Red Bull are set to canter to the 2010 world championships, according to Gerhard Berger.

The 10-time grand prix winner, friend and Austrian countryman of the team’s billionaire owner Dietrich Mateschitz, said the Adrian Newey-penned RB6 is in a league of its own.

“For some reason, Sundays just don’t work out right for me,” said Sebastian Vettel, after Bild am Sonntag ran an article pointing out how many more points the German youngster should have collected at grands prix so far in 2010.

Said Berger: “They can make many mistakes and still be in front.”

Indeed, Red Bull is currently leading the constructors’ championship from McLaren, while Vettel’s teammate Mark Webber is ahead in the drivers’ chase.

Berger praises the Milton Keynes based team’s technical chief Newey.

“Aerodynamics are now the lifeblood of a F1 car. This is why I see them (Red Bull) being at the front for the next few years,” he told Auto Motor und Sport.

“I always advised Mateschitz to go for Newey. At first I was a bit nervous because it didn’t immediately work out; I think at the start he (Newey) was too distracted with management matters.

“Since he has concentrated on his specialty, he has shown he is in a class of one,” added Berger.

Michael Schumacher insists that his struggle to get up to speed in his formula one comeback season is due to Mercedes’ 2010 car.

The seven time world champion is just ninth in the drivers’ championship after 12 races, 56 points behind his teammate Nico Rosberg and yet to stand on the podium.

“Looking at the points table then of course we cannot be satisfied,” German Schumacher, 41, told his sponsor DVAG in an interview.

“But there are reasons why the deficit is so great,” he explained.

Brackley based Mercedes GP was purchased by the German marque from 2009 drivers’ and constructors’ champions Brawn, and according to Schumacher it is for this reason that the W01 is not performing well.

Jenson Button said recently that the car, with a tendency to understeer rather than provide Schumacher with the ‘pointy’ front that he desires, was designed for him before he decided to switch to McLaren.

Schumacher confirmed: “This is the car that was put into our hands.

“It is a remnant of what was created last year,” he explained. “As a result there are many compromises that the driver has to deal with.

“The car is not at all in harmony with the tyres, or also with us as the drivers,” said the record winner of 91 grands prix.

Mercedes has now effectively turned its development attention to the 2011 car.

“We have to ensure that the (new) car blends correctly with the drivers, and we are on the right track to be competitive in 2011,” Schumacher continued.

“We are working harder than ever so that we can go for the titles.”

Korea’s new formula one circuit is scheduled to host its first motor races at the end of next month.

The scheduling is the latest rebuttal to constant rumours that the track in South Jeolla province will not be ready for its inaugural grand prix in late October.

The Asian Festival of Speed, with Asian GT and junior single seaters on the bill, was originally set to take place at the South Korean venue at the end of this month.

Event organisers said in a statement that the rescheduling was due to construction delays “caused by bad weather”.

“This delay has caused many rumours about whether the event will ever take place,” said Motorsport Asia’s chief executive David Sonenscher.

“I have personally visited the site several times and I feel very sorry for them that despite all their hard work, they missed the deadline by only a couple of weeks.

“I can assure you that it was not through lack of effort or commitment,” he added.

The grand prix organisers said the 5.62 kilometre circuit will open officially on September 5.

For Jaime Alguersuari Formula 1′s summer break, now in the harder phase: Fitness Camp in Austria, Italy in Karting
While many other Formula 1 driver still occupies a bed in a dream beach, Jaime Alguersuari goes back to work. The young Toro Rosso driver will enter on Monday back to the intensive fitness training to prepare for the rest of the season. “I will be with Sebastien Buemi in the Red Bull Performance Center in Fuschl and there for three days at the gym work,” the 20-year-old said on his homepage.

“We will be working on our physical condition, to be prepared for the rest of the season. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I’ll be in the gym, there are medical checks,” said Alguersuari. “We will also probably take hundreds of miles by bicycle uncoil and other outdoor activities.”
After three days in the Austrian Fuschl an unofficial competition of some Formula 1 drivers on the program. “On Thursday and Friday I meet with Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg and several other Formula 1 drivers at the kart circuit in Lonato. Where we test some new KZ1-karts for the World Cup,” said the Toro Rosso Youngster who has a contract with Intrepid kart.

The young Spaniard then remains the same in Italy, to the team in preparing for the next Grand Prix in Belgium to help. For Alguersuari obviously many appointments with the Toro Rosso engineers at the factory in Faenza on the program. “I want the team to be as close as possible.” The goal for the rest of the season is to get on the basis of our technical possibilities always the maximum in the Grand Prix. ”
“I feel better, stronger and more balanced than ever before,” is pleased Alguersuari before returning to his Formula 1 work. The passionate DJ used the summer break and to hang up in some top clubs in Europe. “Now the music has only one break to the end of the season,” said the 20-year-old. “I’m going home to perhaps work on my private studio. But always only when I have finished my five-hour fitness program per day.”

“In my life all happened so fast,” says the pilot from Barcelona, who could well earn his money as a DJ. “Formula 1 fans might wonder if I can really be a good DJ. The music fans ask the same if I actually a good racer am. But the fact is that I am at two things for many, many years of work. I I sat with eight years in karting since I was 13, I’m going international races. ”
“Even though I enjoy the status as the youngest Formula 1 driver, it must be said, however, that I have eleven years working very hard towards this goal. And the music was similar. If one has put in thousands of clubs plates, then it is already not a hobby, “says Alguersuari. “I’ve been practicing 13 years ago in real high-tech devices. But still: Formula 1 is my passion, music is more of a side job.”

Among other things, showed Alguersuari his skills as a DJ in the club last icon in Budapest in Formula 1 after show. This was followed by short performances in Barcelona, London and Ibiza. “Nevertheless, I am recovering well. I had had with my parents a little sailing, visiting with them and my aunts a mountain village in the Spanish Pyrenees. Also, I’ve been to Formentera and Ibiza, and am a bit jet-ski driven. This holiday were among the most beautiful I have ever experienced. “

Allegedly is a highly talented young Alan Scott Hoo pilot, it might create the first drivers of the Caribbean island in the formula one

Scott Alan Hoo is according to the ‘Jamaica Observer’ the new racing hope the Caribbean island of Jamaica. The stated aim of the 17-year-old who has lived ten years in the U.S. in Florida, is to get a cockpit in Formula 1. His idol is former world champion Lewis Hamilton. For the Briton has as Hoo Caribbean roots. Hamilton’s paternal grandparents left in the 50s Grenada their home and found their new home in England.

Hoo will now start from Florida the great racing career. With twelve years when he discovered his love for karting motorsports. Currently, he attended the Skip Barber Racing School in Sebring. There he presented his talent to the test. He has therefore been recognized with an award as rookie of the year. He recently signed with the team, “Boys Will Be Boys,” which is traveling in a NASCAR-junior class, a contract for two years.
Up until his first deployment to keep fit by Hoo training simulator at home. “It’s like driving a race car. I drive it every day, including weekends, and go to the gym after school,” said the 17-year-old, who impressed in his model Hamiltonian the following things: “I like his personality as always helping others and, above all, because he has fought out of nowhere to the top. “

Team founder Frank Williams and Patrick Head associate themselves with the Austrians took Toto Wolff another partner on board, the former CEO Adam Parr was charged in July with the Presidency of the Formula 1 teams. The generational change at the former World Champion team is thus on track. After difficult times economically, and sporty, it is now to go back uphill.

A key role is played by Parr. The 45-year-old is in the team since 2006 and is now the successor of the now already 68-year-old Frank Williams. Here, Parr has had to painstakingly hineinarbeiten in the Formula 1 world. The Briton had to do until not too long ago with the PS-circus nothing.

“In every single second I think of Williams,” Parr said in an interview with ‘Motorsport-Total.com’. The new Williams-chairman has captured not only within a very short time the Rennbazillus, but in the big business formula one found new challenges elsewhere, it does not exist in this form. “Williams is my life, I love it. I have in my life have made a lot of different things, but now I could not think of anything else.”

The path of the man from Great Britain in the great Formula 1 world is mapped out over many years is anything but. Adam Parr on 26 Born May 1965 in London. “A very special date,” he laughs. “Back then there was the important fight of Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston, who was terminated after just two minutes. My father has watched the fight live at night for two on television.”

The family holds no ready Motorsport genes for the pupil. On the contrary: In the youth Parr is in the course of the separation of their parents rather little disoriented. Young Adam is growing up with his mother and stepfather, is adopted by him and gets the surname Parr. With his “new family”, he moves to Northamtonshire goes in Brackley – where the present-Mercedes Formula 1 factory – is in school.

Parr changes later on the legendary Eton College. “This was a great time, and I also have an interesting year at that time caught,” he says. “Boris Johnson was there with me, who is mayor of London today. Abhisit Vejjajiva was in my class who has managed to become Prime Minister in Thailand. And the current British Prime Minister David Cameron was also there. What a year …”

In June 2009, the next change followed in the Unternehmsstruktur. An Austrian went to the big stage. “Was added as Toto Wolff, we had to restructure something.” The passionate “Petrol Head” from Austria is third partner with Frank Williams and Patrick Head. “Frank has the majority and he has everything under control. Patrick and Toto have compared rather smaller holdings, but even as a minority owner of course they have certain rights.”

The Board will be filled in July 2010 new. From now Parr leads the race team – at least nominally. He bears the responsibility as Chairman mixes, but by no one in all areas of daily operations. “My job was from the beginning rather the financial, legal and the political side of the business. We have the new division of responsibilities clearly communicated because it is in my view, very important that people know who they are dealing with us have. ”

“There must be outward always clear who has what skills. When quick decisions are required, then you know to whom you have contact,” said the businessman. “When I spoke with Frank very beginning, I asked him, ‘Frank, you’ve worked with huge companies such as Canon or Renault. Where these companies the biggest difference to your team?” He then said: ‘Obviously: the decision-making. The are outlined more clearly in such companies. ”

At that time the Williams decision paths were difficult to follow. This should change quickly under the leadership of Parr. “If you have even a comparatively small Formula 1 team such a confused decision-making authority, then that is bad. It is bad if people know how Jean Todt or the media does not know who has what to say.” Therefore quickly clear boundaries were installed.
On the level of world champions

“Frank is certain things I’ll never learn. This is true for Patrick or Michael for Sam as well. Everyone has his Department, who is with us now defined very clearly,” says Parr, the new division at Williams. “I had to provide as chairman that the company is pursuing the right strategy. I have to implement this strategy alone, but because all are involved. But I must ensure that all necessary means for implementation are available. We need the right people the right tools. “

After the Yamaha press release and the “letter” dedicated to the hiring official Ducati Valentino Rossi for the next two years. Short, but meaningful statement contained in the already “history” recent modern motorcycling.

“Ducati and Valentino Rossi have reached an agreement that will see over the next two years, the nine times World Champion colors dress the Ducati Marlboro Team, riding the” Red Bologna, Italy factory.

Valentino’s arrival at Ducati opens an exciting new chapter in sports history of the House and Italian MotoGP. The opportunity to have among their ranks a pilot with exceptional human qualities and techniques as Rossi is considered by Ducati a great added value for the entire MotoGP project.

In the statement speaks Gabriele Del Torchio, Ducati Motor Holding President, who last week had left … escape to advance the announcement.

“We are very pleased to announce that from 2011 Valentino Rossi will be with us. A combination of excellence in motorcycle world, consistent with our feature Italian company, bearer of the values of “Made in Italy” are in technology, design and sporting the distinctive elements and the key to success. An agreement was made possible only by the determination of the parties, even by the firm support of our shareholder Investindustrial and all sponsors of the Ducati Marlboro Team, who believed in this opportunity and continue to give us confidence, sharing and supporting our choices.

Commenting on the announcement Filippo Preziosi, Ducati Corse Director General, who has worked so hard to reach agreement with Valentino.

“Valentino is above all a great lover of motorcycles and for me has always been a pleasure to listen to his technical comments. Valencia will remain until an opponent whose greatness is something that has always given a special value to our victories, but when we analyze the Ducati will rise freely every technical detail to create a bike that could ever better able to express his extraordinary talent. To work with him is the most challenging every technician can expect and it’s nice to know that next season we will have this great opportunity. “

Once you arrive on Sunday, willy-nilly, here again the domain of Jorge Lorenzo. The pilot put on display in the Majorcan Today the usual safety and precision driving, which led him to obtain the seventh hit of the season, before the public in Brno Forget the problems of yesterday, including fall, “Porfuera” was a hammer for all rounds played, gradually bending resistance of the only rider able to keep up in the early laps, or compatriot Dani Pedrosa.

This happened even closer to the Fiat Yamaha rider to finish both heard, or the drivers’ title at end of season: the # 99 for this reason should bring out the best in tests scheduled for tomorrow, to have the inertia to continue to do it right this road win.

“After the problems we had yesterday and the fall,” says Jorge Lorenzo “I did not expect this today. I would be very much harder. Once the lead I thought Dani would have stayed with me, I knew it was my time and I tried to push as much as possible. I thought I would try to pass me but I felt at ease, I pushed hard and gradually I disconnected.

I know I said that I headed for the championship, and it is still true, but when there is a chance to win if you take it! Get my seventh victory in a season is fantastic, thanks to all my tem for such a good job after struggling yesterday. Tomorrow we have an important test, which I hope will help us in the last part of the season and then you go to Indianapolis, a circuit that I love. “

The weekend of Dani Pedrosa has finished as the Spaniard could expect, yet the Honda HRC was able to get a good second place, which permanently deletes the fall remedied in the previous round at Laguna Seca. Unlike that time, the Spaniard took a step that allowed him to finish the race without too much risk, but unable to run as fast as yesterday (probably because of wind and slope “washed” by rain). Unfortunately for the young Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo a tough enabled him to achieve success, despite the attempt of # 26 in the wake of matching during the first laps.

“It ‘s good to be back on the podium,” said Dani Pedrosa, “after the incident in the last race at Laguna Seca, so I’m happy. The start was good and I managed to get his head into the first corner, but the next left I was too worried about the temperature of the rubber and I braked too early, and this has allowed Ben (Spies) and Jorge (Lorenzo) to pass . When I came in second behind Jorge I tried to do everything possible to stay close, which worked for a few laps, but for some reason I have not been able to go as fast as yesterday.

I had a little ‘slip of the wheel and it was hard to get a good corner exit. I tried to change the drive to improve this, but Jorge was able to gradually open the gap.

So today was not the best result for us, but despite all the podium goes well and we can build from here. After the test tomorrow we go to Indianapolis, I was quick here last year despite the error in the race. so I’m confident we can be competitive in the next round. “

He expected at least a podium, concluded only in 5th position. Valentino Rossi, a few hours of the announcement of his move to Ducati, was unable to repeat the performance tests concluded away from the first (17 “detachment suffered by Jorge Lorenzo …), showing very disappointed after the race at Brno

“I’m really disappointed, “said Rossi. “I was confident of a good race there before, but now something has not gone the right way and try to understand why, when I explain.

“Last night we were all convinced that they can do well, we had a good pace, but today we could not replicate these benefits and have not kept pace early. We are obviously disappointed, but tomorrow we have this test day will help us understand what went wrong today to introduce the best for Indianapolis. ”

Obviously Valentino Rossi also had something to anticipate its future … “You will know everything today, around 18:00 there will be an announcement. ”

He expected more out of third place Casey Stoner at Brno, but rain in the warm up did not enable him to refine the development of their Ducati Desmosedici GP10 for the race. With un’anteriore too “loaded” the 2007 World Champion Australia risked falling into the first few laps where he lost too much ground, can not worry enough for the fugitive Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.

“Honestly I can not be satisfied with this third place, even if the podium is always nice, “says Casey Stoner. “Yesterday we thought we had found the right way, the set-up was good and we missed a few areas for improvement in Warm Up: unfortunately, the rain allowed us to make these improvements and the race has seen. ”

Although not quite in place at the level of development of their Ducati Desmosedici GP10, Stoner finished third in the league going in the same position.

“At the beginning of the race, I almost fall on several occasions, we were overloaded on the fore, but a little everyone seemed to have this problem so that Dovizioso fell in front of me and I managed to avoid it. Only in the final situation has improved, but was now too far away from Pedrosa and Lorenzo. I want to win again for me and the Ducati, but there is still much work to do, “said the 2007 champion.

There was no need for this show of force. Perhaps because of this Jorge Lorenzo has thought well to keep the habit to the podium and victory in Brno: 7 hits in 10 races, the other always 2 °, “worst” result of the season. Nothing to do to opponents, with only Dani Pedrosa to take his hand out of reach early in the contest before raising the white flag, settle for second place and 77 (!) Points behind in the league. Speaking of numbers, Jorge Lorenzo is impressive: following the track, is scary. Not a little trimming, seconded trajectories designed to perfection by a Yamaha M1 which remains the reference category, led by pilot Lin Jarvis wanted as a present and future home of the Three Diapason.

You can safely talk about “disarming superiority” in a few emotions from MotoGP, soporific, now gone from the championship in the database, alarm clock just waiting (Ad arrive no later than 19:00) of the passage of Valentino Rossi at Ducati. A few hours after the double press, the race in Brno on 9 times World Champion has paid only a bad start closing in 5th position unable to recover on a great Ben Spies (4th), but with a constant race pace at least half a second than current teammate as evidenced by the 17 “exposure to disadvantage the checkered flag.

The awards podium as Dani Pedrosa, the only one not willing to surrender. At Laguna Seca to resist the command flew to land here in Brno could not even sketch a similar strategy: the first lap Lorenzo was already in my head … One of the (few) overtaking the race earned the podium with Casey Stoner third in Brno and in passing league Andrea Dovizioso crashed on startup and the first “zero season (in Barcelona, divided concluded 14th). The output stage of Forli awarded the sixth place with a battered Nicky Hayden at times in conflict with the future team-mate Valentino Rossi, not the best of shape after the fall and the small fracture in his left hand yesterday .

Comeback Marco Melandri made his eighth resisting Hector Barbera and exceptional Randy De Puniet, 10 ° to 28 days of Tiba and fibula fracture of his left leg remedied at the Sachsenring, even before Marco Simoncelli in “crisis” in the final laps. With the two Suzuki’s Capirossi and Bautista grounded, Alex De Angelis 13 °, the general feeling is that thought for all is already turned to next year between ads, screening tests in 2011 (its tomorrow at the Masaryk Circuit), contracts finalize: Jorge Lorenzo to beat this takes time and planning, the same that led him to dominate in three years in MotoGP.

Chronicle of Race

Good start to his usual Pedrosa, Spies takes second place with Lorenzo already third time Rossi in seventh place in the first corner tussle with Dovizioso and Hayden. Who is surprised Jorge Lorenzo, under braking for turn 4 in one fell swoop pass Pedrosa and Spies taking the lead materializing the best possible start. Closes the first lap with Lorenzo, Spies, Pedrosa, Stoner, Dovizioso, Edwards, Hayden and Rossi eighth pressed by Simoncelli and Melandri Honda Gresini. Pedrosa comes the reaction, under braking for turn 4 in front of Spies is the first group of five compact including Dovizioso and Stoner. Already out Loris Capirossi, who fell once again in this painful season with his team-mate Alvaro Bautista, aches and back of the group.

Danger on the 3rd lap out of turn 10 Dovizioso slips with his bike, which remains standing in the middle of the track, but fortunately all they can to avoid even a matter of inches as in the case of Rossi and Hayden. There is only one race and Repsol Honda is the # 26 Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo with the hunting of Spies gradually losing ground with Stoner, is behind Rossi who has just passed Hayden.

Mika Kallio on lap six flies tumbling to the ground prematurely ending his race, instead reopen the practice-podium for Casey Stoner that straddles Ben Spies. Too far to catch up with Lorenzo and Pedrosa the race leader and the world begins to take on compatriot margin, virtually the last thrill of the race. Lorenzo wins the case for the 7th time this season ahead of Pedrosa, Stoner, Spies, Smith and Hayden, Melandri ends 8th after a long confrontation with Barbera, Simoncelli and Alex De Angelis De Puniet 13 ° probably his last race Interwetten Honda. Alvaro Bautista slips on the last lap trying to pass Simoncelli.

MotoGP World Championship 2010
Brno Race Standings

1. Jorge Lorenzo – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 22 laps in 43’22 .638
2. Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 5494 +
3. Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – + 11 426
4. Ben Spies – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – 13,723 +
5. Valentino Rossi – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 17,930 +
6. Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – + 26 815
7. Colin Edwards – Tech 3 Yamaha Monster – Yamaha YZR M1 – 33,396 +
8. Marco Melandri – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 39,406 +
9. Hector Barbera – Paginas Amarillas Aspar – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 39,639 +
10. Randy De Puniet – LCR Honda – Honda RC212V – + 40 893
11. Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 42,032 +
12. Aleix Espargaro – PRAMAC Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 47,091 +
13. Alex De Angelis – Interwetten Honda – Honda RC212V – + 51 368

Nico Rosberg was exhausted but happy after contesting his first full triathlon.

The Mercedes driver, now a triathlon aficionado like Jenson Button, completed the full Olympic distance of the world championship round in Kitzbuhel, Austria.

Button recently completed the comparable London triathlon in 2hr14mins, and 25-year-old Rosberg finished the swimming, cycling and running event in Austria in 2hr7mins, according to multiple German media reports.

DPA news agency said he was nearly disqualified at one point for a helmet violation during the 40km cycling stage.

“I’ve never done it (a triathlon) before,” the German, who in Hungary had refused to disclose the name of the triathlon event to F1 reporters before departing for F1′s August break, said.

“It was a great event — very hard, but I had a lot of fun. In the last five kilometres, I had no energy left. How people can do it is amazing.

“This is a new passion for me,” Rosberg added at Kitzbuhel.

After the cycling stint, 1.5km swimming leg and 10 kilometre run, he placed 44th overall, and 13th in the up-to-29 age category.

Meanwhile, next Thursday and Friday, Rosberg will be testing world championship karts with a clutch of fellow F1 drivers.

Also to feature names including Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Jaime Alguersuari, the test will take place at the Lonato circuit near Brescia in northern Italy.

It was not the best qualifying session of the year for Jorge Lorenzo, suffered a last lap crash available while attempting to conquer the pole position. Fortunately, the fall has not resulted in no effect on the physical level, and now need to analyze the state of his YZR-M1, to see if it is used in the race tomorrow or if we need to use the second bike.

“Porfuera” he jokes and says that you can not always be at the top, a position familiar to the Fiat Yamaha rider, in these times. In any case, the # 99 will start tomorrow from the front row behind compatriot Dani Pedrosa (author of the pole) and what will be, almost certainly, his teammate from next season, or the American Ben Spies.

“This was not the best session of the year for us”, admits Jorge Lorenzo. “We made some changes that did not work, and was mainly a problem at the front, which closed a lot. I was not fast and I had to take many risks. Then I made a mistake and the bike took off!

I hope that the engine is okay for today, fortunately I did not hurt and managed to get up right now. We are still in the first row, we can not always be top! I think tomorrow will be a tough race but we will be able to improve the setting and see what happens. “