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Sep122014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Piquet, Senna and Prost together again

This time it is not a nostalgic review of old recordings of Formula One races on YouTube, but an announcement of the first season of Formula E, in which three surnames of legendary racers of the highest class of petrol racing appear. Nelson Piquet Jr., Bruno Senna and Nicolas Prost have made sure that many petrol purists, who are otherwise blowing their noses at the concept of electric race cars, will watch at least the first race, which will take place tomorrow, in order to see three big surnames of the eighties and nineties of Formula One, at the same time racing on the same track in the same race cars, albeit without the loud roar of gasoline powertrains. "Of course, it will be interesting to see and perhaps re-enact some of the struggles of the 'old school,'" Senna, Ayrton Se's nephew, commented on the confrontation of the three big names.

Sep122014 by Blaž Štremfelj54 Comments

Formula E is a laboratory for new technologies

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Alain Prost, a former Formula One racer and multiple world champion, is confident that Formula E will serve as a laboratory for new technologies. The revolutionary new racing series, in which racers compete with all-electric race cars, will have its premiere race tomorrow, and is already supported by some famous and wealthy men. One of them is Leonardo DiCaprio, and next to him is tycoon Richard Branson. “Formula E needs to be a kind of laboratory in addition to competition, especially for new types of technologies,” said Prost, co-founder of the E.Dmas Renault team, for which his son Nicolas will race. Free pointed out that the race itself will be quite complicated, and the racers will have to work closely with their engineers to win, as all the racers in the first season of the competition i

Avg82014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Ecclestone is too old and the racers are too old

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Willi Weber, former manager of Michael Schumacher, discussed the situation in Formula One. He was quite critical of those who run the sport, but also of the racers, whom he described as bullies. Weber believes Bernie Ecclestone is too old to do what it takes to make Formula One attract new generations of spectators, and Jean Todt, president of the FIA, does not have enough power. "There are several reasons for the decline in Formula One ratings. First, the fish is starting to rot at the head. Bernie Ecclestone is too old to accept the new media era, while FIA presidents Jean Todt is not influential enough. These two look only at their personal interests. "is convinced Weber, who is bothered by the growing number of complaints about the race via radio. Nico Rosberg is in the race for Madža

May22014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

The actor of the Spygate affair died

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Nigel Stepney, a former Ferrari engineer and one of the main actors in the Spygate affair, died in a car accident today. Stepney, 56, began his Formula One career in 1970, but before joining Ferrari, he worked on the Lotus and Benetton teams. He was fired from the Italian team in 2007 when he was suspected of sabotaging racer Kimi Raikkonen and handing over confidential information to McLarn technical director Mike Coughlan. After an infamous Formula One reputation in 2010, Stepney joined the JRM team in the GT1 Series and Wolrd Endurance, most recently co-developing this year’s Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3. “From the moment Nigel joined the team in 2010, he has been a key person on the team as he has brought us an invisible level of engineering experience,” said James Rumsey, l

May22014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Senna wanted to go to Ferrari

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Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo is confident Ayrton Senna would end his career with the Maranello team. Today marks twenty years since the tragic death of Ayrton Senna at the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola. On this occasion, Montezemolo spoke about his admiration for the Brazilian, and his desire to transfer to Ferrari. “I’ve always appreciated Ayrton’s racing style,” Montezemolo wrote on the Ferrari website. "Like all great champions, he also had an incredible desire to win. He always strived for perfection, he constantly wanted to improve. He was exceptional in qualifying and an even bigger fighter in races where he was relentless. He wanted to switch to Ferrari and me. I wanted him on this team, and when he came to Italy before the race in Imola, we met at my home on April 27. P