Admin Lineker Posted July 7, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Couple of cuts and some bruises but otherwise fine, according to Ted Kravitz and Christian Horner. There will be an inquiry into the incident, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starvinho Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Extremely lucky, could've easily killed him that. Red Bull were at fault but I'm guessing we won't be seeing cameramen (or anyone else) in the pit area without full gear and helmets again. Well I hope not anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 7, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Wait and see what the investigation finds. Main thing is that he has maintained his consciousness and is recuperating in hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Webber's right rear wheel came off as he pulled away from his pit box and hit cameraman Paul Allen, who suffered a broken shoulder and cracked ribs. Not pleasant. Mercedes still second in the Constructors but they have to hope that going back to 2012 tyres will help them. They need to hope that others struggle to heat them up or it could be a very tough second half of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 9, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Red Bull have been fined 30,000 euros for the unsafe release of Mark Webber's car - just 5,000 for Force India's unsafe release of di Resta into JEV, for comparison. Cameraman will be restricted to the pitwall from next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 9, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Lots of driver news today - Kimi and Lotus are set for contract talks this week, Stefano Domenicali has said that Felipe Massa has the full support of Ferrari, and Monisha has basically all but confirmed that Nico Hulkenberg will leave at the end of the season. Hulkenberg has not taken up an option he had to commit to a new contract. Not to mention their financial woes but they are said to be on the verge of doing a big deal with rich Russian backers. Updated 2014 technical regulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Red Bull have been fined 30,000 euros for the unsafe release of Mark Webber's car - just 5,000 for Force India's unsafe release of di Resta into JEV, for comparison. Cameraman will be restricted to the pitwall from next season. Surely the rule change on personnel being allowed in the pit lane will come into effect immediately? Makes no sense to just leave it as it is for the rest of this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METALMAN Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 This is quite a racy thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 9, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Red Bull have been fined 30,000 euros for the unsafe release of Mark Webber's car - just 5,000 for Force India's unsafe release of di Resta into JEV, for comparison. Cameraman will be restricted to the pitwall from next season. Surely the rule change on personnel being allowed in the pit lane will come into effect immediately? Makes no sense to just leave it as it is for the rest of this season. Since when have the FIA decisions ever made any sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Excellent point Linikins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 10, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 You might be interested in this blog post from Will Buxton, Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 So has Alonso been given a fine for not bringing the car back into the pitlane after the race? I am pretty sure there was a rule somewhere that basically tells that you need to get your car back and not park it with an empty tank at the end of the first straight. And on that Massa news, I wonder how the hell he keeps hanging around at Ferrari with his dissapointing record of never being any sort of championship danger in the past 5 years. But I guess part of him being a part of the furniture is probably a care-free contract and someone who won't rival Alonso. But in terms of professional results, it's a miracle he hasn't been canned and replaced with a younger guy. Especially this year where a guy like PdR would probably drive top 5 with a faster car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 11, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Formula 1 camera crews and broadcast personnel will be banned from the pitlane during all sessions from now on, the sport's commercial rights holder has said. Just 24 hours after the FIA announced that it was clamping down on pitlane access during qualifying and the races in the wake of an FOM cameraman being hit by a flying wheel in Germany, further restrictions have been imposed. In an email that was sent to Formula 1's broadcasters on Wednesday, Formula One Management has made it clear that it has tightened up pitlane restrictions. The notification, a copy of which has been seen by AUTOSPORT, says that FOM will no longer allow personnel, including camera crews, pitlane access during any session. FOM cameraman Paul Allen suffered broken ribs, a broken collarbone and concussion after being hit by a wheel that had fallen off Mark Webber's Red Bull car during a botched pitstop. Media were already banned from the pitlane during qualifying and the race, but the new extended restrictions will impact on those broadcasters that covered practice sessions from the pitlane. The FIA was expected to have received a report from Red Bull earlier on Wednesday detailing its findings into the causes of the Nurburgring incident. The report will be shared with all teams to try and improve safety. It is not clear if the FOM restrictions will allow camera crews to be stationed on the pit wall during sessions, with the FIA having suggested that certain media will be allowed there during qualifying and the races. Poor Ted! He's my favourite bit of the coverage! Not to mention that Gary Anderson is fantastic too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 11, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Honda has revealed that it will base its new Formula 1 operations at a factory in Milton Keynes. Pirelli has changed its mind on the Hungary tyres - they will now be giving teams mediums and softs rather than the previously announced hards and mediums. Red Bull will introduce immediate changes to its wheelgun design and pitstop procedures to prevent a repeat of the circumstances that led to Mark Webber's wheel flying off in Germany. To prevent a repeat problem in the future, Red Bull will revise the design of its wheelguns so that in the event of it accidentally rotating in an operator's hands, their thumbs will be moved away from the 'go' signal button, rather than towards it. Furthermore, Red Bull's pit controller has been instructed from now on that if there is any issue during a pitstop, that he must hold the car until he has been given a clear signal from the gun men that the wheels are attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 12, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 A rare racing car driven by Formula 1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio could fetch more than £10m when it goes under the hammer, according to auctioneers. The Mercedes-Benz W196, in which the five-times world champion clinched his second title, will be auctioned at Goodwood Festival of Speed later. He drove the Mercedes to victory in the 1954 German and Swiss Grand Prix. Bonhams think it could break the $16.4m (£10.8m) record price set in 2011 by a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype. BBC chief Formula 1 writer Andrew Benson said the car was the motorsport equivalent of a great work of art. He said it was not as beautiful as some of the other other vehicles at the time but had a "striking purposefulness about it". The 2.5-litre vehicle - chassis number 00006/54 - was also driven by Fangio's teammate Karl Kling in the 1955 Italian Grand Prix in Monza but suffered gearbox failure. Bonhams said it was consigned to the Daimler-Benz Museum in Germany later that year and exhibited at Le Mans in France, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and Hockenheim in Germany throughout the 1960s. It was presented to the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire, in the 1970s before being sold to a private collector in the 1980s and then on to a German businessman. A spokeswoman for Bonhams said: "This is the only Mercedes-Benz W196 in private hands. It is the only surviving Mercedes-Benz W196 to have won not just one grand prix, but two. "Its stature is immense, not only as the iconic Fangio car of the 1950s, but also as a shining star of pinnacle Mercedes-Benz engineering and as an icon of post-war recovery." Motoring historian Doug Nye said: "In every area of the car, there is evidence of just the most fantastic workmanship. It was designed by very sophisticated, high-tech engineers. "It's handcrafted and it's just like a piece of mechanical jewellery." He added: "I always say it's sad that these things have to be sold but on the other hand, as an enthusiast, it's just a privilege to have such an iconic and historic piece. "I have been one of the stewards looking after the car for several months, and it will be quite a wrench to see it go." Argentinian racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio is often described as the greatest racing driver of all time. He won five world championships, the first being in 1951. The auction is being held on Friday afternoon to mark the 20th anniversary of the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester in West Sussex. Other vehicles going under the hammer include a 1965 Ferrari 330GT 2+2 Coupe, which John Lennon bought on the day he passed his driving test, and a 1955 Maserati 300S Sports-Racing Spider. The blue Italian four-seater, which cost Lennon £6,500 and was owned by him until 1967, is estimated to fetch between £180,000 and £220,000. The Maserati has a guide price of between £3.5m and £4.5m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 15, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Sauber has announced a major partnership with a trio of Russian companies that will secure the team's long-term future in Formula 1. The companies involved are the Investment Corporation International Fund, the State Fund of Development of Northwest Russian Federation and the International Institute of Aviation Technologies. AUTOSPORT understands there will be no change either to the shareholding of the team or the management. As part of the deal, 17-year-old Formula Renault 3.5 racer Sergey Sirotkin will be placed onto a development programme that it is hoped will lead to him racing in F1 in the future - potentially as early as next year. He is the son of Oleg Sirotkin, who heads up the International Institute of Aviation Technologies. Basically, don't expect Gutierrez to remain in F1 next year, either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Well by the sounds of it, it'll be Hulkenburg who moves on since he's probably going to Ferrari or Lotus. I imagine they still have some money coming in from Mexico for Gutierrez and therefore they'll probably be trying to keep him on. On the face of it, it's annoying that this guy is being skyrocketed in to a seat way too early on in his career because of money, but Sauber have a knack of hiring someone who seems massively under-prepared and making it work (Kimi, Massa etc.) so who knows. Does seem like a lot of the driver market is up in the air though. McLaren & Mercedes will keep their drivers the same, Ferrari have a choice between Massa, Bianchi and Hulkenburg, Red Bull have it down to Kimi or Ricciardo, Lotus have Grosjean/Valsecchi/Vergne/Hulkenburg...going to be a big shift next year you feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 15, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 I honestly cannot see Gutierrez retaining his seat especially if the McLaren/Telmex tie-up rumours prove to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 16, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 So, to the surprise of absolutely no-one, Marussia has confirmed it will use Ferrari engines when the new 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged power units are introduced at the start of next season. The deal is part of a wider technical partnership, which includes the team being supplied with gearboxes and related systems. Despite this new technical partnership with Ferrari, Marussia will continue to have a similar deal with McLaren. The McLaren technical partnership involves the use of aerodynamic facilities such as the windtunnel, so will not conflict with the Ferrari powertrain deal. Williams has announced that Susie Wolff and Daniel Juncadella will join Pastor Maldonado in this week's young driver test at Silverstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Red Bull have announced that Ricciardo will drive for them at the young driver test too. Williams continue to look kind of sleazy by dumping their Spygate-responsible technical director (Mike Coughlan) with a Crashgate-responsible technical director (Pat Symonds). EDIT: Also, massive disappoint that it's not Takuma Sato testing the Sauber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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