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21st September 2010, 08:03
The stories that haven't been making the news in F1 this week - for a very good reason...
No Seat For Heidfeld
Pedro de la Rosa was sacked from the Sauber team after the Italian Grand Prix and has now been replaced by Nick Heidfeld. Heidfeld was delighted to find that the team still had his race seat from last year.
"This does not only save a lot of work," Nick told Autosport, "but it also gives me a good feeling because it was a very good seat and normally you have to do a lot of fine tuning until it fits that well."
A spokesman for Sauber has denied that they only hired Nick because they still had his seat.
Grosjean Re-Surfaces
Following Nick Heidfeld's return to the Sauber team, former F1 driver driver Romain Grosjean has been drafted in to continue tyre testing with Pirelli. Grosjean will bring experience from his time at the Renault team in 2009 to the tyre development programme. This will help Pirelli see how their tyres perform on a range of surfaces; gravel, grass, kerbs, run-off tarmac and rumble strips.
Michael's Page & Moy Season
Michael Schumacher has been talking about his excitement for the remaining races on the calendar. "I have always been fond of getting to know new circuits and Singapore will definitely be an exciting adventure," said the seven-time World Champion. "I have three reasons to look forward to the weekend; it is a new circuit for me, it is a city race and it will be my first night race."
F1 pundits have now finally realised that Michael Schumacher's return to the sport was nothing to do with beating Nico Rosberg and really just an extended holiday allowing him to visit circuits he's never been to before - Singapore, Korea and Abu Dhabi.
Aussies Post Huge Loss
Critics of the Australian Grand Prix have been lining up to give it a good kicking after it was announced that the event lost $49 (AUS) in 2010. Peter Logan from the Save Albert Park group told the Sydney Morning Herald: "Three years ago, the auditor-general found it does not produce the economic benefits the Government has claimed and he found no tourism benefit for Victoria," he said. "This cost of $49 million is just a huge cost on all Victorian taxpayers."
But on the plus side, they did get $500 back from Lewis Hamilton. :rotfl
No Need For HRT Therapy
Colin Kolles has angrily denied that Hispania Racing hasn't got the finance to complete the five remaining grand prix after whisperings in the Monza paddock that they were in trouble. Kolles said that they would have no problem getting to the fly-away races, however for team operational reasons Roman Abramovic would be driving Bruno Senna's car and Carlos Slim would be in Yamamoto's.
Almost Like The Darwin Awards
Sakon Yamamoto is to be presented with the Andrea de Cesaris Trophy at the end of the season, the first time it has been awarded in 10 years. The trophy, named after the most accident-prone driver in F1 history, is given for acts of gross stupidity in an F1 car. In Monza, Yamamoto managed to leave his pitbox while a mechanic was still trying to fix a radio connection between his helmet and the monocoque of his car. The only plus side to the accident was that after the accident, with the radio link restored, the team were able to tell him what a complete ****** he was.
http://www.planet-f1.com/off-on-f1/6384405/Not-The-F1-News-Schu-s-Holiday
No Seat For Heidfeld
Pedro de la Rosa was sacked from the Sauber team after the Italian Grand Prix and has now been replaced by Nick Heidfeld. Heidfeld was delighted to find that the team still had his race seat from last year.
"This does not only save a lot of work," Nick told Autosport, "but it also gives me a good feeling because it was a very good seat and normally you have to do a lot of fine tuning until it fits that well."
A spokesman for Sauber has denied that they only hired Nick because they still had his seat.
Grosjean Re-Surfaces
Following Nick Heidfeld's return to the Sauber team, former F1 driver driver Romain Grosjean has been drafted in to continue tyre testing with Pirelli. Grosjean will bring experience from his time at the Renault team in 2009 to the tyre development programme. This will help Pirelli see how their tyres perform on a range of surfaces; gravel, grass, kerbs, run-off tarmac and rumble strips.
Michael's Page & Moy Season
Michael Schumacher has been talking about his excitement for the remaining races on the calendar. "I have always been fond of getting to know new circuits and Singapore will definitely be an exciting adventure," said the seven-time World Champion. "I have three reasons to look forward to the weekend; it is a new circuit for me, it is a city race and it will be my first night race."
F1 pundits have now finally realised that Michael Schumacher's return to the sport was nothing to do with beating Nico Rosberg and really just an extended holiday allowing him to visit circuits he's never been to before - Singapore, Korea and Abu Dhabi.
Aussies Post Huge Loss
Critics of the Australian Grand Prix have been lining up to give it a good kicking after it was announced that the event lost $49 (AUS) in 2010. Peter Logan from the Save Albert Park group told the Sydney Morning Herald: "Three years ago, the auditor-general found it does not produce the economic benefits the Government has claimed and he found no tourism benefit for Victoria," he said. "This cost of $49 million is just a huge cost on all Victorian taxpayers."
But on the plus side, they did get $500 back from Lewis Hamilton. :rotfl
No Need For HRT Therapy
Colin Kolles has angrily denied that Hispania Racing hasn't got the finance to complete the five remaining grand prix after whisperings in the Monza paddock that they were in trouble. Kolles said that they would have no problem getting to the fly-away races, however for team operational reasons Roman Abramovic would be driving Bruno Senna's car and Carlos Slim would be in Yamamoto's.
Almost Like The Darwin Awards
Sakon Yamamoto is to be presented with the Andrea de Cesaris Trophy at the end of the season, the first time it has been awarded in 10 years. The trophy, named after the most accident-prone driver in F1 history, is given for acts of gross stupidity in an F1 car. In Monza, Yamamoto managed to leave his pitbox while a mechanic was still trying to fix a radio connection between his helmet and the monocoque of his car. The only plus side to the accident was that after the accident, with the radio link restored, the team were able to tell him what a complete ****** he was.
http://www.planet-f1.com/off-on-f1/6384405/Not-The-F1-News-Schu-s-Holiday