It remains unclear who will take over after Bernie Ecclestone, Formula 1 – FIA president Jean Todt who had no worries and sees a positive future

Bernie Ecclestone is celebrating 28 October 80th Birthday. The Briton has expanded the “Formula 1 to a global stage. In 1958, he was even reported for two races, could not qualify in Monaco and Britain, however. has managed with Jochen Rindt, the Ecclestone for some time, first ideas for the marketing possibilities of Formula 1 were born. As Brabahm manager was happy the man shook hands with quality in the eighties on world title. In the new millennium Ecclestone has expanded the formula 1 in the new markets in Asia. But it is the eternal question: who comes after him?

Ecclestone has no plans to go into retirement. On the question of who will succeed him, he said that “some car dealers. He acted in front of the Formula 1 cars to rise. No one knows if Ecclestone has already organized his successor. Martin Whitmarsh, who currently heads the association FOTA team, says that it is “impossible to predict.”
FIA president Jean Todt believes that the succession is a matter for the CVC, which holds the marketing rights to Formula 1. “The responsibility for the future of Formula 1 is located at more than CVC at Bernie,” is dead by ‘TheHindu.com’ quotes. “It is up to them.” The Frenchman appreciates the CVC bosses as “wise business people” and is not afraid of the future.

“I am confident that Formula 1 has a very strong future. We must not forget that the formula counts one of the major sports on the planet. The World Cup is held every four years. The Olympics are only every four years . Formula 1 is held every year. ”
Todt passes out, however, that the formula may look a nothing for granted. For Ecclestone’s successor might not be easy. “Bernie knows that CVC knows this and we know it,” the FIA president.

Jerome D’Ambrosio caused by the moderately popular Renault roadshow in the South Korean capital Seoul for Formula 1 action to attack

Until 11 October will decide in the context of the FIA inspection of the new route if the first Grand Prix of South Korea actually planned on 24 can take place in October, but today, the South Korean fans had the opportunity of a Formula 1 car to look at closely.

One month after Karun Chandhok Red Bull-demo laps around the then unfinished Korean International Circuit (KIC) moved today from Jérôme D’Ambrosio with a Renault R29 from the previous season in order to infect the capital Seoul with the Formula-1 virus . The Belgians went on a specially created course along the Se-Jong Street, and laid on the quarter mile time and again through a spectacular burnout.
“This has been fun,” laughs D’Ambrosio. “I am for the first time in Seoul and I’m going for the first time a Formula 1 car through a city. It’s always exciting to discover another country, especially one such as South Korea, which is being prepared at a Grand Prix. You can feel the enthusiasm of the population for the Formula 1 already and I am sure that this will also be at the race. I did my best to give the fans a good show. I hope they enjoyed it .
But while Renault is celebrating the success of the event, come from South Korea voices, which by far are not that many people have been there, as had been hoped for in advance. In addition, Renault have not yet posted any meaningful pictures of the event.

At least one was successful: The engineers of the Road Show team programmed the V8 engine is such that he act out by different speeds, the South Korean anthem …

Andy Soucek has dissolved its contract with Virgin actually test driver. The reigning Formula 2 champion was joined in the hope of the new British team that he would deny some bets on Fridays. But this never materialized. In contrast to the replacement drivers at teams like Lotus, Force India or HRT was the Austro-Spaniard no opportunity to gather as part of racing weekends of experience in Formula 1 car.

“Added Andy and the team by mutual consent agreed to resolve the contractual relationship, so that Andy can concentrate on his racing activities in other series,” says a statement by Soucek management. However, the career of the 25-year-old formula by the formula 1 test commitment has been thwarted. Last we saw him again in the Super League.
“Andy was in the season attended by ten races as a substitute driver in case of injury or illness of a master pilot. He has always taken part in technical meetings with engineers,” says the opinion, which sounds in this passage as a reference. Soucek had allegedly stopped the payments due to Virgin, as you originally promised him two test missions obviously could not call into view.

“The current test regulations in Formula 1 has the consequence that for test pilots are no bets in your car. Andy is very ambitious and requires kilometers of racing,” says Soucek of-management. “Therefore, he decided to focus on its opportunities in other categories. Andy has enjoyed his time at Virgin, the two sides separate for good, and wish each other the best for the future.”
The termination of contracts is not just for Soucek a setback on his way to the longed-for Formula 1 cockpit. The formula has had to take two so indirectly, a bitter defeat. Jonathan Palmer had wanted to establish the series as a unique climbing towards the summit motorsports. This does not seem to be succeeding. Not even a test Soucek fastest time in the Young Driver Days in December, Williams paid off eventually.

With Virgin now remains the only Luiz Razia replacement pilot. The young GP2 driver has seen come and go now, and two colleagues. At the beginning of the season, the UK team Álvaro Parente, as a first test and reserve driver in front. But the contract with the Portuguese ended just days later, so that the space for Soucek was free. Soucek manager Julien Jacob, among others already discussed Ayrton Senna, should now find new opportunities for the Austro-Spaniard.

For the first big adrenaline Sebastian Vettel had early on Sunday morning at 7:15 clock care as he rushed completely unannounced with his Formula 1 car on the old market square. It was the ultimate wake-up for “his” day in his home city of Heppenheim, scheduled in the afternoon quite the hag-fever. Some 120,000 fans celebrated the runner, which is spectacular mood for the home Grand Prix next Sunday at the Hockenheimring.

“Sensational, gigantic, towering,” Vettel said, given the Fanmassen and searched for the right words: “It was a complete success, the atmosphere was fantastic. The people are standing in several rows, and tear up his arms. I think that had fun I, in any case. ”
Heppenheim is to “Vettel home”

Because of massive interest had to be closed in both directions, police records, even the exit Heppenheim an der Autobahn A5. Some town signs adorned the name “Vettel home. ‘The streets of Monaco are forgotten. I need to talk with Bernie Ecclestone times, if we do not make the future here,’ smiled Vettel.

On the evening before, he had a little bit afraid that maybe would not get enough viewers admitted Vettel. His fans, however, instructed him one better, transforming the city mere hours before the official start in Germany’s largest paddock. Together with Mattias Ekström Vettel also turned in his DTM-Audi, Smudo Fantastic Four from their laps.
His first exit 14:44 clock lasted only a few minutes because the first course on strike. “Since you can not then the car rumwerfen correct. But do not worry, it was only a prelude,” Vettel promised his fans that were part of several hundred kilometers traveled.

While his mechanics changed the gearbox, Vettel bridged the time for the fans with additional autograph sessions at the track. He was still in the passenger seat of the Ekström DTM Audi chauffeur on the slopes.
Sign the guest book of the city

When his mechanics with the repair was finished, it was Vettel at 16:08 clock itself once again fly right past the station and the stadium. “As I have just tried to play football. They went well not so much, so I am racing then become,” said Vettel.
“I want to show people something,” said Red Bull driver, as he wrote on a piece autographs and caps tossed into the audience. “I’ve never eaten something!” At 10:00 clock, he also had an official appearance as it is in the presence of Hessian interior minister and future prime minister Volker Bouffier into the Golden Book of the City earned.

About a kilometer of road had turned the city into a racetrack Heppenheim. “The road I know so, usually because the speed is 50th, but today there are no speed cameras,” said Vettel, who was driving early Sunday morning for three shots with his Formula 1 car on the cobblestones at the old market square. “That was before secret,” he told and apologized for the unusual disturbance: “As has already stretched one or two head out the window.”

The two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso is hoping with its much improved Ferrari for a good result in a home match in Valencia: “The feeling is very good. In Tempo 60 is the car very stable,” said the Spaniard, with a grin at the press conference front of the Grand Prix of Europe. Outside the test ban, he had been allowed to rotate at the beginning of the week in the B version of the F10 already in promotional shots for a few laps around the Ferrari test track in Fiorano.

“I’m driving behind a car with cameras and had the helmet and the car ten cameras. I was not really comfortable,” said Alonso. “In addition, it was my first laps in a Formula 1 car at Fiorano.” Conclusions about the effectiveness of the revised cars for the race in Valencia he will not pull so: “I hope we will be a bit faster. But the other teams have in recent weeks certainly looked not just television.”
His anger at the slow backbenchers, who had him last resided in Montreal when lapping and possibly cost the victory, has now subsided, “We have 19 races, there is like from that. It is the same for everyone,” he says. Next year the residue of the three new teams would not be so big: “You are entered in this year at very short notice and are rankommen closer,” said Alonso.

The Finnish former Formula 1 driver J.J. Lehto is in the early morning was seriously injured taken to hospital. As the Finnish Agency ‘YLE News reports, “the former Benetton team-mate Michael Schumacher on Saturday against four clock had struck with a motor boat to a bridge. On board was apparently a friend of the 44-year-old who could be salvaged, but only dead.

According to initial findings, the boat had collided with a speed of 40 knots (the equivalent of almost 75 km / h) against a concrete pillar. Both occupants were thrown in the southern Finnish city Tammisare into the water. Lehto had to swim ashore and in a nearby house to get help.
The police have the identity of the former Formula 1 stars and traveling with his friend, not yet officially confirmed, but witnesses and local residents have the 44-year-olds clearly identified. Details on the accident happened and the cause is not known. Lehto was denied in its active Formula 1 career 1989-1994 a total of 62 Grands Prix for Onyx, Scuderia Italia, Sauber and Benetton.

The new Ferrari superstar Fernando Alonso has spent nearly two eventful days in Maranello. Like team-mate Felipe Massa, the Spaniards began on Thursday in the simulator of the Italians to be able to zero in on the next Grand Prix in the streets of Valencia. Same time, we simulated the latest updates on the Ferrari F10.

In view of the extensive remodeling of the Formula 1 car the Italians arrived just in that shooting was planned in Fiorano. After Alonso Ferrari for some customers as well-known “driving instructor” on the test track on the way, he was allowed to rise in the better cars. It was the first time that the two-time world champion moved a Formula 1 car at the Ferrari home track.
According to the team Alonso completed only a few laps with the F10, because you can not because of the planned shooting could get too many free rounds. For a shakedown of the B-version of the Formula 1 racing car but it was enough. Ferrari had timed the film shoot for sponsors and new video content from your own website perfectly.

Rides with current Formula 1 cars are also in times of current test limits for the purpose of filming permits. Interesting still, published by the Alonso-Ferrari at Fiorano more precisely a single photo. It shows the F10 from the front. The most extensive changes to the B version will be found, however, at the rear …

From the switch to Williams, veteran Rubens Barrichello had promised to secure more. Equipped with Cosworth engines, Williams effort to pass in midfield. Every now and then scratching at the points, it was enough to striking results so far not. In Montreal, but will now come a big step, to help, a new front wing on the FW32.

“I hope it is a step forward,” said Barrichello. “We have a few new things here, we have to see how this pays off on the track.” Williams had a lot to catch up with the latest major update for the port of Valencia is to be restored.
“The reason why we in Istanbul were not so good is that others have been better – but not us,” said the Brazilian. “We had new parts of it, but made no progress. We have to see how it works this weekend.”

Team-mate Nico Hulkenberg is however more on the Valencia-update that Williams should bring in the top 10. “Each of the next race will be difficult,” he said. “This year is a general problem when the car is too slow at this time. The other develop even further. I’m at the beginning of my Formula 1 career and I know that in difficult times can learn a lot.”

The Spanish driver for Toro Rosso, Alguersuari drove his Formula 1 car, the sand of a beach in the Dominican Republic, more than 180 miles per hour moved Catalan Ruanillo the beach at Cap Cana, marking history a show of the team.

“I am very happy and excited, I want to thank the entire team that has made it possible to meet this challenge,” the Spaniard said after shooting Alguersuari to more than 200,000 spectators.

The first F1 driver wearing a car on a beach, luckily it got out into the water.
source: ligasmotor.es

The Spanish pilot, Pedro Martinez De la Rosa will be the BMW Sauber ‘Scuderia’ second official pilot in the 2010 Formula One World Championship, as confirmed this Tuesday through a press release by the team based in Switzerland.
38 year old, De la Rosa, who has been a McLaren-Mercedes test driver for the last seven seasons, will partner in his new racing-team with the Japanese, Kamui Kobayashi.  Hence, the pilot from Barcelona makes his comeback to the ‘Great Circus’ as official pilot and does so with 71 Grand Prix under his belt and 29 points in the World Championship.  With his signing, he will become the championship’s second most veteran after Michael Schumacher (41).
At 17 Pedro De la Rosa began competing in 1988 in Karting and from that moment on, and thanks to the support of the Spanish Automobile Federation, he was able to go up through the categories until he reached Formula One.
Until 1991, he competed in Spain where he won the Formula Ford British Championship.  The following year, he went to Great Britain to win the Formula Renault, the European Series of that category and the ‘Privilege Formula 3 Festival’.
From there he jumped to Japan, being decisive stage for De la Rosa –from 1995 to 1997—since he won all the championships in which he competed, Formula 3 (1995), Formula 3000 (1997) and Great Tourism (1997).  For this reason he received the nickname of ‘Nippon Ichi’, that means ‘Japan’s Number 1.’
The Catalan’s first contact with a Formula 1 car took place in 1998, as Jordan’s test driver, a year before his definitive jump, becoming Arrows’ official pilot, where he challenged 16 races and added a point, ending the championship in 18th position.

A year later, still in Arrows, he added two more points in 17 tests, before signing with Jaguar for the 2001 season.  In this racing-team, the Spaniard, could not shine due to the not very competitive single-seated he drove, attaining only fifth (Italy 2001) and sixth positions (Canada 2001) as his most outstanding performances.

JUMP TO MCLAREN AND PODIUM IN HUNGRY.

From 2003 on, De la Rosa he becomes McLaren’s test driver, and two years later he gets the chance to dispute a race with the Anglo-German racing-team, the Bahrain Grand Prix, where he finished on fifth position.
But the best moments for the pilot from Barcelona in McLaren would come a year later, in 2006, where he challenged eight races as substitute of the Colombian, Juan Pablo Montoya.  De la Rosa added a total of 19 points and for the first time in his career, managed to take a podium place by finishing second in the Hungarian Grand Prix, even ahead of Michael Schumacher.

Even though there was much speculation around De la Rosa’s jump to an official wheel –specially as a result of Fernando Alonso leaving McLaren-, finally the Finish Heikki Kovalainen closed the doors on him and the last three seasons he has not been able to challenge any Grand Prix.

During the last months everything seemed to indicate that the Catalan –who has been President of the Pilot Association for two years-, would come back to the competition by the hand of the Spanish debutant team, the Campos Meta, negotiations with the Adrian Campos’ racing-team were interrupted so it will finally be the Sauber team which takes in the veteran pilot.

PETER SAUBER VALUES HIS “EXPERIENCE.”

“Pedro has worked during the last years for one of the best teams of technical level athletics.  We, as a team, want to take advantage of his experience, as we would like Kamui to do,” stated in a press release Peter Sauber, Principal of the team.

Likewise, the team principal of the Catalan’s new ‘Scuderia’ underlines that “the combination of an experienced pilot with a bright young hope usually renders good results.”  He seemed “sure” that in this case, “it’s what’s going to happen next season.”

“Of course, it’s essential that we can give them a good car and I have a very optimistic view of the evolution we can achieve at our factory.  We’re capable of continuing our work with the 2010 car, just as we had programmed, despite of the recent uncertainty period”, Peter Sauber pointed out.