Circuit: Ricardo Tormo, Valencia Spain 20/01/2011. Driver: Giorgio Sernagiotto (Italy). Co-driver: cVlachakis techblog.gr
Circuit: Ricardo Tormo, Valencia Spain 20/01/2011. Driver: Giorgio Sernagiotto (Italy). Co-driver: cVlachakis techblog.gr
On board of the 458 Challenge on a whole lap at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit – where this season’s second race of the Ferrari Challenge Europa is held — with technical explanations of the driver on how to take the corners and the chicanes.
The Challenge Ferrari drivers drove the new 458 Challenge on the circuit of Valencia. Discover through the words of the test drivers De Simone and Mediani as well as the comments by some Challenge drivers the characteristics of this Berlinetta with mid-rear V8-engine based on the 458 Italia.
A parade of Ferraris brought the centre of Valencia to life, prior to the city hosting the Finali Mondiali for a second consecutive year.
The ‘Inside Ferrari’ competition which took place in 2009 saw 30 lucky winners taken ‘Inside Ferrari ‘at the Ferrari World Finals in Valencia, Spain.
The Valencia circuit is similar to Canada. It’s a track where I’ve won on the first and so far last occasion I had to participate. I’m confident for the race and I immediately want to fight for victory.
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We know, we know. The pace set on track tests doesn’t necessarily indicate how a given team, car or driver will perform in an actual race, let alone across a whole season. But it’s hard not to read too much into it when we’ve been waiting for a sign since the end of last season, when the winningest team in all of motorsports – which has been working on this car since the middle of a dismal last season – with its veteran driver recovered from injury, and with a two-time World Champion taking the helm for the first time, when all these elements come together and the team absolutely dominates.
Half of the F1 teams that’ll be competing for honors this season descended on Valencia for three days of official testing. And when all was said and done, Ferrari had dominated the time sheets on each of the three days. The first two days saw Felipe Massa run the new car, setting the fastest times on both days. Then Alonso took his turn on Day 3, beating Massa’s time and everyone else’s in the process – including returning seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher in the new Mercedes and reigning champion Jenson Button in the new McLaren.
For his part, Alonso was quick to quell speculation. Reliability, fuel loads, yadda yadda yadda. But when this is the first and only indication we have of how the season is shaping up, we can’t help but sit back and stroke our five o’clock shadows in contemplation. We invite you to do the same while viewing the mega gallery of on-track images below.
[Source: Ferrari]
Pics Aplenty: Alonso, Massa dominate Valencia testing in new Ferrari F10 originally appeared on Ferrari News on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Motorsports, BMW, Ferrari, Racing
There’s no easy way to design and build a new F1 car, but the road to Valencia has been longer for the Sauber team than its competition. The team quite nearly missed the chance to race this year after BMW withdrew its support and a subsequent deal to sell the team fell through. But team founder and namesake Peter Sauber managed to get the funds together to buy his team back, and after narrowly acquiring a spot on the 2010 grid, this is the first fruit: the Sauber C29.
Technically, the team still bears the BMW Sauber moniker, but it’s not the Bavarian automaker’s engine under the cowling: it’s Ferrari‘s. The name game is simply a formality. Having run Maranello’s engines for years in the pre-BMW era under the Petronas brand, both Ferrari and Sauber are used to the arrangement.
Petronas is also gone, migrating to the rival Mercedes GP team (and not, as might have been assumed, to the Malaysian-backed Lotus team). As you can see, the C29 – the third car to make its debut during the Valencia test session – was unveiled with no sponsor branding whatsoever. Rumor has it that both drivers – 38-year-old veteran McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa and 23-year-old rookie Kamui Kobayashi (who impressed in his debut for Toyota last season) – have brought sponsorship along with them, Kobayashi in particular linked to Panasonic, which sponsored Toyota’s cars until the Japanese automaker’s withdrawal last season.
With BMW or without, Sauber’s made the grid, but the team still has a long way to go. Have a look at the high-resolution images in the gallery below and the press release after the jump.
Gallery: 2010 BMW Sauber C29
[Source: BMW Sauber]
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Sauber launches a sober C29 for the 2010 F1 season originally appeared on Ferrari News on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
