fórmula Uno y la Federación tendrá que indemnizar a Briatore con 15.000 euros en concepto de daños y perjuicios

A ver si ahora Flavio no le da por comprar alguna de las escuderias nueva o almenos una parte.

Yo le recominedo encarecidamente una donde invertir: Campos Meta.

Sería genial contar con un tío como Briatore para conseguir pasta y patrocinadores. Senna, Briatore... Interés mediático no iba a faltar, desde luego.

uuuuummmmmm Rinol quiere un piloto que pueda presionar a Rober K y que puntue.....


Renault wants driver to push Kubica

By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, January 5th 2010, 13:31 GMT


Renault wants its second driver to be able to challenge Robert Kubica and score regularly throughout 2010 - as new team principal Eric Boullier promises no favours for the youngsters he looks after.

Boullier is CEO of the Gravity Sport Management company that Renault co-owner Gerard Lopez is involved with - and speculation has linked two of its more well-known drivers, Ho-Pin Tung and Jerome D'Ambrosio, with the vacant seat alongside Kubica.

However, with Nick Heidfeld now back on the market following the ending of his chances with Mercedes GP, Renault has plenty of other options to consider.

Speaking about the driver situation for 2010, Boullier said that the priority was for a racer who would bring performance and said that those men he had worked with previously would get no special favours.

"The second driver will have to be able to score points and challenge Robert Kubica," he said.

"So in fact, it might be a Gravity driver or not, but I can guarantee that it will be even more difficult for a Gravity driver to be selected as they really will have to prove their worth to be chosen as Renault's second driver."

El tema Briatore zanjado como todos presumiamos.

¿Cuando volvera?, esa es la pregunta.

Viendo los pilotos que quedan en el marcado, blanco y en botella....

Saludos

ineresante fotomontaje para los que no lo hayan visto... puede que no se aleje demasiado de la realidad

soy un desastre para colgar fotos... os dejo mejor el link

http://www.formulalobato.com/noticias.aspx?id=600

Umm si al final se parece a algo así me parece bastante feillo.

Saludos

A mí también me lo parece, pero creo que Santander ocupará el hueco que le asignan a Eithad, que para eso paga más dinero.
Y no creo yo que Mutua Madrileña ocupe el lugar que le corresponde a la bandera de la nacionalidad del piloto y su apellido, que es en el centro el cinturón de velcro.

Esperaba con ansiedad esta noticia. El último cartucho de Mosley para j0der a Briatore, anulado.


Este martes se ha anunciado que el antiguo jefe de Renault, Flavio Briatore ha ganado su demanda en contra de la FIA, tras haber sido apartado de la Fórmula Uno por su actuación en el escándalo del Gran Premio de Singapur 2008.

La decisión del Tribunal de Gran Instancia de París supone la anulación de dicha sanción de por vida impuesta por la FIA al popular jefe de equipo italiano, que ha sido declarada "ilegal" por el juez civil.

Los abogados de Briatore han insistido en que la Federación no tiene poder efectivo para apartar al italiano de por vida de la Fórmula Uno. La FIA tendrá que indemnizar a Briatore con 15.000 euros en concepto de daños y perjuicios, lejos del millón de euros que el ex directivo de Renault reclamaba.

Aparte del italiano, el también implicado y previamente sancionado a cinco años de suspensión en la Fórmula Uno, Pat Symonds será resarcido con cinco mil euros y podrá volver a trabajar en el Gran Circo.

Fuentes de la Federación Internacional de Automovilismo han señalado que la FIA apelará la decisión de la justicia francesa.

Briatore afirma no tener prisa por volver a la Fórmula 1

El ex patrón de Renault ha dicho que siente "una inmensa alegría" por la decisión del tribunal parisiense que anula la sanción impuesta por la FIA

05.01.10

EFE | PAR�S

El ex patrón de Renault Flavio Briatore, rehabilitado hoy por el Tribunal de Gran Instancia de París tras su exclusión de por vida de la Fórmula Uno, ha afirmado que no tiene prisa por volver a la competición.

Briatore ha asegurado en un comunicado emitido poco después de que los jueces franceses anulasen la sanción dictada contra él por la Federación Internacional de Automovilismo (FIA), que "hay tiempo". La FIA le sancionó al considerarle el urdidor del accidente de su piloto Nelson Piquet durante el Gran Premio de Singapur de 2008.

El ex patrón de Renault ha dicho que siente "una inmensa alegría" por la decisión del tribunal parisiense que le devuelve "al tiempo la dignidad y la libertad que arbitrariamente pretendieron" quitarle.

La justicia francesa ha anulado la exclusión de por vida dictada contra Briatore al considerar que fue dictada en base a un testimonio anónimo del que el director deportivo no pudo defenderse. El ex patrón de Renault atacó al ex presidente de la FIA Max Mosley y aseguró que su sanción fue dictada "por un Consejo Mundial del deporte del automóvil puesto al servicio de un arreglo de cuentas personal destinado a apartarme de la competición".

http://www.elcorreodigital.com/vizcaya/201...1001051911.html

2010 Mercedes to be launched January 25 - report

Date 2010-01-06

By Motorsport.com/GMM

The 2010 Mercedes GP car will be launched on January 25, according to a report in Germany's Sport Bild weekly.

It emerged shortly after Christmas that the unveiling event would take place late this month in Stuttgart, probably at the Mercedes-Benz museum in Unterturkheim.

In its latest edition on Wednesday, the magazine also revealed that the car will be called the 'Mercedes-Petronas RB1', with the 'RB' standing for team boss Ross Brawn.

Meanwhile, it is claimed that whether Michael Schumacher or Nico Rosberg will conduct the first test day with the car at Valencia on 1 February is yet to be decided.

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp...54452&FS=F1