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c’ we were so loved

Stoner leaves, what a pity. A precious pearl of MotoGP just 26 years and says he will just, Almost certainly, in his beloved Australia. Just this is the key word: love. She still loves to drive, fold and then the throttle firmly and with conviction, but no longer loves the’ environment and its MotoGP bike. It is said that the premier class of motorcycle racing has, always, a sense’ inferiority to the premier class of cars, F1. Then, to win this stupid and unjustified thoughts, copy. Unfortunately he is succeeding well, l’ electronics is increasingly replacing the capabilities of the pilot, the races have become less exciting than in the past and evidently, lRthe7; ambiente “more bread and salami” motorcycle, understood in a good way, Work has become more / less passion and marketing / entertainment. Troy Bayliss once said: “I've done more interviews in one weekend a year in MotoGP Superbike”. Ome Raikkonen, in some ways very similar to Stoner, has dropped everything to detox from’ ambiente. And he said penvironmentch the same thing: “I still liked to drive, but I was tired of so many things around me”. Casey Stoner, the pilot who managed to tame the Ducati asphalting all, the pilot a little’ could scratch your back bends so the curbs, the pilot leaving long black streaks of rubber on’ asphalt as if it were a game, The pilot only 26 years is entitled to the club of great motorcycling, end of the season greet everyone leaving a nice empty. Casey, enjoy your beloved Australia, And your, motogp, again a bike.

Fabio Trezzi

Do you feel ready? Get on track with the’ Abarth 500 “racing trim”!

When you say blessed are the young! For all aspiring drivers the chance to race on the track with the Scorpion brand.
The Abarth communicated with all the information on this wonderful initiative.
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Prost and Renault together again

In Renault was dubbed “il Professore” and when they called him, they did it with reverence and admiration. Surely they were right because after a few seasons “il ProfesProfessorecame World Champion in F1. Then of course, There he acquired a taste and put three other world making it one of the strongest drivers of all time the highest category. Now Alain Prost, years after the French back to the House, his old love, and will cover the role of’ ambassador.
Renault explains this new partnership.
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Overtaking and “overtaking”

Recently ended the season of F1 and often I say with enthusiasm that this’ year was a festival of overtaking. I make a premise: as if it were said in the days of Lauda’ exasperation electronic: “F1 on today we could get a monkey is so easy to drive”, and if the position of the ranking’ Car counts so much and the pilot has a little while there are sometimes large differences between teammates, I still believe that it is always difficult to put the little done by a delicate balance of capacity, concentration, sense of limits and determination. Without this necessary premise, I am opposed to all this’ excitement because so many rookies are being made to the’ Mobile Wing. So plenty of overtaking, but overtaking? Thanks to this great and intelligent solution used to make the races more fun, I think d’ having witnessed something that is similar to a staged. This solution is a great stupid that instead of making the races truer, right, understandable and even beautiful, contributes instead to make false, unjust, incomprehensible and ugliest: what we see is a blank overtaking, valueless, where that regulation must submit passively to the front without being able to oppose. Instead of’ highlight the skill of the pilots are increasingly oppresses. Sometimes I wonder if whoever makes the regulations and by chance happened to people in those meetings where FIA ​​approve these choices, and exchanged by the participating Member, are heard. I know…maybe someone came by accident while looking for the toilet, and a prey to the strong sudden urges, exposes the first thing that goes in the head while d’ be free of’ exit immediately and run to the bathroom… a postman or a little’ madman who came to deliver a telegram, begins to exhibit his wacky ideas all while listening to him convinced of’ have found a genius… Maybe it could be that the FIA ​​for years have offices, for any reason, uninhabitable and gather to “reason” (sì, One, reasoning in quotes…so to speak!) on regulations, in some cellar where you can drink more wine to drink how much fuel an F1 engine. If that was so I would explain many things and I also consolerei: enough to better control who participates in these meetings and find a place where you drink only water; everything would return to normal. Unfortunately I have my doubts that these things really happen, could be that what is not OK I; The fact is that I, personally, not excited to see a BMW that burns a straight line 500… Made a pass because the car is suddenly chasing, and without merit of its driver, faster than before, which in turn suddenly becomes, and no demerit of its driver, slower than that which follows, I think one of the most stupid and senseless, you can see in racing. l’ essence of racing, As in all competitions, is the challenge, fight hard and fair with others, but with this technical handicap of loyal and true c’ is little. The rookies are the best side of this challenge and evident, but must be true.
Give us back the sport: all against all, and as much as possible, However, because the car has always been so, an equal.
Lords of the FIA, executives that pay you to pee, postmen mad and anyone else involved in the meetings-technical regulations, the ones you see here are Overtake!
Take notes, please.

Fabio Trezzi

That…I combinerai in F1?

Iceman is back. Back on the slopes of one of F1 pilots handles, back in the paddock one of the most atypical. After breathing in the fresh air doing a rally’ experience sweet / bitter, after trying the Peugeot Le Mans prototype and after a brief stint on American ovals with Pick-Up thinking about Nascar, Raikkonen will race in Formula because "rallies are beautiful, but run by myself and I missed the fight live with others ".

Kimi will drive a Lotus-Renault and making predictions is difficult, Also making his debut in F1 was difficult to predict…

Iceman: F1 debut in 2001.

2001 F1 Round01 Australian GP – Kimi passed Button & Fisichella from Wenny On Vimeo.

Arrived in F1 with a Superlicence valid only for a GP as it is a "Special observed" under review due to very little experience. Not everyone 'agreed to make him fly: Kimi has not yet 22 years and has only the kart on the shoulders and a dozen races in Formula Renault, too inexperienced to be in the fray with an F1 car and too young to hold the tension. In the face of 'inexperience…makes a great race all beautiful with nice passes and coming sixth. So much of the tension…when it is time to prepare for the GP, must go find it and…wake him because he slept blissfully: “Eih Kimi! What do you do? Wake up! Soon you get in the car .... Kimi got up a bit’ annoyed (!) when awake as a young man who did not want to d’ wants to get up and go to sleep (!)”. Iceman!

Iceman: a driver on / off.
When in the car is "on" and all, when it comes down to is "off" and not by anything or almost. Both the track and knows how to be lightning hammer, is absent in both technical and strategic choices as if they related to him. Kimi is so: Arriva, gets in and goes straight strong, then goes and goes. Its task is to lead and his task is finished. Just.
But when Kimi “On”, can also make a gesture like the crowds 2005 the GP d'Europe, going beyond the courage, than the calculated risk, and doing much of what a team could ask its pilot.

Nurburgring, GP of Europa 2005
Kimi in the lead but a few laps from the end of the right front tire begins to lose pieces literally destroying more and more. The machine vibrates a lot before subjecting to mechanical stress is too strong, it is clear that it is impossible to continue; But stopping means losing the race, more missing very little to the finish and Alonso behind him is reaching. Stubbornly Kimi no spring. While the rubber gets worse, continues as if nothing were pushing hard and knocking the McLaren on the curb as possible to straighten the curves. Start the 'last lap, but… the suspension no longer stand the stresses transmitted by the rubber that performs poorly, Kimi breaks and flies off. Epilogue hardly be in doubt. Although this did not go to the pits to change tires and did not slow down a bit’ to try to manage (if ever it was possible). nothing. He continued to push. We must be brave, cold or insane?

Iceman: almost never melts.
In a world where communication is important, where managers "advise" the pilots what to say and how to say, where sometimes there's' invented 'the' operation sympathy "to make it more acceptable to supporters and sponsors a sport, where teams before giving permission for the interviews they want to first receive written questions to "advise" the pilot what to say, in a world so dominated by the communication studied because the "product" is beautiful and easy to sell, Kimi in interviews often goes beyond the "Yes, In, see "and his attitude is one of total indifference to indifference, because as he said in an 'interview: "The interviews are boring stuff ...".

World Champion.

For all drivers, Ferrari is a dream, Kimi is just a good opportunity to become World Champion. For all pilots to become World Champion with Ferrari would be the dream of dreams, the added value that makes the difference between "beautiful" and "it seems incredible, still can not believe! I have no words to describe what I feel…”, Kimi's Ferrari is just a competitive team that has allowed him to win the World.

Montezemolo may even dissolve. Rather…
For all Ferrari drivers coming from Montezemolo praised on TV, would be no reason d 'pride and pleasure; Kimi is not interested in anything, much that bothered then goes away leaving the stone's "presidentissimo".

On Kimi was said a bit’ all; As usual when you win you forgive (stupidamente) Also all the wrong things, you win it you do not forgive (stupidamstupidlyg even those which do not c’ enter. So Kimi when he enters his dark period, no longer good: is too shallow and does not know a word of’ Italian (and then?), is little that has won the championship just for luck. Maybe it's true what they say those who knew him, namely, that Kimi is not only ice, but it is also a sensitive boy and in private is so talkative that I have to shut him up. Perhaps his silence are ways to defend themselves, a bit 'like when he has to get across the pit-lane after a retreat and find the' assault of journalists who chase him and await him, But with his helmet on and visor lowered pulls straight. It 's definitely hard to see that person is Kimi, but at least has the merit of not pretending to be a character in those built to be nice at all costs. As a driver instead, I do not seem difficult to understand how, and for me it's a big handle. And if he really had little, well… i wish i was little like him: in F1 a 21 years, immediately impresses with speed and coldness, then for 8 years top driver of McLaren and Ferrari, vote is two vice world champion for McLaren, World Champion with Ferrari, 18 victories in 4 a Spa, and 1 a Monaco, More 60 podiums, pole position, fastest race laps, great comebacks, overtaking hard (and corrected) Schumacher also the best…

I like to come back, and if this return is not a hobby or just a way to earn some’ of money (a very little '!) I will do well even if the machine will assist. I like to come back and I really like his way of’ trim the machine: precise corner entry and exit to the limit in the neutral slides on 4 wheels. beautiful. Iceman is back. How I love this thing!

Fabio Trezzi

Around the’ Italy at full speed

“Will be back around!” I had read some time ago. “Really?! Do not take us…around?” I thought after. Sometimes the news in racing seem so beautiful rarities, almost strange! The F1's’ invented what’ of idiocy’ Mobile Wing, the stupidity of the reversed grid in race 2 (wtcc), The ingenious idea of ​​ballast to winner, a lot of categories and classes that one no longer understands what is turning and looking at what is ... because that Ferrari (or the one Porsche) runs into so many classes? What is the difference’ E? …continue l'Articolo »

What runs between parents and children.

Today Dr. Lucchetta explains the’ important and delicate relationship between parents and children in sport; perhaps never heard the topic too…parents!
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The young jaguar and his colleague

“My favorite animal is the jaguar because it does not seem to make a “cabbage” all day, but when you see how he sees the prey runs! Go there if he runs!” Supersic looked just like his favorite animal. Had the’ cheerful and carefree air typical of youth, but lost no time in life because he had a commitment and a goal to win. He chose to be a pilot by profession and wanted to become World Champion. Recently saw the victory closer and ran fast to get there, Sometimes too. The young jaguar was still a little’ D’ experience not to slip over and attach to the prey. Dan Wheldon instead, His colleague in the IndyCar race in America, May was able to grab the prey to the most prestigious of’ Overseas: la 500 Miles of’ Indianapolis. It was the second time and how that could happen in movies or in fairy tales, just when all seems lost, something happens that turns the tables. The young American Hildebrand is in the head and is winning, blatantly wrong, but the’ last corner and find a wall to wait, Dan is second hand finds the open road and the victory. Crawling stubbornly against the wall, Hildebrand finished second with the car to pieces while you enjoy the tour of Dan’ honor of the winner. It looks like a rematch of destiny. Dan had been dismounted from his old team in his place was taken right Hildebrand…Il 2012 then it would have been even better, and would drive a competitive car’ would return to the team of legendary Andretti family. Even SuperSic, Jaguar impatient, well next year is envisaged, would have had access to the best of the best to reach its prey. Il 2011 was probably the’ last step towards the final maturation, that is when the desire and’ exuberance are guided by reason of allowing’ express the maximum of their potential. But next year SuperSic and Dan will not be on track. Leaving the experts to understand what has happened to try to prevent a recurrence (speed too high in the oval, so MotoGP in electronic, no electronic, tires still cold, No tires already hot but hard to understand, etc. ..), on talk shows and leaving the inevitable discussions about how crazy it is right or satisfy the passion of a pilot, l’ All I can hope for is that SuperSic and Dan next year will be no elbowing into the fray because there have been a goal of better than a victory in MotoGP or’ Indithenapolis. Perhaps with SuperSic, that looking around in the new place…still comes out from her mouth “God, how nice bo!”.Indianapolis

Fabio Trezzi

A physicist from sample!

Physical sample! E’ I've always admired a pilot, a crystalline talent, fast and clean, as they say: one of those who always drive with the wheel as much right to make a few corrections are pushing hard despite. And to see him go so that everything seems to come naturally, effortlessly. …continue l'Articolo »

Round 12 – French – Feature, Althea and Ducati 1198 samples!

Almost 40 years, age that often hangs up his helmet, Carlos Checa won his first World. And not just because it is a victory out of reach for many. The Spaniard with a long career in the premier class of motorcycle racing, seemed destined to be one of many that we ever do try and. A promising start, in a bad accident 1998, and then spent many seasons in the middle of the group without elbowing the desired results. But logic suggests that when a pilot for so long is an engagement, and often with official teams, despite not being a winner obviously has qualities that are appreciated. was “cataloged” as a serious professional and reliable, a good driver, but not one to bet on to win: at most one good shoulder for the team and for the’ Any top driver. quest’ Carlos year from pole, wins and podiums has become an unstoppable steamroller and you may just be happy for its success. Definitely will have had a’ and a great bike’ good team, but it seems to me that (to name the last) Biaggi and Spies have won with the carts operated by improvised. The normal pilot, the’ anti-diva, the nice guy who often seemed like a supporting actor loser, became Champion. And he did it with the value added of’ the glory of having saved his worst season in the Ducati MotoGP, where l’ company Ducati, has staked everything from the point of view of’ image, Valentino's strong, leaving just the SBK, category for which he has always been a symbol… The only regret certainly not brilliant race in his home, but it's just a little out of place in a wonderful season that Carlos deserves. As if the merits Team Althea and trusts Ducati 1198 fellow of impeccable world conquest.

Next meeting: 16 October