The Fast Lane

Rossi - World Champion MotoGP 2009

2009-11-20T00:55:00.000-08:00

It's been awhile that I updated this blog. The reason is that, I was very busy these past few months. But now, here I am. MotoGP was finished and of course, Valentino Rossi won as MotoGP World Champion 2009. It was his 9th time as a Champion. This only proves that eventhough he is not getting younger, he is still the best rider in MotoGP. I just hope that net year, Rossi will going to show his best again.

ALICE MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX DEUTSCHLAND

2009-07-20T01:45:00.000-07:00

After more than one month of being quiet, here I am again updating my blog. I know that I missed a lot of things but now I'm back. Anyway, yesterday the MotoGp riders showed their best move in Germany at Sachsenring circuit. Valentino Rossi of Yamaha won the Grand Prix of Germany, reaching 101 career victories. The second place was Spanish Jorge Lorenzo, also a Yamaha rider. While the third place was Spanish Dani Pedrosa of Honda and the fourth was Casey Stoner of Ducati.

Here are results of the race.

1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team
2 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team
3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team
4 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team
5 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini
6 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini
7 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team
8 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team
9 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
10 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3
11 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
12 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing
13 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
14 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing
15 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP

Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team was not classified on the race. The tires of his moto surrendered.

Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP didn't finished the first round.

Here are the latest overall standings:

Pos. Rider Nation Team Points

1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 176
2 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 162
3 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 148
4 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 108
5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 83
6 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team 70
7 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 69
8 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 64
9 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 61
10 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 58
11 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 47
12 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 47
13 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team 46
14 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 45
15 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing 28
16 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing 20
17 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 12
18 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 9
19 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 1

GRAN PREMI CINZANO DE CATALUNYA

2009-06-15T05:27:00.000-07:00

Yesterday's race was held in the circuit of Catalunya. It is the best race that I've ever seen especially in the part wherein Valentino Rossi surpassed his team mate Jorge Lorenzo. In this race, the two Yamaha riders showed their best moves...:-)

Here are the results of the race.

1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team
2 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team
3 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team
5 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
6 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team
7 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
8 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP
9 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing
10 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team
11 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
12 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini
13 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3
14 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team
15 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando
16 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing
17 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP
Not classified T. ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 16 Lap
Not finished 1st lap Y. TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP

Here are the overall standings:

Pos. Rider Nation Team Points
1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 106
2 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 106
3 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 106
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 69
5 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 67
6 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 54
7 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team 50
8 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 49
9 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 42
10 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 42
11 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 29
12 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing 26
13 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 25
14 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 23
15 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team 19
16 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing 10
17 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 9
18 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 8
19 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 0

The Man That Never Ends To Amaze

2009-06-03T03:02:00.000-07:00

Before, I gave you the list of the 18 pilots of MotoGp. Now, I'm giving you some information about the pilots of MotoGP and also the victories that they experienced in their careers motocycling. First, that I will feature is no other than Valentino Rossi. A winner. Has the image of motorcycling. Not easy to find a real fault.

Born in Urbino (Italy)
Date of Birth:
February 16, 1979
Weight and height:
67kg-182 cm
GP courses: 210
GP won: 97

On him, he takes everything to be said and written. It is difficult to add comments on the career of this rainbow pilot because since 1996 he earned 97 victories and 151 podiums, 51 pole positions and 77 fast laps in the race, 8 world titles in four different classes and five types of motion (125, 250 , 500, MotoGP 990 and 800). Since 1997, its worst result was the third place overall in the 2007 season (because of the many technical problems), when he won in the overall standing as a second place. He spent more than 25% of its existence from a world champion, 6 of 8 World Cup he won in the class queen. He won also in the 8 Hours of Suzuka, it was also taken away the satisfaction of winning on a Superbike ... And it is useless even remember what it did, thanks to his personality, for the good of the sport which is the absolute ambassador around the world.

GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA ALICE

2009-06-03T02:40:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday, the MotoGp riders gave their best race at Mugello circuit. It was not an easy race because at that time, the weather condition was not good. Valentino Rossi’s Mugello winning record came to an end last Sunday as he didn't won in the first place. Dani Pedrosa, on the other hand, got an accident.

Here are the results of the race.

1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team
2 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team
3 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team
5 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
6 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
7 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3
8 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP
9 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing
10 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
11 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team
12 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team
13 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing
Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP
14 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini
15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini

Here are the overall standings:

Pos. Rider Nation Team Points
1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 90
2 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 86
3 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 81
4 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 57
5 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 56
6 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team 48
7 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 45
8 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 38
9 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 37
10 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 34
11 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 26
12 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 23
13 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 21
14 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing 19
15 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team 13
16 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing 10
17 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 8
18 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 8

Application Deadline Looms For 2010 Championship Entries

2009-05-29T05:57:00.000-07:00

Teams wishing to enter the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship have until this (Friday) evening to lodge their entries. So far only a handful has officially confirmed that they have submitted entries.

Of the existing constructors, just Williams have declared putting their name forward. Their rivals have so far delayed lodging entries, as talks continue over the FIA’s plans to introduce a voluntary budget cap next season. It remains to be seen whether a compromise will be reached ahead of Friday’s deadline.

Several new names are keen to compete next season, when the grid is expected to feature 13 teams. The US-based squad led by F1 veterans Peter Windsor and Ken Anderson have already lodged their entry, as has the Spanish Campos Racing concern, led by ex-Formula One driver Adrian Campos.

A number of others have declared their intention to enter, including legendary race car constructors Lola, who last competed in Formula One racing in the 1990s. Former F1 team principal David Richard’s Prodrive organisation is also understood to be submitting an application.

The FIA is due to publish details of the successful 2010 applicants on Friday, June 12.

Why Tyre Size Matters - Bridgestone Explain

2009-05-29T05:56:00.000-07:00

As far as racing tyres are concerned, size does matter, particularly for this Formula One season, which has seen the return of slicks after an 11-seasons’ absence. The removal of the grooves which were previously on the tread area means that the proportional size of the rear tyres’ contact patch has changed relative to the fronts’.

“There are many differences between a slick and a grooved tyre, but the change of the proportional tread area in contact with the road is a very important aspect of the performance potential,” explains Hirohide Hamashima, Bridgestone’s director of motorsport tyre development. “This year we are hearing a lot of talk about weight distribution and the balance of the cars and this is related to the big changes to the regulations for the cars and the tyres for 2009.

“The latest aerodynamic regulations mean a lower and wider front wing, but a taller and narrower rear wing. This means the proportion of aerodynamic grip - the grip provided by the downforce pushing the car down onto the road - has moved towards the front of the car.

“In addition to this, there is more mechanical grip - grip provided by the tyres interacting with the road surface - than before at the front of the car, due to the proportionally bigger contact patch of the front tyre, so the latest cars have a lot more grip on the front than previously.”

The additional grip at the front means that the latest cars work their rear tyres harder than before.

“We can certainly say that the current generation car has an oversteer tendency, where the rear of the car doesn’t have as much grip as the front, and this tendency is a focus for teams in their car set-ups and designs,” explains Hamashima.

An oversteering car is generally one that is good at turning in to corners, but one where the rear of the car has trouble following the path of the front. In American terminology, the car is ‘loose,’ meaning the rear slides around. This is often fun to watch, and can result in the cars being spun, but it’s not necessarily the fastest way around a race track. So, if there’s more grip at the front than there is at the rear, surely it’s time for more grip at the rear?

“Of course, we could make more grip for the rear tyres through different rubber compounds or construction or wider tyres. However, we can’t make use of different rubber and wider tyres, because of the regulations. When we make use of different construction, however it is the front tyre which has too much grip rather than the rear tyres not having enough,” explains Hamashima.

“When we moved to grooved tyres for the 1998 season, the opposite was the problem, as the front tyres did not have enough grip. To counter this we made a taller and wider front tyre. When the rules were changed to allow slicks back we recommended that the tyre sizes were changed back to the sizes before grooves came in - with smaller front tyres - however the teams’ car designs were already very far advanced for the same size tyres as used with the grooved tyres.”

The size of the front tyre has a particular impact on a Formula One car’s aerodynamics. The front tyres present a large surface cross section to the airflow and cause a lot of drag, so a big factor in the design of the car’s bodywork and wings is trying to compensate for this.

For the future, Bridgestone has already tested a narrower front tyre and is working with the FIA and the teams regarding any potential change for the future.

“For Bridgestone we can make front tyres of the current size, or of a narrower width, so it is not a problem for us once a decision is made about the tyre size,” explains Hamashima. “The size is set in the regulations, so it is not a change we would make in isolation, it is something that if it happens it will be because there have been consultations between us, the FIA and also the teams.”

Bridgestone tested a smaller front tyre in Jerez in Spain back in March.

“The test in March, where eight teams were present, was useful for evaluating a potential new front tyre size by six teams,” explains Hamashima. “We went narrower on width, but based on what we learnt from running that tyre we would probably want to go a bit narrower still. For now, however, we have the excitement of the 2009 season.”

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009

2009-05-29T05:45:00.000-07:00

Last May 24, the pilots gave their best at Monaco Circuit which is known as "the jewel of the Formula One crown". It was a very difficult race because it is held on a narrow course laid out in the streets of Monaco, with many elevation changes and tight corners as well as a tunnel, making it one of the most demanding tracks. A lot of pilots suffered from accidents. Ferrari at that time, showed that they improved a lot as they got the 3rd and 4th place.

Here are the result of FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 :
1st Brawn GP's Jenson Button
2nd Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello
3rd Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen

DRIVER STANDINGS :
Pos Driver - Nationality - Team - Points
1 Jenson Button - British Brawn-Mercedes - 51
2 Rubens Barrichello - Brazilian - Brawn-Mercedes - 35
3 Sebastian Vettel - German - RBR-Renault - 23
4 Mark Webber - Australian - RBR-Renault - 19.5
5 Jarno Trulli - Italian - Toyota - 14.5
6 Timo Glock - German - Toyota - 12
7 Fernando Alonso - Spanish - Renault - 11
8 Kimi Räikkönen - Finnish - Ferrari - 9
9 Lewis Hamilton - British - McLaren-Mercedes - 9
10 Felipe Massa - Brazilian - Ferrari - 8
11 Nico Rosberg - German - Williams-Toyota - 7.5
12 Nick Heidfeld - German BMW Sauber - 6
13 Heikki Kovalainen - Finnish - McLaren-Mercedes - 4
14 Sebastien Buemi - Swiss - STR-Ferrari - 3
15 Sebastien Bourdais - French - STR-Ferrari - 2
16 Adrian Sutil - German - Force India-Mercedes - 0
17 Giancarlo Fisichella - Italian - Force India-Mercedes - 0
18 Nelsinho Piquet - Brazilian - Renault - 0
19 Robert Kubica - Polish - BMW Sauber - 0
20 Kazuki Nakajima - Japanese - Williams-Toyota - 0

Lists Of Constructor Standings:
Pos Team Points
1 Brawn-Mercedes - 86
2 RBR-Renault - 42.5
3 Toyota - 26.5
4 Ferrari 17
5 McLaren-Mercedes - 13
6 Renault - 11
7 Williams-Toyota - 7.5
8 BMW Sauber - 6
9 STR-Ferrari - 5
10 Force India-Mercedes - 0

GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE

2009-05-29T05:24:00.000-07:00

Last May 17 at Le Mans circuit, World Champion Valentino Rossi suffered a lot of problems. As he returned to the pit 4 times (3 times for changing the tires and 1 penalty imposed for excessive speed in the pit lane). With these problems he encountered, he didn't get any score. Now, his fellow team mate Jorge Lorenzo was the first in the overall standing. Better luck next time, Valentino...:-)

Here are the results of the race.

1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team
2 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team
3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team
5 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team
6 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
7 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
8 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
9 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3
10 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini
11 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini
12 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team
13 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP
14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP
15 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing
16 Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team
Not Classified:
Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing (out 17 lap )

Here are the overall standings:
Pos. Rider Nation Team Points
1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 66
2 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 65
3 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 65
4 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 57
5 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team 43
6 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 43
7 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 35
8 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 31
9 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 27
10 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 26
11 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 21
12 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 20
13 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 17
14 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing 16
15 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team 9
16 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 8
17 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 8
18 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing 3

FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2009

2009-05-12T09:21:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday, Red Bull proved in Catalunya Circuit that they are the second power on the grid this season as their pilots was 3rd and 4th in the race. The team principal Christian Horner felt quite satisfied in the result. But one win always brings with it a taste for more.

Here are the results of the race in FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2009

1 Button J. GBR Brawn GP
2 Barrichello R. BRA Brawn GP
3 Webber M. AUS RedBull
4 Vettel S. GER RedBull
5 Alonso F. SPA Renault
6 Massa F. BRA Ferrari
7 Heidfeld N. GER BMW
8 Rosberg N. GER Williams
9 Hamilton L. ENG McLaren
10 Glock T. GER Toyota
11 Kubica R. POL BMW
12 Piquet N. GER Renault
13 Nakajima K. GIA Williams
14 Fisichella G. ITA Force India
15 Raikkonen K. FIN Ferrari (out)
16 Kovalainen H. FIN McLaren (out)
17 Trulli J. ITA Toyota (out)
18 Buemi S. SVI Toro Rosso (out)
19 Bourdais S. FRA Toro Rosso (out)
20 Sutil A. GER Force India (out)

Driver Standings:

Pos Driver Nationality Team Points
1 Jenson Button British Brawn-Mercedes 41
2 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Brawn-Mercedes 27
3 Sebastian Vettel German RBR-Renault 23
4 Mark Webber Australian RBR-Renault 15.5
5 Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota 14.5
6 Timo Glock German Toyota 12
7 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 9
8 Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 9
9 Nick Heidfeld German BMW Sauber 6
10 Nico Rosberg German Williams-Toyota 4.5
11 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish McLaren-Mercedes 4
12 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 3
13 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Ferrari 3
14 Sebastien Buemi Swiss STR-Ferrari 3
15 Sebastien Bourdais French STR-Ferrari 1
16 Adrian Sutil German Force India-Mercedes 0
17 Nelsinho Piquet Brazilian Renault 0
18 Robert Kubica Polish BMW Sauber 0
19 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Force India-Mercedes 0
20 Kazuki Nakajima Japanese Williams-Toyota 0

Here are the Lists Of Constructor Standings:

Pos Team Points
1 Brawn-Mercedes 68
2 RBR-Renault 38.5
3 Toyota 26.5
4 McLaren-Mercedes 13
5 Renault 9
6 BMW Sauber 6
7 Ferrari 6
8 Williams-Toyota 4.5
9 STR-Ferrari 4
10 Force India-Mercedes 0

GrandPrix of Spain

2009-05-12T09:11:00.000-07:00

Last May 03, the MotoGP riders gave their best move in Spain at Jerez Circuit. It was a very fantastic race, as Valentino Rossi surpassed Dani Pedrosa. The Italian racer who was known as " The Doctor" won in this race.

Here are the results of the GrandPrix in Spain.

1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team
2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team
3 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team
4 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP
5 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team
6 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
7 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
8 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team
9 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini
10 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
11 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando
12 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP
13 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3
14 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini
15 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team
16 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing
Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (out 4 lap)
Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing (out 15 lap )

Here are the overall standings:

Pos. Rider Nation Team Points
1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 65
2 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 54
3 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 41
4 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 41
5 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 30
6 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 26
7 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 24
8 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team 23
9 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 21
10 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 19
11 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing 16
12 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 15
13 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 15
14 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 10
15 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 8
16 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 5
17 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team 5
18 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing 2

Suspended Three Race Ban For McLaren

2009-04-30T01:57:00.000-07:00

During the first game of F1, there is a misled race happened. Right now, the verdict of FIA to McLaren is here. Read below the articles containing the verdic:

The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council has handed McLaren a three race ban for bringing the sport into disrepute after they were found to have misled race stewards at March’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

The ban will be suspended, however, in light of the ‘open and honest way’ in which team principal Martin Whitmarsh addressed the Council on Wednesday, and will only be applied if further evidence emerges, or there is another breach of the International Sporting Code.

Accepting the decision, Whitmarsh commented: "I would like to thank the FIA World Motor Sport Council members for affording me the opportunity to answer their questions this morning. We are aware that we made serious mistakes in Australia and Malaysia, and I was therefore very glad to be able to apologise for those mistakes once again.

“I was also pleased to be able to assure the FIA World Motor Sport Council members that we had taken appropriate action with a view to ensuring that such mistakes do not occur again."

The full statement from the FIA:
At an extraordinary meeting of the World Motor Sport Council held in Paris on 29 April 2009, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes admitted five charges of breaching article 151c of the International Sporting Code relating to events at the Australian and Malaysian Grands Prix.

The following decision was taken:

“Having regard to the open and honest way in which McLaren Team Principal, Mr Martin Whitmarsh, addressed the WMSC and the change in culture which he made clear has taken place in his organisation, the WMSC decided to suspend the application of the penalty it deems appropriate.

“That penalty is a suspension of the team from three races of the FIA Formula One World Championship. This will only be applied if further facts emerge regarding the case or if, in the next 12 months, there is a further breach by the team of article 151c of the International Sporting Code.”

2009 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

2009-04-30T01:35:00.001-07:00

The sheer heat in Bahrain is always enough to strain emotions and there was a real mix of them on display on Sunday after 57 sweltering laps at Sakhir. At the front of the field, a jubilant Jenson Button felt he’d driven the race of his life to clinch his and Brawn’s third win of the season.

At Ferrari there was a combination of disappointment and relief after Kimi Raikkonen’s sixth place secured their first points of the year. And at BMW Sauber the mood was simply one of frustration...

Here are the result of 2009 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX :
1st Brawn GP's Jenson Button
2nd RBR-Renault's Sebastian Vettel
3rd Toyota's Jarno Trulli

DRIVER STANDINGS:

Pos Driver - Nationality - Team - Points
1 Jenson Button - British Brawn-Mercedes - 31
2 Rubens Barrichello - Brazilian - Brawn-Mercedes - 19
3 Sebastian Vettel - German - RBR-Renault - 18
4 Jarno Trulli - Italian - Toyota - 14.5
5 Timo Glock - German - Toyota - 12
6 Mark Webber - Australian - RBR-Renault - 9.5
7 Lewis Hamilton - British - McLaren-Mercedes - 9
8 Fernando Alonso - Spanish - Renault - 5
9 Nick Heidfeld - German BMW Sauber - 4
10 Heikki Kovalainen - Finnish - McLaren-Mercedes - 4
11 Nico Rosberg - German - Williams-Toyota - 3.5
12 Kimi Räikkönen - Finnish - Ferrari - 3
13 Sebastien Buemi - Swiss - STR-Ferrari - 3
14 Sebastien Bourdais - French - STR-Ferrari - 1
15 Felipe Massa - Brazilian - Ferrari - 0
16 Adrian Sutil - German - Force India-Mercedes - 0
17 Giancarlo Fisichella - Italian - Force India-Mercedes - 0
18 Kazuki Nakajima - Japanese - Williams-Toyota - 0
19 Robert Kubica - Polish - BMW Sauber - 0
20 Nelsinho Piquet - Brazilian - Renault - 0

Lists Of Constructor Standings:

Pos Team Points
1 Brawn-Mercedes - 50
2 RBR-Renault - 27.5
3 Toyota - 26.5
4 McLaren-Mercedes - 13
5 Renault - 5
6 BMW Sauber - 4
7 STR-Ferrari - 4
8 Williams-Toyota - 3.5
9 Ferrari - 3
10 Force India-Mercedes - 0

GrandPrix of Japan

2009-04-30T01:19:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday, MotoGP riders make their best move at Motegi circuit. In this race, two Yamaha riders proves that their moto is the best. As they grabbed the first and second place.

Here are the result of the game last Sunday (sorry for late posting).
1st Jorge LORENZO - Fiat Yamaha Team
2nd Valentino ROSSI - Fiat Yamaha Team
3rd Dani PEDROSA - Repsol Honda Team

Here are the overall standings:
Pos. Rider - Nation - Team - Points
1 Jorge LORENZO - SPA - Fiat Yamaha Team - 41
2 Valentino ROSSI - ITA - Fiat Yamaha Team - 40
3 Casey STONER - AUS - Ducati Marlboro Team - 38
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO - ITA - Repsol Honda Team - 22
5 Dani PEDROSA - SPA - Repsol Honda Team - 21
6 Colin EDWARDS - USA - Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - 17
7 Mika KALLIO - FIN - Pramac Racing - 16
8 Chris VERMEULEN - AUS - Rizla Suzuki MotoGP - 15
9 Alex DE ANGELIS - RSM - San Carlo Honda Gresini - 13
10 Marco MELANDRI - ITA - Hayate Racing Team - 12
11 Randy DE PUNIET - FRA - LCR Honda MotoGP - 11
12 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 9
13 Toni ELIAS - SPA - San Carlo Honda Gresini - 8
14 James TOSELAND - GBR - Monster Yamaha Tech - 3
15 Nicky HAYDEN - USA - Ducati Marlboro Team - 4
16 Sete GIBERNAU - SPA - Grupo Francisco Hernando - 3
17 Niccolo CANEPA - ITA - Pramac Racing - 2
18 Yuki TAKAHASHI - JPN - Scot Racing Team MotoGP - 0

Commercial Bank GrandPrix Of Qatar

2009-04-20T01:47:00.000-07:00

The first race started at Losail Circuit. It was a very interesting race since all of the riders are very excited and eager to win.

Here are the results and statistics of the game.

Pos. Rider Nation Team Points
1 Casey STONER - AUS - Ducati Marlboro Team - 25
2 Valentino ROSSI - ITA - Fiat Yamaha Team - 20
3 Jorge LORENZO - SPA - Fiat Yamaha Team - 16
4 Colin EDWARDS - USA - Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - 13
5 Andrea DOVIZIOSO - ITA - Repsol Honda Team - 11
6 Alex DE ANGELIS - RSM - San Carlo Honda Gresini - 10
7 Chris VERMEULEN - AUS - Rizla Suzuki MotoGP - 9
8 Mika KALLIO - FIN - Pramac Racing - 8
9 Toni ELIAS - SPA - San Carlo Honda Gresini - 7
10 Randy DE PUNIET - FRA - LCR Honda MotoGP - 6
11 Dani PEDROSA - SPA - Repsol Honda Team - 5
12 Nicky HAYDEN - USA - Ducati Marlboro Team - 4
13 Sete GIBERNAU - SPA - Grupo Francisco Hernando - 3
14 Marco MELANDRI - ITA - Hayate Racing Team - 2
15 Yuki TAKAHASHI - JPN - Scot Racing Team MotoGP - 1

MotoGP Riders

2009-04-20T01:46:00.000-07:00

MotoGp is one of the games that I never forget to watch. And last April 13, the race started at Qatar. It should be done last April 12 (an evening race), but it's very dangerous at that time because it's raining so the committee decided to move it the other day.

Here are the lists of the MotoGP Riders:

1.
Dani Pedrosa- Repsol Repsol Honda Team - 3

2.
Andrea Dovizioso - Repsol Honda Team - 4

3.
Colin Edwards - Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - 5

4.
Chris Vermeulen - Rizla Suzuki MotoGP - 7

5.
Randy De Puniet - LCR Honda MotoGP - 14

6.
Alex De Angelis - San Carlo Honda Gresini - 15

7.
Toni Elias - San Carlo Honda Gresini - 24

8.
Casey Stoner - Ducati Marlboro Team - 27

9.
Marco Melandri - Hayate Racing Team - 33

10. Mika Kallio - Pramac Racing - 36

11.
Valentino Rossi - Fiat Yamaha Team - 46

12. James Toseland - Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - 52

13. Sete Gibernau - Grupo Francisco Hernando - 59

14.
Loris Capirossi - Rizla Suzuki MotoGP - 65

15.
Nicky Hayden - Ducati Marlboro Team - 69

16.
Yuki Takahashi - Scot Racing Team MotoGP - 72

17.
Niccolo Canepa - Pramac Racing - 88

18.
Jorge Lorenzo - Fiat Yamaha Team - 99

2009 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX

2009-04-20T01:25:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, it's a wet race for Formula 1. As expected, a lot of cars suffered from accidents but no pilots suffered an injury. In today's race, it's a double victory for Red Bull, as it's pilots won on this year's Chinese Grand Prix. Vettel and Webber (of Red Bull) got the 1st and 2nd place.

Here are the result of 2009 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX :
1st Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel
2nd Red Bull's Mark Webber
3rd Brawn GP's Jenson Button

DRIVER STANDINGS:

Pos Driver - Nationality - Team - Points
1 Jenson Button - British Brawn-Mercedes - 21
2 Rubens Barrichello - Brazilian - Brawn-Mercedes - 15
3 Sebastian Vettel - German - RBR-Renault - 10
4 Timo Glock - German - Toyota - 10
5 Mark Webber - Australian - RBR - Renault - 9.5
6 Jarno Trulli - Italian - Toyota - 8.5
7 Nick Heidfeld - German - BMW Sauber - 4
8 Fernando Alonso - Spanish - Renault - 4
9 Heikki Kovalainen - Finnish - McLaren-Mercedes - 4
10 Lewis Hamilton - British - McLaren-Mercedes - 4
11 Nico Rosberg - German - Williams-Toyota - 3.5
12 Sebastien Buemi - Swiss - STR-Ferrari - 3
13 Sebastien Bourdais - French - STR-Ferrari - 1
14 Adrian Sutil - German - Force India-Mercedes - 0
15 Felipe Massa - Brazilian - Ferrari - 0
16 Kimi Räikkönen - Finnish - Ferrari - 0
17 Giancarlo Fisichella - Italian - Force India-Mercedes - 0
18 Kazuki Nakajima - Japanese - Williams-Toyota - 0
19 Robert Kubica - Polish - BMW Sauber - 0
20 Nelsinho Piquet - Brazilian - Renault - 0

Lists Of Constructor Standings:

Pos Team Points
1 Brawn-Mercedes - 36
2 RBR-Renault - 19.5
3 Toyota - 18.5
4 McLaren-Mercedes - 8
5 BMW Sauber - 4
6 Renault - 4
7 STR-Ferrari - 4
8 Williams-Toyota - 3.5
9 Ferrari - 0
10 Force India-Mercedes - 0

FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX

2009-04-05T06:17:00.000-07:00

For the second time, Brawn emerged as no. 1 again. As pilot, Jenson Button won the first place for two consecutive race. Ferrari still didn't make any score in this race. What's the problem? The car isn't competitive despite the kers, and the team is trying to compensate with aggressive strategy that proved to be wrong.

Here are the result of 2009 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX:

1st Brawn GP's Jenson Button
2nd BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld
3rd Toyota's Timo Glock

DRIVER STANDINGS
Pos Driver - Nationality - Team - Points
1 Jenson Button - British Brawn-Mercedes - 15
2 Rubens Barrichello - Brazilian - Brawn-Mercedes - 10
3 Jarno Trulli - Italian - Toyota - 8.5
4 Timo Glock - German - Toyota - 8
5 Nick Heidfeld - German - BMW Sauber - 4
6 Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 4
7 Nico Rosberg German Williams-Toyota 3.5
8 Sebastien Buemi Swiss STR-Ferrari 2
9 Mark Webber Australian RBR-Renault 1.5
10 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 1
11 Sebastien Bourdais French STR-Ferrari 1
12 Adrian Sutil German Force India-Mercedes 0
13 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 0
14 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Force India-Mercedes 0
15 Kazuki Nakajima Japanese Williams-Toyota 0
16 Sebastian Vettel German RBR-Renault 0
17 Nelsinho Piquet Brazilian Renault 0
18 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Ferrari 0
19 Robert Kubica Polish BMW Sauber 0
20 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish McLaren-Mercedes 0

Lists Of Constructor Standings:

Pos Team Points
1 Brawn-Mercedes - 25
2 Toyota 16.5
3 BMW Sauber 4
4 Renault 4
5 Williams-Toyota 3.5
6 STR-Ferrari 3
7 RBR-Renault 1.5
8 McLaren-Mercedes 1
9 Force India-Mercedes 0
10 Ferrari 0

Australian Grand Prix

2009-03-29T01:26:00.000-07:00

Formula 1 started the race at Melbourne, Australia. Since this is the first race, a lot of people wants to know who are going to emerge as winners.

Here are the lists of the driver's standings.

Pos Driver - Nationality - Team - Points
1 Jenson Button - British Brawn-Mercedes - 10
2 Rubens Barrichello - Brazilian - Brawn-Mercedes - 8
3 Jarno Trulli - Italian - Toyota - 6
4 Lewis Hamilton - British - McLaren-Mercedes - 5
5 Timo Glock - German - Toyota - 4
6 Fernando Alonso - Spanish - Renault - 3
7 Nico Rosberg - German - Williams-Toyota - 2
8 Sebastien Buemi - Swiss - STR-Ferrari - 1
9 Sebastien Bourdais - French - STR-Ferrari - 0
10 Adrian Sutil - German - Force India-Mercedes - 0
11 Nick Heidfeld - German - BMW Sauber - 0
12 Giancarlo Fisichella - Italian - Force India-Mercedes - 0
13 Mark Webber - Australian - RBR-Renault - 0
14 Sebastian Vettel - German - RBR-Renault - 0
15 Robert Kubica - Polish - BMW Sauber - 0
16 Kimi Räikkönen - Finnish - Ferrari - 0
17 Felipe Massa - Brazilian - Ferrari - 0
18 Nelsinho Piquet - Brazilian - Renault - 0
19 Kazuki Nakajima - Japanese - Williams-Toyota - 0
20 Heikki Kovalainen - Finnish - McLaren-Mercedes - 0

Lists Of Constructor Standings:

Pos Team Points
1 Brawn-Mercedes 18
2 Toyota 10
3 McLaren-Mercedes 5
4 Renault 3
5 Williams-Toyota 2
6 STR-Ferrari 1
7 Force India-Mercedes 0
8 BMW Sauber 0
9 RBR-Renault 0
10 Ferrari 0

Ferrari didn't make it this time. I just hope that they are going to show their best in the next games.

Some Rules And Changes Of This Year's Formula 1

2009-03-29T01:25:00.000-07:00

The most obvious rule changes revolve around the aerodynamics. The aims have been twofold: to reduce downforce, or aerodynamic grip, and to change the balance of that grip. Last year the Overtaking Working Group came up with proposals that the FIA has adopted, working on the basis that without change a following driver needed a competitive advantage of 2.2sec in order to stand a chance of overtaking the guy in front.

The rear wings are smaller this year, and the fronts much wider.
The other key element has been to reduce the turbulence that makes a following car lose frontal downforce and understeer helplessly in a leading car's wake.

The most controversial area is the diffuser at the back of the cars which helps to generate downforce.

Pilots And Teams In F1 '09

2009-03-22T10:01:00.000-07:00

Formula 1 is going to start at the end of this month. There are new rules, new pilot and new team.

Here are lists of the 20 pilots plus it's 10 corresponding teams.

1. Rubens Barrichello - Brawn BGP 001/ Mercedes FO108W
2. Jenson Button - Brawn BGP 001/ Mercedes FO108W
3. Nico Rosberg - Williams FW31/ Toyota RVX-09
4. Kazuki Nakajima - Williams FW31/ Toyota RVX-09
5. Felipe Massa - Ferrari F60/ Ferrari 056
6. Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari F60/ Ferrari 056
7. Robert Kubica - BMW Sauber F1.09/ BMW P86/9
8. Nick Heidfeld - BMW Sauber F1.09/ BMW P86/9
9. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull RB5/ Renault RS27
10. Mark Webber - Red Bull RB5/ Renault RS27
11. Fernando Alonzo - Renault R29/ Renault RS27
12. Nelsinho Piquet - Renault R29/ Renault RS27
13. Lewis Hamilton - McLaren MP4-24/ Mercedes F0108W
14. Heikki Kovalainen - McLaren MP4-24/ Mercedes F0108W
15. Jarno Trulli - Toyota TF109/ Toyota RVX-09
16. Timo Glock - Toyota TF109/ Toyota RVX-09
17. Sèbastien Buemi - Toro Rosso STR4/ Ferrari 056
18. Sèbastien Bourdais - Toro Rosso STR4/ Ferrari 056
19. Giancarlo Fisichella - Force India VJM02 / Mercedes F0108W
20. Adrian Sutil - Force India VJM02 / Mercedes F0108W

My New Blog

2009-03-22T07:06:00.001-07:00

When I went here in Italy, I got a chance to see the different kinds of racing sports like F1 and MotoGP. I found these two sports very interesting and enjoyable. This is the reason why, I'm watching every racing events that they do. To share you some informations about these two sports I decided to create a blog that discusses every results of the race and some news about these two marvelous sports. This blog also provides some informations about the pilots. Aside from these, I will discuss to you some of the latest cars that we have today in the market (especially the one that you can see here in Italy). So folks, I hope that you will still going to support me.